History Awesome / AMericanDad

--> Steven Smith, I am your mother! If you don't get out of that cage, I will shove you back up my clownhole, ''birth you again, '''and name you my bitch! NOW GET OUT OF THAT CAGE!'''''

* In "Bully for Steve", Steve finds Stan's childhood bully on Facebook and has him beat Stan to a bloody pulp. The whole episode revolved around Stan trying to get Steve to learn to stand up for himself and not have others fight his battles for him by bullying his own son; while Steve ''did'' resort to having someone fight his battle for him (which means he completely missed the point of Stan's lesson), Stan ''did'' have it coming, and boy, was that beatdown fun to watch.
** Actually, Steve DID learn Stan's lesson, just not in the way he intended. Stan wanted Steve to not simply try to avoid obstacles, but what is Steve supposed to do against a bully who's easily three times his size and age, especially when that bully is his own ''dad''? Instead, Steve does the logical thing by hiring someone who actually had a chance of taking Stan down.
*** This ultimately leads to a BrokenAesop, since for all of Stan's talk for wanting Steve to stand up for himself and fight his own battles, Stan himself never learned to stand up to Stelio and fight back against him--according to what Stan told Steve earlier in the episode, Stan lucked out on having to deal with him because Stelio ended up moving away. And even as an adult, Stan (who's a top CIA agent) is still unable to stand up to his old bully, and in the end, Stelio (who works in a copy store called "[[BlandNameProduct Klinko's]]") [[CurbStompBattle utterly wipes the floor with Stan.]]
** Though Stelio himself never got the beating he deserved, and while Stan was just trying to toughen up his son in response (albeit in the worst and most misguided way possible), Stan was ultimately proven right in that Steve needs to learn to stand up for himself and can't always have others fight his battles for him--in a later episode, Steve ends up facing another bully, but this time, this bully is a student at his school and closer to his age. He tries the same trick that he did with his dad by hiring Stelio, but Stelio ends up beating him up, and then when he tries getting his new bully to beat up Stelio in revenge, Stelio and the bully end up teaming up to beat Steve up even worse--granted, this was (at least partly) because Roger was involved (which led to the gambit failing in the first place.)

* Director Bullock calling Stan out for his actions when Stan is ordered to have Bullock mindwiped because he is showing signs of dementia and he is now a risk to national security, with Stan refusing and going on the run with Bullock due to their mentor/student relationship. It was actually a brain scrambling chip Bullock's rival put on his neck as part of an extended rivalry between the two. Bullock points out that Stan refusing to terminate him, heartwarming though it was, was incredibly stupid and borderline treasonous, especially since Bullock's erratic behavior caused multiple serious security breaches (among others he stole a nuclear submarine).
--> '''Bullock''': You don't work for '''ME''', you idiot! You work for your ''country!''

** Another awesome moment comes shortly after. With the balloon rising into the atmosphere, Stan and Francine succumb to oxygen deprivation. Stan manages to save them by breaking one of the champagne flutes next to them, putting one of the shards from the stem in the cork of the champagne bottle, aim it up at the balloon and pop it out to bring the balloon back down to Earth, all while on the verge of unconsciousness.

* In "Son of Stan", Stan clones Steve to prove his strict parenting methods are better than Francine's lenient methodology; Francine's Steve (the real Steve) becomes a disrespectful, lazy brat (while Stan's Steve aka Stevarino becomes a sadistic and cruel lunatic). When Steve mouths off to his parents ''even after they save him'' (though in his defense, it was his parents' fault he was in this mess due to them making the bet and Stevarino attempting a KillAndReplace), Francine decides she's had enough; she slaps Steve twice, then tells him...

* Francine's musical number in "Stan of Arabia", in which she manages to rhyme "labia" with "Arabia" and break many Muslim laws by singing and appearing in skimpy clothes.

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* Stan -- who is a ''fountain'' of these, despite the fact that he borders on being a VillainProtagonist in some episodes -- spends the early parts of an episode digging through the foundations of the house searching for Oliver North's hidden gold cache while everyone is calling him insane. Stan's moment comes when Francine is doing an interview with reporters/neighbors Greg and Terry in the kitchen; while she's saying how insane Stan is and Greg and Terry are calling Stan an idiot, Stan walks in carrying a chest. Stan drops it on the table, opens it up to reveal Ollie North's gold -- which instantly shuts everyone up -- then puts the cherry on top by ''flipping off everyone as he walks out of the room''.

-->'''Klaus''': Allow me to impress upon you the severe mistake you have made. For years my conduct has been largely benign. And yet — without provocation — you have severed our detente, and forced me to unleash upon you the vengeful flame of a THOUSAND SUNS! You shall curse your mothers for the day of your birth! So go now, GO, and begin your life of fear! Knowing that when you least expect it, the looming sword of Damocles will crash down upon you, cleaving you in twain! And as you gaze upon the smoking wreckage that was once your life, you will regret the day you crossed the wrong fish!

* The episode "The Most Adequate Christmas Ever" features Stan holding ''God'' ('''THE''' God) at gunpoint, demanding a chance to save his family. And God doesn't even blink, even though Stan has a gun that ''can'' kill him, and gives Stan a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech brutal speech about his controlling attitude]]:

* After Steve and Roger pull a prank on Klaus in "Surro-Gate" (by shoving his bowl down a waterslide), Klaus swears vengeance upon them.

* After Steve and Roger pull a prank on Klaus (by shoving his bowl down a waterslide), Klaus swears vengeance upon them.

** Also, Jeff and a ''massive'' mutated Klaus saving the family from cannibals and the 200 Rogers.
--->'''Klaus:''' ''DID SOMEBODY ORDER THE '''FISH'''?!!''

* Jeff [[calling out Stan TheReasonYouSuckSpeech]] on ruining Hayley's self-esteem for most of her life in "The Devil Wears a Lapel Pin".

-->'''Roger''': Oh, you think you got a shot, porn star? then bring it! (Hayley punches him in the gut) I wasn't ready. (Falls to the floor in a fetal position, wrapping his arms around his stomach) This is how Houdini died.

-->'''Jeff''': You know I remember a time when this was a safe hallway. I left my door unlocked, kids played after dark.I could walk home without being scared AND I DON'T WANNA BE SCARED ANYMORE!

'''Francine''': Damn right I do.

** In ''Haylias'', she utterly ''[[CurbStompBattle kicks the crap]]'' out of Stan during their fight and even temporarily ''kills'' him! This is actually [[LaserGuidedKarma well deserved]] after Stan brainwashed her for over a week in a petty attempt to control her life.

*** This ultimately leads to a BrokenAesop, since for all of Stan's talk for wanting Steve to stand up for himself and fight his own battles, Stan himself never learned to stand up to Stelio and fight back against him--according to what Stan told Steve earlier in the episode, Stan lucked out on having to deal with him because Stelio ended up moving away. And even as an adult, Stan (who's a top CIA-agent) is still unable to stand up to his old bully, and in the end, Stelio (who works in a copy store called "Klinko's") [[CurbStompBattle utterly wipes the floor with Stan.]]

-->'''Stan:''' You seemed like a great family, but you can't be. There's two mothers and no father. Jason, who's gonna teach you to play football?\\

** In ''Haylias'', she utterly [[CurbStompBattle ''kicks the crap'']] out of Stan during their fight. This is actually [[LaserGuidedKarma well deserved]] after Stan brainwashed her for over a week in a petty attempt to control her life.

** In ''Haylias'', she utterly [[''kicks the crap'' CurbStompBattle]] out of Stan during their fight. This is actually [[well deserved LaserGuidedKarma]] after Stan brainwashed her for over a week in a petty attempt to control her life.

-->'''Roger''': Think you got a shot porn star? Bring it! (Hayley punches him in the gut) I wasn't ready. (Falls to the floor in a fetal position, wrapping his arms around his stomach) That how Houdini died.

** Well, except for Hayley, whose one moment of supporting her dad led to her getting '''''mauled by a shark.''''' She then promptly changed her opinion. And Klaus, who serves as an UnwittingInstigatorofDoom by convincing him to keep going using Nicolas Cage as an example... and indirectly becomes responsible for Stan ''shooting Francine in the arm.''

* In the episode "Familyland" after being trapped in the titular park, Stan, Hayley, Steve and Roger all independently assume complete control over one fourth of the park and the population.

** Not to mention Jeff's reaction when finds out that there are 47000 planets known as earth in the escape pod's database
--->'''Jeff''': Well let's start with Earth 1.
* Jeff calling out Stan on ruining Hayley's self-esteem for most of her life in "The Devil Wears a Lapel Pin".
* Jeff successfully building and playing an instrument he saw when he was high on hallucinogenic tea on "Standard Deviation".

** Well, except for Hayley, whose one moment of supporting her dad led to her getting '''''mauled by a shark.''''' She then promptly changed her opinion. And Klaus, who serves as an UnwittingInstigatorofDoom by convincing him to keep going using NicolasCage as an example... and indirectly becomes responsible for Stan ''shooting Francine in the arm.''

* How Stan gets Francine to realize that Roger is a selfish jerkass during the first half of "Frannie 911" when earlier in the episode, Francine did nothing but defended the latter from any sort of well deserved retribution. This soon gives Francine one, as she no longer puts up with Roger's crap (by both smacking him verbally and physically) and forces him to be nicer. Sure, things went back to normal at the end, but the final scene of Francine allowing Stan to beat down on Roger whenever he deserves it is icing on the cake.

** Well, except for Hayley, whose one moment of supporting her dad led to her getting mauled by a shark. She then promptly changed her opinion.

* The episode "The Most Adequate Christmas Ever" features Stan holding ''God'' (THE God) at gunpoint, demanding a chance to save his family. And God doesn't even blink, even though Stan has a gun that ''can'' kill him, and gives Stan a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech brutal speech about his controlling attitude]]:

* As explained in the Heartwarming tropes, Stan is willing to do whatever it takes to save his family, even if it means to wing Reagan.

* Almost any rare moment Stan is actually ''right'' and [[SanityBall delivers some helpful wisdom to the family]]. For example the pilot when he reaches Steve after locking himself in the school, then uses a photo of himself at his age to demonstrate he will turn out fine. For good measure he has the AlphaBitch who used and rejected him deported.

* In "My Morning Straitjacket", when Roger fails to get Stan backstage with a groupie disguise, Francine shows up fully dressed as a groupie, effortlessly gets Stan backstage to meet the lead singer of My Morning Jacket. Then for good measure, she and Stan have a threeway with a woman backstage.

--->'''Steve''': I broke up with Debbie because I thought that would help you, and you weren't even trying?!

--->'''Steve''': Debbie was the best thing that ever happened to me, and you drove her away with your stupid obsession with how people look. I had a real connection with someone for the first time in my life, and all you cared about was her appearance! I didn't care if she was fat, or thin. She was sweet and beautiful, and kind of freaky in a good way. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments And I'm gonna check every buffet in town until I find her!]]

-->"I'VEGOTTHECARKEYSINMYBACKPOCKETYOUSTUPIDBIIIIIIIIITCH!"

* The fact that the latest season appears to have rapid continuity this season (it even references past episodes) is impressive.
** How better the continuity, they brought back Evil Barry in season 16.

* In ''The Scarlett Getter'', Stan realizes his former fantasy girl is actually an alien hunter who's been using Stan to get to Roger. As she's tying Stan up and calling him a loser, Stan tells her that she's trash and not worth the trouble he went through to get her, reminding himself that Francine is more of a woman then Scarlett will ever be.
-->'''Stan''': Lady, my wife blows you away!
-->([[BigDamnHeroes Cue Scarlett being shot in the chest by Francine with a shotgun]])
-->'''Francine''': Damn right I do.

* The fight between Francine and Toshi's mother in "Spelling Bee My Baby". Specifically when Toshi's mother boasted that she would easily win, being asian, only for Francine's chinese parents to walk in, turning her confidence to fear when she realises Francine was raised every bit as Asian she was.