Good morning USA! (Regardless of your opinion of the show itself, you at least have to admit -- it’s an amazingly memorable hook to start each episode) From the twisted mind of Seth MacFarlane -- also creator of Family Guy and The Cleveland Show -- comes this show, my favorite of his trilogy of works. The show follows the exploits of CIA agent Stan Smith and his dysfunctional family. His daughter’s a hippie, his son’s a nerd, and his wife...well, his wife is Francine. OF course, you also can’t forget about Roger, the effeminate talking alien who lives in the attic, or Klaus the talking goldfish (what IS it with Seth MacFarlane and talking animals, anyway?). Throw in the occasional random appearance by various supporting character (Steve’s friends, whose names aren’t relevant, or Stan’s boss Deputy-Director Bullock (Patrick Stewart!) and you have an interesting ensemble show that while still amazingly insane at least has some degree of plot and cohesion, unlike another popular MacFarlane show nowadays...

Anyway, this DVD set concludes the 2008-09 TV season, beginning at the season’s 7th episode (Phantom of the Telethon) and running through the season finale-proper. Hopefully this signals the end of the staggered-approach to DVD releases, but knowing the way Family Guy is presented on DVD I wouldn’t bet on it.

Read our review by Seth here:
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/americandadvolume5dvdreview.html

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