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Season 8

Minstrel Krampus

Unknown/Unaired
When Steve starts acting like a spoiled brat during the holidays, Stan takes him to see his incarcerated Grandpa Jack, who tells him the story of how he caught Minstrel Krampus (guest voice Glover), a legendary demon who punishes naughty children on Christmas.
Stan decides that releasing Krampus is the only way to straighten out Steve’s attitude. But when Krampus kidnaps Steve, it’s up to Stan and Roger to get him back.

Meanwhile, Hayley gets a job at the airport, but quickly realizes that she might not be cut out for customer service

Source: FOX
Guest Stars: Ziggy Marley as Himself (Singing) | Danny Glover as Minstrel Krampus | Jeff Fischer (1) as Jeff Fischer

134 :08x01 - Love, American Dad Style

Sep/30/2012
After Roger opens a bar in the Smith's attic and and hearing her sing in the shower, Roger hires Hayley as his entertainment.
However Roger realizes he's in love with Hayley and quickly takes his infatuation too far.

Meanwhile, Stan tries to sell his old SUV so he can purchase a new Hummer.
Guest Stars: June Diane Raphael as Unknown | Laura McCreary as Various | Scott Lowell as Various | Jeff Fischer (1) as Jeff Fischer | Nathan Fillion as Various | Mike Barker (1) as Various
Director: Josue Cervantes
Writer: Erik Durbin

135 :08x02 - Killer Vacation

Oct/07/2012
Francine forbids Stan from working on their vacation but when Bullock assigns him to kill a long lost war veteran, Francine intervenes.

Meanwhile, Hayley and Jeff try to rekindle their fading romance, Roger's latest persona, Abigail Lemonparty, falls for an older gentleman & Steve meets a fellow teen who takes him on a rough journey to find a nude beach.
Guest Stars: Eric McCormack as Swinger | Amy Sedaris as Various | Rupert Grint as Liam | James Karen as Larry Herman | Peter Serafinowicz as Goran the Mutilator | Jill Talley as Various | Ari Graynor as Various | Jonathan Fener as Various | Patrick Stewart as Avery Bullock | Jeff Fischer (1) as Jeff Fischer
Director: Rodney Clouden

136 :08x03 - Can I Be Frank With You?

Nov/04/2012
After Stan spends too much time at the CIA 'Chill House', she devises a plan to infiltrate and get to know Stan on his level.

Meanwhile, Steve, Snot, Toshi & Barry are recruited for a boy band.
Guest Stars: Susie Essman as Unknown | David Koechner as Dick Reynolds | Judah Miller as Various | Lew Schneider as Various | Asa Taccone as Various | Marissa Jaret Winokur as Various | Eric Edwards as Various | Alex Cuthbertson as Various | Curtis Armstrong as Schmuley “Snot” Lonstein | Jon Hamm as Himself | Eddie Kaye Thomas (1) as Barry Robinson | Daisuke Suzuki as Toshi Hirano | Patrick Stewart as Avery Bullock | Mike Barker (1) as Various
Writer: Judah Miller

137 :08x04 - American Stepdad

Nov/18/2012
After the death of Hercules, Stan's mother Betty moves in with Smiths forcing Roger out of his attic.
Things get complicated when the next day, Roger & Betty announce they are married.

Meanwhile, Steve, Snot, Toshi & Barry come across a long lost script of the Fast and the Furious series which they are determined gets made.
Guest Stars: Eddie Kaye Thomas (1) as Barry Robinson | Daisuke Suzuki as Toshi Hirano | Judah Miller as Various | Jonathan Fener as Various | Brian Boyle as Various | Mike Barker (1) as Terry Bates | Curtis Armstrong as Schmuley “Snot” Lonstein | Jeff Fischer (1) as Jeff Fischer | Swoosie Kurtz as Betty Smith
Director: Shawn Murray

138 :08x05 - Why Can't We Be Friends?

Dec/02/2012
After Stan decides Snot is not cool enough to hang out with Steve, he stages a murder which lands Snot in the CIA Witness Protection program.
Guest Stars: Susie Essman as Snot's Mom | Curtis Armstrong as Schmuley “Snot” Lonstein | Jeff Fischer (1) as Jeff Fischer | Eric Edwards as Various | Jonathan Fener as Various | Reggie Lee as Various
Director: Jansen Yee
Songs: Rush -- 2112, Joe Satriani -- Always With Me, Always With You

139 :08x06 - Adventures in Hayleysitting

Dec/09/2012
The Smith family’s regular babysitter, Lindsay (guest voice Alison Brie), breaks her leg in a soccer match, so Stan and Francine are forced to leave Steve with Hayley, despite her track record of being extremely irresponsible.

When Hayley teases Steve about being a goody-two-shoes, Steve is determined to prove her wrong and sneaks out of the house to go to a party with the cool kids

Source: FOX
Guest Stars: Erik Durbin as Various | Matt Fusfeld as Various | Keith Heisler as Various | Kevin Michael Richardson as Various | Erik Sommers as Various | Amir Talai as Various | Max Charles as Various | Mike Barker (1) as Various | Daisuke Suzuki as Toshi Hirano | Alison Brie as Lindsay | Sarah Michelle Gellar as Jenny | Charlie Day as Jon | Jeff Fischer (1) as Jeff Fischer | Curtis Armstrong as Schmuley “Snot” Lonstein | Eddie Kaye Thomas (1) as Barry Robinson

140 :08x07 - National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story

Dec/23/2012
A talk show reveals that Francine was the toddler who famously rescued from a well by a fireman; Francine makes a discovery when she falls down the well on the anniversary of her rescue.

Meanwhile, Stan and Roger come up with a business idea
Guest Stars: Kevin Michael Richardson as Principal Brian Lewis | Jeff Fischer (1) as Jeff Fischer | Mike Barker (1) as Terry Bates |
Featuring: Seth MacFarlane as Greg Corbin
Director: Chris Bennett

141 :08x08 - Finger Lenting Good

Jan/06/2013
Francine encourages the family to give up their various vices, but they all get drunk at Roger’s Mardi Gras party and enter into a harrowing pact with Bullock.

Meanwhile, a pastie is left in the attic, Cinderella-style, and Roger sets out to find the “perfect bosom” on which to place it
Guest Stars: Patrick Stewart as Avery Bullock | Jeff Fischer (1) as Jeff Fischer | Chris Diamantopoulos as Various | Alyson Hannigan as Herself | Kathy Griffin as Herself | Rhea Perlman as Herself
Director: Joe Daniello

142 :08x09 - The Adventures of Twill Ongenbone and His Boy Jabari

Jan/13/2013
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.

Source: FOX
Guest Stars: Wayne Brady as Cuba Gooding Jr. | Curtis Armstrong as Schmuley “Snot” Lonstein
Director: Josue Cervantes
Writer: Brian Boyle

143 :08x10 - Blood Crieth Unto Heaven

Jan/27/2013
In a tribute to and send-up of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, August: Osage County, a dark secret is revealed about the Smith family’s past when Francine invites Stan’s incarcerated dad, Jack, to Stan’s birthday party.

Also in this spoof, Roger plays Edna, a maid who nurses Bullock and Hayley’s love child. But when Edna falls in love with Bullock, it could mean dire consequences for the kid.
Guest Stars: Swoosie Kurtz as Betty Smith | Daran Norris as Jack Smith | Patrick Stewart as Avery Bullock
Director: Joe Daniello
Writer: Brian Boyle

144 :08x11 - Max Jets

Feb/10/2013
Roger announces that “Max Jets,” a character of Roger’s who enjoys showering the Smith family with money, is soon getting out of prison. But a wrench is thrown in the system when Max falls in love with Gina, a gold-digging waitress who threatens the family’s inheritance.
Guest Stars: Michelle Monaghan as Gina

145 :08x12 - Naked to the Limit, One More Time

Feb/17/2013
Roger pretends to be Jeff’s imaginary friend, so he can freely roam naked around the house with no disguise.
But when big-mouth Jeff figures out that Roger is an alien, Stan issues an ultimatum: either Roger or Jeff must be killed immediately.

Meanwhile, Steve becomes insecure about the shape of his rear end
Guest Stars: Jeff Fischer (1) as Jeff Fischer | Curtis Armstrong as Schmuley “Snot” Lonstein | Kevin Michael Richardson as Principal Brian Lewis
Director: Chris Bennett
Songs: Johnny Mandel (1) -- Suicide Is Painless

146 :08x13 - For Black Eyes Only

Mar/10/2013
In Part 2 of “The Tearjerker Saga,” a “James Bond” parody, Stan and his wife Sexpun Tocome’s honeymoon is brutally interrupted when Black Villain fatally shoots Sexpun.

Determined to get his revenge, Stan teams up with former nemesis The Tearjerker to track down Black Villain and put a stop to his evil plan to melt the arctic glaciers.
Guest Stars: Kevin Michael Richardson as Black Villian
Director: Jansen Yee

147 :08x14 - Spelling Bee My Baby

Mar/24/2013
Francine discovers Steve’s special talent that will help him get into a great school: spelling. But when she fears that Steve is being distracted by Hiko’s sister, Akiko, she takes drastic measures to ensure victory at the Pearl Bailey High School Spelling Bee.

Meanwhile, Stan and Roger want Hayley to line-judge their badminton game, but she’s still devastated over Jeff, so they decide to push her through the five stages of grief as quickly as possible.
Director: Rodney Clouden
Songs: Jackson Five -- ABC

148 :08x15 - The Missing Kink

Apr/14/2013
Francine does all she can to make Stan take on a different mission. And when he does, she learns that her missionary man is all she really needs.

Meanwhile, Hayley tries to get back into the dating scene with disastrous results, and reluctantly submits to Snot's advance, agreeing to a dinner date.
Guest Stars: Eddie Kaye Thomas (1) as Barry Robinson | Michael Pena as Margaritte | Kevin Michael Richardson as Principal Brian Lewis | Patrick Stewart as Avery Bullock | Curtis Armstrong as Schmuley “Snot” Lonstein

149 :08x16 - The Boring Identity

Apr/21/2013
Francine tries to mold Stan into her ideal husband when he gets amnesia after falling off an arcade game during a CIA operation to capture the “real” Osama bin Laden (who, apparently, has been managing a “Dave and Buster’s” restaurant in Florida).

Meanwhile, Roger lets Steve join his paper route to earn some extra money, but Steve is drawn into the corrupt side of the business

Source: FOX
Guest Stars: Patrick Stewart as Avery Bullock | David Koechner as Dick Reynolds

150 :08x17 - The Full Cognitive Redaction of Avery Bullock by the Coward Stan Smith

Apr/28/2013
Stan is shocked when Agent Crisp from CIA Internal Affairs tells him that Deputy Director Bullock is showing early signs of dementia and must have his memory erased.

Meanwhile, Steve runs into a bully at school, so Roger hires an old friend – Stelio Kontos – to take care of the problem

Source: FOX
Guest Stars: David Koechner as Dick Reynolds | John Leguizamo as Luis | Patrick Stewart as Avery Bullock | Phil LaMarr as Agent Crisp

151 :08x18 - Lost in Space

May/05/2013
In the special 150th episode, the series travels to the slave spaceship that abducted Jeff... with Roger’s help after Jeff discovered he's an alien.

To find his way home, Jeff must first prove to the evil Emperor Zing that he was always in love with Hayley.

Source: FOX
Guest Stars: Paget Brewster as Shapeshifter | Pete Holmes (1) as Various | Matt Fusfeld as Majestic | Alex Cuthbertson as Various | Sean Hayes (1) as Foster | Michael McKean as Emperor Zing | Sinbad as Himself | Jeff Fischer (1) as Jeff Fischer
Director: Chris Bennett
Songs: Wax Fang -- Majestic

152 :08x19 - Da Flippity Flop

May/12/2013
Klaus discovers his original human body, but Stan refuses to help him switch back. So, Klaus steals Stan's body and Stan becomes the fish. Meanwhile, Roger turns the attic into a gym, and tries to pressure Steve into a long-term membership.
Guest Stars: Amir Talai as Various | Jonny Moseley (1) as Various | Matt E. Mixer as Various | Chris Diamantopoulos as Various | Shaun White as Himself | Mike Barker (1) as CIA Lab Tech | Curtis Armstrong as Schmuley “Snot” Lonstein |
Uncredited: Judi Dench as Herself
Classification: Animation
Genre: Adult Cartoons | Comedy
Status: Returning Series
Network: FOX ( USA)
Airs: Sundays at 09:30 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: February 06, 2005
Episode Order: 20
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