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American Dad! is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker, and Matt Weitzman.

References to American Dad! in The Simpsons

Episodes

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
17	364	"The Italian Bob"	Stan Smith's picture is in a book of American criminals, claiming he is guilty of "Plagiarismo Di Plagiarismo" (plagiarism of plagiarism).
25	531	"Homerland"	Stan, Francine, Hayley, Steve, Roger Smith, and Klaus Heisler show up to the Simpsons 25th Season party.
30	647	"Krusty the Clown"	American Dad! is one of the shows shown on the TV screens.
37	794	"Men Behaving Manly"	At Man Camp, Greg showed the men a still image from American Dad! as an example of dad jokes.

Specials

Picture	Special name	Reference
	"The Simpsons Guy"	Roger appeared on Kang and Kodos' UFO.

References to The Simpsons in American Dad!

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
7	97	"100 A.D."	Roger Smith tells the audience that "tonight [they] shall find out who killed Mr. Burns". He is then told that that happened 15 years ago, and the culprit was Maggie.
10	159	"Faking Bad"	Steve Smith is making fake IDs and then asks for "Mike Rotch" and then asks if anyone has seen "Mike Rotch", parodying one of Bart's prank calls. Bart then appears and laughs at Steve.
17	296	"The Chilly Thrillies"	Klaus says that he looks like The Three-Eyed Fish from The Simpsons and asks Francine if she's ever seen The Simpsons and that it's getting really good.
18	302	"Russian Doll"	Roger mentions The Simpsons.

Common cast and crew

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Cast

Name	Role in American Dad!	Role in The Simpsons
Elizabeth Banks	Voiced Becky Arangino in the season 4 episode "The Vacation Goo" and Lisa Silver in the season 5 episodes "1600 Candles" and "Escape from Pearl Bailey".	Voiced Persephone Odair in the season 35 episode "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story".
Christine Baranski	Voiced a homeless woman in the season 3 episode "Failure Is Not a Factory-Installed Option".	Voiced herself in the season 33 episode "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire".
Kate Berlant	Voiced a HG member in the season 18 episode "Hot Scoomp".	Voiced the stressed woman in the season 36 episode "Convenience Airways".
Lizzy Caplan	Voiced Debbie in multiple episodes.	Voiced Virginia Johnson in the season 28 episode "Kamp Krustier".
Bryan Cranston	Voiced Bill Publisherman in the season 2 episode "Star Trek" and Mr. Winthrop in the season 6 episode "A Jones for a Smith".	Voiced Stradivarius Cain in the season 23 episode "The Spy Who Learned Me" and reprised his role of Walter White, from Breaking Bad in the couch gag from the season 24 episode "What Animated Women Want" via live-action recording.
Ted Danson	Voices Dr. Ray Petit in multiple episodes.	Voiced Sam Malone in the season 6 episode "Fear of Flying".
Grey DeLisle	Voiced Akiko Yoshida in the season 5 episode "Weiner of Our Discontent" and the season 6 episode "Shallow Vows", Alternate Hayley in the season 21 episode "The Clearview Motel" and an attorney in the season 21 episode "The Girl Who Cried Space Jam".	Regular voice actress for the show, voicing Martin Prince, Sherri and Terri, Üter Zörker, and other characters.
Kat Dennings	Voiced Tanqueray in the season 6 episode "G-String Circus" and a female juror in the season 7 episode "The People vs. Martin Sugar".	Voiced Valerie in the season 29 episode "Mr. Lisa's Opus".
Emily Deschanel	Voiced herself in the season 8 episode "Less Money, Mo' Problems".	Voiced herself in the season 30 premiere "Bart's Not Dead".
Zooey Deschanel	Voiced the French maid and Candy Striper Stripper in the season 1 episode "Stan Knows Best" and Dream Girl in the season 10 episode "Independent Movie".	Voiced Mary Spuckler in the season 19 episode "Apocalypse Cow" and the season 24 episodes "Moonshine River" and "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing", and Quirk Girl in the season 36 episode "Estranger Things". She also voiced herself in the special episodes FOX's 25th Anniversary Special and Super Bowl Promo. In "Moonshine River", she also wrote and sang "The Ballad of Cylinder Head".
Sarah Michelle Gellar	Voiced Phyllis in the season 8 episode "Virtual In-Stanity" and Jenny in the season 9 episode "Adventures in Hayleysitting".	Voiced Gina Vendetti in the season 15 episode "The Wandering Juvie" and the season 24 episode "Moonshine River".
Seth Green	Voiced Joey in the season 1 episode "Homeland Insecurity", Matthew McConaughey in the season 4 episode "Tearjerker", Etan Cohen in the season 5 episode "Bar Mitzvah Hustle", and Nat in the season 13 episode "N.S.A. (No Snoops Allowed)", and the season 15 episode "Shell Game".	Served as an executive producer for the Stoopid Buddy Stoodios couch gags. He also voiced Chris Griffin in Family Guy's season 13 premiere "The Simpsons Guy", the Nerd in the "Robot Chicken couch gag 2", and Mav Redfield in the season 33 episode "Meat Is Murder".
Mark Hamill	Voiced a bartender in the season 16 episode "Wild Women Do".	Voiced himself and Leavelle in the season 10 episode "Mayored to the Mob" and wrote the comic story Catastrophe in Substitute Springfields!.
Jon Hamm	Voiced himself in the season 9 episode "Can I Be Frank with You?"	Voiced an FBI agent in the season 22 episode "Donnie Fatso".
Armie Hammer	Voiced a car rental agent in the season 8 episode "The Wrestler".	Voiced twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss in the season 23 episode "The D'oh-cial Network".
Werner Herzog	Voiced himself in the season 8 episode "Ricky Spanish".	Voiced Walther Hotenhoffer in the season 22 episode "The Scorpion's Tale" and in the season 30 finale "Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion", Dr. Lund in the season 31 episode "Screenless" and himself in the season 32 episode "Mother and Child Reunion".
Allison Janney	Voiced Aunt Jesse in the season 14 episode "Family Plan".	Voiced Julia in the season 28 episode "Friends and Family".
Keegan-Michael Key	Voiced E-Money in the season 13 episode "Criss-Cross Applesauce: The Ballad of Billy Jesusworth" and Dennis in the season 16 episode "Jeff and the Dank Ass Weed Factory".	Voiced Jazzy James in the season 28 episodes "The Great Phatsby: Part One" and "The Great Phatsby: Part Two".
Joey King	Voiced an unknown character in the season 10 episode "Familyland".	Voiced Addy in the season 31 episode "The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds".
Lucy Lawless	Voiced Stacy in the season 7 episode "A Piñata Named Desire".	Voiced herself and Xena in the season 11 episode "Treehouse of Horror X".
Michael McKean	Voiced Emperor Zing in the season 9 episode "Lost in Space".	Voiced David St. Hubbins in the season 3 episode "The Otto Show" and Jerry Rude in the season 10 episode "Monty Can't Buy Me Love".
Bob Odenkirk	Voiced the third worker in the season 5 episode "Weiner of Our Discontent", a TV host in the season 6 episode "Home Adrone", an unknown character in the season 6 episode "Merlot Down Dirty Shame", and Hamrobberer in the season 8 episode "Less Money, Mo' Problems".	Voiced the mob lawyer in the season 31 episode "The Fat Blue Line".
Timothy Olyphant	Voiced Nowell in the season 18 episode "Klaus and Rogu in "Thank God for Loose Rocks": An American Dad! Adventure".	Voiced Ned Flanders I in the season 33 episodes "A Serious Flanders (Part 1)" and "A Serious Flanders (Part 2)".
Seth Rogen	Voiced a student in the season 3 episode "Camp Refoogee".	Voiced Lyle McCarthy in the season 21 episode "Homer the Whopper" and co-wrote the episode with Evan Goldberg. He also voiced himself in the season 25 episode "Steal This Episode" and the season 36 episode "Bart's Birthday".
Stephen Root	Voiced Dick from seasons 1 to 3.	Voiced Bildorf in the season 32 episode "Wad Goals".
Susan Sarandon	Voiced Mrs. Jasperterian in the season 14 episode "Portrait of Francine's Genitals".	Voiced a ballet teacher in the season 6 episode "Homer vs. Patty and Selma" and herself voicing feMac in the season 17 episode "Bart Has Two Mommies".
Amanda Seyfried	Voiced Amy in the season 5 episode "Escape from Pearl Bailey".	Voiced Lori Spivak in the season 35 episode "Frinkenstein's Monster".
J. K. Simmons	Voiced a judge in the season 4 episode "The Most Adequate Christmas Ever", Mr. McCreary in the season 5 episode "The One That Got Away", Jed Farnsworth in the season 7 episode "Fart-Break Hotel", the dean of the CIA Academy in the season 15 episode "The Never-Ending Stories", and Gene in the season 15 episode "The Future Is Borax".	Voiced J. Jonah Jameson in the season 18 episode "Moe'N'a Lisa", a tabloid editor in the season 18 episode "Homerazzi", JJ Gruff in the season 29 episode "3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage", Dr. Jessup in the season 30 episode "Daddicus Finch" and Victor Kleskow in the season 30 episode "Girl's in the Band".
Patrick Stewart	Voices Deputy Director of the CIA Avery Bullock.	Voiced Number One in the season 6 episode "Homer the Great" and himself in the season 24 episode "The Fabulous Faker Boy".

External links

American Dad! at Wikipedia

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