American Dad!

American Dad is a satirical American animated series owned by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions and produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television.

It was created by Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, as well as two former Family Guy writers, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman. The pilot episode aired in the United States on Fox on February 6, 2005, thirty minutes after the end of Super Bowl XXXIX; the regular series began May 1, 2005, after the season premiere of Family Guy. American Dad follows the events of CIA agent Stan Smith and his family.

Episodes

Opening sequence

Similar to other animated shows' opening sequences, American Dad! features a recurring gag that is changed for every episode, except for "Office Spaceman", which started with the sequence interrupted early. After Stan wakes up singing "Good Morning, U.S.A." and has breakfast with his family, he heads out his front door and picks up the newspaper waiting on his front porch. He then cartwheels into his car and drives to his CIA office. The front page headline on the newspaper is different for each episode, like in The Simpsons (e.g. couch gags, Bart's chalkboard gags or Lisa Simpson's saxophone piece). It is usually a topical joke such as "Child obesity up, pedophilia down" ("Four Little Words"), "Economy turns corner, falls down stairs" ("Roger Codger"), "Bush finally gets joke about last name" ("Deacon Stan, Jesus Man"), "Iran changes flag to middle finger" ("Black Mystery Month"), or "Israel pulls out of Gaza, Gaza not pregnant" ("A Smith in the Hand"). These headlines are satirical in nature, usually directed at the United States Government, the media or current affairs. A notable exception is the episode "Office Spaceman", whose headline, "ALIEN SPOTTED!" (featuring a picture of Roger on the front page), shifts the sequence directly into the episode itself.

As of season 4, the opening sequence has been replaced with a new one, starting with the episode "1600 Candles". While featuring the same music, most of the interaction with the family has been changed,and instead of Stan picking up the newspaper, Klaus kicks the car keys to Stan and he directly proceeds to his car. Replacing the newspaper gag used in the first three seasons is Roger who pops up next to Stan in the family's SUV and sings the penultimate "Good Morning, U.S.A.!", wearing a different costume every time. Roger's sudden appearance causes Stan to end the sequence by crashing into the flagpole at the C.I.A. building. In the episode Tearjerker, the opening sequence was a parody and homage to James Bond movies.

Crossovers with Family Guy

Certain characters and locations have been featured in select episodes of Family Guy, another animated comedy created and produced by Seth MacFarlane.

• Roger makes a last-minute cameo in the episode "Meet the Quagmires", asking the Griffins "Who ate all the Pecan Sandies?". His line is a reference to a line he said early in the American Dad! pilot episode, asking Francine if she bought Pecan Sandies while she was out shopping.
• Roger appears in the hour-long Star Wars parody "Blue Harvest" in the cantina scene, socializing and sipping red wine.
• Stan Smith and Avery Bullock, as well as the CIA Headquarters, appear in the episode "Lois Kills Stewie". When they meet, Stewie calls Stan "Joe", then explains that he looks like someone he knows.

Related Shows

• Family Guy
• The Cleveland Show

Main cast

• Seth MacFarlane as Stan Smith and Roger the Alien
• Wendy Schaal as Francine Smith
• Scott Grimes as Steve Smith
• Rachael MacFarlane as Hayley Dreamsmasher Smith
• Dee Bradley Baker as Klaus

Crew

• Mike Barker, Creator/Writer/Executive Producer
• Matt Weitzman, Creator/Writer/Executive Producer
• Seth MacFarlane, Creator/Writer/Executive Producer
• David Zuckerman, Writer/Co-Executive Producer
• Rick Wiener, Writer/Co-Executive Producer
• Kenny Schwartz, Writer/Co-Executive Producer
• Crystal Khan, Writer/Producer
• Mike Shipley, Writer/Co-Executive Producer
• Jim Bernstein, Writer/Co-Executive Producer
• Steve Hely, Writer/Story Editor
• Brian Boyle, Writer/Producer
• Chris McKenna, Writer/Story Editor
• Matt McKenna, Writer/Story Editor
• Dan Vebber, Writer/Supervising Producer
• Jon Fener, Writer/Supervising Producer
• Josh Bycel, Writer/Supervising Producer
• Dave Locke, Writer/Supervising Producer
• John Fitch, Production Editor

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