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Bully For Steve
"Bully for Steve" is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of the animated comedy series '' American Dad!'' It originally aired in the United States on Fox on April 25, 2010. The episode follows Stan who is unhappy with Steve's passive behavior, so he poses as a bully for Steve to toughen him up, despite Francine's disapproval. The episode was written by Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson and directed by Rodney Clouden. "Bully for Steve" was watched by 5.31 million viewers in its original airing. The episode received positive reviews with its main plot, along with mixed reviews with its subplot, from critics. The episode features guest performances of Jeff Fischer, Kevin Michael Richardson, Cleo King, and Erik Durbin. Plot Stan learns that Steve is too passive and resorts to confronting Steve as a bully. Steve quickly figures out the bully is his own dad. After a physical confrontation, Steve comes home injured and Stan asks him what happened and changes the topic to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Dad!
''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television series made to premiere on Fox's Animation Domination block. The series premiered on February 6, 2005, following Super Bowl XXXIX, with the rest of the first season airing three months later beginning May 1, 2005. ''American Dad!'' is a joint production between Underdog Productions, Fuzzy Door Productions and 20th Television Animation and syndicated by 20th Television. Creative direction of ''American Dad!'' had largely been guided by Barker (prior to his departure from the show in season 10) and Weitzman as opposed to MacFarlane, resulting in a series that is different from its counterparts. Unlike MacFarlane's other shows, '' Family Guy'' and, to a lesser extent, ''The Cleveland Show'', ''American Dad!'' does not lean as heavily on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger (American Dad!)
Roger Smith is a fictional character in the adult animated sitcom ''American Dad!'', created, voiced, and designed by Seth MacFarlane. Roger is a 1,601 year-old grey space alien living with the Smith family. Having lived on Earth since crashing in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, Roger came to live with the Smiths after rescuing main character Stan Smith at Area 51 four years prior to the beginning of the series. The character has also made cameo appearances in episodes of '' Family Guy''. Roger is usually insensitive and careless, and often takes advantage of, cheats, and ridicules people. Over time, the character has also exhibited increasingly sociopathic, cruel, selfish, devious, and depraved behaviors. Due to that, Roger does have a love-hate relationship with the Smith family, who care about him despite being his most frequent victims. His most frequent relationships being the ones with Stan, who despises Roger for his annoying antics despite the fact that he saved his l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SeaWorld
SeaWorld is an American theme park chain with headquarters in Orlando, Florida. It is a proprietor of marine mammal parks, oceanariums, animal theme parks, and rehabilitation centers owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment (one park will be owned and operated by Miral under a license). The parks feature orcas, sea lion, and dolphin shows and zoological displays featuring various other marine animals. The parks also feature thrill rides, including roller coasters like Kraken, Mako and Manta at SeaWorld Orlando, and Steel Eel and The Great White at SeaWorld San Antonio. Journey to Atlantis, a combination roller coaster and splashdown ride, can be found at all three parks. There are operations located within the United States in Orlando, Florida; San Diego, California; San Antonio, Texas; later outside the United States such as Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and previously Aurora, Ohio. On March 5, 2007, SeaWorld Orlando announced addition of the Aquatica water park to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Train (band)
Train is an American pop rock band from San Francisco which was formed in 1993. As of 2022 the band consists of Pat Monahan (lead vocals), Taylor Locke (guitar, vocals), Hector Maldonado (bass, vocals), Jerry Becker (keyboards, guitar), Matt Musty (drums), Sakai Smith (backup vocals), and Nikita Houston (backup vocals). With a lineup that included original members Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood, and Charlie Colin, the band achieved mainstream success with their debut album ''Train''. The album was released in 1998 with the hit " Meet Virginia". Train's 2001 album, '' Drops of Jupiter'', contained the lead single "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)". The single won two Grammy Awards in 2002, and the album was certified double platinum. Train's third studio album, '' My Private Nation'', released in 2003, was certified platinum in the United States with the hit " Calling All Angels". Following the departures of Hotchkiss and Colin, the band released their fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drops Of Jupiter
''Drops of Jupiter'' is the second studio album by American pop rock band Train, released in 2001. The album's title is derived from "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)", its lead single, which was a hit internationally and won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The album contains elements of rock, country and indie rock. Besides "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)", two other singles were released from this album: "She's on Fire" and "Something More", both of which also achieved some success on the Adult Top 40 chart. Debuting at #6 in the United States upon its release, it has since been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA in the United States and 2× Platinum by the CRIA in Canada. It is the band's best-selling album to date. A 20th Anniversary Edition was released on March 26, 2021. Critical reception The album received mixed reviews. AllMusic writer Mark Morgenstein said that "There is nothing cutting edge about Train's Sophomore Effort". He also stated that "Train is a classic rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Said The Actress To The Bishop
The phrase "said the actress to the bishop" is a colloquial British exclamation, offering humor by serving as a punch line that exposes an unintended double entendre. An equivalent phrase in North America is "that's what she said". The versatility of such phrases, and their popularity, lead some to consider them clichéd. History and variations The term, or its variant "as the actress said to the bishop", is British in origin. It supposedly originated from a conversation between the actress Lillie Langtry and the Bishop of Worcester. They were at a country house weekend party and on Sunday morning before church, they went for a stroll in the garden. On their walk, the bishop cut his finger on a rose thorn. Over lunch, Lillie enquired about his injury, asking: "How is your prick?" To which, the Bishop replied: "Throbbing", causing the butler to drop the potatoes. Its form is well known as a "Wellerism", acquiring that name from Charles Dickens' character Sam Weller, who regularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cleveland Show
''The Cleveland Show'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel, and Mike Henry for the Fox Broadcasting Company. A spin-off of ''Family Guy'', the series centers on Cleveland Brown, his new wife Donna Tubbs, and their children Cleveland Brown Jr., Roberta Tubbs, and Rallo Tubbs. Similar to ''Family Guy'', it exhibited much of its humor in the form of cutaway gags that often lampoon American culture, though it uses significantly fewer than ''Family Guy''. Fox cancelled the series after 4 seasons. The animation was produced by Fox Television Animation. The series was conceived by MacFarlane in 2007 after developing ''Family Guy'' and ''American Dad!'' for the Fox network. MacFarlane centered the show on ''Family Guy'' character Cleveland Brown and created new characters for Cleveland's family members. One preexisting character, Cleveland's son Cleveland Jr. (Junior), was redesigned as an obese, soft-spoken teen, as opposed to his depiction as a y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth MacFarlane
Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (; born October 26, 1973) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, comedian, and singer. He is the creator and star of the television series '' Family Guy'' (since 1999) and '' The Orville'' (since 2017), and co-creator of the television series '' American Dad!'' (since 2005) and ''The Cleveland Show'' (2009–2013). He also wrote, directed, and starred in the films '' Ted'' (2012), its sequel '' Ted 2'' (2015), and ''A Million Ways to Die in the West'' (2014). MacFarlane is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, where he studied animation. Recruited to Hollywood, he was an animator and writer for Hanna-Barbera for television series including '' Johnny Bravo'', '' Cow and Chicken'', '' Dexter's Laboratory'', and '' Larry & Steve''. He made guest appearances as an actor on television series such as ''Gilmore Girls'', '' The War at Home'', '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', and ''FlashForward''. In 2008, he created the YouTube series '' Seth MacFarla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Murphy
Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. (born December 19, 1952) is an American composer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the instrumental " A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony which topped the charts in 1976 and was featured on the ''Saturday Night Fever'' soundtrack in 1977. Further classical–disco fusions followed, such as " Flight '76", "Rhapsody in Blue", " Toccata and Funk in 'D' Minor", "Bolero", and "Mostly Mozart", but were not as successful. In a career spanning over five decades, Murphy has written music for numerous films and TV shows, including ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', ''The Savage Bees'', '' Stingray'', '' Wiseguy'', '' The Commish'', '' Profit'', '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', '' Looney Tunes'', and '' How Murray Saved Christmas''. He has had a long-running partnership with Seth MacFarlane, composing music for his films and TV shows such as '' Family Guy'', ''The Cleveland Show'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris McKenna (writer)
Chris McKenna is an American television writer, film producer, screenwriter, and television producer. He has written for ''American Dad!'', ''Community (TV series), Community'', and ''The Mindy Project'', and part of the first Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man (2017 film series), ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2017–2021). Career McKenna was an uncredited writer on the 2004 film ''The Girl Next Door (2004 film), The Girl Next Door'', having developed the screenplay with director Luke Greenfield. He was denied credit by the WGA arbitration process. McKenna wrote some of ''Community (TV series), Community''s most critically acclaimed episodes, including "Paradigms of Human Memory", "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design", and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Emmy- and Hugo Award, Hugo-nominated "Remedial Chaos Theory". He also co-wrote (along with his brother Matt McKenna) one of the most acclaimed episodes of ''American Dad!'', "Rapture's Delight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Hughart
Ronald P. Hughart (born June 18, 1961) is an American animator, director, and storyboard artist. He has worked on several shows, including ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', '' Family Dog'', '' Futurama'' and '' American Dad!''. He also worked on ''Ren & Stimpy'' as a layout supervisor and timing director. Hughart currently works on ''American Dad!'' as co-supervising director with Brent Woods. During his work on '' Futurama'', supervising director Rich Moore said that Ron had directed some of the best scenes of violence on the show. This was noted on the audio commentary of Raging Bender. Directing credits Futurama episodes *"A Fishful of Dollars" (with Gregg Vanzo) *"Fry and the Slurm Factory" *"Raging Bender" *" War Is the H-Word" *" A Tale of Two Santas" *" Bendin' in the Wind" *" The 30% Iron Chef" *" Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV" *" The Farnsworth Parabox" American Dad! episodes *"Pilot" :Supervising Director season 1 :Co-Supervising Director season 2, 3,4,5,6 The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Look A Smith Horse In The Mouth
"Don't Look a Smith Horse in the Mouth" is the tenth episode of the sixth season of ''American Dad!''. It aired on January 3, 2010 on Fox and is the first ''American Dad!'' episode to air in 16:9 720p high-definition. In the episode, when Stan gets told by Francine to get rid of his gas-guzzling SUV, he and Roger hatch up a plan at the local horse track to avoid losing his car. Meanwhile, Steve and his friends help an obese man out of his bedroom. Plot Because of the economic recession, the Smiths are forced to make cutbacks. When Roger tells Francine that Stan regularly spends $400 on gas for his SUV, she threatens to replace his vehicle with a Hybrid. In an attempt to save his SUV, Stan makes a bet on a local horse at a track stadium, only to watch the horse finish the race last. Outraged, Stan confronts the jockey, discovering that the jockey is Roger. Roger explains that he has been giving the horse tranquilizers to hold it back and reduce its odds. When the horse owner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
