American Dad! is a satirical American animated television series produced by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions for 20th Century Fox. It was created, in part, by Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy. 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 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent Stan Smith and his family.

CharactersEdit

The show centers on the Smith family and the various obstacles Stan, a CIA employee, encounters with his immediate family and in his efforts to ensure the safety of his country. The Smith family lives in the fictional U.S. community of "Langley Falls, Virginia" in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The town name is a composite of Langley, Virginia and Great Falls, Virginia, both of which are located in Fairfax County. Langley is the real-life location of CIA headquarters.

Opening sequenceEdit

Similar to other animated shows' opening sequences, American Dad! features a recurring gag that is changed for every episode. As Stan is singing "Good Morning, U.S.A." he heads out his front door and picks up the newspaper waiting on his front porch. The front page headline is different for each episode, á la Simpsons (e.g. couch gags or Bart's chalkboard gags). It's usually a topical joke such as "Child obesity up, pedophilia down" or "Iran changes flag to middle finger". These headlines are satirical in nature, usually directed at the United States Government, the media, or current affairs.

Also, visit the collection of Newspaper Headlines

Cast (voices)Edit

• Seth MacFarlane as Stan, Roger
• Wendy Schaal as Francine
• Rachael MacFarlane as Hayley
• Scott Grimes as Steve
• Dee Bradley Baker as Klaus

CrewEdit

• Seth MacFarlane, Creator/Writer/Executive Producer
• Mike Barker, Creator/Writer/Executive Producer
• Matt Weitzman, Creator/Writer/Executive Producer
• Rick Wiener, Writer/Executive Producer
• Kenny Schwartz, Writer/Executive Producer
• Nahnatchka Khan, Writer/Executive Producer
• Jonathan Fener, Writer/Co-Executive Producer
• Brian Boyle, Writer/Co-Executive Producer
• Alan R. Cohen, Writer/Co-Executive Producer
• Alan Freedland, Writer/Co-Executive Producer
• Murray Miller, Writer/Co-Executive Producer
• Judah Miller, Writer/Co-Executive Producer
• Erik Sommers, Writer/Supervising Producer
• Laura McCreary, Writer/Producer
• Erik Durbin, Writer/Producer
• Keith Heisler, Writer/Executive Story Editor
• Matt Fusfeld, Writer/Story Editor
• Alex Cuthbertson, Writer/Story Editor
• Ron Hughart, Supervising Director
• Brent Woods, Supervising Director
• Walter Murphy, Composer
• Joel McNeely, Composer
• Kara Vallow, Producer

Show informationEdit

• Duration: Approximately 21-minute episodes

Crossovers with The Cleveland ShowEdit

Due to Cleveland's relocating to the town of Stoolbend, Virgina from Quahog, Rhode Island; There has been much speculation that a crossover involving The Cleveland Show and American Dad would take place. While the characters have yet to make an appearance in each other's shows, Glenn Quagmire visited Cleveland in the episode Gone with the Wind and mentioned he had a bachelor party cameo scene in American Dad.

The third Family Guy Star Wars parody, It's A Trap!, involved characters from all three shows.

Crossovers with Family GuyEdit

Due to the fact that Family Guy and American Dad! are helmed by the same creators and each contain much of the same creative staff, there have been several cameos made by American Dad! characters in certain episodes of Family Guy, which are listed below. This could suggest that the two shows exist in the same universe, though no confirmation on this has been made.

Screenshot/Artwork	Title and Description	Original airdate
	"Meet the Quagmires"	May 20, 2007
	Roger makes an appearance at the end of this episode.
	"Blue Harvest"	September 23, 2007
	Roger can be seen making a cameo in the cantina/bar scene, conversing with one of the alien bar patrons.
	"Lois Kills Stewie"	November 11, 2007
	Stan Smith and his boss, Avery Bullock both make cameos in this episode, reprised by their respective voice actors, Seth MacFarlane and Patrick Stewart.
	"Family Affair"	February 15, 2009
	The DVD commentary for the episode revealed that the Griffins were to be one of Roger's adopted families with Roger having a close relationship with Meg.
	"April in Quahog"	April 11, 2010
	Stan and Francine were scheduled to make an appearance in the Family Guy episode April in Quahog in a much publicized scene. Family Guy director Greg Colton reported [1] the scenes were dropped for time.
	"Excellence in Broadcasting"	October 3, 2010
	When Brian Griffin discovers the Republicanism is the answer after reading Rush Limbaugh's book, Stan comments "Good, good for Brian".
	"The People vs. Martin Sugar"	December 5, 2010
	Brian Griffin has a brief appearance when Stan names his top ten favorite fictional dogs, Brian being his favorite. Though Brian doesn't seem to acknowledge who Stan is.
	"It's A Trap!"	May, 2010
	Roger and Klaus appear in It's A Trap! respectively as Tiaan Jerjerrod and Admiral Ackbar. At the beginning of the episode, Darth Vader, played by Stewie Griffin even recognizes Roger, making him wonder if Family Guy has already run out of its own characters.