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The Best Episodes of American Dad!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    American Dad! Season 5 Episode 9 - Stan Time
    8.8/10(2034 votes)

    S5:E9

    Stan is ecstatic--and energetic--when a coworker gives him pills that allow him to stay up all night.

    Director:Joe Daniello
    Writer:Brian Boyle

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  2. American Dad! Season 21 Episode 1 - The Grocery Store Bank
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    S21:E1

    Stan, Francine and Roger concoct the perfect plan to rob a bank but agree never to do it. Peace reigns.

    Director:Shawn Murray
    Writers:Brett Cawley, Robert Maitia

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  3. American Dad! Season 14 Episode 4 - Portrait of Francine's Genitals
    8.7/10(1361 votes)

    S14:E4

    A mold of Francine's vagina is displayed in a museum.

    Director:Rodney Clouden
    Writer:Steve Hely

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  4. American Dad! Season 6 Episode 8 - G-String Circus
    8.6/10(1348 votes)

    S6:E8

    Upset that Hayley no longer wants his advice, Stan decides to prove that she is missing out on his sage counseling. After meeting a stripper on an important CIA mission, Stan takes it upon himself to improve her life and show Hayley that his advice works. But when he opens a new business, hoping to prove Hayley wrong, he finds himself dancing for cash to cover up his failures.

    Director:Bob Bowen
    Writer:Erik Durbin

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  5. American Dad! Season 8 Episode 18 - Toy Whorey
    8.5/10(1359 votes)

    S8:E18

    When Stan catches Steve playing imaginary games with his toys, he decides to take his son down to Mexico to help him become a man. But the trip takes a turn for the worse when Stan and Steve are kidnapped by a drug cartel, and it’s up to Steve to break himself and Stan out of captivity.

    Directors:Jennifer Graves, Tim Parsons
    Writers:Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson

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  6. American Dad! Season 3 Episode 10 - Bush Comes to Dinner
    8.4/10(1346 votes)

    S3:E10

    When Stan enters an essay contest to have his personal hero, President Bush, come over for dinner, he is overcome with joy when the President arrives at his doorstep. However, not everyone in the Smith family shares Stan's excitement. Hayley tries to drill President Bush on the Iraq war, and Steve and Roger attempt to convince him that they've found Osama Bin Laden, but instead get him drunk. Stan tries to save the President from public humiliation, while Hayley revels in his fall from glory.

    Director:Mike Kim
    Writers:Matt Weitzman, Mike Barker

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  7. American Dad! Season 3 Episode 1 - Camp Refoogee
    8.2/10(1238 votes)

    S3:E1

    When Stan tries to trick Steve into attending summer camp, things go horribly wrong and Steve ends up in a refugee camp. However, Stan, being the eternal optimist, joins Steve and manages to stage a camp Olympics between the refugees and the rebel faction living across the river.

    Director:Albert Calleros
    Writers:Josh Bycel, Jonathan Fener

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  8. American Dad! Season 5 Episode 1 - 1600 Candles
    8.2/10(1207 votes)

    S5:E1

    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.

    Director:Caleb Meurer
    Writers:Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz

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  9. American Dad! Season 5 Episode 18 - Weiner of Our Discontent
    8.2/10(1001 votes)

    S5:E18

    Roger declares that he was sent to Earth to be "the decider" of humanity's fate, and Stan challenges him on it.

    Director:Tim Parsons
    Writer:Laura McCreary

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  10. American Dad! Season 7 Episode 2 - Son of Stan (2)
    8.2/10(1193 votes)

    S7:E2

    Francine and Stan compare parenting skills after Stan creates a clone of Steve; Roger searches for the missing bride and groom.

    Director:Chris Bennett
    Writer:Erik Sommers

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  11. American Dad! Season 13 Episode 16 - Daesong Heavy Industries II: Return to Innocence
    8.2/10(709 votes)

    S13:E16

    Everyone is separated after the ship explodes: Stan and Francine lose their memories and resort to primitive living on an island; Hayley and Jeff are rescued by the Navy and Jeff decides to enlist; and Roger and Steve try to survive on a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean.

    Director:Josue Cervantes
    Writer:Zachary Rosenblatt

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  12. American Dad! Season 20 Episode 19 - Steve, Snot, and the Quest for the Og 4LOCO
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S20:E19

    To have a chance with a girl, Steve and Snot must track down a keg of 4Loko.

    Director:Tim Parsons
    Writer:Nic Wegener

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  13. American Dad! Season 3 Episode 3 - Failure is Not a Factory-Installed Option
    8.1/10(1144 votes)

    S3:E3

    Stan loses his confidence, and his job, when a car salesman gets the best of him in a negotiation. Meanwhile, Roger and Steve set up a makeshift drive-in to try to get to first base with popular schoolgirls.

    Director:Rodney Clouden
    Writer:Etan Cohen

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  14. American Dad! Season 5 Episode 11 - Live and Let Fry
    8.0/10(993 votes)

    S5:E11

    When Langley Falls bans trans fats, Stan and Steve become smugglers. Meanwhile, Klaus gets word that he has received an inheritance but can't collect it because the CIA has turned him into a fish.

    Director:Rodney Clouden
    Writer:Laura McCreary

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  15. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 7 - National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story
    8.0/10(999 votes)

    S9:E7

    A talk show reveals that Francine was the toddler who, famously, was rescued from a well by a firefighter; Francine makes a discovery when she falls down the well on the anniversary of her rescue; Stan and Roger come up with a business idea.

    Director:Chris Bennett
    Writer:Murray Miller

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  16. American Dad! Season 19 Episode 13 - The Fast and the Spurious
    8.0/10(460 votes)

    S19:E13

    Roger is forced to confront himself after a series of accidents. Klaus and Jeff bond.

    Director:Joe Daniello
    Writer:Curtis Cook

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  17. American Dad! Season 20 Episode 15 - Z.O.I.N.C.S.
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    S20:E15

    It's Halloween night and Stan is missing, so the Smith gang heads to the spooky, abandoned CIA headquarters to investigate.

    Director:Shawn Murray
    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  18. American Dad! Season 20 Episode 16 - A New Era for the Smith House
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    S20:E16

    Klaus house sits for the Smiths while they are away on vacation. Roger investigates the origin of powerful winds plaguing the Eastern Seaboard.

    Director:Jansen Yee
    Writer:Yolanda Carney

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  19. American Dad! Season 21 Episode 20 - Silicon Steve
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    S21:E20

    Steve spends his summer working on an app with some unlikely friends, while the rest of the family become cord-cutters.

    Director:Joe Daniello
    Writer:Nic Wegener

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  20. American Dad! Season 22 Episode 2 - The Flume Flume Room
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    S22:E2

    Stan struggles to appreciate Francine's niche interest in flume rides.

    Director:Josue Cervantes
    Writers:Brett Cawley, Robert Maitia

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  21. American Dad! Season 22 Episode 3 - Powering Through
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S22:E3

    Stan is determined to prove that there's no illness he can't power through, even if it ends up killing him... and everyone else.

    Director:Shawn Murray
    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  22. American Dad! Season 2 Episode 2 - A Smith in the Hand
    7.9/10(1235 votes)

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:David Hemingson

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  23. American Dad! Season 2 Episode 9 - Not Particularly Desperate Housewives
    7.9/10(1157 votes)

    S2:E9

    As Stan continues to dominate the household, Francine finds herself idolizing a group of women who seem to have it all. She tries to impress them and even lies in order to gain acceptance into their group, until she realizes they aren't as perfect as they seem. Meanwhile, loyalties are tested when Stan gets a new best friend.

    Director:Brent Woods
    Writer:Dan Vebber

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  24. American Dad! Season 3 Episode 8 - Irregarding Steve
    7.9/10(1060 votes)

    S3:E8

    When Roger helps Steve see that his father isn't as smart as he always believed, the power-hungry pair set their sights on fame and fortune in New York City. It doesn't take long for Roger to lose everything on Wall Street, and Steve contemplates prostitution after Jon Stewart shoots down his comedy routine. Meanwhile, the rest of the family is certain that the two have just run away to the tree house, so when it explodes in a lightning storm, they are devastated, but console themselves with Steve's college fund.

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:Chris McKenna

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  25. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 2 - Meter Made
    7.9/10(1096 votes)

    S4:E2

    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.

    Director:Bob Bowen
    Writer:Dan Vebber

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Best Episodes Summary

"Stan Time" is the best rated episode of "American Dad!". It scored 8.8/10 based on 2034 votes. Directed by Joe Daniello and written by Brian Boyle, it aired on 2/8/2009. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Grocery Store Bank".