American Dad! is an American
animated television series created by
Seth MacFarlane and owned by
Underdog Productions and
Fuzzy Door Productions. It is produced in association with
20th Century Fox Television. Creators and main directors, MacFarlane (creator of
Family Guy) as well as two former
Family Guy writers,
Mike Barker and
Matt Weitzman aired the
pilot episode in the United States on
Fox on February 6, 2005, thirty minutes after the end of
Super Bowl XXXIX; the regular series began May 1, 2005, after the season premiere of
Family Guy.
American Dad! follows the events of
CIA agent
Stan Smith and his family. Unlike
Family Guy,
American Dad! does not contain
cutaway gags, but relies more on situational humor and
non sequitur.
American Dad! was officially renewed for a seventh season, bringing the series through the 2011-2012 season. On September 20, 2010,
TBS began re-running
American Dad!, and now airs the series weekdays at 1ET. Fox also began syndicating
American Dad! reruns to local stations in September 2010, with those episodes airing on weekends. On December 27, 2010,
American Dad! began airing on
Adult Swim weeknights at 10ET.
American Dad! is also shown on FX and BBC Three in the UK.
Summary
American Dad! centers on the domestic life of its nominal title character,
Stan Smith, a staunchly
conservative Republican CIA agent and self-proclaimed patriot. He is married to
Francine Smith, a ditzy housewife who is trying...
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