American Dad!: Season 17
Season 17 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 16.
- 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 17 Progress Shield
100 Years a Solid Fool
Apr 13, 2020 · 22 min
While running an errand in Little Columbia, Stan is confronted by his hidden past.
Downtown
Apr 20, 2020 · 22 min
Hayley and Steve find themselves stranded in a suburban neighborhood.
Cheek to Cheek: A Stripper's Story
Apr 27, 2020 · 22 min
Roger enlists Jeff as his protégé in order to open his dream strip club; Klaus moves into Steve’s room.
A Starboy Is Born
May 4, 2020 · 22 min
Roger tries to give Steve bubonic plague in order to qualify to Make-A-Wish to meet The Weeknd. Stan abducts The Weeknd to teach Roger a valuable lesson. Meanwhile, Hayley attempts
Tapped Out
May 11, 2020 · 22 min
Steve discovers his mom has never stopped giving him her breastmilk.
Brave N00b World
May 18, 2020 · 22 min
Stan and Steve enter an e-sports game tournament to save the world. The rest of the family get stuck in a banister.
Into the Woods
May 25, 2020 · 22 min
When Stan sees a middle-school classmate, he feels compelled to right an old wrong; Roger feels a cold coming on.
One Fish, Two Fish
Jun 1, 2020 · 22 min
Hayley takes extreme measures to help Klaus from being deported while the rest of the family tries to open a coconut.
Exquisite Corpses
Jun 8, 2020 · 22 min
Jeff, Francine and Roger decide to team up and start their own bus tour business, with murderous results.
Trophy Wife, Trophy Life
Jun 15, 2020 · 22 min
After Stan is injured, Francine nurses him back to health and he becomes dependent to her. The family discovers Tuttle is a Korean reality show star.
Game Night
Jun 22, 2020 · 22 min
Stan drags the family to a labyrinth for family game night; Roger gets some geese.
American Data?
Jun 29, 2020 · 22 min
Steve and the boys take part in a prison experiment to earn some cash. Meanwhile, Stan deals with the death of his CIA groundskeeper friend.
Salute Your Sllort
Jul 6, 2020 · 22 min
Steve's efforts to befriend a Swedish exchange student backfire in a big way; The family calls in an animal behaviorist to deal with Klaus.
Ghost Dad
Jul 13, 2020 · 22 min
Stan struggles to cope with the untimely death of his father. Meanwhile, a simple canoeing trip does catastrophic damage to Hayley and Jeff's relationship.
Men II Boyz
Jul 20, 2020 · 22 min
Klaus enlists Stan, Roger and Jeff to join him on a wild bachelor party weekend.
First, Do No Farm
Jul 27, 2020 · 22 min
Concerned that Hayley is too soft-hearted, Stan attempts to make her "farm tough" by turning the house into an urban homestead.
Roger Needs Dick
Aug 3, 2020 · 22 min
When one of Roger's characters falls in love with Dick, it affects the whole family.
The Old Country
Aug 10, 2020 · 22 min
Steve wants to know about the Smith Family heritage, but Stan refuses to indulge him. Stan is obsessed with being American and tells Steve that being American is all that matters.
Businessly Brunette
Aug 17, 2020 · 22 min
Hayley takes off her headband and becomes a businesswoman; Stan plans a party.
The Chilly Thrillies
Aug 24, 2020 · 22 min
Francine explores ASMR with Roger. Steve gets a a pole in his head and a secret admirer.
Dammmm, Stan!
Aug 31, 2020 · 22 min
Stan goes to great lengths to find the "right" couple's activity for him and Francine; Hayley and Steve look into some mysterious markings they find on the door frame.
The Last Ride of the Dodge City Rambler
Sep 7, 2020 · 22 min
The Smiths take a trip on an old steam locomotive to visit Francine's aunt only to discover it's being hijacked.
300
Sep 14, 2020 · 22 min
American Dad becomes the 25th scripted primetime show in the History of Television to reach 300 episodes and Roger's past comes back to haunt him.
Yule. Tide. Repeat.
Dec 21, 2020 · 22 min
After Stan's plan for the perfect Christmas goes terribly, tragically wrong, he's given a magical opportunity to make things right.