Stanny Boy and Frantastic
| "Stanny Boy and Frantastic" | |
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| American Dad! episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Pam Cooke & Valerie Fletcher |
| Written by | Laura McCreary |
| Production code | 5AJN13 |
| Original air date | January 23, 2011 |
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"Stanny Boy and Frantastic" is the tenth episode of the seventh season of American Dad!. It aired on Fox in the United States on January 23, 2011. This episode centers around the couple of Stan and Francine, who are bored with their lives. In a desperate attempt to get out of the house, Stan and Francine take Hayley's tickets to a circus in order to invite and bond with a couple. While at the show, they both meet Tom and Cami, a young couple. All four go out on various outings, and Stan and Francine begin to have trouble keeping up with the fast-paced lifestyle of Cami and Tom.
This episode was written by Laura McCreary, and directed by Pam Cooke and Valerie Fletcher. It received mostly positive reception upon its release, with much of the praise stemming from the main storyline. It was watched by 4.80 million homes during its original airing. It featured guest appearances from Paget Brewster, Sarah Chalke, Anthony Michael Hall, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Elmarie Wendel.
Concerned that their lives are becoming boring, Stan and Francine set out to make some new friends. They run into a young couple named Tom and Cami who have an active, child-free lifestyle, and in order to maintain the friendship Stan and Francine pretend to be young and childless as well. However, Tom and Cami engage in such activities as rock climbing, free running (which is parodied off District 13), and lots of drinking, which begins to take its toll on the Smiths. Unable to keep up but not wanting to lose their friends, they sabotage the couple's birth control in the hopes that having a baby will slow them down. Unfortunately, the stress of the unexpected pregnancy ruins Tom and Cami's relationship, and when Stan and Francine try to patch it up they accidentally confess to the sabotage and to being in their 40s, ending the friendship. After having been through all this, however, Stan and Francine decide that they like being "slow" and relaxed.
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