American Dad: Worst of the Week

[Yash]

http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2005/0620worst.asp

I'm sure Seth is loving this.

[Draven]

Ha. This lady is obviously a conservative Christan. You'd think Stan's character would appeal to her. Instead it seems she had just as much fun watching "Deacon Stan Jesus Man" as I did watching "Ren Seeks Help", and that was none.

And if Seth knows I'm sure he's feeling pretty proud.

Basically the artical is harmless. The only real opinions she presented is that...


The Fox network is not exactly famous for its tasteful or intelligent programming, and it seems that in recent years it has been on a steady decline.
and...


"Deacon Stan Jesus Man" attempted to satirize church politics and conservative views on abortion but failed by indulging in ethnic stereotyping, scurrilousness and graphic content. It is because of this that it is our Worst of the Week.
Which is purely her own opinions.

She then describes the episode for the pure shock value. I'm guessing her intention is to get parents fired up to bug Fox to drop the show; and Fox already has a Partenal Discretion warning in front of the show, so all she's doing is blowing smoke.


Roger chokes while being force fed. Steve, the son, illogically performs CPR on him and ingests Roger's egg thus becoming pregnant.
I'm not sure what she finds Illogical, the fact Steve saved Roger's life without hesitation like any family member would do for a loved one, or the fact Steve became "pregnant" by swallowing Roger's egg. For the sake of believing she is an intelligant person, I'll choose the later, even though it seemed fesible to ME. But like Roger being a hermaphrodite, that's arguable.


Stan is furious that Steve is pregnant and takes the family to Mexico (God's blind spot according to Steve) so that Steve can have an abortion.
Hey neat! A mistake! Stan said that Mexico is God's blind spot, not Steve.

I can see her "point" on Roger being force fed. That WAS pretty cruel of Stan. Of course her "point" is null and void since she simply stated the fact, and didn't express an opinion over it. Not to mention she missed a very obvious "Excorcist" joke.

And she gathered that the episode was slanderizing the church, where I thought it was more about the male ego and the lengths men will go in the name of compitition, but I'm just an intelligent viewer.

[Zorak Masaki]

Hmm,,maybe they need to get some WWE wrestlers to guest star, then the PTC cant go after them at all! :evil: (due to the wwe winning a lawsuit against the PTC for slander). But in all seriousness, dont they know that attacking a show simply makes it stronger? I shudder to think of what the PTC would think about "Bender should not be allowed on television".

[the Amanda]

One thing that amuses me about these websites is how they're supposed to be safe for families, but then they describe the supposedly offensive content of these shows, often in more detail than the show themselves did! (This same website made a point to explain exactly what was going on in the Pinocchio joke in Family Guy, for instance.)

[Wanted]

My point exactly. Why are they describing the show when they should be expressing their opinions on it? Heck, that summary made me want to see the episode.

[Peter Paltridge]

This is the episode from two weeks ago, right? Wow....then they haven't gotten to last week's FG yet. They got upset over THIS episode? Yeek....If they end up hearing "If you want this threeway to happen you better shuddup!" they might firebomb California. Or poison the milk supply, as World News Tonight showed how.

[NozeNuggets]

Now then, before this rots into another political thread, KEEP THE POLITICS OUTTA IT, OKAY? The last time we had a thread like this it became a religion-meets-politics bashing.

[Fan of Sponge]

I thought PTC was only attacking South Park.

Look parents, children are going to learn stuff in their lives that are bad. It's inevitable for them. By exposing stuff, opening up more, and understanding it on TV, we won't be having all this bashing stuff and claiming this is bad don't watch it.

[Master Moron]

This part of the article stuck out to me


Realizing her pregnancy means the end of the gymnastics career that she resents having had forced upon her by her parents she cries, "Now that I'm an unwed teenaged mother- the world is my oyster!"

Does she not get that that line was said in satire? The way she writes it seems like she thinks the show is saying teens should get pregnant so they'll have more opportunities or something. The line was SATIRIZING teens who want to get pregnant because they think being a teenage mother will be fun, and yes, if you've ever watched daytime talk shows, there are kids who are this dumb.

[Master Moron]

Oh, my God, once again I find the funniest articles from this site in the letters section. I'll post the part I laughed at the most here:



After spending a full day at the park, we returned to our suite and decided to order room service. While I was busying myself with the menu and trying to organize our order, my seven year old daughter asked me to come into the room and see something "funny on the television." This is not uncommon for my daughter. I have been vigilant in monitoring what my children watch, and she often comes to tell me about the various inappropriate cartoons that her five year old brother is attempting to watch. I advised her that I would be there in a few minutes as soon as I placed our food order. Although she returned to her room, she persistently kept calling for me to come and see this show. I finally relented, and went in expecting to find Ninja Turtles or some other program of equal displeasure. Imagine my horror ( and that is not even an adequate term) when I saw three completely naked adults (two women and a man) and the man having anal intercourse with a woman. Blocking the TV to the best of my ability, I ordered her out of the room, while frantically trying to search for the remote to shut the T. V. off.

My husband and I were completely sickened by what occurred.. I called to speak with a supervisor at the front desk. I explained the "movie," which was nothing short of XXX,, was being shown on regular TV only in the children's room. WE were not able to find it on the other TV in the hotel room. I was informed that it was my responsibility to block Adult Movies if I so desired. Hardly naive, I asked why they would offer this service in a family resort, at a family theme park, in the ultimate "child's suite?" She informed me once again that it was my responsibility to block the television, and that they offered the service for business men. Obviously, this woman was not feeling the depths of my grief, she was missing the point. My child is seven!

The supervisor checked the records and found that my daughter had not accidently ordered the show, which is usually the case. The tone quickly changed from defensive to offensive. They sent a maintenance worker up to see why it was being offered on channel 46. The maintenance man was aghast. He worked for over thirty minutes to remove the show, and ended up blocking the entire hotel from this show. It appears that someone had been able to reprogram the television system so that one could get free porno movies in the children's suite. Sick.

To wrap up this long involved story, I would like to say that as a parent who has still avoided Bambi, my trip to Universal undid years of vigilance. Once in my daughters' mind, how could it be removed? SHe asked, "...why the woman was saying no, and then laughing? Did the women really like it? Were they married? What was the man putting in the woman's bottom?" How could I answer any of these questions? No parenting book I have ever read refers to the possibility of your seven year old witnessing pornography. Did I need to now introduce the facts of life several years early? Would this frame her views of sex in some way that we will not discover for years to come? What if she felt inclined to discuss what she saw with other children, therefore tainting there minds, in her own innocent way .

In the end, I skirted around the issue, prayed a great deal, and decided against offering any real explanation. It is my hope that my sadness and fears will far outweigh any thing that this situation may place upon her. I now am more worried that she will be dating boys who may grow up with not so vigilant parents, and who may be exposed to this garbage frequently. I am angered that hotels make millions of dollars peddling hard core pornography, while calling it a "service" for businessmen. The corporations are no different than the shady adult stores, that no one wants in their backyard. The hotels are able to hide behind four star ratings and down comforters, all the while offering the same profitable commodity.

I didn't reproduce the rest of the letter because it got kind of boring. But, I especially found the part where she mentioned Ninja Turtles and Bambi to be funny.

[GregX]

They oughta film that and show it every Christmas :evil:

[G1Ravage]

^^^^^^^^^ ROFL @ the letter

How did that woman ever have children? :shrug:

[Eddie G.]

Blocking the TV to the best of my ability, I ordered her out of the room, while frantically trying to search for the remote to shut the T. V. off.If only TV sets came with some sort of off button so that when the remote is missing blocking the TV with your body isn't the only way to get rid of porn.

[GregX]

^^^^^^^^^ ROFL @ the letter

How did that woman ever have children? :shrug:Well once upon a time, she lived in a gated repressed community, till she and a man in that community experimented with their No-No's. This couple did not have access to contraceptives as their community did not believe in such sinful things. So, she ended up pregnant, and the two got married and vowed never to engage in this act of sin again, till they did years later resulting in their second spawning.

But this story has a sad ending, as their daughter has now discovered the act (and soon will discover the sex acts of Bambi and the Ninja Turtles), and will be warped into one day engaging in it herself, rather than live as an Afghan woman under the rule of the Taliban.

And they lived miserably ever after. :evil:

[Youko Recca]

That letter is funny. How the hell does Bambi and Ninja Turtles compare to some sloppy chick getting done-in doggystyle? While it's okay to frequently be on the ball about what your children watch, there are times when it gets ridiculously out there.

[DarthGonzo]

I don't buy that letter. It's so ridiculously idiotic that it just seems fake to me. But if it's true, that woman is some piece of work. Moron.

[Meow]

That lady sounds like an idiot. What's wrong with the Ninja Turtles?


I don't buy that letter. It's so ridiculously idiotic that it just seems fake to me. But if it's true, that woman is some piece of work. Moron. I think you're probably right. I just skimmed that letter. I didn't even notice the Bambi line until now. That does sound pretty far fetched.

[Tobias]

Outside of the line about Bambi and the Ninja Turtles, I found nothing else wrong with the letter. Seven years old is FAR too young to be introduced to sex, and hotels obviously don't care what they show on the t.v. as long as they make their money. I do hope, however, that they did ultimately try to discuss the issue as gently as possible so the girl doesn't the wrong idea.

[DarthGonzo]

Outside of the line about Bambi and the Ninja Turtles, I found nothing else wrong with the letter. Seven years old is FAR too young to be introduced to sex, and hotels obviously don't care what they show on the t.v. as long as they make their money. I do hope, however, that they did ultimately try to discuss the issue as gently as possible so the girl doesn't the wrong idea.
But her level of outrage and her ability to turn one incident into an entertaining several paragragh rant just doesnt ring true.

[SirLemming]

I too don't see anything really outrageous about that letter. I mean, it's not pure unadulterated truth and justice, but I can see where she's coming from.

[Master Moron]

I think you're probably right. I just skimmed that letter. I didn't even notice the Bambi line until now. That does sound pretty far fetched.

Actually, I one time worked with a parent who told me that she didn't let her kids watch Disney movies and one time got angry at her kid's school for showing Tarzan in class. She claimed she didn't let her kids watch Disney movies because the villains always died at the end. I think I responded by laughing hysterically as the idea sounded so ridiculous that I didn't know how to respond, plus I didn't actually want to tell someone else how to raise her kids, since I was only a teenager at the time.


Outside of the line about Bambi and the Ninja Turtles, I found nothing else wrong with the letter. Seven years old is FAR too young to be introduced to sex, and hotels obviously don't care what they show on the t.v. as long as they make their money. I do hope, however, that they did ultimately try to discuss the issue as gently as possible so the girl doesn't the wrong idea.

Well, she admitted in the letter that a guest must have hacked into the system to get the TV in the child's room to show the adult channel, so I really don't see how it's the hotel's fault, but yes, I agree that a 7 year old shouldn't see pornography, but this last part just had me cracking up.


In the end, I skirted around the issue, prayed a great deal, and decided against offering any real explanation. It is my hope that my sadness and fears will far outweigh any thing that this situation may place upon her. I now am more worried that she will be dating boys who may grow up with not so vigilant parents, and who may be exposed to this garbage frequently.

Okay, first of all I find it a little ridiculous that watching anything for a few minutes will make someone date boys with not so vigilante parents...wait a minute, what the hell does it even matter what the parents of the boys she dates are like? I sure as hell don't try to take after my parents...but, anyway, the fact that she's so concerned about this and then DOES NOTHING about it just makes her seem completely incompetent. I mean, admittedly, if I met her in real life I wouldn't have the balls to tell her how to raise her own kids since I don't have kids of my own, but man, if being sad and fearful is considered parenting these days then well...I can't even come up with a response to that.

[Terrence Briggs]

Caught this episode last week.

Writer Nahnachka Khan used to work on Pepper Ann, and I saw her name in the producer credits for the A.D. pilot.

Her transparent work on this episode reminded me of a Pepper Ann episode (who's writer escapes me) where a loudmouthed antagonist (a morning announcer on the high school intercom) vented against women's sports. Don't recall his name, but he might as well have been notLimbaugh, Jr.

This is probably the best AD acript AD I've come across so far, but it fails for entirely different reasons than your typical AD episode: The interplay is solid, unlike most episodes, but the zingers are just sandbags and two-cent caricatures with little subtlety. ("Thank you, Satan!") Most AD gags aim lowbrow and fail for uninspired temerity. This ep featured middlebrow gags of uninspired temerity -- Maureen Dowd without the acid wit.

[Yash]

Thread necromancy, but I'll check something...

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...nope, American Dad nor Family Guy have appeared recently on Parents TV.

As for the letter, instead of standing there shocked and apalled, why not do something sensible like... turn off the TV?

[Mr.E]

oh I thought they were talking about the quality of this show, not the morality, then I would agree.

[Viceroy]

Thread necromancy, but I'll check something...

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...nope, American Dad nor Family Guy have appeared recently on Parents TV.

As for the letter, instead of standing there shocked and apalled, why not do something sensible like... turn off the TV?
The PTRC is not satisfied with controlling the TVs in their home. They want ALL TV shows (and radio shows) (and movies) to conform to their standards.

[Puss in Cute]

"Our top story: All TV shows are now suitable for toddlers!"

Kyle: Oh my gosh! They hit Kenny!
Stan: You losers!

[Frank]

"Our top story: All TV shows are now suitable for toddlers!"

Kyle: Oh my gosh! They hit Kenny!
Stan: You losers!
LOL!

[Golgo13]

Thread necromancy, but I'll check something...

...

...nope, American Dad nor Family Guy have appeared recently on Parents TV.

As for the letter, instead of standing there shocked and apalled, why not do something sensible like... turn off the TV?
Because parents like these looooooooooooooooove to blame everyone else but themselves for not taking control of what their children watch.

[DemonBoy]

And what they play don't forget that. kind of Off-Topic, one of the PTC members were on the G4 talking about sex in game. She thinks game should have sales restriction like Beer, and Smokes, that is a good idea, but for some reason I object. I saw the face of one of our enemies. And I'm pretty sure that either AD or FG will get a worst of the week when they return from their break.

[Boy Wonder]

American Dad is made for one thing and one thing only: Entertainment. Screw the "Parent's Board", they don't know what entertainment is.

[Jaime_Weinman]

Well, the PTC's advisories are funnier than anything that's ever appeared on "American Dad"...

[Silly McGooses]

Really, if there's anything wrong with American Dad, it's that it's a clone of every other "grown-up" animated show on TV.
EDIT: I was just looking at the site and they say that nobody under fifteen should see Batman Begins!:eek: :eek:
My seven-year old sister loved it! Jesus, these people just think kids are idiots.
And they say Valiant, one of the most babyish animated films of all time, shouldn't be seen by children under 9?!

[Silly McGooses]

I don't usually double post but....:D
"
I went to see Madagascar the other day and with it, came the previews for the kids movies. One of them was 'Chicken Little.' The line that particularly upset me was when there was a co-star in the movie saying "Well at least we can sell the video to chickens gone wild." Now, I'm not a parent, but I'm a Christian, so I have fairly high morals (I'm not suggesting those that aren't Christians don't have morals). I was absolutely appalled that the Disney writers could have created this line. I was watching this preview with my wife and around 50 kids probably under the age of 10 who were there to see Madagascar. What kind of sick, twisted writer comes up with this stuff? A kid under 10 (The target audience for Chicken Little probably) will not get the joke, and who would want to explain to the kid what it really means? I really can't say I appreciate the Disney company much after this atrocious behavior."