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The Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 21

Every episode of American Dad! Season 21 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 21!

The Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 21

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 The Grocery Store Bank
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Background image for Brown Lotus
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Brown Lotus

    S21:E2

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

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  3. Background image for I've Got a Friend in Me
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - I've Got a Friend in Me

    S21:E3

    After a freak accident, Stan and Roger end up stuck together in the worst possible way. Klaus contends with an impostor.

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    Director:Jansen Yee
  4. Background image for Touch the Sun: A Chimborazo Adventure
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Touch the Sun: A Chimborazo Adventure

    S21:E4

    The family's dream of climbing Mount Everest turns into a nightmare when Stan tries to save a buck and takes them to a different, much cheaper mountain.

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  5. Background image for Under (and Over, and Beside) the Boardwalk
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Under (and Over, and Beside) the Boardwalk

    S21:E5

    It's the grand reopening of the old Langley Falls boardwalk, and no one's more pumped than the Smiths.

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  6. Background image for The Violence of the Clams
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - The Violence of the Clams

    S21:E6

    Being the only one of his friends to not like a new fast-food restaurant drives Steve to madness. Stan and Francine go on a quest to return mistakenly delivered mail.

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    Director:Tim Parsons
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  8. Background image for An Adult Woman
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - An Adult Woman

    S21:E7

    After Hayley is deemed a "big child" by The Lady from The Hamster Rescue Society, she gets involved with two Roger personas who have a complicated family dynamic in an effort to prove that she is an adult woman.

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    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Piece by Piece

    S21:E8

    After a nearly fatal interaction with one of Roger's personas, Steve and Stan work together to uncover the persona's mysterious past. Meanwhile, Jeff, Hayley and Francine explore new hobbies.

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    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Nasty Christmas

    S21:E9

    Bullock throws a private, star-studded Christmas party the exact same night as the CIA work party. Stan and Klaus are determined to get in, by any means necessary.

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  11. Background image for Idiot Rich
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Idiot Rich

    S21:E10

    Jeff gets a job after the family calls him out for being a mooch. When he unexpectedly strikes it rich, Hayley must protect Jeff from the family's greed.

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    Director:Shawn Murray
  12. Background image for Killer Mimosa
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Killer Mimosa

    S21:E11

    Hayley scores an internship at Morning Mimosa but finds herself on thin ice when she tries to inject real journalism into the show. Meanwhile, the rest of the family suffers through a ravaging case of food poisoning.

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    Director:Jansen Yee
  13. Background image for The Legend of Mike Madonia, the Rototiller Man
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Legend of Mike Madonia, the Rototiller Man

    S21:E12

    Francine joins Tuttle's gardening club, but he wants her gone. Meanwhile, the rest of the family practice the power of yes.

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    Director:Joe Daniello
  14. Background image for The Clearview Motel
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Clearview Motel

    S21:E13

    Francine and Roger become addicted to peeping in on people at a mysterious motel.

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    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Girl Who Cried Space Jam

    S21:E14

    Forces of evil beyond human comprehension bully Hayley into doing a Space Jam.

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    Director:Tim Parsons
  16. Background image for Get Him to the Greek Life Style
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Get Him to the Greek Life Style

    S21:E15

    Stan attempts to live forever in order to do everything on his bucket list.

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    Director:Chris Bennett
  17. Background image for The Mystery of the Missing Bazooka Shark Babe
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #16 - The Mystery of the Missing Bazooka Shark Babe

    S21:E16

    After Danuta goes missing, Hayley joins forces with Wheels and The Legman detective to investigate the Bazooka Shark Babes' involvement in her friend's mysterious disappearance.

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  18. Background image for Pork 'n Feelings
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Pork 'n Feelings

    S21:E17

    To save their marriage, Jeff needs Hayley to open up more to him, but she wants no part in it.

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  19. Background image for Oh Brothel, Where Art Thou?
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Oh Brothel, Where Art Thou?

    S21:E18

    After Greg receives a plaque from the local historical society, Stan goes to great lengths to get the same honor. Roger becomes a traveling salesman.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - The Sickness

    S21:E19

    When Rogu comes down with a mysterious illness, the Smiths struggle to find a cure.

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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Silicon Steve

    S21:E20

    Steve spends his summer working on an app with some unlikely friends, while the rest of the family become cord-cutters.

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    Director:Joe Daniello
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    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Guardian

    S21:E21

    Stan uses a mothballed military computer to do Steve's math homework, starting the clock toward nuclear annihilation.

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    Director:Jim Parsons
  23. Background image for What Great Advancements!
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - 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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Season 21 Ratings Summary

"The Grocery Store Bank" is the best rated episode of "American Dad!" season 21. It scored 8/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Shawn Murray and written by Robert Maitia, Brett Cawley, it aired on 10/28/2024. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Brown Lotus".