Why is Klaus Still a Fish?! (American Dad Video Essay)

[@alphawolf798]

Klaus is the glue that holds the family together, he's basically the "Meg" of American Dad.

[@mechajay3358]

Yeah except here, it actually works and is funny, unlike that terrible episode where they try to justify their cruelty to Meg.

[@BrandonScott-mi5pz]

GREAT KITTY MONK AMERICAN DAD WHY KLAUS IS A STILL FISH 🐠 VIDEO ESSAY

[@princessmarlena1359]

Eh, the hub of hostility can only go so far in comedy, though I can’t say I disagree with you when it comes to Klaus’ purpose in this show.

[@leslietonn3181]

I hate this trope so much! It’s a horrible way to treat others!

[@bsanchez3563]

True, an addition to the works of the great, never the late [has keen time management skill] Mother Kitty, Also sidenote regarding Klaus having brought it upomhimself I can see if Rogervwas in his shoes., him singing Behind bkue eyes or Wreckingball or it is a hard knocks life for me XD... idk why but that makes me crack up.

[@arrynnova3812]

simple answer: stan doesn’t want him to be human. complex answer: Klaus would be and has been a menace as a human. he has been given multiple opportunities to be a decent human… fish… thing, but even as a fish, he’s kinda trash

[@1slayer959]

Simpler answer: status quo is king

[@princessmarlena1359]

@@1slayer959 🏆

[@transagenda]

Status quo yes, but I feel I would wild out much harder given the limited opportunities Klaus has had. He’s got his boys! He learned to share…. I think while it might be weird to have a human adult German man living with the Smiths, I’m along for the ride and think he would just be a decent Uber-Floridian and can’t we all use more of that?

[@FrancisR420]

Lots of the characters are trash but none of them are trapped as a fish

[@KG7Plaz]

Imagine a crossover movie where Brian finds out he was an experiment where the CIA swapped the minds of a puppy and a human Baby to see if the puppy with a human mind would still develop human intelligence.

[@Eric6761]

Honestly that's something that could happen and honestly could explain why some animals have the ability to talk

[@idkiuingjonct7941]

​@Eric6761 honestly?

[@danterobles4819]

Damn that is a good movie/tv show premise

[@thepunisher6674]

Klaus is still a fish because it would be less funny if he was human but also because Stan hates Germans

[@princessmarlena1359]

Personally I think it’s because as a fish Klaus is dependent on Stan. If Klaus gets made human again, Stan loses that power over him.

[@Chanmations]

My Answer: Stan believes that If he made Klaus human again, he would blab to the whole world about Roger's existence and possible hidden secrets of the CIA just to spite the family.

[@thatoneguy1845]

I think that'd give Klaus a excuse to leave, and I don't think Stan would want that despite what he says and does Maybe Stan thinks of him as a friend? But I think Stan just likes having a punching bag around.

[@raelogan]

"Sonic Boom" had a good body swap episode where the VAs for Sonic and Eggman did fantastic at mimicking the other's cadences

[@tristanalain9239]

So they didn't do the stupid change voices with the minds trope? That's already making it good

[@raelogan]

@@tristanalain9239 Yeah! Sonic's VA talking like Eggman in Sonic's voice, and vice versa was such a fun display of just how good the voice actors were, too. One of my favorite episodes of the series.

[@Eric6761]

​@@raeloganhonestly it is amazing when characters switch voices to see how the voice actors can perform in a character that isn't his

[@Umbra_Ursus]

Boom just did a lot of things right.

[@Eric6761]

@@Umbra_Ursus teen Titans go but good

[@CutieKarai]

"pretty pink lungs!"

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

well at least Klaus has more character depth then Meg from Family Guy

[@grapeshot]

A fish that would Goose step if it had the legs.

[@joshuacoleman8000]

Exactly!

[@Bebe-yf6vu]

He didnt get missing tho his mind was switched with the fish's, so the fish performed in his body and failed miserably what probably led to his death-> that's why they couldn't turn him back into a human

[@lillordakira9752]

Why don't they just clone klaus a new body using DNA from his corpse and put his brain into it ? SIMPLE !

[@princessmarlena1359]

Been saying that for years.

[@stigmaoftherose]

The clones die when they reach the age of whomever they are cloned from. And as Klaus was an olympiad at the time he was in his early 20s. Furthermore, as the clones aged rapidly, the clone body would most likely die within 7 days.

[@cofeespear4992]

​@stigmaoftherose just seem like he'll be given the lifespan of a regular fish lol //jk jk

[@ScintillatingSusie]

​@@stigmaoftherose I don't think that applies if it's dead, because that didn't seem the problem with the Dodo Bird they cloned

[@Eric6761]

We all know how Klaus can't be trusted, the guy is bad and was given 2 chances

[@mathieuleader8601]

I feel like Klaus was a birthday gift for either Hailey or Steve got by Stan last minute

[@bsanchez3563]

I only thought that civilian gyms also merely stated via a sign no cell or cells being used in locker rooms.

[@rebal180]

I believe as an ultra conservative patriot Stan thought it was his duty to stick to Germany for WW 2. There is still a misconception that being German makes you a Nazi but, Hitler himself wasn't even German. He just spoke the language and was elected to power to drive out all the communists. That's the part of history they don't teach in schools. The whole rise to power thing didn't happen over night and took a lot of political manipulation for it to get to that point. Much like what has been happening in the States recently.

[@user-kk9hp6sf3t]

Yep!

[@TuesdaySFD]

That first sentence doesn’t make any sense

[@rebal180]

@@TuesdaySFD Stan hates Germany for what the Nazi's did and every German has been held responsible for it since World War 2 ended. How does that not make sense?

[@blueraccoon1088]

I remember when i was bored one day saw lydia cover klaus was cloned in human body and gave me clone war flash backs. And despite dee Bradley baker not voicing clones in the original battlefront games it was Nothing like the simulations on kamino

[@porcupiney]

just wanted to say, as a trans person, i find trans klaus headcanons hilarious for the very reason you mentioned. it becomes even funnier when you remember that many species of fish can change their sex for the sake of species preservation!

[@pinkpupbutt9299]

Same here! Same hat!

[@MitchieDBBC]

I forgot that I posted that comment. I was even going to resubmit it until i saw my comment up there. Immortalized!

[@user-qx5ps1fi7l]

I ALWAYS wondered about this. Can't they at least put his mind into another animal like a monkey?

[@Umbra_Ursus]

The simple version is: Klaus, all morals about who he is aside, instantly goes mad with his new human body, and that drive to spite and vengance without fail comes back to bite him. Basically, he gets a rare W, and instantly tries to smash it over Stan's head.

[@walpoleandworcester]

His “boys” would probably freak out cause they’re so used to seeing him as a fish. That’s my best guess.

[@EerieLunarKnightshade]

Zugspitze is pronounced "zoog-shpits-za". Speaking as someone who studied German and was lucky enough to visit said mountain. Hope this helped. Languages are weird sometimes.

[@KN3TO]

I'm german. I wouldnt have any idea how to show the pronounciation in text.😅😅 Zougshpitze is kinda close i guess

[@FrancisR420]

I assume there were more attempts off-screen but they all ended in wacky hijinks

[@DaliceGaming]

Seth MacFarlane Punching Bags Family Guy: Meg Shut Up Meg American Dad: Klaus Shut Up Klaus Cleveland Show: Cleveland Gets Hit With Nightstick Crying "I Used To Have My Own Show" "Not You Cleveland" Peter Griffin Says It "No No No" (Toilet Breaks) Cleveland Jr. Beats Him Up

[@hannahsierra6770]

23:57 Can't believe she made a Tusk reference in a video about a man fish 😂😂

[@nicholasrodinos4701]

Hate to be that guy, but what was stopping Stan from having the CIA scientists clone Klaus's human body? Like, yeah, the ice probably degraded the DNA but this show never cared that much about scientific accuracy. Plus Stan could've gotten him another body, yeah Klaus would want his original body, but beggars can't be choosers, plus what's stopping Stan from kidnapping a guy for Klauss?

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

16:39 I usually HATE Body Swap episodes in Cartoons there so played out to the point of filler

[@BrandonScott-mi5pz]

EXCELLENT WORK. KITTY MONK AMERICAN DAD THE SMITH FAMILY ABUSE KLAUS

[@princessmarlena1359]

Pretty much.

[@princessfiona2967]

Sometimes they are done well (Teen Titans) and sometimes they are god awful (the Donkey Kong episode)

[@12irissu14]

As a German Native Speaker I Can tell you that Our biggest mountain is written Zugspitze and pronunced tsuuk schpi tse.

[@chad9186]

Did you mention this. Adult cartoons has this one character that's infatuated with the wife /mother . The Simpsons has Moe , King of the Hill has Bill and Family Guy has Brian and Quagmire

[@DaliceGaming]

14:42 - His Name Is Dr. Barker (Dr. Barks) Played By: Mike Barker

[@JamiBun]

Pretty Pink Lungs, yo!

[@MOSESI]

It was in the pilot that they didn't just put Klaus in a fish, they put the fish in his brain, it competed at the Olympics, it flopped to the water and swam off. How it ended up on a mountain is anyones guess but that's why the CIA didn't have it

[@chad9186]

You gotta do a video on Family Guy's murder mystery episode. I think that's the most written episode

[@kristinafisher2555]

pretty pink lungs

[@kirbynat493]

pretty pink lungs!! ooh i'd love a video on hayley and klaus. like that time when they dare each other to do weird stuff. or when hayley became a fish in a newer episode. i gotta watch that one again

[@FrancisR420]

The real crime of them not changing the voices in body swaps is that we don't get to hear the va's Ernest impersonations of the other va's which are always so fun. They always add one line of The character copying the other character but it's different.

[@ΕυάγγελοςΦώσκολος]

Until you made that video I never thought of that. Why don't they give Klaus a human body? I know his original was destroyed, but Stan could easily get a new one or have the scientists clone it. I want to see an episode explaining how Klaus got to living with the Smiths and why he is (still) living with them. I know he is the glue that holds the family together by being a punching bag, but I want to know if there is another reason of why he is still with them.

[@greyworld6242]

………..Doesn’t the CIA literally have cloning machines?

[@lukerobertshaw1636]

19 seconds in and I was not expecting a monster high reference in a American dad video lol I’m not mad

[@GenieVillain26]

Given the Monster High reference, who is your favorite Monster High character?

[@deadpark121]

I feel like Klaus probably came into Stan's possession during another one of the inspections where Bullock told everyone to take stuff home. Like in the episode where he took the machine that turns water into cocaine. From there, Stan is aware that Klaus was turned into a fish for a reason, so as far as Stan is concerned, Klaus being a fish is in the best interest of national security. Combined that with the fact that Klaus in generally a jerk, he really has no reason to feel sympathetic enough to want to help him get his body back. As Stan also mentioned, he doesn't actually have clearance to turn him back, and the program has generally been discontinued anyway.

[@Blacksmith679]

Why doesn't he appear anymore

[@BARALover96]

honestly Klaus is the character i forget exist constantly.

[@axels3188]

I think the reason Klaus is still a Fish is he can’t be trusted and he is not a good person.

[@Hack_Man_VII]

I hate Body Swap episodes for more reasons than just being done to death. The characters involved are often depicted as being too stupid to avoid social interaction, and end up being humiliated as a result. I also hate how they don't take extreme measures to make sure they have time to figure out a solution. Here's some examples just off the top of my head. Jimmy Neutron- When Jimmy and Cindy swapped bodies, they SHOULD have said screw Cindy's perfect attendance and stayed in the lab! I also can't believe they didn't use some kind of holographic projector system to make themselves look normal in public. Gravity Falls- Dipper knows how Mabel thinks and what she could do in his body. He should have grabbed the nearest blunt object, cracked her over the head and tied her up in the closet while he handled the situation. Kim Possible- The whole cheerleading scene was so cringe! They should have just said Kim had a family emergency, and NOT SHOW UP! This isn't hard!

[@princessmarlena1359]

Agreed.

[@nicholassims9837]

Dipper isnt going to knock his own sister over the head, You also forgot the body swaps in Lilo and Stitch the Series between the title duo and Phineas and Ferb with Candance and Perry , some of these swaps the chsrcaters must go though for one reason or another such as Perry in Candances body must stop Dr Doof , and its jsut funny plain and simple

[@Hack_Man_VII]

@@nicholassims9837 funny is subjective, and it's not plain and simple if I'm so annoyed with the attempts at humor that the idea of mindless violence and bloodshed make me chuckle more than the show itself. Side note- Siblings get violent all the time as kids. If one pisses off the other just enough, the fists WILL fly. That's a simple fact.

[@nicholassims9837]

@@Hack_Man_VII yeah no only certain siblings do that like Malcoln and Greg's brothers but Dipper and Mabel are different in that regard. Answer this would Dipper outright knock his own sister over the head so hard it cracks the skull open? Dipper is not one to get that violent especially to his own twin sister. And your really messed up if you fine pointless violence where 2 people are having mindless bloodshed funnier than a standard body swap . As what would mindless violence even prove or accomplish other than we never evolved

[@nicholassims9837]

But in all honesty it really depends on how the body swap plays as Family Guy did it with the guys of the family and Peter's friends knew about it and didnt Care

[@olympicstudios7814]

question kitty monk: do you the american dad clip where stan wakes up and he kicks steve for giving his kidnay in his dream

[@bsanchez3563]

Heheh 6:16 ooh a double or triple entendre there.. hehe if Klaus be on worldstar hiphop pr anywhere ig really.. then he be probably phishin... hence to according to what Klaus would be saying is feed the fish or yo chips gonna be served for this fish as foreign food style as "Phish [ala-mo] an chips".. or idk maybe the french fry thing makesm ore sense since itd be imploed cooking it being the alternative to paying a xyz to reaquire ones.. nvm *I am babbling facepalms*

[@bsanchez3563]

Ooh he coukd have styled it feed [into] the catfish/trawl/troll/hate/handed out L's and everything kids often did or still probably do with their time.. turned phish wheel of surprises that is clearly a badky done gif of a back and forth wheel since "You are lucky shopper" or the fish but also yo chips will be gone in a... flash..or flash memory cooked and burn to the touch cards hehe memory cards you say.. well uh.. you already enjoying this got a prize for your Go fish.. a book from irl I recall titled one fish, 2 fish red fish blue fish... heheh

[@bsanchez3563]

Sorry sorry just wanted to say I like how they used the word boned as in as opposed to more accurately in a metaphor Stan in Klais own words or feekings.. DEboned him..as he just titally fillet him like.. well herring is all I can think of salmon is not count as a fillet.

[@Zacman1123]

16:42 I think you meant to say "Body Swap stories ALWAYS switch the voices".

[@nadroji6549]

I get why Klaus won't get a human body back, but why doesn't he get a different animal body like a dog or monkey? That way he's not trapped in a bowl or cup & it's not like the CIA has a shortage of animal subjects. Hell, if those are too freeing, then put him in a mouse/rat body & keep him in a decent-sized cage, that way he has all too much autonomy & even when he does scurry around he'd still be small & vulnerable.

[@bsanchez3563]

Woah.. I can legit fr not beileve disco or 70s affro and the familiarity to a music cover.. as from the likes of those used by Shooting star/Earth wind and fire or Dick Griffey 3:33 did not come to me before stan mentioned it.. lol I can totally see that being the animation style a remake of some 70s comedy would look like if it had then current musicians inckuded in cameos or apaearances.

[@bsanchez3563]

Pretty pink lungs.

[@jacklansdale77]

They explain it neat and quick, they can't let Germany win the olympics after ww2 or something like that and they switched his brain as he was their champion. They put Klaus' body with the goldfish brain up anyway and it dives into the water after failing the jump, being a human body, it freezes solid. Which frankly sounds like a lot for wherever the Olympics were taking place.

[@user-nb8tk6hh6x]

No, I actually agree with Jim not having cell phones in them too many people like to cause trouble

[@SunshineCasy]

@3:03 I think she blacked out and started talking about _Beth_ Smith 😆

[@Ravenbloom57868]

The reason Klaus is fish and not in the human body is because he keeps wrecking it from himself. Every time Klaus gets a new body he going to hurt Stan because he’s the ones been keep them prisoner in a gold fish body instead of putting him a different animal body that the CIA confirmed they have plenty of.

[@chasetanner4822]

I feel like since Claus is a fish, he can say stuff without worry since you can't punish a fish. But when given a human body, now he can be punished and that's why he doesn't last long in a human body. I feel like if claus was given a human body and given time and training relearn to hold back saying and doing stuff that could get him punished. He would be fine. The problem just seems to be that Claus got used to not being punished for saying stuff anymore because of him being a fish. And once he is given a human body, he goes too far with his human body and loses it. So give him and human body and give him time to calm down and readjust to being a human (a being who CAN be punished for doing or saying stuff) and he would be fine.

[@lucasdiazjr5679]

What did Steve and Roger doing a gym bit have to do with klaus and not having a body?

[@bobbydenney8368]

That's something she does when she reviews episodes of shows she talks about the main plot and the sub plot

[@redjirachi1]

If they're not going to give him a human body can't he just ask for something more mobile, like a hawk?

[@jesusrox4u]

Me when reading the title: I assume it’s because the status quo is God and, to paraphrase a sitcom from the 2000s and I think its theme song, “Everybody hates Klaus.”

[@STepanHAmbroski]

The mountain in question is pronounced approximately ZOOG-shpits-uh

[@nicholassims9837]

Think whenever we see Klaus old human body we never see his face like Hector Con Carnie and Salem from Sabrina

[@S3onicHed3ehog]

Actually its pretty simple why Klaus is still a Fish 1: Stan let his Body rot and decomposed 2: Stan won’t let him be human again

[@EmilioL12]

11:27 but Paul is BADASS the best rival Ash ever had

[@ShadowWolfRising]

I'd like to see an episode on when Stan opened that restaurant AKA 'The One Episode where Stan genuinely did nothing wrong.'.

[@DeonSmith-ek8ne]

You should do a video on that god awful episode where the whole town hates steve for having johnny concussion retire.

[@katuwu5706]

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has a body swap episode in season 9 called "She Talks to Angel" where Fluttershy, a character capable of animal-speech, accidentally body-swaps via a potion with her pet rabbit, Angel, who is generally characterized as selfish and dickish throughout the series. The episode goes for and ends with the general "both characters see eachother with greater empathy due to being in eachother's shoes" trope like you described. The thing that makes the episode stand out from other body swap episodes is the specific dynamic between Fluttershy, her animals, and Angel, since Fluttershy is uniquely capable of animal-communication within the series, and is running a large animal sanctuary at this late point in the series, as well as the fact that Angel *cannot* speak to ponies other than Fluttershy, because he is an animal.

[@grim1314]

Klaus is not canonically old enough to be a Nazi no it’s also possible that in universe, his parents may have been pushing that ideology on him because it’s not like that ideology disappeared when the war ended it still existed. People just couldn’t openly practice it but just like religion attempts to stomp it out ultimately failed.

[@FTZPLTC]

This episode is weirdly similar to the Bodyswap episode of Red Dwarf. Does a good job though.

[@ThenameisNiels]

"why am I a fish??"

[@ObaREX]

That Billy and Mandy Christmas reference...

[@AllBlackAirpods]

12:20 steeeeve it’s rogeee, roge the dodge charger lmao

[@SwampTiGaH]

Wait what did the other scientist do?

[@odinvolk6973]

I've got to say to each his own on the grocery store subject. after the meat packing plant I took what I learned there to our grocery stores meat section. pros: friendly customers (most times), little management, hours I could live an actual life with, the equipment was on a small and not industrial scale so even if an accident happened it wouldn't kill me. one and only con: less money for not working 60 hours a week.

[@bloodyzombiez]

u deserve more fam gurll

[@the1magageneral323]

Maybe Klaus is evil as a human being and tame as a fish.

[@1slayer959]

Status quo is king. That's why.

[@darleneandnathandepew3575]

You know what I think would be a cool idea for an episode?.. what If, Klaus's brain was put into the body of a Dog?. Maybe a German Shepherd or a Rottweiler, It's been shown through out the show that, Steve has always wanted a dog. BUT when the Smith's get a K9 companion something happens To it, however, things could be different if, Klaus was a dog. That seems like a interesting episode idea. Anyone agree?

[@bobbydenney8368]

Heck yeah that sounds awesome

[@dmzb]

pretty pink lungs!

[@andruet8648]

First time viewer here, your voice reminds me so much of Primink, and now i miss him 😭😭😭

[@apselbluestar2223]

27:32 oobi reference?? Based

[@zero7769]

wait was the “just be glad he didn’t turn you into a walrus” *not* a Tusk joke? 💀

[@tobigrantlbart]

What I don't get is if Klaus was from East-Germany (the former DDR), hence why he was turned into a fish due to the Olympics... Why, or more like how, did he study in Frankfurt (am Main), which is in West-Germany (the former BRD)... I mean there is another Frankfurt (an der Oder) in East-Germany, but that didn't have a university until 1991... So what the hell American Dad? If you wanna have a joke that he is in East-German stereotype at least get your facts right

[@peytonsarcia-ohagan2543]

I think Klaus is still a fish because Stan doesn’t want another repeat of what happened with the Earth Wind and Fire cover band singer and he and the other smiths have no respect for him

[@vandavis000]

Every chance given he goes evil or bad so yes klouse cannot be trusted. 😂great video km

[@DigiRangerScott]

DO YOU REMEMBER? The 21st night of September?

[@TOMMY716]

I mean i think he acts like this because he lost his body

[@randallcraft4071]

The no phones at the gym thing is to keep you from talking on the phone at the gym and annoying people it's not a no phones it's a no talking rule you can use your phone and listen to music

[@flamewave64]

Why doesn’t the other scientist show up anymore

[@KrazyKaiser]

"Family Guy, which is mostly a realistic show" I'm sorry, but two of the main characters are a talking alcoholic dog and a super genius baby, what about that is less cartoony than American Dad?

[@xenophy5322]

At 6:20 did you just quote a Kanye and Jay-z song? lmao

[@mojo_pohl]

AFAC (assigned fish at CIA)

[@stringsandthings511]

Interacts with the algorithm

[@Theysaywhywhy]

The difference is I understand why they keep that bipolar German as a fish.

[@Lolbitdrangonmaster]

My two cents:His human body drowned.

[@deku_chan8241]

Zugspitze if u would translate it would be like train top.

[@transagenda]

Free Klaus!

[@loveida4960]

Please do a video on Klaus and Haley i loved that idea so much i came back after finishing this video and STARTED another one of your video just 2 leave this say this♡♡♡♡ P.s love your channel (♡◕ω◕♡)

[@joshua.trans.man.2008]

0:36 as a trans person, the joke would be funny TBH if it's not ment in a rude way then jokes are jokes.

[@athacruz9119]

The Kanye fish filet line 😂

[@vandavis000]

Sorry i misspelled klouse klause klaus.😮 gott it maybe im learning.spellit