10 TV Shows With Weird Video Game Episodes

10. American Dad - OreTron Trail

OreTron Trail comes from the most recent season of American Dad, and as the title suggests, features the classic game Oregon Trail. However, as is becoming increasingly common for Stan and the rest of the Smith family, it doesn’t fully deliver on its potential.

The crux of the episode is Roger considering his mortality, especially in relation to the rest of the family. His species has a much longer life than humans, so he contemplates what life will be like without them. This culminates in him faking his death, and living as an outlaw.

After a year-long time skip, all of the family but Steve have moved on from Roger, with the Smith boy having suspicions over the alien’s death. They’re eventually reunited, and Roger admits he did not cope well without them.

This leads to him trapping the Smith family inside Steve’s Mac, where their only escape is to complete the Oregon Trail.

By this point though, the episode is already near the end of their time in the game, which could have been a great way to explore their characters, but it's rushed and played for laughs. After a montage of deaths, the eventually escape, but it could have been much better.