Episode guide
American Dad!: Season 18
22 episodes · premiered Apr 18, 2021
Episodes feature heavier fourth-wall breaking, alternative openings (such as Stan's modified morning routine near Groff Community College), and playful call-backs to running gags like "Ricky Spanish". Stan takes the family to a buffet that turns out to be a trap set by CIA scientist Dr. Weitzman, while Roger copes with stress by turning into a flower (which gets bought by a woman cheating on her husband).
- Episode 1: Who Smarted? Apr 19, 2021 · 22m Worried that he's not smart enough for Hayley, Jeff undergoes an experimental intelligence enhancement procedure at the CIA. Roger recruits Steve to help him harvest snake venom.
- Episode 2: Russian Doll Apr 26, 2021 · 22m Stan becomes infatuated with a doll that the CIA wants to use to spy on the Russians.
- Episode 3: Stan Moves to Chicago May 3, 2021 · 22m Stan moves to Chicago to become a comic while Steve and Hayley host Roger for a nice night in.
- Episode 4: Shakedown Steve May 10, 2021 · 22m Steve and Jeff try to bond as brothers while the rest of the family visits an escape room.
- Episode 5: Klaus and Rogu in "Thank God for Loose Rocks": An American Dad! Adventure May 17, 2021 · 22m When the family goes to a dude ranch, Klaus and Rogu have to work together to survive in the wilderness.
- Episode 6: The Wondercabinet May 24, 2021 · 22m Steve spins out about his future, but a radio show about new age mysticism gives him a hopeful new understanding of life. Roger struggles to get into the adult film industry.
- Episode 7: Little Bonnie Ramirez May 31, 2021 · 22m After a series of boring personas, Roger goes to great lengths to prove to Francine he still has "his edge".
- Episode 8: Dancin' A-With My Cells Jun 7, 2021 · 22m Stan tries a new, cutting edge parenting approach DNA splicing.
- Episode 9: Mused and Abused Jun 14, 2021 · 22m Roger reveals a secret passion to Klaus; Stan and Francine seek revenge on Bazooka Sharks management.
- Episode 10: Henderson Jun 21, 2021 · 22m Stan's childhood imaginary friend returns to collect a debt. Klaus has a big date and needs a fishbowl upgrade.
- Episode 11: Hot Scoomp Jun 28, 2021 · 22m Hayley searches for guidance and instead finds a community of 'cool butts.'
- Episode 12: Lumberjerk Jul 5, 2021 · 22m Stan is forced to partner with Jeff in a lumberjack competition; Steve, Francine and Snot enter a contest to win a vintage pickup truck.
- Episode 13: Stan & Francine & Stan & Francine & Radika Jul 12, 2021 · 22m Stan and Francine go back in time to settle an argument.
- Episode 14: Flush After Reading Jul 19, 2021 · 22m Francine and Roger get lost in a good book -- or five -- after Francine escapes an embarrassing situation; Stan reluctantly hangs out at the library.
- Episode 15: Comb Over: A Hair Piece Jul 26, 2021 · 22m Stan finally decides to do something about his secret baldness and enlists the help of Josay Bosay, Roger's famed hair-stylist-to-the-stars persona.
- Episode 16: Plot Heavy Aug 2, 2021 · 22m After Stan sells off the coveted family plot, the family opens their own cemetery in the backyard with the help of basketball Hall-of-Famer Scottie Pippen.
- Episode 17: The Sinister Fate!! Aug 9, 2021 · 22m A new friendship causes Hayley to start worrying she might be slowly turning into Francine. Steve and his friends try out for Roger's improv troupe.
- Episode 18: Dr. Sunderson's SunSuckers Aug 16, 2021 · 22m Hayley and Jeff help one of Roger's personas run a solar company.
- Episode 19: Family Time Aug 23, 2021 · 22m Stan and the family go out to dinner at a buffet restaurant. Roger becomes a flower.
- Episode 20: Cry Baby Aug 30, 2021 · 22m When Stan realizes he can't cry, he asks Steve to teach him empathy.
- Episode 21: Crystal Clear Sep 6, 2021 · 22m Stan gets in over his head trying to impress Toshi's dad; Klaus and Jeff head to the country for a weekend getaway.
- Episode 22: Steve's Franken Out Oct 25, 2021 · 22m When Principal Lewis threatens to cancel science club, Steve takes matters into his own hands in a monstrous way.