"American Dad!" (2005) TV series 2005-????

Creators:

Mike Barker
Seth MacFarlane
Matt Weitzman

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | unknown

Release Date:

6 February 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

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

Plot:

The random escapades of Stan Smith, an extreme right wing CIA agent dealing with family life and keeping America safe, all in the most absurdist way possible.

Plot Keywords:

CIA | Goldfish | German | Alien | CIA Agent

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 10 nominations

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 6 of 110)

Seth MacFarlane	...	Stan Smith / ... (89 episodes, 2005-2009)
Wendy Schaal	...	Francine Smith / ... (89 episodes, 2005-2009)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Klaus / ... (89 episodes, 2005-2009)
Scott Grimes	...	Steve Smith / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Rachael MacFarlane	...	Hayley Smith / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Mike Barker	...	Terry / ... (52 episodes, 2005-2009)

Also Known As:

American Dad (Germany) [de]
American Dad (Canada: French title) (dubbed version) [fr]
American Dad! (Argentina) [es]
American Dad! (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
Amerikai fater (Hungary) [hu]
Padre made in USA (Spain) [es]

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Ireland:12 (some episodes) | UK:12 | Ireland:15 (some episodes) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-13 (DVD) | New Zealand:M (season 3) | Canada:G (Quebec) (DVD rating) | USA:TV-PG (some episodes)

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Steve's friend Snot is based on Booger from Revenge of the Nerds (1984) and is voiced by Curtis Armstrong, who played Booger.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the first episode, the man whose brain was switched with Klaus's is shown at the 1986 Winter Olympics. There was no Winter Olympics in 1986; Winter Olympics were held in the same years as Summer Olympics (for example, 1984 in Sarajevo, and 1988 in Calgary) until 1994.

Quotes:

Newspaper headline: Optimist Drowns in Half-full Tub.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "My Gym Partner's a Monkey: The Frog Principal/Meet the Spidermonkeys (#4.1)" (2007)

Politically incorrect fun

Like Family Guy, American Dad is un-PC, but it was meant to be that way. American Dad is one of those shows that has grown on me. When it debuted, it occurred to me that it had the potential to become another successful prime-time cartoon series. So far, I am right.

When it comes to political stances, Stan Smith and his daughter Hayley are mutually exclusive. Stan is conservative, while Hayley is very liberal. It is fun to see such a conflict between the two characters. I guess it just goes to show that no matter how well parents and children get along with each other, arguments are inevitable.

If you are weary of any prime-time cartoons/comedies that you consider to be long in the tooth, American Dad is a welcome alternative.