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Principal Lewis is a fictional character portrayed by Kevin Michael Richardson in the TV series American Dad!.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Pilot (season 1), they were 40 years old.
They appear in 106 episodes out of a total of 366 aired so far

Principal Lewis

by Kevin Michael Richardson

character

Episodes106

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    Pilot

    episode S1.E1 february 2005
    In order to help him get a girlfriend, Stan rigs the school election to make Steve class president. Things go awry when the powers of his new position go to his head.
  • 7.1
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    Threat Levels

    episode S1.E2 may 2005
    Stan steals Steve's lucrative idea to stage and videotape "bum fights," in which homeless men are forced to beat each other senseless.
  • 7.7
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    A Smith in the Hand

    episode S1.E9 september 2005
    Stan becomes addicted to masturbation, and when he is caught by his son, he blames it on television and declares war on TV.
  • 7.1
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    Helping Handis

    episode S1.E21 april 2006
    Stan devises a plan to make Steve more popular at school, but the plan backfires when the side effects make him a little too popular; Francine becomes a surgeon and aids a criminal organization.
  • 7.3
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    Iced, Iced Babies

    episode S2.E6 november 2006
    Francine wants to have another baby, but Stan doesn't want one. Ultimately, he gives in, but for some reason unknown to her, she can't seem to get pregnant.
  • 7.8
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    Black Mystery Month

    episode S2.E13 february 2007
    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.
  • 7.3
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    Red October Sky

    episode S3.E13 april 2008
    An old Soviet rival from Stan's past moves in across the street and tries to turn Steve into a Communist, and Roger and Klaus vacation in Europe.
  • 7.6
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    Escape from Pearl Bailey

    episode S4.E5 november 2008
    Steve gets revenge on the popular kids at his school after they smear his girlfriend who was running for class president. But he later learns that somebody else was responsible for the attacks, and the popular kids want revenge.
  • 7.2
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    Family Affair

    episode S4.E10 february 2009
    The Smiths are angry and jealous when they discover that Roger has been seeing other families behind their backs, and Klaus tries to get the family to go to a Fabulous Thunderbirds concert with him.
  • 7.2
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    Live and Let Fry

    episode S4.E11 march 2009
    Stan finds a way to get around Langley Falls' ban on trans fats, and Roger poses as Klaus to get his inheritance for him.
  • 7.5
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    Roy Rogers McFreely

    episode S4.E12 march 2009
    Stan and Roger go to war with each other after Roger is named president of the neighborhood homeowners association.
  • 7.2
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    Daddy Queerest

    episode S4.E19 may 2009
    Terry's father, a former star fullback for the Redskins, doesn't know that Terry is gay. So when he visits, Terry says he's living with Francine and that Stan is gay.
  • 8.1
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    In Country... Club

    episode S5.E1 september 2009
    Stan takes Steve to a Vietnam War reenactment before Steve sings the National Anthem to a veteran's group, but the experience changes Steve in ways that Stan never anticipated.
  • 8
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    A Jones for a Smith

    episode S5.E11 january 2010
    Stan becomes addicted to crack, mistakenly thinking that it is cold medicine.
  • 7.6
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    Bully for Steve

    episode S5.E16 april 2010
    Roger studies crime scene photography while Stan bullies Steve to toughen him up.
  • 7.6
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    100 A.D.

    episode S6.E1 october 2010
    When Stan learns that Hayley has run off with Jeff and plans to elope, he offers a reward to the person who can stop them.
  • 7.6
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    Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls

    episode S6.E3 november 2010
    Stan's plan to out-do the neighbor's fancy haunted house backfires when Roger releases the serial killers he was borrowing from the CIA. Meanwhile, Steve faces Toshi's revenge when he takes a liking to his sister Akiko.
  • 7.4
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    Fart-Break Hotel

    episode S6.E9 january 2011
    Bored and disillusioned with her role as a housewife, Francine decides to take on a new identity. Meanwhile, Steve travels back in time to find a beautiful woman from a Nagel painting.
  • 7.6
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    Stanny Boy and Frantastic

    episode S6.E10 january 2011
    Stan and Francine make friends with a younger couple, but they can't keep up with their very active lifestyle. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger try to get a product refund over the telephone.
  • 7.3
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    You Debt Your Life

    episode S6.E12 february 2011
    Roger moves out of his attic after learning of the life debt he got from Stan, but he starts to regret moving out of his home. When Roger tries to move back, he becomes heartbroken that Stan has replaced him with someone else. Roger does something desperate in order to repay Stan, but he gets injured by a polar bear at the zoo. Roger goes to Area 51 so he can get his fanny pack that contains a lubricant to heal Stan. Roger is able to save Stan, but they are chased by Area 51 personnel, the two are able to escape. Stan allows Roger to move back to his house and the two ditch Andy Dick, but he robs a pharmacy after he finds out the drugs he got from Stan are fake. Meanwhile, Steve becomes the new announcer, but he goes crazy with power. Snot is able to get Steve kicked off the morning announcements after he rants about his newfound power. Snot apologizes to Steve for getting him removed, but he forgives his friend. Unfortunately, Snot goes on the same power trip as Steve and he gets kicked off from the announcements. When Barry does the announcements, he starts cussing loudly in front of the student body. Principal Lewis becomes disgusted over the student's actions, but he unknowingly confesses his sins.
  • 7.6
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    I Am the Walrus

    episode S6.E13 march 2011
    Stan resorts to extreme and cruel measures to humiliate Steve and maintain his alpha-male status in the house, and Hayley and Jeff turn to Principal Lewis for marriage counseling.
  • 7.4
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    School Lies

    episode S6.E14 april 2011
    In an attempt to advance in the CIA, Stan begins playing golf with Senator Buckingham. Things are going well until Roger accidentally sells the senator's daughter to a drug lord, forcing Stan must choose between family and his career.
  • 7.1
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    License to Till

    episode S6.E15 april 2011
    When Steve has trouble crossing over into the "cool kids" social circle, Klaus and Roger place their bets to see how quickly Roger can make him cool. Everything they try backfires until Steve becomes the in-crowds designated driver. Meanwhile, Stan and Francine take turns pranking each other.
  • 7.3
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    Jenny Fromdabloc

    episode S6.E16 april 2011
    After Snot professes his love for Hayley and gets shot down, Steve and Roger devise a plan to cheer him up. Roger dresses up as Steve's cousin from New Jersey, Jenny Fromdabloc, and Snot falls hard for her. Meanwhile, Stan want to live like a gentleman of the 1960s, complete with dark suits and dry martinis.
  • 7.3
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    Home Wrecker

    episode S6.E17 may 2011
    Stan and Francine fight over how to redecorate the house. It goes so far that they split the house down the middle and try to live without each other.
  • 6.9
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    Gorillas in the Mist

    episode S6.E19 may 2011
    Stan spends some quality father-son time with Steve at the local zoo, but things go horribly wrong when Steve slips into a gorilla exhibit. Meanwhile, Roger bets Hayley that he can become a great Country singer and sets out to write the most heartbreaking song of all time.
  • 7.4
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    Hot Water

    episode S7.E1 september 2011
    Stan is stressed by family life so he decides to buy a hot tub for the backyard, but he becomes obsessed and when the hot tub starts singing and encourages some bad behavior they are all in trouble.
  • 8.1
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    Hurricane!

    episode S7.E2 october 2011
    When the Smiths decide to stay home during a hurricane that hits Quahog, Stoolbend and Langley Falls, they must fight tooth and nail to survive.
  • 7.1
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    A Ward Show

    episode S7.E3 november 2011
    While Stan and Francine go on vacation to a water park, Roger upsets Steven when he uses his new custody status to get principal Lewis fired.
  • 7
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    The Worst Stan

    episode S7.E4 november 2011
    Stan convinces principal Lewis to get married so that he will get to be the best man, but his plan hits a snag when he invites principal Lewis's old cell mate to the wedding. Meanwhile, Roger goes to Miami to show off his new shorts.
  • 7.8
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    Virtual In-Stanity

    episode S7.E5 november 2011
    Stan creates the avatar of a sexy high school girl so that he can participate more in Steve's life, and Roger gets revenge on a group of fraternity brothers who stiffed him on a limo ride.
  • 7.1
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    The Wrestler

    episode S7.E12 march 2012
    Stan is willing to go to extreme lengths to make sure that Steve's friend Barry doesn't break his consecutive wrestling wins record.
  • 7.8
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    Ricky Spanish

    episode S7.E17 may 2012
    Steve convinces Roger to redeem his most hated and disgusting persona, Ricky Spanish, while Stan and Francine get a visit from the Nigerian boy they once sponsored.
  • 7.5
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    Adventures in Hayleysitting

    episode S8.E6 december 2012
    When Steve's baby sitter is unavailable, Stan and Francine decide to leave him with Hayley; Steve sneaks out to a party to prove he's not a goody-goody.
  • A talk show outs Francine as "Baby Franny," the toddler who was rescued from a well by a heroic fireman; Stan and Roger think of a new business opportunity.
  • 7.1
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    Finger Lenting Good

    episode S8.E8 january 2013
    The Smith family tries to break bad habits.
  • 7.4
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    Naked to the Limit, One More Time

    episode S8.E12 february 2013
    Roger reveals his true identity to Jeff, and then tells him he is his imaginary friend to keep the secret. Meanwhile, Steve takes steps to improve the shape of his rear end.
  • 7.2
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    For Black Eyes Only

    episode S8.E13 march 2013
    Secret agent Stan Smtih is assigned another high-stakes mission against Tearjerker and Black Villain.
  • 7.4
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    Spelling Bee My Baby

    episode S8.E14 march 2013
    Francine tries to ensure that Steve beats Toshi's sister Akiko in a spelling bee while Roger and Stan try to help Hayley go through the stages of grief over Jeff's departure.
  • 7.1
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    The Missing Kink

    episode S8.E15 april 2013
    Stan discovers his own kinks after discovering that Francine is aroused by spankings, while Snot shockingly gets a date with Hayley.
  • 7.5
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    Steve and Snot's Test-Tubular Adventure

    episode S9.E1 september 2013
    Steve and Snot create two clones so that they can have a date to a school dance, but things do not go as planned.
  • 7.7
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    Minstrel Krampus

    episode S9.E8 december 2013
    Stan and Roger travel to the North Pole to rescue Steve from an infamous Christmas demon.
  • 7.2
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    Cock of the Sleepwalk

    episode S9.E11 january 2014
    After killing his 100th victim, Stan develops a persona that does nice things, which the real Stan would never do.
  • 6.8
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    Scents and Sensei-bility

    episode S10.E3 november 2014
    Steve and Snot's friendship is put to the test when Snot joins a karate class, and the rest of the Smith family makes Klaus an "outside fish."
  • 7.4
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    Now and Gwen

    episode S10.E5 november 2014
    Francine's trouble-making sister, Gwen, comes to live with the family and her arrival dredges up a long-buried secret from Francine's past.
  • 7.3
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    Dreaming of a White Porsche Christmas

    episode S10.E6 december 2014
    Stan grows tired of his daily responsibilities and makes a Christmas wish to swap lives with the free-spirited Principal Lewis.
  • 7
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    Roots

    episode S11.E1 january 2016
    Stan opposes the building of a new arena football stadium because his "tree father" will be cut down. Klaus recommends a specialist for Steve to help him become taller.
  • 7.3
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    The Life Aquatic with Steve Smith

    episode S11.E2 february 2016
    With the help of Klaus, Steve becomes the star of the high school water polo team. But when Steve takes all the credit for his greatness to impress a girl, Klaus vows revenge.
  • 7.1
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    Stan-Dan Deliver

    episode S11.E8 march 2016
    Roger becomes a teacher for inner city kids while Stan and Francine figure out their retirement plans.
  • 8.6
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    The Two Hundred

    episode S11.E10 march 2016
    Stan journeys through a post apocalyptic world in search for his family.
  • 6.9
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    Widow's Pique

    episode S11.E13 april 2016
    Francine comes to reality with her future fate as a widow considering Stan's dangerous job. Steve and the boys pretend to be professional wrestlers, until principal Lewis ruins their fun.
  • 7
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    Garfield and Friends

    episode S11.E19 june 2016
    Stan tries to get Hayley to learn something about history. Meanwhile, Steve becomes an author for the school newspaper.
  • 6.8
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    Portrait of Francine's Genitals

    episode S12.E4 november 2016
    Stan becomes outraged when a painting of Francine's genitalia is placed in a museum.
  • 7.1
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    Roger's Baby

    episode S12.E6 december 2016
    Roger agrees to give birth to Jeff so he can be human again; Steve secretly signs Snot up for a makeover.
  • 7.2
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    Ninety North, Zero West

    episode S12.E7 december 2016
    The Smiths rescue Steve after he's kidnapped and taken to the North Pole, where Santa Claus is using children to mine for precious stones needed for an ancient ritual.
  • 7.1
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    The Witches of Langley

    episode S12.E9 april 2017
    Steve and his friends take up witchcraft to gain popularity at school, meanwhile Stan and Klaus become interested in old '90s music.
  • 6.6
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    Bazooka Steve

    episode S12.E12 may 2017
    Steve becomes the most hated person in town after he convinces the star quarterback player of the Bazooka Sharks to quit. Meanwhile Haley is forced to become a cab driver to pay Roger's gambling debt.
  • 6.5
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    Family Plan

    episode S12.E17 august 2017
    Francine dreams of having a larger family and wonders if being adopted has affected her view of families. Hayley encourages Francine to track down her birth parents. Francine finds her family and attends a family reunion. At the union, the family patron decides to whittle his large family down by trapping them on the property and forcing them to fight each other. Meanwhile, Stan becomes obsessed with the TV show "American Pickers".
  • 6.9
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    The Long Bomb

    episode S12.E18 august 2017
    Despite poor communication between the two, can Stan and Hayley team up to foil a terrorist plot at the Bazooka Sharks game?
  • 7.6
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    The Talented Mr. Dingleberry

    episode S12.E21 september 2017
    Roger becomes a marionette and injures other students to help Steve win the school talent show.
  • 7.2
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    West to Mexico

    episode S12.E22 september 2017
    Stan, a wanted man on the run, finds himself in an Arizona town terrorized by Bullock and his clan.
  • 6.5
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    Santa, Schmanta

    episode S13.E1 december 2017
    Roger converts to Judaism and tries to make Hanukkah more popular than Christmas.
  • 6.7
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    The Mural of the Story

    episode S13.E5 march 2018
    Stan discovers that the Langley Falls historical mural has been ruined by graffiti, and convinces the town to allow him to restore it himself.
  • 6.9
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    Klaustastrophe.tv

    episode S13.E7 march 2018
    Stan begins to experience crippling separation anxiety; Klaus builds a website and forces the family to participate.
  • 7.6
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    Death by Dinner Party

    episode S13.E8 march 2018
    Francine hosts a dinner party, even though a serial killer who attacks dinner parties is terrorising the town.
  • 6.8
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    The Never-Ending Stories

    episode S13.E9 april 2018
    Stan finds the CIA Academy cadets the perfect captive audience for his boring stories; Klaus becomes the hype-man for a famous rapper.
  • 6.7
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    Railroaded

    episode S13.E10 april 2018
    Frustrated with traffic, Stan proposes the town builds a bullet train; Roger pushes Stan to run for Mayor.
  • 7.3
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    My Purity Ball and Chain

    episode S13.E11 april 2018
    When Steve starts acting out his sexual energy, Francine asks Stan to give him the talk, but he makes Steve join a creepy father-daughter celibacy club with him instead. Also, the family builds a water slide in the backyard.
  • 6.8
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    Mean Francine

    episode S13.E13 may 2018
    Francine falls in with a group of tough girls after becoming the new school guidance counselor.
  • 8.1
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    Persona Assistant

    episode S13.E16 february 2019
    When a tumor takes Roger out of commission, Stan must take over his different personas; Principal Lewis pressures Steve and the school choir to win by any means necessary.
  • 6.9
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    Twinanigans

    episode S13.E18 march 2019
    Steve and Roger restart their career as a twin brother acting duo. The family becomes addicted to a novelty gift shop.
  • 6.9
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    The Future Is Borax

    episode S13.E22 april 2019
    Worried about their bickering, Stan and Francine go to extremes to save their marriage; Roger excels at jingle writing.
  • 7
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    Fantasy Baseball

    episode S14.E1 april 2019
    Steve tries to get into baseball to connect with Stan. Roger creates real life drama for Francine after her favorite soap opera is cancelled.
  • 6.7
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    The Hall Monitor and the Lunch Lady

    episode S14.E9 june 2019
    Steve goes undercover as a school hall monitor; Roger and Stan go catatonic after witnessing a grisly escalator accident.
  • 6.7
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    Mom Sauce

    episode S14.E13 july 2019
    Steve's life is turned upside down when Snot gets rich after his mom starts selling a new dipping sauce. Klaus, Stan, Roger and Jeff become mall fashion show models.
  • 6.7
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    Demolition Daddy

    episode S14.E15 july 2019
    Snot discovers his dead father was a demolition derby driver; Hayley teaches Steve how to drive.
  • 7.2
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    Eight Fires

    episode S14.E19 august 2019
    Roger takes Francine to a remote island to make her a better cook; Stan suffers a strange injury.
  • 7.2
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    The Hand that Rocks the Rogu

    episode S14.E20 august 2019
    Steve babysits Roger's ex-tumor, Rogu, to prove to Francine that he's ready for the responsibility but fails to follow Roger's Gremlins-like rules for taking care of him.
  • 6.9
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    100 Years a Solid Fool

    episode S15.E1 april 2020
    Stan embarrasses himself while on a mission in Colombia.
  • 6.3
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    Tapped Out

    episode S15.E5 may 2020
    While preparing to star in a school play about Oedipus, Steve is shocked to discover that Francine is secretly still feeding him breast milk, so she tricks him into thinking that he can't function without it. Chaos ensues.
  • 6.6
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    Brave Noob World

    episode S15.E6 may 2020
    Stan's CIA team must take out a North Korean general at the Overwatch (2016) world tournament with the help of Steve, who thinks they are on a bonding trip, or the world will end. The rest of the family gets trapped in the stairway.
  • 6.9
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    One Fish, Two Fish

    episode S15.E8 june 2020
    Hayley takes extreme measures to help Klaus from being deported, while the rest of the family tries to open a coconut.
  • 6.6
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    American Data?

    episode S15.E12 june 2020
    Steve and the boys take part in Roger's version of the Stanford prison experiment to earn some cash. Meanwhile, Stan deals with the death of his CIA groundskeeper friend.
  • 6.7
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    Salute Your Sllort

    episode S15.E13 july 2020
    Steve's efforts to befriend a Swedish exchange student backfire in a big way. The family calls in an animal behaviorist to deal with Klaus.
  • 7
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    The Old Country

    episode S15.E18 august 2020
    Steve pushes Stan to trace the Smith family's ancestry, while Hayley and Francine go under cover as Sub Hub secret shoppers.
  • 6.4
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    The Chilly Thrillies

    episode S15.E20 august 2020
    Francine discovers that she enjoys Roger's ASMR voice, but Roger feels used when he finds out why she's been spending so much time with him and runs away to the still irradiated Chernobyl. An iron rod pierces Steve's skull.
  • 6.7
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    The Last Ride of the Dodge City Rambler

    episode S15.E22 september 2020
    The Smiths take a trip to visit Francine's aunt on an old steam locomotive that gets hijacked.
  • 8
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    300

    episode S15.E23 september 2020
    Roger's past comes back to haunt him as American Dad becomes the 25th scripted primetime show in the history of television to reach 300 episodes.
  • 6.9
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    Shakedown Steve

    episode S16.E4 may 2021
    Steve and Jeff try to bond as brothers while the rest of the family visits an escape room.
  • When the family goes to a dude ranch, Klaus and Rogu have to work together to survive in the wilderness.
  • 6.9
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    Dancin' A-With My Cell

    episode S16.E8 june 2021
    Stan tries a new cutting edge parenting approach - DNA splicing.
  • 6.9
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    The Sinister Fate!!

    episode S16.E17 august 2021
    A new friendship causes Hayley to start worrying she might be slowly turning into Francine; Steve and his friends try out for Roger's improv troupe.
  • 7
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    Dr. Sunderson's SunSuckers

    episode S16.E18 august 2021
    Hayley and Jeff help one of Roger's personas run a solar company.
  • 6.6
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    Steve's Franken Out

    episode S16.E22 october 2021
    When Principal Lewis threatens to cancel science club, Steve takes matters into his own hands in a monstrous way.
  • 6.8
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    The Book of Fischer

    episode S17.E3 february 2022
    Stan takes Steve to his favorite barbershop; Jeff keeps a journal to help his bad memory.
  • 6.6
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    A Roger Story

    episode S17.E4 february 2022
    Steve and Snot's friendship is tested by their mothers' argument.
  • Francine becomes jealous of the new and improved Klaus.
  • 7
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    The Curious Case of the Old Hole

    episode S17.E9 september 2022
    Wheels and the Legman try to hunt down the perpetrators who destroyed Steve's secret swimming hole; Klaus helps an aging Principal Lewis reclaim his confidence.
  • 7
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    Smooshed: A Love Story

    episode S17.E12 september 2022
    Steve goes on a class trip to Philadelphia, where he hopes to fall in love.
  • 6.4
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    A League of His Own

    episode S17.E14 october 2022
    Steve profiles Stan for an essay contest at school; Francine uses a port-a-potty.
  • 6.4
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    Hayley Was a Girl Scout?

    episode S17.E17 november 2022
    Stan is forced to co-lead a scouts troop with Hayley while Steve blunders in his fantasy world.
  • 6.6
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    Viced Principal

    episode S18.E3 april 2023
    Steve and Principal Lewis get caught in a dangerous situation at the school; the rest of the family makes an adorable new friend.
  • 6.3
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    The Pleasanting at Smith House

    episode S18.E4 april 2023
    Klaus' friendship with Jeff is threatened by his girlfriend from another dimension.
  • 6
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    Stan Fixes a Shingle

    episode S18.E8 may 2023
    Francine insists that Steve let her help with his school project, Stan finally fixes that shingle, and the rest of the family goes on a quest to return Gallagher's mallet.
  • 7.1
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    A Little Mystery

    episode S18.E11 september 2023
    Hayley gets more than she bargained for when she makes Jeff get a friend to give their relationship a little mystery; Francine tries to grow the world's longest fingernails.
  • 7.3
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    Multiverse of American Dadness

    episode S18.E14 october 2023
    Hayley searches for a runaway Steve so they can go to a Shaggy concert.