The BEST episodes of American Dad! season 5

Every episode of American Dad! season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of American Dad! season 5!

CIA 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 housewife with two kids: Hayley, an average rebellious teenager and Steve, 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 Smiths’ wisecracking talking fish (swapped from his human body years ago by the CIA).

Last Updated: 12/5/2024Network: TBSStatus: Continuing
Stan Time
star
7.68
1449 votes

#1 - Stan Time

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/8/2009

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.

Directors: Joe Daniello
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The One That Got Away
star
7.65
1587 votes

#2 - The One That Got Away

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2008

When Roger discovers that someone has maxed out his credit card, he is certain it is identify theft and is determined to bring down the crook. After playing "Matlock" for a few days and dishing out some street justice, he realizes things are not quite right and seem all too familiar.

Directors: Tim Parsons
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Stan's Night Out
star
7.65
985 votes

#3 - Stan's Night Out

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/17/2009

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.

Directors: Bob Bowen
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Delorean Story-An
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7.61
1550 votes

#4 - Delorean Story-An

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/19/2009

Stan is excited about finally building his dream car: a DeLorean. Francine encourages him to include Steve, so the two take a road trip in search of doors for the sports car. The trip veers off-track when there is a mad dash across the country to get the last set of doors available.

Directors: Joe Daniello
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Wife Insurance
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7.61
1286 votes

#5 - Wife Insurance

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/29/2009

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."

Directors: John Aoshima
Writer: Erik Sommers
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Daddy Queerest
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7.57
1076 votes

#6 - Daddy Queerest

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/10/2009

Neighbors Terry and Greg are nervous when Terry's father, football great Tank Bates, announces that he will be coming to town for a visit. Terry is worried because his dad doesn't know he's gay, has a baby or lives with his partner. Meanwhile, Steve goes on a drunken bender and learns the meaning of the phrase beer goggles.

Directors: Albert Calleros
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1600 Candles
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7.52
1711 votes

#7 - 1600 Candles

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2008

The Smiths' plans to celebrate Roger's 1,600th birthday are sidetracked when Steve announces that he's finally going through puberty. Ever fearful of the thought of a Steve with raging hormones, Stan and Francine try to bypass the pains of having another teenager with experimental medicine.

Directors: Caleb Meurer
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Chimdale
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7.50
1484 votes

#8 - Chimdale

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/25/2009

When Steve suffers indignities in school because of the back brace he must wear for his scoliosis, Stan confides in him that he wears a wig to cover his baldness. Meanwhile, Roger invites both Francine and Hayley to a posh spa even though he has only two passes, so he sneaks in Hayley in a suitcase, raising the suspicions of the house detective.

Directors: Jansen Yee, Pam Cooke
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Escape From Pearl Bailey
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7.49
1600 votes

#9 - Escape From Pearl Bailey

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2008

Steve plots his revenge against all the popular girls who torment nerds and losers at his school.

Directors: Bob Bowen
Writer: Dan Vebber
Choosey Wives Choose Smith
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7.49
1627 votes

#10 - Choosey Wives Choose Smith

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2008

Stan becomes jealous when he finds out Francine was once engaged to a pilot whose plane crashed. Little does she know that her former fiancé is still alive, and when Stan realizes this, he and Roger try to track him down, while Francine must choose between her husband or her lost love.

Directors: Joe Daniello
One Little Word
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7.46
1604 votes

#11 - One Little Word

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2008

When Stan becomes his boss' go-to guy, he feels like he can't say no to anything including outrageous personal requests. But when Francine gets roped into the annoying ordeal and her romantic Valentine's Day get-away is ruined, she lays down the law and forces Stan to say "NO".

Directors: Rodney Clouden
Roy Rogers McFreely
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7.43
1418 votes

#12 - Roy Rogers McFreely

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/8/2009

When Stan forgets to pick up grenadine at the grocery store, Roger goes ballistic and vows to get him back by taking over a project close to his heart – the Homeowner’s Association.

Directors: Bob Bowen
Writer: Brian Boyle
Bar Mitzvah Shuffle
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7.43
1396 votes

#13 - Bar Mitzvah Shuffle

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/22/2009

Steve and the gang sabotage a stuck-up kid's bar mitzvah after he hits on Steve's girlfriend, Debbie. But when Snot gets wrongly accused of stealing the kid's bar mitzvah money, he must answer to the Rabbi and his own celebration is in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Stan and Francine pitch a cell phone idea to Verizon, but the plan gets fuzzy when they can't deliver the goods.

Directors: Brent Woods
Phantom of the Telethon
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7.42
1565 votes

#14 - Phantom of the Telethon

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/30/2008

Roger suggests Stan hold a telethon to raise funds after the CIA's budget cut, but when Stan takes all the credit for the idea, Roger tries to sabotage it.

Directors: Brent Woods
Live and Let Fry
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7.40
1421 votes

#15 - Live and Let Fry

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/1/2009

When Langley Falls implements a ban on trans fats, Stan finds himself legally separated from his favorite foods. He sets a poor example for the rest of the family when he blatantly disregards the law by crossing county lines and using Steve as a trans-fatty food mule to satisfy his own gluttonous desires.

Directors: Albert Calleros
Pulling Double Booty
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7.36
1455 votes

#16 - Pulling Double Booty

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/2008

Hayley breaks up with her boyfriend and falls for Stan's body double from the CIA. Things take a bizarre twist when the double begins hitting on Francine.

Directors: John Aoshima
Writer: Brian Boyle
Weiner of Our Discontent
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7.35
1340 votes

#17 - Weiner of Our Discontent

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/3/2009

Stan has had enough of Roger's antics! When he calls Roger out, Roger claims he has been sent to Earth to determine the fate of mankind. Stan challenges him to prove it, and is tickled pink when he learns Roger's real purpose for being on Earth. Roger struggles to get a grip on reality until a fateful turn of events helps put things in perspective.

Directors: Tim Parsons
Every Which Way But Lose
star
7.35
1281 votes

#18 - Every Which Way But Lose

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/26/2009

Steve joins a junior football team to make Stan proud. However, when a hyper-competitive Stan assumes the position of head coach, Steve gets kicked off the team for not being good enough. Out for revenge, Steve and Roger recruit a new team of misfits who threaten Stan's perfect season. Meanwhile, Francine and Hayley compete for a blue ribbon at the Langley County Fair.

Directors: Jansen Yee, Pam Cooke
Writer: Steve Hely
Jack's Back
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7.33
1327 votes

#19 - Jack's Back

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/15/2009

Steve signs Stan up for a father-son bike tournament, but the plan veers off-track when Stan admits that his father never taught him how to ride a bike. Determined to make things better, Steve helps reconcile Stan with his convict father. Meanwhile, Hayley needs internship credit for school, so Roger hires her to bartend at his makeshift bar in the attic.

Directors: Rodney Clouden
Family Affair
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7.01
1445 votes

#20 - Family Affair

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/15/2009

When the Smiths try to plan a family game night, Roger is full of excuses about prior commitments. However, when he is caught in a lie, the Smiths feel stabbed in the back when they realize Roger has been cheating on them with other families. Stan, Francine, Hayley and Steve go on the offensive to teach Roger a lesson about monogamy until Roger has a breakthrough about why he isn't a one family kind-of-guy.

Directors: Tim Parsons
Writer: Erik Durbin