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 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 9 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "American Dad!" season 9 is "Love, AD Style", rated 7.5/10 from 795 user votes. It was directed by Josue Cervantes and written by Erik Durbin. "Love, AD Style" aired on 9/30/2012 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Killer Vacation".
7.5/10 795 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
7.4/10 820 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
7.3/10 705 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
7.2/10 727 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
6.6/10 721 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
7.2/10 945 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
8.0/10 849 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
7.7/10 1,049 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
7.7/10 758 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
7.8/10 806 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
7.2/10 664 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
7.0/10 662 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
7.2/10 646 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
7.2/10 657 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
7.0/10 620 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
7.3/10 634 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
7.0/10 726 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
7.3/10 611 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
7.3/10 614 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