Bah Bah Ling is the adoptive father of Francine Smith. The name "Bah Bah" is actually Chinese for dad. He is married to Mah Mah Ling. Both Bah Bah and Mah Mah Ling did not seem to be supportive of Francine as much as their other daughter Gwen, and Stan attributed this to the factor that Gwen is their natural daughter and ethnic Chinese, while Francine is not. However, in "Big Trouble in Little Langley", Stan is trapped in the burning house, Bah Bah rescues him, showing he does indeed consider him to be a genuine son-in-law. Bah Bah apologizes to Stan for not being more overtly accepting, but that since Stan is a good provider to his family and loyal husband to Francine, that he felt Francine is well taken care of and that Francine herself is a very capable and intelligent daughter, unlike