American Dad!
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{{Infobox Television
| show_name = American Dad!
| image = [[Image:American Dad.png|300px]]
| caption = From left: [[Roger (American Dad!)|Roger]], [[Francine Smith|Francine]], [[Stan Smith (American Dad!)|Stan]], [[Klaus (American Dad!)|Klaus]], [[Hayley Smith (American Dad!)|Hayley]] and [[Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve]]
| rating = {{TV-14}}
| format = [[animated series|Animated]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]]
| runtime = approx. 21 minutes
| creator = [[Seth MacFarlane]]<br />[[Mike Barker]]<br />[[Matt Weitzman]]
| starring = [[Seth MacFarlane]]<br>[[Wendy Schaal]]<br>[[Scott Grimes]]<br>[[Rachael MacFarlane]]<br>[[Dee Bradley Baker]]
| picture_format = [[480i]] ([[SDTV]])
| country = [[United States]]
| network = [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]
| first_aired = [[February 6]], [[2005]]
| last_aired = present
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 58 <!--As of May 18, 2008-->
| list_episodes = List of American Dad! episodes
| website = http://www.fox.com/americandad/
| imdb_id = 0397306
| tv_com_id = 21935
|}}
'''''American Dad!''''' is a [[satire|satirical]] [[United States|American]] [[list of animated television series|animated series]] produced by Underdog Productions and [[Fuzzy Door Productions]] for [[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 Broadcasting Company|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 (American Dad)|Stan Smith]] and his family.
==Characters==
{{main|List of American Dad! characters}}
The show centers on the Smith family and the various obstacles Stan, a [[Central Intelligence Agency|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]] community of Langley Falls, [[Virginia]] in the [[Washington, D.C.]] [[metropolitan area]]. The town name is a composite of Langley, a community located in [[McLean, Virginia|McLean]], and [[Great Falls, Virginia|Great Falls]], two unincorporated communities located in [[Fairfax County]]. [[Langley, Virginia|Langley]] is also the real-life location of CIA headquarters.
==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. 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, like in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' (e.g. couch gags, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]]'s chalkboard gags or [[Lisa Simpson]]'s saxophone piece). It is usually a topical joke such as "Child obesity up, pedophilia down" or "Iran changes flag to middle finger" and "Israel pulls out of Gaza, Gaza not pregnant". These headlines are [[satirical]] in nature, usually directed at the [[United States Government]], the [[mass media|media]] or current affairs. However, the current opening sequence is, as stated by the show's creators on commentary for the Volume 3 DVD, to be changed in the upcoming series.
==Ratings==
While the show has succeeded in being renewed, it has not matched ''Family Guy'' in ratings success. On a typical Sunday, ''American Dad!'' has slightly more than half the viewers and share of the ''Simpsons'' and ''Family Guy'' episodes that follow it on Fox. Its ratings are typically similar to the ''[[King of the Hill]]'' episode that precedes it.<ref>Berman, Marc. [http://www.tvtracker.com/daily_ratings.php THE PROGRAMMING INSIDER], March 31, 2008</ref><ref>[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/07/nielsen-ratings-april-6-viewers-abandon-sunday-night/3218 Viewers abandon Sunday Night], TV by the Numbers, April 6, 2008</ref> For the week ending April 6th 2008, American Dad was Fox's least viewed primetime program.<ref>Gorman Bill. [http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/08/top-fox-primetime-shows-march-31-april-6/3241 Top Fox Primetime Shows, March 31 - April 6], TV by the Numbers, April 7, 2008</ref> However it does much better in the ratings following Family Guy than King of the Hill as it did during this time. Fox has ordered more episodes of all four comedy cartoon programs for the 2008 season.<ref>Stelter, Brian. [http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/04/fox-renews-king-of-the-hill/ Fox Renews King of the Hill], ''The New York Times'', April 4, 2008</ref>
==Appearance outside ''American Dad!''==
Some ''American Dad!'' characters have had some appearance or cameo outside the show. These include:
* In ''The Simpsons'' episode "[[The Italian Bob]]" in a book of criminal suspects owned by Italian guards, [[Peter Griffin]] of ''[[Family Guy]]'' is labelled as "Plagiarismo" and Stan Smith "Plagiarismo di Plagiarismo".
* 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 (American Dad!)|pilot episode]], asking Francine if she bought Pecan Sandies while she was out shopping.
** Roger can also be seen in the hour-long ''[[Star Wars]]'' parody "[[Blue Harvest (Family Guy)|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 "[[Stewie Kills Lois/Lois Kills Stewie|Lois Kills Stewie]]". When they meet, [[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]] accidentally calls him "Joe", then explains that he looks like [[Joe Swanson]] (without any mention, though, of the fact that Stan's chin resembles that of [[Glenn Quagmire]]).
==Main Cast==
* [[Seth MacFarlane]] as [[Stan Smith (American Dad!)|Stan Smith]] and [[Roger (American Dad!)|Roger the Alien]]
* [[Wendy Schaal]] as [[Francine Smith]]
* [[Scott Grimes]] as [[Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve Smith]]
* [[Rachael MacFarlane]] as [[Hayley Smith (American Dad!)|Hayley Smith]]
* [[Dee Bradley Baker]] as [[Klaus (American Dad!)|Klaus]]
==Crew==
* [[Seth MacFarlane]], Creator/[[Writer]]/[[Television producer|Executive Producer]]
* [[Mike Barker]], Creator/Writer/Executive Producer
* [[Matt Weitzman]], Creator/Writer/Executive Producer
* [[David Zuckerman (producer)|David Zuckerman]], Writer/Co-Executive Producer
* [[Rick Wiener]], Writer/Co-Executive Producer
* [[Kenny Schwartz]], Writer/Co-Executive Producer
* [[Crystal Khan]], Writer/Producer
* [[Michael Shipley (writer)|Mike Shipley]], Writer/Co-Executive Producer
* [[Jim Bernstein]], Writer/Co-Executive Producer
* [[Steve Hely]], Writer/Story Editor
* [[Brian Boyle]], Writer/Producer
* [[Chris McKenna (writer)|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 Editer
==International Syndication==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Country !! TV network(s) !! Weekly schedule (local time)
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|{{Flag|Germany}} || MTV Germany || Monday - Sunday, various times
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|{{Flag|Australia}} || [[Seven Network]] (free-to-air) and [[FOX8]] (subscription based) || 11:00pm Thursdays ([[Seven Network]])
Sundays 9:30pm & Mondays 2:30pm ([[FOX8]])
|-
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}} || [[FX (UK)|FX]] (First run rights) and [[BBC Three]] (Terrestrial rights) ||Thursdays, 10:00pm (2 episodes) [[FX (UK)|FX]]
Monday - Sunday, various times, 2 episodes [[BBC Three]]
|-
|{{Flag|Argentina}} || [[Fox Latin America]]<br>[[FX]] ||
|-
|{{Flag|Austria}} || [[MTV Austria]] || Mondays, 10:30pm - Tuesdays, 10:30pm - Wednesdays, 11:00pm (2 episodes)
|-
|{{Flag|Canada}} || [[Global TV]] || Coincides with the American broadcast
|-
|{{Flag|Denmark}} || [[TV3+]] || Sundays, 12:00am
|-
|{{Flag|Estonia}} || [[MTV Eesti]] || Mondays - Friday, 7:25pm
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|{{Flag|South Africa}} || [[FOX|FOX South Africa]] || Mondays, 7:30pm - Tuesdays, 7:30pm - Wednesdays, 7:00pm (2 episodes)
|-
|{{Flag|Ireland}} || [[Channel 6 (Ireland)|Channel 6]] || Tuesdays, 10:25pm
|-
|{{Flag|Mexico}} || [[FX]] || Sunday, 10:30pm - Tuesday 11:30pm (In English and Spanish)
|-
|{{Flag|Latvia}} || [[MTV Latvija]] ||
|-
|{{Flag|Lithuania}} || [[MTV Lithuania]] ||
|-
|{{Flag|Norway}} || [[Viasat 4]] || Monday-Friday, 6:00pm
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||{{Flag|Spain}} || [[Antena 3]] and [[FOX España]] || Saturday, 9:30pm
|-
|{{Flag|Thailand}} || [[TrueVisions]] || Saturday, 9:30pm
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|{{Flag|Turkey}} || [[ComedyMax]] || Every day
|-
|{{Flag|Philippines}} || [[Jack TV]] ||
|-
||{{Flag|Belgium}} || [[JIM TV]], [[2BE_%28TV_channel%29|2BE]] ||(Dutch)
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||{{Flag|Israel}} || [[Xtra HOT]] || Thursdays
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||{{Flag|New Zealand}} || [[C4 (TV channel)|C4]] || Thursdays, 7:30pm
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||{{Flag|Brazil}} || [[FX]], [[Rede Globo]] || Sundays 9:30pm and Fridays 9:30pm (reprise) (FX), Sundays 5:00am (Globo)
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||{{Flag|Portugal}} || <br>[[FOX Portugal]] ||
|}
==DVD releases==
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"| DVD Name !! colspan="3"| Release dates !! rowspan="2"| Ep # !! rowspan="2"| [[BBFC]]/[[IFCO]]/[[Office of Film and Literature Classification (Australia)|OFLC]] Rating !! rowspan="2"| Additional Information
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! [[DVD region code|Region 1]] !! [[DVD region code|Region 2]] !! [[DVD region code|Region 4]]
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|Volume One||[[April 25]], [[2006]]||[[April 24]], [[2006]]||[[May 24]], [[2006]] || align="center" | 13 || 12/15/M(NOTE: Discs 1 and 2 have got a 12 certificate in Ireland, same as the UK but the content of the third disc raises the certificate up to a 15, the 12 certificate in the UK remains though) || This 3 disc boxset includes the first 13 episodes from Season 1 (Pilot - Stan of Arabia: Part 2). Special features include commentaries, featurettes, and animatics. It was renamed 'Season 1' on region 2 and 4. In Germany it was shortly rerenamed to Volume One, 2 weeks before the release. In the UK when the Boxset of Volumes 1-3 was released, the Season One discs were labelled Volume One.
|-
|Volume Two||[[May 15]], [[2007]]||[[May 28]] [[2007]]||[[May 21]] [[2007]]|| align="center"|19|| 12/15/M || This 3 disc boxset includes the remaining 10 episodes from Season 1 and the first 9 episodes from Season 2 (Stannie Get Your Gun - The Best Christmas Story Never). Special features include commentaries on all episodes, featurettes, multi-angle scene studies, and deleted scenes. An uncensored audio track is also available on the episode "Tears of a Clooney."
|-
|Volume Three||[[April 15]] [[2008]]||[[May 12]] [[2008]]||[[May 14]] [[2008]]|| align="center"|18|| 15/15/M(Rated 15 in the UK due to the Table Read and some of the commentaries, actual episodes on the set are rated 12 excluding The 42 Year Old Virgin)|| This 3 disc boxset includes the remaining 10 episodes from Season 2 and 8 of the first 9 episodes from Season 3 (Bush Comes to Dinner - Frannie 911), though "The Most Adequate Christmas Ever" does not appear on the DVD.<ref>[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/American-Dad-Volume-3/8761 American Dad DVD news: Details for American Dad - Volume 3 | TVShowsOnDVD.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Special features include commentaries on all episodes, unrated audio, table read, and deleted scenes.<ref>[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/American-Dad-Volume-3/8810 American Dad DVD news: Press Release for American Dad - Volume 3 | TVShowsOnDVD.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|}
*On the packaging for the Season 1 release on Region 2 DVD, there was no mention of audio commentaries or some of the bonus features whatsoever, leading many fans to believe they had been excerpted from the release.
*The name of the Region 2 and 4 DVDs of Volume 2 was not renamed to Season 2 and instead kept the title 'Volume 2'.
==Episodes==
{{main|List of American Dad! episodes|l1=List of ''American Dad!'' episodes}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
* [http://www.fox.com/americandad Official ''American Dad!'' website at FOX]
* {{tv.com show|id=21935|title=American Dad!}}
* {{imdb title|id=0397306|title=American Dad!}}
*[http://www.sci-fi-online.com/2008_reviews/dvd/08-05-12_americandad3.htm Review of ''American Dad: Season 3''] at www.sci-fi-online.com
* [[wikia:americandad|''American Dad!'' Wiki]] at [[wikia:Wikia|Wikia]]
* [http://www.thewebsitez.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl/Blah.pl?c-amdericandad/ ''American Dad!'' @ TV Central]
* [http://video.aol.com/video-category/american-dad/110501 Full episodes of ''American Dad!'']
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