Season 2
🎬 16 Episodes 📅 2005 ⏱ 22 min
Stan Smith's pride gets in the way when he discovers his CIA colleagues doubt his capabilities, leading him on a reckless mission to reclaim his reputation in American Dad! As chaos erupts both at home and in the field, the family finds themselves caught in Stan's web of desperation, while Roger seizes every comedic opportunity to exploit the situation. What unfolds is a heartfelt reminder that family matters far more than professional validation.
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16
Episodes
2005
Year
22
min / ep
5.9
Watch Hours
2/22
Season No.
⭐ 7.7
Best Episode
Ep. 1 · Bullocks to Stan
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🎬 Episodes 16 episodes
1
⭐ 7.7
Bullocks to Stan
Stan finds Deputy Director Bullock, his supervisor, starting a relationship with Hayley. However, he can't risk saying or doing anything about it because he's up for a promotion at the CIA. Meanwhile, Steve finds Dick Cheney's BlackBerry and uses the contact numbers to play pranks on political figur…
🎬 Brent Woods ✍️ Alison McDonald
2
⭐ 7.6
A Smith in the Hand
When Steve brings home a permission slip to take sex ed at school, Stan flips out and demands to teach it himself. However, after Stan unrealistically explains the birds and the bees to Steve, he gets into an accident that causes him to take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Roger becomes a bar…
🎬 Pam Cooke ✍️ David Hemingson
3
⭐ 7.3
All About Steve
When the CIA organizes a father-son baseball game, Stan is determined to show his co-workers that his son is masculine and athletic. Unfortunately, Steve is a geek, so Stan decides to lie and ditches him. But after getting a taste of his own treatment at work, Stan turns to Steve and his sci-fi know…
🎬 Mike Kim ✍️ Chris McKenna
4
⭐ 7.1
Con Heir
When Stan's father passes away, Stan reveals his real father is actually Jack Smith, a super suave spy. Jack convinces Stan to quit the CIA and work with him at the Scarlet Alliance, an ultra-secret spy group. Francine is upset with Stan, who is busy training with Jack for a mission involving uraniu…
🎬 Albert Calleros ✍️ Steve Hely
5
⭐ 6.8
Stan of Arabia (1)
Stan has to throw a party for his boss and assumes his wife Francine will do all the work, but she refuses. With Stan as party planner, the event turns into a disaster. As a result, Stan's boss relocates Stan and his family to Saudi Arabia, where they quickly get a taste of life on foreign ground. A…
🎬 Rodney Clouden ✍️ Nahnatchka Khan
6
⭐ 6.8
Stan of Arabia (2)
As the Smiths continue to live in Saudi Arabia, Stan is fully enjoying the male-dominated society, while the rest of the family struggles with the different social norms. Meanwhile, Francine's musical expos on gender roles gets her into trouble, and a brush with death leads the Smiths to return to t…
🎬 Anthony Lioi ✍️ Carter Bays
7
⭐ 7.4
Stannie Get Your Gun
Francine insists that Stan and Hayley spend an entire day together, after their arguments drive her crazy, so they can work out their differences about gun control. However, her plan backfires when he takes Hayley to the "National Gun Association Land," where their conflicting opinions about gun con…
🎬 John Aoshima ✍️ Brian Boyle
8
⭐ 7.3
Star Trek
Steve becomes a famous author, and the entire family gets caught up in his celebrity, including Stan, who becomes an unbearable "stage parent." After Steve hooks up with an agent, he abandons his family to lead a "Cribs" lifestyle.
🎬 Mike Kim ✍️ Chris McKenna
9
⭐ 6.2
Not Particularly Desperate Housewives
As Stan continues to dominate the household, Francine finds herself idolizing a group of women who seem to have it all. She tries to impress them and even lies in order to gain acceptance into their group, until she realizes they aren't as perfect as they seem. Meanwhile, loyalties are tested when S…
🎬 Brent Woods ✍️ Dan Vebber
10
⭐ 7.4
Rough Trade
After Stan and Roger have a rough day, they get into a fight that leads to a "Freaky Friday"-type switcheroo where they get a taste of life in each other's shoes. But after the excitement of a new life stales, they face each other's problems as Roger is under pressure at work and Stan yearns to be n…
🎬 Pam Cooke ✍️ David Zuckerman
11
⭐ 7.3
Finances With Wolves
After receiving a hefty bonus from work, Stan buys extravagant gadgets while Francine pleads for her dream kiosk. Upset about his lack of support, Francine opens a muffin shop without his approval and gives Stan a taste of life without a housewife. In a desperate move, Stan puts Klaus' brain back in…
🎬 Albert Calleros ✍️ Neal Boushell
12
⭐ 6.9
It's Good to be the Queen
Because of a past incident at his own prom, where he was lured into a dance with the homecoming queen only to have a pile of pigs dropped on him, Stan wants revenge by showing off that he married a homecoming queen, Francine. A proud Stan accompanies Francine to her reunion, but when they find out t…
🎬 Rodney Clouden ✍️ Alison McDonald
13
⭐ 7.3
Roger 'n Me
When Stan goes to Atlantic City for a bachelor party and is shunned by his so-called best friend, Roger steps in and becomes Stan's new sidekick. Their friendship goes to a whole new level, but when they return home and face Francine, Stan realizes that what happens in Atlantic City doesn't necessar…
🎬 Anthony Lioi ✍️ Kenny Schwartz
14
⭐ 7.1
Helping Handis
Stan wants Steve to be popular and goes to desperate measures giving him steroids to make him bigger, better, and part of the in-crowd at school. But when the steroids have an unexpected side effect, Steve gets a lot more attention than anyone expected. Meanwhile, after Hayley makes a movie about Fr…
🎬 Caleb Meurer ✍️ Nahnatchka Khan
15
⭐ 7.7
With Friends Like Steve's
After Steve shows a lack of interest in Stan's job, Stan replaces him with Barry, Steve's malicious friend. Barry frames Steve to eliminate him from the household, but when Steve discovers Barry's weakness, he relies on his CIA skills to save the family. Meanwhile, Roger takes an impressive keg-stan…
🎬 John Aoshima ✍️ Erik Durbin
16
⭐ 7.1
Tears of a Clooney
When Francine's birthday brings back haunting memories of a celebrity film moment stolen by George Clooney, Francine's new dream is to destroy the star. But when she tries to win Clooney's heart with the intention of breaking it, Stan actually falls for him and sabotages the plan. Meanwhile, back at…
🎬 Brent Woods ✍️ Chris McKenna