The hilarious, over-the-top adventures of CIA Agent Stan Smith - a red-white-and-blue-blooded, one-man war on terror - and his delightfully dysfunctional family. Volume Five celebrates that great American pastime - revenge! Steve and his friends strike back at Bar Mitzvah boy - Etan Cohen for stealing Steve's girlfriend, Francine puts Stan through the ringer when she finds out he's picked a back-up wife, and Roger unleashes deadly hotdog havoc throughout Langley Falls - all in the name of good old-fashioned vengeance. Getting even is the American way, so don't get mad...get American Dad!
All episodes — Season 5
S5 E11600 Candles
Sep 28, 20088.422 min
It's Roger's 1600th birthday, but the Smiths are too freaked out by Steve's impending puberty to celebrate. So Roger decides to make his own birthday fun.
S5 E2The One That Got Away
Oct 5, 20088.222 min
Roger plays detective to track down a case of what he suspects is identity theft. Meanwhile, the Smith family gets sucked into a mean game of Simon Says.
S5 E3One Little Word
Oct 19, 20087.622 min
Bullock makes Stan his "No. 1" at the CIA, a promotion that makes the furious Francine the "No. 1" babysitter for Bullock's baby son. Bullock needs someone to watch the kid because his wife's been kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents.
S5 E4Choosey Wives Choose Smith
Nov 2, 20087.822 min
Stan learns that Francine was engaged to another man before she met him, and tracks the guy down to size him up. Meanwhile, Steve can't stay away from a schizophrenic cat that literally has nine lives.
S5 E5Escape from Pearl Bailey
Nov 9, 2008822 min
Steve plots revenge after girlfriend Debbie loses a very dirty election for class president. But it backfires badly.
S5 E6Pulling Double Booty
Nov 16, 2008622 min
Hayley goes on a rampage after her boyfriend breaks up with her, but she calms down when she begins dating Stan's CIA body double, Bill. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger get jobs separating male and female chicks at a Chinatown hatchery.
S5 E7Phantom of the Telethon
Nov 30, 20087.822 min
Stan emcees a CIA telethon to raise funds for the agency's torture budget after Congress slashed it. But Roger is out to sabotage it because Stan stole the idea for it from him.
S5 E8Chimdale
Jan 25, 20097.422 min
When Steve suffers indignities in school because of the back brace he must wear for his scoliosis, Stan confides in him that he wears a wig to cover his baldness. Meanwhile, Roger invites both Francine and Hayley to a posh spa even though h
S5 E9Stan Time
Feb 8, 2009722 min
Stan is ecstatic--and energetic--when a coworker gives him pills that allow him to stay up all night.
S5 E10Family Affair
Feb 15, 20096.822 min
The Smiths catch Roger spending time with another family--and it turns out that he has been a family "cheater" for decades.
S5 E11Live and Let Fry
Mar 1, 20097.422 min
When Langley Falls bans trans fats, Stan and Steve become smugglers. Meanwhile, Klaus gets word that he has received an inheritance but can't collect it because the CIA has turned him into a fish.
S5 E12Roy Rogers McFreely
Mar 8, 20097.822 min
When Stan forgets to pick up grenadine at the grocery store, Roger goes ballistic and vows to get him back by taking over a project close to his heart--the Homeowner’s Association.
S5 E13Jack's Back
Mar 15, 20097.622 min
Steve connects with his ne'er-do-well paternal grandfather, whom Stan despises for many reasons, not the least of which is that he never taught him to ride a bike. Meanwhile, Hayley must find an internship quickly, so Roger hires her to ten
S5 E14Bar Mitzvah Shuffle
Mar 22, 20098.222 min
Steve and his friends sabotage a stuck-up kid's bar mitzvah after the kid hits on Steve's girlfriend, Debbie. But when Snot is wrongly accused of stealing the kid's bar-mitzvah money, his own bar mitzvah is put in jeopardy.
S5 E15Wife Insurance
Mar 29, 2009822 min
Stan is kidnapped in Colombia, but the real trouble begins after he's released and returns home. Meanwhile, Steve and Roger play detective duo "Wheels and the Legman."
S5 E16Delorean Story-An
Apr 19, 20097.522 min
Steve and Stan, who don't have much in common, try to bond on a road trip to Albuquerque in search of a pair of the distinctive DeLorean doors to complete a car that Stan has been building. Meanwhile, Roger, Hayley and Francine decide to ha
S5 E17Every Which Way But Lose
Apr 26, 20097.422 min
Steve joins a football team to please Stan, who then takes over as coach and gives Steve the boot because he isn't good enough. Meanwhile, Francine and Hayley vie for a blue ribbon at the county fair.
S5 E18Weiner of Our Discontent
May 3, 200922 min
Roger declares that he was sent to Earth to be "the decider" of humanity's fate, and Stan challenges him on it.
S5 E19Daddy Queerest
May 10, 20095.722 min
Francine and Stan swap spouses with their gay neighbours Terry and Greg when Terry's dad, a former football player who doesn't know that his son is gay, arrives for a visit. Meanwhile, Steve goes on a drunken bender.
S5 E20Stan's Night Out
May 17, 20097.222 min
Stan leaves Francine at home to go out with the boys, but guys' night out goes from wild to reckless when Stan finds himself in one compromising situation after another. Meanwhile, Roger and Hayley use their charm and looks to attract a fra