Read More: 25 Best American Dad! Episodes It arguably would have been richer territory for the episode to go down the route of Roger and Steve getting their own twin sitcom and blowing it, but instead the installment focuses on the film industry.
AMERICAN DAD ROGER BEING MILKED FULL
The closest that “Twinanigans” gets to this is when Roger declares, “You got it, dude!” before shooting a commercial, to directly draw parallels to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s tenure on Full House. Surprisingly, this episode doesn’t lean heavily into dated twin sitcoms like Double Trouble and Sister, Sister. Mantzoukas gets plenty to do here and his work as these twisted twins is a definite highlight of the episode.
AMERICAN DAD ROGER BEING MILKED SERIES
This isn’t a series that typically relies on its guest actors to carry a joke, but “Twinanigans” makes fantastic use here of Jason Mantzoukas, who plays the twin managers from Twinseltown who represent Steve and Roger.
For instance, in this very episode Sarah Chalke and Christopher Meloni play characters who say maybe fifteen words each. People like Rhea Seehorn, Aya Cash, and Forest Whitaker will voice incidental background characters, which is kind of a joke in itself. Amidst all of this chaos, it’s also just oddly satisfying to watch Roger parade around in what’s essentially a Steve costume for the entire episode.Īmerican Dad! doesn’t get enough credit for how it typically uses some very talented actors in extremely minimal roles. Steve proves to be an awesome “brother” here when he throws the two of them back into the twin acting game and they head to Hollywood (after some hilarious frustrations at the airport). Steve may not have done anything wrong back when he was five, but he can’t stand to see Roger like this and wants to help give him some closure. At first it seems like he’s being completely unreasonable, but Roger’s pain is still real. These reminders about the road less traveled re-open old wounds for Roger. “Twinanigans” chronicles exactly how Steve and Roger were scouted as children and recounts their brief run as twin child actors who were headed for the top until Steve turned his back on their career because he was pretty keen on going to kindergarten. While this is not a total misfire, a simplified take on these ideas could have led to a stronger episode that doesn’t overextend itself.Īn innocent night of Stews and Views (Soups and Hoops can suck it, for the record) leads to Steve, Roger, and Klaus stumbling upon a retro Pizza Overlord commercial that clues Klaus into the duo’s child actor past and reignites their flames for their past life. Some of the most satisfying stories come from when these two are together and while “Twinanigans” has a very encouraging premise for Roger and Steve, it’s an episode that tries to do too much and cover too many bases. When it comes to the various character pairings that American Dad! will turn to, the combination of Steve and Roger is usually a safe one to bank on.
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