Episode
American Dad!: Stan's Best Friend
Overview
Despite Stan's objections, Francine buys Steve the dog he has always wanted. However, when the dog suffers a horrific accident, Stan refuses to take the pup off life support because of a traumatic childhood incident.
Details
- Series
- American Dad!
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2012-03-18
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Stan's Best Friend is Episode 14 in Season 8 of American Dad!. It aired on 2012-03-18. The runtime is 22 min.
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