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American Dad!

2005TV-1422 seasons7.0 / 10

From the creator of "Family Guy" comes a man who will stop at nothing to protect his country.

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."

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Synopsis

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."

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Episode 1

The Vacation Goo

Sep 30, 200722m6.9 / 10

Francine demands that Stan take the family on a vacation after she learns all of their previous vacations never actually happened: The CIA had planted artificial memories of the "vacations" in their brains so Stan could ditch them. Meanwhile, Roger wants to be a thespian.

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Directed by Albert CallerosWritten by Josh Bycel, Jonathan FenerGuest stars Jeff Fischer, Elizabeth Banks, Patrick Bristow, James Patrick Stuart, Mike Barker, John DiMaggio, Chris Diamantopoulos, Eddie Kaye Thomas

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Episode 2

Meter Made

Oct 7, 200722m6.7 / 10

After Stan punches a male meter maid during a disagreement over a parking ticket, a judge sentences him to two weeks of community service--as a meter maid. Meanwhile, Hayley poses in the nude for an art class, where one of the artists turns out to be Roger.

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Directed by Bob BowenWritten by Dan VebberGuest stars Forest Whitaker, Shawn Michael Howard, Mike Rowe, Brian Lally, Molly Shannon, Rick Podell, Mike Barker, Mike Henry

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Episode 3

Dope & Faith

Oct 14, 200722m7.6 / 10

Stan prays for a friend and one is provided: a guy named Brett who's like him in every way but one--he's an atheist. So Stan has some evangelizing to do. Meanwhile, Steve is accepted into wizardry school.

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Directed by Rodney CloudenWritten by Etan Cohen, Michael ShipleyGuest stars Eartha Kitt, Eric Stonestreet, Jay Thomas, Rolando Molina, Paget Brewster, Martin Mull, Mike Barker, Patrick Stewart

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Episode 4

Big Trouble in Little Langley

Nov 4, 200722m6.9 / 10

Stan seeks out Francine's birth parents because her visiting adoptive parents annoy him so much. But they don't annoy Steve, especially after they give him fireworks.

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Directed by John AoshimaWritten by Kenny Schwartz, Rick WienerGuest stars Jeff Perry, Holland Taylor, Amy Hill, Tzi Ma, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Curtis Armstrong

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Episode 5

Haylias

Nov 11, 200722m6.9 / 10

Stan, who had Hayley brainwashed because he wanted her to be a sleeper CIA agent, activates her and orders her to marry a senator's son. Meanwhile, Roger and Steve decide to open a detective agency like the ones in the '70s TV shows they have been watching.

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Directed by Brent WoodsWritten by David Zuckerman, Jim BernsteinGuest stars Jeff Fischer, John Ennis, Karen Maruyama, Rolando Molina, Niecy Nash, Patrick Stewart, Martin Mull

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Episode 6

The 42-Year-Old Virgin

Nov 18, 200722m6.8 / 10

Although Stan is a veteran CIA agent, it turns out that he has never killed anyone, so three of his buddies from the agency (and Roger) take him out so he can bag his "first kill."

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Directed by Pam CookeWritten by Steve HelyGuest stars Don Lake, Victor Raider-Wexler, Patrick Stewart

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Episode 7

Surro-Gate

Dec 2, 200722m5.7 / 10

Terry and Greg, the Smiths' gay neighbors, want to have a baby, and Francine offers to be their surrogate. Not surprisingly, Stan objects. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger play a practical joke on Klaus, who vows revenge.

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Directed by Tim ParsonsWritten by Brian BoyleGuest stars Mary Jo Catlett, Leisha Hailey, Brian Lally, Mike Barker, Jane Lynch, Mike Henry

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Episode 8

The Most Adequate Christmas Ever

Dec 16, 200722m6.9 / 10mid season

Stan dies on Christmas Eve while trying to find a perfect Christmas tree, then wreaks havoc in heaven (and limbo) trying to return to Earth to save his family--who were dragged along on his quest--from freezing to death in the woods.

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Directed by John AoshimaWritten by Chris McKenna, Jim BernsteinGuest stars Tim Dadabo, J.K. Simmons, Paget Brewster, Steve Hely, Shawn Michael Howard, Mike Barker, John DiMaggio, Peter MacKenzie

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Episode 9

Frannie 911

Jan 6, 200822m6.8 / 10

Stan and Francine give the constantly nasty Roger an ultimatum: Be nice or ship out. Meanwhile, Klaus and Hayley play truth or dare, and Steve decides to become a backup dancer.

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Directed by Joe DanielloWritten by Brian BoyleGuest stars Patton Oswalt

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Episode 10

Tearjerker

Jan 13, 200822m7.0 / 10

A James Bond spoof casts Stan as a 007-type agent assigned by B (Bullock) to infiltrate the set of a movie producer named TchochkieSchmear (Klaus), who's in cahoots with the diabolical villain Tearjerker (Roger). Their plan? To kill everyone in the world by making movies so sad, people will cry themselves to death.

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Directed by Mike KimWritten by Matt Weitzman, Mike BarkerGuest stars Don LaFontaine, Enn Reitel, David Hemingson, Ivana Miličević, Mike Barker, Seth Green, Jill Talley, Patrick Stewart

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Episode 11

Oedipal Panties

Jan 27, 200822m6.9 / 10

When Stan's mom gets dumped by yet another boyfriend, she comes running to Stan for support, which he willingly provides (yet again). Francine, feeling threatened, seeks to loosen this umbilical cord, with Roger's help. Meanwhile, Klaus inadvertently gives Steve a fish disease called "ick."

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Directed by Rodney CloudenWritten by Nahnatchka KhanGuest stars Ivana Miličević, David Hemingson, Swoosie Kurtz

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Episode 12

Widowmaker

Feb 17, 200822m7.1 / 10

Francine wants Stan to open up emotionally, and after a few sessions with "pretend psychiatrist" Roger, he's more touchy-feely than she can handle. Meanwhile, Hayley kills the queen bee from Steve's science project, and he vows vengeance.

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Directed by Joe DanielloWritten by Dan VebberGuest stars Sandra Bernhard

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Episode 13

Red October Sky

Apr 27, 200822m7.0 / 10

Stan hunts for an ex-KGB agent but can't find him--until he moves in next door. And Steve is building a rocket for a school science project, but can't get it to work--until he gets some help from his new next-door neighbor. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus head off on a European vacation.

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Directed by Caleb MeurerWritten by Steve Hely, Laura McCrearyGuest stars Patrick Stewart, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Curtis Armstrong, Kevin Michael Richardson

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Episode 14

Office Spaceman

May 4, 200822m6.8 / 10

After outing himself as an alien, Roger (in disguise) finagles his way into being appointed the CIA's chief alien hunter to take advantage of a lavish expense account--while coming up just short in attempts to catch himself. Meanwhile, Francine shocks her family by displaying a prejudice they never knew she had.

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Directed by Brent WoodsWritten by Laura McCrearyGuest stars Raven-Symoné, Patrick Stewart, David Koechner

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Episode 15

Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold

May 11, 200822m6.3 / 10

After almost dying in a car crash, Stan decides that he must do something important with his life, so he digs for the gold he claims Iran-Contra figure Oliver North buried beneath his house. Meanwhile, Roger poses as a sexually provocative female office worker, hoping he'll be harassed so he can sue over it.

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Directed by Pam CookeWritten by David ZuckermanGuest stars Ed Helms, Raven-Symoné, Shawn Michael Howard, Skyler Gisondo, Paget Brewster, Chris Diamantopoulos, Mike Barker

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Episode 16

Spring Breakup

May 18, 200822m6.1 / 10finale

Francine is out of town, giving Roger an opportunity to host spring break at the Smith house for visiting college students, one of whom becomes the straying Stan's "spring-break buddy." Meanwhile, cable music-channel host Carmen Selectra decides she wants to make Steve her sexual conquest.

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Directed by Rodney CloudenWritten by Nahnatchka KhanGuest stars Paget Brewster, Leisha Hailey

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Cast

Seth MacFarlaneStan Smith / Roger (voice)

Wendy SchaalFrancine Smith (voice)

Rachael MacFarlaneHayley Smith (voice)

Scott GrimesSteve Smith (voice)

Dee Bradley BakerKlaus (voice)

Jeff FischerJeff Fischer (voice)

Alex Cuthbertson(voice)

Matt E. MixerDr. Weitzman (voice)

Credits

Created by: Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman, Seth MacFarlane
Written by: Nic Wegener, Brian Boyle, Brett Cawley, Robert Maitia, Jeff Kauffmann

Production details

Status: Returning Series
Series type: Scripted
Episodes: 401
Original language: English

Networks & production

FOXUnited States
TBSUnited States
20th Century Fox TelevisionUnited States
Underdog ProductionsUnited States
Fuzzy Door ProductionsUnited States
20th Television AnimationUnited States

Themes

adult animationaliencentral intelligence agency (cia)domestic comedysitcomsocial satire

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