American Dad is an an animated prime time TV series created by Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy. The pilot episode aired on FOX on February 6, 2005 thirty minutes after the end of Super Bowl XXXIX; the regular series begins on May 1, 2005. American Dad is, to an extent, a parody of the United States's treatment of terrorist activity following September 11, 2001 and follows the events of CIA agent Stan Smith and his family.

The series will run on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim alongside FOX beginning with a rerun of the pilot episode on February 13, 2005 at 11:30 P.M.

Characters

Main article: List of characters from American Dad

The show centers around the Smith family and various creatures that live with them that Stan has encountered during his work for the CIA.

• Stan Smith: Works for the CIA and is always on the alert for terrorist activity. He has a terror-alert color code on his fridge and even shoots the toaster when toast pops-up.

• Francine Smith: Sweet and loving wife of Stan Smith, who keeps her own opinions and party-hearty personality mostly to herself for the sake of her husband's ultra-conservative views, although she isn't afraid to put him in his place.

• Hayley Smith: The ultra-liberal daughter of Stan and Francine. Because of her views, Stan at times distrusts her and puts her through security measures that you would find before entering the White House.

• Steve Smith: The geeky little brother of Hayley and son of Stan and Francine. He goes to extreme measures to raise his social status.

• Klaus the Talking Fish: The result of the CIA swapping an East German Olympic skier's brain with that of a goldfish in order to prevent him from winning the gold medal. This libidinous fish is in love with Francine. An interesting note is that the brain swap was during the 1986 Winter Olympics, which did not exist.

• Roger the Alien: The sarcastic space alien who saved Stan's life in Area 51. He spends his time eating, smoking, and drinking, as he is unable to leave the house. He has a fondess for Hostess snacks. Also every 7 hours a green waste is ejected from his body.

Cast (Voices)

• Seth MacFarlane as Stan, Roger
• Wendy Schaal as Francine
• Rachael MacFarlane as Hayley
• Scott Grimes as Steve
• Dee Bradley Baker as Klaus

Crew

• Seth MacFarlane, Writer/Producer
• Mike Barker, Writer/Producer
• Matt Weitzman, Writer/Producer

Show information

• Duration: 30 minute episodes
• Network(s): FOX (United States), Global Television (Canada), BBC (United Kingdom)
• Premiered: February 6, 2005 after Super Bowl XXXIX at approximately 11:30pm ET/8:30pm PT.

Related articles

• List of characters from American Dad
• Family Guy

External links

• Official American Dad Website on FOX (http://www.fox.com/americandad)
• Planet American Dad (http://www.planet-americandad.com)
• American Dad Fansite (http://www.american-dad.com)
• American Dad at TV Tome (http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-21935)
• Damn You All Dot Net (http://www.damnyouall.net)
• American Dad Reviewed By HeadlinePlanet (http://www.headlineplanet.com/news/1107413580.html)