I Can't Stan You
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"I Can't Stan You" is the seventeenth episode from the second season of the animated series American Dad!
. It originally aired on Fox
, on May 6, 2007. Zoey 101
's Paul Butcher guest starred.
gets the CIA's ultra-sensitive audio-surveillance equipment, through which he hears the neighbors badmouth him. Upset, Stan tries to endear himself to his neighbors, but only annoys them more.
Meanwhile, Roger is unsuccessful at trying to get a company to settle for what he claims is negligence, but then gets an idea when he sees Steve
mowing a neighbor's lawn. By inflicting various physical injuries on Steve and blaming them on unsafe practices at establishments ranging from a fast-food counter to a lemonade stand
, Roger gets them to settle.
Learning that the CIA has been given the power to seize any property that "could help them in the War on Terrorism
", Stan confiscates his neighbors' properties and sends them to the Cornfield Motel. When Francine, Hayley and Klaus try to figure out how to stop him, he overhears them (with his equipment) and (presumably) also sends them to the motel.
Steve convinces Roger to do one big heist and then call it quits. They sell one of the confiscated houses to a couple for $100,000, which they split in half. Roger goes to Mexico
with his share to buy a restaurant franchise, but when he opens his briefcase, all he finds is a note from Steve, along with a photocopy of the boy's butt. As Roger reads the note, which says that he "taught [Steve] well, perhaps a little too well," we learn that Steve switched briefcases on Roger shortly after giving the alien his share.
On his own, Stan starts to choke on a peanut and is saved by Johnny (Paul Butcher
), a little boy whom he constantly aimed his loaded gun at for fun. Johnny takes Stan to the motel and shows him that everyone "talks smack" about everyone else. Stan then realizes that he isn't hated any worse than anyone else, but as Johnny points out, he is still an ass.
American Dad!
American Dad! is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane and owned by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions. It is produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television...
. It originally aired on Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
, on May 6, 2007. Zoey 101
Zoey 101
Zoey 101 is an American television series that ran from January 9, 2005 to May 2, 2008 starring Jamie Lynn Spears as teenager Zoey Brooks, produced for Nickelodeon and syndicated worldwide. The show was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then at stages in Valencia,...
's Paul Butcher guest starred.
Plot
When the CIA opens its office to an unrestricted inspection, Bullock orders his subordinates to take home and hide one of their many illegal items. StanStan Smith (American Dad!)
Stan Smith is a character from the animated television series American Dad!. Stan is a Central Intelligence Agency officer. Although once a case officer, he is now a weapons expert. Stan is voiced by the series' creator and executive producer, Seth MacFarlane.-Summary:Stan Smith born 12 February,...
gets the CIA's ultra-sensitive audio-surveillance equipment, through which he hears the neighbors badmouth him. Upset, Stan tries to endear himself to his neighbors, but only annoys them more.
Meanwhile, Roger is unsuccessful at trying to get a company to settle for what he claims is negligence, but then gets an idea when he sees Steve
Steve Smith (American Dad!)
Steven Anita “Steve” Smith is a character from the animated television series American Dad!. He is Stan and Francine Smith's only son and Hayley's younger brother as well as the youngest of the series' 6 main characters. Steve is voiced by Scott Grimes.According to TVTDB.com, Steve's original...
mowing a neighbor's lawn. By inflicting various physical injuries on Steve and blaming them on unsafe practices at establishments ranging from a fast-food counter to a lemonade stand
Lemonade Stand
Lemonade Stand is a basic economics game created in 1973 by Bob Jamison of the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium. Charlie Kellner ported the game to the Apple II platform in February 1979...
, Roger gets them to settle.
Learning that the CIA has been given the power to seize any property that "could help them in the War on Terrorism
War on Terrorism
The War on Terror is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as well as non-NATO countries...
", Stan confiscates his neighbors' properties and sends them to the Cornfield Motel. When Francine, Hayley and Klaus try to figure out how to stop him, he overhears them (with his equipment) and (presumably) also sends them to the motel.
Steve convinces Roger to do one big heist and then call it quits. They sell one of the confiscated houses to a couple for $100,000, which they split in half. Roger goes to Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
with his share to buy a restaurant franchise, but when he opens his briefcase, all he finds is a note from Steve, along with a photocopy of the boy's butt. As Roger reads the note, which says that he "taught [Steve] well, perhaps a little too well," we learn that Steve switched briefcases on Roger shortly after giving the alien his share.
On his own, Stan starts to choke on a peanut and is saved by Johnny (Paul Butcher
Paul Butcher (actor)
Paul Butcher, Jr. is an American actor and singer.Butcher is best known for playing the role of Dustin Brooks, brother of Zoey Brooks, in the four seasons of the TV show Zoey 101....
), a little boy whom he constantly aimed his loaded gun at for fun. Johnny takes Stan to the motel and shows him that everyone "talks smack" about everyone else. Stan then realizes that he isn't hated any worse than anyone else, but as Johnny points out, he is still an ass.