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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 6 Episode 12 - May the Best Stan Win
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - May the Best Stan Win

    S6:E12

    Stan gives Francine "love coupons" for Valentine's Day, but refuses to honor them once he becomes preoccupied with his very own CIA cyborg. Meanwhile, Roger helps Steve and his friends remake a classic '80s movie.

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 8 Episode 11 - Old Stan in the Mountain
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Old Stan in the Mountain

    S8:E11

    When Stan is overly enthusiastic about his hatred for old people, a hex is placed on him that turns him into a frail, old man. Meanwhile, Roger takes Francine on a road trip to a dance competition, but she soon finds out it's not what she bargained for.

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 8 Episode 16 - The Kidney Stays In the Picture
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #3 - The Kidney Stays In the Picture

    S8:E16

    Stan fears he may not be Hayley's real father, so he goes back in time to find the truth. In doing so, he disrupts the past and must save the future.

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 6 Episode 4 - Brains, Brains and Automobiles
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Brains, Brains and Automobiles

    S6:E4

    Francine teaches Roger to be self-sufficient so he can get his own place; at camp, Steve and his friends fall prey to a scheme.

    Director:Pam Cooke
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  5. undefined Season 7 Episode 10 - Stanny Boy and Frantastic
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Stanny Boy and Frantastic

    S7:E10

    Stan and Francine have trouble keeping up with a younger couple's lifestyle.

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 9 Episode 3 - Can I Be Frank with You?
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Can I Be Frank with You?

    S9:E3

    Francine thinks Stan spends too much time with his friends; a boy band recruits Steve and his friends for a music video.

    Director:Pam Cooke
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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Chimdale
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Chimdale

    S5:E8

    When Steve suffers indignities in school because of the back brace he must wear for his scoliosis, Stan confides in him that he wears a wig to cover his baldness. Meanwhile, Roger invites both Francine and Hayley to a posh spa even though he has only two passes.

    Director:Pam Cooke
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  8. undefined Season 13 Episode 21 - Next of Pin
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Next of Pin

    S13:E21

    Stan and Steve start bowling for more quality time together; Klaus holds a contest to see whether Roger or Hayley has the worse attention span.

    Director:Pam Cooke
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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - A Smith in the Hand
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #9 - A Smith in the Hand

    S2:E2

    When Steve brings home a permission slip to take sex ed at school, Stan flips out and demands to teach it himself. However, after Stan unrealistically explains the birds and the bees to Steve, he gets into an accident that causes him to take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Roger becomes a bartender in hopes of making something of himself.

    Director:Pam Cooke
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  10. undefined Season 10 Episode 20 - The Longest Distance Relationship
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #10 - The Longest Distance Relationship

    S10:E20

    Hayley, still heartbroken over Jeff’s abduction, meets millionaire Matt Davis, who begins to help her move forward, until Steve and Snot discover that Jeff’s alive and trying to make it back to her.

    Director:Pam Cooke
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  11. undefined Season 12 Episode 12 - The Shrink
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #11 - The Shrink

    S12:E12

    Stan is horrified when he sees a couple die in a car crash, and he goes to see a shrink. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus study for a wine tasting.

    Director:Pam Cooke
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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 17 - Every Which Way But Lose
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Every Which Way But Lose

    S5:E17

    Steve joins a football team to please Stan, who then takes over as coach and gives Steve the boot because he isn't good enough. Meanwhile, Francine and Hayley vie for a blue ribbon at the county fair.

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  13. undefined Season 17 Episode 14 - Ghost Dad
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Ghost Dad

    S17:E14

    Stan struggles to cope with the untimely death of his father. Meanwhile, a simple canoeing trip does catastrophic damage to Hayley and Jeff's relationship.

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Rough Trade
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Rough Trade

    S2:E10

    After Stan and Roger have a rough day, they get into a fight that leads to a "Freaky Friday"-type switcheroo where they get a taste of life in each other's shoes. But after the excitement of a new life stales, they face each other's problems as Roger is under pressure at work and Stan yearns to be needed. The swap gets out of hand as the family starts to crumble.

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - The American Dad After School Special
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #15 - The American Dad After School Special

    S3:E2

    Stan realizes his own weight problem after he criticizes Steve about his new, overweight girlfriend, so he goes overboard with exercising, and develops anorexia. Steve realizes that his overweight girlfriend is the root of his father's problems, and he has to make a hard choice in an effort to save his father's life.

    Director:Pam Cooke
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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Irregarding Steve
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Irregarding Steve

    S3:E8

    When Roger helps Steve see that his father isn't as smart as he always believed, the power-hungry pair set their sights on fame and fortune in New York City. It doesn't take long for Roger to lose everything on Wall Street, and Steve contemplates prostitution after Jon Stewart shoots down his comedy routine. Meanwhile, the rest of the family is certain that the two have just run away to the tree house, so when it explodes in a lightning storm, they are devastated, but console themselves with Steve's college fund.

    Director:Pam Cooke
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  17. undefined Season 14 Episode 15 - The Life and Times of Stan Smith
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #17 - The Life and Times of Stan Smith

    S14:E15

    Stan becomes addicted to dying after Roger tricks him into thinking he had a heart attack; Klaus takes Steve to the Arizona State University for a college visit, where a fraternity hazes him.

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  18. undefined Season 12 Episode 4 - Big Stan on Campus
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Big Stan on Campus

    S12:E4

    When the CIA is forced to make cutbacks and go on furlough, Stan volunteers to take a position as a college campus security guard. Meanwhile, Roger opens a bed and breakfast to boost the family's income.

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  19. undefined Season 13 Episode 5 - Stan Smith as Keanu Reeves as Stanny Utah in Point Breakers
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Stan Smith as Keanu Reeves as Stanny Utah in Point Breakers

    S13:E5

    Stan goes undercover as a surfer a la Point Break. Steve befriends a drifter, Hayley might be pregnant, and Roger wants the World Cup to be held in the backyard.

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 13 Episode 13 - Widow's Pique
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Widow's Pique

    S13:E13

    When Stan is on a mission, Francine pretends she's a widow. Steve and his friends play wrestling and get beat up by Principal Lewis.

    Director:Pam Cooke
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  21. undefined Season 17 Episode 17 - Roger Needs Dick
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Roger Needs Dick

    S17:E17

    When one of Roger's characters falls in love with Dick, it affects the whole family.

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 14 Episode 7 - Ninety North, Zero West
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Ninety North, Zero West

    S14:E7

    The Smith family must rescue Steve after he is kidnapped and taken to the North Pole. There, Santa Claus is using children to mine for precious stones that he needs to perform an ancient ritual.

    Director:Pam Cooke
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  23. undefined Season 9 Episode 15 - The Missing Kink
    6.9/10(8 votes)

    #23 - The Missing Kink

    S9:E15

    Francine tries to get Stan to spice up their sex life; Hayley tries to get back into dating and accepts a date with Snot.

    Director:Pam Cooke
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  24. undefined Season 10 Episode 2 - Poltergasm
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #24 - Poltergasm

    S10:E2

    Francine's "Poltergasm" starts to haunt the Smith household when she is unsatisfied by Stan in the sack, and Roger must conjure a medium named Zelda Rubinstein to help eliminate the ghost. Meanwhile, Hayley introduces her new boy-toy, Mauricio to the family.

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - The 42-Year-Old Virgin
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    #25 - The 42-Year-Old Virgin

    S4:E6

    Although Stan is a veteran CIA agent, it turns out that he has never killed anyone, so three of his buddies from the agency (and Roger) take him out so he can bag his "first kill."

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Pam Cooke Ratings Summary

"May the Best Stan Win" is the best rated episode directed by Pam Cooke. It scored 8.3/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 2/14/2010 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Old Stan in the Mountain".