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04-06-2022, 07:06 PM
https://www.looper.com/823663/best-american-dad-episodes-ranked/
BY RICHARD CHACHOWSKI/APRIL 6, 2022 12:52 PM EDT
Since its debut in 2005, Seth MacFarlane's "American Dad!" has remained one of the most popular adult animated series on television, with the show consistently delivering sharp (and often shocking) jokes built around absurdist plots. Unlike "Family Guy," MacFarlane's first hit show, "American Dad!" doesn't rely on cutaway gags to deliver its biggest laughs. Instead, the series derives much of its humor from its colorful main characters, the Smiths.
Led by Stan, the family's gun-toting CIA agent father, the Smiths are a dysfunctional bunch at times, but it's hard to be normal when you have an eccentric alien with a penchant for dressing up living in the attic. As wacky as "American Dad!" often is, the Emmy-nominated series has also been praised for tackling normal, everyday matters audiences can relate to, such as bullying, marital problems, and turbulent relationships between family members with differing world views.
With over 300 episodes and counting, "American Dad!" has carved out a place in pop culture history, but which episodes stand out as the best the show has to offer? Here are our picks for the 25 best episodes of "American Dad!" to date.
BY RICHARD CHACHOWSKI/APRIL 6, 2022 12:52 PM EDT
Since its debut in 2005, Seth MacFarlane's "American Dad!" has remained one of the most popular adult animated series on television, with the show consistently delivering sharp (and often shocking) jokes built around absurdist plots. Unlike "Family Guy," MacFarlane's first hit show, "American Dad!" doesn't rely on cutaway gags to deliver its biggest laughs. Instead, the series derives much of its humor from its colorful main characters, the Smiths.
Led by Stan, the family's gun-toting CIA agent father, the Smiths are a dysfunctional bunch at times, but it's hard to be normal when you have an eccentric alien with a penchant for dressing up living in the attic. As wacky as "American Dad!" often is, the Emmy-nominated series has also been praised for tackling normal, everyday matters audiences can relate to, such as bullying, marital problems, and turbulent relationships between family members with differing world views.
With over 300 episodes and counting, "American Dad!" has carved out a place in pop culture history, but which episodes stand out as the best the show has to offer? Here are our picks for the 25 best episodes of "American Dad!" to date.