Episode
American Dad!: Joint Custody
Overview
Roger becomes a bounty hunter, and he and Stan race cross-country to turn in Jeff, who is wanted for smuggling pot into Florida.
Details
- Series
- American Dad!
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 2007-05-20
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Joint Custody is Episode 19 in Season 3 of American Dad!. It aired on 2007-05-20. The runtime is 22 min.
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