American Dad! (season 13)

American Dad! (season 13)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 22
Release
Original network TBS
Original release January 25 (2016-01-25) – June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)
Season chronology

American Dad!'s thirteenth season premiered on TBS on January 25, 2016, and concluded on June 27, 2016.[1]

On November 18, 2014, TBS ordered a 22-episode thirteenth season of American Dad!.[2] It is also the second season of American Dad! to be aired on TBS. In addition, TBS also announced that it ordered a fourteenth and fifteenth season of American Dad!, both consisting of 22 episodes.[3]

Due to the departure of voice actor and former showrunner, Mike Barker, his characters Terry Bates and John Sanders were written out of the series in "Anchorfran" and "Widow's Pique", respectively. The season also included the two-hundredth milestone episode, "The Two Hundred".

Guest stars for the season include James Adomian, Joe Buck, Sam Elliott, Bruce Greenwood, Lance Henriksen, Oliver Platt, Patton Oswalt, Flea, Tyrese Gibson, Laird Hamilton, James Hetfield, Missy Elliott, Patricia Clarkson, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Jason Mantzoukas, Joan Cusack, John O'Hurley, Ashley Tisdale, George Takei, and Billy Bob Thornton.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1911"Roots"Shawn MurrayBrett Cawley & Robert MaitiaJanuary 25, 2016 (2016-01-25)AAJN011.04[4]
Stan is in favor of a new football stadium being built in Langley Falls, until he learns its construction will destroy a sacred tree from his childhood. Meanwhile, after Steve learns that he hasn't grown an inch in several years, he considers surgery to increase his height, and turns to a child physician named Dr. Calgary, whom Steve discovers is actually a mad surgeon from Germany.
1922"The Life Aquatic with Steve Smith"Rodney CloudenKirk J. RudellFebruary 1, 2016 (2016-02-01)AAJN020.95[5]
Steve is determined to become a varsity athlete in an attempt to impress some girls. Steve immediately tries to join the water polo team, but fails to, and enlists the help of Klaus to guide his swimming by hiding in Steve's bathing suit. Meanwhile, Stan and Roger purchase a boat at a CIA auction, but Roger's motivations to work on the boat begin to get to him.
1933"Hayley Smith, Seal Team Six"Jansen YeeTeresa HsiaoFebruary 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)AAJN031.00[6]
In an effort to bring back a long-lost sense of joy and innocence, Roger's persona Dr. Penguin hypnotizes Hayley to get to the root of the problem. The plan backfires when Dr. Penguin accidentally causes her mind to regress to that of a six year old instead. As the family enjoys the happier Hayley, Jeff and Klaus set out to progress Hayley back to her original state. Meanwhile, Steve and his friends are approached by a shady, trenchcoated man who talks them into buying one of his slow-cookers.
1944"N.S.A. (No Snoops Allowed)"Joe DanielloSteve HelyFebruary 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)AAJN041.07[7]
Steve goes to work with Stan to help him troubleshoot his computer -- and ends up entangled with the NSA after Steve gets mad at Stan for mocking him. Meanwhile, Hayley goes on a meat-eating spree after eating Klaus' hazelnut omelette (which has veal in it).
1955"Stan Smith as Keanu Reeves as Stanny Utah in Point Breakers"Tim Parsons & Jennifer GravesJoe Chandler & Nic WegenerFebruary 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)AAJN051.05[8]
Stan finds himself stressed out on his day-off from work, due to Steve's new friendship with a murderous derelict, Hayley and Jeff's pregnancy scare, Francine's shoplifting, and Roger's attempts to get the 2016 World Cup to be held in the house. As Stan returns to work, Bullock believes that surfers may be the cause of a recent cyber attack after watching Point Break, and volunteers to go undercover as a surfer in order to relax and put his stress behind him.
1966"Kiss Kiss Cam Cam"Chris BennettJordan Blum & Parker DeayFebruary 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)AAJN071.03[9]
Stan begins to question his marriage with Francine when they have a terrible "Kiss Cam" experience. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger travel to Carson City in order for Roger to re-elect himself on the Nevada legislature to fulfill his promise of keeping polluted water clean.
1977"The Devil Wears a Lapel Pin"Josue CervantesZack RosenblattMarch 7, 2016 (2016-03-07)AAJN081.14[10]
When Stan is chosen to put together the annual CIA pin-up calendar, he attempts to find an assistant. However, when he fires assistant after assistant, Hayley takes the assistant job in order to get revenge by destroying the calendar, after having him destroy a picture she drew as a child. Meanwhile, Roger gets a Discovery Card on his first (and only) day of college, but when the bill is too expensive to pay, Roger fakes his death.
1988"Stan-Dan Deliver"Shawn MurrayRachael Bogert & Emily WoodMarch 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)AAJN091.01[11]
When Steve confronts him about his lackadaisical attitude toward others after he eats all the chocolates that were supposed to be for charity, Roger decides to become a teacher to a class of delinquent children , a class that Steve has recently been forced to join. Meanwhile, Stan and Francine decide to shop for retirement homes, but when Stan decides to stay, Francine, Hayley, and Jeff attempt to free him.
1999"Anchorfran"Rodney CloudenJeff KauffmannMarch 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)AAJN110.96[12]
Greg has been depressed over Terry leaving him to go on tour with the band 311, so Francine attempts to help Greg out by joining him on the newscast. However, her newfound fame on the set leads to Greg's suffering. Meanwhile, Hayley digs up her old "Dream Phone" game, leading Roger to go on a road trip to find a character from the game.
20010"The Two Hundred"Jansen YeeBrett Cawley & Robert MaitiaMarch 28, 2016 (2016-03-28)AAJN101.08[13]
A tattooed Stan, along with Roger and Greg, set out to find the other Smiths when an unidentified entity known as "The Two Hundred" has turned Langley Falls into an apocalyptic wasteland and all the citizens, led by Principal Lewis, into savage cannibals.
20111"The Unincludeds"Tim Parsons & Jennifer GravesAli WallerApril 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)AAJN061.05[14]
Steve and Snot set out to throw a party for the unpopular students, but when the party they throw changes their futures, they are forced to make things right. Meanwhile, Roger is upset when a waiter compliments Hayley's order at a restaurant and not his.
20212"The Dentist's Wife"Joe DanielloCharles SuozziApril 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)AAJN121.08[15]
Roger finds himself in an identity crisis after he becomes interested in a local dentist's wife named Meredith Fields. Meanwhile, Klaus tortures Stan, Steve, Hayley, and Jeff with a party with perverted guests when they become incredibly stiff and sore from a workout session with CrossFit.
20313"Widow's Pique"Pam Cooke & Valerie FletcherSam BrennerApril 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)AAJN131.05[16]
When one of Stan's co-workers dies on assignment, Francine prepares herself for the possibility of becoming a widow should Stan die. Meanwhile, Steve and his friends put on a wrestling show, but Principal Lewis shows up to challenge them for a championship belt.
20414"The Nova Centauris-burgh Board of Tourism Presents: American Dad"Tim Parsons & Jennifer GravesJordan Blum & Parker DeayMay 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)AAJN140.82[17]
When Francine becomes upset that she can't do anything she wants to, she joins Steve in his live-action role playing game in the park. Meanwhile, Stan confiscates a shark aquarium from a drug lord and is convinced by Roger to open it as an attraction named "Oceanland", a Seaworld knockoff.
20515"Daesong Heavy Industries"Chris BennettGreg CohenMay 9, 2016 (2016-05-09)AAJN150.91[18]
Part one of two. Stan's faith in God is shattered when he tries to teach Steve the Bible and Steve points out all the logical errors in the stories, leading Stan on a downward spiral of hedonism and self-destruction. Under Francine's orders, Steve restores Stan's faith when he discovers a Korean tanker the same measurements as Noah's Ark -- and things take a turn for the worse when Stan ropes the family into going to Korea to find the fabled tanker.
20616"Daesong Heavy Industries II: Return to Innocence"Josue CervantesZack RosenblattMay 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)AAJN160.93[19]
Conclusion. However, when the tanker explodes, Stan and Francine end up washed up on an island with no clothes and no memory of who they are and become a modern-day Adam and Eve while Jeff and Hayley are rescued by the U.S. Navy and Steve is trapped on a lifeboat with a wolf and Roger's dangerous survival tips.
20717"Criss-Cross Applesauce: The Ballad of Billy Jesusworth"Shawn MurrayJoe Chandler & Nic WegenerMay 23, 2016 (2016-05-23)AAJN170.95[20]
When Stan wants to play a game of basketball with Roger, he ends up being rejected by him for being too old. But when Roger ends up breaking his ankle, Stan reluctantly invites him to join his basketball league in order to deviously relent him. Meanwhile, Steve recounts his day in a send-up of R. Kelly's Trapped in the Closet.
20818"Mine Struggle"Rodney CloudenKirk J. RudellMay 30, 2016 (2016-05-30)AAJN181.15[21]
After years of dirtying up the patio, Francine forces Stan to clean it, but when using Roger's modified power washer, the modifications cause a huge hole to be formed in the ground, leading them to discover a salt mine. As Stan and the family immediately want to offer it to the Gordon Salt Company, Steve turns out to be the actual owner of the mine and refuses to sell it, in order to keep sacred memories of their backyard.
20919"Garfield and Friends"Jansen YeeTeresa HsiaoJune 6, 2016 (2016-06-06)AAJN190.87[22]
When Stan drags Hayley to James A. Garfield's former house for a tour in celebration for Presidents' Day, Stan decides to bring President Garfield back to life to teach her about his life and history, when Hayley proves to be bored with the tour. Meanwhile, Steve joins the school newspaper, but his work ends up coming out as erotic stories.
21020"Gifted Me Liberty"Joe DanielloCharles SuozziJune 13, 2016 (2016-06-13)AAJN201.02[23]
When someone forgets to bring a gift to the annual "evil Santa" CIA gift exchange, Bullock becomes deeply upset and forces Stan to discover who that person was. Meanwhile, Steve scores a date for the Harvest Dance, but he soon discovers that he is being used as a cover up for her "bad" boyfriend. At first, he is outraged, but later decides to do the same thing for several other girls when they offer to pay him.
21121"Next of Pin"Pam Cooke & Valerie FletcherJeff KauffmannJune 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)AAJN210.92[24]
Stan sets out to find an activity that he can share with Steve and eventually does when he finds out he's good at bowling, but when an expert bowling coach suggests that he is holding Steve back, Stan tries to get back to bonding with Steve, by ending his career with a stab in his foot. Meanwhile, Klaus challenges Hayley and Roger to watching hours of a documentary when the two argue over who has the worst attention span.
21222"Standard Deviation"Tim Parsons & Jennifer GravesBrian BoyleJune 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)AAJN220.98[25]
Stan becomes angry when Hayley refuses to have a plan for her future life, but when he brings her on a suicide mission, she refuses to deal with his logic. Later on, Hayley discovers that Bullock is working daily as a disc jockey at a nightclub. She immediately tells Stan, but when he confronts Bullock, Bullock tells him he'll step down, but only if he can defeat him in a DJ battle. Meanwhile, Jeff begins drinking psychedelic teas and hallucinates a musical instrumental, leading Roger to help him find it as a prank.

References

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