American Dad is more than just a Family Guy followup.
Here are the 25 best episodes the show has to offer.
The following whodunit escapades are deeply entertaining, but Death by Dinner Party actually puts together a compelling mystery.
Its a dark, unexpected conclusion that helps this genre experiment stand out even more.
Between a Ring and a Hardass expertly juggles many different ideas, all of which are executed with precision.
The writing is masterful here and the story continues to take surprising twists right up until its final moments.
Roger as an acting coach is a series of delights too, with his Pudding Man!
non sequitur being the height of this nonsense.
Theres also some fantastic trademark Roger backstabbing at the end that goes on to an absurd length.
Theres really not much to this thing.
The episode follows the basic pattern of Stan initially disapproving of something only to eventually completely co-opt the idea.
We are the innovators and they are the imitators, indeed.
More importantly, 300 provides closure forAmerican Dadslongest running jokethe Golden Turdin a manner thats both gratifying and grandiose.
Also, its done largely through song.
Theres such passion and energy present here that its hard not to be a fan.
The music is just straight-up addictive gold, too.
Ricky Spanish is a pretty big motherfucker.
This is an episode that by design is meant to be extreme and it doesnt disappoint on the matter.
That final kill on the airplane is just nonsense and I love it!
Also, the line, Are you really going to kill five people over twenty dollars?
Are you really asking that to the people who just last week killedsixpeople overnine-teendollars?
is just so, so perfect.
And that car horn!
Thats why its so exciting thatAmerican Dadis able to break expectations with this tired trope.
Its also got one of the few appearances of Reginald Koala, theAmerican Dadcharacter that time forgot.
Let us never forget how incredible the concrete CEO, Sarah Fucking Blanch, is.
American Dadmarries its dark sense of humor with the melodrama of theater perfectly.
Everest side of things.
The series would play around with serialization to some extent by having Jeff get abducted by Rogers species.
The stakes are now even higher for howeverAmerican Dadactually ends.
Its a big risk that pays off for American Dad.
Now seriously, just watchthison loop.
Just likeThe Simpsonschampion their Halloween installments,American Dadhas decided to make their annual Christmas episodes appointment television.
Rabbit Ears features some of the best examples of Stan at his most blissfully chaotic.
His selfish efforts to drag an archaic TV into his home turns into a conduit to a bygone era.
Rabbit Ears cultivates such an unnerving energy and creates genuine tension due to its unpredictable nature.
Chris Pine even provides the voice of the episodes leading obstacle, Alistair Covax.
