American Dad! (season 6)

American Dad! Season 6
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	19[1]
Broadcast
Original channel	Fox
Original run	October 3, 2010 – May 22, 2011
Season chronology
← Previous Season 5 Next → Season 7[2][3]
List of American Dad! episodes

American Dad!'s sixth season began airing on October 3, 2010. and ended after 19 episodes on May 22, 2011. Guest stars of this season include Jason Alexander, Sarah Chalke, Anthony Michael Hall, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Burt Reynolds.

Episodes

See also: List of American Dad! episodes

№	#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (million)
97	1	"100 A.D."	Tim Parsons	Keith Heisler	October 3, 2010 (2010-10-03)	5AJN14	6.16[4]
Jeff continues to try to get Hayley back until Stan and Francine confront him and tells him to leave her alone. Taking Reginald's advice to give Hayley some space, Jeff decides to confront Hayley once and for all. It is later revealed that Jeff and Hayley eloped, and Stan and Francine offers the public a reward to stop the wedding, an amount of $50,000. Later on, they are eventually found, and Stan and Francine are tricked by Jeff into giving him the 50 Grand, thus letting Stan allow them to get married. Meanwhile, in response of Jeff and Hayley's marriage announcement, Roger and Steve dress up as Wheels and the Legman (from the episode Haylias) and try to stop the wedding and get the reward themselves, until Roger is under the influence of turkish amphetamines, landing them in Thailand.
98	2	"Son of Stan"	Chris Bennett	Erik Sommers	October 10, 2010 (2010-10-10)	5AJN17	5.36[5]
During a memorial service for the 97 people killed in the bus crash, Francine and Stan have a clash over how to raise Steve in retrospect to Hayley running away. Francine wishes to be more lenient, but Stan is convinced that they need to be firm with him. They decide to have a BMX race to determine how to raise Steve. Stan falls down and severely injures himself at the start of the race, making Francine the winner. However, Stan creates a clone of Steve (after being inspired by Duper's clone after the real Duper died in a bus crash last episode), setting up a new contest with Francine to determine who has better parenting skills. Francine raises the original Steve very passively, but Stan raises Steve's clone, Steve-A-Rino very strict and manly. However, Steve-A-Rino later becomes a sociopath due to Stan's strict training and attempts to kill the original Steve in hopes of replacing him, forcing Stan and Francine to find the real Steve and stop his murderous clone before it's too late.
99	3	"Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls"	John Aoshima & Jansen Yee	Eric Weinberg	November 7, 2010 (2010-11-07)	5AJN19	6.30[6]
After years of hosting the scariest haunted house in the neighborhood, Stan finds himself outdone by Buckle. Francine makes things worse when she finds herself returning and declares that it is impossible to beat him. Depressed, Stan goes to Roger for advice and Roger suggests he use his CIA influence to get real body parts and instruments. Stan decides to pull in five of the most dangerous serial murderers in the area. However, the killers sitting in their cell fails to scare anyone so Roger decides to turn them loose, forcing Stan, Francine, Roger and Klaus to take cover in the kitchen. Stan apologizes for getting them into the mess and Francine admits she should have been more supportive.
100	4	"Stan’s Food Restaurant"	Josue Cervantes	Brian Boyle	November 14, 2010 (2010-11-14)	5AJN16	5.38[7]
Roger offers to help Stan live out his dream of opening a restaurant until their difference in vision for what the eatery should be causes havoc.
101	5	"White Rice"	Bob Bowen	Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz	November 21, 2010 (2010-11-21)	5AJN15	4.86[8]
After an argument between Stan and Francine breaks out, Stan suggests they go see a counselor, who turns out to be a hypnotist Stan has been using for years to settle arguments by repressing her memories. After feeling slighted by Stan, the hypnotist makes Francine remember everything, including her old desire to be a stand-up comedian. Meanwhile, Steve brings home a potential love interest for Klaus.
102	6	"There Will Be Bad Blood"	Joe Daniello	Murray Miller & Judah Miller	November 28, 2010 (2010-11-28)	5AJN20	6.13[9]
The Smiths prepare for the arrival of Stan's half-brother's family for Thanksgiving.
103	7	"The People vs. Martin Sugar"	Pam Cooke	Jonathan Fener	December 5, 2010 (2010-12-05)	5AJN05	5.31[10]
Stan Smith anxiously awaits his annual jury summons. But when Roger is the defendant in the trial where Stan is the foreman, he is finally in a position to make Roger accountable for his misdeeds. Roger gets the last laugh when he escapes from prison. Meanwhile, Jeff and Hayley move in with the Smiths, and Francine tries (and fails) to get Jeff to clean up his act.
104	8	"For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls"	Bob Bowen	Erik Durbin	December 12, 2010 (2010-12-12)	5AJN22	6.22[11]
Stan gives Steve a gun for Christmas, even though Francine warns him that Steve is too young. Steve accidentally shoots Santa, he sends the North Pole into a tizzy and jeopardizes Christmas, triggering a massive gunfight between the Smiths themselves and all the elfs and raindeer from the North Pole with Santa Claus himself leading the charge.
105	9	"Fart-Break Hotel"	Rodney Clouden	Chris McKenna & Matt McKenna	January 16, 2011 (2011-01-16)	5AJN18	3.54[12]
After Roger releases lethal gas into the Smith residence, the family moves into a hotel while the fumes clear. Francine finds herself with a lot of free time on her hands, and she soon finds herself working in the construction business.
106	10	"Stanny Boy and Frantastic"	Pam Cooke	Laura McCreary	January 23, 2011 (2011-01-23)	5AJN13	4.81[13]
Stan and Francine have trouble keeping up with a younger couple's lifestyle.
107	11	"A Piñata Named Desire"	Bob Bowen	Chris McKenna & Matt McKenna	February 13, 2011 (2011-02-13)	5AJN07	3.93[14]
Roger asks Stan to attend an acting class, but tempers flare when they audition for the same role; Steve and his friends try to plan the ultimate slumber party.
108	12	"You Debt Your Life"	Chris Bennett	Erik Sommers	February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20)	5AJN09	4.25[15]
Roger moves out of the house after an argument with Stan and is quickly replaced; Steve gets a new job at school.
109	13	"I Am the Walrus"	Tim Parsons	Keith Heisler	March 27, 2011 (2011-03-27)	5AJN21	4.99[16]
Steve challenges Stan for family dominance. Meanwhile, Jeff and Hayley try marriage counseling.
110	14	"School Lies"	Rodney Clouden	Brian Boyle	April 3, 2011 (2011-04-03)	6AJN03	3.59[17]
Stan arranges a plan to get a raise through a favor of U.S Senator Buckingham (Burt Reynolds). The first part of his plan is to send Steve to the private school where Buckingham's daughter, Cookie, goes to (though Steve refuses to go, so Stan uses Roger). The second part is to meet Buckingham there and talks him into playing golf with him. Stan gets his favor, but then he is enraged that Roger sold Cookie to drug dealers. He gets her back, and he takes her back to Buckingham's house for dinner. Meanwhile, Steve is out of school because of an Asbestos outbreak, and after refusing to go to the private school, he joins a gang of Spanish girls. He is arrested for robbing a pharmacy, prompting Stan to use his favor to release him from jail.
111	15	"License to Till"	John Aoshima & Jansen Yee	Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson	April 10, 2011 (2011-04-10)	6AJN04	3.35[18]
Roger and Klaus try unsuccessfuly to bring Steve to a higher social level while Stan and Francine prank each other.
112	16	"Jenny Fromdabloc"	Bob Bowen	Laura McCreary	April 17, 2011 (2011-04-17)	6AJN08	4.74[19]
Steve and Roger try to cheer up Snot after Hayley rejects him. Meanwhile, Stan tries to live like a man of the 1960s.
113	17	"Home Wrecker"	Joe Daniello	Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland	May 8, 2011 (2011-05-08)	6AJN05	3.29[20]
Stan and Francine divide the house disagreeing about how to decorate it.
114	18	"Flirting With Disaster"	Pam Cooke	Keith Heisler	May 15, 2011 (2011-05-15)	6AJN06	3.89[21]
Francine cramps Stan's style when she gets a job in his office.
115	19	"Gorillas in the Mist"	Chris Bennett	Erik Durbin	May 22, 2011 (2011-05-22)	6AJN10	3.57[22]
Bonding with Steve at the zoo causes Stan to lose Steve in the gorilla cage.

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External links

• Season 6 at TV.com