“The Most Adequate Christmas Ever” isn’t the best of said Holiday episodes (rest assured, there will be more on this list), but it is one of the most creative ones, as Stan dies and is sent to court to prove whether or not he is a good enough person to be given a second chance at life. This might sound hyperbolic here, but I truly believe that American Dad has some of the best Holiday specials ever put to television and, whenever the show decides to craft another one, I always get excited about the results. Stelio Kantos scene is bound to make the list. And ask any AD fan out there what one of the best moments of the show’s history is, and the Stan vs. The sideplot in “A Bully for Steve” is a bit slower than the main plot as it focuses on the Hailey/Reginald dynamic but, as a big Reginald fan (that koala just GETS me), I had little to complain about with this episode overall. This concept could have become cringe-worthy and horrific if in the hands of say, Seth MacFarlane’s OTHER show, but it’s utilized here to such a degree that it becomes hilarious. This dichotomy has been used for many a great episode (“DeLorean Storean,” “The Magnificent Steve,” the next one on this list), but never so effectively in “Bully For Steve” in which Stan, in an effort to toughen his son up, begins to bully him. Stan is of course the manly, athletic, and tough type, and Steve is the scrawny, timid, and weak nerd. One of the most touched upon relationships in American Dad (and most sitcoms, really) is the one between our central father and son: Stan and Steve Smith, who couldn’t be more opposite from each other if they tried. Now for realsies this time, let’s kick off this list: Honorable Mentions: “One Little Word”, “Tearjerker”, “Family Affair”, “Roy Rogers McFreeley”, and “Merlot Down Dirty Shame” Since I’m an indecisive motherfucker (as always), here’s first some honorable mentions that killed me not to include on the list, so I feel I had to mention in some form. Which, by the way, is a move I actually find to be completely fine: maybe the cable channel will give AD the love that Fox never did. But all that said, these are my definitive choices for the 10 best episodes of American Dad which, starting tonight, you can now find airing new episodes every Monday night on TBS. So many, in fact, that I bet I could make a completely separate list that includes none of the below 10 choices and feel totally okay with the list as well.
But look, I REALLY mean it this time American Dad is one of my favorite shows on television right now, and the incredibly under-appreciated comedic gem has a bevy of fantastic episodes to choice from. At this point, I know it’s pretty much standard practice for me to begin one of these lists complaining about how hard it was for me to make said list.
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