American Dad

Stan Smith and family face the wacky world of the CIA in this Seth MacFarlane-created comedy.

Sundays, 9:30 PM ET, Fox

Current Season: n/a - Total Episodes: 38
Highest Rated: Ep 6, Season 7

B+

“Da Flippity Flop”

by Kevin McFarland May 13, 2013 -

Klaus and Stan swap bodies, and it leads to good jokes!

A-

“Lost In Space”

by Kevin McFarland May 6, 2013 -

Catching up with Jeff on a spaceship millions of miles from any other regular character.

B+

“The Full Cognitive Redaction Of Avery Bullock By The Coward Stan Smith”

by Kevin McFarland April 29, 2013 -

Stan and Avery go undercover as dogs and steal a nuclear submarine, plus the return of Stelio Kontos.

“The Boring Identity”

by Kevin McFarland April 22, 2013 -

Just like last week, Francine tries to change Stan and learns that’s a bad idea.

Ep. 19, Season 8
“Da Flippity Flop”
Ep. 18, Season 8
“Lost In Space”
Ep. 17, Season 8
“The Full Cognitive Redaction Of Avery Bullock By The Coward Stan Smith”
Ep. 16, Season 8
“The Boring Identity”

Features Reviews

Season

newest oldest

“Toy Whorey”
Episode 19

Stan wants Steve to stop playing with toys, so they road trip to a Mexican whore house. That seems like a logical plan for a finale.
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B-
“Ricky Spanish”
Episode 18

Roger rediscovers his most despicable character in a decent half-hour romp with a hilarious final scene.
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B
“The Kidney Stays In The Picture”
Episode 17

American Dad goes a-time travelin', with surprisingly affecting results.
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B+
“Less Money, Mo’ Problems”
Episode 16

Politics and American Dad do mix, but not well.
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B
“Stan’s Best Friend”
Episode 15

American Dad tells an emotional story about coming to terms with grief. Yes, really. Yes, there are jokes too.
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B+
“Dr. Klaustus”
Episode 14

American Dad takes a couple of bad premises and makes them, well, pretty good, we suppose.
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B
“The Wrestler”
Episode 13

American Dad tries to focus on just one plotline, which isn't a wise plan.
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C
“Old Stan In The Mountain”
Episode 12

American Dad is quietly having a fantastic season.
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A-
“Wheels & The Legman And The Case Of Grandpa’s Keys”
Episode 11

American Dad subtly but remarkably changes its entire tone and turns into a sweet show about make-believe.
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B+
“Stanny Tendergrass”
Episode 10

American Dad goes on summer vacation. Topical.
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B+
“The Unbrave One”
Episode 9

American Dad attempts characterization and emotion? That can’t work, can it?
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B
“Season’s Beatings”
Episode 7

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B
“The Scarlett Getter”
Episode 6

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A
“Virtual In-Stanity”
Episode 5

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A-
“The Worst Stan”
Episode 4

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B-
“A Ward Show”
Episode 3

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B+
“Hurricane”
Episode 2

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B-
“Hot Water”
Episode 1

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B+

“Da Flippity Flop”
Episode 19

Klaus and Stan swap bodies, and it leads to good jokes!
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B+
“Lost In Space”
Episode 18

Catching up with Jeff on a spaceship millions of miles from any other regular character.
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A-
“The Full Cognitive Redaction Of Avery Bullock By The Coward Stan Smith”
Episode 17

Stan and Avery go undercover as dogs and steal a nuclear submarine, plus the return of Stelio Kontos.
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B+
“The Boring Identity”
Episode 16

Just like last week, Francine tries to change Stan and learns that’s a bad idea.
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C
“The Missing Kink”
Episode 15

Francine tries to spice up her sex life with Stan, but enlisting Roger is a surefire way to ensure it goes too far.
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B
"Spelling Bee My Baby"
Episode 14

Francine pushes Steve to a spelling bee title, but he falls for his opponent.
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B
“For Black Eyes Only”
Episode 13

American Dad can pull off a decent Bond parody, but this one falls short of the original.
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C+
“Naked To The Limit, One More Time”
Episode 12

Either Jeff holds his tongue or Roger returns to his home planet.
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C+
“Blood Crieth Unto Heaven”
Episode 11

American Dad fully commits to theatricality, channeling August: Osage County
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A
“The Adventures Of Twill Ongenbone And His Boy Jabari”
Episode 9

The Smiths’ indulgence of their alien friend can only go so far.
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B
“Finger Lenting Good”
Episode 8

The Smiths try to keep Lenten promises and Roger searches for his adult Cinderella.
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A-
“National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She’s Doing Well: The Hole Story”
Episode 7

American Dad bumps its annual Christmas episode, but stays emotionally resonant.
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B
“Ad-ventures In Haleysitting”
Episode 6

Three parallel crazy night plots make for the best episode of the season so far.
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A
“Why Can’t We Be Friends?”
Episode 5

Stan tries to break up Steve and Snot's overly affectionate friendship.
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B+
“American Stepdad”
Episode 4

American Dad pulls off its most shocking, transgressive feat yet... telling a legitimately touching, emotional story between Stan and Roger.
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B
“Can I Be Frank With You?”
Episode 3

Boy bands and domestic violence make for a high degree of difficulty episode
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B+
“Killer Vacation”
Episode 2

The Smiths go to an island resort and divide up into four plots, none with enough laughs.
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C+
“Max Jets”
Episode 2

The Smiths unite in greed to make sure they inherit the wealth of Roger's new disguise.
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B
“Love, AD Style”
Episode 1

Seth MacFarlane released a big-band record, and now Roger opens up a crooner bar.
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B

The American Dad Christmas episodes provide an antidote to holiday cheer
Episode n/a

Blood, guts, and the Antichrist are the signs of the season for the Smith family. (Part of Best of TV Club.)
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Fall schedule analysis: Fox stands pat precisely when it should be jumping all over and waving its arms in desperation
If we act like nothing is wrong, then everything will be just fine, right?
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Fall schedule announcement: Big number of series orders doesn’t have big impact on Fox lineup
The 2013-14 lineup looks an awful lot like the 2012-13 lineup.
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Call your mom, tell her you love her—and that she should watch Family Tree
Call your mom, tell her you love her—and that she should watch Family Tree. Also: Season finales, ahoy!
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American Dad is our latest reminder of the relentless march of time as it hits 150 episodes
American Dad is our latest reminder of the relentless march of time as it hits 150 episodes. Also: Game Of Thrones tries to marry off its problems, and Pete Campbell keeps up his tradition of making everyone really, truly uncomfortable.
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What have those crazy, vengeance-seeking kids of Revenge been up to?
What have those crazy, vengeance-seeking kids of Revenge been up to? Also: Finale time for The Good Wife and Vikings, which don’t get to enjoy the full spoils of spring sweeps.
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The Bletchley Circle revives a bygone era (like a few months ago) when British spies still existed on TV
The Bletchley Circle revives a bygone era (like a few months ago) when British spies still existed on TV. Also: Bob’s Burgers bets the basement and Mad Men gets extra-secretive.
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Fox cancels The Cleveland Show, finally giving Seth MacFarlane a chance to breathe
Thankfully, the catchiest theme song in the Animation Domination block will survive thanks to TBS and Adult Swim.
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HBO sensed that your Sunday wasn’t busy enough, so it’s throwing Veep into the mix
HBO sensed that your Sunday wasn’t busy enough, so it’s throwing Veep into the mix. Also: The Borgias are try to steal your attention from Mad Men, too.
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Bob’s Burgers takes a holiday.
Bob’s Burgers takes a holiday. Also: Get caught up on The Good Wife and The Walking Dead before you ignore them for Game Of Thrones next week.
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American Dad decides there’s never a bad time for a James Bond spoof
American Dad decides there's never a bad time for a James Bond spoof. Also: Girls burns through plots and Bob's Burgers shocks an elephant.
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“I forget who I am—who am I?”: 23-plus alter egos of sitcom characters
Another list from The A.V. Club.
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Assuming you didn’t pirate it months ago, here’s your chance to see how the third season of Downton Abbey ends
A season finale for law-abiding citizens. Also: TV Club’s Second Opinion Week begins.
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When the Grammys face off with The Walking Dead, who will win—and what will be left of them?
When the Grammys face off with The Walking Dead, who will win—and what will be left of them? Also: Frank Fisticuffs comes to Brooklyn (?) and a spot of cricket at Downton.
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Thrill to the financial-solvency drama of The Good Wife!
Thrill to the financial-solvency drama of Lockhart/Gardner! Also: Introducing Tina Belcher: Investigative Reporter and Lip Gallagher: Sexual Predator Predator.
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Here's Patrick Stewart pimping his live-action and animation guest spot on American Dad
There's a very special quality in the way Patrick Stewart does humor. Whether he's onSaturday Night Live as a baker boasting about his erotic cakes made to look like pooping women, on Ricky Gervais' Extras playing a lech ...
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AFC Championship Game eats Sunday night, spares its exact opposite: Enlightened
AFC Championship Game eats Sunday night, spares its exact opposite: Enlightened. Also: Other Pats-Ravens alternatives, including murderous Storybrooke residents and some creepin’ from Adam Driver.
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History’s other greatest monsters: 15 pop-culture presidents behaving unpresidentially
The A.V. Club’s weekly list.
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Girls is back, which is either the best news or a warning to avoid HBO for 10 weeks
Girls is back, which is either the best news or a warning to avoid HBO for 10 weeks. Also: Premières of other pay-cable shows that are just as divisive. (Oh, who are we kidding—nothing’s as divisive as Girls.)
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What TV shows should others resolve to add in 2013?
Our TV Club staffers encourage each other to check out Peep Show, Shark Tank, Elementary, and even The Neighbors.
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Downton Abbey’s third season is no longer the sole province of the political elite or the British
Downton Abbey’s third season is no longer the province of the elite or the British. Also: Everything else returns from winter hiatus, including two ABC comedies sneaking over from Tuesday nights.
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Beyond the top 30: Our favorite episodes of shows that didn’t make the cut, part one
Everything from series finales of long-running cult hits to aging sitcoms to news coverage makes our supplemental list.
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The best TV series of 2012: The ballots
Find out what series almost made the list—and which writers need to be bugged about not watching Game Of Thrones.
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Want to watch A Christmas Story? Don't worry! TBS will let you watch it 12 times
TBS hauls out A Christmas Story for the annual 24-hour marathon. Also: A bunch of Christmas-themed stuff, including a Fox News Christmas special we just might watch.
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You didn’t have anything going on tonight, right? Good, ’cuz Fox has new Family Guy and American Dad episodes
You didn’t have anything going on tonight, right? Good, ’cuz Fox has new Family Guy and American Dad. Also: The MacFarlane shows are about it—it’s the day before Christmas Eve, for crying out loud!
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Ho-ho-Homeland finale!
Ho-ho-Homeland finale! Also: Dexter in handcuffs and the Griffins in Bethlehem.
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