10 American Dad Episodes That Pissed People Off
7. Shallow Vows (S6E6)
One of the key aspects of making a show like American Dad! successful is loveable and relatable characters. For the most part, Stan Smith fits into this category in spite of his flaws, but there have been several times that he showed his true colours.
'Shallow Vows' is one such episode, where Stan is so hateful it put a bad taste in the mouth for the entire episode. When he and Francine were renewing their vows for their 20th anniversary, Stan told her that literally the only reason he married her was her physical appearance. What a dick.
As something of a form of revenge, Francine stopped doing her intense beauty regimen for two weeks so that Stan could see her as she really was, and he hated what he saw. The only way he could still be with her was to make himself blind so he couldn’t be so disgusted by her.
It was Stan however, who was disgusting in this episode. He treated his wife like crap, used her for her body, and had no remorse until it affected himself, never actually caring about Francine’s feelings. Shallow indeed.