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American Dad! Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 2009 - 2010
Episode 1
In Country... Club
Sun, Sep 27, 200921 mins
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.
Episode 2
Moon Over Isla Island
Sun, Oct 4, 200922 mins
Stan has to convince the dictator of Isla Island to sign a treaty in order to get a promotion at work. When Stan meets the general and accidentally kills him, he gets Roger to pose as the leader of the small island nation. However, Roger takes his persona too far and Stan has to rescue him from an impending revolution. Meanwhile, Steve and Snot become competitive to see who can get farther with the other's mom.
Episode 3
Home Adrone
Sun, Oct 11, 200922 mins
When Steve has the house to himself while the rest of the Smiths are away, he and his friends crash and then lose $50 million military drone that is under the care of his father.
Episode 4
Brains, Brains and Automobiles
Sun, Oct 18, 200922 mins
When Hayley and Steve leave for their respective summers of fun, Francine looks forward to her newfound alone time with Stan. There's only one problem: Roger is still living in the attic fighting for every second of attention he can get. When Francine teaches Roger to be self-sufficient, he finally gets a place of his own. Stan fears that he will bore Francine into leaving him and cooks up a scheme to bring Roger back to the house and liven things up. Meanwhile at camp, Steve and his pals fall prey to a scheme that doesn't quite have the effect they were hoping for.
Episode 5
Man in the Moonbounce
Sun, Nov 8, 200922 mins
Stan nearly ruins Steve's birthday party by demanding that Steve act his own age, but Francine saves the day by getting the moonbounce Steve has always wanted. When Stan reluctantly joins in the fun, he comes to realize he never had the chance to be a kid. When Stan has a run-in with local law enforcement, the father-son roles are reversed, forcing Steve to become the man of the house. Meanwhile, Klaus tries to re-capture the feeling of having a human body by getting a haircut.
Episode 6
Shallow Vows
Sun, Nov 15, 200922 mins
Stan and Francine are set to renew their wedding vows until Stan reveals he only married Francine for her looks. Furious with Stan, Francine "lets herself go" to see if Stan actually loves the woman he's been married to for 20 years. Meanwhile, Steve and Hayley search for the perfect wedding gift.
Episode 7
My Morning Straitjacket
Sun, Nov 22, 200922 mins
When Hayley goes to a My Morning Jacket concert against Stan's wishes, he crashes the show to bring her back home, but when he hears their music for the first time, it calls to him and he's smitten. Stan becomes obsessed with the band and decides to follow them on the road as a groupie.
Episode 8
G-String Circus
Sun, Nov 29, 200921 mins
Upset that Hayley no longer wants his advice, Stan decides to prove that she is missing out on his sage counseling. After meeting a stripper on an important CIA mission, Stan takes it upon himself to improve her life and show Hayley that his advice works. But when he opens a new business, hoping to prove Hayley wrong, he finds himself dancing for cash to cover up his failures.
Episode 9
Rapture's Delight
Sun, Dec 13, 200922 mins
When the Smith family goes to church on Christmas Day, Stan is furious when he can't get a good seat. While Francine tries to ease his frustration, a moment of divine intervention occurs. Upset that he has been left on earth with Francine during the ultimate fight between good and evil, Stan ditches his wife to get into the pearly gates of heaven, but when Francine is kidnapped, Stan fights to get her back.
Episode 10
Don't Look a Smith Horse in the Mouth
Sun, Jan 3, 201022 mins
When Francine demands that Stan get rid of his gas-guzzling SUV because it's draining the family of money, he hatches a plan with Roger at the local horse track to avoid giving up his ride. Meanwhile, it's up to Steve and his friends to help out an old friend.
Episode 11
A Jones for a Smith
Sun, Jan 31, 201022 mins
Stan puts down liberal social programs because he thinks they're a waste of money and gives Francine a hard time for lending a helping hand at the local homeless shelter. When Stan develops a nasty addiction and needs help, he suddenly has a change of heart.
Episode 12
May the Best Stan Win
Sun, Feb 14, 201022 mins
Stan gives Francine "love coupons" for Valentine's Day, but refuses to honor them once he becomes preoccupied with his very own CIA cyborg. Meanwhile, Roger helps Steve and his friends remake a classic '80s movie.
Episode 13
Return of the Bling
Sun, Feb 21, 201022 mins
When Stan admits that his heroes include Ronald Reagan and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team, including Michael Eruzione and Rob McClanahan, Roger confesses that he played on the team as Chex LeMeneux. But when Roger comes clean that he took steroids to win, they both lose. Meanwhile, Reginald tries to win over Hayley by taking her to a concert.
Episode 14
Cops & Roger
Sun, Apr 11, 201022 mins
After Roger and Francine are victims of a mugging, Roger joins the police academy so he can learn how to defend himself and his loved ones, but he falls in with a corrupt cop who leads him astray. Meanwhile, Hayley's new friendship threatens her long-term relationship.
Episode 15
Merlot Down Dirty Shame
Sun, Apr 18, 201022 mins
While out tasting wines, drunken Roger kisses Francine, who decides to tell Stan about the incident.
Episode 16
Bully for Steve
Sun, Apr 25, 201021 mins
Stan tries to toughen Steve up by bullying him non-stop. Francine finds out about Stan tormenting Steve and she tries to train him to be a fighter, but the results prove to be a failure. Steve decides to enlist Stan's former bully, Stelio Kantos to put his father in his place. Meanwhile, Roger studies crime scene photography.
Episode 17
An Incident at Owl Creek
Sun, May 9, 201022 mins
In preparation for a neighborhood pool party, Stan tells his family to get in tip-top shape. But when an accident ruins the Smith family name, a humiliated Stan fakes his family's deaths and moves everyone out of Langley Falls to escape his shame.
Episode 18
Great Space Roaster
Sun, May 16, 201022 mins
It's Roger's birthday, and he begs to be roasted, but when he ends up devastated by the jokes, he vows to pull his life together. Things take a turn for the worse when Roger takes it one step too far, causing the Smith family to go on the run.