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The Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 17

Every episode of American Dad! Season 17 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 17!

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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
    American Dad! Season 17 Episode 10 - Trophy Wife, Trophy Life
    7.6/10(878 votes)

    S17:E10

    After Stan is injured, Francine nurses him back to health and he becomes dependent to her. The family discovers Tuttle is a Korean reality show star.

    Director:Shawn Murray
    Writer:Sasha Stroman

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  2. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 12 - American Data?
    7.2/10(692 votes)

    S17:E12

    Steve and the boys take part in a prison experiment to earn some cash. Meanwhile, Stan deals with the death of his CIA groundskeeper friend.

    Director:Jansen Yee
    Writer:Paul Stroud

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  3. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 2 - Downtown
    7.1/10(671 votes)

    S17:E2

    Hayley and Steve find themselves stranded in a suburban neighborhood.

    Director:Chris Bennett
    Writers:Nic Wegener, Joe Chandler

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  4. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 9 - Exquisite Corpses
    7.1/10(661 votes)

    S17:E9

    Jeff, Francine and Roger decide to team up and start their own bus tour business, with murderous results.

    Director:Chris Bennett
    Writers:Brett Cawley, Robert Maitia

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  5. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 13 - Salute Your Sllort
    7.0/10(625 votes)

    S17:E13

    Steve's efforts to befriend a Swedish exchange student backfire in a big way; The family calls in an animal behaviorist to deal with Klaus.

    Director:Joe Daniello
    Writer:Parker Deay

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  6. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 24 - Yule. Tide. Repeat.
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    S17:E24

    After Stan's plan for the perfect Christmas goes terribly, tragically wrong, he's given a magical opportunity to make things right.

    Director:Josue Cervantes
    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  7. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 8 - One Fish, Two Fish
    6.9/10(662 votes)

    S17:E8

    Hayley takes extreme measures to help Klaus from being deported while the rest of the family tries to open a coconut.

    Directors:Jennifer Graves, Tim Parsons
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 1 - 100 Years a Solid Fool
    6.8/10(698 votes)

    S17:E1

    While running an errand in Little Columbia, Stan is confronted by his hidden past.

    Director:Shawn Murray
    Writer:Charles Suozzi

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  9. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 7 - Into the Woods
    6.8/10(653 votes)

    S17:E7

    When Stan sees a middle-school classmate, he feels compelled to right an old wrong; Roger feels a cold coming on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 16 - First, Do No Farm
    6.8/10(449 votes)

    S17:E16

    Concerned that Hayley is too soft-hearted, Stan attempts to make her "farm tough" by turning the house into an urban homestead.

    Director:Josue Cervantes
    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  11. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 21 - Dammmm, Stan!
    6.8/10(404 votes)

    S17:E21

    Stan goes to great lengths to find the "right" couple's activity for him and Francine; Hayley and Steve look into some mysterious markings they find on the door frame.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Parker Deay

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  12. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 3 - Cheek to Cheek: A Stripper's Story
    6.7/10(635 votes)

    S17:E3

    Roger enlists Jeff as his protégé in order to open his dream strip club; Klaus moves into Steve’s room.

    Director:Josue Cervantes
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 4 - A Starboy Is Born
    6.7/10(643 votes)

    S17:E4

    Roger tries to give Steve bubonic plague in order to qualify to Make-A-Wish to meet The Weeknd. Stan abducts The Weeknd to teach Roger a valuable lesson. Meanwhile, Hayley attempts to sleep with the celebrity singer.

    Director:Chris Bennett
    Writers:Joel Hurwitz, Abel Tesfaye

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  14. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 11 - Game Night
    6.6/10(664 votes)

    S17:E11

    Stan drags the family to a labyrinth for family game night; Roger gets some geese.

    Director:Rodney Clouden
    Writer:Zachary Rosenblatt

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  15. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 18 - The Old Country
    6.6/10(378 votes)

    S17:E18

    Steve wants to know about the Smith Family heritage, but Stan refuses to indulge him. Stan is obsessed with being American and tells Steve that being American is all that matters. Steve steals Stan's DNA for an at-home DNA test and discovers that they are Canadian. Steve rejoices in finally knowing his heritage, but the news devastates Stan.

    Director:Shawn Murray
    Writer:Tim Saccardo

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  16. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 5 - Tapped Out
    6.5/10(649 votes)

    S17:E5

    Steve discovers his mom has never stopped giving him her breastmilk.

    Director:Rodney Clouden
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 14 - Ghost Dad
    6.5/10(565 votes)

    S17:E14

    Stan struggles to cope with the untimely death of his father. Meanwhile, a simple canoeing trip does catastrophic damage to Hayley and Jeff's relationship.

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 19 - Businessly Brunette
    6.5/10(384 votes)

    S17:E19

    Hayley takes off her headband and becomes a businesswoman; Stan plans a party.

    Director:Rodney Clouden
    Writer:Zachary Rosenblatt

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  19. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 17 - Roger Needs Dick
    6.4/10(412 votes)

    S17:E17

    When one of Roger's characters falls in love with Dick, it affects the whole family.

    Directors:Valerie Fletcher, Pam Cooke
    Writers:Nic Wegener, Joe Chandler

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  20. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 6 - Brave N00b World
    6.3/10(653 votes)

    S17:E6

    Stan and Steve enter an e-sports game tournament to save the world. The rest of the family get stuck in a banister.

    Director:Jansen Yee
    Writer:Joel Hurwitz

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  21. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 15 - Men II Boyz
    6.3/10(473 votes)

    S17:E15

    Klaus enlists Stan, Roger and Jeff to join him on a wild bachelor party weekend.

    Directors:Jennifer Graves, Tim Parsons
    Writer:Alisha Ketry

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  22. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 22 - The Last Ride of the Dodge City Rambler
    6.3/10(414 votes)

    S17:E22

    The Smiths take a trip on an old steam locomotive to visit Francine's aunt only to discover it's being hijacked.

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:Charles Suozzi

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  23. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 20 - The Chilly Thrillies
    6.2/10(385 votes)

    S17:E20

    Francine explores ASMR with Roger. Steve gets a a pole in his head and a secret admirer.

    Director:Jansen Yee
    Writer:Laura Beason

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  24. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 23 - 300
    6.2/10(9 votes)

    S17:E23

    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.

    Directors:Jennifer Graves, Tim Parsons
    Writers:Nic Wegener, Jeff Kauffmann, Joe Chandler

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Season 17 Ratings Summary

"Trophy Wife, Trophy Life" is the best rated episode of "American Dad!" season 17. It scored 7.6/10 based on 878 votes. Directed by Shawn Murray and written by Sasha Stroman, it aired on 6/15/2020. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "American Data?".