8.0/103 votes#1 - Killer Vacation
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2012
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
7.3/103 votes#2 - School Lies
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 4/3/2011
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
7.3/103 votes#3 - The Wrestler
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 3/4/2012
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
7.2/104 votes#4 - Spelling Bee My Baby
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 3/24/2013
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
7.2/105 votes#5 - A Star is Reborn
Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 3/16/2015
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
7.0/102 votes#6 - Live and Let Fry
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 3/1/2009
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
7.0/102 votes#7 - Jack's Back
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 3/15/2009
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
7.0/102 votes#8 - Don't Look a Smith Horse in the Mouth
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2010
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
7.0/102 votes#9 - Bully for Steve
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 4/25/2010
Roger studies crime scene photography; Stan bullies Steve in hopes of toughening him up.
Director: Rodney Clouden
Writer: Matt Fusfeld
7.0/103 votes#10 - Fart-break Hotel
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 1/16/2011
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
7.0/104 votes#11 - Da Flippity Flop
Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 5/12/2013
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
7.0/105 votes#12 - The Life Aquatic with Steve Smith
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 2/1/2016
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
7.0/103 votes#13 - Anchorfran
Season 13 Episode 9 - Aired 3/21/2016
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
7.0/103 votes#14 - Tapped Out
Season 17 Episode 5 - Aired 5/11/2020
Steve discovers his mom has never stopped giving him her breastmilk.
Director: Rodney Clouden
Writer: N/A
6.8/104 votes#15 - Blonde Ambition
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/2014
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
6.7/107 votes#16 - Dope & Faith
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2007
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
6.7/103 votes#17 - Moon Over Isla Island
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2009
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
6.7/103 votes#18 - Garbage Stan
Season 14 Episode 20 - Aired 8/28/2017
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
6.5/1010 votes#19 - Stan of Arabia (1)
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2005
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
6.5/108 votes#20 - Failure is Not a Factory-Installed Option
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/2006
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
6.5/102 votes#21 - One Little Word
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2008
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
6.5/102 votes#22 - Family Affair
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 2/15/2009
The Smiths catch Roger spending time with another family--and it turns out that he has been a family "cheater" for decades.
Director: Rodney Clouden
Writer: Erik Durbin
6.5/104 votes#23 - Mine Struggle
Season 13 Episode 18 - Aired 5/30/2016
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
6.5/102 votes#24 - Businessly Brunette
Season 17 Episode 19 - Aired 8/17/2020
Hayley takes off her headband and becomes a businesswoman; Stan plans a party.
Director: Rodney Clouden
Writer: Zachary Rosenblatt
6.4/1011 votes#25 - Homeland Insecurity
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/12/2005
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
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"Killer Vacation" is the best rated episode directed by Rodney Clouden. It scored 8/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by Rick Wiener. It aired on 10/7/2012 and is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "School Lies".