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American Dad!: Season 3

19 episodes Premiered Sep 10, 2006 Updated Oct 2, 2026

American Dad! Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 19 episodes. The animated comedy series, created by a group of people led by Seth MacFarlane, focuses on a man who will stop at nothing to protect his country and follows the crazy fates of an American family living in Langley Falls.

Previously on American Dad!

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ The series was created by Seth MacFarlane and a group of similar creators.
  • ⚡ The show focuses on a man who will stop at nothing to protect his country.
  • ⚡ The narrative follows the crazy fates of an American family living in Langley Falls.
  • ⚡ The series originally premiered in February 2005 following Super Bowl XXXIX.
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Season overview

American Dad! Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 19 episodes. The animated comedy series, created by a group of people led by Seth MacFarlane, focuses on a man who will stop at nothing to protect his country and follows the crazy fates of an American family living in Langley Falls.

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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (4): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (15): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S3·E1 Mytharc

Camp Refoogee

Sep 10, 2006 · 22 min

When Stan tries to trick Steve into attending summer camp, things go horribly wrong and Steve ends up in a refugee camp. However, Stan, being the eternal optimist, joins Steve and

S3·E2 Core

The American Dad After School Special

Sep 17, 2006 · 22 min

Stan realizes his own weight problem after he criticizes Steve about his new, overweight girlfriend, so he goes overboard with exercising, and develops anorexia. Steve realizes tha

S3·E3 Core

Failure is Not a Factory-Installed Option

Sep 24, 2006 · 22 min

Stan loses his confidence, and his job, when a car salesman gets the best of him in a negotiation. Meanwhile, Roger and Steve set up a makeshift drive-in to try to get to first bas

S3·E4 Core

Lincoln Lover

Nov 5, 2006 · 22 min

Stan has his heart set on speaking at the Republican National Convention on behalf of the Langley chapter, but when they pass him up for another candidate, he accepts the only endo

S3·E5 Core

Dungeons and Wagons

Nov 12, 2006 · 23 min

After Francine tells Stan she's looking for excitement in their marriage, Stan gets in the driver's seat and becomes involved in drag racing to spice things up. Meanwhile, Hayley b

S3·E6 Core

Iced, Iced Babies

Nov 19, 2006 · 22 min

When Steve's new relationship with his girlfriend gives Francine empty nest syndrome, she tries to convince Stan to have another baby. Meanwhile, Roger tries to enroll in college w

S3·E7 Core

Of Ice and Men

Nov 26, 2006 · 22 min

When Francine discovers Stan's secret, decades-old passion for competitive figure skating, she decides to be supportive and becomes his pairs partner until Stan's competitive natur

S3·E8 Core

Irregarding Steve

Dec 10, 2006 · 22 min

When Roger helps Steve see that his father isn't as smart as he always believed, the power-hungry pair set their sights on fame and fortune in New York City. It doesn't take long f

S3·E9 Core

The Best Christmas Story Never Told

Dec 17, 2006 · 22 min

When an injunction prevents Langley Falls from lighting their annual Christmas tree, Stan blames secular non-believers for ruining his favorite holiday. With Stan's holiday spirit

S3·E10 Core

Bush Comes to Dinner

Jan 7, 2007 · 22 min

When Stan enters an essay contest to have his personal hero, President Bush, come over for dinner, he is overcome with joy when the President arrives at his doorstep. However, not

S3·E11 Core

American Dream Factory

Jan 28, 2007 · 22 min

When Stan feels like he's not climbing the ladder fast enough at work, he turns to his lifelong ambition of making festive teddy bears. However, when he realizes that making a quic

S3·E12 Core

A.T. The Abusive Terrestrial

Feb 11, 2007 · 22 min

When Roger is rejected by Steve, who seems to be over him, Roger heads out in search of a new human companion. But when this new friend starts to abuse Roger and the relationship t

S3·E13 Mytharc

Black Mystery Month

Feb 18, 2007 · 22 min

While researching a paper about George Washington Carver in celebration of Black History Month, Steve uncovers a conspiracy that's been going on since the Civil War. When the curat

S3·E14 Core

An Apocalypse to Remember

Mar 25, 2007 · 22 min

Stan arrives late to a CIA nuclear drill and thinks it's real. He decides to move the family into the mountains to survive the apocalypse. Even though he realizes his error, he beg

S3·E15 Core

Four Little Words

Apr 1, 2007 · 22 min

Stan sets Bullock up on a date with one of Francine's friends. Fearing that Francine will be right about the outcome of the date, Stan goes to great lengths to make sure it goes we

S3·E16 Core

When a Stan Loves a Woman

Apr 29, 2007 · 22 min

After Stan discovers that Francine has a secret sex garden, he feels like their marriage may be crumbling. Looking to rekindle their romance, Francine asks for a divorce so that St

S3·E17 Core

I Can't Stan You

May 6, 2007 · 22 min

When Stan brings home CIA equipment designed to eavesdrop on conversations, he finds out that his neighbors don't think too highly of him. In retaliation, Stan has the entire neigh

S3·E18 Mytharc

The Magnificent Steven

May 13, 2007 · 22 min

After Stan is prosecuted for sending contaminated cattle to a slaughterhouse, he says that it began as a quest to make a man out of Steve. Meanwhile, Roger sparks a cat fight betwe

S3·E19 Mytharc

Joint Custody

May 20, 2007 · 22 min

Roger becomes a bounty hunter, and he and Stan race cross-country to turn in Jeff, who is wanted for smuggling pot into Florida.

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