The Enduring Appeal of Francine Smith: American Dad’s Surprisingly Complex Matriarch
Introduction Early Francine: The Stereotypical Housewife Francine Smith. Simply the title conjures photos of completely coiffed hair, a meticulously made-up face, and an unwavering, if typically misplaced, devotion to her husband, Stan. However to scale back the matriarch of the Smith household to a easy archetype of the “excellent housewife” is to overlook the wealthy…