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The Best Episodes of American Dad!

Every episode of American Dad! ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of American Dad!!

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...
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Best Episodes Summary

"Viced Principal" is the best rated episode of "American Dad!". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jennifer Graves and written by Parker Deay, it aired on 4/10/2023. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Pleasanting at Smith House".

  • Viced Principal
    10.0/101 votes
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    #1 - Viced Principal

    Season 20 Episode 3 - Aired 4/10/2023

    Steve and Principal Lewis get caught in a dangerous situation at the school. The rest of the family makes an adorable new friend.

    Director: Jennifer Graves

    Writer: Parker Deay

  • The Pleasanting at Smith House
    10.0/101 votes
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    #2 - The Pleasanting at Smith House

    Season 20 Episode 4 - Aired 4/17/2023

    Klaus and Jeff's friendship is threatened by Klaus's girlfriend from another realm.

    Director: Tim Parsons

    Writer: Joel Hurwitz

  • Stretched Thin
    10.0/101 votes
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    #3 - Stretched Thin

    Season 20 Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2023

    When Jeff finds out that the family thinks he makes terrible decisions, he decides to take a job selling stretchy leggings to prove them wrong.

    Director: Chris Bennett

    Writer: Sam Brenner

  • Better on Paper
    10.0/101 votes
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    #4 - Better on Paper

    Season 20 Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2023

    When Stan discovers anonymous love letters written to Francine, he worries that this secret admirer could threaten their relationship.

    Director: Joe Daniello

    Writer: Alisha Ketry

  • Cow I Met Your Moo-ther
    10.0/101 votes
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    #5 - Cow I Met Your Moo-ther

    Season 20 Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2023

    The judgmental voice in Hayley's head makes it impossible for her to enjoy a girls' night with Nerfer and Danuta.

    Director: John Drake O'Day

    Writer: Zachary Rosenblatt

  • Stan Fixes a Shingle
    10.0/101 votes
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    #6 - Stan Fixes a Shingle

    Season 20 Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2023

    Francine insists that Steve let her help with his school project, Stan finally fixes that shingle, and the rest of the family goes on a quest to return Gallagher's mallet.

    Director: Josue Cervantes

    Writer: Tim Saccardo

  • Saving Face
    10.0/101 votes
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    #7 - Saving Face

    Season 20 Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2023

    In an attempt to maintain his "prime," Stan explores some cosmetic solutions that could not go worse.

    Director: Jennifer Graves

    Writer: Charles Suozzi

  • Frantastic Voyage
    10.0/101 votes
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    #8 - Frantastic Voyage

    Season 20 Episode 10 - Aired 9/4/2023

    When Stan goes too far to keep his work friend away from Francine, she is forced to save her new "little" friend.

    Director: Tim Parsons

    Writer: Laura Beason

  • A Little Mystery
    10.0/101 votes
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    #9 - A Little Mystery

    Season 20 Episode 11 - Aired 9/11/2023

    Hayley makes Jeff get a friend to add some mystery to their relationship but gets more mystery than she bargained for. Francine attempts to grow the world's longest fingernails.

    Director: Chris Bennett

    Writer: Laura Beason

  • Don't You Be My Neighbor
    10.0/101 votes
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    #10 - Don't You Be My Neighbor

    Season 20 Episode 12 - Aired 9/18/2023

    The Smiths get new neighbors! Meanwhile, Roger dreads having to be a little boy's kite for a day.

    Director: Josue Cervantes

    Writer: Paul Stroud

  • Productive Panic
    10.0/101 votes
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    #11 - Productive Panic

    Season 20 Episode 13 - Aired 9/25/2023

    Francine becomes an overnight sensation when a famous art dealer discovers her homemade pottery.

    Director: Shawn Murray

    Writer: Nicole Shabtai

  • Z.O.I.N.C.S.
    10.0/101 votes
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    #12 - Z.O.I.N.C.S.

    Season 20 Episode 15 - Aired 10/30/2023

    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

  • A New Era for the Smith House
    10.0/101 votes
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    #13 - A New Era for the Smith House

    Season 20 Episode 16 - Aired 11/6/2023

    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

  • Footprints
    10.0/101 votes
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    #14 - Footprints

    Season 20 Episode 18 - Aired 11/20/2023

    Stan and Roger go on a mission to leave their mark on humanity. Jeff finally deals with the reality of losing his signature hat.

    Director: Jennifer Graves

    Writer: Joe Chandler

  • Steve, Snot, and the Quest for the Og 4LOCO
    10.0/101 votes
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    #15 - Steve, Snot, and the Quest for the Og 4LOCO

    Season 20 Episode 19 - Aired 11/27/2023

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

    Director: Tim Parsons

    Writer: Nic Wegener

  • The Pink Sphinx Holds Her Hearts on the Turn
    10.0/101 votes
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    #16 - The Pink Sphinx Holds Her Hearts on the Turn

    Season 20 Episode 20 - Aired 12/4/2023

    Francine enters the strange and dangerous world of poker in order to learn how to hide her true feelings from Steve and Hayley.

    Director: Chris Bennett

    Writer: Brett Cawley, Robert Maitia

  • A Little Extra Scratch
    10.0/101 votes
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    #17 - A Little Extra Scratch

    Season 20 Episode 21 - Aired 12/11/2023

    Suspicious about Hayley's mysterious, newfound wealth, Francine decides to get to the bottom of it. Roger sets out to make Stan an internet celebrity.

    Director: Josue Cervantes

    Writer: Jeff Kauffmann

  • Into the Jingleverse
    10.0/102 votes
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    #18 - Into the Jingleverse

    Season 20 Episode 22 - Aired 12/18/2023

    When Steve gives the family better Christmas gifts than Stan, Stan goes to great lengths to regain his title of "King of Presents."

    Director: Jansen Yee

    Writer: Nic Wegener

  • Stan Time
    8.8/101,768 votes
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    #19 - Stan Time

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 2/8/2009

    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

  • Portrait of Francine's Genitals
    8.7/101,089 votes
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    #20 - Portrait of Francine's Genitals

    Season 14 Episode 4 - Aired 11/28/2016

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

    Director: Rodney Clouden

    Writer: Steve Hely

  • G-String Circus
    8.5/101,151 votes
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    #21 - G-String Circus

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2009

    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

  • Bush Comes to Dinner
    8.4/101,144 votes
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    #22 - Bush Comes to Dinner

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/2007

    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

    Writer: Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman

  • Toy Whorey
    8.4/101,163 votes
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    #23 - Toy Whorey

    Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 5/13/2012

    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.

    Director: Jennifer Graves, Tim Parsons

    Writer: Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson

  • Camp Refoogee
    8.2/101,014 votes
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    #24 - Camp Refoogee

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/2006

    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

    Writer: Josh Bycel, Jonathan Fener

  • 1600 Candles
    8.2/101,010 votes
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    #25 - 1600 Candles

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2008

    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.

    Director: Caleb Meurer

    Writer: Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz