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 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 5 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "American Dad!" season 5 is "1600 Candles", rated 8.2/10 from 995 user votes. It was directed by Caleb Meurer and written by Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz. "1600 Candles" aired on 9/28/2008 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The One That Got Away".
8.2/10 995 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
7.6/10 768 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
7.3/10 715 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
7.3/10 682 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
7.2/10 800 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
7.2/10 747 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
7.4/10 820 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
7.3/10 723 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
8.8/10 1,750 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
7.5/10 688 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
8.0/10 821 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
7.4/10 713 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
7.5/10 707 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
7.6/10 735 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
7.7/10 720 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
7.6/10 755 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
7.1/10 694 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
8.1/10 824 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
5.5/10 4 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
6.3/10 3 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