Episode
American Dad!: The One That Got Away
Overview
Roger plays detective to track down a case of what he suspects is identity theft. Meanwhile, the Smith family gets sucked into a mean game of Simon Says.
Details
- Series
- American Dad!
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2008-10-05
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The One That Got Away is Episode 2 in Season 5 of American Dad!. It aired on 2008-10-05. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 1: 1600 Candles
It's Roger's 1600th birthday, but the Smiths are too freaked out by Steve's impending puberty to celebrate. So Roger decides to make his own birthday fun.
Episode 3: One Little Word
Bullock makes Stan his "No. 1" at the CIA, a promotion that makes the furious Francine the "No. 1" babysitter for Bullock's baby son. Bullock needs someone to watch the kid because his wife's been kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents.
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Episode 4: Choosey Wives Choose Smith
Stan learns that Francine was engaged to another man before she met him, and tracks the guy down to size him up. Meanwhile, Steve can't stay away from a schizophrenic cat that literally has nine lives.
Episode 5: Escape from Pearl Bailey
Steve plots revenge after girlfriend Debbie loses a very dirty election for class president. But it backfires badly.
Episode 6: Pulling Double Booty
Hayley goes on a rampage after her boyfriend breaks up with her, but she calms down when she begins dating Stan's CIA body double, Bill. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger get jobs separating male and female chicks at a Chinatown hatchery.
Episode 7: Phantom of the Telethon
Stan emcees a CIA telethon to raise funds for the agency's torture budget after Congress slashed it. But Roger is out to sabotage it because Stan stole the idea for it from him.
Episode 8: Chimdale
When Steve suffers indignities in school because of the back brace he must wear for his scoliosis, Stan confides in him that he wears a wig to cover his baldness. Meanwhile, Roger invites both Francine and Hayley to a posh spa even though he has only two passes.
Episode 9: Stan Time
Stan is ecstatic--and energetic--when a coworker gives him pills that allow him to stay up all night.
Episode 10: Family Affair
The Smiths catch Roger spending time with another family--and it turns out that he has been a family "cheater" for decades.
Episode 11: Live and Let Fry
When Langley Falls bans trans fats, Stan and Steve become smugglers. Meanwhile, Klaus gets word that he has received an inheritance but can't collect it because the CIA has turned him into a fish.
Episode 12: Roy Rogers McFreely
When Stan forgets to pick up grenadine at the grocery store, Roger goes ballistic and vows to get him back by taking over a project close to his heart--the Homeowner’s Association.
Episode 13: Jack's Back
Steve connects with his ne'er-do-well paternal grandfather, whom Stan despises for many reasons, not the least of which is that he never taught him to ride a bike. Meanwhile, Hayley must find an internship quickly, so Roger hires her to tend his bar.