Wild American Dad Theories That Actually Make Sense
In Seth Macfarlane's unwavering commitment to dominating television, he followed up the
wildly successful Family Guy with American Dad.
It shifts the family dynamic enough to feel familiar and yet completely different at the
same time.
With less cutaway gags, meaning more commitment to a canonical storyline, and a narrative
built around aliens and the CIA, it's inevitable that the tinfoil hat wearing theorycrafters
of the internet were going to jump on this one.
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And these are some wild American Dad theories that actually make sense.
Roger Is Basically Superman A lot of people say that Superman's abilities
go too far, making his battles a little too predictable.
Instead of finding ingenious solutions, like Batman, or getting beaten up, like Spiderman,
he can pretty much fly directly to any problem and punch it until it submits to his will.
But how does he compare to the mighty Roger?
Super strength?
Check.
Super speed?
Check.
Invulnerability?
Check?
Mind control, regeneration, ability to survive in space without oxygen?
Check, check, check.
And it doesn't stop there.
Reddit user Doobledump points out that Roger possesses a host of superhuman traits, including
asexual reproduction, resistance to extreme cold, a fireproof body, the ability to poop
out jewel encrusted gold and more.
Not to mention his super juicy mouth.
Our only logical conclusion can be to reject this theory.
Sorry Ranchking91.
Roger isn't basically Superman he's far more powerful.
The CIA Knows Exactly Where Roger Is Hiding In the show, the level of competence demonstrated
by the CIA isn't exactly consistent.
Despite having technology far in advance of what's possible or what we're led to believe
is possible today, they fail to track Roger, and a crippled Stan, during their escape from
Area 51.
All they'd have to do is lock down the perimeter, check vehicles exiting the compound and catch
them in the laundry truck.
Furthermore, they don't even work out who Stan is or follow up on the fact that he was
fleeing the facility with an alien.
Something doesn't add up.
And, according to Redditor abaker74, the CIA have cooked up something you didn't expect.
What if the CIA decided to let Roger stay with the Smiths, knowing that Stan's lift
debt to Roger, and fear for his own safety were he ever to be found out, was the perfect
ruse to keep both under tight control.
While the CIA wouldn't stand a chance of containing Roger in a regular facility, his need for
importance and emotional attachment make bonding him with a family a more viable approach to
monitoring his whereabouts.
Why not just let Stan in on the secret?
Because it would compromise the circle of knowledge.
Instead of getting someone to act out this pretense, which would be vulnerable to exposure,
the CIA has caught Stan in a genuine fix.
As a consequence, all of his behavior is authentic and that's the key to gaining Roger's trust.
The CIA's apparent pursuit of Roger is just another ruse to reinforce the charade, while
they observe every move from afar.
The gambit is getting results too.
Just look at how Roger reveals his crashed spacecraft to Stan and he even feels comfortable
enough to call his home ship to Earth.
One thing we don't like about this theory is that it hinges on Stan being chosen for
this task because he's the most gullible agent in the organization.
C'mon, he's not that stupid...
Susie Swanson Is Avery Bullock This theory makes the case that Susie Swanson,
the infant daughter of Joe Swanson in Family Guy, is actually an avatar controlled by Avery
Bullock, Stan's boss at the CIA.
If you know the shows, it's pretty easy to work out where this comes from, as Patrick
Stewart, the voice of Avery, also provides the voice for Susie's internal monologue.
But Reddit user TCromps goes a little further.
The first thing to establish is that the two shows share a universe there are plenty of
crossover references to confirm this, including when Stewie goes to the CIA and meets Stan,
and Roger's multiple appearances in Family Guy.
In season 7 of American Dad, the episode Virtual In-Stanity demonstrates this motion-captured
avatar technology in action.
Not only do we see it working, we also see Avery inhabit a baby avatar about to nurse.
Even if that isn't Susie, it shows Avery has form for this kind of behavior.
But what's the motive?
That should be pretty clear considering Avery's salacious habits.
It might also have some psychological connection to the way he treats the agents working for
him like preschoolers.
The only thing that doesn't add up: we know Avery's usual penchant is for young plump
Asians', which doesn't exactly match up with Bonnie.
Roger Is a Hive Mind with Multiple Bodies How many times do we see Roger in a seemingly
inescapable scenario which could only end in his certain death?
A lot.
Although Roger never actually dies and, as we've covered, he's not exactly easy to kill,
it still raises the suspicion that something else is at work here.
Redditor SexyShafter forwards the idea that Roger, as we know him, is actually a hive
mind, in control of dozens, or even thousands, of Rogers around the world.
While each instance of Roger occupies a separate body, their minds all interact to form a single
conscience.
When one instance dies, another can just fall into their place, without breaking the continuing
stream of collective consciousness.
It's clear that Roger constantly shows up in unexpected places, living a seemingly normal
life undercover in varying occupations.
How else could he maintain these double-lives without being in two places at once?
Although we never see Roger twice on the same screen, suggesting he could be using super-speed
to switch positions extremely quickly, it doesn't explain what he's doing all day while
supposedly holding down a job as a horse whisperer's receptionist, for example.
This would also explain, in part, Roger's excellent ability to create believable characters
and embody them instantly he's drawing from his experience in the many lives he's already
living.
But how could he actually pull it off?
Well, we already know he can reproduce asexually, and he's been shown to have the sexual potency
to impregnate hosts with a single kiss.
If someone gave birth to an alien and it immediately ran off, taking on a disguise never to be
found again, who would believe them?
Who would even believe themselves?
This theory works because, in practice, whether it's a hive mind of identical Rogers or just
one Roger, it sort of doesn't make a difference.
Strange thought.
American Dad Is a TV Show Don't be ridiculous I hear you cry.
Of course it isn't.
But wait until you've heard the evidence This isn't really a case of a delusional individual
writing on the internet about their gradual realization that a cartoon may, in fact, not
be real.
We hope.
Instead, Reddit user Manome seems to have a plausible idea that the events within American
Dad are all part of a show.
Okay, that doesn't sound much better.
But let's take a look.
Firstly, there are the multiple instances when American Dad has broken the fourth wall.
Lots of shows do this as a gag.
However, American Dad does seem to be a little more committed to the idea.
Taking it chronologically: In season 3, the episode Widowmaker features
a celebration of the show's 1000th vagina joke, where a wide shot of the kitchen reveals
it to be a set.
Roger then gives a speech to commemorate the moment in front of the show's cast.
In season 4 episode Bar Mitzvah Hustle, Stan pauses and stops delivering his lines due
to the absurdity of the script.
The camera's follow him all the way off set when he walks past a human-sized Klaus in
front of a green screen, revealing the show's editing secrets.
Finally, in Gorilla's in the Mist, the nineteenth episode of season 6, a running gag involving
a bus-boy culminates in another wide-shot reveal of the show's filming equipment.
This theory's hard to deny.
Even if we don't know exactly what it means.
Roger Is Actually One of the Smith Children We definitely recommend reading Redditor youtbuddcody's
theory in full, if you're interested, because it goes into a lot of detail.
Here's a concise rundown: Firstly, for this to make sense, you have
to buy into the idea that the show portrays the world from Roger's perspective and Roger
is a schizophrenic.
Behind that portrayal is the reality that Roger is the actually the first child of Stan
and Francine.
The story goes that, although once a popular and well-achieving kid at school, he was once
abducted by aliens, sending him into a spiral of depression and trauma, which resulted in
a full breakdown.
This is the cause of his drinking, and his belief that he himself is an alien.
His experiences being anally probed, aboard the alien spacecraft, had a significant impact
on his sexuality, leading him to desire a range of sexual partners.
His escape from Area 51 was actually an escape from a mental institution and those trying
to return him aren't the CIA but social workers.
Stan ultimately decided to keep him at home, deciding it was better for his recovery.
Oh and Klaus can't actually talk, it's just another one of Roger's split personalities,
which he uses to communicate with the family.
In fact, all his different characters are just new guises Roger is using as a way of
hiding his crippling self-confidence issues.
The reason Toshi is the only character who doesn't play along is because nobody was able
to explain to him the nuances of Roger's troubled past.
Poor Roger.