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The Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 9

Every episode of American Dad! Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of American Dad! Season 9!

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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 9 Episode 1 - Love, AD Style
    7.6/10(886 votes)

    #1 - Love, AD Style

    S9:E1

    When Roger hires Hayley as a singer in his new bar, he becomes enthralled by her voice; Stan tries to prove his masculinity by negotiating a good deal on a new car.

    Director:Josue Cervantes
    Writer:Erik Durbin

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  2. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 2 - Killer Vacation
    7.4/10(906 votes)

    #2 - Killer Vacation

    S9:E2

    During the Smith family's tropical vacation, Stan is ordered to kill the activities director at their resort; Jeff and Hayley try to rekindle their romance.

    Director:Rodney Clouden
    Writers:Kenny Schwartz, Rick Wiener

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  3. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 3 - Can I Be Frank with You?
    7.3/10(782 votes)

    #3 - Can I Be Frank with You?

    S9:E3

    Francine thinks Stan spends too much time with his friends; a boy band recruits Steve and his friends for a music video.

    Directors:Valerie Fletcher, Pam Cooke
    Writer:Judah Miller

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  4. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 4 - American Stepdad
    7.2/10(798 votes)

    #4 - American Stepdad

    S9:E4

    When Stan invites his recently widowed mother to move in, she and Roger fall in love and wed; Steve and his friends find a lost movie script.

    Director:Shawn Murray
    Writers:Jordan Blum, Parker Deay

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  5. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 5 - Why Can't We Be Friends?
    6.6/10(803 votes)

    #5 - Why Can't We Be Friends?

    S9:E5

    When Stan decides that Snot isn't cool enough to be Steve's best friend, he tries to separate them by staging a shooting at an ice cream parlor.

    Director:Jansen Yee
    Writer:Jonathan Fener

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  6. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 6 - Adventures in Hayleysitting
    7.2/10(1056 votes)

    #6 - Adventures in Hayleysitting

    S9:E6

    When Steve's baby sitter is unavailable, Stan and Francine decide to leave him with Hayley; Steve sneaks out to a party to prove he's not a goody-goody.

    Directors:Tim Parsons, Jennifer Graves
    Writers:Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson

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  7. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 7 - National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story
    8.0/10(942 votes)

    #7 - National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story

    S9:E7

    A talk show reveals that Francine was the toddler who, famously, was rescued from a well by a firefighter; Francine makes a discovery when she falls down the well on the anniversary of her rescue; Stan and Roger come up with a business idea.

    Director:Chris Bennett
    Writer:Murray Miller

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  8. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 8 - Finger Lenting Good
    7.8/10(1173 votes)

    #8 - Finger Lenting Good

    S9:E8

    The Smiths get drunk at Roger's Mardi Gras party and make a pact with Bullock; Roger tries to find the person who left a pastie in the attic.

    Director:Joe Daniello
    Writer:Laura McCreary

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  9. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 9 - The Adventures of Twill Ongenbone and His Boy Jabari
    7.8/10(834 votes)

    #9 - The Adventures of Twill Ongenbone and His Boy Jabari

    S9:E9

    Francine regrets deciding to teach Roger the value of hard work; Steve interviews Stan for a school project.

    Director:Josue Cervantes
    Writer:Brian Boyle

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  10. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 10 - Blood Crieth Unto Heaven
    7.8/10(897 votes)

    #10 - Blood Crieth Unto Heaven

    S9:E10

    When Francine invites Stan's father to a party, a dark secret about the Smith family's past is revealed.

    Director:Joe Daniello
    Writer:Brian Boyle

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  11. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 11 - Max Jets
    7.2/10(739 votes)

    #11 - Max Jets

    S9:E11

    Roger announces that Max Jets, a character who showers the Smith family with money, is making a return; a gold-digging waitress romances Max and threatens the family's inheritance.

    Directors:Tim Parsons, Jennifer Graves
    Writer:Keith Heisler

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  12. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 12 - Naked to the Limit, One More Time
    7.0/10(740 votes)

    #12 - Naked to the Limit, One More Time

    S9:E12

    Roger pretends to be Jeff's imaginary friend so he can roam around the house without a disguise; when Jeff realizes Roger is an alien, Stan issues an ultimatum -- either Roger or Jeff must be killed; Steve becomes insecure about his body.

    Director:Chris Bennett
    Writer:Keith Heisler

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  13. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 13 - For Black Eyes Only
    7.2/10(716 votes)

    #13 - For Black Eyes Only

    S9:E13

    When Black Villain shoots Stan's new wife, Sexpun Tocome, on their honeymoon, Stan teams up with his nemesis to take him down.

    Director:Jansen Yee
    Writer:Jonathan Fener

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  14. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 14 - Spelling Bee My Baby
    7.2/10(737 votes)

    #14 - Spelling Bee My Baby

    S9:E14

    Francine tries to rig the school spelling bee so that Steve will win; Stan and Roger try to rush Hayley's grieving process so she will be available to judge their badminton game.

    Director:Rodney Clouden
    Writer:Lesley Wake Webster

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  15. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 15 - The Missing Kink
    6.9/10(692 votes)

    #15 - The Missing Kink

    S9:E15

    Francine tries to get Stan to spice up their sex life; Hayley tries to get back into dating and accepts a date with Snot.

    Directors:Valerie Fletcher, Pam Cooke
    Writers:Eric Ziobrowski, Jeff Chiang

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  16. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 16 - The Boring Identity
    7.3/10(707 votes)

    #16 - The Boring Identity

    S9:E16

    When Stan gets amnesia, Francine tries to turn him into her ideal husband; Steve is drawn into the corrupt side of Roger's paper route business.

    Director:Jansen Yee
    Writer:Erik Sommers

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  17. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 17 - The Full Cognitive Redaction of Avery Bullock by the Coward Stan Smith
    7.0/10(814 votes)

    #17 - The Full Cognitive Redaction of Avery Bullock by the Coward Stan Smith

    S9:E17

    Stan is shocked when he is told that Deputy Director Bullock is showing early signs of dementia and needs his memory erased; Roger hires an old friend to help Steve with a bully at school.

    Director:Shawn Murray
    Writer:Erik Durbin

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  18. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 18 - Lost in Space
    7.3/10(689 votes)

    #18 - Lost in Space

    S9:E18

    Jeff must prove his love for Hayley to Emperor Zing in order to find his way home from the spaceship that abducted him.

    Director:Chris Bennett
    Writer:Mike Barker

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  19. American Dad! Season 9 Episode 19 - Da Flippity Flop
    7.3/10(691 votes)

    #19 - Da Flippity Flop

    S9:E19

    When Stan refuses to switch Klaus back into his original body, he steals Stan's body; Roger builds a gym in the attic.

    Director:Rodney Clouden
    Writer:Matt Weitzman

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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"Love, AD Style" is the best rated episode of "American Dad!" season 9. It scored 7.6/10 based on 886 votes. Directed by Josue Cervantes and written by Erik Durbin, it aired on 9/30/2012. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Killer Vacation".