8.0/104 votes#1 - Old Stan in the Mountain
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 2/19/2012
When Stan is overly enthusiastic about his hatred for old people, a hex is placed on him that turns him into a frail, old man. Meanwhile, Roger takes Francine on a road trip to a dance competition, but she soon finds out it's not what she bargained for.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Jonathan Fener
7.7/103 votes#2 - Stanny Boy and Frantastic
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 1/23/2011
Stan and Francine have trouble keeping up with a younger couple's lifestyle.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Laura McCreary
7.7/103 votes#3 - The Kidney Stays In the Picture
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 4/1/2012
Stan fears he may not be Hayley's real father, so he goes back in time to find the truth. In doing so, he disrupts the past and must save the future.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Rick Wiener
7.7/103 votes#4 - Can I Be Frank with You?
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2012
Francine thinks Stan spends too much time with his friends; a boy band recruits Steve and his friends for a music video.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Judah Miller
7.5/102 votes#5 - Chimdale
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 1/25/2009
When Steve suffers indignities in school because of the back brace he must wear for his scoliosis, Stan confides in him that he wears a wig to cover his baldness. Meanwhile, Roger invites both Francine and Hayley to a posh spa even though he has only two passes.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Jim Bernstein
7.5/102 votes#6 - May the Best Stan Win
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/2010
Stan gives Francine "love coupons" for Valentine's Day, but refuses to honor them once he becomes preoccupied with his very own CIA cyborg. Meanwhile, Roger helps Steve and his friends remake a classic '80s movie.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Murray Miller
7.5/104 votes#7 - The Life and Times of Stan Smith
Season 14 Episode 15 - Aired 7/24/2017
Stan becomes addicted to dying after Roger tricks him into thinking he had a heart attack; Klaus takes Steve to the Arizona State University for a college visit, where a fraternity hazes him.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Jordan Blum
7.3/103 votes#8 - Next of Pin
Season 13 Episode 21 - Aired 6/20/2016
Stan and Steve start bowling for more quality time together; Klaus holds a contest to see whether Roger or Hayley has the worse attention span.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Jeff Kauffmann
7.2/105 votes#9 - The Shrink
Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 3/30/2015
Stan is horrified when he sees a couple die in a car crash, and he goes to see a shrink. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus study for a wine tasting.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Brett Cawley
7.1/1010 votes#10 - A Smith in the Hand
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2005
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.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: David Hemingson
7.0/103 votes#12 - Flirting With Disaster
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 5/15/2011
Francine gets a job at Stan’s office, which cramps Stan’s style and his ability to flirt with co-workers. When Francine retaliates with a little flirting of her own, war breaks out at work.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Keith Heisler
7.0/109 votes#13 - The Longest Distance Relationship
Season 10 Episode 20 - Aired 5/18/2014
Hayley, still heartbroken over Jeff’s abduction, meets millionaire Matt Davis, who begins to help her move forward, until Steve and Snot discover that Jeff’s alive and trying to make it back to her.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Jordan Blum
6.8/105 votes#15 - Big Stan on Campus
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/2014
When the CIA is forced to make cutbacks and go on furlough, Stan volunteers to take a position as a college campus security guard. Meanwhile, Roger opens a bed and breakfast to boost the family's income.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Brian Boyle
6.8/104 votes#16 - Widow's Pique
Season 13 Episode 13 - Aired 4/25/2016
When Stan is on a mission, Francine pretends she's a widow. Steve and his friends play wrestling and get beat up by Principal Lewis.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Sam Brenner
6.7/109 votes#17 - Rough Trade
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/8/2006
After Stan and Roger have a rough day, they get into a fight that leads to a "Freaky Friday"-type switcheroo where they get a taste of life in each other's shoes. But after the excitement of a new life stales, they face each other's problems as Roger is under pressure at work and Stan yearns to be needed. The swap gets out of hand as the family starts to crumble.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: David Zuckerman
6.7/103 votes#18 - The Missing Kink
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 4/14/2013
Francine tries to get Stan to spice up their sex life; Hayley tries to get back into dating and accepts a date with Snot.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Jeff Chiang
6.7/1012 votes#19 - Poltergasm
Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2013
Francine's "Poltergasm" starts to haunt the Smith household when she is unsatisfied by Stan in the sack, and Roger must conjure a medium named Zelda Rubinstein to help eliminate the ghost. Meanwhile, Hayley introduces her new boy-toy, Mauricio to the family.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Matt McKenna
6.6/108 votes#20 - The American Dad After School Special
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2006
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.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Dan Vebber
6.6/107 votes#21 - Vision: Impossible
Season 10 Episode 9 - Aired 1/5/2014
Roger suffers a horrific car crash as he tries to take a picture of his crotch on a traffic speed cam. After waking up from a coma, he starts to have eerie visions of the future, and saves the Smiths from a terrible fire. But, Roger's abuse of his newfound powers soon draws the ire of his fellow family members and the Smiths must learn to cope with the uncertainty of the future.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Ali Waller
6.5/102 votes#22 - Every Which Way But Lose
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 4/26/2009
Steve joins a football team to please Stan, who then takes over as coach and gives Steve the boot because he isn't good enough. Meanwhile, Francine and Hayley vie for a blue ribbon at the county fair.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Steve Hely
6.5/104 votes#23 - Stan Smith as Keanu Reeves as Stanny Utah in Point Breakers
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 2/22/2016
Stan goes undercover as a surfer a la Point Break. Steve befriends a drifter, Hayley might be pregnant, and Roger wants the World Cup to be held in the backyard.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Nic Wegener
6.5/102 votes#24 - Roger Needs Dick
Season 17 Episode 17 - Aired 8/3/2020
When one of Roger's characters falls in love with Dick, it affects the whole family.
Director: Pam Cooke
Writer: Nic Wegener
6.4/107 votes#25 - Irregarding Steve
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/10/2006
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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"Old Stan in the Mountain" is the best rated episode directed by Pam Cooke. It scored 8/10 based on 4 votes. It was written by Jonathan Fener. It aired on 2/19/2012 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Stanny Boy and Frantastic".
