Episode
American Dad!: Tearjerker
Overview
A James Bond spoof casts Stan as a 007-type agent assigned by B (Bullock) to infiltrate the set of a movie producer named TchochkieSchmear (Klaus), who's in cahoots with the diabolical villain Tearjerker (Roger). Their plan? To kill everyone in the world by making movies so sad, people will cry themselves to death.
Details
- Series
- American Dad!
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2008-01-13
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Tearjerker is Episode 10 in Season 4 of American Dad!. It aired on 2008-01-13. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 9: Frannie 911
Stan and Francine give the constantly nasty Roger an ultimatum: Be nice or ship out. Meanwhile, Klaus and Hayley play truth or dare, and Steve decides to become a backup dancer.
Episode 11: Oedipal Panties
When Stan's mom gets dumped by yet another boyfriend, she comes running to Stan for support, which he willingly provides (yet again). Francine, feeling threatened, seeks to loosen this umbilical cord, with Roger's help. Meanwhile, Klaus inadvertently gives Steve a fish disease called "ick."
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Episode 13: Red October Sky
Stan hunts for an ex-KGB agent but can't find him--until he moves in next door. And Steve is building a rocket for a school science project, but can't get it to work--until he gets some help from his new next-door neighbor. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus head off on a European vacation.
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