Bar Mitzvah Hustle
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"Bar Mitzvah Hustle" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the animated series American Dad!
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's immaturity, she meets Etan Cohen (named after the writer of the same name), Snot's bar mitzvah study buddy. To Steve's dismay, Debbie agrees to be Etan's date for his upcoming bar mitzvah. Worse, Etan invites everyone in school except Steve to the party.
Deciding to get even, Steve concocts an elaborate plot (a parody of Ocean's Eleven and Ocean's Twelve
), where Barry, Toshi and Roger help him steal all of Etan's bar mitzvah money. They use an unsuspecting Snot to smuggle the money out of the party, which almost works, except that Snot returns at the last minute and Etan discovers the money on him.
Etan takes Snot to beth din
, a Hebrew court where if Snot is found guilty, he will be banned from all Hebrew temples and thus be unable to have a bar mitzvah of his own. Meanwhile, Debbie dumps Steve for Etan, complicating things for the latter as he wrestles between having his girlfriend back and clearing his best friend's name. Roger offers to be Snot's lawyer but only manages to ruin the case. Just as the court is about to rule against Snot, Steve confesses, after which Debbie immediately dumps him. Snot threatens to end his friendship with Steve, but Steve pleads with Snot, saying, "I lost my girlfriend... I can't lose my best friend!"
Steve sells all of his toys to give Snot a Star Trek
themed bar mitzvah, easily reaffirming their friendship. The episode ends with Roger evidently beginning a heist of Snot's bar mitzvah as Snot's long-lost uncle, only to end up in a confusing situation with him being in two places at once.
In a subplot, Stan loses his cell phone at the movies and it is on vibrate. Francine suggests that he give the cell phone company a plan to use a code that activates the ringer. However, they are unable to locate the company.
American Dad!
American Dad! is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane and owned by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions. It is produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television...
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Plot
After Debbie becomes fed up with SteveSteve Smith (American Dad!)
Steven Anita “Steve” Smith is a character from the animated television series American Dad!. He is Stan and Francine Smith's only son and Hayley's younger brother as well as the youngest of the series' 6 main characters. Steve is voiced by Scott Grimes.According to TVTDB.com, Steve's original...
's immaturity, she meets Etan Cohen (named after the writer of the same name), Snot's bar mitzvah study buddy. To Steve's dismay, Debbie agrees to be Etan's date for his upcoming bar mitzvah. Worse, Etan invites everyone in school except Steve to the party.
Deciding to get even, Steve concocts an elaborate plot (a parody of Ocean's Eleven and Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve
Ocean's Twelve is a 2004 American crime comedy film, the sequel to 2001's Ocean's Eleven. Like its predecessor, which was a remake of the 1960 film Ocean's 11, the film used a celebrity ensemble cast. It was released in the United States on December 10, 2004. A third film, Ocean's Thirteen, was...
), where Barry, Toshi and Roger help him steal all of Etan's bar mitzvah money. They use an unsuspecting Snot to smuggle the money out of the party, which almost works, except that Snot returns at the last minute and Etan discovers the money on him.
Etan takes Snot to beth din
Beth din
A beth din, bet din, beit din or beis din is a rabbinical court of Judaism. In ancient times, it was the building block of the legal system in the Biblical Land of Israel...
, a Hebrew court where if Snot is found guilty, he will be banned from all Hebrew temples and thus be unable to have a bar mitzvah of his own. Meanwhile, Debbie dumps Steve for Etan, complicating things for the latter as he wrestles between having his girlfriend back and clearing his best friend's name. Roger offers to be Snot's lawyer but only manages to ruin the case. Just as the court is about to rule against Snot, Steve confesses, after which Debbie immediately dumps him. Snot threatens to end his friendship with Steve, but Steve pleads with Snot, saying, "I lost my girlfriend... I can't lose my best friend!"
Steve sells all of his toys to give Snot a Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
themed bar mitzvah, easily reaffirming their friendship. The episode ends with Roger evidently beginning a heist of Snot's bar mitzvah as Snot's long-lost uncle, only to end up in a confusing situation with him being in two places at once.
In a subplot, Stan loses his cell phone at the movies and it is on vibrate. Francine suggests that he give the cell phone company a plan to use a code that activates the ringer. However, they are unable to locate the company.