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8.4/10 (1182 votes)
#1

Tearjerker

S4:E10
Jan 13, 2008

A James Bond spoof casts Stan as a 007-type agent assigned by B (Bullock) to infiltrate the set of a movie producer named TchochkieSchmear (Klaus), who's in cahoots with the diabolical villain Tearjerker (Roger). Their plan? To kill everyone in the world by making movies so sad, people will cry themselves to death.

8.2/10 (1058 votes)
#2

The Vacation Goo

S4:E1
Sep 30, 2007

Francine demands that Stan take the family on a vacation after she learns all of their previous vacations never actually happened: The CIA had planted artificial memories of the "vacations" in their brains so Stan could ditch them. Meanwhile, Roger wants to be a thespian.

8.1/10 (993 votes)
#3

Dope & Faith

S4:E3
Oct 14, 2007

Stan prays for a friend and one is provided: a guy named Brett who's like him in every way but one--he's an atheist. So Stan has some evangelizing to do. Meanwhile, Steve is accepted into wizardry school.

luis97_97 Jan 5, 2024

I’m not fan of [spoiler]Harry Potter[/spoiler], but this episode is one of my favorites just for the...

7.9/10 (919 votes)
#4

The Most Adequate Christmas Ever

S4:E8
Dec 16, 2007

Stan dies on Christmas Eve while trying to find a perfect Christmas tree, then wreaks havoc in heaven (and limbo) trying to return to Earth to save his family--who were dragged along on his quest--from freezing to death in the woods.

7.8/10 (876 votes)
#5

Spring Breakup

S4:E16
May 18, 2008

Francine is out of town, giving Roger an opportunity to host spring break at the Smith house for visiting college students, one of whom becomes the straying Stan's "spring-break buddy." Meanwhile, cable music-channel host Carmen Selectra decides she wants to make Steve her sexual conquest.

7.7/10 (908 votes)
#6

Meter Made

S4:E2
Oct 7, 2007

After Stan punches a male meter maid during a disagreement over a parking ticket, a judge sentences him to two weeks of community service--as a meter maid. Meanwhile, Hayley poses in the nude for an art class, where one of the artists turns out to be Roger.

7.7/10 (812 votes)
#7

Office Spaceman

S4:E14
May 4, 2008

After outing himself as an alien, Roger (in disguise) finagles his way into being appointed the CIA's chief alien hunter to take advantage of a lavish expense account--while coming up just short in attempts to catch himself. Meanwhile, Francine shocks her family by displaying a prejudice they never knew she had.

7.6/10 (796 votes)
#8

Widowmaker

S4:E12
Feb 17, 2008

Francine wants Stan to open up emotionally, and after a few sessions with "pretend psychiatrist" Roger, he's more touchy-feely than she can handle. Meanwhile, Hayley kills the queen bee from Steve's science project, and he vows vengeance.

7.5/10 (824 votes)
#9

Frannie 911

S4:E9
Jan 6, 2008

Stan and Francine give the constantly nasty Roger an ultimatum: Be nice or ship out. Meanwhile, Klaus and Hayley play truth or dare, and Steve decides to become a backup dancer.

7.4/10 (829 votes)
#10

Haylias

S4:E5
Nov 11, 2007

Stan, who had Hayley brainwashed because he wanted her to be a sleeper CIA agent, activates her and orders her to marry a senator's son. Meanwhile, Roger and Steve decide to open a detective agency like the ones in the '70s TV shows they have been watching.

7.4/10 (823 votes)
#11

The 42-Year-Old Virgin

S4:E6
Nov 18, 2007

Although Stan is a veteran CIA agent, it turns out that he has never killed anyone, so three of his buddies from the agency (and Roger) take him out so he can bag his "first kill."

thingsarebetter Apr 14, 2020

Should have killed the p*do.

7.4/10 (833 votes)
#12

Surro-Gate

S4:E7
Dec 2, 2007

Terry and Greg, the Smiths' gay neighbors, want to have a baby, and Francine offers to be their surrogate. Not surprisingly, Stan objects. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger play a practical joke on Klaus, who vows revenge.

7.4/10 (778 votes)
#13

Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold

S4:E15
May 11, 2008

After almost dying in a car crash, Stan decides that he must do something important with his life, so he digs for the gold he claims Iran-Contra figure Oliver North buried beneath his house. Meanwhile, Roger poses as a sexually provocative female office worker, hoping he'll be harassed so he can sue over it.

7.3/10 (815 votes)
#14

Big Trouble in Little Langley

S4:E4
Nov 4, 2007

Stan seeks out Francine's birth parents because her visiting adoptive parents annoy him so much. But they don't annoy Steve, especially after they give him fireworks.

dudewhat01 Jun 18, 2022

Why crow why?? Also the duck duck goose joke got a laugh out of me lmao

7.3/10 (779 votes)
#15

Red October Sky

S4:E13
Apr 27, 2008

Stan hunts for an ex-KGB agent but can't find him--until he moves in next door. And Steve is building a rocket for a school science project, but can't get it to work--until he gets some help from his new next-door neighbor. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus head off on a European vacation.

7.2/10 (799 votes)
#16

Oedipal Panties

S4:E11
Jan 27, 2008

When Stan's mom gets dumped by yet another boyfriend, she comes running to Stan for support, which he willingly provides (yet again). Francine, feeling threatened, seeks to loosen this umbilical cord, with Roger's help. Meanwhile, Klaus inadvertently gives Steve a fish disease called "ick."

7.2/10 (799 votes)
#1

Oedipal Panties

S4:E11
Jan 27, 2008

When Stan's mom gets dumped by yet another boyfriend, she comes running to Stan for support, which he willingly provides (yet again). Francine, feeling threatened, seeks to loosen this umbilical cord, with Roger's help. Meanwhile, Klaus inadvertently gives Steve a fish disease called "ick."

7.3/10 (815 votes)
#2

Big Trouble in Little Langley

S4:E4
Nov 4, 2007

Stan seeks out Francine's birth parents because her visiting adoptive parents annoy him so much. But they don't annoy Steve, especially after they give him fireworks.

dudewhat01 Jun 18, 2022

Why crow why?? Also the duck duck goose joke got a laugh out of me lmao

7.3/10 (779 votes)
#3

Red October Sky

S4:E13
Apr 27, 2008

Stan hunts for an ex-KGB agent but can't find him--until he moves in next door. And Steve is building a rocket for a school science project, but can't get it to work--until he gets some help from his new next-door neighbor. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus head off on a European vacation.

7.4/10 (829 votes)
#4

Haylias

S4:E5
Nov 11, 2007

Stan, who had Hayley brainwashed because he wanted her to be a sleeper CIA agent, activates her and orders her to marry a senator's son. Meanwhile, Roger and Steve decide to open a detective agency like the ones in the '70s TV shows they have been watching.

7.4/10 (823 votes)
#5

The 42-Year-Old Virgin

S4:E6
Nov 18, 2007

Although Stan is a veteran CIA agent, it turns out that he has never killed anyone, so three of his buddies from the agency (and Roger) take him out so he can bag his "first kill."

thingsarebetter Apr 14, 2020

Should have killed the p*do.

7.4/10 (833 votes)
#6

Surro-Gate

S4:E7
Dec 2, 2007

Terry and Greg, the Smiths' gay neighbors, want to have a baby, and Francine offers to be their surrogate. Not surprisingly, Stan objects. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger play a practical joke on Klaus, who vows revenge.

7.4/10 (778 votes)
#7

Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold

S4:E15
May 11, 2008

After almost dying in a car crash, Stan decides that he must do something important with his life, so he digs for the gold he claims Iran-Contra figure Oliver North buried beneath his house. Meanwhile, Roger poses as a sexually provocative female office worker, hoping he'll be harassed so he can sue over it.

7.5/10 (824 votes)
#8

Frannie 911

S4:E9
Jan 6, 2008

Stan and Francine give the constantly nasty Roger an ultimatum: Be nice or ship out. Meanwhile, Klaus and Hayley play truth or dare, and Steve decides to become a backup dancer.

7.6/10 (796 votes)
#9

Widowmaker

S4:E12
Feb 17, 2008

Francine wants Stan to open up emotionally, and after a few sessions with "pretend psychiatrist" Roger, he's more touchy-feely than she can handle. Meanwhile, Hayley kills the queen bee from Steve's science project, and he vows vengeance.

7.7/10 (908 votes)
#10

Meter Made

S4:E2
Oct 7, 2007

After Stan punches a male meter maid during a disagreement over a parking ticket, a judge sentences him to two weeks of community service--as a meter maid. Meanwhile, Hayley poses in the nude for an art class, where one of the artists turns out to be Roger.

7.7/10 (812 votes)
#11

Office Spaceman

S4:E14
May 4, 2008

After outing himself as an alien, Roger (in disguise) finagles his way into being appointed the CIA's chief alien hunter to take advantage of a lavish expense account--while coming up just short in attempts to catch himself. Meanwhile, Francine shocks her family by displaying a prejudice they never knew she had.

7.8/10 (876 votes)
#12

Spring Breakup

S4:E16
May 18, 2008

Francine is out of town, giving Roger an opportunity to host spring break at the Smith house for visiting college students, one of whom becomes the straying Stan's "spring-break buddy." Meanwhile, cable music-channel host Carmen Selectra decides she wants to make Steve her sexual conquest.

7.9/10 (919 votes)
#13

The Most Adequate Christmas Ever

S4:E8
Dec 16, 2007

Stan dies on Christmas Eve while trying to find a perfect Christmas tree, then wreaks havoc in heaven (and limbo) trying to return to Earth to save his family--who were dragged along on his quest--from freezing to death in the woods.

8.1/10 (993 votes)
#14

Dope & Faith

S4:E3
Oct 14, 2007

Stan prays for a friend and one is provided: a guy named Brett who's like him in every way but one--he's an atheist. So Stan has some evangelizing to do. Meanwhile, Steve is accepted into wizardry school.

luis97_97 Jan 5, 2024

I’m not fan of [spoiler]Harry Potter[/spoiler], but this episode is one of my favorites just for the...

8.2/10 (1058 votes)
#15

The Vacation Goo

S4:E1
Sep 30, 2007

Francine demands that Stan take the family on a vacation after she learns all of their previous vacations never actually happened: The CIA had planted artificial memories of the "vacations" in their brains so Stan could ditch them. Meanwhile, Roger wants to be a thespian.

8.4/10 (1182 votes)
#16

Tearjerker

S4:E10
Jan 13, 2008

A James Bond spoof casts Stan as a 007-type agent assigned by B (Bullock) to infiltrate the set of a movie producer named TchochkieSchmear (Klaus), who's in cahoots with the diabolical villain Tearjerker (Roger). Their plan? To kill everyone in the world by making movies so sad, people will cry themselves to death.

8.2/10 (1058 votes)

The Vacation Goo

S4:E1
Sep 30, 2007

Francine demands that Stan take the family on a vacation after she learns all of their previous vacations never actually happened: The CIA had planted artificial memories of the "vacations" in their brains so Stan could ditch them. Meanwhile, Roger wants to be a thespian.

7.7/10 (908 votes)

Meter Made

S4:E2
Oct 7, 2007

After Stan punches a male meter maid during a disagreement over a parking ticket, a judge sentences him to two weeks of community service--as a meter maid. Meanwhile, Hayley poses in the nude for an art class, where one of the artists turns out to be Roger.

8.1/10 (993 votes)

Dope & Faith

S4:E3
Oct 14, 2007

Stan prays for a friend and one is provided: a guy named Brett who's like him in every way but one--he's an atheist. So Stan has some evangelizing to do. Meanwhile, Steve is accepted into wizardry school.

luis97_97 Jan 5, 2024

I’m not fan of [spoiler]Harry Potter[/spoiler], but this episode is one of my favorites just for the...

7.3/10 (815 votes)

Big Trouble in Little Langley

S4:E4
Nov 4, 2007

Stan seeks out Francine's birth parents because her visiting adoptive parents annoy him so much. But they don't annoy Steve, especially after they give him fireworks.

dudewhat01 Jun 18, 2022

Why crow why?? Also the duck duck goose joke got a laugh out of me lmao

7.4/10 (829 votes)

Haylias

S4:E5
Nov 11, 2007

Stan, who had Hayley brainwashed because he wanted her to be a sleeper CIA agent, activates her and orders her to marry a senator's son. Meanwhile, Roger and Steve decide to open a detective agency like the ones in the '70s TV shows they have been watching.

7.4/10 (823 votes)

The 42-Year-Old Virgin

S4:E6
Nov 18, 2007

Although Stan is a veteran CIA agent, it turns out that he has never killed anyone, so three of his buddies from the agency (and Roger) take him out so he can bag his "first kill."

thingsarebetter Apr 14, 2020

Should have killed the p*do.

7.4/10 (833 votes)

Surro-Gate

S4:E7
Dec 2, 2007

Terry and Greg, the Smiths' gay neighbors, want to have a baby, and Francine offers to be their surrogate. Not surprisingly, Stan objects. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger play a practical joke on Klaus, who vows revenge.

7.9/10 (919 votes)

The Most Adequate Christmas Ever

S4:E8
Dec 16, 2007

Stan dies on Christmas Eve while trying to find a perfect Christmas tree, then wreaks havoc in heaven (and limbo) trying to return to Earth to save his family--who were dragged along on his quest--from freezing to death in the woods.

7.5/10 (824 votes)

Frannie 911

S4:E9
Jan 6, 2008

Stan and Francine give the constantly nasty Roger an ultimatum: Be nice or ship out. Meanwhile, Klaus and Hayley play truth or dare, and Steve decides to become a backup dancer.

8.4/10 (1182 votes)

Tearjerker

S4:E10
Jan 13, 2008

A James Bond spoof casts Stan as a 007-type agent assigned by B (Bullock) to infiltrate the set of a movie producer named TchochkieSchmear (Klaus), who's in cahoots with the diabolical villain Tearjerker (Roger). Their plan? To kill everyone in the world by making movies so sad, people will cry themselves to death.

7.2/10 (799 votes)

Oedipal Panties

S4:E11
Jan 27, 2008

When Stan's mom gets dumped by yet another boyfriend, she comes running to Stan for support, which he willingly provides (yet again). Francine, feeling threatened, seeks to loosen this umbilical cord, with Roger's help. Meanwhile, Klaus inadvertently gives Steve a fish disease called "ick."

7.6/10 (796 votes)

Widowmaker

S4:E12
Feb 17, 2008

Francine wants Stan to open up emotionally, and after a few sessions with "pretend psychiatrist" Roger, he's more touchy-feely than she can handle. Meanwhile, Hayley kills the queen bee from Steve's science project, and he vows vengeance.

7.3/10 (779 votes)

Red October Sky

S4:E13
Apr 27, 2008

Stan hunts for an ex-KGB agent but can't find him--until he moves in next door. And Steve is building a rocket for a school science project, but can't get it to work--until he gets some help from his new next-door neighbor. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus head off on a European vacation.

7.7/10 (812 votes)

Office Spaceman

S4:E14
May 4, 2008

After outing himself as an alien, Roger (in disguise) finagles his way into being appointed the CIA's chief alien hunter to take advantage of a lavish expense account--while coming up just short in attempts to catch himself. Meanwhile, Francine shocks her family by displaying a prejudice they never knew she had.

7.4/10 (778 votes)

Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold

S4:E15
May 11, 2008

After almost dying in a car crash, Stan decides that he must do something important with his life, so he digs for the gold he claims Iran-Contra figure Oliver North buried beneath his house. Meanwhile, Roger poses as a sexually provocative female office worker, hoping he'll be harassed so he can sue over it.

7.8/10 (876 votes)

Spring Breakup

S4:E16
May 18, 2008

Francine is out of town, giving Roger an opportunity to host spring break at the Smith house for visiting college students, one of whom becomes the straying Stan's "spring-break buddy." Meanwhile, cable music-channel host Carmen Selectra decides she wants to make Steve her sexual conquest.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
4 ★ 7.6 16
★ 8.4 Tearjerker
★ 7.2 Oedipal Panties
6 ★ 7.6 18
★ 8.8 Rapture's Delight
★ 7.1 An Incident at Owl Creek
3 ★ 7.5 19
★ 7.9 The Best Christmas Story Never Told
★ 7.1 Of Ice and Men
7 ★ 7.5 19
★ 8.5 For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls
★ 6.9 Gorillas in the Mist
2 ★ 7.4 16
★ 7.7 Bullocks to Stan
★ 7.1 Con Heir
8 ★ 7.4 18
★ 8.1 Hurricane! (III)
★ 6.8 Stan's Best Friend
5 ★ 7.4 20
★ 7.9 The One That Got Away
★ 7.0 One Little Word
10 ★ 7.3 20
★ 8.0 Faking Bad
★ 6.6 Kung Pao Turkey
9 ★ 7.3 19
★ 8.4 Lost in Space
★ 6.6 National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story
13 ★ 7.3 22
★ 8.6 The Two Hundred
★ 6.8 Kiss Kiss, Cam Cam
1 ★ 7.3 7
★ 7.5 Homeland Insecurity
★ 7.1 Threat Levels
11 ★ 7.2 3
★ 7.4 A Boy Named Michael
★ 7.0 Blagsnarst: A Love Story
16 ★ 7.1 20
★ 8.7 Rabbit Ears
★ 6.4 An Irish Goodbye
15 ★ 7.0 22
★ 8.1 Persona Assistant
★ 6.3 Flavortown
12 ★ 7.0 15
★ 7.6 Holy S***, Jeff's Back!
★ 4.0 American Fung
14 ★ 7.0 22
★ 7.6 The Talented Mr. Dingleberry
★ 6.5 Family Plan
21 ★ 6.9 19
★ 8.0 The Clearview Motel
★ 6.0 An Adult Woman
20 ★ 6.9 22
★ 7.6 Fellow Traveler
★ 6.1 Stretched Thin
17 ★ 6.9 24
★ 8.0 300
★ 6.2 Cheek to Cheek: A Stripper's Story
18 ★ 6.8 22
★ 7.5 Little Bonnie Ramirez
★ 5.9 Klaus and Rogu in "Thank God for Loose Rocks": An American Dad! Adventure
19 ★ 6.7 22
★ 7.4 Gold Top Nuts
★ 6.3 American Dad Graffito