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Recap / American Dad S 19 E 13 The Fast And The Spurious

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Roger realizes that none of the family want to be driven by him, so he takes them into space to prove he's a good driver.


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  • Big "NO!": Future Roger screams this when he realizes he's been knocked into a perfect orbit around the sun.
  • Brick Joke: Roger is inspired to take the family into space after hitting a Tesla, getting the idea because Tesla sent a car into space in 2018. That same Tesla Roadster later appears to gently knock Future Roger into a perfect orbit around the sun.
  • Call-Back: Heinrich Brown sings over a montage of the accidents Roger has gotten into over the course of the show.
    • Wrecking his Toyota Camry in "Toy Whorey."
    • Sending Qurchhhh over a cliff in "Blagsnarst: A Love Story."
    • Driving over his 'reindeer' and though the mall in "Santa, Schmanta."
    • Wrecking his motorcycle in "OreTron Trail."
    • Causing Stan to hit the CIA flagpole in "The Fast and the Spurious."
    • Hitting a pedestrian while disguised as Kevin Bacon in "Four Little Words."
    • Taking out an airplane in "Virtual In-Stanity."
    • Trying to escape pursuit from Stan in "Roy Rogers McFreely."
    • Crashing into the Circus Circus casino in Las Vegas as The Weeknd in "A Starboy is Born."
  • Didn't Think This Through: Future Roger tries to stop Present Roger from hitting the emergency eject button by cutting off both of his own hands, thinking it'll do the same to his past self. However, Francine points out that he's the future self, and thus what he does won't impact the past one via a temporal paradox.
  • Epic Fail: Roger manages to get into a car crash in space. Not a "space-ship crash". A car crash in space.
  • Laser-Guided Karma: Future Roger fell victim to sun madness and spaced the family when they tried to stop him. He ends up in a perfect orbit, unable to fulfill his wish to fly into the sun. And because he cut off his hands, he can't pleasure himself.
  • Smart Ball: Francine grabs it as she explains gravitational slingshot maneuvers and temporal paradoxes.
  • Thrown Out the Airlock: Future Roger spaced the entire family when he succumbed to sun madness. Present Roger later ejects him into space.

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