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American Dad! Season 7 Episode 9

Fart-break Hotel

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AIRED: 1/16/11

After Roger releases lethal gas into the Smith residence, the family moves into a hotel while the fumes clear. With no housework to do, Francine finds herself with a lot of free time on her hands. After befriending the hotel concierge, she soon finds herself working in the construction business, but realizes that perhaps she is better suited for family life.moreless

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Good for an episode about Francine

4.0

By DAK4Blizzard, Jan 10, 2012

Francine is a good character, but it is difficult to generate enough humor from her to make a humorous episode. The story is set up well; Francine leads a rather monotonous life that is oriented around everyone else. Roger lethally gassing the house wasn't very funny, but the story picks up a bit when the family moves into a hotel while the house is cleaned. Francine, having much more free time on her hands, attends a convention and becomes a new person, and it leads to a more interesting life. But in the end, it is not interesting enough for her, and it's really not interesting enough to make a great episode.

Steve's side story really doesn't go anywhere, but Stan's inability to match socks to a suit was funny. Overall, there are some laughs to be had, and although the story isn't very funny, it never gets too dull, either. So, it's not necessarily an episode to skip over.moreless
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7.5

By jmbsonic555, Oct 18, 2011

After Roger releases lethal gas into the Smith residence, the family moves into a hotel while the fumes clear. With no housework to do, Francine finds herself with a lot of free time on her hands. After befriending the hotel concierge, she soon finds herself working in the construction business, but realizes that perhaps she is better suited for family life.

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a step back from the last one

7.5

By damonster0004, Aug 29, 2011

this weeks episode was a step back from the last one for whom the sleigh bells toll but it was good. heres what happenes in this episode of american dad Francine's daily routine starts to get to her when the family complains about dinner on the wrong day. After a cutscene of Francine killing the family, they are then convinced that eating it would be for the best. Roger has a lethal reaction to the food and releases a lethal gas during the middle of the night, prompting the family to leave their residence and stay at a hotel for a week. Attempting to start a new life there, as well as leaving her family in the process, Francine takes on a new persona, assuming the alias of Sarah Blanche. the plot to this episode was good but it wasnt that funny there was funny parts but not enough.moreless
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roger gets bad gas and forces the smith family to evacuate the house

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By tacoman771, Feb 03, 2011

Well its dinner time and francine makes dinner but roger says hell get bad gas from what she makes but roger eats it anyway and he gets bad gas and forces the smith family to evacuate the house so in the mean time they go to a hotel. I thought this was a good episode it was good the plot with francine was good and same with steve however there wasnt too many laughs it seems like they forgot about the jokes but still good. oveall this was good but probably the weakest episode this season. . . . .moreless
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By thefanof, Feb 03, 2011

Okay, not as bad an episode as Family Guy tonight, American Dad can hold its head up on that, but this was not a good show, and in the new timeslot of 7:30 PM they are going to have to fight to keep viewers to avoid cancellation. The idea of fart humor on this show being such an integral part of the storyline disappoints me, but there were still some good gags here including veteran actor Hector Elizondo randomly showing up and being a pervert, and the idea of Francine doing nothing but serving food to her family (my mom would like that visual.)

Not a bad episode, but I can't really find too much to praise about it.moreless
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- When Francine is driving off to start her new life you see "Clouden's Fine French Cuisine" across the street from the hotel. This is a nod to the director of the episode, Rodney Clouden.
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- In the 80's, Roger's scalp catches fire. In season 3, episode 4 ("Big Trouble in Little Langley"), Roger accompanies Stan to the adoption agency. In this episode, it is revealed that Roger is fireproof.
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- Hayley does not appear in this episode.
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NOTES (3)
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- When Steve readies himself to go back in time on the bed, he is shown wearing the same outfit Marty McFly wore in Back to the Future.
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- Roger's opening credits disguise: Horse Renoir, bounty hunter, from the episode "Joint Custody"
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- Featured Music:
  
  Electric Light Orchestra - "Mr. Blue Sky"
  Sarah Vaughan - "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"
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- Present-day Francine asks future Francine, "When did I get Paulie Walnuts hair?" Peter Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri is a character from the HBO series The Sopranos played by Tony Sirico.
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