American Dad! 

The random escapades of Stan Smith, a conservative C.I.A. Agent dealing with family life, and keeping America safe, all in the most absurd way possible.

Creators:

Mike Barker, Seth MacFarlane, Matt Weitzman

Stars:

Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 24 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Seth MacFarlane	...	Stan Smith / ... 277 episodes, 2005-2020
Wendy Schaal	...	Francine Smith / ... 277 episodes, 2005-2020
Scott Grimes	...	Steve Smith / ... 277 episodes, 2005-2020
Rachael MacFarlane	...	Hayley Smith / ... 277 episodes, 2005-2020
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Klaus / ... 277 episodes, 2005-2020

Storyline

Stan Smith, who works for the C.I.A. and is constantly on the alert for terrorist activity, will go to extremes to protect his beloved America from harm; as evidenced by the terror-alert color code on his fridge, and his frequent knee-jerk reaction of shooting holes in the toaster whenever the toast pops up. In addition to Stan's wife and teenage children, the Smith household has two rather unconventional members. There's Roger, the sarcastic space alien who rescued Stan from Area 51, who deeply resents the fact that he's not allowed to leave the house, and therefore, has been reduced to drinking wine and smoking cigarettes, and Klaus, a lascivious, German-speaking goldfish; the result of a C.I.A. experiment gone seriously wrong, where the C.I.A. tried to give a fish a German man's brain. Stan's son is a dorky teenager who tries to be cool. His wife has had a past life of sex and drugs.

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Plot Keywords:

husband wife relationship | crude humor | family relationships | violence | cult tv | 

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Taglines:

From the creator of "Family Guy" comes a man who will stop at nothing to protect his country.

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

American Dad!

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Atlantic Creative, Fox Television Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

From season five, episode twelve, "May the Best Stan Win", it was revealed at the end of the episode exactly when Stan and Francine were born. Stan was born in 1967, and Francine in 1971. We see this information written on their gravestones when they died and are buried next to each other. Today, 2017, Stan is fifty-years-old and Francine is forty-six-years-old. Both will die in 2067, Stan will be one hundred-years-old, and Francine will be ninety-six-years-old.

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Goofs

The Engineer says there are 49 possible Jenga moves, when there aren't enough blocks in Roger's Jenga tower for that to be true.

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Quotes

Stan Smith: It's High School, Steve, it doesn't matter.
Steve Smith: You said that last time, when's it start to matter?
Stan Smith: Never.

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Crazy Credits

As of the 2008-2009 season, the intro sequence has been completely redone with more modern animation. There are a few minor changes to what happens during the sequence. For instance, Haley puts a peace sign post-it on Stan which Francine subsequently removes, and Klaus kicks Stan his car keys. The old "different newspaper" gag is removed, and instead each intro features Roger in the car with Stan, wearing a different outfit in each episode.

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Alternate Versions

Up until the '08-'09 season, the opening credits featured a shot of Stan looking at a newspaper headline, which would be a joke headline relating to recent events. Episodes shown on Adult Swim have the headlines blanked out, leaving Stan looking at just white space. The credit sequence for new episodes for '08 - '09 eliminate this sequence altogether.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Adult Cartoons You Should be Watching (2018)

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Soundtracks

Good Morning U.S.A.
Composed by Walter Murphy, Michael Barker, Seth MacFarlane, Matthew Weitzman
[Main Title Theme]

User Reviews

A highly enjoyable comedy series

At first glance this show may look like a dodgy Family Guy copy but with different characters but it is far from that. American Dad focuses more on political humor and jokes that never fall flat. In a way it is Seth McFarlanes' Futurama. By this I mean its a show made by him that looks like his other show but has a completely different vibe. Fans of Family Guy constantly hate on this show because it has a different style of humour and tone. It still has curses, crude humor, violence and sexual references like Family Guy but focuses on making fun of political situations and current events. I say definitely check out American Dad if you want a nice satisfying half an hour of comedy. It is well worth watching.