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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 Worst Episode
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    American Dad! Season 22 Episode 2 - The Flume Flume Room
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - The Flume Flume Room

    S22:E2

    Stan struggles to appreciate Francine's niche interest in flume rides.

    Director:Josue Cervantes
    Writers:Robert Maitia, Brett Cawley

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  2. American Dad! Season 22 Episode 3 - Powering Through
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Powering Through

    S22:E3

    Stan is determined to prove that there's no illness he can't power through, even if it ends up killing him... and everyone else.

    Director:Shawn Murray
    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  3. American Dad! Season 22 Episode 4 - Camera Stan
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Camera Stan

    S22:E4

    Stan thinks he has what it takes to thrive on reality TV; Klaus gets himself a Klaus.

    Director:John Drake O'Day
    Writer:Parker Deay

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  4. American Dad! Season 19 Episode 10 - Gold Top Nuts
    4.9/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Gold Top Nuts

    S19:E10

    The Smiths return from a difficult, quarrelsome vacation, but they can't get a break from one another.

    Director:Jennifer Graves
    Writers:Robert Maitia, Brett Cawley

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  5. American Dad! Season 16 Episode 2 - I Am The Jeans: The Gina Lavetti Story
    5.0/10(10 votes)

    #5 - I Am The Jeans: The Gina Lavetti Story

    S16:E2

    Francine tries to be a better friend to one of Roger's personas who is selling her homemade jeans on TV. Stan and Steve swap eyebrows.

    Director:Joe Daniello
    Writer:Nicole Shabtai

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  6. American Dad! Season 6 Episode 7 - My Morning Straitjacket
    5.1/10(7 votes)

    #6 - My Morning Straitjacket

    S6:E7

    When Hayley goes to a My Morning Jacket concert against Stan’s wishes, he crashes the show to bring her back home, but when he hears their music for the first time, it calls to him and he’s smitten. Stan becomes obsessed with the band and decides to follow them on the road as a groupie.

    Director:Chris Bennett
    Writer:Mike Barker

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  7. American Dad! Season 16 Episode 3 - Stan & Francine & Connie & Ted
    5.1/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Stan & Francine & Connie & Ted

    S16:E3

    Steve introduces Stan and Francine to Barry's parents and Steve regrets it. Roger goes blind.

    Directors:Valerie Fletcher, Pam Cooke
    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  8. American Dad! Season 16 Episode 9 - The Hall Monitor and the Lunch Lady
    5.1/10(9 votes)

    #8 - The Hall Monitor and the Lunch Lady

    S16:E9

    Steve goes undercover as a school hall monitor; Roger and Stan go catatonic after witnessing a grisly escalator accident.

    Director:Jansen Yee
    Writer:Zachary Rosenblatt

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  9. American Dad! Season 12 Episode 14 - American Fung
    5.2/10(10 votes)

    #9 - American Fung

    S12:E14

    "American Dad" is sold to a Chinese businessman. Meanwhile, Stan has Francine committed to an insane asylum when he forgets their anniversary.

    Director:Chris Bennett
    Writer:Greg Cohen

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  10. American Dad! Season 15 Episode 3 - The Census of the Lambs
    5.2/10(9 votes)

    #10 - The Census of the Lambs

    S15:E3

    Stan and Hayley compete in collecting data for the US Census; Klaus has Steve and his friends model for his new camera.

    Directors:Tim Parsons, Jennifer Graves
    Writer:Sam Brenner

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  11. American Dad! Season 16 Episode 13 - Mom Sauce
    5.2/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Mom Sauce

    S16:E13

    Steve’s life is turned upside down when Snot gets rich after his mom starts selling a new dipping sauce. Klaus, Stan, Roger and Jeff become mall fashion show models.

    Director:Chris Bennett
    Writer:Sasha Stroman

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  12. American Dad! Season 17 Episode 3 - Cheek to Cheek: A Stripper's Story
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Cheek to Cheek: A Stripper's Story

    S17:E3

    Roger enlists Jeff as his protégé in order to open his dream strip club; Klaus moves into Steve’s room.

    Director:Josue Cervantes
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. American Dad! Season 16 Episode 14 - Hamerican Dad!
    5.3/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Hamerican Dad!

    S16:E14

    Stan, reluctantly invites Roger into his ham club. Francine decides to scare Greg.

    Director:Josue Cervantes
    Writer:Sam Brenner

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  14. American Dad! Season 18 Episode 15 - Comb Over: A Hair Piece
    5.3/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Comb Over: A Hair Piece

    S18:E15

    Stan finally decides to do something about his secret baldness and enlists the help of Josay Bosay, Roger's famed hair-stylist-to-the-stars persona.

    Director:Chris Bennett
    Writers:Robert Maitia, Brett Cawley

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  15. American Dad! Season 18 Episode 21 - Crystal Clear
    5.3/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Crystal Clear

    S18:E21

    Stan gets in over his head trying to impress Toshi's dad; Klaus and Jeff head to the country for a weekend getaway.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Parker Deay

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  16. American Dad! Season 15 Episode 5 - The Mural of the Story
    5.4/10(7 votes)

    #16 - The Mural of the Story

    S15:E5

    Stan discovers that the Langley Falls historical mural has been ruined by graffiti and neglect and convinces the town to allow him to restore the mural himself; Roger becomes Steve's instructor at a prestigious clowning university.

    Director:Josue Cervantes
    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  17. American Dad! Season 16 Episode 1 - Fantasy Baseball
    5.4/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Fantasy Baseball

    S16:E1

    Steve tries to get into baseball to connect with Stan. Roger creates real life drama for Francine after her favorite soap opera is cancelled.

    Director:Jansen Yee
    Writer:Tim Saccardo

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  18. American Dad! Season 16 Episode 10 - Wild Women Do
    5.4/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Wild Women Do

    S16:E10

    Jeff is forced to take Francine out for a not-so-wild night on the town. Klaus forces Steve to watch his celebrity impressions.

    Director:Joe Daniello
    Writer:Marc Carusiello

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  19. American Dad! Season 16 Episode 19 - Eight Fires
    5.4/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Eight Fires

    S16:E19

    Roger helps Francine with her terrible cooking by bringing her to a remote Patagonian island. Stan gets a nail in his head and can’t speak.

    Directors:Valerie Fletcher, Pam Cooke
    Writers:Robert Maitia, Brett Cawley

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  20. American Dad! Season 18 Episode 5 - Klaus and Rogu in "Thank God for Loose Rocks": An American Dad! Adventure
    5.4/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Klaus and Rogu in "Thank God for Loose Rocks": An American Dad! Adventure

    S18:E5

    When the family goes to a dude ranch, Klaus and Rogu have to work together to survive in the wilderness.

    Director:Jansen Yee
    Writer:Joe Chandler

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  21. American Dad! Season 5 Episode 19 - Daddy Queerest
    5.5/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Daddy Queerest

    S5:E19

    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

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  22. American Dad! Season 6 Episode 8 - G-String Circus
    5.5/10(6 votes)

    #22 - G-String Circus

    S6:E8

    Upset that Hayley no longer wants his advice, Stan decides to prove that she is missing out on his sage counseling. After meeting a stripper on an important CIA mission, Stan takes it upon himself to improve her life and show Hayley that his advice works. But when he opens a new business, hoping to prove Hayley wrong, he finds himself dancing for cash to cover up his failures.

    Director:Bob Bowen
    Writer:Erik Durbin

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  23. American Dad! Season 18 Episode 1 - Who Smarted?
    5.5/10(12 votes)

    #23 - Who Smarted?

    S18:E1

    Worried that he's not smart enough for Hayley, Jeff undergoes an experimental intelligence enhancement procedure at the CIA. Roger recruits Steve to help him harvest snake venom.

    Director:Chris Bennett
    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  24. American Dad! Season 18 Episode 2 - Russian Doll
    5.5/10(10 votes)

    #24 - Russian Doll

    S18:E2

    Stan becomes infatuated with a doll that the CIA wants to use to spy on the Russians.

    Director:Josue Cervantes
    Writer:Zachary Rosenblatt

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  25. American Dad! Season 18 Episode 3 - Stan Moves to Chicago
    5.5/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Stan Moves to Chicago

    S18:E3

    Stan moves to Chicago to become a comic while Steve and Hayley host Roger for a nice night in.

    Director:Shawn Murray
    Writer:Nic Wegener

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Flume Flume Room" is the worst rated episode of "American Dad!". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Josue Cervantes and written by Robert Maitia, Brett Cawley, it aired on 3/1/2026. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Powering Through".