American Dad! season 8

American Dad!
Season 8
Region 1 cover art for "Volume 8"
No. of episodes18
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2011 (2011-09-25) –
May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13)
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The eighth season of the American TV series American Dad! originally aired on Fox from September 25, 2011, to May 13, 2012, and consisted of 18 episodes. On February 23, 2011, it was announced that the series had been renewed for an eighth production cycle.[1][2]

During the season, Roger travels to the Middle East to support the troops and meets Ricky Martin, Francine gets jealous with Stan's old flame and starts a catchphrase legacy, The Smith family adopts a new puppy and buys a new hot tub, Stan is cursed to living life as an old man, and attempts to fulfill his dream of being a best man by making Principal Lewis marry the school's superintendent, Hayley and Jeff adopting a demon baby, and make a bet with Stan that he and Francine can live on minimum wage for a month.[3] Guest stars of the season include Cee Lo Green, Gabourey Sidibe, Kristen Schaal, Sarah Natochenny, Kathy Griffin, Anjelica Huston, Elisabeth Shue, Andrea Martin, Scott Foley, Sharon Lawrence, Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Boreanaz, Michael Peña, Emily Deschanel, Hulk Hogan, Rose Byrne, and Cheech Marin.

Also, the hurricane-themed crossover episode titled "Hurricane!" with The Cleveland Show and Family Guy would have aired the previous season but was postponed due to the 2011 Super Outbreak in the Southern United States. It later aired on October 2, 2011.[4][5]

  1. ^ Seidman, Robert. "Fox Renews 'American Dad' for a Seventh Season". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011.
  2. ^ Ausiello, Michael (February 23, 2011). "Breaking: Fox Renews American Dad". TVLine. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  3. ^ "FOX 2011 - American Dad!". Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
  4. ^ McPherson, Sam (May 1, 2011). "Tornados Postpone Family Guy Crossover Episode". TV Overmind. Ultimate Magazine Theme. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  5. ^ "Fox Primetime". Fox Flash. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2014.