American Dad!: Season 18
Season 18 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 17.
- 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 18 Progress Shield
Who Smarted?
Apr 19, 2021 · 22 min
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.
Russian Doll
Apr 26, 2021 · 22 min
Stan becomes infatuated with a doll that the CIA wants to use to spy on the Russians.
Stan Moves to Chicago
May 3, 2021 · 22 min
Stan moves to Chicago to become a comic while Steve and Hayley host Roger for a nice night in.
Shakedown Steve
May 10, 2021 · 22 min
Steve and Jeff try to bond as brothers while the rest of the family visits an escape room.
Klaus and Rogu in "Thank God for Loose Rocks": An American Dad! Adventure
May 17, 2021 · 22 min
When the family goes to a dude ranch, Klaus and Rogu have to work together to survive in the wilderness.
The Wondercabinet
May 24, 2021 · 22 min
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.
Little Bonnie Ramirez
May 31, 2021 · 22 min
After a series of boring personas, Roger goes to great lengths to prove to Francine he still has "his edge".
Dancin' A-With My Cells
Jun 7, 2021 · 22 min
Stan tries a new, cutting edge parenting approach DNA splicing.
Mused and Abused
Jun 14, 2021 · 22 min
Roger reveals a secret passion to Klaus; Stan and Francine seek revenge on Bazooka Sharks management.
Henderson
Jun 21, 2021 · 22 min
Stan's childhood imaginary friend returns to collect a debt. Klaus has a big date and needs a fishbowl upgrade.
Hot Scoomp
Jun 28, 2021 · 22 min
Hayley searches for guidance and instead finds a community of 'cool butts.'
Lumberjerk
Jul 5, 2021 · 22 min
Stan is forced to partner with Jeff in a lumberjack competition; Steve, Francine and Snot enter a contest to win a vintage pickup truck.
Stan & Francine & Stan & Francine & Radika
Jul 12, 2021 · 22 min
Stan and Francine go back in time to settle an argument.
Flush After Reading
Jul 19, 2021 · 22 min
Francine and Roger get lost in a good book -- or five -- after Francine escapes an embarrassing situation; Stan reluctantly hangs out at the library.
Comb Over: A Hair Piece
Jul 26, 2021 · 22 min
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.
Plot Heavy
Aug 2, 2021 · 22 min
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.
The Sinister Fate!!
Aug 9, 2021 · 22 min
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.
Dr. Sunderson's SunSuckers
Aug 16, 2021 · 22 min
Hayley and Jeff help one of Roger's personas run a solar company.
Family Time
Aug 23, 2021 · 22 min
Stan and the family go out to dinner at a buffet restaurant. Roger becomes a flower.
Cry Baby
Aug 30, 2021 · 22 min
When Stan realizes he can't cry, he asks Steve to teach him empathy.
Crystal Clear
Sep 6, 2021 · 22 min
Stan gets in over his head trying to impress Toshi's dad; Klaus and Jeff head to the country for a weekend getaway.
Steve's Franken Out
Oct 25, 2021 · 22 min
When Principal Lewis threatens to cancel science club, Steve takes matters into his own hands in a monstrous way.