Don’t Look a Smith Horse in the Mouth (American Dad!)

Don't Look a Smith Horse in the Mouth is the 10th episode of Season 5 of American Dad! and the 88th episode of the series overall. It is notable for being the first episode of the series to air in HD.

Plot
Francine tries to make Stan get rid of his SUV due to it costing the family too much money. In order to try to keep it, he comes up with scheme involving Roger and a racing horse. At the same time, Steve tries to get his morbidly obese neighbor Tuttle out of his bedroom after his friend Snot gets stuck underneath him.

Why We Shouldn't Look This Episode In The Mouth

 * 1) Stan is very unlikable in this episode for constantly wasting the family’s money for selfish purposes and for constantly fighting and beating up Roger simply because Roger was snitching on him to Francine.
 * 2) Probably the biggest issue the episode has is its infamous “full release” joke. This is when Roger, wanting to get back at Stan for punching him in the arm, decides to prank Stan by having him jerk off a horse. We then see Stan wash his face off with a garden hose, implying that the horse ejaculated in Stan’s mouth.  This scene got the show in trouble for indecency.
 * 3) The subplot involving Steve and his friends helping Tuttle is not any better as it is boring and forgettable. It just consists of them trying to convince him to stop being a recluse.
 * 4) The episode seems to encourage cheating at public events as Stan decides to cheat in a horse race by transferring his mind to the horse in order to get it to win.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The gag when Roger tells on Stan when Francine berates Roger for having too much food is hilarious.
 * 2) Francine and Steve are likable.

Reception
Even though the episode got a 7.5/10 on IMDb, the episode ran into controversy with the Parents Television Council as they condemned the episode, criticizing it for its “full release” joke. Over 100,000 complaints of indecency were filed towards the FCC concerning the joke as it was deemed a violation of the FCC’s policies on indecency. A letter of inquiry was filed by the FCC towards Fox, who were in charge of American Dad! but Fox failed to respond to the letter, resulting in a fine of $25,000.