Finances with Wolves
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| “Finances with Wolves” | |
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| American Dad! episode | |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 18 |
| Written by | Neal Boushell, Sam O'Neal |
| Directed by | Albert Calleros |
| Production no. | 1AJN07 |
| Original airdate | January 29, 2006 |
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"Finances with Wolves" is an episode of the animated series American Dad!.
[edit] Plot summary
After receiving a hefty bonus from work, Stan buys extravagant gadgets, such as a large Flavor Flav clock to wear around his neck, while Francine pleads for her dream kiosk. Upset about his lack of support, Francine opens a muffin shop without his approval and gives Stan a taste of life without a housewife. In a desperate move, Stan puts Klaus' brain back into a human body that bears a remarkable resemblance to Jimi Hendrix, thinking that Klaus will cook dinner for him – only to discover it was a huge mistake as Klaus takes him hostage and sets out to win over Francine. Meanwhile, Steve is convinced he's a teen wolf after watching a horror film.
In actuality, Roger adopted a wolf from the woods, named it "Felicity" and, in the night, it killed a dog and covered Steve's room with blood. In the night, Steve and his friends go into the woods for his friends to kill him with a silver bullet; the actual wolf shows up and, in a confusing situation, they wind up thinking a silver bullet restored Steve to his normal self. Meanwhile, Klaus, after some quick preparations, seduces Francine at the mall before Stan arrives, revealing the ruse; but an eco-terrorist friend of Hayley sets off a series of bombs, blowing up a statue in the mall. Klaus dives out of the way to protect his new body; Stan, however, pushes Francine out of the way, but the statue piece hits his clock necklace; Klaus' body is half-crushed, and his brain is transferred back into a fish to save him,since Klaus flushed his old body down a toilet.
[edit] Cultural References
- The title is a reference to Dances with Wolves, a 1990 Kevin Costner film.
- In a flashback scene, Francine gets out of a bed that's occupied by the members of Dexy's Midnight Runners. They mistakenly believe her name to be Eileen, and the lead signer begins to write a song, humming Dexy's Midnight Runners signature tune, "Come on Eileen", thus giving a rather raunchy origin to that particular song. This could be a reference to the movie Clerks, where, in one scene, the character Randall reads off a bunch of porno titles, one of them being "Cum on Eileen".
- The film Steve and his friends see is titled "The Soiling", a direct reference to The Howling.
- The song played during the Klaus exploiting his new body montage is "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire.
- Public Enemy's song, "911 Is A Joke" plays when Stan has the Flava Flav clock on.
[edit] Notes
- The shop in the first scene that everyone is standing by is called "EXPENSIVE N USELESS"
- While Roger waits for his sea monkeys to be born, there's a sign "Maternity Ward" pasted on the wall.
| Preceded by "Rough Trade" |
American Dad! episodes | Followed by "It's Good to Be Queen" |
