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American Dad! :: Pilot (01x01)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: Pilot
Episode #: 01x01
Production Number: 1AJN01
Original Airdate: Sunday February 06th, 2005
9/10 (2 Votes cast)
Other Release Dates: (Edit)
Country: Aired On:
FI (MTV3) Mar 30, 2008
Episode Crew
Director: Ron Hughart
Writer: Seth MacFarlane
Mike Barker (1)
Matt Weitzman
 
Episode Summary
 
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Steve finds himself unable to score with Lisa Silver, a sexy cheerleader, so Stan helps him by rigging the school election to name him student body president. Meanwhile, Francine cuts off Roger's junk food supply, and Roger uses Hayley to get his fix by writing her term papers.
 
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Guest Stars
 
Guest Stars
Curtis ArmstrongvoicedSchmuley “Snot” LonsteinRecurring (first appearance)
Daisuke Suzuki (1)voicedToshiRecurring (first appearance)
Eddie Kaye Thomas (1)voicedBarryRecurring (first appearance)
Mike Barker (1)voicedTerry BatesRecurring (first appearance)
Mike Henry (1)voicedJackson, CharlieRecurring (first appearance)
Stephen RootvoicedDickRecurring (first appearance)
Bradford N. Smith (2)voicedVarious 
Busy PhilippsvoicedDana 
Carmen ElectravoicedLisa Silver 
Chris CoxvoicedGeorge W. Bush 
Ralph GarmanvoicedHazmat Guy 
 
Main Cast
 
Seth MacFarlanevoicedStan Smith, Roger, Greg Corbin
Rachael MacFarlanevoicedHayley "Dreamsmasher" Smith
Scott GrimesvoicedSteve Smith
Dee Bradley BakervoicedKlaus
 
Episode Notes
 
Pearl Bailey High Bugle is the name of the Pearl Bailey High School newspaper.
 
You can also find this episode on a bonus DVD included with the Family Guy: Volume Two Fully Loaded! DVD set.
 
The episode first premiered during the Superbowl in 2005
 
Langley Falls Post newspaper headline: Democratic Party Missing: Feared Dead
 
While Stan and Francine are watching the news, above the telecaster is a sign saying "CBS News". FOX is the company producing American Dad and just like what they do in The Simpsons and Family Guy, they make fun of their own company and actually advertise for CBS and not themselves.
 
 
Episode Quotes
 
Stan: Francine, you be very careful out there today, we're at terror alert orange! Which means something might go down somewhere in some way in some point in time, SO LOOK SHARP!
 
Stan: Osama, is that you? (Hears noise, fires gun)
Roger: Jeez, Stan, what gives? Holy Toledo, you killed your son's dog! And don't ask me to bring him back with that E.T. finger thing because that's a giant load of crap.
 
Hayley: Oh my God. Dad, why is Hilary Duff in our house?
Stan: Hilary is here of her own free will because she wants to have dinner with Steve.
Steve: Hilary, could you pass the salt?
Stan: (Holding gun to her head) Pass him the salt.
 
Roger: By the way, Hayley, oh my God, these Chocodiles, these Chocodiles Hayley, oh my God, these Chocodiles, oh my God!
 
Stan: God, please watch over the soul of my dead dog and carry him up to heaven... because he sure as hell can't walk... he's dead. Amen.
 
Klaus: I used to have a dog... and legs... and arms. I was an Olympic skier before the CIA switched mein brain with ein goldfish.
Stan: What were we supposed to do? Let East Germany win gold? Not on my watch.
 
Stan: Do you know how many votes George Bush actually received on the first election? 7
 
Steve: So, Hilary, school elections are coming up, and I have been personally wedged by both contestants.
 
 
Episode Goofs
 
Stan raises the terror alert wheel on the refrigerator from yellow up to orange. Then when he sits back down, it's yellow again.
 
When Steve is talking to Lisa, the bathroom door is on the right of his locker. Then when the men come out of the bathroom, it's to the left of his locker.
 
 
Cultural References
 
Stan: Osama, is that you?

This is a reference to Osama Bin Laden, the infamous terrorist that is thought to be responsible for the terror attacks towards World Trade Center on 9/11.
 
The old algebra teacher's name is Mr. Feeney.

This is a reference to the show "Boy Meets World", in which the teacher that seemed to always teach the kids was named Mr. Feeney.
 
Roger: Oh, oh, ow...Ow, Francine. You know, we can't all look like those anorexic aliens on the James Cameron movies.

The James Cameron movie Roger is referring to is Aliens
 
The school used in the show is Pearl Bailey High School

The high school is named after Pearl Bailey, as Baily was an actress and singer, who won a Tony Award for playing Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly!.
 
Roger: Geez Stan, What gives? Holy toledo, you killed you're son's dog! And don't ask me to bring him back with that E.T finger thing, because that's a giant load of crap!

E.T is a 1982 sci-fi movie about an alien that could heal people and things with his glowing finger tip.
 
Stan: If the CIA found out you lived here, we'd have our memories erased. Did you see Memento?

Memento is a 2000 movie about a man who suffers from short-term memory loss and still had to find the man who killed his wife.
 
Roger: VH1 was running this I Love the '80s marathon.

VH1 is an American cable television network based in New York City.
 
Roger: Did you know Lou Ferrigno was deaf?

Lou Ferrigno is an American bodybuilder and actor suffering from loss of hearing.
 
Roger: I think you got a shot, Steve. As long as you don't wear that Shazam! shirt.

Shazam! is a reference to Captain Marvel, the fictional comic book superhero created in 1939.
 
Stan: We signed IKEA to furnish Iraq.

IKEA is an international home products retailer that sells furniture, accessories and bathroom and kitchen items.
 
Stan: Sorry, no dog. I'm more than happy to get you an Etch-a-Sketch.

Etch A Sketch is a trademark for the mechanical drawing toy manufactured by the Ohio Art Company.
 
Roger: (to himself) No potato chips, no cupcakes. Francine, I'm gonna hawk a loogie in your Oil of Olay.

Oil of Olay, originally named Olay, is a Procter & Gamble brand which bases around facial moisturizer skin care products.
 
Roger: (...) But if you supply me with Twinkies, Ho Hos...

Twinkies and Ho Hos are both cream-filled cakes distributed by the Hostess company.
 
Hayley: What do you know about Crime and Punishment?

"Crime and Punishment" is a novel that was first published in 1866.
 
Hayley: Oh, my God. Dad, why is Hilary Duff in our house?

Hilary Duff is an American actress and singer/songwriter born in 1987.
 
Hayley: Know anything about Henry Kissinger?

Henry Kissinger is an American political scientist, diplomat and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
 
Roger: Oh, my God. These Chocodiles. These Chocodiles, Hayley. Oh, my God. These Chocodiles. Oh, my God.

Chocodile is a confection created by the Hostess company.
 
 
Other Episode Crew
 
CreatorSeth MacFarlane  |  Mike Barker (1)  |  Matt Weitzman
Executive ProducerMatt Weitzman  |  Mike Barker (1)  |  Seth MacFarlane
Co-Executive ProducerKenny Schwartz  |  Rick Wiener  |  David Zuckerman  |  David Hemingson
Supervising ProducerCraig Thomas  |  Carter Bays
ProducerDan Vebber  |  Kara Vallow
Co-ProducerBrian Boyle
Consulting ProducerBrad Johnson (2)
Associate ProducerMark Douglas (1)
EditorMichael Elias
CastingLinda Lamontagne
Staff WriterMatt McKenna  |  Alison McDonald  |  Steve Hely  |  Chris McKenna (2)
MusicWalter Murphy
Production SupervisorBrandee Stilwell  |  Charles Song
Storyboard ArtistBob Bowen  |  Joe Daniello  |  Brent Woods  |  Colin Heck  |  Peter Shin
Supervising DirectorRon Hughart
Production ManagerTodd Garfield
Executive Story EditorNeal Boushell  |  Nahnatchka Khan (1)  |  Sam O'Neal
Main Title ThemeWalter Murphy
Assistant DirectorJohn Aoshima
Animation ProducerDiana Ritchey
Storyboard RevisionistZeke Johnson
Writing AssistantKeith Heisler  |  Erik Durbin
Production ControllerLiddane Sanders
AssistantMatt Fusfeld  |  Andy Goldberg
 
 
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