American Dad!

American Dad is an animated sitcom by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker, and Matt Weitzman that started on Fox but was canceled July 16,2013 but was picked up by the cable TV station TBS for the 11th season. American Dad first aired on February 6,2005 right after Super Bowl XXXIX which was also the first time Fox called their animated programming Animation Domination. In 2005, in addition to American Dad, Animation Domination also included programs like The Simpsons, Family Guy, and King of the Hill. Seth MacFarlane explained that the idea that sparked American Dad, “It was right after the [2000] election, and me and co-creator Matt Weitzman were so frustrated with the Bush administration that we would just spend days bitching and complaining, and…

The family includes Peter, Lois, Chris, Meg, Stewie, and Brian. Peter is the dad, head of the household, he's a bit on the slow side, loves beer, and is in love with TV. Lois is the wife and mother, she's always the one you would want to go to with your problems. Chris is the son, very slow and stupid. Meg is the daughter who just can't be noticed. Stewie, the baby is always looking for victory to be his. Brian is a man stuck in a dog's body who loves Lois and is trying to figure out why he's…

Stereotypical American American Dad is an animated television series that stereotypes everyone and everything they can. The writers of this series, American Dad, uses these stereotypes for laughs, and they are very successful at it. The latent effect of this humorous television show is that it brings more and more stereotypes into the culture. American Dad allows the continuation of placing stereotypes on groups of people which leads to negative consequences. Season 1 episode 6 of American…

Hyundai does not just list horsepower, or special feature of their car, they highlight one of those features using a story that most parents can relate to. This move is just made more effective by the humor and playfulness going into it, taking a situation most dad’s dread to think of, and turning into something they can laugh with. Thinking from the point of view of a father, I can see how this commercial is very effective. Of course Hyundai does not expect dads to start following their…

The book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert T. Kiyosaki begins with the author stating his good fortune to have a chance to learn valuable lessons from two fathers, one rich and one poor. The author states how his dad was very educated but struggled financially. Whilst, his rich dad had a very little education but knew a lot about business. The author states about the different lessons ho got to learn about financial education from both his fathers. This book focuses on developing financial…

importantly he was a great dad.” I ask myself, what makes a great dad? If you look closely, you will notice that all great dads share three qualities: they are active in a child’s life, are positive role models, and encourage discipline. A great dad’s job is to play an active role in his child’s life; they are there for their children no matter what the situation: good, bad, or ugly. They help guide their kids as they grow into young adults and continue to offer their guidance as they become…

look at popular animated television series that have been running for at least a decade and continue to run, the two that can get brought up are “American Dad!” and “Family Guy.” Both shows ultimately demonstrate core family values in the most comedic way but they are equally different and in point of the main characters both have several differences. As a contrast between the main character of “American Dad“, Stan Smith and of “Family Guy”, Peter Griffin, one is more disciplined and determined…

“This is your year son,” my father says while glancing at me above his newspaper. It is open to the local sports section and a picture of me in my football uniform is dominating the first page. I get an uneasy feeling as soon as I see it. My stomach turns as if someone had just punched me in it. After everything that happened this summer, seeing me portrayed as a heroic figure made me nauseous. I bite into an apple, trying to conceal my discontent from my father. Between bites I murmur, “The…

Essay 3: Stay-at-home Dads Generally, women are considered to be more responsible for taking care housework, such as cleaning, taking care of children and cooking. The couples who try to split the work have still similar patterns of gendered distribution of housework. When the housework is split, men are generally assigned to the yardwork, such as, mowing the lawn, and doing repair work. Women are more expected to do the cleaning and cooking. According to the article” At-Home Fathers and…

way, if men were to want to take the place as the primary caretaker of his children and let the women of the house take care of bills and work, then society wants to look down on it. Which causes a lot of downfall on the men that actually care for their children. Most people look at stay-at-home dads as unusual or tend to think of the man as being feminine. For example, when seeing a man alone with his children in a park, most people tend to think it is weird and portray the man out to be a…