9.0/103 votes#1 - Into the Jingleverse
Season 20 Episode 22 - Aired 12/18/2023
When Steve gives the family better Christmas gifts than Stan, Stan goes to great lengths to regain his title of "King of Presents."
Director: Jansen Yee
Writer: Nic Wegener
8.5/102 votes#2 - Steve, Snot, and the Quest for the Og 4LOCO
Season 20 Episode 19 - Aired 11/27/2023
To have a chance with a girl, Steve and Snot must track down a keg of 4Loko.
Director: Tim Parsons
Writer: Nic Wegener
8.0/102 votes#3 - Downtown
Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 4/20/2020
Hayley and Steve find themselves stranded in a suburban neighborhood.
Director: Chris Bennett
Writer: Nic Wegener
7.5/104 votes#4 - 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: Nic Wegener
7.5/102 votes#5 - Brown Lotus
Season 21 Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/2024
Hayley and Jeff take a staycation at a nearby luxury resort, while the CIA is forced to rebrand.
Director: John Drake O'Day
Writer: Nic Wegener
7.2/104 votes#6 - 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: Nic Wegener
7.2/104 votes#7 - Jambalaya
Season 19 Episode 19 - Aired 11/28/2022
When Francine successfully grows a garden, it reminds Roger he knows a recipe for truly authentic jambalaya.
Director: Josue Cervantes
Writer: Nic Wegener
7.0/104 votes#8 - 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: Nic Wegener
7.0/103 votes#9 - The Enlightenment of Ragi-Baba
Season 14 Episode 3 - Aired 11/21/2016
Stan and Steve become sushi chefs.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Nic Wegener
6.6/107 votes#10 - 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: Nic Wegener
6.5/104 votes#11 - 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: Nic Wegener
6.5/102 votes#12 - 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: Nic Wegener
6.3/103 votes#13 - 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: Nic Wegener
6.2/105 votes#14 - Langley Dollar Listings
Season 19 Episode 1 - Aired 1/24/2022
Francine becomes a realtor in Langley's world of high-end real estate, while the rest of the family sells coffee from the front yard.
Director: Jennifer Graves
Writer: Nic Wegener
6.0/105 votes#15 - 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: Nic Wegener
6.0/105 votes#16 - 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: Nic Wegener
5.6/107 votes#17 - 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: Nic Wegener
5.5/104 votes#18 - 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: Nic Wegener
5.5/104 votes#19 - Dr. Sunderson's SunSuckers
Season 18 Episode 18 - Aired 8/16/2021
Hayley and Jeff help one of Roger's personas run a solar company.
Director: Shawn Murray
Writer: Nic Wegener
5.3/103 votes#20 - 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: Nic Wegener
4.8/105 votes#21 - Stan Moves to Chicago
Season 18 Episode 3 - Aired 5/3/2021
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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"Into the Jingleverse" is the best rated episode written by Nic Wegener. It scored 9/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by Jansen Yee. It aired on 12/18/2023 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Steve, Snot, and the Quest for the Og 4LOCO".