The Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 20
Every episode of American Dad! Season 20 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 20!
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 half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."
Season 20 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "American Dad!" season 20 is "Fellow Traveler", rated 6.7/10 from 3 user votes. It was directed by Joe Daniello and written by Brett Cawley, Robert Maitia. "Fellow Traveler" aired on 3/27/2023 and is rated 0.7 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Professor and the Coach".
6.7/10 3 votes#1 - Fellow Traveler
Season 20 Episode 1 - Aired 3/27/2023
A lunar misstep sends Roger on an unexpected detour to New Mexico.
Director: Joe Daniello
Writer: Brett Cawley, Robert Maitia
6.0/10 1 votes#2 - The Professor and the Coach
Season 20 Episode 2 - Aired 4/3/2023
Hayley tries to help Roger write a book.
Director: Jansen Yee
Writer: Joe Chandler
NaN/10 0 votes#3 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#4 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#5 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#6 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#7 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#8 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#9 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#10 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#11 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#12 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#13 - 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
4.0/10 1 votes#14 - Multiverse of American Dadness
Season 20 Episode 14 - Aired 10/2/2023
Hayley searches for a runaway Steve so they can go to a Shaggy concert.
Director: John Drake O'Day
Writer: Curtis Cook
NaN/10 0 votes#15 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#16 - 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
6.0/10 1 votes#17 - Between a Ring and a Hardass
Season 20 Episode 17 - Aired 11/13/2023
Social Services threatens to take Steve away from the family when someone files a complaint about Steve's chaotic home life.
Director: Joe Daniello
Writer: Kevin Tyler
NaN/10 0 votes#18 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#19 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#20 - 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
NaN/10 0 votes#21 - 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
10.0/10 1 votes#22 - 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