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American Dad! Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
19 Episodes 2012 - 2013
Season 8 of the animated misadventures of CIA operative Stan Smith and his family opens with a rockin' outing as Roger turns the attic into a nightclub and inserts Hayley as the main performer, but when she becomes the star attraction and the toast of Langley Falls, Roger begins to see her in a new light. Later in the season, there's a James Bond parody in which Stan squares off against the vile Black Villain who fatally shot the secret agent's newlywed wife. In his quest for revenge, Stan teams with a former nemesis, the Tearjerker, to track down the killer. The season ended on a stellar note as Klaus discovers his original human body, but Stan refuses to allow him to switch back, so Klaus steps into Stan's body and Stan is rendered a fish.
Episode 1
Love, American Dad Style
Sun, Sep 30, 2012 30 mins
In the Season 8 premiere, Roger turns the attic into a nightclub and inserts Hayley as the main performer, and when she becomes the star attraction and the toast of Langley Falls, Roger begins to see her in a new light. Meanwhile, Stan turns up the macho as he negotiates to buy a new car.
Episode 2
Killer Vacation
Sun, Oct 7, 2012 30 mins
While on a tropical vacation getaway with the family, Stan gets an assignment to kill the hotel's activities director, who, according to the CIA, is an ex-war criminal. Meanwhile, Hayley and Jeff hope to put a spark in their relationship, while Roger's latest persona, one Abigail Lemonparty, takes a shine to an elderly gent.
Episode 3
Can I Be Frank With You?
Sun, Nov 4, 2012 30 mins
With Stan spending so much time at the CIA hangout, Francine frets that they are drifting apart, while Steve and his pals are asked to join a boy band and take part in a music video.
Episode 4
American Stepdad
Sun, Nov 18, 2012 30 mins
After Stan's stepfather dies, he invites his mother (guest voice Swoosie Kurtz) to move in. Initially, Roger isn't pleased that he must share the attic with her, but he soon softens and the two roomies fall in love and get married, leaving Stan to deal with a new stepdad. Meanwhile, Steve and his friends stumble upon a plane-crash site while out biking and discover a long-lost "Fast and Furious"-type movie script that they're determined to make into a feature film.
Episode 5
Why Can't We Be Friends?
Sun, Dec 2, 2012 20 mins
After deciding that Snot is not cool enough to be best friends with Steve, Stan initiates a plan that would land Snot in the Witness Protection Program.
Episode 6
Adventures in Hayleysitting
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 30 mins
The babysitter must cancel on the Smiths, so Stan and Francine reluctantly leave Steve with the legendarily irresponsible Hayley. Later, after Hayley gives Steve a hard time about being such a straight arrow, he sets out to prove her wrong by sneaking off to attend a party with the cool kids.
Episode 7
National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story
Sun, Dec 23, 2012 30 mins
A local talk show IDs Francine as "Baby Franny," a toddler who once fell down a well and was rescued by a fireman. On the anniversary of her being saved, she winds up falling down the same well, and making an alarming discovery. Meanwhile, entrepreneurs Stan and Roger think they've come up with the next big thing: male- stripper shoes.
Episode 8
Finger Lenting Good
Sun, Jan 6, 2013 20 mins
Francine tries to get the family to rid themselves of bad habits, but when they imbibe too much at Roger's Mardi Gras bash, they wind up making a disturbing pact with Bullock. Later, Roger finds an undergarment in the attic and sets off on a Cinderella-style quest to find who it belongs to.
Episode 9
The Adventures of Twill Ongenbone and His Boy Jabari
Sun, Jan 13, 2013 30 mins
Francine sets out to teach Roger a lesson in the importance of working hard, but the idea backfires. Meanwhile, Steve's school project requires interviewing Stan about his past, and he's soon sorry he asked.
Episode 10
Blood Crieth Unto Heaven
Sun, Jan 27, 2013 30 mins
In a spoof of the play "August: Osage County," family secrets are revealed when Stan's jailbird dad is invited to Stan's birthday party. In a subplot, Roger plays Edna, a maid who looks after Bullock and Hayley's love child, but things take a dramatic turn when Edna falls for Bullock.
Episode 11
Max Jets
Sun, Feb 10, 2013 30 mins
A gold-digging waitress gets her claws on Roger's philanthropic character Max Jets, who's just gotten out of prison.
Episode 12
Naked to the Limit, One More Time
Sun, Feb 17, 2013 30 mins
In order to parade around the house naked and with no disguise, Roger pretends to be Jeff's imaginary friend, but soon Jeff gets wise to the fact that Roger is an alien, so Stan demands that one of them must die, immediately. Meanwhile, Steve has problems with the shape of his butt.
Episode 13
For Black Eyes Only
Sun, Mar 10, 2013 30 mins
A James Bond parody finds Stan squaring off against the vile Black Villain after he fatally shoots the secret agent's newlywed wife. In his quest for revenge, Stan teams with a former nemesis, the Tearjerker, to track down the killer, who is planning to melt the arctic glaciers.
Episode 14
Spelling Bee My Baby
Sun, Mar 24, 2013 30 mins
Francine realizes that it might be as easy as ABC for Steve to get into a top-notch school when she discovers he has an exceptional talent for spelling, but not all is A-OK when she suspects that he's being distracted by a young lady. Meanwhile, Stan and Roger have ulterior motives for helping a devastated Hayley get over Jeff by putting her through a crash course on the five stages of grief.
Episode 15
The Missing Kink
Sun, Apr 14, 2013 30 mins
Francine attempts to spice things up with Stan, while Hayley's dip back into the dating pool doesn't go so swimmingly, and she reluctantly decides to accept Snot's invitation to dinner.
Episode 16
The Boring Identity
Sun, Apr 21, 2013 30 mins
While on a CIA operation in Florida, where the "real" Osama bin Laden is running a novelty restaurant, Stan has an accident and develops amnesia, so Francine takes the opportunity to mold him into the perfect husband. Meanwhile, to earn some extra cash, Steve helps out Roger on his paper route, where he becomes seduced by the dark side of the business.
Episode 17
The Full Cognitive Redaction of Avery Bullock by the Coward Stan Smith
Sun, Apr 28, 2013 30 mins
An internal-affairs agent tells Stan that Bullock's onset dementia is cause for having the director's memory erased. Meanwhile, Steve gets bullied at school, so Roger hires an old friend to deal with the situation.
Episode 18
Lost in Space
Sun, May 5, 2013 30 mins
Jeff is abducted and put on a slave spaceship after discovering Roger's secret, and the only way off is for him to prove to an evil alien emperor that Hayley was always his one true love.
Episode 19
Da Flippity Flop
Sun, May 12, 2013 30 mins
In the Season 8 finale, Klaus discovers his original human body, but Stan refuses to allow him to switch back, so Klaus pilfers Stan's body and Stan is rendered a fish. Meanwhile, Roger makes a gym out of the attic and pressures Steve to sign a long-term membership.
