American animated comedy which has aired on Fox and TBS since 2005. Reviews by Dikachu and Aranaktu
In which Stan auditions for reality TV Going to the “Stan is an asshole” well is baked into the show’s DNA, because he’s the titular role. However, these days it has to be done with care, only because this show … Continue reading American Dad! Season 22, Episode 4, “Camera Stan”
In which Stan tries to fight through a cold and then the family has to fight Stan Something that’s been commented on in these recaps is that the neo-Fox era of American Dad! has been remixing plots from earlier episodes. … Continue reading American Dad! Season 22, Episode 3, “Powering Through”
In which Stan and Francine work through some things on a Log Flume We’ve been here before haven’t we? Not just on American Dad! but almost every sitcom. One partner is incredibly selfish and if this were anything but a … Continue reading American Dad! Season 22, Episode 2, “The Flume Flume Room”
In which the Smiths and the viewers say hello again to old friends… Parties are generally a good way to get people together (or so I’m told, I’m never invited to parties). So it’s somewhat fitting that American Dad’s first … Continue reading American Dad! Season 22, Episode 1, “Aw Rats, A Pool Party”
In the penultimate week of Cannell-ary 2026, Riptide is the subject. It’s the show that warned us that AI will be an existential threat to upright beer cans. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread โ Cannell-ary 22, 2026
American Dad!‘s series of Christmas episodes is, when it’s at its funniest, the most fun TV holiday tradition TV critics have not been jizzing their khakis over. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread โ American Dad Alert! December 25, 2025!
The following post is merely a test to see if YouTube embeds don’t appear on posts that were created in WordPressโs classic editor, before I post this weekโs Couch Avocados header. (Yep, it turns out that they fail to appear … Continue reading American Dad! Season 6, Episode 9, “Fartbreak Hotel”
This random ass piece of fan fiction I wrote for American Dad! Continue reading My Random, American Dad!, Cold Open Fan Script
In which Stan tries to become the greatest inventor ever and we say goodbye to an Era… Well, Dadders, we’ve reached the end of this particular iteration of American Dad! and it goes out on a weird note. A blend … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 22, “What Great Advancements!”
In which Stan tries to help Steve and American Dad! squanders an interesting idea along the way… A lot of American Dad! plots hang on the Stan/Steve dynamic. But what has somewhat shifted in the later years is a father … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 21, “Guardian”
In which Steve, Klaus and Lewis get Zuckerberged, with singing along the way American Dad! has always had smatterings of song and dance sprinkled in along the way (if you haven’t listened to the released album I suggest you do … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 20, “Silicon Steve”
In which Rogu is sick Rogu as an concept is a specific lampshading or parody of the Cousin Oliver trope, a “cute” character brought in to change the dynamic of a show. Rogu is specifically designed to be off-putting and … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 19, “The Sickness”
In which Stan tries to have a claim to fame When you’re a long running show, you tend to repeat ideas and try to put a new spin on them. Unless you’re Law & Order, repeating ideas can get tiresome … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 18, “Oh Brothel, Where Art Thou”
In which Hayley needs to access her feelings It’s been a strong Hayley focused back half of American Dad’s season. But we once again reach into the well and get some more character work and even a bit of lore … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 17, “Pork ‘N Feelings”
In which Hayley helps Wheels and the Legman on a case I was thinking about this episode (and Wheels and the Legman as a whole) in terms of other shows. A show like Family Guy or The Simpsons would probably … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 16, “The Mystery of the Missing Bazooka Shark Babe”
In which Stan wants to live forever Stan is a vain person. One who takes excessive pride in his appearance and his masculinity. At least depending on the episode. And here is such an episode. We have Stan trying like … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 15, “Get Him to the Greek Lifestyle”
In which Hayley goes Satanic Hayley is a character originally conceived as a “liberal” counterpart to Stan’s 2000s Conservatism. This was the premise going into the show, a sort of All in the Family meets Family Guy (All in the … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 14, “The Girl Who Cried Space Jam”
In which Francine and Roger take a peep Francine is depressed because no one wants to tell her anything or spend any time with her. Steve won’t tell her where he bought his shirt (Amazon), Hayley is addicted to her … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 13, “The Clearview Motel”
In which Francine takes up gardening and unearths some Tremor worms Escalation is the name of the game in American Dad! I think almost all the best plots start off fairly benignly and then escalate to something weird, while remaining … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21, Episode 12, “The Legend of Mike Madonia, the Rototiller Man”
In which Jeff is both Jeff and money… Jeff has been part of the fabric of the show since the beginning, even if he wasn’t technically a Smith until he and Hayley got married. And he’s always been the dumb, … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21 Episode 10 “Idiot Rich”
In which this yearly custom becomes a tedious tradition… When American Dad! first started doing its Christmas episodes, it was born of the same ideas of the overall ethos of the show: “making fun of American Conservatism while also being … Continue reading American Dad! Season 21 Episode 9 “Nasty Christmas”
