American Dad!: Season 18

2021 · 22 episodes · ★ 6.0

What Season 18 of American Dad!

The season kicks off with the Smith family in Langley Falls, where Stan, a CIA agent and staunch Republican, keeps clashing daily with Hayley, the Democrat daughter, while Francine tries to stay calm. Roger, the alcoholic alien who lives with them, sets out to break into adult films. The episodes are fast-paced and pushed to the extreme, designed to entertain without complications. Jeff undergoes an experiment to become smarter, and Stan becomes obsessed with a spy doll and heads to Chicago to try his luck as a comedian. Meanwhile, Hayley begins to fear she is becoming too much like her mother.

22episodes

Apr 18, 2021premiered

Oct 25, 2021final episode

8.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 18 Episodes

18x01 Who Smarted?
Apr 19, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 5.6
Worried that he's not smart enough for Hayley, Jeff undergoes an experimental intelligence enhancement procedure at the CIA. Roger recruits Steve to help him harvest snake venom.
Directing: Chris Bennett · Writing: Jeff Kauffmann · Starring: Chris Parnell, Nicole Shabtai, David Koechner
18x02 Russian Doll
Apr 26, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 5.6
Stan becomes infatuated with a doll that the CIA wants to use to spy on the Russians.
Directed by Josue Cervantes · Written by Zachary Rosenblatt · Starring Laura Bailey, Mindy Sterling, Patrick Stewart, Swoosie Kurtz
18x03 Stan Moves to Chicago
May 3, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 5.7
Stan moves to Chicago to become a comic while Steve and Hayley host Roger for a nice night in.
Directing: Shawn Murray · Writing: Nic Wegener · Starring: James Adomian, Jon Daly, Nolan North, Khary Payton
18x04 Shakedown Steve
May 10, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 5.8
Steve and Jeff try to bond as brothers while the rest of the family visits an escape room.
Directing: Rodney Clouden · Writing: Tim Saccardo · Starring: Andy Daly, Ross Marquand, Erin Matthews, Kevin Michael Richardson
18x05 Klaus and Rogu in "Thank God for Loose Rocks": An American Dad! Adventure
May 17, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 5.6
When the family goes to a dude ranch, Klaus and Rogu have to work together to survive in the wilderness.
Directing: Jansen Yee · Writing: Joe Chandler · Starring: Jeff Fischer, Matthew Patrick Davis, Matthew Mercer, Timothy Olyphant
18x06 The Wondercabinet
May 24, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 5.9
Steve spins out about his future, but a radio show about new age mysticism gives him a hopeful new understanding of life. Roger struggles to get into the adult film industry.
Written by Brett Cawley, Robert Maitia · Starring Yvette Nicole Brown, Patton Oswalt, Khary Payton, JB Smoove
18x07 Little Bonnie Ramirez
May 31, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 6.1
After a series of boring personas, Roger goes to great lengths to prove to Francine he still has "his edge".
Directing: Jennifer Graves · Writing: Parker Deay · Starring: Carlos Alazraqui, Leslie Grossman, Peter MacKenzie, Salli Saffioti
18x08 Dancin' A-With My Cells
Jun 7, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 6.7
Stan tries a new, cutting edge parenting approach DNA splicing.
Directed by Tim Parsons · Written by Charles Suozzi · Starring Patrick Stewart, Kevin Michael Richardson, Richard Kind
18x09 Mused and Abused
Jun 14, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 5.8
Roger reveals a secret passion to Klaus; Stan and Francine seek revenge on Bazooka Sharks management.
Directing: Chris Bennett · Writing: Sam Brenner · Starring: Jeff Fischer, Richard Kind
18x10 Henderson
Jun 21, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 6.8
Stan's childhood imaginary friend returns to collect a debt. Klaus has a big date and needs a fishbowl upgrade.
Directing: Shawn Murray · Writing: Joel Hurwitz · Starring: Jeff Fischer, Matthew Mercer, Courtenay Taylor, Nicole Shabtai
18x11 Hot Scoomp
Jun 28, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 6.0
Hayley searches for guidance and instead finds a community of 'cool butts.'
Directed by John Drake O'Day · Written by Nicole Shabtai · Starring Jeff Fischer, Sarah Adina, Kate Berlant, Jon Daly
18x12 Lumberjerk
Jul 5, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 6.1
Stan is forced to partner with Jeff in a lumberjack competition; Steve, Francine and Snot enter a contest to win a vintage pickup truck.
Written by Paul Stroud · Starring Jeff Fischer, Paget Brewster, Clancy Brown, Khary Payton
18x13 Stan & Francine & Stan & Francine & Radika
Jul 12, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 6.1
Stan and Francine go back in time to settle an argument.
Directing: Jennifer Graves · Writing: Steve Hely · Starring: Jeff Fischer, J. Lee, Punam Patel, Nicole Shabtai
18x14 Flush After Reading
Jul 19, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 6.9
Francine and Roger get lost in a good book -- or five -- after Francine escapes an embarrassing situation; Stan reluctantly hangs out at the library.
Directing: Tim Parsons · Writing: Laura Beason · Starring: Nicole Byer, Chris Diamantopoulos, Mike Henry, Tom Hollander
18x15 Comb Over: A Hair Piece
Jul 26, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 5.4
Stan finally decides to do something about his secret baldness and enlists the help of Josay Bosay, Roger's famed hair-stylist-to-the-stars persona.
Directing: Chris Bennett · Writing: Brett Cawley, Robert Maitia · Starring: David Herman, Chris Pine, Yvette Nicole Brown, Andy Daly
18x16 Plot Heavy
Aug 2, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 6.7
After Stan sells off the coveted family plot, the family opens their own cemetery in the backyard with the help of basketball Hall-of-Famer Scottie Pippen.
Directing: Jansen Yee · Writing: Soren Bowie · Starring: Scottie Pippen
18x17 The Sinister Fate!!
Aug 9, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 6.1
A new friendship causes Hayley to start worrying she might be slowly turning into Francine. Steve and his friends try out for Roger's improv troupe.
Directed by Josue Cervantes · Written by Jeff Kauffmann · Starring Laraine Newman, Kevin Michael Richardson, Nicole Shabtai, Curtis Armstrong
18x18 Dr. Sunderson's SunSuckers
Aug 16, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 6.8
Hayley and Jeff help one of Roger's personas run a solar company.
Directing: Shawn Murray · Writing: Nic Wegener · Starring: Andy Daly
18x19 Family Time
Aug 23, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 6.2
Stan and the family go out to dinner at a buffet restaurant. Roger becomes a flower.
Directed by John Drake O'Day · Written by Zachary Rosenblatt · Starring Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Matthew Mercer, Patrick Stewart
18x20 Cry Baby
Aug 30, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 5.7
When Stan realizes he can't cry, he asks Steve to teach him empathy.
Directing: Jansen Yee · Writing: Joe Chandler · Starring: Jeff Fischer, Alex Cuthbertson, Michaela Dietz, Jak Knight
18x21 Crystal Clear
Sep 6, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 5.4
Stan gets in over his head trying to impress Toshi's dad; Klaus and Jeff head to the country for a weekend getaway.
Written by Parker Deay · Starring Jeff Fischer, Kevin Bigley, Joe Manganiello, Reggie Lee
18x22 Steve's Franken Out Season Finale
Oct 25, 2021 · 22 min · ★ 6.0
When Principal Lewis threatens to cancel science club, Steve takes matters into his own hands in a monstrous way.
Directing: Josue Cervantes · Writing: Alisha Ketry · Starring: Kevin Michael Richardson