The Scarlett Getter
"The Scarlett Getter" is the sixth episode of the eighth season of the animated comedy series '' American Dad!''. It aired on Fox in the United States on November 27, 2011. The episode plot mainly revolves around Francine, who accidentally leads Roger to a dangerous alien hunter while trying to get revenge on Stan. This episode was written by Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson and directed by Josue Cervantes. This episode generally received positive reviews. It features guest performances from Sharon Lawrence and Shannon Sharpe, as well as several recurring voice actors and actresses from the series. Plot Deputy Director Bullock announces they are bringing in Shannon Sharpe, a specialist, to catch their previously escaped alien. When Stan meets with Roger at Coughy's Coffee Shop to warn him, he spots Scarlett Reynolds, an old CIA boot camp crush. When Roger takes notice of her good looks and suggests the idea of taking her out, which Stan rudely dismisses. Instead, Stan invites ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American Dad!
''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Since 2014, the series has been airing new episodes on TBS. ''American Dad!'' is the first television series made to premiere on Fox's Animation Domination block. The series premiered on February 6, 2005, following Super Bowl XXXIX, with the rest of the first season airing three months later beginning May 1, 2005. ''American Dad!'' is a joint production between Underdog Productions, Fuzzy Door Productions and 20th Television Animation and syndicated by 20th Television. Creative direction of ''American Dad!'' had largely been guided by Barker (prior to his departure from the show in season 10) and Weitzman as opposed to MacFarlane, resulting in a series that is different from its counterparts. Unlike MacFarlane's other shows, '' Family Guy'' and, to a lesser extent, '' The Cleveland Show'', ''American Dad!'' does not lean as heavil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Executive Producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In films, the executive producer generally contributes to the film's budget and their involvement depends on the project, with some simply securing funds and others being involved in the filmmaking process. Motion pictures In films, executive producers may finance the film, participate in the creative effort, or work on set. Their responsibilities vary from funding or attracting investors into the movie project to legal, scripting, marketing, advisory and supervising capacities. Executive producers vary in involvement, responsibility and power. Some executive producers have hands-on control over every aspect of production, some supervise the producers of a project, while others are involved in name only. The crediti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Animation Domination
Animation Domination (also called AniDom, Fox AD, and AD) is an American animated programming block which has aired in two iterations on the Fox broadcast network, featuring a lineup solely made up of prime-time animation and adult animation carried as a majority of, or the whole of, the network's Sunday evening schedule (outside of sports pre-emptions and early hour programming burn offs). It originally ran from May 1, 2005, until September 21, 2014, before returning on September 29, 2019. History Original run Animation Domination debuted on Fox on May 1, 2005, in time for the last sweeps period of the 2004–05 television season. The first program to originate on the block was ''American Dad!'', although its " pilot" aired as a Super Bowl lead-out program on February 6, 2005. Rounding out the Animation Domination lineup alongside ''American Dad!'' were ''The Simpsons'' (the longest-running cartoon on Fox and the network's first primetime animated series, which predated the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The A
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic p ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eddie Kaye Thomas
Eddie Kaye Thomas (born October 31, 1980) is an American actor who rose to prominence as Paul Finch in the ''American Pie'' film series. His other notable appearances include Andy Rosenberg in the '' Harold & Kumar'' series, Jeff Woodcock in '''Til Death'', genius behaviorist Dr. Tobias "Toby" M. Curtis in CBS show '' Scorpion'', and as series regular Mike Platt in American sitcom '' Off Centre'' on The WB. Early life Thomas was born on Staten Island, New York, to a Jewish family. He grew up opposite a train station in the neighborhood of New Dorp. He adopted the name Eddie Kaye Thomas as a stage name for his acting career; his legal name is not publicly known. Career Thomas began his acting career as a stage actor at age seven, appearing in ''Four Baboons Adoring the Sun'' in 1992 and ''The Diary of Anne Frank'', opposite Natalie Portman in 1997. He graduated from New York's Professional Children's High School already a veteran of the Broadway stage. Thomas made his ons ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daisuke Suzuki (actor)
is a Japanese actor known for his work in commercials, cartoons, and video games. Since 2005, he has voiced the role of Toshi Yoshida on Fox's ''American Dad!''. Beyond ''American Dad!'', Suzuki's other credits include ''Hibakusha'', ''Tales From The Dead'', ''Pound Puppies'', and '' The Hillz''. Suzuki has provided additional voice work for video games such as '' Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare'', ''Tomb Raider'', and ''The Secret World''. In a 2011 interview with producer Steve Nguyen for Asiance Magazine, Suzuki said that once he completed his university studies in Japan, he made the decision to move to the United States in order to further his education. After graduating from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a bachelor's degree in Film Studies, Suzuki decided to pursue acting as a full-time career. Filmography * '' The Hillz'' (2004) - Asian Gangster * ''Hit Me'' (2005) - Tao * ''American Dad!'' (2005–present) - Toshi * ''Tales From The Dead'' (2008) - Sher ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alec Sulkin
Alexander Matthew Sulkin (born February 14, 1973) is an American screenwriter, producer, and voice actor known for his work on ''Family Guy'' and ''The Cleveland Show''. Career Sulkin began as a writer for ''The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn'', during the show's first three years. On the August 18, 2014 WTF podcast, he stated that he got the job after being recommended by Wellesley Wild. Sulkin joined ''Family Guy'' in 2005, and has since produced, written and provided voices for multiple episodes, including the hour-long ''Star Wars'' homage, "Blue Harvest", as well as "Chick Cancer", "Stew-Roids", "Stu and Stewie's Excellent Adventure", " Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q", " Family Guy Viewer Mail #2" (with Tom Devanney and Deepak Sethi), "Into Fat Air", "Grimm Job" and " 3 Acts of God". In August, 2010, Sulkin and his writing partner Wellesley Wild signed a three-year pact with 20th Century Fox TV. In 2013, Sulkin and Wild produced a sitcom titled '' Dads'', wit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor who has a career spanning seven decades in various stage productions, television, film and video games. He has been nominated for Olivier, Tony, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on 16 December 1996. In 2010, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama. In 1966, Stewart became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Stewart made his Broadway theatre debut in 1971 in a production of ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. In 1979, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in ''Antony and Cleopatra'' in the West End. His first television role was in the ITV series ''Coronation Street'' in 1967. His first major screen roles were in BBC-broadcast television productions '' Fall of Eagles'' (1974), ''I, Claudius'' (1976), and '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (1979). In 2008 he played King ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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David Koechner
David Michael Koechner ( ; born August 24, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing roles such as Champ Kind in the '' Anchorman'' films and Todd Packer on NBC's '' The Office''. Koechner first became involved in performing when he began studying improvisational comedy in Chicago at ImprovOlympic, under the teachings of Del Close, before joining the Second City Northwest. Koechner relocated to New York City in 1995, doing year long stints of sketch comedy as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' (1995–1996) and as a sketch regular on '' Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' in the mid-1990s. In 1997, Koechner moved to Los Angeles and started working regularly in various film and television comedies, making his first film appearances with small roles in the films such as '' Wag the Dog'', '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'', and '' Man on the Moon''. While filming the country mockumentary film '' Dill Scallion'' in 1998, Koechner befriended ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mike Henry (voice Actor)
Michael Robert Henry (born November 7, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his work on the animated sitcom ''Family Guy'', where he was a writer and producer, as well as the voice of Cleveland Brown (until 2021), Herbert, Bruce, Consuela, The Greased-Up Deaf Guy, among others. Henry is also known for co-creating and starring in the spin-off ''The Cleveland Show'' (2009–2013), for which he voiced Cleveland Brown and Rallo Tubbs, among others. He is also known for his recurring role as Dann in the television series ''The Orville''. Early life and education Henry was born in Pontiac, Michigan, on November 7, 1965, to artist parents and raised in Richmond, Virginia, with his younger brother Patrick. Their parents divorced when Henry was eight years old and the boys were primarily raised by their mother. He was awarded a scholarship and attended the nearby preparatory Collegiate School. Henry graduated from Washington and Lee University (198 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in ''The Hunger Games'' film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the ''Pitch Perfect'' film series (2012–2017). Banks made her directorial film debut with '' Pitch Perfect 2'' (2015), whose $69 million opening-weekend gross set a record for a first-time director. She also directed, wrote, produced, and starred in the action comedy film ''Charlie's Angels'' (2019). Banks founded the film and television production company Brownstone Productions in October 2002, with her husband Max Handelman. Banks made her film debut in the low-budget independent film ''Surrender Dorothy'' (1998). She starred in the films '' Wet Hot American Summer'' (2001), Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007), '' Seabiscuit'' (2003), '' The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' (2005), ''Slither'' (2006), '' Invincible'' (2006), '' Zack and Miri Make ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong (born November 27, 1953) is an American actor and singer best known for playing the role of Booger in the ''Revenge of the Nerds'' movies, Herbert Viola on the TV series '' Moonlighting'', Miles Dalby in the film '' Risky Business'', and record producer Ahmet Ertegun in the film ''Ray'' as well as for playing the role of Metatron on the TV series ''Supernatural.'' He is also known for providing his voice for such characters as Schmuley "Snot" Lonstein on the animated TV series ''American Dad!'' and Maru in the animated film '' Planes: Fire & Rescue'' in addition to portraying the title character on the animated TV series '' Dan Vs.'', Mr. Moleguaco in '' The Emperor's New School'', Ezekiel the Cockroach on ''Doom Patrol'', and Robot Default on '' Robot and Monster''. From 2013 to 2015, he served as the co-host of the TBS reality television competition series '' King of the Nerds''. Personal life Armstrong was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Norma E. A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |