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 / ... 299 episodes, 2005-2020
Wendy Schaal	...	Francine Smith / ... 299 episodes, 2005-2020
Scott Grimes	...	Steve Smith / ... 299 episodes, 2005-2020
Rachael MacFarlane	...	Hayley Smith / ... 299 episodes, 2005-2020
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Klaus / ... 299 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

In some episodes, the opening sequence is shortened severely, and the final few seconds (the flag and the accompanying "Good morning, USA!") of animation is all that remains.

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Goofs

When Roger goes through the Blorpher, the blood spatter is red when Roger is an Alien and does not have red blood.

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Quotes

Avery Bullock: Why do I have to do the Sign, can't these people read? Oh, they can't, right...

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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 Token Non-Human Characters (2017)

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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

OBSESSED

I've never done a review, but I think I should just drop one in here for my favorite show ever. I've watched endless amount of shows, movies, and most people's all time favorites. NOTHING beats American Dad. Also, Family Guy is great, but American Dad is a different world! It has everything you can imagine and enjoy and the amount of happiness I get from it is just unexplainable. You could describe it in a million ways and it's still not enough. Always being surprised by what comes next and what Roger is up to. Can't wait for season 15!

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, 20th Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1