Airdate: March 11, 2012
Roger acts as the Smiths' family therapist Dr. Penguin, but when Klaus forges a letter calling Roger away to Iraq, Klaus takes over and ends up driving the family apart by revealing their horrible secrets.
This episode includes examples of:
- The Ace:
- Klaus is a very good psychiatrist.
- The U.S. Army has no better toilet cleaner than Sgt. Pepper.
- Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: Steve considers Stan and Francine to be this, to the point where he has Greg and Terry pretend to be his two dads to avoid embarrassment.
- Compressed Vice: All of the family's secrets (Stan disliking Francine's food, Steve finding his parents embarrassing, Francine stealing money to buy drugs, etc.) qualify as this.
- The Dreaded Toilet Duty: Exaggerated. Roger is falsely deployed to Iraq under the alias of Sgt. Pepper to clean toilets, all with the framing of an actual war movie. Especially emphasized when he's inside a toilet hole in an outhouse before a man comes in.Soldier: Oh man, oh man! Maybe he's just going #1. (binoculars zoom in on the man's arm) HE'S GOT A MAGAZINE!
Roger: (sees the man's butt; claps his hands in prayer) Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy Name.
(farting noises; Roger screams) - Drill Sergeant Nasty: Roger turns Sgt. Pepper into one of these in order to get the Smiths to listen to Klaus' advice and fix their problems.
- Dude, Where's My Respect?: Klaus struggles to be taken seriously both as a living being and a psychiatrist. No one takes him seriously because they forget he isn't just a talking fish; he is a 'human trapped in the body of a Goldfish.
- Felony Misdemeanor: Hayley sneaks out early in the episode for something that she doesn't want him to find out about, and the whole thing is portrayed as if she's having an affair or similar. It turns out that she was merely playing Ultimate Frisbee without Jeff because he sucks at it, yet Jeff reacts as if Hayley did have an affair.
- Ignored Expert: In spite of Klaus having better strategies in mind to help the family deal with their issues, not to mention having a genuine degree, they instead go to Roger's psychiatrist persona, Doctor Penguin, who basically just tells them to keep lying, which is arguably just what they want to hear rather than what they need to; Stan is verbally justifying his lies to Francine when he comes out of Dr. Penguin's office and Haley outright says she needs Dr. Penguin to tell her lying is okay. Roger even comes to the realization that Klaus' ideas make sense when not looking at him directly and they make use of this by having him speak for Klaus, helping the family get back on track.
- Jerkass Ball: Everyone, even the normally sweet natured Jeff, is a complete asshole in the episode, both to Klaus and to each other when their secrets get revealed, culminating in a giant fight near the end. Klaus himself tricks a dry cleaner who lost some clothes of his into believing he has been drafted into the Army and sent to Iraq, to the horrors of the cleaner and his family.
- The Loins Sleep Tonight: The Smith family buys Klaus 15 minutes with a prostitute as thanks, but he is unable to do anything with her. Instead he cries and eats chocolate, while the still dressed hooker indifferently files her nails.
- Shout-Out: Sgt. Pepper's duty in Iraq is a reference to the film The Hurt Locker, only with toilets instead of bombs.
- Stacy's Mom: Jeff feels this way about Francine, completely losing all sexual attraction to Hayley.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Sgt. Pepper gives all of the Smiths personalized ones for their selfish behavior towards the ones they were keeping secrets from.
