American Dad!: Season 8

2011 · 18 episodes · ★ 7.6

What Season 8 of American Dad!

Season 8 opens with Stan Smith, a CIA agent and staunch Republican, living in Langley Falls, Virginia. Overwhelmed by family life, he buys a 1970s hot tub for the backyard. As he tries to keep order at home, his ideas clash with those of his Democrat daughter Hayley, and with the quirks of Francine, Steve and Roger, the alcoholic alien who lives with them. Stan also wants to get closer to Steve, and his attempts end in tangles. According to the synopsis, the season experiments with different formats and offers stranger, more original episodes than usual.

18episodes

Sep 25, 2011premiered

May 13, 2012latest episode

6.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 8 Episodes

8x01 Hot Water
Sep 25, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
Stressed out by his family and his obligations, Stan decides to buy a hot tub to relieve his stress, but gets into hot water when he finds out the hot tub is evil.
Directing: Chris Bennett · Writing: Murray Miller, Judah Miller · Starring: Cee Lo Green, Gabourey Sidibe, Michael Peña, Amy Hill
8x02 Hurricane! (III)
Oct 2, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
When a hurricane hits Langley Falls, the Smiths fight like mad to survive in their home. The crossover starts on The Cleveland Show S03E02 The Hurricane (I) and Family Guy S10E02 Seahorse Seashell Party (II).
Directing: Tim Parsons · Writing: Erik Sommers · Starring: Lisa Edelstein, Kristen Schaal, Mike Henry, Mike Barker
8x03 A Ward Show
Nov 6, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
Roger becomes Steve's legal guardian, but gets a little overzealous in the parenting department when he gets the principal fired. After getting beat up by the other teachers at the school, Steve decides to run away. Meanwhile, Stan and Francine attempt to make waves after discovering that their vacation at the biggest water park in the world fails to get their hearts pumping.
Directing: Josue Cervantes · Writing: Erik Durbin · Starring: Tichina Arnold, Tim Kelleher, Sally Struthers, Anjelica Huston
8x04 The Worst Stan
Nov 13, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 6.6
When Stan realizes that he might never fulfill his dream of becoming a Best Man, he convinces his last single friend, Principal Lewis to marry the school’s Superintendent and to choose him as his Best Man. Stan invites Lewis’ old friend from prison to the wedding, only to discover a secret that could prevent the wedding from happening at all. Meanwhile, Roger finds the perfect pair of shorts, and an encounter with Ricky Martin makes him question his self-confidence.
Directing: Rodney Clouden · Writing: Nahnatchka Khan · Starring: Jeff Fischer, Anjelica Huston, Gregory Jbara, JB Smoove
8x05 Virtual In-Stanity
Nov 20, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
Stan makes a desperate attempt to bond with his son by creating a busty blonde bombshell.
Directing: Shawn Murray · Writing: Jordan Blum, Parker Deay · Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Matt Fusfeld, Jonathan Fener
8x06 The Scarlett Getter
Nov 27, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
When Stan runs into his former crush from CIA boot camp, his affection for her resurfaces, which drives Francine into a jealous frenzy. By including Roger in her plan for revenge, Francine accidentally leads him straight into the arms of a dangerous alien hunter. Meanwhile, Steve is struck with good luck, when he accidentally wears Hayley’s panties to school.
Directing: Josue Cervantes · Writing: Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson · Starring: Sharon Lawrence, Scott Mosenson, Matt Fusfeld, Chris Diamantopoulos
8x07 Season's Beatings Mid-Season Finale
Dec 11, 2011 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
Father Donovan holds a Christmas play at the mall and casts Stan as Santa Claus and Roger as Jesus. But after the two get in a fight and cause a scene, Stan is kicked out of the church. Meanwhile, Hayley and Jeff adopt a child who turns out to be possessed.
Directing: Joe Daniello · Writing: Erik Sommers · Starring: Jeff Fischer, Annie Mumolo, Jonathan Fener, Eric Edwards
8x08 The Unbrave One
Jan 8, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 6.8
When Steve tries to prove himself as a macho man to Stan, he follows in Roger's footsteps and tries to change himself from the outside in with a superhero persona. Meanwhile, Francine is going through an identity crisis of her own when she receives surprising news that could change the family forever.
Directing: Joe Daniello · Writing: Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz · Starring: Jeff Fischer, Trace Adkins, Eric Edelstein, Megan Grano
8x09 Stanny Tendergrass
Jan 29, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
When Stan finally has enough money to afford a membership at the golf club he has worked at for the past thirty summers, his hard work and perseverance prove to be futile when the club gives a membership to Steve first. However, things are not all what they seem when Stan realizes who the club owner really is.
Directing: Tim Parsons · Writing: Keith Heisler · Starring: Jeff Fischer, Hulk Hogan, Cheech Marin, Gabourey Sidibe
8x10 Wheels & the Legman and the Case of Grandpa's Key
Feb 12, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Stan joins Roger and Steve's fictional detective agency, but he ruins the fun by being extremely incompetent at his "job." Roger demands that Steve fire Stan, but Steve cannot bring himself to do it and ends up lying to Roger. Things take a turn for the worse when Stan is kidnapped, and Steve must tell Roger the truth.
Directing: Josue Cervantes · Writing: Laura McCreary · Starring: Keith Heisler, Niecy Nash-Betts
8x11 Old Stan in the Mountain
Feb 19, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
When Stan is overly enthusiastic about his hatred for old people, a hex is placed on him that turns him into a frail, old man. Meanwhile, Roger takes Francine on a road trip to a dance competition, but she soon finds out it's not what she bargained for.
Directing: Valerie Fletcher, Pam Cooke · Writing: Jonathan Fener · Starring: Victor Raider-Wexler, Erik Durbin, Patrick Stewart, David Koechner
8x12 The Wrestler
Mar 4, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
When Barry (guest voice Eddie Kay Thomas) threatens Stan's old high school wrestling record, Stan enlists Roger to beat Barry and defend his small claim to fame. However, Stan is caught off-guard when Roger, not Barry, is actually the threat to Stan's record.
Directing: Rodney Clouden · Writing: Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland · Starring: Armie Hammer, Anne Jordan, Edward Herrmann, Kat Purgal
8x13 Dr. Klaustus
Mar 11, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
Roger acts as the family therapist as his alter-ego "Dr. Penguin" until he is sent out to fight the war in Iraq. Klaus decides to take Roger's role while he is away, but not without major ruckus being caused.
Directing: John Aoshima, Jansen Yee · Writing: Brian Boyle · Starring: Jeff Fischer, William Singer, Laura McCreary, Leisha Hailey
8x14 Stan's Best Friend
Mar 18, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
Despite Stan's objections, Francine buys Steve the dog he has always wanted. However, when the dog suffers a horrific accident, Stan refuses to take the pup off life support because of a traumatic childhood incident.
Directing: John Aoshima, Jansen Yee · Writing: Jonathan Fener · Starring: George Segal, Joe Lo Truglio, Kristen Schaal, Amy Sedaris
8x15 Less Money, Mo' Problems
Mar 25, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
After losing patience with Hayley and Jeff for their freeloading ways, Stan bets the young couple that he and Francine can live on minimum wage for a month. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger embark on a mission to test drive the car of their dreams.
Directing: Chris Bennett · Writing: Murray Miller, Judah Miller · Starring: Jeff Fischer, David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Scott Mosenson
8x16 The Kidney Stays in the Picture
Apr 1, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Stan fears he may not be Hayley's real father, so he goes back in time to find the truth. In doing so, he disrupts the past and must save the future.
Directing: Valerie Fletcher, Pam Cooke · Writing: Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz · Starring: James Babson, Kathy Griffin, Heidi Sulzman, Elon Gold
8x17 Ricky Spanish
May 6, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
Roger rediscovers one of personas, Ricky Spanish, and remembers why he's the most hated person in Langley Falls. Meanwhile, the child Stan and Francine sponsored in Africa suddenly shows up on their doorstep.
Directing: Shawn Murray · Writing: Erik Sommers · Starring: Werner Herzog, Alan Rachins, Wayne Brady, John DiMaggio
8x18 Toy Whorey Season Finale
May 13, 2012 · 22 min · ★ 6.5
When Stan catches Steve playing imaginary games with his toys, he decides to take his son down to Mexico to help him become a man. But the trip takes a turn for the worse when Stan and Steve are kidnapped by a drug cartel, and it’s up to Steve to break himself and Stan out of captivity.
Directing: Jennifer Graves, Tim Parsons · Writing: Matt Fusfeld, Alex Cuthbertson · Starring: Jennifer Cody, Dan Navarro, Matt Fusfeld, Elon Gold