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* IdentityAmnesia: Stan gets amnesia, and Francine, who had become sick of his self-centered and psychotic behavior, convinces him that he's a caring and sensitive husband who works at a futon shop.



* WhatTheHellHero: Klaus calls out Francine for trying to change Stan and says she'll eventually end up in hell for this.

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* WhatTheHellHero: Klaus calls out Francine for trying to change Stan and says she'll eventually end up in hell for this.this.
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* RejectedApology: Stan is livid when he regains his memory and discovers Francine brainwashed him. The end of the episode shows he's still mad at her and hasn't moved back into the house.
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After the CIA discovers that Osama bin Laden is still alive and working at a Dave and Buster's style arcade and restaurant, Stan and his friends are assigned to take him out once and for all, but an accident during the raid gives Stan amnesia — and Francine the chance to turn the macho Stan into the mild-mannered husband she's always wanted.

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After the CIA discovers that Osama bin Laden is still alive and working at a Dave and Buster's style arcade and restaurant, Stan and his friends are assigned to take him out once and for all, but an accident during the raid gives Stan amnesia — and Francine the chance to turn the macho Stan into the mild-mannered husband she's always wanted.
wanted. Steve and Roger get a paper route.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Similar to how Francine refused to accept Stan's apology in "Four Little Words," by the end of the episode Stan is still livid over the fact Francine exploited his amnesia to brainwash him into becoming an entirely different person.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Similar to how Francine refused to accept Stan's apology in "Four Little Words," by the end of the episode Stan is still livid over the fact Francine exploited his amnesia to brainwash him into becoming an entirely different person.
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* SwappedRoles: Francine is usually the one submissive to Stan's aggressive behavior. After getting amnesia, Stan becomes the one submissive to Francine.

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* SwappedRoles: Francine is usually the one submissive to Stan's aggressive behavior. After getting amnesia, Stan becomes the one submissive to Francine.
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* {{Irony}}: Despite the unnecessary brutality the arcade workers receive by the CIA, UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden himself ends up unscathed, albeit tied up.

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* {{Irony}}: Despite the [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill unnecessary brutality brutality]] the arcade workers receive by the CIA, UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden himself ends up unscathed, albeit tied up.
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* SwappedRoles: Francine is usually the one submissive to Stan's aggressive behavior. After getting amnesia, Stan becomes the one submissive to Francine as the latter tries to bring him back to his senses.

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* SwappedRoles: Francine is usually the one submissive to Stan's aggressive behavior. After getting amnesia, Stan becomes the one submissive to Francine as the latter tries to bring him back to his senses.Francine.

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* {{Irony}}: Despite the unnecessary brutality the arcade workers receive by the CIA, UsefulNotes/OsamaBinLaden himself ends up unscathed, albeit tied up.



* SwappedRoles: Francine is usually the one submissive to Stan's aggressive behavior. After getting amnesia, Stan becomes the one submissive to Francine.

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* SwappedRoles: Francine is usually the one submissive to Stan's aggressive behavior. After getting amnesia, Stan becomes the one submissive to Francine.Francine as the latter tries to bring him back to his senses.
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* SwappedRoles: Francine is usually the submissive one to Stan's aggressive behavior. After getting amnesia, Stan becomes the submissive one to Francine.

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* SwappedRoles: Francine is usually the one submissive one to Stan's aggressive behavior. After getting amnesia, Stan becomes the one submissive one to Francine.
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* EpicFail: Stan gets injured during the mission. It wasn't ''from'' the mission itself, but it from a racing game.

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* EpicFail: Stan gets injured during the mission. It wasn't ''from'' the mission itself, but it from a racing game.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After Francine snaps Stan out of his amnesia, he's understandably pissed off that she spent weeks brainwashing him and by the end of the episode he hasn't forgiven her.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After Francine snaps Stan out of his amnesia, he's understandably pissed off that she spent weeks brainwashing him and by the end of the episode he hasn't forgiven her.
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* InelegantBlubering: Stan when he and Francine [[ItMakesSenseInContext watch a movie involving a woman and her baby dying in burning rubble]].

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* InelegantBlubering: InelegantBlubbering: Stan when he and Francine [[ItMakesSenseInContext watch a movie involving a woman and her baby dying in burning rubble]].

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* InelegantBlubering: Stan when he and Francine watch a movie involving a woman and her baby dying in burning rubble.
* KickTheDog: Roger killing the "newspaper fairy".

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* InelegantBlubering: Stan when he and Francine [[ItMakesSenseInContext watch a movie involving a woman and her baby dying in burning rubble.rubble]].
* KickTheDog: Roger killing the "newspaper fairy". [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext newspaper fairy]].
-->'''Roger:''' That's for being confusing!



* WeWantOurJerkBack: After a while, Francine starts to miss the old ill-tempered, petty Stan.

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* WeWantOurJerkBack: After a while, Francine starts to miss the old ill-tempered, petty Stan.angry, violent Stan and tries her best to have him back to normal.
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-->'''Roger:''' You want a split down the middle? [[ExactWords Here you go.]]
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-->'''Release Date:''' April 21, 2013

After the CIA discovers that Osama bin Laden is still alive and working at a Dave and Buster's style arcade and restaurant, Stan and his friends are assigned to take him out once and for all, but an accident during the raid gives Stan amnesia — and Francine the chance to turn the macho Stan into the mild-mannered husband she's always wanted.

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* EpicFail: Stan gets injured during the mission. It wasn't ''from'' the mission itself, but it from a racing game.
-->'''Francine:''' Avery, what happened?\\
'''Bullock:''' [Stan] was riding a motorcycle 409 miles an hour through Downtown Tokyo!
* GroinAttack: Roger gives one to Steve after conning him out of his money.
* InelegantBlubering: Stan when he and Francine watch a movie involving a woman and her baby dying in burning rubble.
* KickTheDog: Roger killing the "newspaper fairy".
* SwappedRoles: Francine is usually the submissive one to Stan's aggressive behavior. After getting amnesia, Stan becomes the submissive one to Francine.
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: Stan gives one arcade employee a heart attack, then gouges his eyes out and coldly shoots him.
* WeWantOurJerkBack: After a while, Francine starts to miss the old ill-tempered, petty Stan.
* WhatTheHellHero: Klaus calls out Francine for trying to change Stan and says she'll eventually end up in hell for this.

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