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The Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 5

Every episode of American Dad! Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 5!

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...
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"1600 Candles" is the best rated episode of "American Dad!" season 5. It scored 8.2/10 based on 1010 votes. Directed by Caleb Meurer and written by Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz, it aired on 9/28/2008. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The One That Got Away".

  • 1600 Candles
    8.2/101,010 votes

    #1 - 1600 Candles

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2008

    It's Roger's 1600th birthday, but the Smiths are too freaked out by Steve's impending puberty to celebrate. So Roger decides to make his own birthday fun.

    Director: Caleb Meurer

    Writer: Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz

  • The One That Got Away
    7.6/10777 votes

    #2 - The One That Got Away

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2008

    Roger plays detective to track down a case of what he suspects is identity theft. Meanwhile, the Smith family gets sucked into a mean game of Simon Says.

    Director: Tim Parsons

    Writer: Dan Vebber, Chris McKenna

  • One Little Word
    7.3/10719 votes

    #3 - One Little Word

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2008

    Bullock makes Stan his "No. 1" at the CIA, a promotion that makes the furious Francine the "No. 1" babysitter for Bullock's baby son. Bullock needs someone to watch the kid because his wife's been kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents.

    Director: Rodney Clouden

    Writer: David Zuckerman

  • Choosey Wives Choose Smith
    7.3/10688 votes

    #4 - Choosey Wives Choose Smith

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2008

    Stan learns that Francine was engaged to another man before she met him, and tracks the guy down to size him up. Meanwhile, Steve can't stay away from a schizophrenic cat that literally has nine lives.

    Director: Joe Daniello

    Writer: Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson

  • Escape from Pearl Bailey
    7.2/10808 votes

    #5 - Escape from Pearl Bailey

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2008

    Steve plots revenge after girlfriend Debbie loses a very dirty election for class president. But it backfires badly.

    Director: Bob Bowen

    Writer: David Zuckerman, Dan Vebber

  • Pulling Double Booty
    7.2/10753 votes

    #6 - Pulling Double Booty

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/2008

    Hayley goes on a rampage after her boyfriend breaks up with her, but she calms down when she begins dating Stan's CIA body double, Bill. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger get jobs separating male and female chicks at a Chinatown hatchery.

    Director: John Aoshima

    Writer: Nahnatchka Khan, Brian Boyle

  • Phantom of the Telethon
    7.4/10829 votes

    #7 - Phantom of the Telethon

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/30/2008

    Stan emcees a CIA telethon to raise funds for the agency's torture budget after Congress slashed it. But Roger is out to sabotage it because Stan stole the idea for it from him.

    Director: Brent Woods

    Writer: Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman

  • Chimdale
    7.3/10729 votes

    #8 - Chimdale

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 1/25/2009

    When Steve suffers indignities in school because of the back brace he must wear for his scoliosis, Stan confides in him that he wears a wig to cover his baldness. Meanwhile, Roger invites both Francine and Hayley to a posh spa even though he has only two passes.

    Director: Jansen Yee, Pam Cooke

    Writer: Jim Bernstein

  • Stan Time
    8.8/101,771 votes

    #9 - Stan Time

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 2/8/2009

    Stan is ecstatic--and energetic--when a coworker gives him pills that allow him to stay up all night.

    Director: Joe Daniello

    Writer: Brian Boyle

  • Family Affair
    7.5/10697 votes

    #10 - Family Affair

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 2/15/2009

    The Smiths catch Roger spending time with another family--and it turns out that he has been a family "cheater" for decades.

    Director: Rodney Clouden

    Writer: Erik Durbin

  • Live and Let Fry
    8.0/10831 votes

    #11 - Live and Let Fry

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 3/1/2009

    When Langley Falls bans trans fats, Stan and Steve become smugglers. Meanwhile, Klaus gets word that he has received an inheritance but can't collect it because the CIA has turned him into a fish.

    Director: Rodney Clouden

    Writer: Laura McCreary

  • Roy Rogers McFreely
    7.4/10721 votes

    #12 - Roy Rogers McFreely

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 3/8/2009

    When Stan forgets to pick up grenadine at the grocery store, Roger goes ballistic and vows to get him back by taking over a project close to his heart--the Homeowner’s Association.

    Director: Bob Bowen

    Writer: Brian Boyle

  • Jack's Back
    7.5/10713 votes

    #13 - Jack's Back

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 3/15/2009

    Steve connects with his ne'er-do-well paternal grandfather, whom Stan despises for many reasons, not the least of which is that he never taught him to ride a bike. Meanwhile, Hayley must find an internship quickly, so Roger hires her to tend his bar.

    Director: Rodney Clouden, Joe Daniello

    Writer: David Zuckerman, Nahnatchka Khan, Steve Hely

  • Bar Mitzvah Shuffle
    7.6/10744 votes

    #14 - Bar Mitzvah Shuffle

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 3/22/2009

    Steve and his friends sabotage a stuck-up kid's bar mitzvah after the kid hits on Steve's girlfriend, Debbie. But when Snot is wrongly accused of stealing the kid's bar-mitzvah money, his own bar mitzvah is put in jeopardy.

    Director: Brent Woods

    Writer: Chris McKenna, Laura McCreary

  • Wife Insurance
    7.7/10725 votes

    #15 - Wife Insurance

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/29/2009

    Stan is kidnapped in Colombia, but the real trouble begins after he's released and returns home. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger play detective duo "Wheels and the Legman."

    Director: John Aoshima

    Writer: Erik Sommers

  • Delorean Story-An
    7.6/10765 votes

    #16 - Delorean Story-An

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 4/19/2009

    Steve and Stan, who don't have much in common, try to bond on a road trip to Albuquerque in search of a pair of the distinctive DeLorean doors to complete a car that Stan has been building. Meanwhile, Roger, Hayley and Francine decide to have an adventure of their own, but they can't decide what to do.

    Director: Joe Daniello

    Writer: Nahnatchka Khan

  • Every Which Way But Lose
    7.1/10700 votes

    #17 - Every Which Way But Lose

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 4/26/2009

    Steve joins a football team to please Stan, who then takes over as coach and gives Steve the boot because he isn't good enough. Meanwhile, Francine and Hayley vie for a blue ribbon at the county fair.

    Director: Jansen Yee, Pam Cooke

    Writer: Steve Hely

  • Weiner of Our Discontent
    8.1/10832 votes

    #18 - Weiner of Our Discontent

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 5/3/2009

    Roger declares that he was sent to Earth to be "the decider" of humanity's fate, and Stan challenges him on it.

    Director: Tim Parsons

    Writer: Laura McCreary

  • Daddy Queerest
    5.5/104 votes

    #19 - Daddy Queerest

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 5/10/2009

    Francine and Stan swap spouses with their gay neighbours Terry and Greg when Terry's dad, a former football player who doesn't know that his son is gay, arrives for a visit. Meanwhile, Steve goes on a drunken bender.

    Director: Albert Calleros

    Writer: Nahnatchka Khan

  • Stan's Night Out
    6.3/103 votes

    #20 - Stan's Night Out

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 5/17/2009

    Stan leaves Francine at home to go out with the boys, but guys' night out goes from wild to reckless when Stan finds himself in one compromising situation after another. Meanwhile, Roger and Hayley use their charm and looks to attract a frat boy.

    Director: Bob Bowen

    Writer: Jim Bernstein