American Dad!: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about American Dad!. Pick one to read it.

• Becoming the Maskin 1,211 titlesLampshaded in another episode when Stan and Roger are in trouble.Read →
• Characterization Marches Onin 509 titlesRoger's people-shy ways in earlier episodes seem strange in light of the surprisingly full life he is later able to lead outside the Smith house thanks to his many disguises and alternate personas.Read →
• Suspiciously Specific Denialin 862 titlesFrancine: Has your boss called to offer you your job back yet?Read →
• Surprisingly Realistic Outcomein 3,072 titlesWhen Francine discovers that the fireman who supposedly sacrificed his life to rescue her from a well when she was a child was still alive, she tries to readjust him to normal civilization, but he ju…Read →
• Set Wrong What Was Once Made RightRare · in 45 titlesIn "The Best Christmas Story Never Told", Stan gets annoyed with all the secularism of the holidays (The tree getting banned, Christmas now just referred to as the "holidays", etc) and blames Jane Fo…Read →
• Mistaken for SuperpoweredRare · in 8 titlesIn "Joint Custody", the Smiths are trying to figure out where they left the keys to Francine's car, when Steve is electrocuted while hotwiring the vehicle.Read →