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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."

21 Seasons
388 Episodes
Returning Series
Animation Comedy
Cast & Characters
episode image Rapture's Delight
8.8/10 (1830 votes)

#1 Rapture's Delight

S6:E9
Dec 13, 2009

When the Smith family goes to church on Christmas Day, Stan is furious when he can’t get a good seat. While Francine tries to ease his frustration, a moment of divine intervention occurs. Upset that he has been left on earth with Francine during the ultimate fight between good and evil, Stan ditches his wife to get into the pearly gates of heaven, but when Francine is kidnapped, Stan fights to get her back.

episode image Rabbit Ears
8.7/10 (1150 votes)

#2 Rabbit Ears

S16:E4
May 6, 2019

Stan gets obsessed with a 1960s television show after picking up a secondhand TV. Roger decides to live as a baby and the family cares for him.

episode image The Two Hundred
8.6/10 (952 votes)

#3 The Two Hundred

S13:E10
Mar 28, 2016

Stan, tattooed and haunted, travels a barren Langley Falls alone. Meanwhile, a mysterious element known as "The Two Hundred" has reigned terror on the town and separated Stan from his family.

episode image For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls
8.5/10 (1201 votes)

#4 For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls

S7:E8
Dec 12, 2010

Despite Francine's warning, Stan gives Steve a gun for Christmas; Steve accidentally shoots Santa.

episode image Tearjerker
8.4/10 (1182 votes)

#5 Tearjerker

S4:E10
Jan 13, 2008

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.

episode image Lost in Space
8.4/10 (1205 votes)

#6 Lost in Space

S9:E18
May 5, 2013

Jeff must prove his love for Hayley to Emperor Zing in order to find his way home from the spaceship that abducted him.

episode image The Vacation Goo
8.2/10 (1058 votes)

#7 The Vacation Goo

S4:E1
Sep 30, 2007

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.

episode image In Country... Club
8.2/10 (1051 votes)

#8 In Country... Club

S6:E1
Sep 27, 2009

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.

episode image Dope & Faith
8.1/10 (993 votes)

#9 Dope & Faith

S4:E3
Oct 14, 2007

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.

episode image Great Space Roaster
8.1/10 (859 votes)

#10 Great Space Roaster

S6:E18
May 16, 2010

It’s Roger’s birthday, and he begs to be roasted, but when he ends up devastated by the jokes, he vows to pull his life together. Things take a turn for the worse when Roger takes it one step too far, causing the Smith family to go on the run

episode image Hurricane! (III)
8.1/10 (1041 votes)

#11 Hurricane! (III)

S8:E2
Oct 2, 2011

When a hurricane hits Langley Falls, the Smiths fight like mad to survive in their home. The crossover starts on The Cleveland Show S03E02 The Hurricane (I) and Family Guy S10E02 Seahorse Seashell Party (II).

episode image The Unincludeds
8.1/10 (655 votes)

#12 The Unincludeds

S13:E11
Apr 11, 2016

Steve and Snot alter their futures when they throw a party for the uncool kids. Meanwhile, Roger is disgruntled when a waitress doesn't compliment his order.

episode image Persona Assistant
8.1/10 (586 votes)

#13 Persona Assistant

S15:E16
Feb 25, 2019

Stan has to take over Roger’s different personas after a tumor takes him out of commission. Principal Lewis pressures Steve and the school choir to do whatever it takes to win.

episode image A Jones for a Smith
8.0/10 (858 votes)

#14 A Jones for a Smith

S6:E11
Jan 31, 2010

Stan puts down liberal social programs because he thinks they are a waste of money and gives Francine a hard time for lending a helping hand at the local homeless shelter. When Stan develops a nasty addiction and needs help, he suddenly has a change of heart.

episode image Faking Bad
8.0/10 (875 votes)

#15 Faking Bad

S10:E7
Dec 8, 2013

In this “Breaking Bad” parody, Hayley tries to fit in with a popular group of her former high school friends and, in the process, discovers Steve has an amazing ability to create incredibly realistic fake IDs. Sensing a business opportunity, Hayley builds out Steve’s operation, but they don’t count on having to deal with the other kingpin of the Langley Falls fake ID game: Kevin Ramage (Roger in disguise).

episode image 300
8.0/10 (513 votes)

#16 300

S17:E23
Sep 14, 2020

American Dad becomes the 25th scripted primetime show in the History of Television to reach 300 episodes and Roger's past comes back to haunt him.

episode image The Clearview Motel
8.0/10 (189 votes)

#17 The Clearview Motel

S21:E13
Jan 20, 2025

Francine and Roger become addicted to peeping in on people at a mysterious motel.

episode image The Best Christmas Story Never Told
7.9/10 (986 votes)

#18 The Best Christmas Story Never Told

S3:E9
Dec 17, 2006

When an injunction prevents Langley Falls from lighting their annual Christmas tree, Stan blames secular non-believers for ruining his favorite holiday. With Stan's holiday spirit at an all-time low, the Ghost of Christmas Past visits him and tries to show him the true meaning of Christmas. However, Stan is convinced that Christmas can be saved by changing the outcome of Vietnam, but finds that changing the past only dramatically changes the future.

episode image Joint Custody
7.9/10 (915 votes)

#19 Joint Custody

S3:E19
May 20, 2007

Roger becomes a bounty hunter, and he and Stan race cross-country to turn in Jeff, who is wanted for smuggling pot into Florida.

episode image The Most Adequate Christmas Ever
7.9/10 (919 votes)

#20 The Most Adequate Christmas Ever

S4:E8
Dec 16, 2007

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.

episode image The One That Got Away
7.9/10 (937 votes)

#21 The One That Got Away

S5:E2
Oct 5, 2008

Roger plays detective to track down a case of what he suspects is identity theft. Meanwhile, the Smith family gets sucked into a mean game of Simon Says.

episode image The American Dad After School Special
7.8/10 (1040 votes)

#22 The American Dad After School Special

S3:E2
Sep 17, 2006

Stan realizes his own weight problem after he criticizes Steve about his new, overweight girlfriend, so he goes overboard with exercising, and develops anorexia. Steve realizes that his overweight girlfriend is the root of his father's problems, and he has to make a hard choice in an effort to save his father's life.

episode image Black Mystery Month
7.8/10 (881 votes)

#23 Black Mystery Month

S3:E13
Feb 18, 2007

While researching a paper about George Washington Carver in celebration of Black History Month, Steve uncovers a conspiracy that's been going on since the Civil War. When the curator of the Smithsonian Peanut Museum reaches out to tell Steve the truth, he's mysteriously murdered, and Steve and Stan are tracked by a secret society that will stop at nothing to keep this scandalous secret of American history.

episode image Spring Breakup
7.8/10 (876 votes)

#24 Spring Breakup

S4:E16
May 18, 2008

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.

episode image 1600 Candles
7.8/10 (882 votes)

#25 1600 Candles

S5:E1
Sep 28, 2008

It's Roger's 1600th birthday, but the Smiths are too freaked out by Steve's impending puberty to celebrate. So Roger decides to make his own birthday fun.

episode image Virtual In-Stanity
7.8/10 (820 votes)

#26 Virtual In-Stanity

S8:E5
Nov 20, 2011

Stan makes a desperate attempt to bond with his son by creating a busty blonde bombshell.

episode image Season's Beatings
7.8/10 (801 votes)

#27 Season's Beatings

S8:E7
Dec 11, 2011

Father Donovan holds a Christmas play at the mall and casts Stan as Santa Claus and Roger as Jesus. But after the two get in a fight and cause a scene, Stan is kicked out of the church. Meanwhile, Hayley and Jeff adopt a child who turns out to be possessed.

episode image Ricky Spanish
7.8/10 (912 votes)

#28 Ricky Spanish

S8:E17
May 6, 2012

Roger rediscovers one of personas, Ricky Spanish, and remembers why he's the most hated person in Langley Falls. Meanwhile, the child Stan and Francine sponsored in Africa suddenly shows up on their doorstep.

episode image Minstrel Krampus
7.8/10 (1090 votes)

#29 Minstrel Krampus

S10:E8
Dec 15, 2013

When Steve starts acting like a spoiled brat during the holidays, Stan takes him to see his incarcerated Grandpa Jack, who tells him the story of how he caught Minstrel Krampus, a legendary demon who punishes naughty children on Christmas. Stan decides that releasing Krampus is the only way to straighten out Steve's attitude. But when Krampus kidnaps Steve, it's up to Stan and Roger to get him back. Meanwhile, Hayley gets a job at the airport, but quickly realizes that she might not be cut out for customer service.

episode image Familyland
7.8/10 (836 votes)

#30 Familyland

S10:E10
Jan 12, 2014

Francine tries to relive the Smith kids' childhood by taking a group trip to the "Familyland" theme park that ends up being anything but family-friendly.

episode image Bullocks to Stan
7.7/10 (1082 votes)

#31 Bullocks to Stan

S2:E1
Sep 11, 2005

Stan finds Deputy Director Bullock, his supervisor, starting a relationship with Hayley. However, he can't risk saying or doing anything about it because he's up for a promotion at the CIA. Meanwhile, Steve finds Dick Cheney's BlackBerry and uses the contact numbers to play pranks on political figures from around the world.

episode image A Smith in the Hand
7.7/10 (1054 votes)

#32 A Smith in the Hand

S2:E2
Sep 18, 2005

When Steve brings home a permission slip to take sex ed at school, Stan flips out and demands to teach it himself. However, after Stan unrealistically explains the birds and the bees to Steve, he gets into an accident that causes him to take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Roger becomes a bartender in hopes of making something of himself.

episode image Stan of Arabia (1)
7.7/10 (1086 votes)

#33 Stan of Arabia (1)

S2:E5
Nov 6, 2005

Stan has to throw a party for his boss and assumes his wife Francine will do all the work, but she refuses. With Stan as party planner, the event turns into a disaster. As a result, Stan's boss relocates Stan and his family to Saudi Arabia, where they quickly get a taste of life on foreign ground. As American and Arabian social norms clash, gender wars heat up.

episode image Stan of Arabia (2)
7.7/10 (1057 votes)

#34 Stan of Arabia (2)

S2:E6
Nov 13, 2005

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.

episode image With Friends Like Steve's
7.7/10 (959 votes)

#35 With Friends Like Steve's

S2:E15
May 7, 2006

After Steve shows a lack of interest in Stan's job, Stan replaces him with Barry, Steve's malicious friend. Barry frames Steve to eliminate him from the household, but when Steve discovers Barry's weakness, he relies on his CIA skills to save the family. Meanwhile, Roger takes an impressive keg-stand and uses it to become a fraternity brother.

episode image Lincoln Lover
7.7/10 (954 votes)

#36 Lincoln Lover

S3:E4
Nov 5, 2006

Stan has his heart set on speaking at the Republican National Convention on behalf of the Langley chapter, but when they pass him up for another candidate, he accepts the only endorsement he gets from the local chapter of Gay Republicans. While the people around him disapprove of his new lifestyle choice, Stan decides to follow his heart to speak on their behalf.

episode image Meter Made
7.7/10 (908 votes)

#37 Meter Made

S4:E2
Oct 7, 2007

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.

episode image Office Spaceman
7.7/10 (812 votes)

#38 Office Spaceman

S4:E14
May 4, 2008

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.

episode image Phantom of the Telethon
7.7/10 (855 votes)

#39 Phantom of the Telethon

S5:E7
Nov 30, 2008

Stan emcees a CIA telethon to raise funds for the agency's torture budget after Congress slashed it. But Roger is out to sabotage it because Stan stole the idea for it from him.

episode image Merlot Down Dirty Shame
7.7/10 (745 votes)

#40 Merlot Down Dirty Shame

S6:E15
Apr 18, 2010

When Roger and Francine go wine-tasting, Roger plants a big kiss on Francine in a drunken moment. Francine decides to tell Stan about this incident, but when they sit down to talk, Roger convinces Stan that Francine started it all.

Cast & Chracters

character image Stan Smith / Roger (voice)

Stan Smith / Roger (voice)

Actor: Seth MacFarlane
character image Francine Smith (voice)

Francine Smith (voice)

Actor: Wendy Schaal
character image Hayley Smith (voice)

Hayley Smith (voice)

Actor: Rachael MacFarlane
character image Steve Smith (voice)

Steve Smith (voice)

Actor: Scott Grimes
character image Klaus (voice)

Klaus (voice)

Actor: Dee Bradley Baker
character image Jeff Fischer (voice)

Jeff Fischer (voice)

Actor: Jeff Fischer

The highest rated episode of American Dad! is "Rapture's Delight" (S6E9) with a rating of 8.80.

This episode received 1,830 votes.

It aired on December 13, 2009.


The lowest rated episode is "American Fung" (S12E14) with a rating of 4.00.

This episode received 1,666 votes.

It aired on May 25, 2015.

The highest rated episode is "Homeland Insecurity" (S1E6) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 1,119 votes.

It aired on June 12, 2005.


The lowest rated episode is "Threat Levels" (S1E2) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 1,176 votes.

It aired on May 1, 2005.

The highest rated episode is "Bullocks to Stan" (S2E1) with a rating of 7.70.

This episode received 1,082 votes.

It aired on September 11, 2005.


The lowest rated episode is "Con Heir" (S2E4) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 943 votes.

It aired on October 2, 2005.

The highest rated episode is "The Best Christmas Story Never Told" (S3E9) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 986 votes.

It aired on December 17, 2006.


The lowest rated episode is "Of Ice and Men" (S3E7) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 847 votes.

It aired on November 26, 2006.

The highest rated episode is "Tearjerker" (S4E10) with a rating of 8.40.

This episode received 1,182 votes.

It aired on January 13, 2008.


The lowest rated episode is "Oedipal Panties" (S4E11) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 799 votes.

It aired on January 27, 2008.

The highest rated episode is "The One That Got Away" (S5E2) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 937 votes.

It aired on October 5, 2008.


The lowest rated episode is "One Little Word" (S5E3) with a rating of 7.00.

This episode received 730 votes.

It aired on October 19, 2008.

The highest rated episode is "Rapture's Delight" (S6E9) with a rating of 8.80.

This episode received 1,830 votes.

It aired on December 13, 2009.


The lowest rated episode is "An Incident at Owl Creek" (S6E17) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 720 votes.

It aired on May 9, 2010.

The highest rated episode is "For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls" (S7E8) with a rating of 8.50.

This episode received 1,201 votes.

It aired on December 12, 2010.


The lowest rated episode is "Gorillas in the Mist" (S7E19) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 691 votes.

It aired on May 22, 2011.

The highest rated episode is "Hurricane! (III)" (S8E2) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 1,041 votes.

It aired on October 2, 2011.


The lowest rated episode is "Stan's Best Friend" (S8E14) with a rating of 6.80.

This episode received 753 votes.

It aired on March 18, 2012.

The highest rated episode is "Lost in Space" (S9E18) with a rating of 8.40.

This episode received 1,205 votes.

It aired on May 5, 2013.


The lowest rated episode is "National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story" (S9E7) with a rating of 6.60.

This episode received 690 votes.

It aired on December 23, 2012.

The highest rated episode is "Faking Bad" (S10E7) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 875 votes.

It aired on December 8, 2013.


The lowest rated episode is "Kung Pao Turkey" (S10E5) with a rating of 6.60.

This episode received 748 votes.

It aired on November 24, 2013.

The highest rated episode is "A Boy Named Michael" (S11E2) with a rating of 7.40.

This episode received 660 votes.

It aired on September 14, 2014.


The lowest rated episode is "Blagsnarst: A Love Story" (S11E3) with a rating of 7.00.

This episode received 670 votes.

It aired on September 21, 2014.

The highest rated episode is "Holy S***, Jeff's Back!" (S12E13) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 600 votes.

It aired on May 18, 2015.


The lowest rated episode is "American Fung" (S12E14) with a rating of 4.00.

This episode received 1,666 votes.

It aired on May 25, 2015.

The highest rated episode is "The Two Hundred" (S13E10) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 952 votes.

It aired on March 28, 2016.


The lowest rated episode is "Kiss Kiss, Cam Cam" (S13E6) with a rating of 6.80.

This episode received 494 votes.

It aired on February 29, 2016.

The highest rated episode is "The Talented Mr. Dingleberry" (S14E21) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 489 votes.

It aired on September 4, 2017.


The lowest rated episode is "Family Plan" (S14E17) with a rating of 6.50.

This episode received 487 votes.

It aired on August 7, 2017.

The highest rated episode is "Persona Assistant" (S15E16) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 586 votes.

It aired on February 25, 2019.


The lowest rated episode is "Flavortown" (S15E15) with a rating of 6.30.

This episode received 462 votes.

It aired on February 18, 2019.

The highest rated episode is "Rabbit Ears" (S16E4) with a rating of 8.70.

This episode received 1,150 votes.

It aired on May 6, 2019.


The lowest rated episode is "An Irish Goodbye" (S16E11) with a rating of 6.40.

This episode received 423 votes.

It aired on June 24, 2019.

The highest rated episode is "300" (S17E23) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 513 votes.

It aired on September 14, 2020.


The lowest rated episode is "Cheek to Cheek: A Stripper's Story" (S17E3) with a rating of 6.20.

This episode received 465 votes.

It aired on April 27, 2020.

The highest rated episode is "Little Bonnie Ramirez" (S18E7) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 402 votes.

It aired on May 31, 2021.


The lowest rated episode is "Klaus and Rogu in "Thank God for Loose Rocks": An American Dad! Adventure" (S18E5) with a rating of 5.90.

This episode received 454 votes.

It aired on May 17, 2021.

The highest rated episode is "Gold Top Nuts" (S19E10) with a rating of 7.40.

This episode received 739 votes.

It aired on September 12, 2022.


The lowest rated episode is "American Dad Graffito" (S19E6) with a rating of 6.30.

This episode received 572 votes.

It aired on February 28, 2022.

The highest rated episode is "Fellow Traveler" (S20E1) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 565 votes.

It aired on March 27, 2023.


The lowest rated episode is "Stretched Thin" (S20E5) with a rating of 6.10.

This episode received 424 votes.

It aired on May 1, 2023.

The highest rated episode is "The Clearview Motel" (S21E13) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 189 votes.

It aired on January 20, 2025.


The lowest rated episode is "An Adult Woman" (S21E7) with a rating of 6.00.

This episode received 157 votes.

It aired on December 9, 2024.

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