American Dad!

CIA agent cartoon

American Dad! is an animated television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, following a conservative CIA agent, his family, and their alien houseguest.

The show leans into absurdist humor and satirizes American politics and culture: I've been binging American Dad! all weekend.

Often compared to MacFarlane's other series Family Guy, though American Dad! tends toward more sustained storylines.

animated-series

Seth MacFarlane

Francine · Steve · Fox · TBS · cartoon · animation · voiceover · episode · season · primetime

satire

parody

Satirical imitation

caricature · lampoon · spoof · critique · mockery · conservatism · patriotism · absurdism · exaggeration · topical

alien

disguise

Identity-concealing alteration

Roswell · crash-landed · extraterrestrial · wig · costume · sociopath · scheming · nightclub · bartender · fabulousness

CIA

agent

One who acts independently

covert · classified · headquarters · deputy director · mission · briefing · disguise · safehouse · asset · handler

suburbia

cul-de-sac

Street closed at end

minivan · HOA · block party · homeowner · driveway · middle-class · Virginia · neighbors · normalcy · façade

Opposites
animation format

American Dad!The Office

Place of business operations

Modern Family · How I Met Your Mother · Brooklyn Nine-Nine · documentary · reality television

national/cultural perspective

American Dad!British sitcom

Comedic UK television series

European cinema · Bollywood · anime

political satire orientation

American Dad!The Boondocks

Remote rural area

South Park

Family

American, America, Americas, Americanism, Americanize, Americanization, daddies

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13