Dads: “My Dad’s Hotter Than Your Dad” (Episode 1.06)

Despite still having a long way to go, this episode was a huge improvement from the last few weeks, which gives the show a little hope. It was actually funny, with the kind of great visual humor that Family Guy is known for, and the fathers’ racism was acknowledged.
In the opening scene, Eli is in a rush to get out of the house and says he needs to shower and eat. In response to that, Edna sprays Eli in the face, wipes him, and hands him a banana, saying, “Okay, you’re good to go.”
At work, Warner breaks up with one of the assistants on Eli’s behalf and pays her a settlement check so she doesn’t sue for sexual harassment. It seems this isn’t a first for Eli, and Warner tells him that he has to stop sleeping with the assistants. Eli laughs, and Warner admonishes him: “Eli, this isn’t funny. People are saying you’re sexist.” Eli responds, “Yeah, but they’re all women, so who cares?” To get a hold on this situation, Warner hires a strict, scary and mean HR woman.
At Warner’s house, his wife suggests Warner’s dad could hang out with Eli’s dad more. Crawford pulls out his day planner, a pen and paper book from 1982. When asked why he has such a book, Crawford answers “The days line up the same.” He announces with surprise that he has an opening, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Walter sees a woman’s name in the book and asks who she is. Crawford answers, proudly, “You may not know this, but your old man was quite the stalker.”
The next day, at work, Warner has hired a new, middle-aged assistant, Janet. Eli is disappointed, noting that, “she looks like the woman on the pasta sauce label.” But Warner reminds him he wants nothing to do with the new HR woman. Speak of the devil, the new HR woman pops in wearing a very serious suit, gulps down a full cup of 100-degree hot coffee, yells at someone for not wearing socks and leaves. Warner and Eli are both frightened.
The dads come in, and Janet begins flirting with them. Crawford notes “she looks like the beautiful woman on the pasta sauce label.” Both men woo her. David is the first to make his move. Crawford, like his son, is more shy when it comes to women. They both take her out on a date, and both act ridiculously, the one similarity being that they each end the date asking for separate checks.