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• Actors: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane
• Format: AC-3, Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: April 28, 2009
• Run Time: 305 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001RIZ7OI
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,679 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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If Family Guy could spoof Star Wars with the epic Blue Harvest episode, then it's only fitting that American Dad take on the espionage world of Agent 007. In "Tearjerker," a season 3 benchmark that kicks off this three-disc set, Stan Smith (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) portrays secret agent Stan Smith, with the other characters taking on Bondian persona. Dutiful wife Francine (Wendy Schaal) is transformed into the femme fatale Sexpun T'Come, and alien Roger (MacFarlane) portrays arch villain Tearjerker, a failed actor with a diabolical scheme to make the saddest movie in the world that will make all who see it cry themselves to death. At one point, Stan meets his superior, B (a game Patrick Stewart), in Japan. When Stan asks why they must be dressed as geishas, B replies, "Because I thought we could be secret Asians." Which just goes to show that American Dad will go any distance for a gag. And we mean that literally. In the episode, "Pulling Double Booty," Stan and Francine's rebellious peacenik daughter (Rachael MacFarlane) gets hot and heavy with Stan's CIA body double, which elicits a projectile reaction from Francine. "Oedipal Panties" is another cringe-worthy episode in which we discover the lengths to which Stan will go to keep his mother to himself.

There are a couple of milestones among these 14 episodes from seasons 3 and 4. "1600 Candles" marks Roger's 1,600th birthday, while "Oedipal Panties" is interrupted to celebrate the series' 1,000th vagina joke. By this point, we should be past Family Guy comparisons. Both series are a riot of obscure pop-culture references, gratuitous celebrity potshots, and meta asides (in "Widowmaker," Francine ponders making a "gag me with a spoon" joke, "but then I thought, 'Who's that for?'"). But at least when Stan goes to absurd extremes, it is more in keeping with his overzealous, xenophobic character. The writing takes some rewarding chances as it careens wildly from the smart to the sophomoric. The holiday episode, "The Most Adequate Christmas Ever," contains an Auschwitz joke that is actually kinda funny, even as one cringes at the "oh, no they didn't"-ness of it. As with previous volumes, this set contains bountiful extras, including deleted scenes, audio commentaries for every episode, a featurette on the making of "Tearjerker," and, best of all, a live ComiCon table read of the first act of "Pulling Double Booty." American Dad, we salute you. --Donald Liebenson

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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 04/28/2009 Run time: 309 minutes Rating: Nr

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This show is getting better with each Episode!, April 24, 2009

By	Jakub Pytel - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The following 14 episodes will be on this set:

Tearjerker
Oedipal Panties
Widowmaker
Red October Sky
Office Spaceman
Stanny Slickers
Spring Break-Up
1600 Candles
The One That Got Away
One Little Word
Choosy Wives Choose Smith
Escape From Pearl Bailey
Pulling Double Booty
The Most Adequate Christmas Ever

What this means is that there will be 14 episodes left unreleased from the current(4th) season. Hopefully they will release those after the season and then maybe they can just release full seasons instead of these partial season "volumes" we have been getting(at full season prices , might I add). As far as the show itself.......well , my title says it best! In it's 4th season , the show continues to get better and better every week. The episode "Tearjerker" is probably the best one on this set. It is the one parodying the James Bond Movies. As much as I loved the Family Guy Star Wars Parody , in my humble opinion , this is far superior. My only bone to pick with the writers is that Klaus seems to be used a little less than in the early episodes. This set will also contain the usual bonus features ( Deleted Scenes , Commentary , Unrated/Uncensored Episodes , etc.)

BTW To those wondering about the future of the show , FOX has extended this show for a 5th season!

UPDATE: I picked up my copy today and one little note for the few that might care. The packaging is different from the first 3 Volumes. The case is smaller , the size of a single dvd case with three slots inside for the discs.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it just for "Oscar Gold"!, February 17, 2009

By	Buddy Guy - See all my reviews

Another great season from another great series. American Dad just gets better with age. I think the show's creators really enjoy these characters and its shows in such episodes as "Oscar Gold" and "Pulling Double Booty." In these episodes, great personas like Jeff and Roger really get to come forward and take the show to the next level. But really, Oscar Gold is by far the number one reason to buy this latest season. Any episode with Roger as the focus is always gravy. "Seriously Barry, you are the worst architect ever!"

4.0 out of 5 stars No Sensorship! Let them Rip!, October 21, 2009

By	P. Smoody (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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At least Stan isn't as dumb as Peter! But, Seth and his team of marketing peeps need to put these shows on DVD faster! I wanted to see the Roy Rogers episode! I love this funny and politically incorrect show! Unfortunately, no continuation of Roger's jeweled, golden poo! That really roasted my cookies! I thought that I missed something when there was no follow up. I do remember reading something about Seth being on that writing strike way back so I wonder if that has something to do with it. It just makes me wonder how a greedy, scheming alien like Roger hasn't figured that he is worth billions, maybe trillions! Especially, when it can save America in Stan's eyes! Also, I wish they had more uncensored episodes.

The only draw back to buying this new DVD box (now original clear case) is that the original season 4 box set was in the individual cases with more episodes and now they come in one regular case with a flip case inside to accommodate the 3 disks instead of putting them on less disks. The disks appear to have more episodes but, it is less or the same, STOP BEING CHEAP, I would rather they spent more on the cases than the DVDs!

When I bought the Tales from the Crypt all seasons on DVD and they put 3 disks in one regular case, one disk on one side and two overlapping on the other side and all that does is make the clips break during shipping causing the disks to slide around getting scratched up. My suggestion if you don't want to wait for American Dad Season 4 to come in the mail possibly broken, buy it in a store so you can shake it and test it making sure the disk is not loose and scratch. Otherwise you may be annoyed with the Amazon seller for the flimsy clips.