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Although when Terry starts to berate Stan after Tank makes it clear beyond a doubt he won't accept his son being gay, Francine steps forward and defends Stan. DS9 actually did have a surrogacy plot line in Season 5.

  • Suddenly Shouting: Stan realizes what's happening when he answers a call from Francine's doctor about her pregnancy, and then relays this info to her.

    "Your doctor called.

    Watch! I don't know why I said that.


  • Following

    Terry's father is coming for a visit, but doesn't know that his son is gay. He also doesn't consider how keeping up this lie effects Stan, Francine and Greg.

  • Faint in Shock: Stan telling Tank that Terry is gay causes the latter to dramatically faint in his father's arms.

    But the fact remains that they lost nine months hiding in the attic in complete fear and paranoia, so in the end, Klaus did get a measure of vengeance.

  • Screaming Birth: Francine giving birth to Liberty Belle.
  • Shout-Out: After Terry describes how surrogate pregnancy works, Stan thinks it's like something out of Star Trek, before asking if it's from Deep Space Nine as he refuses to watch that for multiple unspecified reasons.

    Tank retorts that thousands of drunk football fans will literally cheer for anything, ruining Stan's point.

  • Tank: You think I care what these drunken slobs think?!

    gay couple american dad

    So when he visits, Terry says he's living with Francine and that Stan is gay.Terry's father, a former star fullback for the Redskins, doesn't know that Terry is gay. Terry punches him in the face.

    Stan:That wasn't campy at all!

  • "Not So Different" Remark: Stan realizes this when Jason and Mary fight in the car, and he instinctively calls them "Steve and Hayley."

    Stan: Wait, you fight just like my kids.

    So when he visits, Terry says he's living with Francine and that Stan is gay.Terry's father, a former star fullback for the Redskins, doesn't know that Terry is gay. He said the baby you are carrying for two gay men is perfectly fine and YOU SHOULD BE VERY EXCITED!!!"

  • There Is No Kill Like Overkill: Francine imagines revealing to Stan that she is pregnant with Greg and Terry's child.

    Francine manages to stop Terry, pointing out Stan was the one who tried to help Terry this whole time even if it didn't work.

  • My God, What Have I Done?: Roger sees the error of his ways in regards to buying kids booze when he sees Steve making out with a girl who is... Then he gets a chainsaw, then a leopard, and finally a leopard armed with a chainsaw.
  • Brick Joke: Greg mentions reading online that many babies are born with anuses every year, causing Terry to comment he needs to stop reading Web MD.

    Later as they get ready for Francine's delivery, Terry's visibly annoyed as Greg reads "Everybody Poops Except A Baby Without An Anus."

  • Campy Combat: Outraged that Francine agreed to be the surrogate for Greg and Terry's baby behind his back, Stan threatens to beat them up. He responds by smashing a bottle, only to then come back with a chainsaw, then coming back with a leopard, finally satisfied with a leopard holding the chainsaw.
  • Understatement: After Klaus promises excruciating revenge on Steve and Roger, the two are stunned silent and Steve can only reply "He didn't think it was funny."
  • Verbal Backspace: When Francine and Hayley watch the news report about Stan kidnapping the baby.

    Francine: I can't believe your father would do something like this!
    Hayley: I can.
    Francine: Yeah, I guess I can too.

    After Stan leaves and is confronted by Francine, a group of men dressed in West Side Story costumes show up and ask if they missed the rumble, to which Stan says they did to their disappointment.

    Dancer: Oh, you had to go and change your belt?

  • Comically Missing the Point: Lily tells Stan about her spouse, Al, without mentioning that the name is short for "Alison." After revealing that they're lesbians, Stan can only wonder if Al, thinking it's another man, knows about this.
  • Corny Nebraska: When Stan crashes his car in the cornfields near Nebraska, he is rescued by a lesbian couple who live in a farmhouse with their two children.

    Tank makes it clear he understands how homosexuality works, is not a closeted queer man, and doesn't care at all that his son has no choice in how he identifies, he still hates it.

  • If people in your family can't accept you for your orientation, then sometimes it's better to just cut them out as soon as possible. All throughout Francine's pregnancy, he is extremely nervous about becoming a father, especially when Francine goes into labor.
  • Pyrrhic Victory: Steve and Roger preempt any further revenge from Klaus by placing a stack of books on top of his bowl so that he can't get out.

    As she puts it, even if Stan messed up, he was still trying to help and ultimately, it's better for Terry to let go of Tank after seeing his father absolutely won't let go of his prejudice.


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    Meanwhile, after Klaus swears horrible revenge on Steve and Roger for pushing him down a water slide, the two become reclusive and hide in the attic.


    This episode includes examples of:

    • Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs: In a visual example, Francine imagines Stan's response to telling him that she's pregnant.

      Roger then puts a stack of books on top of Klaus's bowl, trapping him, and wonders why they didn't just do that nine months earlier.

    • My Fist Forgives You: After returning the children, Stan apologizes for his actions. Just like...normal kids.

      Jason: We are normal kids, you moron!

    • Panicky Expectant Father: Greg. erm...

      (into microphone) I just had a beer fart!
      Crowd: YAAAAAAAAAY!!!

    • Misplaced Retribution: By the very end of the episode, after Tank makes it clear he'll never be okay with Terry's homosexuality, Terry tries to lay into Stan for all of this happening as if it's his fault Tank is a stubborn homophobe. First he gets ready to attack her with a shattered beer bottle.