# American dad 12-13 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 14, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176 "2009-12-14T02:45:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/1 "2009-12-14T02:45:11Z")
Oh my. The show is rocking totally. Clever jokes about the rapture. love it. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/2 "2009-12-14T18:51:32Z")
I just saw it and thought it was outstanding! ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/3 "2009-12-14T19:39:43Z")
Brillant. I’m was quite shocked that _Haley_ :eek: of all people is apparently a devout enough Christian to be raptured! Interesting that this episode didn’t seem to take place entirely outside of continuity (like the James Bond spoof), but wasn’t entirely reset either (like the Xmas episodes). So apparently from now on the show will take place entirely in Stan’s afterlife. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/4 "2009-12-14T19:56:59Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Brillant. I’m was quite shocked that _Haley_ :eek: of all people is apparently a devout enough Christian to be raptured! > > Interesting that this episode didn’t seem to take place entirely outside of continuity (like the James Bond spoof), but wasn’t entirely reset either (like the Xmas episodes). So apparently from now on the show will take place entirely in Stan’s afterlife. 😉 With Klaus mounted on the wall. Steve’s heaven was great - a hot chick riding a unicorn that shits pepper jack cheeseburgers. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/5 "2009-12-14T20:57:05Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Brillant. I’m was quite shocked that _Haley_ :eek: of all people is apparently a devout enough Christian to be raptured! And some of the Gays. Might be a bit of a jab against fundamentalist Christians, in that it’s more important to be a good person than to strictly follow the dogma. And yes, it occurred to me that from now on we’ll be seeing Stan’s afterlife. (Though I doubt it.) ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/6 "2009-12-14T21:03:00Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > And some of the Gays. Only the Tops. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/7 "2009-12-15T01:07:09Z")
thank you to the mod who fixed my spelling error in the title. Loved so many bits, and didn’t write them down, may have forgotten some. The fake jesus who told Stan to take his clothes off, the green monsters in the lair of the antichrist, the christian puppet show. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/8 "2009-12-15T01:25:01Z")
I’m trying to figure out just what church the Smiths are members of - all the trappings seem to be Catholic, but Stan believes in the Rapture, which is the domain of a handful of protestant sects. Of course, Stan might just be an idiot. (On the other hand, MacFarlane mixed up Purgatory and Limbo in an episode of Family Guy, so expecting good Catholic theology from the MacFarlaneverse is probably expecting too much.) ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/9 "2009-12-15T03:41:27Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > I’m trying to figure out just what church the Smiths are members of - all the trappings seem to be Catholic, but Stan believes in the Rapture, which is the domain of a handful of protestant sects. It was an Episcopalian church. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/10 "2009-12-15T04:54:44Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > It was an Episcopalian church. An even the priest seemed surprised by what’s happening (“the Rapture” isn’t part of mainstream Anglicanism/Episcopalianism). ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/11 "2009-12-15T14:17:26Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > I’m trying to figure out just what church the Smiths are members of - all the trappings seem to be Catholic, but Stan believes in the Rapture, which is the domain of a handful of protestant sects. > > Of course, Stan might just be an idiot. > > (On the other hand, MacFarlane mixed up Purgatory and Limbo in an episode of Family Guy, so expecting good Catholic theology from the MacFarlaneverse is probably expecting too much.) > [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > It was an Episcopalian church. I get the feeling Stan is at heart a fundamentalist, but goes to Episcopalian services for reasons of social standing. Episcopalians wouldn’t be opposed if a gay couple adopted/surrogated (can’t remember which) a baby, would they? ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/12 "2009-12-15T15:01:44Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > An even the priest seemed surprised by what’s happening (“the Rapture” isn’t part of mainstream Anglicanism/Episcopalianism). I think it has been a point of plot before that the priest is a bit of a skeptic. I can’t remember the episode though. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/13 "2009-12-15T15:37:53Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > An even the priest seemed surprised by what’s happening (“the Rapture” isn’t part of mainstream Anglicanism/Episcopalianism). Well, Father Donovan has lost his faith, so even if the Episcopalians did believe in the Rapture, he’d be surprised that it’s actually happening. So he’s not really a good measure. But, ‘Stan’s an idiot’ is pretty much the premise of the series, so why shouldn’t it extend to his beliefs vis his church’s beliefs? ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/14 "2009-12-15T16:04:24Z")
That was a great episode, I actually watched it twice. The ending reminded me of Futurama. We were really cheated on the war though, would liked to have seen a lot more of that. Were there any specific works being paradoyed/imitated? Stan’s hook-handed character seemed to be based on Snake Plissken from Escape from New York. What about the art of the battles and demons? Obviously higher quality than normal American Dad, was it based on a particular comic or graphic novel? ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-dad-12-13/521176/15 "2009-12-15T18:31:33Z")
looks like the they drew some inspiration from the \*Heavy Metal \*magazines. Needed more boobs though. Did you notice the Marauders from _Mad Max 2_ hanging in the bar?