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American Dad! :: Francine's Flashback (01x04)

 
Episode Information
 
Title: Francine's Flashback
Episode #: 01x04
Production Number: 1AJN05
Original Airdate: Sunday May 15th, 2005
8.5/10 (2 Votes cast)
Episode Crew
Director: Caleb Meurer
Brent Woods
Writer: Rick Wiener
Kenny Schwartz
 
Episode Summary
 
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After forgetting his anniversary, Stan arranges to have the last 20 hours of Francine's memory erased, but a bungling technician accidentally erases 20 years, making Francine think she's a wild and carefree teenager from 1985. Meanwhile, Steve asks out Lindsay Coolidge, a popular girl from school, who will only accept if Steve finds someone to date her ugly-as-sin best friend.
 
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Guest Stars
 
Guest Stars
Jason MarsdenvoicedGertieRecurring (first appearance)
Jeff Fischer (1)voicedJeff FischerRecurring (second appearance)
Mike Henry (1)voicedCharlieRecurring (4th appearance)
Patrick StewartvoicedAvery BullockRecurring (first appearance)
Phill LewisvoicedDuperRecurring (first appearance)
 
Main Cast
 
Seth MacFarlanevoicedStan Smith, Roger, Greg Corbin
Wendy SchaalvoicedFrancine Smith
Rachael MacFarlanevoicedHayley "Dreamsmasher" Smith
Scott GrimesvoicedSteve Smith
Dee Bradley BakervoicedKlaus
 
Episode Notes
 
This is the first episode in which we see Bullock.
 
"Queens of the Stone Age" is the band on stage that Francine dances with.
 
Stan gets into a long, drawn out, dramatic fight with a racoon in this episode. This is much like Peter Griffin's fights with the Giant Chicken in Family Guy. In the episodes commentary, the creators stated that they would like to bring the racoon back eventually.
 
 
Featured Songs
 
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Queens of the Stone AgeNever Say Never 
 
Episode Quotes
 
Jewel: You're like Russell Crowe, and I'm Jennifer Connelly.
Roger: Yeah. Yeah, you're Jennifer Connelly.
 
Stan: (Wearing a moustache) Good day, ma'am. I'm a friend of your child. He or she has asked me to take you to a wonderful retirement home.
Old Lady: How lovely.
Stan: (Takes her inside an SUV) Right in here, ma'am.
Old Lady: Oh. You're such a nice, young...
(Stan shuts car door, drives off in his own car)
Old Lady: Hello? Am I supposed to vote now?
 
Hayley: Dad, I've never seen this side of you, it's so sweet.
Stan: Well, if you tell anybody, I'll kill you. I'm serious, I will kill you... I will reach into your chest, pull out your beating heart, and eat it; all of it. Every last bit... well, sweet dreams, angel.
 
Stan: Ah, this picture was taken on our honeymoon. It's the only photo of Francine where you can't see Vag... Ah, Vag, the little island boy who served as our tour guide.
 
Hayley: God, Mom, were you ever cool?
Francine: Oh, yeah, Hayley. Well, I pity the fool who thinks I'm uncool! Get it? I was making a Dr. T reference!
 
Steve: Please, Pete, Lindsay won't go out with me unless I find a date for her friend. She's not that bad-looking, and besides, you're blind. Come on, you went to the Winter Ball with that guy. Yes, it was a guy! Hello?
 
Jewel: I had this boyfriend he was in an avalanche, he survived three days on melted snow and his grandfather found him because he had a dream about the exact spot where he was trapped.
Roger: Wow... You had a boyfriend.
 
Bill Pullman: Has your lost one's memory been irretrievably lost? Hi. I'm forgettable actor Bill Pullman. You might not remember me from such movies as While You Were Sleeping and Twister. Wait, was I in Twister? No. No, that was Bill Paxton. See? Memory can be pretty tricky. So that's why if you tell your loved one what's happened to them, their brain will implode. Good luck. I'm Bill Pullman. Oh, oh, I was also in Independence Day!
 
CIA Temp: (After incorrectly brainwashing Francine) Oh... I guess this is the dial for hours, and this is the dial for years. Yeah, yeah.
 
Stan: This midnight fishing is great.
Bullock: Sounds to me like someone doesn't want to go home.
Stan: Yeah, I'm, uh, laying low. Today is the anniversary of a huge fight me and Francine got into last year.
Jackson: Yeah? What about?
Stan: Oh, I forgot our anniversary. Huh! I'm never gonna do that again. (Takes a couple sips from his beer and casts his fishing line) Aaaaah!
Bullock: There it is.
 
Stan: Come on, Francine! Watch me blow it's head off! (In car) DIE! DIE!... So that you may know peace
 
(Francine lying down inside the "Dave Chappelle Freakout Tent")
Stan: Don't worry, I'm leaving. I just wanted you to be safe. (Francine vomits on Stan) You're the best thing that ever happened to me and I took it for granted. I'm just happy... (Francine vomits on Stan again) ... uh, that I got the privilege to be with you for the time that I did. (Francine vomits on Stan again) Okay, my shoes are full. I better go now. I love you, Francine. It's a little late, but... (With tears in his eyes) ... happy anniversary.
(Francine remembering the raccoon saying, in an English accent, "remember...")
Francine: Stan?
Stan: Francine?
Francine: Stan, it was so weird, and I was alone and confused. And there was this raccoon, and I knew who I was again.
Stan: Oh, Francine, thank God. I love you.
Francine: I love you, too, Stan.
(Francine & Stan kiss, Francine vomits in Stan's mouth, Stan spits it out)
Stan: That was gross. I still love you.
 
(Stan opens front door and flips light switch, Francine throws plate at wall next to him, angrily)
Stan: Oh, good, you're up. I, uh, have a very special anniversary surprise for you -- your favorite song, sung by America's sweetheart -- Whitney Houston.
Whitney: Come on, daddy. I, I need my fix.
Stan: Remember the deal, Whitney. First you sing, then you get your precious cocaine.
Whitney: How dare you?! Do you think I would... ?
(Stan waves bag of cocaine in front of her)
Whitney: (Singing) No matter what they take from me, they can't take away my dignity... (Dives in an attempt to get cocaine from Stan, falls flat on her face on floor)Stan: Happy anniversary, sweetheart.
Francine: (Grabs bag of cocaine) Come on, Whitney -- go get it. (Throws bag of cocaine out the front door, Whitney crawls out to get it)
 
Francine: You know what? If you don't get why this day is so important to me, then I guess you never will!
Stan: Sweetie, I made a mistake. Can't you take a page from that bitch Hilary Clinton and just let it go?
 
Stan: (Watching Sesame Street) Shoot him! Shoot him!
Elmo: Hahaha! Big Bird, just share it [a cookie] with Cookie Monster.
Stan: Don't trust him! He just pretends to eat cookies, but he never swallows anything!
 
(Trying to get Francine to remember Stan)
Francine: I feel like we've met before.
Stan: Nope, this is the first time, Francine.
Francine: What?
Stan: Nothing. Stick of your favorite gum?
Francine: What?
Stan: Nothing.
 
Francine: Stan, doesn't today have some special significance for you?
Stan: Today? Wait, is today the 14th?
Francine: Yes, yes it is.
Stan: Good God! How could I forget a date so dear to my heart? It's the big CIA fishing trip. (Throws breakfast plate on bed) You're gonna to do the laundry anyway, right? Hmm, no time to poop. I'll just do it on the way down the stairs. You're gonna vacuum anyway, right?
 
Jewel: I'm a loser!
Roger: Don't be like that. You're not a loser. Think how pretty you make people look by contrast. That's a gift!
 
Francine: Look, you're a stiff. I could never fall in love with a suit like you.
Stan: A suit like me?! Well, then I'll get rid of the suit! (Takes off all his clothes) Huh? Huh? Look at me -- nothing stiff here!
 
Francine: I just can't believe Stan forgot our anniversary.
Klaus: I would never forget our anniversary.
Francine: We have an anniversary?
Klaus: October 25th. The day you forgot to put on underpants. Let's celebrate early. Quick, straddle mein bowl.
 
(Air support shoots missiles into ocean, dead Ariel floats to surface)
Stan: Look, it's Ariel! Hey, Jackson, you ever do it with a dead mermaid?
Jackson: Mermaid? No
 
Bullock: The last 20 years of your wife's memory have been erased.
Stan: Well, go ahead and undo it.
Bullock: Reverse brain erasing? Now, that's just science fiction.
CIA Temp: Kind of like the female orgasm.

 
(After Roger hits the two girls with the frying pan, leaving them knocked out)
Roger: Did you see where they went?
Steve: Who?
Roger: The black guys who did this.
 
CIA Temp: A little longer and their last 24 hours will be completely forgotten.
Steve: Oh, thank God.
Stan: You are not off the hook, mister. I am deeply disappointed in you.
Steve: Dad, I was with this one. (Points to Lindsay)
Stan: Oh! Well, outstanding
 
Hayley: My mother stole my boyfriend!
Stan: Your boyfriend stole my wife! Let's get back at them by dating each other! Wait a minute. Daddy didn't think that through.
 
Lindsay: (To Roger) And this is Jewel...
Jewel: Your date.
Roger: No, God! Oh, God! I'm out! I'm out! Eww...
 
 
Episode Goofs
 
When Stan is looking at Francines picture at the beach, he is wearing a black ristband. Yet when he finds the flower it is gone.
 
Stan and Francine's positions slightly move after the audio skips when they are in the bedroom.
 
The middle button on Hayley's shirt is gone when Francine asks her to change it. Then when she is at the van with Jeff, her top button is gone.
 
The racoon chases Stan across the river, yet when it comes back on land it is not wet at all.
 
 
Cultural References
 
COPS: Videotape

Cops is a show which followed the everyday life of everyday cops dealing with criminals, drugs, domestic disturbances, etc.
 
AC/DC: Poster

AC/DC is a famous 70/80's rock band.
 
Stan: Remember the deal, Whitney. First you sing, then you get your precious cocaine.

In the late 90's Whitney Houston was falsly accused of having a drug problem.
 
Toshi: Godzilla!

Godzilla is a hit movie in which a giant lizard type creature tears up Downtown Tokyo. Godzilla is also a term for an ugly looking person.
 
 
Other Episode Crew
 
CreatorSeth MacFarlane  |  Mike Barker (1)  |  Matt Weitzman
Executive ProducerMatt Weitzman  |  Mike Barker (1)  |  Seth MacFarlane
Co-Executive ProducerKenny Schwartz  |  Rick Wiener  |  David Zuckerman  |  David Hemingson
Supervising ProducerCraig Thomas  |  Carter Bays
ProducerDan Vebber  |  Kara Vallow
Co-ProducerBrian Boyle
Consulting ProducerBrad Johnson (2)
Associate ProducerMark Douglas (1)
EditorMichael Elias  |  Bobby Gibis
CastingLinda Lamontagne
Staff WriterChris McKenna (2)  |  Alison McDonald  |  Steve Hely  |  Matt McKenna
MusicWalter Murphy
Production AssistantRobert Hunter (2)  |  Travis Bowe  |  Michael Wittenberg  |  Ray Valenzuela  |  Kari Salrin
Post Production SupervisorLaura Stupsker
Production SupervisorCharles Song
Storyboard ArtistTim Parsons  |  Ron Brewer
Supervising DirectorRon Hughart
Production ManagerTodd Garfield
Executive Story EditorNahnatchka Khan (1)  |  Neal Boushell  |  Sam O'Neal
Main Title ThemeWalter Murphy
Animation ProducerDiana Ritchey
Storyboard RevisionistErik Kuska  |  Steve Wong  |  Zeke Johnson  |  John Drake O'day
Writing AssistantErik Durbin  |  Keith Heisler
Production ControllerLiddane Sanders
AssistantLaura Hilker  |  Matt Fusfeld  |  Andy Goldberg
 
 
Episode References
 
 
 
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