American Dad!
Summary
Since it get down in 2005,American Dadhas produced 20 seasons packed full of ethnical caustic remark and sci - fi misadventure , and the good seasons are full of unforgettable episodes . When it first start , American Dadwas faced with the challenge of distinguishing itself from Seth MacFarlane ’s other wildly popular alive sitcom , Family Guy . The Smith family had a talking Carassius auratus , an alien in the attic , and access code to the CIA ’s imaginary high - technical school equipment , but many of their early escapade could have taken seat in any number of adult animations . The splendid writing sustained the show for a while , but it would n’t line up its singular voice for a time of year or two .
All long - running shows are bound to convert in some way , andAmerican Dadis no exception . The writers pulled away from sharpen on Stan and Haley ’s political dissonance and satirizing the American psyche , and move toward hothead drollery with a healthy dose of sci - fi . Roger became much more polar , but the entire Smith folk develop beyond their simplistic stereotype . Francine is no longer merely a dissatisfied homemaker , and Steve is n’t just an unpopular nerd . The show has fluctuated in quality over the years , but even its worst seasons produce some uproarious episodes . American Dad ’s good seasons , on the other hand , are fill with classic episodes that are always worth rewatching .
20Season 11
2014
There are two different ways of weigh how many seasonsAmerican Dadhas . One model say there are only 18 seasons , because the first and second should be seen as one , and season 11 should count as a continuation of time of year 10 . In the second model - the one being referred to in this clause -season 11 lie of just three close episode which were relinquish on Fox just before the show impress to TBS . This truncated season falls to the bottom of the ranking by nonremittal . Although none of the instalment are outstanding , they would have gibe in nicely with the rest of season 10 .
19Season 20
2023
The late season ofAmerican Dadis unfortunately one of the show ’s weakest so far . The season opener at least localize thing off very powerfully . " Fellow Traveler " is an observational episode which delves into Roger ’s inscrutable yesteryear on Earth , as he set down in Roswell , New Mexico . The episode has a lot of laugh , but it also incorporates element of mystery and witching realism as Roger meets a unknown family living in the desert . The rest of the time of year does n’t assert this high standard . Once the show returns to normal proceedings , there are more young woman than hitting . Jeff ’s stretchy legging Pyramids of Egypt dodging is one instance of a particularly exanimate installment .
18Season 17
2020
time of year 17 does n’t often strike the height that the show is equal to of , but it does purpose one ofAmerican Dad ’s wildest floor line . The excellent 300th episode , capably title " 300 , " focuses on the saga of Roger ’s jewel - encrust body waste , which pops up every few twelvemonth to drive people crazy with jealousy and avaritia . In other episodes , Roger ’s brief romance with Dick and Stan ’s effort to become a professional gamer contribute to a rather lackluster season . time of year 17 does n’t experiment with the show ’s format and characters as much as other recent season , and some of these more aboveboard episodes bank too much on pure - out humour .
17Season 19
2022
When American Dadis at its best , its bizarre plot still have a sense of peril and dramatic event .
time of year 19 leans into self - put-on , with some of Roger ’s story lines in particular showing how idiotic and untethered the show can be . " Jambalaya " sound represent this idea , as Roger commandeers the family place to start a jambalaya eating house with his preferred gator . WhenAmerican Dadis at its best , its bizarre plots still have a sense of risk and dramatic event , but Roger ’s blasé mental attitude reflects that there is no tangible urgency when his gator is kidnapped , and he has to pass through a cocain refinery alongside a artillery - tote up John Cena . The season highlight is " Gold Top Nuts , " in which the Smiths recede their memory on a foreign island .
16Season 12
2014-2015
American Dad ’s first season on TBS mark a choppy transition . The good episode attend Jeff finally return from his intergalactic escapade under inscrutable circumstances , and this combines some great sense of humor with a compelling secret . " LGBSteve , " in which Steve joins Haley ’s all - female roller plug hat squad , is another brilliant instalment , but the time of year ’s effective moment are weighed down by"American Fung , " widely considered to be the worst episode in the history ofAmerican Dad . on the face of it an absurdist meta mention to the show ’s cancelation , " American Fung " is a half - baked approximation execute poorly , although that might even be the point . It ’s outre pacing is just one problem .
15Season 15
2017-2019
Season 15 is mismatched , but it does produce some uproarious episodes . " Persona Assistant " sees Stan taking over Roger ’s many substitute personality and fail to deal with the exhausting demands of being so many people at once . It ’s a fun means of pointing out the phantasmagoric world that the show has made for itself . On the other hired man , American Dad ’s surrealistic " Flavortown " episodeis an example of when the show ’s plots can digress too far into absurdity . In theAmerican Daduniverse , Guy Fieri is an unending devil who captures Jeff ’s soul in search of a successor , but the episode is n’t compelling enough to make this premiss more than a timeworn meme - adjacent muzzle .
14Season 18
2021
There are a mates of episodes which puff down the modal winner charge per unit of time of year 18 , most notably " Klaus and Rogu in Thank God for Loose Rock : An American Dad ! Adventure " . Klaus and Rogu are both good characters when they are used as a punchline , but they are n’t among thefunniest characters inAmerican Dad , and an entire installment about them instead of the Smith family is a farsighted slog . time of year 18 has spate of fantastic moments , though , such as the clip - traveling adventure " Stan & Francine & Stan & Francine & Radika , " which take up young versions of the same character and a distinctive retro appealingness from the 1990s .
13Season 13
2016
time of year 13 is a consistent assemblage of episode , with no rank moorage - ups . There are a couple of undischarged episode , which mostly come about whenAmerican Dadpushes its own limits and experimentation with different level lines . " The Two Hundred " is the two-hundredth episode of the show , and it sees Stan journeying through a postapocalyptic wasteland to find his family . The episode uses an anthology style , with Stan ’s tattoo spark dissimilar storage about his family . It ’s a unparalleled feeler to a jolly standard sitcom episode format , and the overarching story is entertaining . Another undischarged episode , " The Unincludeds , " features one of Roger ’s darkest subplots .
12Season 14
2016-2017
Season 14 is mostly great , but it ’s impair by some parody episodes which fall flat . American Dadhas some hilarious parodies , but the show does these best when it use the parody to attend an original account . extensive genre parodies are often best for this , so season 14 ’s extremist - specific spoofs ofKnight Rider , Die HardandStorage Warsdon’t shape quite as well . Still , season 14 has several highlight , like " Father ’s Daze , " in which Stan keeps pass over his family ’s remembering until he can have the stark Father ’s Day . " Father ’s Daze " showsAmerican Dad ’s stylemark sense of humor in an outlandish sci - fi premise , which is what the show does best .
11Season 9
2012-2013
American Dadis uncoerced to take big swings , even if not all of them will connect .
Season 9 ’s best episode sends Jeff to quad , and he has to sail a ship teeming with strange life form and deadly gladiatorial round . There are shades ofStar Warsand about a 12 other sci - fi classics , but the installment stays focused on Jeff ’s story , rather than getting too deep into potpourri and in - jokes . Another episode,“Blood Crieth Unto Heaven , " is a bold experiment , even if it does n’t bring down absolutely . Season 9 shows thatAmerican Dadis uncoerced to take big swing music , even if not all of them will connect . It also understand the return of the brilliantJames Bondparody " Tearjerker , " although the second edition does n’t stack up to the first .
