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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 20 Episode 15 - Z.O.I.N.C.S.
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Z.O.I.N.C.S.

    S20:E15

    It's Halloween night and Stan is missing, so the Smith gang heads to the spooky, abandoned CIA headquarters to investigate.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  2. undefined Season 20 Episode 21 - A Little Extra Scratch
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #2 - A Little Extra Scratch

    S20:E21

    Suspicious about Hayley's mysterious, newfound wealth, Francine decides to get to the bottom of it. Roger sets out to make Stan an internet celebrity.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  3. undefined Season 21 Episode 3 - I've Got a Friend in Me
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #3 - I've Got a Friend in Me

    S21:E3

    After a freak accident, Stan and Roger end up stuck together in the worst possible way. Klaus contends with an impostor.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  4. undefined Season 13 Episode 21 - Next of Pin
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Next of Pin

    S13:E21

    Stan and Steve start bowling for more quality time together; Klaus holds a contest to see whether Roger or Hayley has the worse attention span.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  5. undefined Season 17 Episode 24 - Yule. Tide. Repeat.
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Yule. Tide. Repeat.

    S17:E24

    After Stan's plan for the perfect Christmas goes terribly, tragically wrong, he's given a magical opportunity to make things right.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  6. undefined Season 13 Episode 9 - Anchorfran
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Anchorfran

    S13:E9

    Francine sets out to help news anchor Greg when he and Terry split up. Roger becomes obsessed with a fictional boy from an old game called Dream Phone.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  7. undefined Season 17 Episode 16 - First, Do No Farm
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #7 - First, Do No Farm

    S17:E16

    Concerned that Hayley is too soft-hearted, Stan attempts to make her "farm tough" by turning the house into an urban homestead.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  8. undefined Season 15 Episode 16 - Persona Assistant
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Persona Assistant

    S15:E16

    Stan has to take over Roger’s different personas after a tumor takes him out of commission. Principal Lewis pressures Steve and the school choir to do whatever it takes to win.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  9. undefined Season 14 Episode 21 - The Talented Mr. Dingleberry
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #9 - The Talented Mr. Dingleberry

    S14:E21

    Roger becomes a marionette and injures other students to help Steve win the school talent show. Meanwhile, Stan, Hayley and Klaus start their own local honey business.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  10. undefined Season 19 Episode 21 - Echoes
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Echoes

    S19:E21

    Steve starts a work-study program and discovers that not all is what it seems at Channel 3 News. Roger seeks redemption in the Nashville country music scene.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  11. undefined Season 18 Episode 17 - The Sinister Fate!!
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #11 - The Sinister Fate!!

    S18:E17

    A new friendship causes Hayley to start worrying she might be slowly turning into Francine. Steve and his friends try out for Roger's improv troupe.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  12. undefined Season 21 Episode 18 - Oh Brothel, Where Art Thou?
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Oh Brothel, Where Art Thou?

    S21:E18

    After Greg receives a plaque from the local historical society, Stan goes to great lengths to get the same honor. Roger becomes a traveling salesman.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  13. undefined Season 16 Episode 17 - Enter Stanman
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Enter Stanman

    S16:E17

    Roger helps Stan enter Francine’s dreams after he becomes insecure about their contents.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  14. undefined Season 14 Episode 2 - Fight and Flight
    5.6/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Fight and Flight

    S14:E2

    Steve becomes a pilot.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  15. undefined Season 19 Episode 2 - Dressed Down
    5.4/10(9 votes)

    #15 - Dressed Down

    S19:E2

    When Stan doesn't feel confident in anything but his suits, Roger assumes a fashion designer persona to craft him a life-changing new wardrobe. Hayley and Jeff raise chickens in the back yard.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  16. undefined Season 17 Episode 23 - 300
    5.4/10(7 votes)

    #16 - 300

    S17:E23

    American Dad becomes the 25th scripted primetime show in the History of Television to reach 300 episodes and Roger's past comes back to haunt him.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  17. undefined Season 15 Episode 5 - The Mural of the Story
    5.4/10(7 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  18. undefined Season 18 Episode 1 - Who Smarted?
    5.3/10(11 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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  19. undefined Season 16 Episode 3 - Stan & Francine & Connie & Ted
    5.1/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Stan & Francine & Connie & Ted

    S16:E3

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

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    Writer:Jeff Kauffmann

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Jeff Kauffmann Ratings Summary

"Z.O.I.N.C.S." is the best rated episode written by Jeff Kauffmann. It scored 8.2/10 based on 5 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 10/30/2023 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Little Extra Scratch".