The Best Episodes Directed By Rodney Clouden

During the Smith family's tropical vacation, Stan is ordered to kill the activities director at their resort; Jeff and Hayley try to rekindle their romance.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Rick Wiener

In an attempt to advance in the CIA, Stan enrolls Steve in the same private school as Senator Buckingham's daughter. After Steve quits and joins a Latina street gang, Roger fills in & things are going well until Roger accidentally sells the senator’s daughter to a drug lord.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Brian Boyle

When Barry (guest voice Eddie Kay Thomas) threatens Stan's old high school wrestling record, Stan enlists Roger to beat Barry and defend his small claim to fame. However, Stan is caught off-guard when Roger, not Barry, is actually the threat to Stan's record.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Alan R. Cohen

Francine tries to rig the school spelling bee so that Steve will win; Stan and Roger try to rush Hayley's grieving process so she will be available to judge their badminton game.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Lesley Wake Webster

While on vacation in Los Angeles, Stan joins the world of old Hollywood. Meanwhile, Roger kennel-trains Steve and Hayley.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Brett Cawley

Francine sets out to help news anchor Greg when he and Terry split up. Roger becomes obsessed with a fictional boy from an old game called Dream Phone.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Jeff Kauffmann

When Roger releases lethal gas into the Smith residence, the family moves into a hotel while the fumes clear.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Chris McKenna

When Stan refuses to switch Klaus back into his original body, he steals Stan's body; Roger builds a gym in the attic.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Matt Weitzman

Steve joins the high school water polo team to get girls. Meanwhile, Roger and Stan get a boat.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Kirk J. Rudell

Stan prays for a friend and one is provided: a guy named Brett who's like him in every way but one--he's an atheist. So Stan has some evangelizing to do. Meanwhile, Steve is accepted into wizardry school.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Etan Cohen

When Langley Falls bans trans fats, Stan and Steve become smugglers. Meanwhile, Klaus gets word that he has received an inheritance but can't collect it because the CIA has turned him into a fish.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Laura McCreary

Steve connects with his ne'er-do-well paternal grandfather, whom Stan despises for many reasons, not the least of which is that he never taught him to ride a bike. Meanwhile, Hayley must find an internship quickly, so Roger hires her to tend his bar.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: David Zuckerman

When Stan gets told by Francine to get rid of his gas-guzzling SUV, he and Roger hatch up a plan at the local horse track to avoid losing his car. Meanwhile, Steve and his friends help an old friend.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Matt Fusfeld

Roger studies crime scene photography; Stan bullies Steve in hopes of toughening him up.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Matt Fusfeld

When her efforts to save the planet prove hopeless, Hayley decides that she might get more attention if she becomes a blonde. Meanwhile, Stan and Steve go on a mission to find a new home for the Smiths.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: N/A

Steve discovers his mom has never stopped giving him her breastmilk.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: N/A

Stan loses his confidence, and his job, when a car salesman gets the best of him in a negotiation. Meanwhile, Roger and Steve set up a makeshift drive-in to try to get to first base with popular schoolgirls.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Etan Cohen

Stan has to throw a party for his boss and assumes his wife Francine will do all the work, but she refuses. With Stan as party planner, the event turns into a disaster. As a result, Stan's boss relocates Stan and his family to Saudi Arabia, where they quickly get a taste of life on foreign ground. As American and Arabian social norms clash, gender wars heat up.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Nahnatchka Khan

In order to get a promotion at work, Stan has to convince the dictator of Isla Island to sign a treaty. Stan meets the general and accidentally kills him and has Roger pose as the leader of the small island nation. Meanwhile, Steve and Snot become competitive to see who can get farther with the other’s mom.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Jonathan Fener

Stan and Steve open up their own father-son garbage business after Stan inherits his father's old truck. Meanwhile, Roger finds Hayley is a natural at bumper pool and brings her to play with the best player in town.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Paul Stroud

Francine decides to throw a block party to get in touch with the neighborhood. Stan learns his new neighbors are Iranian and immediately suspects that they are terrorists. To prepare Steve for living near terrorists, Stan makes Steve join a group of scouts, who turn out to be trouble makers. Roger is convinced he possesses hidden alien powers and is determined to find out what they are.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Neal Boushell

When Stan feels like he's not climbing the ladder fast enough at work, he turns to his lifelong ambition of making festive teddy bears. However, when he realizes that making a quick profit takes a lot of work, he resorts to using illegal aliens as cheap labor. Meanwhile, Hayley sees her father's new business model as an atrocity and takes matters into her own hands by calling Uncle Sam.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Nahnatchka Khan

After Stan discovers that Francine has a secret sex garden, he feels like their marriage may be crumbling. Looking to rekindle their romance, Francine asks for a divorce so that Stan can experience life as a bachelor again, and both learn a valuable lesson in love. Meanwhile, addicted to an energy drink, Steve finds himself panhandling in the streets to support his new habit.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Rick Wiener

When Stan discovers a salt mine in the backyard, the Morton Salt Company wants to buy it. It turns out Steve is the rightful owner of the land, and he faces pressure from the family to sell.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: Kirk J. Rudell

Bullock makes Stan his "No. 1" at the CIA, a promotion that makes the furious Francine the "No. 1" babysitter for Bullock's baby son. Bullock needs someone to watch the kid because his wife's been kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents.

Director: Rodney Clouden

Writer: David Zuckerman