10 Best American Dad! Characters Only In One Episode

10. Roy Family

Some figures throughout history constantly seem to be ripe for parody, no matter how played out the material is. For a show that's not afraid to 'go there', so to speak, American Dad! is practically sitting on a goldmine concerning opportunities to poke fun at famous (or, should I say, famously dubious) people.

When the Smiths visit a colourful theme park named Familyland, it should be pretty obvious to most what the writers are getting at here. Yep, it's a not-so-subtle nod to Disneyland, and in the centre of the park is a bronze statue of its founder, Roy Family, who, in both appearance and mannerisms, is basically Walt Disney.

Francine unknowingly awakens the frozen Roy from inside the statue (another Disney reference), and, disgusted that his park is now home to the likes of obese children and interracial couples, orders the whole place be locked down.

The trapped park visitors then gradually form several Game of Thrones-esque factions, with Stan, Hayley, Steve and Roger in charge of their own respective regions. Francine and Klaus manage to snap them out of their war by filling the park with the sweet smell of cookies, and, defeated, Roy agrees to go back into hibernation until the world is ready for his vision.

It's the obvious jabs at Disney's infamous intolerances that make the character of Roy Family the entertaining corporate villain he is. Perhaps a future episode may see him awaken to the modern world once again.