American Dad!: Season 4
American Dad! Season 4 continues the overarching saga across sixteen episodes. As an animated series created by a group of people led by Seth MacFarlane, the show follows the ongoing narrative of a family located in Langley Falls. The series centers on a man who will stop at nothing to protect his country, featuring the comedic and animated exploits of this American family. The overarching saga of the series explores
Season 4 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 similar group of people who created Family Guy.
- The show focuses on a man who will stop at nothing to protect his country.
- The narrative centers around the lives of an American family living in Langley Falls.
- The overarching saga unfolds across structured television seasons and episodes.
Season overview
American Dad! Season 4 continues the overarching saga across sixteen episodes. As an animated series created by a group of people led by Seth MacFarlane, the show follows the ongoing narrative of a family located in Langley Falls. The series centers on a man who will stop at nothing to protect his country, featuring the comedic and animated exploits of this American family. The overarching saga of the series explores these dynamics and situations as part of the broader television run that premiered following Super Bowl XXXIX in February 2005.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
The Vacation Goo
Sep 30, 2007 · 22 min
Francine demands that Stan take the family on a vacation after she learns all of their previous vacations never actually happened: The CIA had planted artificial memories of the "v
Meter Made
Oct 7, 2007 · 22 min
After Stan punches a male meter maid during a disagreement over a parking ticket, a judge sentences him to two weeks of community service--as a meter maid. Meanwhile, Hayley poses
Dope & Faith
Oct 14, 2007 · 22 min
Stan prays for a friend and one is provided: a guy named Brett who's like him in every way but one--he's an atheist. So Stan has some evangelizing to do. Meanwhile, Steve is accept
Big Trouble in Little Langley
Nov 4, 2007 · 22 min
Stan seeks out Francine's birth parents because her visiting adoptive parents annoy him so much. But they don't annoy Steve, especially after they give him fireworks.
Haylias
Nov 11, 2007 · 22 min
Stan, who had Hayley brainwashed because he wanted her to be a sleeper CIA agent, activates her and orders her to marry a senator's son. Meanwhile, Roger and Steve decide to open a
The 42-Year-Old Virgin
Nov 18, 2007 · 22 min
Although Stan is a veteran CIA agent, it turns out that he has never killed anyone, so three of his buddies from the agency (and Roger) take him out so he can bag his "first kill."
Surro-Gate
Dec 2, 2007 · 22 min
Terry and Greg, the Smiths' gay neighbors, want to have a baby, and Francine offers to be their surrogate. Not surprisingly, Stan objects. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger play a practic
The Most Adequate Christmas Ever
Dec 16, 2007 · 22 min
Stan dies on Christmas Eve while trying to find a perfect Christmas tree, then wreaks havoc in heaven (and limbo) trying to return to Earth to save his family--who were dragged alo
Frannie 911
Jan 6, 2008 · 22 min
Stan and Francine give the constantly nasty Roger an ultimatum: Be nice or ship out. Meanwhile, Klaus and Hayley play truth or dare, and Steve decides to become a backup dancer.
Tearjerker
Jan 13, 2008 · 22 min
A James Bond spoof casts Stan as a 007-type agent assigned by B (Bullock) to infiltrate the set of a movie producer named TchochkieSchmear (Klaus), who's in cahoots with the diabol
Oedipal Panties
Jan 27, 2008 · 22 min
When Stan's mom gets dumped by yet another boyfriend, she comes running to Stan for support, which he willingly provides (yet again). Francine, feeling threatened, seeks to loosen
Widowmaker
Feb 17, 2008 · 22 min
Francine wants Stan to open up emotionally, and after a few sessions with "pretend psychiatrist" Roger, he's more touchy-feely than she can handle. Meanwhile, Hayley kills the quee
Red October Sky
Apr 27, 2008 · 22 min
Stan hunts for an ex-KGB agent but can't find him--until he moves in next door. And Steve is building a rocket for a school science project, but can't get it to work--until he gets
Office Spaceman
May 4, 2008 · 22 min
After outing himself as an alien, Roger (in disguise) finagles his way into being appointed the CIA's chief alien hunter to take advantage of a lavish expense account--while coming
Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold
May 11, 2008 · 22 min
After almost dying in a car crash, Stan decides that he must do something important with his life, so he digs for the gold he claims Iran-Contra figure Oliver North buried beneath
Spring Breakup
May 18, 2008 · 22 min
Francine is out of town, giving Roger an opportunity to host spring break at the Smith house for visiting college students, one of whom becomes the straying Stan's "spring-break bu