The Best Episodes Directed By Tim Parsons

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(5 votes)

   #1 - Steve, Snot, and the Quest for the Og 4LOCO

   S20:E1911/27/2023

   To have a chance with a girl, Steve and Snot must track down a keg of 4Loko.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Weiner of Our Discontent

   S5:E185/3/2009

   Roger declares that he was sent to Earth to be "the decider" of humanity's fate, and Stan challenges him on it.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #3 - Cops & Roger

   S6:E144/11/2010

   After Roger and Francine are victims of a mugging, Roger joins the police academy so he can learn how to defend himself and his loved ones (including Stan and Steve), but he falls in with a corrupt cop (guest voice Cannavale) who leads him astray. Meanwhile, Hayley's new friendship threatens her long-term relationship. Chaz kidnaps and leaves Stan tied up and tape-gagged. Meanwhile, Roger kills Chaz and rescues Stan, who makes his boss happy.

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   8.3/10(6 votes)

   #4 - Men II Boyz

   S17:E157/20/2020

   Klaus enlists Stan, Roger and Jeff to join him on a wild bachelor party weekend.

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   8.1/10(6 votes)

   #5 - Man in the Moonbounce

   S6:E511/8/2009

   Steve must become the man of the house when Stan re-lives his childhood.

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   8.1/10(7 votes)

   #6 - I Am the Walrus

   S7:E133/27/2011

   When Steve challenges Stan for family dominance, Stan does everything he can to prove to Steve that he is the alpha male of the Smith house. Meanwhile, Hayley and Jeff seek marriage counseling when the honeymoon phase wears off.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #7 - The One That Got Away

   S5:E210/5/2008

   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.

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   8.0/10(7 votes)

   #8 - Hurricane! (III)

   S8:E210/2/2011

   When a hurricane hits Langley Falls, the Smiths fight like mad to survive in their home. The crossover starts on The Cleveland Show S03E02 The Hurricane (I) and Family Guy S10E02 Seahorse Seashell Party (II).

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   8.0/10(5 votes)

   #9 - One Fish, Two Fish

   S17:E86/1/2020

   Hayley takes extreme measures to help Klaus from being deported while the rest of the family tries to open a coconut.

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    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Frantastic Voyage

    S20:E109/4/2023

    When Stan goes too far to keep his work friend away from Francine, she is forced to save her new "little" friend.

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    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #11 - 100 A.D. (1)

    S7:E110/3/2010

    Stan offers a reward to the person who can stop Hayley and her old boyfriend from eloping.

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12. 

    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #12 - The Unincludeds

    S13:E114/11/2016

    Steve and Snot alter their futures when they throw a party for the uncool kids. Meanwhile, Roger is disgruntled when a waitress doesn't compliment his order.

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    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #13 - The Pleasanting at Smith House

    S20:E44/17/2023

    Klaus and Jeff's friendship is threatened by Klaus's girlfriend from another realm.

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    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Rabbit Ears

    S16:E45/6/2019

    Stan gets obsessed with a 1960s television show after picking up a secondhand TV. Roger decides to live as a baby and the family cares for him.

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15. 

    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #15 - The Nova Centauris-Burgh Board Of Tourism Presents: American Dad

    S13:E145/2/2016

    Francine joins in on Steve and his pals' live-action role-playing game. Stan opens a knock-off Seaworld in the house.

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    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Holy S***, Jeff's Back!

    S12:E135/18/2015

    Jeff returns from space ... or does he? Meanwhile, Steve watches after Snot's hamster.

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    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Adventures in Hayleysitting

    S9:E612/9/2012

    When Steve's baby sitter is unavailable, Stan and Francine decide to leave him with Hayley; Steve sneaks out to a party to prove he's not a goody-goody.

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    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #18 - Permanent Record Wrecker

    S10:E185/4/2014

    Stan is fired from the CIA in a round of budget cuts, but since his 20 years of work experience are classified and hidden from his "permanent record", the only job he's able to land is at the local grocery store where Steve is the manager. Meanwhile, Roger bets an annoying coffee shop musician that he can outplay him in one week. To accomplish his goal, he enters into a Faustian bargain with Lorenzo, a guitar-instructing infomercial host.

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    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Scents and Sensei-bility

    S12:E311/3/2014

    Steve and Snot are fed up with being bullied. When they enroll in a karate class, Snot is brainwashed by the sensei, and it's Steve's mission to get him back. Meanwhile, Klaus develops a horrible odor and is forced to be an outside pet.

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    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Standard Deviation

    S13:E226/27/2016

    To avoid a suicide mission, Stan must beat Bullock in a DJ battle; Jeff starts drinking psychedelic teas and builds an imaginary musical instrument with Roger's help.

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    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Stanny Tendergrass

    S8:E91/29/2012

    When Stan finally has enough money to afford a membership at the golf club he has worked at for the past thirty summers, his hard work and perseverance prove to be futile when the club gives a membership to Steve first. However, things are not all what they seem when Stan realizes who the club owner really is.

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    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Max Jets

    S9:E112/10/2013

    Roger announces that Max Jets, a character who showers the Smith family with money, is making a return; a gold-digging waitress romances Max and threatens the family's inheritance.

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    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #23 - The Talented Mr. Dingleberry

    S14:E219/4/2017

    Roger becomes a marionette and injures other students to help Steve win the school talent show. Meanwhile, Stan, Hayley and Klaus start their own local honey business.

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    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #24 - Honey, I'm Homeland

    S10:E154/6/2014

    Stan attempts to infiltrate the "Occupy" movement, based on CIA intelligence that a leftist cell is planning a terrorist attack. But when he's captured and returned home by a group of radicals, Hayley suspects her father may have been "turned".

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    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Flush After Reading

    S18:E147/19/2021

    Francine and Roger get lost in a good book -- or five -- after Francine escapes an embarrassing situation; Stan reluctantly hangs out at the library.

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