Private Pike Mainwaring refers to Pike as 'stupid boy' as he did in the series.<ref> Private Pike Private Frank Pike is a fictional Home Guard private and junior bank clerk; he was appointed as the platoon's information officer by Captain Mainwaring in The Man and the Hour. He is frequently referred to by Captain Mainwaring as "stupid boy". In the BBC television sitcom "Dad's Army" he was portrayed by Ian Lavender. Pike was born in 1922, and is the youngest of the Walmington-on-Sea platoon. Aged 17 when the series begins, he is not old enough to join the army, although presumably he
American Dad! not only came to fully understand and appreciate "American Dad!"s value but also came to consider himself a huge fan of the series. Taking note of his Twitter followers increased fanaticism and excitement over "American Dad!" and the "Roger" character, MacFarlane began putting considerable amounts of his time and efforts into the series, more so in the last several seasons than ever before (this observation made in fall 2012). In describing "American Dad!" comedy styles, Barker noted that it is not as reference-laden as "Family Guy" or "South Park". He added that "American Dad!"s humor more frequently derives from "the