I Am the Walrus (American Dad!)

The episode, first aired on Fox in the United States on March 27, 2011, mainly centers around Stan and his son Steve, who are both competing for the dominant role of the house.

"I Am the Walrus" was directed by Tim Parsons, with Jennifer Graves serving as co-director for the episode, and was written by Keith Heisler.

The Smith family have dinner together, and Stan talks about the events that occurred on a nature documentary that aired earlier.

The next morning, when Steve is watching a movie on television, Stan abruptly pushes him off the couch and claims it as his "territory" by peeing all over it.

Though Steve manages to outdo him in everything, Stan is inspired by a walrus documentary to do the one thing his son can not do: have sex.

Steve turns to Roger for help, who suggests he go to a party (hosted by Roger himself as a high school senior named Bing Cooper) to get laid; after having his idea involving paralytic drugs and a persona named Ace Chapman rejected, as the sex has to be consensual.

However, upon arriving there, Stan learns that Steve's various attempts to have sex with a girl failed miserably as the boy is having a mental breakdown.

The couple later arrive at Principal Lewis' home, which is an enormous mess, where he tells him that their first goal is to clean his house.

After he gets his watch back, he takes more of the "Stephen Hawking pills" and is later used by Stan to teach Steve how to shave, and Roger (as Ace Chapman) drags him away.

[1] Seth MacFarlane, the creator and executive producer of American Dad!, as well as its sister shows Family Guy and The Cleveland Show, served as the executive producer for the episode, along with series veterans Mike Barker, Rick Wiener, Matt Weitzman, Eli Dolleman, and Kenny Schwartz.

Curtis Armstrong, Daisuke Suzuki and Eddie Kaye Thomas guest starred as Steve's friends in the episode, while Kevin Michael Richardson would return to play his part as Principal Lewis.

Afterwards the scene cuts to Toshi, Berry, Steve, Snot and Roger taking turns humping an ottoman in a nod to a video, that went viral in 2006, in which five teenagers danced similarly.

[2] They even watch Airplane II: The Sequel, which Steve says is better than the first film, but actual reception was generally negative.

[8] The total viewership of the episode was slightly higher than Bob's Burgers, but significantly lower than Family Guy and The Simpsons.

[10] Jason Hughes of TV Squad also reacted positively, writing, "It was good to have American Dad back in the lineup.

Roger was in fine form, and I can at least appreciate that they're trying to figure out how to make Hayley and Jeff work in the family dynamic.