American Dad: Roger's Evil Alter Ego Ricky Spanish Explained

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Here’s Roger’s evil American Dad alter ego Ricky Spanish explained. Langley Falls’ resident extra-terrestrial Roger is an Area 51 escapee who was informally adopted by the Smith family after he saved patriarch Stan’s life. Thanks to his flamboyant personality and blunt, bordering on misanthropic sense of humor, Roger is one of American Dad’s funniest characters. His most amusing trait is his habit of adopting different disguises (and crafting elaborate personas to go with them) so he can leave the Smith family home without attracting attention to the fact he’s an alien.

Roger’s myriad of alter egos are a major plot device in many American Dad episodes. In the season 2 episode “Joint Custody”, Roger adopted a Dog The Bounty Hunter-inspired persona named Horse Renoir and took on the identity of unscrupulous sweatshop owner Martin Sugar in season 6 episode “The People Vs. Martin Sugar.” His hilariously incompetent therapist character Dr. Penguin has featured in several American Dad episodes too, as has his private detective persona the Legman who forms one half of a crime-solving duo alongside Steve's alter ego Wheels.

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Roger’s most hilariously evil alter ego is Ricky Spanish, who made his American Dad debut in a season 7 episode befittingly named after the character. It follows Roger as he rediscovers an old disguise he’s forgotten about at the back of his closet. When Roger dons the costume and goes for a walk around Langley Falls, he soon attracts angry stares before remembering it’s his Ricky Spanish persona – a “lying, thieving sociopath” who has wronged almost everybody in town.

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