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

Creators:

Mike Barker
Seth MacFarlane
Matt Weitzman

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

6 February 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | 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:

Post 911 | Stay At Home Mom | Dysfunctional Family | Talking Pet | Actor Playing Multiple Roles

Awards:

6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. May 18	9:30 PM	Fox	Spring Breakup
Sun. May 18	10:00 PM	TOON	Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold	#3.15

Cast

Seth MacFarlane	...	Stan Smith / ... (53 episodes, 2005-2008)
Wendy Schaal	...	Francine Smith (53 episodes, 2005-2008)
Rachael MacFarlane	...	Hayley Smith / ... (52 episodes, 2005-2008)
Scott Grimes	...	Steve Smith / ... (51 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Klaus / ... (51 episodes, 2005-2008)
Mike Barker	...	Terry / ... (22 episodes, 2005-2007)

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

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

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The final frame of the introduction was changed for seasons beyond the first. At the end of the credits in the first season, all that could be seen was a big "American Dad!" logo in front of the American Flag. In all subsequent scenes, this logo was shrunk to fit the names to the series creators on the same screen.

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: President finally gets joke about his last name.

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.