- 7.6/10548 votes
#1 - Who Smarted?
Season 18 Episode 1 - Aired 4/19/2021
Worried that he's not smart enough for Hayley, Jeff undergoes an experimental intelligence enhancement procedure at the CIA. Roger recruits Steve to help him harvest snake venom.
Director: Chris Bennett
Writer: Jeff Kauffmann
- 6.6/10445 votes
#2 - Russian Doll
Season 18 Episode 2 - Aired 4/26/2021
Stan becomes infatuated with a doll that the CIA wants to use to spy on the Russians.
Director: Josue Cervantes
Writer: Zachary Rosenblatt
- 6.8/10430 votes
#3 - Stan Moves to Chicago
Season 18 Episode 3 - Aired 5/3/2021
Stan moves to Chicago to become a comic while Steve and Hayley host Roger for a nice night in.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Nic Wegener
- 6.5/10424 votes
#4 - Shakedown Steve
Season 18 Episode 4 - Aired 5/10/2021
Steve and Jeff try to bond as brothers while the rest of the family visits an escape room.
Director: Rodney Clouden
Writer: Tim Saccardo
- 6.1/10412 votes
#5 - Klaus and Rogu in "Thank God for Loose Rocks": An American Dad! Adventure
Season 18 Episode 5 - Aired 5/17/2021
When the family goes to a dude ranch, Klaus and Rogu have to work together to survive in the wilderness.
Director: Jansen Yee
Writer: Joe Chandler
- 6.4/10406 votes
#6 - The Wondercabinet
Season 18 Episode 6 - Aired 5/24/2021
Steve spins out about his future, but a radio show about new age mysticism gives him a hopeful new understanding of life. Roger struggles to get into the adult film industry.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brett Cawley, Robert Maitia
- 6.2/10423 votes
#7 - Little Bonnie Ramirez
Season 18 Episode 7 - Aired 5/31/2021
After a series of boring personas, Roger goes to great lengths to prove to Francine he still has "his edge".
Director: Jennifer Graves
Writer: Parker Deay
- 6.3/10397 votes
#8 - Dancin' A-With My Cells
Season 18 Episode 8 - Aired 6/7/2021
Stan tries a new, cutting edge parenting approach DNA splicing.
Director: Tim Parsons
Writer: Charles Suozzi
- 6.5/10402 votes
#9 - Mused and Abused
Season 18 Episode 9 - Aired 6/14/2021
Roger reveals a secret passion to Klaus; Stan and Francine seek revenge on Bazooka Sharks management.
Director: Chris Bennett
Writer: Sam Brenner
- 7.1/10374 votes
#10 - Henderson
Season 18 Episode 10 - Aired 6/21/2021
Stan's childhood imaginary friend returns to collect a debt. Klaus has a big date and needs a fishbowl upgrade.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Joel Hurwitz
- 7.3/10372 votes
#11 - Hot Scoomp
Season 18 Episode 11 - Aired 6/28/2021
Hayley searches for guidance and instead finds a community of 'cool butts.'
Director: John Drake O'Day
Writer: Nicole Shabtai
- 7.1/10375 votes
#12 - Lumberjerk
Season 18 Episode 12 - Aired 7/5/2021
Stan is forced to partner with Jeff in a lumberjack competition; Steve, Francine and Snot enter a contest to win a vintage pickup truck.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul Stroud
- 6.9/10381 votes
#13 - Stan & Francine & Stan & Francine & Radika
Season 18 Episode 13 - Aired 7/12/2021
Stan and Francine go back in time to settle an argument.
Director: Jennifer Graves
Writer: Steve Hely
- 7.6/10414 votes
#14 - Flush After Reading
Season 18 Episode 14 - Aired 7/19/2021
Francine and Roger get lost in a good book -- or five -- after Francine escapes an embarrassing situation; Stan reluctantly hangs out at the library.
Director: Tim Parsons
Writer: Laura Beason
- 7.4/10370 votes
#15 - Comb Over: A Hair Piece
Season 18 Episode 15 - Aired 7/26/2021
Stan finally decides to do something about his secret baldness and enlists the help of Josay Bosay, Roger's famed hair-stylist-to-the-stars persona.
Director: Chris Bennett
Writer: Brett Cawley, Robert Maitia
- 6.6/10267 votes
#16 - Plot Heavy
Season 18 Episode 16 - Aired 8/2/2021
After Stan sells off the coveted family plot, the family opens their own cemetery in the backyard with the help of basketball Hall-of-Famer Scottie Pippen.
Director: Jansen Yee
Writer: Soren Bowie
- 7.6/10341 votes
#17 - The Sinister Fate!!
Season 18 Episode 17 - Aired 8/9/2021
A new friendship causes Hayley to start worrying she might be slowly turning into Francine. Steve and his friends try out for Roger's improv troupe.
Director: Josue Cervantes
Writer: Jeff Kauffmann
- 6.8/10250 votes
#18 - Dr. Sunderson's SunSuckers
Season 18 Episode 18 - Aired 8/16/2021
Hayley and Jeff help one of Roger's personas run a solar company.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Nic Wegener
- 7.3/10263 votes
#19 - Family Time
Season 18 Episode 19 - Aired 8/23/2021
Stan and the family go out to dinner at a buffet restaurant. Roger becomes a flower.
Director: John Drake O'Day
Writer: Zachary Rosenblatt
- 6.7/10235 votes
#20 - Cry Baby
Season 18 Episode 20 - Aired 8/30/2021
When Stan realizes he can't cry, he asks Steve to teach him empathy.
Director: Jansen Yee
Writer: Joe Chandler
- 6.8/10230 votes
#21 - Crystal Clear
Season 18 Episode 21 - Aired 9/6/2021
Stan gets in over his head trying to impress Toshi's dad; Klaus and Jeff head to the country for a weekend getaway.
Director: N/A
Writer: Parker Deay
- 6.9/10236 votes
#22 - Steve's Franken Out
Season 18 Episode 22 - Aired 10/25/2021
When Principal Lewis threatens to cancel science club, Steve takes matters into his own hands in a monstrous way.
Director: Josue Cervantes
Writer: Alisha Ketry
The Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 18
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Season 18 Ratings Summary
"Who Smarted?" is the best rated episode of "American Dad!" season 18. It scored 7.6/10 based on 548 votes. Directed by Chris Bennett and written by Jeff Kauffmann, it aired on 4/19/2021. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Russian Doll".