FrancineThe best thing you can do for your family is stand back and do nothing.
Francine, let's be honest, that's not going to happen.
A character in American Dad!
Played by Wendy Schaal
American Dad! · 929 quotes
4th most-quoted character in American Dad!: in 191 of its 929 quotes
Most scenes with: Stan Smith (89), Steve Smith (33), Roger (30)
FrancineThe best thing you can do for your family is stand back and do nothing.
Francine, let's be honest, that's not going to happen.
[Stan comes in, dressed for the ball game]
Good morning, kiddo. Sorry again about missing your birthday. What do you say I take you to a ball game?
[holds up tickets]
Sorry, man. Got other plans.
What's the problem? I'm trying to bond with him.
FrancineWell, you're too late. Steve's at the age where he doesn't care about going to a ball game with his dad. All he's interested in is girls. He doesn't want ball games, he just wants to ball dames. Huh? Huh?
Ahh. [laughs] Ah-hah. Ohh.
[Francine is sunbathing]
FrancineSeriously, I'm gonna die one day and I want to make sure I left something behind that can be proud of.
What about your kids?
FrancineNah. [sets her margarita on the table and lifts her sunglasses up] I'm talking about something more permanent. I want to invent a catchphrase. Something is perfound as... all that and a bag of chips!
Oh, come on. Don't you think everyone has tried coming up with a catchphrase? It's next to impossible.
FrancineWell, Klaus. I'm gonna do it. And... you can put that frog in the cassarole.
[sighs] Bitch.
(Steve just drank and threw away Stan's can of soda)
[tires screech and a gunshot is heard off-screen while Stan and Francine are sleeping. Stan covers his ears and can't take the noise]
[sighs annoyedly] Jeff and Hayley are killing me.
Francine[sleeping] I don't care if you are Sean Connery. That's my jet ski.
[Stan gets out of bed. Jeff and Hayley are watching TV and Jeff eats a piece of pizza]
You know what time it is.
Shh.
Dad, Jeff worked a long day. And now all he wants to do is watch Bones and relax.
Hey, Bones. Look at this bone.
I know. But did you see this bone?
Where'd you find that bone?
Same place you got your bone. It was just sitting there, next to this bone.
Dr. Brennan, bone call. They said it was important. Something about a bone.
[Stan rolls his eyes]
[Hayley is in the hospital]
I...might not be Hayley's father? You've cheated on me?
FrancineI'm sorry. It happened a few days before our wedding at my bachelorette party.
A few days before the wedding? While I was dealing with small details that ultimately made of the most beautiful day of my life? A box of flip-flops so the girls could dance.
FrancineI was freaking out that my life was changing. I was going from being this party girl to being someone's wife. And I got drunk and [sighs] It was the biggest mistake I ever made. Can you ever forgive me?
[Stan comes close to her]
You... big... whore. I don't know why I'm holding you like this. It must be very confusing.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, bad news. Your daughter's second kidney's only working at 20%.
It’s okay! I left the bear in to kill the shark! They’re natural enemies since the dawn of time! [The bear on the raft growl]
Not working in tandem! They’re brothers in arms! Agh!
Not the hiccups, don’t worry. Kim Nick Cage of this mother! [gets the electric wires] This time, I’ll make the right call. I’m gonna electrocute him.
FrancineOh, Stan, I don’t think… [Roger is accidentally electrocuted by Stan]
Here's my next car Francine, the new Hummie C.O.K. Guzzler. It runs on carbon, oxygen and potassium.
FrancineOh, yeah. The chemical symbol for potassium is K. Boy, my chemistry's a little rusty, but wouldn't it run cleaner if they added another carbon molecule before the potassium? Then it would guzzle C.O.C.K.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Well, there are ways to get people to do what you want without they're knowing it.
FrancineAre you suggesting I trick him?
Sure, it's easy. I once got him to drink my pee by telling him it was a fancy beer.
FrancineWhat an idiot.
Mama, when's Daddy coming home?
FrancineHopefully not before the futon market cools off.
[after Klaus has hit Stan on the head, knocking him out]
Stan, are you okay? You have to wake up. We have to go.
[Stan regains consciousness and sees that Klaus' voice has come from his body]
FrancineGuten morgen, fish face!
[Stan is shocked to see himself in Klaus' fish body]
You son of a bitch! You switch us back right... [defecates] Oh, God. Oh, my God. I just pooped. Does it just float here? Why is my mind telling me to eat it?
FrancineHey, Stan.
[in Stan’s body] Hey!
[Francine brings an incapacitated Stan to Hayley and Roger]
Okay. I'll bite. What's up with the gyroscope on his junk?
FrancineStan was injured and went into a rare condition known as "testicular retreat syndrome". His "nuggs" were so traumatized, they ran up into his body to heal.
What?! Will he be okay?
FrancineWe don't know yet. They might drop down again someday, but the doctors say there's a good chance they'll just die up there, like a gut-torn rabbit in a wooden thicket.
Wait. Hold on a second. I'm confused. WHY TO HELL DIDN'T YOU DICKS SHOW UP TO OUR BALALAIKA CONCERT?!?!
[falsetto voice] I've got bigger problems right now than supporting your commie music!
[Hayley and Roger laugh]
Stop! So what if I sound a little feminine?! Stop laughing, and treat me with the respect I deserve!
[Hayley and Roger laugh again]
My voice is not that…
[dogs are heard barking faintly]
Not that high.
[the barking grows louder]
It's a little higher than usual.
[the barking grows even louder; the sound of banging against the door is heard]
FrancineHey, Banelli! You got a lot of nerve showin' up here!
So what? So what? It's a free world. So what?
FrancineExcuse me, Stan. That's the bitch who gave all my ideas to Michael Crichton.
[Stan, Roger, and Santa set off to find Steve and Krampus]
Wow. Full moon tonight.
Actually, once you get above the clouds, it's always a full moon.
Is that true?
What.
Is any of this?
Francine[grunts]
Oh.
Well, i’m not for sure.
Hey bitch, where's my Mickey Mouse towel!
FrancineI'm sorry! I'll try harder.
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