An Apocalypse to Remember
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| “An Apocalypse to Remember” | |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 37 |
| Guest stars | Lisa Edelstein, Elliot Gould |
| Written by | Erik Durbin |
| Directed by | John Aoshima |
| Production no. | 2AJN19 |
| Original airdate | March 25, 2007 |
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"An Apocalypse to Remember" is a second season episode of the animated series American Dad!.
[edit] Plot summary
Stan is late to work, arriving in the middle of a nuclear war drill. Thinking it is real, he and his confused family evacuate to the woods, conviced they are the only humans left on Earth. It is only later when Stan gets a phone call from Roger that he realizes the drill was fake. But instead of admitting to the family that he was wrong and looking like a boob, he keeps up with the charade. Later, they meet a mountain man named Buckle, who went to live in the forest ten years for fear of a nuclear apocalypse, and tells everyone that those who did survive the nuclear fallout became horrible mutants. Stan, fearing for his role as leader, takes the family back into the woods. Searching for food he stumbles upon a camp for the deaf, but once the campers see him stealing their food they chase after him. Francine, Steve, and Hayley think Stan's being chased by mutants, and after running out of the forest they learn that the world hasn't ended. Mad at Stan, they lose all trust in him.
In a side story, Roger's blender breaks right before Grey's Anatomy. While shopping online, Klaus informs him that married couples get to register for gifts and don't have to pay. Roger goes onto JDate with elaborate plans to marry a 'desperate' woman named Shari (Lisa Edelstein) simply for the gift. He proposes (and she accepts) on their first date as Roger hastily tries to set up the wedding before the next episode of Grey's Anatomy.
Once home, Stan is deperate to win his family's trust back, and is horrified to learn that Buckle secretly followed them home in an effort to stalk Hayley. The next day, at the wedding, Roger finally gets his blender and wants nothing more to do with the annoying Shari. However, her father won't accept any of his excuses to call off the ceremony. Buckle tries to abduct Hayley but is stopped by Stan. He explains that he was desperate for Hayley since this was the first time he'd seen in a woman in years. In the end, Buckle and Shari marry and the Smith's come to trust Stan again. (Another side plot element had Steve getting addicted to psychotropic berries, and he hallucinates the end. A sunflower and a bee tell him that the berries are going to kill him, while the bee pollinates the sunflower in a pornographic manner).
[edit] Notes
- This episode was dedicated to the memory of Taylor Hall
[edit] Cultural references
- The episode title is a parody of the novel A Night to Remember.
- The gun with which Stan attacks the caterer for Roger's wedding bears great resemblence to a the M82 Barrett rifle. However the gun in this episode fires tens of rounds in full automatic mode, even though the M82 is semi-automatic and only holds 10 rounds. The magazine clearly holds .50 BMG ammunition, even though the shell casings on the floor look like 9mm shells.
- Buckle is based on Grizzly Adams, the title character from The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, a popular 1970s tv show.
- Russel Rothberg is voiced by Elliott Gould and is designed by his look. Both Gould and Rothberg are Jews.
| Preceded by "Black Mystery Month" |
American Dad! episodes | Followed by "Four Little Words" |
