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The Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 17

Every episode of American Dad! Season 17 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 17!

The Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 17

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 100 Years a Solid Fool
    6.8/10(627 votes)

    #1 - 100 Years a Solid Fool

    S17:E1

    While running an errand in Little Columbia, Stan is confronted by his hidden past.

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    7.1/10(599 votes)

    #2 - Downtown

    S17:E2

    Hayley and Steve find themselves stranded in a suburban neighborhood.

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  3. Background image for Cheek to Cheek: A Stripper's Story
    6.7/10(568 votes)

    #3 - Cheek to Cheek: A Stripper's Story

    S17:E3

    Roger enlists Jeff as his protégé in order to open his dream strip club; Klaus moves into Steve’s room.

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    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for A Starboy Is Born
    6.7/10(578 votes)

    #4 - A Starboy Is Born

    S17:E4

    Roger tries to give Steve bubonic plague in order to qualify to Make-A-Wish to meet The Weeknd. Stan abducts The Weeknd to teach Roger a valuable lesson. Meanwhile, Hayley attempts to sleep with the celebrity singer.

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  5. Background image for Tapped Out
    6.5/10(570 votes)

    #5 - Tapped Out

    S17:E5

    Steve discovers his mom has never stopped giving him her breastmilk.

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Brave N00b World
    6.3/10(584 votes)

    #6 - Brave N00b World

    S17:E6

    Stan and Steve enter an e-sports game tournament to save the world. The rest of the family get stuck in a banister.

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    Director:Jansen Yee
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  8. Background image for Into the Woods
    6.8/10(575 votes)

    #7 - Into the Woods

    S17:E7

    When Stan sees a middle-school classmate, he feels compelled to right an old wrong; Roger feels a cold coming on.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for One Fish, Two Fish
    6.9/10(586 votes)

    #8 - One Fish, Two Fish

    S17:E8

    Hayley takes extreme measures to help Klaus from being deported while the rest of the family tries to open a coconut.

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  10. Background image for Exquisite Corpses
    7.1/10(588 votes)

    #9 - Exquisite Corpses

    S17:E9

    Jeff, Francine and Roger decide to team up and start their own bus tour business, with murderous results.

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  11. Background image for Trophy Wife, Trophy Life
    7.5/10(762 votes)

    #10 - Trophy Wife, Trophy Life

    S17:E10

    After Stan is injured, Francine nurses him back to health and he becomes dependent to her. The family discovers Tuttle is a Korean reality show star.

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  12. Background image for Game Night
    6.6/10(591 votes)

    #11 - Game Night

    S17:E11

    Stan drags the family to a labyrinth for family game night; Roger gets some geese.

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  13. Background image for American Data?
    7.1/10(615 votes)

    #12 - American Data?

    S17:E12

    Steve and the boys take part in a prison experiment to earn some cash. Meanwhile, Stan deals with the death of his CIA groundskeeper friend.

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    Director:Jansen Yee
  14. Background image for Salute Your Sllort
    6.9/10(553 votes)

    #13 - Salute Your Sllort

    S17:E13

    Steve's efforts to befriend a Swedish exchange student backfire in a big way; The family calls in an animal behaviorist to deal with Klaus.

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    Director:Joe Daniello
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    6.5/10(497 votes)

    #14 - Ghost Dad

    S17:E14

    Stan struggles to cope with the untimely death of his father. Meanwhile, a simple canoeing trip does catastrophic damage to Hayley and Jeff's relationship.

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    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Men II Boyz
    6.3/10(394 votes)

    #15 - Men II Boyz

    S17:E15

    Klaus enlists Stan, Roger and Jeff to join him on a wild bachelor party weekend.

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  17. Background image for First, Do No Farm
    6.8/10(362 votes)

    #16 - First, Do No Farm

    S17:E16

    Concerned that Hayley is too soft-hearted, Stan attempts to make her "farm tough" by turning the house into an urban homestead.

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  18. Background image for Roger Needs Dick
    6.4/10(337 votes)

    #17 - Roger Needs Dick

    S17:E17

    When one of Roger's characters falls in love with Dick, it affects the whole family.

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  19. Background image for The Old Country
    6.6/10(307 votes)

    #18 - The Old Country

    S17:E18

    Steve wants to know about the Smith Family heritage, but Stan refuses to indulge him. Stan is obsessed with being American and tells Steve that being American is all that matters. Steve steals Stan's DNA for an at-home DNA test and discovers that they are Canadian. Steve rejoices in finally knowing his heritage, but the news devastates Stan.

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    Director:Shawn Murray
  20. Background image for Businessly Brunette
    6.5/10(313 votes)

    #19 - Businessly Brunette

    S17:E19

    Hayley takes off her headband and becomes a businesswoman; Stan plans a party.

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  21. Background image for The Chilly Thrillies
    6.3/10(318 votes)

    #20 - The Chilly Thrillies

    S17:E20

    Francine explores ASMR with Roger. Steve gets a a pole in his head and a secret admirer.

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    Director:Jansen Yee
  22. Background image for Dammmm, Stan!
    6.7/10(333 votes)

    #21 - Dammmm, Stan!

    S17:E21

    Stan goes to great lengths to find the "right" couple's activity for him and Francine; Hayley and Steve look into some mysterious markings they find on the door frame.

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    Director:Unknown
  23. Background image for The Last Ride of the Dodge City Rambler
    6.3/10(341 votes)

    #22 - The Last Ride of the Dodge City Rambler

    S17:E22

    The Smiths take a trip on an old steam locomotive to visit Francine's aunt only to discover it's being hijacked.

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    Director:Pam Cooke
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    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - 300

    S17:E23

    American Dad becomes the 25th scripted primetime show in the History of Television to reach 300 episodes and Roger's past comes back to haunt him.

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  25. Background image for Yule. Tide. Repeat.
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Yule. Tide. Repeat.

    S17:E24

    After Stan's plan for the perfect Christmas goes terribly, tragically wrong, he's given a magical opportunity to make things right.

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Season 17 Ratings Summary

"100 Years a Solid Fool" is the best rated episode of "American Dad!" season 17. It scored 6.8/10 based on 627 votes. Directed by Shawn Murray and written by Charles Suozzi, it aired on 4/13/2020. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Downtown".