"Santa, Schmanta" is the ninth Christmas episode of the TBS animated series American Dad!, produced aired as the show's thirteenth season premiere.
Synopsis[]
Following the events of "Ninety North, Zero West", Santa falls from Humbaba and breaks his neck, killing himself.
With the family able to relax now that Santa is dead, Roger can't get any of the family to pay attention to him and his dance because they are celebrating Christmas. He goes over to Snot's house and learns about Hanukkah, deciding to become Jewish so he can spend the time with Snot. While spending time at the mall together, he starts insulting the mall's Santa, pointing out that the real one is dead and fetches his body to prove it. While trying on the Santa suit, he finds he has gained Santa's magic powers and declares Hanukkah to be the new official main holiday of the season.
In his effort to force the family to bend to his will, he destroys their Christmas decorations. He further moves his workshop and castle to Miami and hires hot college students to serve as his reindeer to pull his Lamborghini sleigh. But while throwing a blast at his castle, Snot finds that he really isn't into celebrating Hanukkah properly and conspires with the Smiths to try to reanimate Santa's body, with only partial success. They decide that they need his suit and note that he responds when they discuss the suit. They confront Roger in his castle, but in his fight with Santa, he burns the place down with oil and tries to flee with the family in his Lamborghini, but zombie Santa pulls himself on board and causes them to crash, allowing the suit to return to its rightful owner. Stan tries to reason with Santa to forget the past but he refuses, so the family is forced to run him over in their escape. Back home, Roger is pleased to simply have the family paying attention to him again as Snot and his mother go out for their usual Chinese dinner.
Songs[]
Uncredited.
| Title | Performed by |
|---|---|
| "Jingle Bells" |
|
| "Haha Nagila Medley" | The Gevatron |
| "The Dreidel Song" | Seth MacFarlane |
Trivia[]
- Roger confuses Enrique Iglesias for Ricky Martin.
- P.F. Chung's is a parody of P.F. Chang's.
Cast[]
| Voice actor/actress | Character(s) |
|---|---|
| Seth MacFarlane | Stan Smith Roger Smith Greg Corbin |
| Wendy Schaal | Francine Smith |
| Scott Grimes | Steve Smith |
| Rachel MacFarlane | Hayley Smith |
| Dee Bradley Baker | Klaus Heisler |
| Curtis Armstrong | Snot Lonstein |
| Matt McKenna | Santa Claus |
| Kevin Michael Richardson | Principal Lewis |
| Nicole Shabtai | Esther Lonstein |
| Daisuke Suzuki | Toshi Yoshida |
See also[]
- "The Best Christmas Story Never"
- "The Most Adequate Christmas Ever"
- "Rapture's Delight"
- "For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls"
- "Season's Beatings"
- "Minstrel Krampus"
- "Dreaming of a White Porsche Christmas"
- "Ninety North, Zero West"