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The Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 4

Every episode of American Dad! Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 4!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    American Dad! Season 4 Episode 1 - The Vacation Goo
    7.8/10(947 votes)

    #1 - The Vacation Goo

    S4:E1

    Francine demands that Stan take the family on a vacation after she learns all of their previous vacations never actually happened: The CIA had planted artificial memories of the "vacations" in their brains so Stan could ditch them. Meanwhile, Roger wants to be a thespian.

    Director:Albert Calleros
    Writers:Josh Bycel, Jonathan Fener

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  2. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 2 - Meter Made
    7.9/10(1008 votes)

    #2 - Meter Made

    S4:E2

    After Stan punches a male meter maid during a disagreement over a parking ticket, a judge sentences him to two weeks of community service--as a meter maid. Meanwhile, Hayley poses in the nude for an art class, where one of the artists turns out to be Roger.

    Director:Bob Bowen
    Writer:Dan Vebber

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  3. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 3 - Dope & Faith
    6.9/10(785 votes)

    #3 - Dope & Faith

    S4:E3

    Stan prays for a friend and one is provided: a guy named Brett who's like him in every way but one--he's an atheist. So Stan has some evangelizing to do. Meanwhile, Steve is accepted into wizardry school.

    Director:Rodney Clouden
    Writers:Etan Cohen, Michael Shipley

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  4. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 4 - Big Trouble in Little Langley
    7.4/10(821 votes)

    #4 - Big Trouble in Little Langley

    S4:E4

    Stan seeks out Francine's birth parents because her visiting adoptive parents annoy him so much. But they don't annoy Steve, especially after they give him fireworks.

    Director:John Aoshima
    Writers:Kenny Schwartz, Rick Wiener

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  5. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 5 - Haylias
    7.6/10(919 votes)

    #5 - Haylias

    S4:E5

    Stan, who had Hayley brainwashed because he wanted her to be a sleeper CIA agent, activates her and orders her to marry a senator's son. Meanwhile, Roger and Steve decide to open a detective agency like the ones in the '70s TV shows they have been watching.

    Director:Brent Woods
    Writers:David Zuckerman, Jim Bernstein

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  6. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 6 - The 42-Year-Old Virgin
    7.3/10(838 votes)

    #6 - The 42-Year-Old Virgin

    S4:E6

    Although Stan is a veteran CIA agent, it turns out that he has never killed anyone, so three of his buddies from the agency (and Roger) take him out so he can bag his "first kill."

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:Steve Hely

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  7. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 7 - Surro-Gate
    7.7/10(917 votes)

    #7 - Surro-Gate

    S4:E7

    Terry and Greg, the Smiths' gay neighbors, want to have a baby, and Francine offers to be their surrogate. Not surprisingly, Stan objects. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger play a practical joke on Klaus, who vows revenge.

    Director:Tim Parsons
    Writer:Brian Boyle

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  8. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 8 - The Most Adequate Christmas Ever
    7.1/10(802 votes)

    #8 - The Most Adequate Christmas Ever

    S4:E8

    Stan dies on Christmas Eve while trying to find a perfect Christmas tree, then wreaks havoc in heaven (and limbo) trying to return to Earth to save his family--who were dragged along on his quest--from freezing to death in the woods.

    Director:John Aoshima
    Writers:Chris McKenna, Jim Bernstein

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  9. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 9 - Frannie 911
    7.3/10(811 votes)

    #9 - Frannie 911

    S4:E9

    Stan and Francine give the constantly nasty Roger an ultimatum: Be nice or ship out. Meanwhile, Klaus and Hayley play truth or dare, and Steve decides to become a backup dancer.

    Director:Joe Daniello
    Writer:Brian Boyle

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  10. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 10 - Tearjerker
    7.2/10(795 votes)

    #10 - Tearjerker

    S4:E10

    A James Bond spoof casts Stan as a 007-type agent assigned by B (Bullock) to infiltrate the set of a movie producer named TchochkieSchmear (Klaus), who's in cahoots with the diabolical villain Tearjerker (Roger). Their plan? To kill everyone in the world by making movies so sad, people will cry themselves to death.

    Director:Mike Kim
    Writers:Matt Weitzman, Mike Barker

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  11. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 11 - Oedipal Panties
    7.2/10(801 votes)

    #11 - Oedipal Panties

    S4:E11

    When Stan's mom gets dumped by yet another boyfriend, she comes running to Stan for support, which he willingly provides (yet again). Francine, feeling threatened, seeks to loosen this umbilical cord, with Roger's help. Meanwhile, Klaus inadvertently gives Steve a fish disease called "ick."

    Director:Rodney Clouden
    Writer:Nahnatchka Khan

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  12. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 12 - Widowmaker
    7.6/10(935 votes)

    #12 - Widowmaker

    S4:E12

    Francine wants Stan to open up emotionally, and after a few sessions with "pretend psychiatrist" Roger, he's more touchy-feely than she can handle. Meanwhile, Hayley kills the queen bee from Steve's science project, and he vows vengeance.

    Director:Joe Daniello
    Writer:Dan Vebber

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  13. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 13 - Red October Sky
    7.1/10(760 votes)

    #13 - Red October Sky

    S4:E13

    Stan hunts for an ex-KGB agent but can't find him--until he moves in next door. And Steve is building a rocket for a school science project, but can't get it to work--until he gets some help from his new next-door neighbor. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus head off on a European vacation.

    Director:Caleb Meurer
    Writers:Steve Hely, Laura McCreary

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  14. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 14 - Office Spaceman
    7.5/10(848 votes)

    #14 - Office Spaceman

    S4:E14

    After outing himself as an alien, Roger (in disguise) finagles his way into being appointed the CIA's chief alien hunter to take advantage of a lavish expense account--while coming up just short in attempts to catch himself. Meanwhile, Francine shocks her family by displaying a prejudice they never knew she had.

    Director:Brent Woods
    Writer:Laura McCreary

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  15. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 15 - Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold
    7.6/10(843 votes)

    #15 - Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold

    S4:E15

    After almost dying in a car crash, Stan decides that he must do something important with his life, so he digs for the gold he claims Iran-Contra figure Oliver North buried beneath his house. Meanwhile, Roger poses as a sexually provocative female office worker, hoping he'll be harassed so he can sue over it.

    Director:Pam Cooke
    Writer:David Zuckerman

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  16. American Dad! Season 4 Episode 16 - Spring Breakup
    7.3/10(820 votes)

    #16 - Spring Breakup

    S4:E16

    Francine is out of town, giving Roger an opportunity to host spring break at the Smith house for visiting college students, one of whom becomes the straying Stan's "spring-break buddy." Meanwhile, cable music-channel host Carmen Selectra decides she wants to make Steve her sexual conquest.

    Director:Rodney Clouden
    Writer:Nahnatchka Khan

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"The Vacation Goo" is the best rated episode of "American Dad!" season 4. It scored 7.8/10 based on 947 votes. Directed by Albert Calleros and written by Josh Bycel, Jonathan Fener, it aired on 9/30/2007. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Meter Made".