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The Best Episodes of American Dad!

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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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  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Brown Lotus

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    S21:E2

    Hayley and Jeff take a staycation at a nearby luxury resort, while the CIA is forced to rebrand.

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  2. 9.0/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Into the Jingleverse

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    S20:E22

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

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    Director:Jansen Yee
  3. 8.8/10(1.8k votes)

    #3 - Stan Time

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    S5:E9

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

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    Director:Joe Daniello
  4. 8.7/10(1.2k votes)

    #4 - Portrait of Francine's Genitals

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    S14:E4

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

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    Writer:Steve Hely
  5. 8.5/10(1.2k votes)

    #5 - G-String Circus

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    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.

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    Director:Bob Bowen
  6. 8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - A Little Extra Scratch

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    S20:E21

    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.

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  8. 8.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #7 - Bush Comes to Dinner

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    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.

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  9. 8.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #8 - Toy Whorey

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    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.

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  10. 8.3/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Z.O.I.N.C.S.

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    S20:E15

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

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  11. 8.2/10(1.1k votes)

    #10 - Camp Refoogee

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    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.

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  12. 8.2/10(1.1k votes)

    #11 - 1600 Candles

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    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.

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  13. 8.2/10(591 votes)

    #12 - Daesong Heavy Industries II: Return to Innocence

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    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.

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  14. 8.1/10(1.0k votes)

    #13 - Failure is Not a Factory-Installed Option

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    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.

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    Writer:Etan Cohen
  15. 8.1/10(861 votes)

    #14 - Weiner of Our Discontent

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    S5:E18

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

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  16. 8.1/10(1.0k votes)

    #15 - Son of Stan (2)

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    S7:E2

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

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  17. 8.1/10(60 votes)

    #16 - The Grounch

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    S19:E22

    When Roger has his famous Christmas sex party stolen from him the results are... monstrous. Stan creates a magazine for men.

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  18. 8.0/10(862 votes)

    #17 - Live and Let Fry

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    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.

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  19. 8.0/10(879 votes)

    #18 - National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story

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    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.

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  20. 8.0/10(202 votes)

    #19 - The Fast and the Spurious

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    S19:E13

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

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    Director:Joe Daniello
  21. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Stretched Thin

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    S20:E5

    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.

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    Director:Chris Bennett
  22. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Saving Face

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    S20:E9

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

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  23. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - A Little Mystery

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    S20:E11

    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.

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  24. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Don't You Be My Neighbor

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    S20:E12

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

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  25. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Productive Panic

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    S20:E13

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

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  26. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Steve, Snot, and the Quest for the Og 4LOCO

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    S20:E19

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

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    Director:Tim Parsons

Best Episodes Summary

"Brown Lotus" is the best rated episode of "American Dad!". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by John Drake O'Day and written by Nic Wegener, it aired on 11/4/2024. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Into the Jingleverse".