AMERICAN DAD {Seasons 1-3 Complete} (DVD Review) - 22/11/08

Having just finished the current season of Family Guy I remembered that Mr. Periwinkle had recommended to me American Dad by the same people. Oh Seth MacFarlane I love you! What other animated show could have me literally crying tears of laughter at the end of the episode and still laughing as the credits roll. In fact with a typical Star Trek reference this is Family Guy - The Next Generation and just as good on par with it's original. Sadly after plowing through all 3 series I now have to wait another year before the next release - Nnnnnn00000000000!!!! As with Family Guy the episodes are all mismatched and labelled as Volumes instead of Seasons with a handful of episodes from one and a pile from another - As long as I get to watch them all I don't care! Much like Family Guy but treading it's own path we get bigoted Stan a CIA Agent heading the household with Francine his lovable wife, right-on Hayley his daughter a left-wing activist, dopey Steve his youngest son and followed up with Klaus an East German who had his brain put into a goldfish in a CIA experiment gone wrong & Roger the Area 51 alien escapee whose a real bitch and wears a lot of wigs. Can't really describe it any further as it's as wild as Family Guy but a lot more of a political slant attached to it.

These are the front covers on Volume 2 and American Dad also lists the episodes clearly on the back covers (as below) much like the later seasons of Family Guy has done.

Throw in a package of Commentaries under the Special Features, Trailers & Animatics. Plus some how to draw articles and a few Featurettes and you can also round it off with another 3 episodes (at least) in Deleted/Extended Scenes across the 9 Disc Boxset. With Season 4 in the can and currently showing on TV & with the renewal for Season 5 confirmed, American Dad goes from strength to strength.