American Dad: Deacon Stan, Jesus Man

Stan is so intent on beating his neighbor, Chuck White, to church - so he can park in a shady spot, that he runs over pigeons and elderly neighbors on his way there. When the deacon chokes to death on a communion wafer, the church needs a new one.

Chuck volunteers for deacon,  so Stan, naturally, does too. On top of that, Chuck offers to host the potluck for the wake while Stan is in the bathroom. Poor Stan - Chuck has a bigger paycheck, a nicer house, a better wife and kids, how can Stan compete with him? It's on!

Back home, Rodger is in a reproductive cycle and is lactating.

Stan makes Francine make potato salad for the wake. In the middle of the night, Rodger eats all the potato salad and has to make more, but he runs out of mayonaisse. What to do? He uses his breast milk instead - and it's a hit! Rodger's potato salad is so amazing, everyone loves Stan! Meanwhile, Steve hits it off with Chuck's daughter, an Olympic gymnast who only takes gymnastics because her parents force her to.

Stan enlists Satan to help him with his election campaign. He must beat Chuck at all costs. Steve persuades Satan that he should enroll in a CPR class, because Chuck's daughter is taking one.  Satan tells Stan that the key to winning the election is his wife's potato salad, so Stan makes Rodger pump breast milk so he can make more. When Rodger's breast milk flow slows down, Stan force-feeds him to keep him producing milk and hooks him up to a milking machine to keep it flowing.

When Rodger starts choking, Steve, fresh from the CPR class, performs mouth-to-mouth resucitation. He gets more than he bargained for, though - Rodger coughs an alien egg down Steve's throat.

On Sunday, Stan wins the deacon election, but what will happen to Stan now that Steve is pregnant? If anyone finds out, they'll make Chuck deacon instead. Stan decides to drive the family to Mexico ("Or as I like to call it, God's blind spot", says Stan), so Steve can have Rodger's baby. But Stan has a secret plan to have Steve have a Mexican abortion. Stan has a last minute change of heart, though, and tells Steve he can have his alien baby - he'll resign as deacon.

When the congregation demands Stan tell them why he's resigning, he pretends to be possessed by Satan, hopping around the altar like a madman.

Back home, Betsy sneaks up to Steve's window for a kiss, and unbeknowst to her, Steve passes the egg to her. Betsy is ecstatic to be pregnant, though, because it means she can stop going gymnastics. Chuck and his wife send pregnant Betsy away, Chuck is elected deacon, and life goes back to normal - such as it is - for the Smiths.

This was one of the funniest episodes of American Dad ever. It was perfect satire in every way, from Stan's competition with the neighbors, to the race for church deacon, to the exploitation of Rodger. Some of the best lines in this episode, though went to the preacher, who just wanted to get off the pulpit and go fishing. This is the second week in a row I've actually enjoyed American Dad more than Family Guy. Seth McFarlane and his team are obviously pouring the creative energy into making this a good show.