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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 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...
  1. Background image for Stan Time
    8.8/10(1.9k votes)

    #1 - Stan Time

    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
  2. Background image for G-String Circus
    8.5/10(1.2k votes)

    #2 - G-String Circus

    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
  3. Background image for What Great Advancements!
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - What Great Advancements!

    S21:E22

    An aspiring inventor leaves the Farm to make a go of it in The Big City.

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    8.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #4 - Bush Comes to Dinner

    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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  5. Background image for Season's Beatings
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Season's Beatings

    S8:E7

    Father Donovan holds a Christmas play at the mall and casts Stan as Santa Claus and Roger as Jesus. But after the two get in a fight and cause a scene, Stan is kicked out of the church. Meanwhile, Hayley and Jeff adopt a child who turns out to be possessed.

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    Director:Joe Daniello
  6. Background image for Old Stan in the Mountain
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Old Stan in the Mountain

    S8:E11

    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.

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  8. Background image for Camp Refoogee
    8.2/10(1.1k votes)

    #7 - Camp Refoogee

    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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  9. Background image for Less Money, Mo' Problems
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Less Money, Mo' Problems

    S8:E15

    After losing patience with Hayley and Jeff for their freeloading ways, Stan bets the young couple that he and Francine can live on minimum wage for a month. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger embark on a mission to test drive the car of their dreams.

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    8.1/10(1.0k votes)

    #9 - Failure is Not a Factory-Installed Option

    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
  11. Background image for 1600 Candles
    8.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #10 - 1600 Candles

    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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    8.1/10(876 votes)

    #11 - Weiner of Our Discontent

    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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    8.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #12 - Son of Stan (2)

    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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  14. Background image for Live and Let Fry
    8.0/10(875 votes)

    #13 - Live and Let Fry

    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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    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Hot Water

    S8:E1

    Stressed out by his family and his obligations, Stan decides to buy a hot tub to relieve his stress, but gets into hot water when he finds out the hot tub is evil.

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  16. Background image for Hurricane! (III)
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Hurricane! (III)

    S8:E2

    When a hurricane hits Langley Falls, the Smiths fight like mad to survive in their home. The crossover starts on The Cleveland Show S03E02 The Hurricane (I) and Family Guy S10E02 Seahorse Seashell Party (II).

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    Director:Tim Parsons
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    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #16 - The Wrestler

    S8:E12

    When Barry (guest voice Eddie Kay Thomas) threatens Stan's old high school wrestling record, Stan enlists Roger to beat Barry and defend his small claim to fame. However, Stan is caught off-guard when Roger, not Barry, is actually the threat to Stan's record.

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  18. Background image for Dr. Klaustus
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Dr. Klaustus

    S8:E13

    Roger acts as the family therapist as his alter-ego "Dr. Penguin" until he is sent out to fight the war in Iraq. Klaus decides to take Roger's role while he is away, but not without major ruckus being caused.

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  19. Background image for National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story
    8.0/10(891 votes)

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

    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. Background image for The Unincludeds
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #19 - The Unincludeds

    S13:E11

    Steve and Snot alter their futures when they throw a party for the uncool kids. Meanwhile, Roger is disgruntled when a waitress doesn't compliment his order.

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  21. Background image for Steve, Snot, and the Quest for the Og 4LOCO
    8.0/10(4 votes)

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

    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
  22. Background image for Into the Jingleverse
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Into the Jingleverse

    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
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    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - The Grocery Store Bank

    S21:E1

    Stan, Francine and Roger concoct the perfect plan to rob a bank but agree never to do it. Peace reigns.

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    7.9/10(1.0k votes)

    #23 - Not Particularly Desperate Housewives

    S2:E9

    As Stan continues to dominate the household, Francine finds herself idolizing a group of women who seem to have it all. She tries to impress them and even lies in order to gain acceptance into their group, until she realizes they aren't as perfect as they seem. Meanwhile, loyalties are tested when Stan gets a new best friend.

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    Director:Brent Woods
    Writer:Dan Vebber
  25. Background image for Irregarding Steve
    7.9/10(940 votes)

    #24 - Irregarding Steve

    S3:E8

    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.

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    Director:Pam Cooke
  26. Background image for A Smith in the Hand
    7.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #25 - A Smith in the Hand

    S2:E2

    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.

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    Director:Pam Cooke

Best Episodes Summary

"Stan Time" is the best rated episode of "American Dad!". It scored 8.8/10 based on 1859 votes. Directed by Joe Daniello and written by Brian Boyle, it aired on 2/8/2009. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "G-String Circus".