The Best Episodes of American Dad!
Last Updated: Feb 13, 2019
C.I.A. Agent Stan Smith is constantly fighting off terrorists who threaten the safety of the USA (sometimes causing more harm than good). His wife Francine is an average house wife with two kids, Hayley, Stan's only daughter, an average rebellious teenager and Steve, Stan's only son, a geek who enjoys Dungeons and Dragons, gaming and comic book conventions. Then there's Roger, the home's illegal (space) alien who the Smith's are keeping protected. Last but not least, there's Klaus, the Smith's wisecracking talking fish (swapped from his human body years ago by the CIA).
#1 - Spring Breakup
Season 4 - Episode 16
Stan has a Spring Break-induced mid-life crisis. With Francine away visiting her parents, Roger invites Spring Breakers to party at the Smith household. But Stan nearly has a Spring Breakdown when he falls prey to booze-cruising Jessica and Steve tries to lose his virginity to the luscious Carmen Selectra.
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#2 - Lost in Space
Season 9 - Episode 18
Jeff must prove his love for Hayley to Emperor Zing in order to find his way home from the spaceship that abducted him.
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#3 - Joint Custody
Season 3 - Episode 19
Roger becomes a bounty hunter, and he and Stan race cross-country to turn in Jeff, who is wanted for smuggling pot into Florida.
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#4 - The Vacation Goo
Season 4 - Episode 1
When Francine discovers that all of their family vacations have been artificially created memories, she gets very angry and demands a real vacation. However, when the vacation seems too good to be true, Francine is convinced it's the work of the CIA and causes the family to suffer the consequences. Meanwhile, Roger attempts to become the greatest actor who ever lived.
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#5 - Jenny Fromdabloc
Season 7 - Episode 16
After Snot professes his love for Hayley and gets shot down, Steve and Roger devise a plan to cheer him up. Roger dresses up as Steve’s cousin from New Jersey, Jenny Fromdabloc, and Snot falls hard for her. Meanwhile, Stan wants to live like a gentleman of the 1960s, complete with dark suits and dry martinis.
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#6 - The Kidney Stays In the Picture
Season 8 - Episode 16
Stan fears he may not be Hayley's real father, so he goes back in time to find the truth. In doing so, he disrupts the past and must save the future.
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#7 - Permanent Record Wrecker
Season 10 - Episode 18
When budget cuts result in Stan getting fired, his work experience is considered classified and he is forced to take a job at the store Steve manages; Roger makes a bet with an irritating coffee shop musician (Robin Thicke).
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#8 - For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls
Season 7 - Episode 8
Despite Francine's warning, Stan gives Steve a gun for Christmas; Steve accidentally shoots Santa.
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#9 - Killer Vacation
Season 9 - Episode 2
During the Smith family's tropical vacation, Stan is ordered to kill the activities director at their resort; Jeff and Hayley try to rekindle their romance.
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#10 - Tears of a Clooney
Season 2 - Episode 16
When Francine's birthday brings back haunting memories of a celebrity film moment stolen by George Clooney, Francine's new dream is to destroy the star. But when she tries to win Clooney's heart with the intention of breaking it, Stan actually falls for him and sabotages the plan. Meanwhile, back at home, Roger builds a vineyard and starts up a private sweat shop of foster children.
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#11 - Spelling Bee My Baby
Season 9 - Episode 14
Francine tries to rig the school spelling bee so that Steve will win; Stan and Roger try to rush Hayley's grieving process so she will be available to judge their badminton game.
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#12 - In Country... Club
Season 6 - Episode 1
When Steve is selected to sing the national anthem at the Langley Falls Veterans' Day celebration, he gets some heat from Stan who doesn't think he's ready for such an undertaking. Unimpressed with Steve's vocal talents, Stan decides Steve needs to experience real war in order to sing about our country's military prowess. But things quickly go south when Roger gets involved and Steve goes bananas.
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#13 - Stan's Night Out
Season 5 - Episode 20
Stan leaves Francine at home to go out with the boys, but guys' night out goes from wild to reckless when Stan finds himself in one compromising situation after another. Meanwhile, Roger and Hayley use their charm and looks to attract a frat boy.
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#14 - Wife Insurance
Season 5 - Episode 15
When Stan gets kidnapped in Colombia, Francine fears he's gone for good. Stan finally reappears unharmed, but the real trouble erupts in the Smith household when he admits that he has a plan to marry his dentist if Francine dies before him. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger play detective duo "Wheels and the Legman."
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#15 - The Longest Distance Relationship
Season 10 - Episode 20
Hayley meets a millionaire who tries to help her move on from her heartbreak; Snot and Steve make a discovery.
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#16 - Da Flippity Flop
Season 9 - Episode 19
When Stan refuses to switch Klaus back into his original body, he steals Stan's body; Roger builds a gym in the attic.
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#17 - Big Trouble in Little Langley
Season 4 - Episode 4
When Francine's adopted parents stop by for an unannounced stay, Stan is furious that they refuse to assimilate to his "man of the house" ways. After he unsuccessfully tries to give them the boot, he is convinced that finding Francine's birth parents will change things. Meanwhile, Steve tries to live to the extreme in order to get to second base with the class hottie.
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#18 - Stan of Arabia (2)
Season 2 - Episode 6
As the Smiths continue to live in Saudi Arabia, Stan is fully enjoying the male-dominated society, while the rest of the family struggles with the different social norms. Meanwhile, Francine's musical expos on gender roles gets her into trouble, and a brush with death leads the Smiths to return to the United States.
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#19 - Max Jets
Season 9 - Episode 11
Roger announces that Max Jets, a character who showers the Smith family with money, is making a return; a gold-digging waitress romances Max and threatens the family's inheritance.
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#20 - You Debt Your Life
Season 7 - Episode 12
After an argument with Stan, Roger moves out of the house and is subsequently replaced. Meanwhile, Steve acquires a new job at Pearl Bailey High School.
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#21 - Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold
Season 4 - Episode 15
Officially declared dead after an accident with a pudding truck, Stan comes back to life to realize his dream of leaving a legacy on the world and begins to excavate his home in search of Ollie North's "Contra"-band buried treasure. As the search for gold goes "North," life at home heads south as Hayley turns to body-piercing, Steve creates a robotic girlfriend and Roger files for sexual harassment.
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#22 - Stan Time
Season 5 - Episode 9
Stan is ecstatic when a co-worker gives him pills that allow him to stay up all night but feel like he slept for eight hours.
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#23 - Can I Be Frank With You?
Season 9 - Episode 3
Francine thinks Stan spends too much time with his friends; a boy band recruits Steve and his friends for a music video.
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#24 - License to Till
Season 7 - Episode 15
When Steve has trouble crossing over into the "cool kids" social circle, Klaus and Roger place their bets to see how quickly Roger can make him cool. Everything they try backfires until Steve becomes the in-crowds designated driver. Meanwhile, Stan and Francine take turns pranking each other.
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#25 - Vision: Impossible
Season 10 - Episode 9
After Roger gets in an accident while trying to take a picture of his crotch on a traffic cam, he begins having visions of the future.
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