The World Famous 'American Dad Drinking Game'.
It turns out from looking at my referrer logs that a lot of you come here looking for an 'American Dad drinking game', which I mentioned in a post to my diary a few weeks back. I gave a rough glance at the rules, but I figured since people keep coming here for it, I should provide a clearer version.
Therefore, I present - The American Dad Drinking Game(Kyle Hayes version)
My friend Jack and I played this game with shots of JD from eggcups, but you can of course use any alcoholic drink, and hopefully you'll use classier methods of holding it. Eggcups rock, sure, but you don't want a machine printed Peter Rabbit silently judging you from the side of the cup. I would also recommend you try shots of beer(full beer glass, not a shot glass), since that'll get you drunk faster.
Okay, so here are the rules:
1 - Every time you see or hear a racial slight onscreen, take a shot.
In most episodes, this guarantees that you take at least two or three shots. Some episodes have a more racially charged atmosphere, however, and can get you really drunk, really fast. Season one's 'Roger Codger' is good for 9-10 shots, as are both of the 'Stan of Arabia' episodes. The real score is to be had, however, with the episode 'Homeland Insecurity'. We'd run out of booze by the time we got to this one, but counted upwards of 40 opportunities to take a shot. Awesome.
Remember - 'a racial slight' means anything that can be perceived as an example of a negative stereotype or spoken, implied and passive-aggressive slur against a specific group of people based on the colour of their skin or the nation of their birth. This is true for all of Stan's activities against his Iranian neighbours, and their offensive comment about their previous, black, neighbours.
The best yardstick to go by is - If Oprah would take offence to it, you should probably take a shot.
2 - Every time Klaus says something, take a shot.
Klaus is a fantastic creation and everything that comes out of his mouth is gold. To recognise this, we take a shot every time he speaks. However, this rule is variable depending on how many people are in the scene. If the only person on screen is Klaus, or Klaus and just one other person, take only one shot for that entire scene. However, if there are more people present, every time it's Klaus' turn in the conversation you can have a drink.
This gets even more iffy in the episode 'Bullocks to Stan', where Klaus provides Director's Commentary in a fight sequence. Here, I'd recommend two shots, for the two distinct groups of speech that Klaus utters.
3 - Every time you see an American flag, take a shot for your country.
The theme of relentless patriotism is somewhat apparent in American Dad, and flags are placed prominently throughout the show. Therefore, every time you see Old Glory, take a shot and remember how lucky you are to live in a nation where blah blah blah....
Remember, once you see a flag, you can't drink for that flag again until the next episode. This is to stop some idiot from falling into a drunken coma after taking a shot every time he sees Stan's lapel-flag.
The rules can be a little confusing at first, especially once you involve alcohol and discover that keeping track of Klaus' sentences and which flags you've seen before can be a bit tricky, but remember the golden rule - if you get confused: take a shot.
Have fun, and please drink responsibly.