October 29, 2025
I’ve been a fan of American Dad since 2010, and I would say probably within the last year or so, I’ve been purchasing episodes right off of YouTube for $1.99. If you like the show, it’s not a bad deal.
Anyway, I just watched Episode 13 from Season 19, Clearview Motel, and I have to say, this episode definitely ranks up there with some of my all-time favorites. I would describe it as eerie, dark, and intriguing. It definitely gets the wheels turning.
Francine is the star of this episode, and in the beginning, she’s sitting at the dinner table eating with her family, and of course, Roger, and she begins to ask everyone about how their day went, and if they had anything new going on in their lives.
This dinner scene sets the stage and is really the reason why Francine gets caught up in what transpired at the Clearview, but it’s all the little details and information along the way that make this episode super interesting.
From the very start, forty seconds in, Francine makes it clear that there’s the family, and then there’s the core family, which nonchalantly hints at a smaller and more exclusive group within the group.
This is reminiscent of secret societies.
Francine then heads over to Al Tuttles house and kicks his bathroom door open while he’s sitting on the toilet, and again, she wants to know.
“What’s going on Tuttle? More, go deep with me Al,” she said.
During her dialogue with Al Tuttle, Francine finds out that Al’s sister, Della, had died. The word/name Della means “noble” and has its roots in both German and Italian language.
Now, we have Della which means noble, and the hint of secret societies.
The number 69 is mentioned in four different contexts. Route 69 and State or Local Road 69 are the two roads Roger talks about traveling on, but Roger also mentions that his car is a 69 Labaron. 69 is then brought to our attention a fourth time in reference to the sexual position, “69.”
Later in the episode, Francine and Roger end up at The Clearview Motel, and there’s an owl on the roof of the motel. Roger and Francine check into room number five and the wallpaper in the room has owls all over it.
Do you see where this is going? Noble families, secret societies, the number 69, owls, and then, Roger and Francine start peeping, or spying on other people and families staying at the motel.
This is crazy, and what ends up happening is that because of Francine’s desire to know other people’s business, she gets possessed. She becomes a possessed peeper or spy and eventually learns about why or how the Motel became the place that it has.
I’m going to leave it here because I don’t want to spoil the entire thing, but this episode involves black magic, a monolithic conspiracy, curses, and it’s just Twilight Zone strange.
Have a great day!
Nooz Buffet 