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American Dad!: Season 19

22 episodes Premiered Jan 24, 2022 Updated Oct 4, 2026
Previously on American Dad!

Season 19 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 18.
  • ⚡ 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.
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Season 19 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 19: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (19): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S19·E1 Mytharc

Langley Dollar Listings

Jan 24, 2022 · 22 min

Francine becomes a realtor in Langley's world of high-end real estate, while the rest of the family sells coffee from the front yard.

S19·E2 Core

Dressed Down

Jan 31, 2022 · 22 min

When Stan doesn't feel confident in anything but his suits, Roger assumes a fashion designer persona to craft him a life-changing new wardrobe. Hayley and Jeff raise chickens in th

S19·E3 Core

The Book of Fischer

Feb 7, 2022 · 22 min

Stan takes Steve to his favorite barbershop to hang with his crew; Jeff starts journaling to help with his bad memory.

S19·E4 Core

A Roger Story

Feb 14, 2022 · 22 min

Steve and Snot's friendship gets put to the test when their mothers start to fight.

S19·E5 Core

Epic Powder Dump

Feb 21, 2022 · 22 min

Stan insists everyone help him recreate the rustic family ski trips of his childhood while Klaus falls in love with a tech support operator.

S19·E6 Core

American Dad Graffito

Feb 28, 2022 · 22 min

To save a beloved restaurant from closing, Stan must bring the 1950s back to Langley.

S19·E8 Core

A Song of Knives and Fire

Mar 14, 2022 · 22 min

Stan and Francine inject some much-needed fire into their relationship.

S19·E9 Core

The Curious Case of the Old Hole

Sep 5, 2022 · 22 min

Wheels and the Legman try to hunt down the perpetrators who destroyed Steve's secret swimming hole. Meanwhile, Klaus helps an aging Principal Lewis reclaim his confidence.

S19·E10 Core

Gold Top Nuts

Sep 12, 2022 · 22 min

The Smiths return from a difficult, quarrelsome vacation, but they can't get a break from one another.

S19·E11 Core

The Three Fs

Sep 19, 2022 · 22 min

Francine's newfound friendship with a frog brings excitement to the whole Smith household. Unfortunately, it drives their neighbor, Greg, crazy.

S19·E12 Core

Smooshed: A Love Story

Sep 26, 2022 · 22 min

Steve goes on a class trip to Philadelphia, where he hopes to fall in love.

S19·E13 Core

The Fast and the Spurious

Oct 3, 2022 · 22 min

Roger is forced to confront himself after a series of accidents. Klaus and Jeff bond.

S19·E14 Core

A League of His Own

Oct 10, 2022 · 22 min

Steve profiles Stan for an essay contest at school; Francine uses a porta john.

S19·E15 Core

You Are Here

Oct 31, 2022 · 22 min

Roger and Steve try to save a dying mall.

S19·E16 Core

I Heard You Wanna Buy Some Speakers

Nov 7, 2022 · 22 min

Barry blows out his dad's speakers and Snot helps him replace them. Stan attempts to do a standing backflip.

S19·E17 Core

Hayley Was a Girl Scout?

Nov 14, 2022 · 22 min

Stan is forced to co-lead a scouts troop with Hayley while Steve blunders in his fantasy world.

S19·E18 Core

Please Please Jeff

Nov 21, 2022 · 22 min

Jeff's people pleasing nature gets in the way of his relationship with Hayley; Stan wears a confusing costume to the CIA costume party.

S19·E19 Core

Jambalaya

Nov 28, 2022 · 22 min

When Francine successfully grows a garden, it reminds Roger he knows a recipe for truly authentic jambalaya.

S19·E20 Core

Gernot and Strudel

Dec 5, 2022 · 22 min

Hoping to teach him the value of sharing, the family recreates a television show from Klaus's childhood. Roger has a piano recital.

S19·E21 Mytharc

Echoes

Dec 12, 2022 · 22 min

Steve starts a work-study program and discovers that not all is what it seems at Channel 3 News. Roger seeks redemption in the Nashville country music scene.

S19·E22 Mytharc

The Grounch

Dec 19, 2022 · 22 min

When Roger has his famous Christmas sex party stolen from him the results are... monstrous. Stan creates a magazine for men.

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