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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!

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 9 Ratings Summary

"Love, AD Style" is the best rated episode of "American Dad!" season 9. It scored 7.5/10 based on 803 votes. Directed by Josue Cervantes and written by Erik Durbin, it aired on 9/30/2012. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Killer Vacation".

  • Love, AD Style
    7.5/10803 votes

    #1 - Love, AD Style

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2012

    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

  • Killer Vacation
    7.4/10828 votes

    #2 - Killer Vacation

    Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2012

    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

    Writer: Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz

  • Can I Be Frank with You?
    7.3/10712 votes

    #3 - Can I Be Frank with You?

    Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2012

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

    Director: Valerie Fletcher, Pam Cooke

    Writer: Judah Miller

  • American Stepdad
    7.2/10733 votes

    #4 - American Stepdad

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 11/18/2012

    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

    Writer: Jordan Blum, Parker Deay

  • Why Can't We Be Friends?
    6.6/10727 votes

    #5 - Why Can't We Be Friends?

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 12/2/2012

    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

  • Adventures in Hayleysitting
    7.2/10954 votes

    #6 - Adventures in Hayleysitting

    Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 12/9/2012

    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.

    Director: Jennifer Graves, Tim Parsons

    Writer: Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson

  • National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story
    8.0/10857 votes

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

    Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 12/23/2012

    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

  • Finger Lenting Good
    7.7/101,058 votes

    #8 - Finger Lenting Good

    Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 1/6/2013

    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

  • The Adventures of Twill Ongenbone and His Boy Jabari
    7.7/10765 votes

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

    Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 1/13/2013

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

    Director: Josue Cervantes

    Writer: Brian Boyle

  • Blood Crieth Unto Heaven
    7.8/10814 votes

    #10 - Blood Crieth Unto Heaven

    Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 1/27/2013

    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

  • Max Jets
    7.2/10671 votes

    #11 - Max Jets

    Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 2/10/2013

    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.

    Director: Jennifer Graves, Tim Parsons

    Writer: Keith Heisler

  • Naked to the Limit, One More Time
    7.0/10669 votes

    #12 - Naked to the Limit, One More Time

    Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 2/17/2013

    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

  • For Black Eyes Only
    7.3/10653 votes

    #13 - For Black Eyes Only

    Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 3/10/2013

    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

  • Spelling Bee My Baby
    7.2/10663 votes

    #14 - Spelling Bee My Baby

    Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 3/24/2013

    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

  • The Missing Kink
    7.0/10627 votes

    #15 - The Missing Kink

    Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 4/14/2013

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

    Director: Valerie Fletcher, Pam Cooke

    Writer: Jeff Chiang, Eric Ziobrowski

  • The Boring Identity
    7.3/10640 votes

    #16 - The Boring Identity

    Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 4/21/2013

    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

  • The Full Cognitive Redaction of Avery Bullock by the Coward Stan Smith
    7.0/10733 votes

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

    Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 4/28/2013

    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

  • Lost in Space
    7.3/10617 votes

    #18 - Lost in Space

    Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 5/5/2013

    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

  • Da Flippity Flop
    7.3/10622 votes

    #19 - Da Flippity Flop

    Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 5/12/2013

    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