American Dad!: Season 16
Season 16 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of American Dad! Season 15.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 16 Progress Shield
Fantasy Baseball
Apr 15, 2019 · 22 min
Steve tries to get into baseball to connect with Stan. Roger creates real life drama for Francine after her favorite soap opera is cancelled.
I Am The Jeans: The Gina Lavetti Story
Apr 22, 2019 · 22 min
Francine tries to be a better friend to one of Roger's personas who is selling her homemade jeans on TV. Stan and Steve swap eyebrows.
Stan & Francine & Connie & Ted
Apr 29, 2019 · 22 min
Steve introduces Stan and Francine to Barry's parents and Steve regrets it. Roger goes blind.
Rabbit Ears
May 6, 2019 · 22 min
Stan gets obsessed with a 1960s television show after picking up a secondhand TV. Roger decides to live as a baby and the family cares for him.
Jeff and the Dank Ass Weed Factory
May 13, 2019 · 22 min
Jeff wins a tour through a mysterious weed factory and brings Stan along.
Lost Boys
May 20, 2019 · 22 min
Roger breaks up Steve's friendship with Snot, Barry and Toshi. Jeff realizes he has a flair for house flipping and gets Stan, Francine and Hayley involved.
Shark?!
May 27, 2019 · 22 min
Stan has Roger pretend to be a shark to help Steve overcome his fears. Hayley's friend Danuta becomes romantically interested in Klaus.
The Long March
Jun 3, 2019 · 22 min
Hayley and Jeff move into a van and start living life on the open road. Francine and Steve are haunted by an Uber driver that they rated poorly.
The Hall Monitor and the Lunch Lady
Jun 10, 2019 · 22 min
Steve goes undercover as a school hall monitor; Roger and Stan go catatonic after witnessing a grisly escalator accident.
Wild Women Do
Jun 17, 2019 · 22 min
Jeff is forced to take Francine out for a not-so-wild night on the town. Klaus forces Steve to watch his celebrity impressions.
An Irish Goodbye
Jun 24, 2019 · 22 min
Francine helps Hayley take a break from their marriages. Stan and Jeff pretend to be frontiersmen.
Stompe Le Monde
Jul 1, 2019 · 22 min
Stan buys the rights a Broadway show after inheriting money from a dead uncle.
Mom Sauce
Jul 8, 2019 · 22 min
Steve’s life is turned upside down when Snot gets rich after his mom starts selling a new dipping sauce. Klaus, Stan, Roger and Jeff become mall fashion show models.
Hamerican Dad!
Jul 15, 2019 · 22 min
Stan, reluctantly invites Roger into his ham club. Francine decides to scare Greg.
Demolition Daddy
Jul 22, 2019 · 22 min
Thanks to Roger, Snot discovers his dead father was a demolition derby driver. Hayley takes Steve on a road trip, so he can learn to drive.
Pride Before the Fail
Jul 29, 2019 · 22 min
Roger tries to force Hayley into graduating from community college so he can move into her room. Klaus repairs Francine’s car.
Enter Stanman
Aug 5, 2019 · 22 min
Roger helps Stan enter Francine’s dreams after he becomes insecure about their contents.
No Weddings and a Funeral
Aug 12, 2019 · 22 min
Klaus leaves the family after one too many harassments. 15 years later, they reconnect for his funeral.
Eight Fires
Aug 19, 2019 · 22 min
Roger helps Francine with her terrible cooking by bringing her to a remote Patagonian island. Stan gets a nail in his head and can’t speak.
The Hand That Rocks the Rogu
Aug 26, 2019 · 22 min
Steve babysits Roger’s ex-tumor, Rogu, to prove to Francine that he’s ready for the responsibility. Stan and Francine get into trouble in their respective clubs.