| American Dad! | |
|---|---|
| Season 9 | |
 Region 1 cover art for "Volume 9" | |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 30, 2012 – May 12, 2013 |
| Season chronology | |
The ninth season of the American TV series American Dad! originally aired on Fox on September 30, 2012, at 9:30/8:30c,[1] and concluded on May 12, 2013, and consisted of 19 episodes.
Guest stars for the season include Wayne Brady, Alison Brie, Sean Hayes, Mariah Carey,[2] Charlie Day,[3] Michelle Dockery, Nathan Fillion, Will Forte, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rupert Grint, Jon Hamm, and Shaun White.
Episode plots include Jeff discovering Roger is an alien and being stranded on an alien space ship in a two-episode story arc ("Naked to the Limit, One More Time", "Lost in Space"), Klaus finding his human body, then switching with Stan's ("Da Flippity Flop"), Roger becoming Stan's stepfather ("American Stepdad") and Hayley getting a job as a bar singer for Roger ("Love, AD Style").
The episode "Minstrel Krampus" was scheduled to air on December 16, 2012, but was replaced by a repeat of "Wheels & the Legman and the Case of Grandpa's Key" out of sensitivity for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[4][5] To compensate for this, they aired the episode "National Treasure 4: Baby Franny: She's Doing Well: The Hole Story" early. "Minstrel Krampus" eventually aired in the tenth season.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (May 14, 2012). "Fox 2012–13 Primetime Schedule Announced: 'Touch' & 'Fringe' Friday, 'Bones' & 'Mob Doctor' Monday, 'Glee' To Thursday, 4 Comedy Tuesday". TV by the Numbers. Fox Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ "Mariah Does Voice Over on "American Dad"". MariahCarey. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ Carp, Jesse (July 14, 2012). "American Dad Guest Stars Announced At Comic-Con Includes Nathan Fillion". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ^ Agard, Chancellor (December 15, 2012). "Fox pulls new episodes of 'Family Guy' and 'American Dad' after shooting". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
- ^ "School Shooting: 'Family Guy,' 'American Dad' Originals Replaced With Repeats". The Hollywood Reporter. December 14, 2012. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2014.