Episode
American Dad!: An Incident at Owl Creek
Overview
In preparation for a neighborhood pool party, Stan tells his family to get in tip-top shape. But when an accident ruins the Smith family name, a humiliated Stan fakes his family’s deaths and moves everyone out of Langley Falls to escape his shame
Details
- Series
- American Dad!
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2010-05-09
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
An Incident at Owl Creek is Episode 17 in Season 6 of American Dad!. It aired on 2010-05-09. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 16: Bully for Steve
Roger studies crime scene photography; Stan bullies Steve in hopes of toughening him up.
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It’s Roger’s birthday, and he begs to be roasted, but when he ends up devastated by the jokes, he vows to pull his life together.
Things take a turn for the worse when Roger takes it one step too far, causing the Smith family to go on the run
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