: The title is a nod to the 1986 cult classic film Big Trouble in Little China .

: Steve tries to impress his crush, Lindsay Coolidge, by attempting "extreme" stunts involving dangerous fireworks, leading to several comical injuries . Interesting Trivia

: When Francine’s Chinese adoptive parents, Ma Ma and Ba Ba , visit unannounced, Stan becomes frustrated by their refusal to follow his "man of the house" rules. To replace them, he tracks down Francine’s biological parents, Nicholas and Cassandra Dawson, only to discover they abandoned her as an infant just to get a first-class flight upgrade .

: This episode reveals that Francine’s smarts are the reason her adoptive parents left her out of their will; they believed her sister Gwen was a "moron" who needed the money more.

: The song Ma Ma and Ba Ba perform, "Mama, Baba," is a parody of the song "Dance: Ten; Looks: Three" from the Broadway musical A Chorus Line .

The American Dad! episode you're looking for is (Season 3, Episode 4), which originally aired on November 4, 2007. Plot Summary