American Dad/Daddy Queerest

Daddy Queerest
Season 4, Episode 19
Airdate	May 3, 2009
Production Number	3AJN08
Written by	Jonathan Fener
Directed by	Albert Calleros
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Daddy Queerest is the ninteenth episode of the fourth season of American Dad, and the seventy-seventh episode overall.

The episode centers on the Smiths' neighbors, Greg Corbin and Terry Bates, and their apprehension when they decide to reveal to Terry's father that they are a homosexual couple.

Starring: Seth MacFarlane (Stan Smith/Tearjerker), Wendy Schaal (Sexpun T'Come), Scott Grimes (S), Rachael MacFarlane (Miss Peacenickel), Dee Bradley Baker (Tchochkie Schmear)

Also Starring:

Plot Overview

While at a party thrown by the Corbin-Bates household, the Smiths learn that Terry's father, football great Tank Bates, is coming home for a jersey retirement ceremony. Francine gets Terry to promise to reveal his sexual orientation to his father, but when Tank arrives, Terry panics and tells a series of lies, including that Francine is his lover and they had "their" daugther, Liberty Belle, out of wedlock. In addition, Greg and Stan are their "homosexual neighbors."

Terry's statements cause the Smiths to have to play along and create temporary living arrangements - Stan moves in with Greg, and Terry and Francine doing the same - partly in order to keep peace between Tank and Terry. Things manage to go well for awhile, until at a cocktail party where Tank is also a guest, Stan gets very drunk and lets slip the truth. Tank becomes very upset, not only that Terry lied to him, but the fact that he is gay. Tank makes no secrets that he does not accept Terry's sexual orientation and leaves the party.

Stan attempts to help Terry mend his quickly deteriorating relationship with his father. The plan involves the Smiths crashing a pre-game jersey retirement ceremony, where Tank is scheduled to speak. Stan claims that Tank's refusal to accept "the way his son is" must surely mean Tank has some deep-seated secrets of his own - namely, that he, too, is a homosexual and is refusing to accept this fact. However, an embarassed Tank angrily denounces this allegation and reveals himself to be a blatant womanizer. Terry summons up the courage to plead with his father to accept him for who he is. Tank, however, says he can't and won't, rejecting Terry once and for all. Greg and Terry take their anger out on Stan, who outed them during a public ceremony; however, Francine defends Stan, saying he meant well. Terry is still heartbroken, but Greg tells him that - given that Francine can accept Stan for his faults, and that Tank refuses to accept Terry's - he doesn't need someone like his father in his life.

Subplot

Steve and his buddies want to go to a party where older kids are drinking beer. With the help of a man who buys beer for teen-agers (Roger in disguise), and brushing off Hayley's admonitions, the boys go to the party. Steve returns home, very drunk and with a very ugly woman in tow. Roger takes this as a sign that teen-agers shouldn't drink and begins a series of public service programs to address to teen-agers the dangers of alcohol abuse. During an assembly at the school, however, the students are apathetic until Roger shows pictures of Steve and the girl having sex. The students flee the auditorium in horror, throwing their alcohol out on the way. Steve is embarassed, but Roger promises to make it up to him ... by taking him out drinking sometime.

Trivia

Allusions and References

• The Brady Bunch - Several allusions to the episode "Quarterback Sneak" are featured:
  • The character Tank Bates is modeled after Tank Gates, an egotistical former star football player.
  • Stan tells of a game in which he scored a game-winning play, putting much of the attention and credit on himself.