Stan of Arabia: Part 1
"Stan of Arabia: Part 1" | |
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American Dad! episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 5 |
Directed by | Rodney Clouden |
Written by | Nahnatchka Khan |
Original air date | November 6, 2005 |
"Stan of Arabia: Part 1" is the fifth episode of the
When Francine refuses to do all the work, Stan must plan a party for his boss's celebration, with disastrous consequences.
Plot
Stan and his cohorts meet at a park to discuss planning a surprise 25th anniversary celebration for Bullock. Bullock, of course, is spying on them and Stan takes all of the credit for the party idea. Bullock is pleased. At home, Stan tells
The next day, Bullock relocates Stan and his family to Saudi Arabia as a punishment for the roast. The family initially enjoy the chance to experience new things, but
With his new money, Steve buys a Mercedes, sunglasses, grenades, and a bootleg DVD of the Michael Moore documentary from earlier. During a dinner party, Stan enjoys himself with his new friends, even accepting a robe as a gift, while Francine engages in a brutal fight with his second wife. Bullock calls and tells Stan he can have his old job in the States back but Stan says that he likes Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the other Smiths are in grave trouble: Steve crashes his Mercedes into an oil derrick in the middle of the desert, Roger is being taken to a remote location by his new husband, Hayley is running from the morality police and Francine is being smacked with the dishwasher by her rival. Stan angrily tells Bullock he renounces his American citizenship and burns the family's passports; he intends to stay on the Arabian peninsula.
Production
The episode aired on Fox in the United States on November 6, 2005, and was written by Nahnatchka Khan and directed by Rodney Clouden.[1] In 2006, during an interview with MovieWeb, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman named it their favorite of episode of the season, saying: "...it really is tough to pick a favorite. I'm really fond of the "Stan of Arabia" two parter. It was actually intended to be a one-hour special when we kind of pitched the idea to the network. They said, "Go for it! We can do that." And then suddenly it's like, "We can't do that." As a one-hour it was really nice and pure and clean, and now it's a two-parter but I think it still works really well."[2]
Reception
Ryan Budke of AOL TV gave the episode a positive review, saying "Last night's episode was one of the best that I've seen. Stan's musical number about wanting a "wife" and not a "partner" was pretty funny and almost everything in Saudi Arabia was spot-on."[3] The episode was watched by a total of 7.3 million people; this made it the fourth most watched show on Animation Domination that night, losing to King of the Hill, Family Guy and The Simpsons, which had 11.63 million viewers.[4]
This episode, along with its sequel
References
- ^ a b "American Dad! Episode Guide 2005 Season 1 - Stan of Arabia: Part One, Episode 12". hulu.com. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
- ^ "Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman Talk 'American Dad' [Exclusive]". 24 April 2006.
- ^ Budke, Ryan (November 7, 2005). "American Dad: Stan of Arabia". AOL TV. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC. November 8, 2005. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
External links
- "Stan of Arabia: Part 1" at IMDb