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Season 5  "Phantom of the Telethon"  5x7

Aired 15 years ago - Nov 30, 2008

Roger suggests Stan hold a telethon to raise funds after the CIA's budget cut, but when Stan takes all the credit for the idea, Roger tries to sabotage it.

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and fund the torture program ourselves.
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How hard can it be to come up with a million dollars?
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Stan, that wasn't a machine. That was a hat.
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What are you talking about?
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That's what Jerry Lewis said right before he stole my idea.
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Good old Dino. What a sweetheart.
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- What? - A telethon?
Recap of American Dad! Season 5 Episode 7 (S05E07) - 10
We were in the living room, and I said "telethon."
Recap of American Dad! Season 5 Episode 7 (S05E07) - 11
That spaceship sailed a long time ago.
Recap of American Dad! Season 5 Episode 7 (S05E07) - 12
I will be avenged!
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The donations slowed down a little, but things are starting to pick up.
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Honey, I've been meaning to ask you for a...
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You wanna do a trick? Here's a trick: Put a baby in me!
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Snake, do you have information vital to this nation's security?
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And now... black music.
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"or my reign of terror will continue.
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Lain?
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I can work with this.
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{\TORTURE BLOOPERS}
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I have no idea how that tape got in there.
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Because Roger's still clinging to the fantasy
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Here's the intro for the circus bear, Mr. Smith.
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"Irene Grossbard
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Well, it's time for you to set off the biggest bomb of all...
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All part of the show, folks. Everything's fine. Music, Frodo, music!
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Ladies and gentlemen, the U.S. may be the greatest nation in the world,
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cut the brakes, released the terrorist, dropped a fishing boat on Jeff Fisher...
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the little window in the bathroom.
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I have something I want you to tell the world.
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You guys are enemies. Of course he lies to you.
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I don't want "I'm a liar" to be the last thing I say to them.
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- What's the code to disarm the bomb? - I'll never tell!
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... but we're never gonna get any answers that way.
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follow an immigrant into your local police station.
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and fund the torture program ourselves.
#2
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How hard can it be to come up with a million dollars?
#3
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Stan, that wasn't a machine. That was a hat.
#5
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What are you talking about?
#6
Recap of American Dad! Season 5 Episode 7 (S05E07) - 7
That's what Jerry Lewis said right before he stole my idea.
#7
Recap of American Dad! Season 5 Episode 7 (S05E07) - 8
Good old Dino. What a sweetheart.
#8
Recap of American Dad! Season 5 Episode 7 (S05E07) - 9
- What? - A telethon?
#9
Recap of American Dad! Season 5 Episode 7 (S05E07) - 10
We were in the living room, and I said "telethon."
#10
Recap of American Dad! Season 5 Episode 7 (S05E07) - 11
That spaceship sailed a long time ago.
#11
Recap of American Dad! Season 5 Episode 7 (S05E07) - 12
I will be avenged!
#12
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The donations slowed down a little, but things are starting to pick up.
#13
Recap of American Dad! Season 5 Episode 7 (S05E07) - 14
Honey, I've been meaning to ask you for a...
#14
Recap of American Dad! Season 5 Episode 7 (S05E07) - 15
You wanna do a trick? Here's a trick: Put a baby in me!
#15
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Snake, do you have information vital to this nation's security?
#16
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And now... black music.
#17
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"or my reign of terror will continue.
#18
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Lain?
#19
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I can work with this.
#20
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{\TORTURE BLOOPERS}
#21
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I have no idea how that tape got in there.
#22
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Because Roger's still clinging to the fantasy
#23
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Here's the intro for the circus bear, Mr. Smith.
#24
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"Irene Grossbard
#25
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Well, it's time for you to set off the biggest bomb of all...
#26
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All part of the show, folks. Everything's fine. Music, Frodo, music!
#28
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Ladies and gentlemen, the U.S. may be the greatest nation in the world,
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cut the brakes, released the terrorist, dropped a fishing boat on Jeff Fisher...
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the little window in the bathroom.
#39
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I have something I want you to tell the world.
#40
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You guys are enemies. Of course he lies to you.
#42
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I don't want "I'm a liar" to be the last thing I say to them.
#43
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- What's the code to disarm the bomb? - I'll never tell!
#44
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... but we're never gonna get any answers that way.
#46
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follow an immigrant into your local police station.
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