With Friends Like Steve's
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| “With Friends Like Steve's” | |
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| American Dad! episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 22 |
| Guest stars | Craig Ferguson |
| Written by | Erik Durbin |
| Directed by | John Aoshima |
| Production no. | 2AJN03 |
| Original airdate | May 7, 2006 |
| Episode chronology | |
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| "Helping Hands" | "Tears of a Clooney" |
| List of American Dad! episodes | |
| Newspaper Headline |
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| "American Dad" Releases DVD, Small Girl From Basement |
"With Friends Like Steve's" is an episode of American Dad! Craig Ferguson guest stars as Barry.
[edit] Plot summary
Steve loses interest in his activities with Stan, who quickly dumps him for Barry, a kid who appreciates him. But Barry's very different when he's not taking his "vitamins" (retard aggression pills)— he goes insane (rather: un-retarded) and starts talking like Gary Oldman. Being preferred, he manages to have Steve sent to a youth penal oil rig in the Atlantic ocean where Steve uses his father's skills to escape. Meanwhile, Roger's beer-swilling skills come in handy when he decides to join a fraternity at Hayley's college (he leaves when they tell him newbies have to clean after the party while brothers sleep).
[edit] Cultural References
- Francine compares Steve's interest in Stan to America's interest in Arrested Development.
- The scene with the pill in the drink is a parody of a scene in The Princess Bride. Barry even mentions that Steve had once seen that film.
- Stan plays Red Dawn with Barry.
- In the detention centre Steve is sent to, one of the guards sings "Food Glorious Food".
- The scene where the fly crawls into Barry's mouth is a direct reference to the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, in which the same thing happens to the villain Belloq during a speech.
[edit] Notes
- When Stan runs the finger prints from the plate it comes out as Steve. It is not mentioned why Steve would have his finger prints on file without a previous criminal offence. It could be a mention to Stan's own state of mind if he has added his families prints to the database.
| Preceded by "Helping Hands" |
American Dad! episodes | Followed by "Tears of a Clooney" |
