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 sequiturs.
American Dad! was officially renewed for a sixth season, and began airing October 3, 2010. On September 20, 2010, TBS began re-running American Dad!, and now airs the series weekdays at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 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 10/9c. American Dad! is also shown on FX and BBC Three in the UK. American Dad! was officially renewed for a seventh season, bringing the series through the 2011-2012 season.
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 housewife who is trying to make up for a wild youth. Their two children are Hayley, a passionately liberal college-aged activist, and Steve, a nerdy, wimpy high schooler who constantly attempts to live up to Stan's expectations. The Smith family is also in possession of two bizarre nonhumans — Roger, an escaped alien from Area 51 whom Stan is covertly housing in defiance of his employer, and Klaus, an anthropomorphic goldfish whom the CIA implanted with the brain of an East German Olympic ski jumper.
The Smith Family resides on 43 Cherry Street in the fictional community of Langley Falls, Virginia in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The town name is a composite of Langley and Great Falls, two unincorporated communities located in Fairfax County. Langley Falls is a sister city of Haifa, Israel.
Plots generally center on the misadventures of various family members in their respective realms. Recurring themes include Stan's desire to see Steve mature properly, Roger's desires to establish a life outside of the house, Francine's desire of breaking out of an overly structured lifestyle, Hayley's desire to rebel against her father's politics and Steve's desire to finally become one of the cool kids. Stan's Conservatism is treated as buffoonish and self-abnegating on its face.
Does he have the same voice as Brian on Family guy? It sounds similar on this song. I know the same producers makes it.
EnchantedTower 7 months ago 3
@EnchantedTower Yes! Both are voiced by Seth MacFarlane. FYI, Roger the alien is also voiced by Seth MacFarlane
DisneyVillain 7 months ago 7