8.5/102 votes#1 - Footprints
Season 20 Episode 18 - Aired 11/20/2023
Stan and Roger go on a mission to leave their mark on humanity. Jeff finally deals with the reality of losing his signature hat.
Director: Jennifer Graves
Writer: Joe Chandler
8.0/102 votes#2 - Downtown
Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 4/20/2020
Hayley and Steve find themselves stranded in a suburban neighborhood.
Director: Chris Bennett
Writer: Joe Chandler
7.5/104 votes#3 - Criss-Cross Applesauce: The Ballad of Billy Jesusworth
Season 13 Episode 17 - Aired 5/23/2016
When Roger breaks his ankle, Francine convinces Stan to let him play in his basketball league. Meanwhile, Steve sings a song that parodies R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet".
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Joe Chandler
7.3/103 votes#4 - The Professor and the Coach
Season 20 Episode 2 - Aired 4/3/2023
Hayley tries to help Roger write a book.
Director: Jansen Yee
Writer: Joe Chandler
7.2/104 votes#5 - CIAPOW
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/2014
When Bullock sends a drone to do the job Stan and his colleagues are supposed to do, Stan is determined to prove that humans are better than robots. Meanwhile, Francine and the rest of the family participate in a slow motion race against one another in the living room.
Director: Jansen Yee
Writer: Joe Chandler
7.0/104 votes#6 - Holy S***, Jeff's Back!
Season 12 Episode 13 - Aired 5/18/2015
Jeff returns from space ... or does he? Meanwhile, Steve watches after Snot's hamster.
Director: Jennifer Graves
Writer: Joe Chandler
7.0/103 votes#7 - The Enlightenment of Ragi-Baba
Season 14 Episode 3 - Aired 11/21/2016
Stan and Steve become sushi chefs.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Joe Chandler
6.8/104 votes#8 - You Are Here
Season 19 Episode 15 - Aired 10/31/2022
Roger and Steve try to save a dying mall.
Director: Tim Parsons
Writer: Joe Chandler
6.6/107 votes#9 - Familyland
Season 10 Episode 10 - Aired 1/12/2014
Francine tries to relive the Smith kids' childhood by taking a group trip to the "Familyland" theme park that ends up being anything but family-friendly.
Director: Joe Daniello
Writer: Joe Chandler
6.5/104 votes#10 - Stan Smith as Keanu Reeves as Stanny Utah in Point Breakers
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 2/22/2016
Stan goes undercover as a surfer a la Point Break. Steve befriends a drifter, Hayley might be pregnant, and Roger wants the World Cup to be held in the backyard.
Director: Valerie Fletcher
Writer: Joe Chandler
6.5/102 votes#11 - Roger Needs Dick
Season 17 Episode 17 - Aired 8/3/2020
When one of Roger's characters falls in love with Dick, it affects the whole family.
Director: Valerie Fletcher
Writer: Joe Chandler
6.3/103 votes#12 - The Witches of Langley
Season 14 Episode 9 - Aired 4/17/2017
Steve and his friends take up witchcraft to gain power and popularity at school. Stan and Klaus become obsessed with remembering 90s bands.
Director: Ron Hughart
Writer: Joe Chandler
6.0/105 votes#13 - Death By Dinner Party
Season 15 Episode 8 - Aired 3/26/2018
Francine hosts a dinner party even though a serial killer who attacks dinner parties is terrorizing the town; when the lights go out and guests start to disappear, Roger takes charge of solving the mystery of who is stalking the party.
Director: Jansen Yee
Writer: Joe Chandler
6.0/105 votes#14 - Jeff and the Dank Ass Weed Factory
Season 16 Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2019
Jeff wins a tour through a mysterious weed factory and brings Stan along.
Director: Chris Bennett
Writer: Joe Chandler
6.0/105 votes#15 - A Roger Story
Season 19 Episode 4 - Aired 2/14/2022
Steve and Snot's friendship gets put to the test when their mothers start to fight.
Director: Josue Cervantes
Writer: Joe Chandler
5.6/107 votes#16 - Rubberneckers
Season 10 Episode 17 - Aired 4/27/2014
Stan's co-workers at the CIA teach him about "rubbernecking," the art of checking out other women on the sly, away from the gaze of their wives. But when Stan causes a massive accident in an attempt to take a picture of an attractive jogger, he's interviewed by an intimidating insurance inspector who may rat out Stan to Francine. Meanwhile, Roger and Klaus spill wine on the Smiths' brand new couch, and vow never to tell the other family members by sitting on the stained spot for the rest of their lives.
Director: Rodney Clouden
Writer: Joe Chandler
5.5/104 votes#17 - Top of the Steve
Season 15 Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/2019
Steve goes to boarding school, only to discover it's an all-girls school. Stan is annoyed by a parade of characters that come to take Steve's place at home.
Director: Chris Bennett
Writer: Joe Chandler
5.3/103 votes#18 - 300
Season 17 Episode 23 - Aired 9/14/2020
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.
Director: Jennifer Graves
Writer: Joe Chandler
5.0/105 votes#19 - Klaus and Rogu in "Thank God for Loose Rocks": An American Dad! Adventure
Season 18 Episode 5 - Aired 5/17/2021
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
3.5/102 votes#20 - Cry Baby
Season 18 Episode 20 - Aired 8/30/2021
When Stan realizes he can't cry, he asks Steve to teach him empathy.
Director: Jansen Yee
Writer: Joe Chandler
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"Footprints" is the best rated episode written by Joe Chandler. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Jennifer Graves. It aired on 11/20/2023 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Downtown".