American Dad! season 21
| American Dad! | |
|---|---|
| Season 21 | |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TBS |
| Original release | October 28, 2024 – present |
| Season chronology | |
American Dad!'s twenty first season premiered on TBS on October 28, 2024. The season will feature guest appearances from Kevin Bacon, Charles Barkley, Bret Hart, Gabriel Iglesias, Michael Imperioli, Leslie Jones, Neal McDonough, Joel McHale and Kyra Sedgwick.[1]
Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title [2] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 367 | 1 | "The Grocery Store Bank" | Shawn Murray | Brett Cawley & Robert Maitia | October 28, 2024 | JAJN01 | 0.23[3] |
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Stan, Francine, and Roger come up with a seemingly perfect plan to rob a bank located inside a grocery store. They meticulously plan every detail, but ultimately decide not to go through with the heist. Their decision to abandon the plan leads to a peaceful resolution. | |||||||
| 368 | 2 | "Brown Lotus" | John O'Day | Nic Wegener | November 4, 2024 | JAJN02 | 0.22[4] |
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Hayley and Jeff decide to take a staycation at a nearby luxury resort. Meanwhile, the CIA faces a significant challenge and is forced to undergo a rebranding process. | |||||||
| 369 | 3 | "I've Got a Friend in Me" | Jansen Yee | Jeff Kauffmann | November 11, 2024 | JAJN03 | 0.23[5] |
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After a freak accident, Stan and Roger end up stuck together in the worst possible way. Meanwhile, Klaus has to deal with an impostor. | |||||||
| 370 | 4 | "Touch the Sun: A Chimborazo Adventure" | Joe Daniello | Zack Rosenblatt | November 18, 2024 | JAJN04 | 0.26[6] |
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The Smith family sets out to fulfill their dream of climbing Mount Everest. However, Stan, always looking to save money, opts for a cheaper alternative and takes them to Chimborazo, a volcano in Ecuador. The family quickly realizes that this mountain is far more challenging and dangerous than they anticipated, leading to a series of chaotic and humorous events. | |||||||
| 371 | 5 | "Under (and Over, and Beside) the Boardwalk" | Jennifer Graves | Parker Deay | November 25, 2024 | JAJN05 | 0.27[7] |
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The Smith family is excited about the grand reopening of the old Langley Falls boardwalk. However, what starts as a fun family outing quickly turns chaotic. Stan's attempt to win an oversized stuffed animal leads to unexpected trouble, including a riot among disgruntled carnival workers. | |||||||
| 372 | 6 | "The Violence of the Clams" | Tim Parsons | Tim Saccardo | December 2, 2024 | JAJN06 | 0.30[8] |
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Being the only one of his friends to not like a new fast-food restaurant drives Steve to madness. Meanwhile, Stan and Francine go on a quest to return mistakenly delivered mail. | |||||||
| 373 | 7 | "An Adult Woman" | Chris Bennett | Nicole Shabtai | December 9, 2024 | JAJN07 | 0.24[9] |
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After Hayley is deemed a "big child" by The Lady from The Hamster Rescue Society, she gets involved with two Roger personas who have a complicated family dynamic in an effort to prove that she is an adult woman. | |||||||
| 374 | 8 | "Piece by Piece" | Josue Cervantes | Alisha Ketry | December 16, 2024 | JAJN08 | 0.23[10] |
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Steve reveals his talent for playing the cello, which unlocks repressed childhood trauma in Roger's maestro persona, leading Roger to travel to Germany to confront his real father. Meanwhile, Hayley takes up butchery as an outlet for her anger, and Jeff builds a luxury birdhouse. | |||||||
| 375 | 9 | "Nasty Christmas" | John O'Day | Joel Hurwitz | December 23, 2024 | JAJN10 | 0.26[11] |
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Disappointed by his boss's CIA Christmas party, Stan and Klaus crash Bullock's private Christmas party in which Santa Claus himself is a musical performer. Santa becomes jealous of Mrs. Claus when he sees Stan as her plus one, and leaves the gig to go live with the Smiths. Stan can't handle Mrs. Claus's drug-fueled lifestyle and escapes the North Pole. Santa realizes his mistake and rekindles his love with Mrs. Claus and resumes his role. | |||||||
| 376 | 10 | "Idiot Rich" | Shawn Murray | Andrew Rose | December 30, 2024 | JAJN09 | 0.23[12] |
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The Smiths want a Bugatti and realize Jeff's mooching is preventing them. Jeff gets a job in construction but instantly gets injured. A settlement lawyer cuts Jeff a big check. Jeff wants to invest the money in Hollywood, but in court Roger wins conservatorship over Jeff's money. Roger's scheme to take advantage of Jeff fails and the money is lost in Roger's bad casino investment scheme. | |||||||
| 377 | 11 | "Killer Mimosa" | Jansen Yee | Soren Bowie | January 6, 2025 | JAJN11 | 0.32[13] |
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Hayley gets an internship at a morning talk show. She suspects the talk show's guest of murdering his wife but the hosts are reluctant to let her break the story. Eventually they give in and unintentionally uncover the true culprit of the crime. Meanwhile back at home, the rest of the Smith family get food poisoning and count on Jeff to get them cured. | |||||||
| 378 | 12 | "The Legend of Mike Madonia, the Rototiller Man" | TBA | TBA | January 13, 2025 | JAJN12 | TBD |
| 379 | 13 | "The Clearview Motel" | TBA | TBA | January 20, 2025 | JAJN13 | TBD |
| 380 | 14 | "The Girl Who Cried Space Jam" | TBA | TBA | January 27, 2025 | JAJN14 | TBD |
| 381 | 15 | "Get Him to the Greek Life Style" | TBA | TBA | February 3, 2025 | JAJN15 | TBD |
| 382 | 16 | "The Mystery of the Missing Bazooka Shark Babe" | TBA | TBA | February 10, 2025 | JAJN16 | TBD |
| 383 | 17 | "Pork 'N Feelings" | TBA | TBA | February 17, 2025 | JAJN17 | TBD |
| 384 | 18 | "O Brothel, Where Art Thou?" | TBA | TBA | February 24, 2025 | JAJN18 | TBD |
| 385 | 19 | "The Sickness" | TBA | TBA | March 3, 2025 | JAJN19 | TBD |
| 386 | 20 | "Silicon Steve" | TBA | TBA | March 10, 2025 | JAJN20 | TBD |
| 387 | 21 | "What Great Advancements!" | TBA | TBA | March 17, 2025 | JAJN21 | TBD |
| 388 | 22 | "Guardian" | TBA | TBA | March 24, 2025 | JAJN22 | TBD |
References
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- ^ "TBS TV Schedule". TBS.com. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
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- ^ Rebecca Bunch (December 26, 2024). "Monday TV Ratings 12/23/24: SNL Christmas Repeat Draws Same Rating as Original Airing, NFL Leads a Silent Night". The TV Ratings Guide. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
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- ^ Rebecca Bunch (January 7, 2025). "Monday TV Ratings 1/6/25: Kids Baking Championship Returns Higher, Brilliant Minds Slips for Finale, The Neighborhood Encore Leads Broadcast". The TV Ratings Guide. Retrieved January 7, 2025.