10 American Dad Episodes That Pissed People Off
6. Oedipal Panties (S4E11)
It’s not uncommon to see an episode of Seth MacFarlane’s cartoons flirt with the idea of incest. It’s a strange, cringe-inducing sentence to start this entry with, but it’s true. Meg and Chris have kissed before in Family Guy, while the latter has been attracted to his own mother, and in American Dad! Hayley once went out with Stan’s exact body double.
'Oedipal Panties' in season four took things much further however, as Stan was revealed to be way too close to his mom for anyone’s comfort. Francine, Roger, and everyone watching this episode was just horrified.
Every time Betty Smith would start a seeing a new man, Stan would get rid of them so he could look after her himself. This, on one occasion, stretched to taking a candle-lit bath with her and scrubbing her clean. This wasn’t funny, it was just wrong.
As Roger put it, changing planes at O’Hare is complicated, but this rendered even the alien who has done some truly disgusting things throughout his life speechless. Does someone need to have a conversation with Mr. MacFarlane and tell him no one is watching his cartoons for their incest storylines?