"Failure is not a Factory-Installed Option" is the third episode of the second season of the animated series American Dad!, with 8.39 million viewers tuning in. It aired in the US on September 29 , 2006 to a healthy 3.6 million viewers. This episode is rated TV-14 L.
Stan was formerly the CIA's best interrogator, until he lost his confidence and his job when a car salesman gets the best of him in a negotiation. To get even, Stan comes up with an ...
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"Failure is not a Factory-Installed Option" is the third episode of the second season of the animated series American Dad!, with 8.39 million viewers tuning in. It aired in the US on September 29 , 2006 to a healthy 3.6 million viewers. This episode is rated TV-14 L.
Stan was formerly the CIA's best interrogator, until he lost his confidence and his job when a car salesman gets the best of him in a negotiation. To get even, Stan comes up with an elaborate scam (with help from David Mamet) that temporarily costs his family their integrity. He pretends to go crazy, leading to Francine having to clean other people's toilets and Hayley having to sell herself for money, an event which traumatizes her. When Stan finally gets a better deal on the car, he reveals that he actually scammed the car salesman. After learning he pretended to go crazy just for a better car deal (and that Stan predicted the plan would take two years), the family is shocked to say the least, though Stan completely...
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