"American Dad!" Tears of a Clooney (2006)

Director:

Brent Woods

Writers:

Seth MacFarlane (creator)
Chris McKenna (writer)

TV Series:

"American Dad!" (2005)

Original Air Date:

14 May 2006 (Season 1, Episode 23)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Homosocial Friendship | Character Name In Title | CIA | Goldfish | Alien

Cast

Seth MacFarlane	...	Stan Smith / Roger the Alien / Greg Corbin / Alan Greenspan (voice)
Wendy Schaal	...	Francine Smith (voice)
Scott Grimes	...	Steve Smith (voice)
Rachael MacFarlane	...	Hayley Smith / Melanie / Barb (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Klaus / Tony / Monopoly Hobo / Pillow Hands McGraw (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Barker	...	(voice)
Adilah Barnes	...	(voice)
Bruce Boxleitner	...	Himself (voice)
Paget Brewster	...	Raina (voice)
John Di Maggio	...	Petkov (voice)
Brad Grunberg	...	(voice)
Kate Jackson	...	Herself (voice)
André Sogliuzzo	...	George Clooney (voice)

Color:

Color

Trivia:

The plot of this episode revolves around Francine trying to break George Clooney's heart. In "Deacon Stan, Jesus Man" it was revealed that Clooney was her one free kill, part of a deal between her and Stan. Stan chose Susan Sarandon.

Quotes:

[Francine is preparing to kill George Clooney with an axe]
Stanley Smith: Wait! I've gone along with you on this whole thing no questions asked, but now I've gotta know. What the hell Francine? What is this really about? I mean I hate Susan Serandon but you don't see me cutting off my hand. I just... cut my hair different for a while.
Francine Smith: What is this about? Just look at that **** with cucumbers on his eyes. Not a care in the world. No making school lunches, no grocery shopping, no cleaning the house, no one depending on him all the time!
Stanley Smith: Oh God! This isn't about some unfulfilled dream. You're having a midlife crisis and you're taking it out on a future senator from California!
Francine Smith: [stunned] Midlife crisis... wait, future senator?
[irate]
Francine Smith: Oh I will ******* chop his head in two!
Stanley Smith: Francine, don't you see. Sure, Clooney has no cares, no-one that depends on him, but... he HAS no one that DEPENDS on him! But you; you have a family. A son, a daughter...
Francine Smith: ...and a husband, who took a sabbatical from work, moved to Prague, and hired mercenaries to help his wife seduce another man! You probably would have let me sleep with him.
Stanley Smith: Of course! I assumed you did!
[...]

Movie Connections:

References "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (1983)