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American Dad! season 18

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American Dad!
Season 18
Promotional poster for the 18th season
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkTBS
Original releaseApril 19 (2021-04-19) –
October 25, 2021 (2021-10-25)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The eighteenth season of the American TV series American Dad! originally aired on TBS from April 19, 2021 to October 25, 2021,[1] and consisted of 22 episodes.

Production

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In January 2020, the series was renewed for an eighteenth and nineteenth season.[2]

Episodes

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Main article: List of American Dad! episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
3011"Who Smarted?"Chris BennettJeff KauffmannApril 19, 2021 (2021-04-19)FAJN010.56[3]
When Jeff starts to feel that his stupidity embarrasses Hayley, he volunteers for a CIA experiment that makes him a genius. Meanwhile, Roger and Steve hunt for snakes so that they can sell their venom.
3022"Russian Doll"Josue CervantesZack RosenblattApril 26, 2021 (2021-04-26)FAJN020.60[4]
Stan becomes obsessed with a doll that he's supposed to give to the CIA as part of a Russian recon mission. Meanwhile, Klaus does taxes for Roger's personas and a serial killer is going after the members of Steve's former boy band, B-12.
3033"Stan Moves to Chicago"Shawn MurrayNic WegenerMay 3, 2021 (2021-05-03)FAJN030.62[5]
Stan quits his job at the CIA and moves to Chicago to kickstart the comedy career he gave up on when he was in college -- and ends up on the Saturday Night Live-esque sketch show Sketches & Laughs as part of a plot to take down popular cast member Colin Jokes.
3044"Shakedown Steve"Rodney CloudenTim SaccardoMay 10, 2021 (2021-05-10)FAJN040.56[6]
Steve bonds with Jeff over Jeff's homemade grilled cheese business. Meanwhile, Stan, Francine, Hayley, Roger, and Klaus go to a low-rent escape room and end up living there.
3055"Klaus and Rogu in "Thank God for Loose Rocks": An American Dad! Adventure"Jansen YeeJoe ChandlerMay 17, 2021 (2021-05-17)FAJN050.46[7]
The Smiths vacation at a dude ranch, and Klaus and Rogu try to survive the wilderness.
3066"The Wondercabinet"Joe DanielloBrett Cawley & Robert MaitiaMay 24, 2021 (2021-05-24)FAJN060.48[8]
Steve gets into New Age mysticism after discovering that life as an adult will be nothing but misery and cynicism. Meanwhile, Roger creates a low-budget porn series called "Bang Van".
3077"Little Bonnie Ramirez"Jennifer GravesParker DeayMay 31, 2021 (2021-05-31)FAJN070.46[9]
Roger tries to prove to Francine that he can still come up with interesting personas...and puts Francine in prison for abducting a child pageant star. Meanwhile, Stan, Hayley, and Steve go on a cruise with an actress who played Francine in a re-enactment of her allegedly kidnapping the child pageant star.
3088"Dancin' A-With My Cell"Tim ParsonsCharles SuozziJune 7, 2021 (2021-06-07)FAJN080.60[10]
Stan uses DNA splicing to change his family's personalities. Meanwhile, Roger, Jeff, and Principal Lewis go skiing and end up stuck in an avalanche.
3099"Mused and Abused"Chris BennettSam BrennerJune 14, 2021 (2021-06-14)FAJN090.55[11]
Roger (dressed as Pablo Picasso) uses Klaus' misery to create art. Meanwhile, Stan and Francine seek revenge after receiving a rejection letter from the management behind the Bazooka Sharks.
31010"Henderson"Shawn MurrayJoel HurwitzJune 21, 2021 (2021-06-21)FAJN110.63[12]
A man whom Stan believes is his imaginary friend returns to collect a debt. Meanwhile, Klaus has a big date with Danuta and calls upon Jeff to upgrade his fishbowl.
31111"Hot Scoomp"John O'DayNicole ShabtaiJune 28, 2021 (2021-06-28)FAJN120.52[13]
Upset that Francine doesn't care about her hopes and dreams, Hayley gets stoned and ends up enrolling in an exercise class that turns out to be a cult.
31212"Lumberjerk"Joe DanielloPaul StroudJuly 5, 2021 (2021-07-05)FAJN140.60[14]
Stan is forced to be partners with Jeff in a lumberjack contest, while Steve, Francine, and Snot try to win a vintage pickup truck in a contest.
31313"Stan & Francine & Stan & Francine & Radika"Jennifer GravesSteve HelyJuly 12, 2021 (2021-07-12)FAJN150.60[15]
Stan and Francine go back in time to the 1990s to settle an argument, and the two end up falling for their past selves, until present-day Stan decides that his life would be better off if he married their Indian roommate, Radika.
31414"Flush After Reading"Tim ParsonsLaura BeasonJuly 19, 2021 (2021-07-19)FAJN160.51[16]
To cover up a secret shame, Francine hides out in the library to use the library's bathroom, and uses Roger's powers to go inside the books she's reading. Meanwhile, Klaus faces a crisis from being lonely, but when he scores a date, she dumps him for lying in his profile.
31515"Comb Over: A Hair Piece"Chris BennettBrett Cawley & Robert MaitiaJuly 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)FAJN170.55[17]
Stan calls upon Roger's hairstylist persona to help him with his baldness (last mentioned in the episode "Chimdale").
31616"Plot Heavy"Jansen YeeSoren BowieAugust 2, 2021 (2021-08-02)[a]FAJN130.42[18]
The family turns their backyard into a cemetery, but Klaus ends up recruiting Stan to have the backyard turned into a poolside bar.
31717"The Sinister Fate!!"Josue CervantesJeff KauffmannAugust 9, 2021 (2021-08-09)FAJN180.50[19]
Hayley becomes concerned that she's becoming her mother, so she finds solace in an elderly friend, named Eunice, who has a twisted secret. Meanwhile, Steve, Snot, Barry, and Toshi take part in Roger's improv troupe.
31818"Dr. Sunderson's SunSuckers"Shawn MurrayNic WegenerAugust 16, 2021 (2021-08-16)FAJN190.59[20]
Hayley and Jeff struggle to promote the use of renewable energy, so they join a solar company run by one of Roger's personas.
31919"Family Time"John O'DayZack RosenblattAugust 23, 2021 (2021-08-23)FAJN200.56[21]
Stan takes the family to dinner at a buffet restaurant that ends up being a trap by CIA scientist, Dr. Weitzman. Meanwhile, Roger escapes from his stressful life by becoming a flower, only to be taken by a flower-gathering company and bought by a woman who's cheating on her husband.
32020"Cry Baby"Jansen YeeJoe ChandlerAugust 30, 2021 (2021-08-30)FAJN210.52[22]
Stan realizes he can't cry, so he tries to learn empathy from Steve. Meanwhile, Roger tries to remedy his air conditioner business with a nicely worded email.
32121"Crystal Clear"Joe DanielloParker DeaySeptember 6, 2021 (2021-09-06)FAJN220.46[23]
Stan tries to impress Toshi's father after spending a day at his house. Meanwhile, Klaus and Jeff go vacationing in the countryside and Klaus tries to get invited to his friend's bachelor party.
32222"Steve's Franken Out"Josue CervantesAlisha KetryOctober 25, 2021 (2021-10-25)FAJN100.37[24]
Steve attempts to save Pearl Bailey High's science club by creating a Frankenstein-esque replica of Principal Lewis. Meanwhile, Langley Falls' drinking water is tainted after Octaduel (Roger's oil company from "Kiss Kiss, Cam Cam") leaks formaldehyde into the town's water supply.

Notes

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  1. ^ This episode was first released on Video On Demand on July 6, 2021, the day after the episode was originally scheduled to air.

References

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