Top 11 Scariest American Dad Episodes (American Dad Video Essay)

[@gamekiller2014]

Fantastic choices, but I'm surprised that we didn't get the episode were the Smith's were being haunted by Francine's "satisfaction" because Stan couldn't get the job done.

[@sergiocrz6]

There’s this one episode of American Dad I thought would make the list as one of the scariest which is Poltergasm. The episode where Francine’s sexual frustration haunts the Smith house.

[@JoseLopez-gi9sf]

When the ghost Francine was on the washing machine was funny because it made you pay attention until the change. Good gotcha moment.

[@kelisrenee2942]

There was a episode where they made a Steve clone to see who's the better parent. Turned out that the clone was evil, He would rip cats heads off and stuff them in his backpack...That was highly disturbing...

As a result of Stan's parenting.

[@Borphii]

He wouldn’t just put them in his bag…HE ATE THEM

[@BNK2442]

Francines' Steve became lazy, and Stan's Steve became a serial killer.

[@kingofnonation5843]

​@@BNK2442lazy chronic masturbator > serial killer

[@harvest44492]

Did Stan unclone him in the end?

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

Kitty, can we get a holiday special video? American Dad has a lot of great Christmas episodes.

[@CaptainApathetic]

IMO American Dad Christmas Episodes are almost like their Treehouse of Horror. They've just nailed the messed up Christmas stories.

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

​@CaptainApathetic I liked the Hanukkah episode with Jewish Santa Roger but wonder what happened to Santa post revival.

[@Shan19918]

Or the ten HAPPIEST episodes for Christmas or something

[@johnconnolly2773]

Love the Smith's messed up Christmas episodes

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

to be fair there recent Halloween episode of American Dad was a Scooby-Doo parody but to be frank it was a Much better Scooby-Doo Parody and had a much better Mystery then the Whole Velma Series (Side Note Anything is better then Velma)

[@brandonscott5544]

SERIOUSLY ROGER SMITH EPISODES AND KITTY MONK AMERICAN DAD EPISODES

[@wilkersonarielle]

So true😂

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Scooby-Doo the live action movie was the other thing Craig Ferguson was in that slipped my mind Dude you can finally go back to spin offs and other Scooby-Doo shows/movies that you hated and say well it was better than Velma

[@Scoutmann1975]

Dude that episode genuinely made me laugh lol

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

same here@@Scoutmann1975

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

for me it was the episode where steve gets a puppy and uh...unfortunate things ensue. i guess it's not "scary" in the traditional sense but it made me really freaked out and upset when i saw it :( i'm usually not bothered by violence in cartoons but it was hard as hell to watch EDIT: glad to know basically everyone else was as uncomfortable as i was with it, lol. i think steve's reactions are what make it so disturbing for me-- he sounds so genuinely devastated, and understandably so

[@natalierose13]

I literally cannot watch this episode due to pet trauma 😫😫 I listen to American Dad when I sleep so I go through it a lot and when I wake up to this one, I go scrambling for my phone to skip it. Hearing the breathing machine in the middle of the night kills me lol.

[@thatfuzzypotato1877]

I also literally could not watch that épisode

[@ashlynncarrollll]

its genuinely ragebait atp, that episodes disgusting

[@marinebiogeo]

I will admit that I don’t think Francine is entirely content with being a housewife. She has literally stirred air in a pot with the lights off, and drinks to the point that she hallucinates her favourite female TV show celebrities as her friends.

[@nicholassims9837]

Much like how the Hot Tub was a planned final episode with a dark ending Courage the Cowardly Dog had one where his owners become puppets and he controls them to act out there lives .

[@unknown_limes]

Oh yeah, that was the season 1 finale, right? Glad it was able to continue and get to the actual finale Perfect. I remember the latter episode really well to this day

[@christianmoschetti2024]

That episode always made me incredibly sad! I never knew it was written as a series finally

[@RustBatman]

That episode was the start of Season 6/7. How was it a finale?

[@nicholassims9837]

@@RustBatman it was a planned finale

[@L1ncore]

I loooved the episode “you are here” because i have a weird fixation on dead malls. I had no idea it was actually based on a documentary though, ill have to check it out lol

[@saugusandsausages]

Great choices! There were even some I didn’t expect like The Three Fs on here but yeah that episode was insane, especially the ending. This show knows how to get scary, creepy and bizarre at the same time.

[@Perfection-Studios-Films]

I think the most interesting part about rabbit ears is that every single character aside from Alister have all been hypnotised and are now stuck in there, its implied that the ‘show’ was made In the sixty’s so some of the people there could have been in there for decades

[@flyingpiggy1475]

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[@natalierose13]

Rabbit Ears in BEYOND the best episode. I love saying the entire line: “Fondue. Fondue! Bingo bango, hot cheese on tap! My wife! My wife, Fondue! No, Fondine FRANCINE!” Also the bedbugs joke makes me laugh.

[@wolfclaw719]

I think the Hottub was done with lightning rather then being alien tech cause then Roger probably would have noticed

[@ЗлатаФучкіна]

God I have stumbled upon the Kisses episode in my childhood and it traumatized me for years! I have been trying to find what kind of animated show it was from, but my memory was so fuzzy it was like a lost media for me for like a decade 😮 thank you now I can rest in piece like Kisses.

[@d2cool165]

Number 7 is arguably the most scary because its narrated by a rapist (dammit CLO)

[@arthas640]

I'm pretty sure Hollywood is like 90% rapists so if it makes you feel any better most shows and movies you see have rapists... you know now that i type that i guess that probably wont make you feel any better. Good news is Ceelo is tiny so he's unlikely to succeed in future attempts, they just need to climb up on top of a chair to get out of reach of him.

[@natalierose13]

I love the way Francine bonds with masses of random animals. Like the rats.

[@queenratiganthefirst5442]

I like the bisexual flag colors in the background. Also, a scary dude named Alastor hosting an old-time party? Is this where Vivziepop got the idea of Hazbin Hotel?

[@JohnSmith-jh6ey]

“I don’t need you per se” Who knew stan was secretly goth ;)

[@koichidignitythief7429]

The episode with Kisses is too hard to watch.

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

same here and as a Dog owner it's hard for me to sit through

[@RenoReborn]

27:58 This episode was after the Rapture so I've always taken it as Stan retconning his own heaven, the multiverse just explains away the non canon episodes like Hot Water and the Santa/Krampus episodes but the Dog episodes were most definitely canon, the Fussy episode is the same episode with the Lady Bugs and the other Dog happened in the Golden Popp episode which was canon to the Rapture (and then not Canon in 300 but fuck it, Multiverse)

[@Hanako-Kun-t9b]

a few episodes from american dad that I found creepy were. ( I don't remember the names to all of these ) The one where Stan gets Franchine locked into a mental asylum and it ends with them both getting lobotomized. (not a good episode but it stuck with me ) The one where Franchine learns that all of the vacations the family went on were generated by a tub of goo. Then when she demands that the family go on a real vacation it ends with them cannibalising steve's girlfriend. ( I love this episode so much ) The ending to this one is amazing with the family being told that they ended up on a island that does fake human hunts to scare people. I think this one is called "Gold top nuts." The episode is about the smiths getting stuck on a desert island & they rewatch the same commercial on loop for a prolonged period of time. Ending with them eventually escaping the island but becoming laughing stocks to the entire town after they leave. I also thought the episode where Rodger gets adopted by a overly abusive 10 year old to be pretty dark ( even if it's not supposed to be. I don't think ) I love whenever the show allows Rodger to go full Yandere on someone. He's just such a fun character especially when he is acting nuts.

[@pessimisticprofessorfarnsw3241]

I think "Gold top nuts" is one of the most uncanny episodes. Not necessarily scary but the way they rebuild society based on a very small snippet of established culture that they morph into their own is just crazy.

[@georgiapitman-y9v]

I think the one where the family goes to space to escape roger should be a honourable mention

[@Offbeige]

lol this was the perfect commentary to listen to while I work *chefs kiss*

[@miaa_6932]

For me the scariest episodes are between Rabbit Ears, Standard Deviation, and Enter the Stanman, but it's mostly because of my emetophobia as to why I find the episode Standard Deviation scary

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

10:08 Does anyone find weird that Hailey looks HOT in that Red Dress? she kind of gives me Jessica Rabbit vibes What? doesn't anyone here watched Who Framed Roger Rabbit? it's one of my all time favorite movies

[@Zacman1123]

I thought she looked hot.

[@courtneycherry5582]

Haley normally looks awesome when she's not in her original design. Idk her hair is different/ no headband and yeah she looks nice. 😂 My favorite is her business suit.

[@marcusscott9729]

I loved that movie too.

[@HopelessHermit]

I'd say Rabbit Ears; fav episode ever. I always get that theme stuck in my head and I set my computer to quadraphonic sound ( I seriously thought it was made up until I set up a microphone)

[@natalierose13]

This is my FAVORITE episode. By far.

[@sav9561]

Tbh I would have thought kitty would have chosen that one episode where the smiths are being “hunted “ by these people after they hopped off the cruise ship because Francine thought she was in the goo. They thought they were gonna die, ended up eating a person and in the end it was just paintball hunt

[@lolitad4273]

I like how , magic is kinda real in the America dad universe

[@the_joker_z]

The episode with Haley and Rodger was creepy so much anything that has to do with removing skin is just really off for me it is absolutely terrifying

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

they definitly have a lot of Scary Non Halloween Episodes of American Dad probably way more then Family Guy in this dange age

[@humanwolf1984]

The Episode where Jeff& Haley adopted the anti Christ is my favorite kitty monk. 😉

[@icecreamhero2375]

50:38 It was the 60's. People didn't have TVs in the 40s. They had to listen to the radio or go to the movie theater.

[@galleryofrogues]

I think the scene where Stan accidentally overinflates his therapist with a leaf blower and he ruptures violently is probably the most disturbing to me; it’s still darkly funny tho, lol

[@loverj3847]

Like what did the therapist even do to end up like that 😂😂

[@mitchfletcher2386]

Well, whenever AD is about to get canned, the crew decides to kill off Stan and Francine somehow.

[@aaunyea4799]

I'm surprised you didn't mention that "Beyond the Alcove" also parodies the end of the movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

22:28 too things I'd remembered of the episode Hot Water a Haunted Hot Tub and Cee Low Green's voice as the haunted hot tub

[@AMARK1NG]

In the hottub episode i was expecting the monster to be Roger

[@JHoffmannS]

I feel like the episode Great Space Roaster should have been included.

[@QuikVidGuy]

Personally, for #8 I would've gone with "You are heeeeeere. You are heeeere in a Top 10."

[@meaninglessmeep]

I have a vivid memory of little 7 year old me watching the Hot Tub episode then sobbing because my child brain could not understand the ending. Like what do you mean they're just dead? That's the episode? Why??

[@joninhapina4787]

The Humming. I ended the episode feeling scared and sad. Great episode, never gonna see it again.

[@grapeshot]

Agoraphobia they say HP Lovecraft had that as well as being a pathological racist.

[@bltvd]

How anyone could call themselves an AD fan and not be way into Nighthawks is beyond me!

[@hootinthedark]

Really good video essay. I think you were referring to Blame it on Jorge (Hor-hey) i like his videos talking about creepy kids shows like peppermint park.

[@NehemiahRants]

The legend herself is back bois

[@anthonylimon821]

I love your content, I love american dad, keep it up. I listen to your channel well i'm at work

[@patrickkelmer6290]

Alistair Covax is pure nightmare fuel

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

30:20 that poor Dog this is why I'd don't find this episode all that funny just cruel and mean to that sweet poor dog that really didn't need to be kept alive I'm seriously people take better care of your Dogs or Cats that's Why I Don't find animal abuse to be all that funny just mean spirited

[@farcicalgaminghd2169]

The scream sound effect between rankings sounds like a giddy little girl lol

[@BNK2442]

"That is right, American Dad is now a show that exists in the tv in the basement of the family of American Dad." I don't know why, but this really made me laugh.

[@krispingle]

26:38 shit had me laughin for way longer than I'd like to admit "you are disgusting and part of the problem!" spun me

[@user-bb3wp2dj3y]

I love the American dad videos @KittyMonk!

[@jcage1022]

Most women who live the role of a housewife do not spend the entirety of every day their partner is at work just cooking and cleaning. The standard work day is 8 hours, and many people work two jobs, or often take overtime to get a little bit of extra income when needed. The Smith house is 2 stories, living room, dining and kitchen, 3 beds, and an attic. The basement most likely sees minimal upkeeping since it's not decorated. Two of the bedrooms can be ignored because their children are old enough to clean their own spaces entirely on their own. And it's been established that Francine has a lot of hobbies. She probably spends and average of 2-3 hours cleaning, and another 2 cooking. She should easily have about 3-4 hours every day to unwind and have some time to herself before anyone gets home to annoy her, and she likely doesn't even start cooking until Steve and Hailey get home, so cross those 2 hours off, and she gets 5-6 hours of relaxation and self-care.

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

28:09 I know there is a Mutiversal theory in American Dad some where in the TBS Era of New Episodes but still they didn't even have a dog or instantly forget the next episode

[@Crowscythe13]

I’m already guessing that a majority of the episodes is Rodger or his persona being the reason it becomes scary

[@wilkersonarielle]

The Talented Mr. Dingleberry is my absolute favorite scary American Dad episode

[@FerralSnow-k9n]

The first Santa clause episode, the lady bugs and Roger being a puppet were the most unsettling for me

[@prestigiousno0b22]

It socks knowing that some of these were episodes they were down to leave us with forever😢

[@treyblowski]

Let’s be real, a better version of eh kisses episode would be stan using cia tech to become a cat and go after the cat pirates John wick style

[@PhilosyNoir]

I used to hate the hot tub episode bc it was so creepy

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

27:02 that Stan's Best Friend episode really rubs me the Wrong Way and gets Under My Skin as a Dog owner myself we should take better care for our Dogs because there NOT Just pets there part of the family plus seeing that poor Dog get killed by Cat Pirates revived and barely walking really rubs the WRONG Way plus I'd wouldn't trust a Quack of a Doctor nor have her fix my Car (NOT a fan of the episode and I HATE That Episode)

[@ImBarelyMe]

Honestly my favourite season of AD is 8, mainly because of the hot tub episode, the music, the plot, that ending, the way it just falls apart at the end, no happy ending, nothing Edit: that or the boys12 episode, if connected with the one when B11 kills them all

[@liamshaughnessy6246]

34:00-45:59 invasion of the body snatchers reference lol ❤😂😮😅😅!

[@Tom-w5z2w]

I like your take on these episodes

[@rosy1923]

Fun fact!! There's a radio show for the twilight zone, and there's an episode where this girl is creeped out by the mall, and the people working there are like stalking her, and she's losing her memory and turning into a mannequin and by the end of the episode, it turns out every month at that mall, each mannequin gets to turn human and live life as a human for a month but she had lost her memory of something so that why people were stalking her so the others can have their turn!! Highly recommend the twilight zone radio show, it's AMAZING!!

[@madeegaindraws]

number 1 earned its title. as a kid I could watch horror movies with ease, but when I was like 12 that episode gave me a full on panic attack. the music, the guys voice, the creepy aura, the episode is ingrained in my mind.

[@j_ea8238]

Spooky season is every season thank you for this vid❤

[@Ruesen]

I refuse to watch the "Kisses" episode after seeing it once. It is too horrific and I had block out the video for a bit while you went over it. It's too cruel.

[@cartoonjoe]

The show in the "Rabbit Ears" episode, "Nighthawk's Hideaway", is inspired by an actual tv program, " Playboy After Dark" hosted by Hugh Hefner, ahich was syndicated in the late 1950s, and even had a similar opening to "Nighthawk's Hideaway".

[@CallemJayNZ]

That inflection you use in your voice makes it sound like you're askikg questions when you're actually making statements

[@liamshaughnessy6246]

25:55-35:59 love ❤️ ❤the Little shop of horrors movie 🍿 series reference lol 😂 ❤😂!

[@MrVideo-dj7dl]

Anyone else think that American Dad is in actuality a horror series given its content?

[@mathieuleader8601]

the Kisses episode gave me major Pet Cemetery vibes

[@Dagothspulloutgame]

The ladybugs episode was genuinely unsettling

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

46:39 (insert Obvious Amphibia Joke here LOL)

[@stevencoffin328]

"Rabbit Ears" is probably my favorite episode because it reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode.

[@MascotTheFunkyArtist143]

birch trees are fun. also nice video :))

[@anglicalchemist]

Well Audrey II in the musical version/remake was from space, in the original black and white version Seymour created them by cross-pollination

[@rooksclown316]

Sometimes, I see a background character wearing a ladybug brooch

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

Kitty Monk please do a Christmas ranking on the American Dad Christmas Episodes there Christmas episodes are Great and worth doing a Christmas ranking video

[@blueraccoon1088]

38:55 little tip blink 3 times slow and 3 times fast and repeat for SOS it'll save your skidplate

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

Well it maybe late for a Halloween Special but Happy Halloween in November

[@brandonscott5544]

I AGREE 👍

[@catlover5998]

Candle cove creepy pasta became a show

[@meganshaw1987]

Maybe Jumpers is like Michigan Jay Frog where he sings and preforms only when there’s one person around and drowns anyone in debt and sanity when they try to cash-in on his talent.

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

35:24 Ah yes I'd remembered that episode where Roger became Steve's Dummy for a talent show

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

29:12 My Biggest Nitpick with the Episode is Why is Dog killed By Cat Pirates and Why Cat Pirates it makes NO Sense WTF!!! O_0

[@souledgekirby]

18:31 I work at the first.

[@JoseLopez-gi9sf]

Never heard of Candle Cove. I guess i have to read more creepy pastas.

[@enid22ful]

Hey if Christmas is going to celebrate early I'm going to keep celebrating Halloween until the end if November.

[@alexvaughan1013]

I'll say this to Stan's Best Friend. For as horrific as it is, it has agood ending. I can't help but laugh when Stan blows Kisses up with dynamite. And Kisses and Freddie have a great time in doggy heaven. But every time Roger opens his mouth, I want to see him get devoured by hyenas like Scar in Lion King.

[@pastorcodymitchell1456]

funny how i got into AD was that skin scene it cracked me up

[@BlitzDemonGamer3032]

48:46 I'd knew Rabbit Ears would be Number 1

[@natalierose13]

Thank god lol. It’s CLEARLY the only choice.

[@Giran_0]

Have you watched Channel Zero? Season one might interest you

[@bplatinumpaladin]

9:42 Don't you do it, Kitty Monk. Don't you go Bananas!

[@hannahmartin9705]

Do it, Kitty Monk. Go bananas.

[@KattMurr]

I'm guessing the first honorable mention was an homage if you will, of the movie "Dead Zone"...

[@bsanchez3563]

Birch. 11:46 In actuality.. Roger could have just assuming nobody else was around him.. if anybody asked Roger how it went just say it would not have worked or something so it could possibly not sound as obvious he was rejected.. especially since like that would likely in a non virtual scenario be the best course of action... that by far would guess is at least wirth a shot if he knew he would not live it down with being roasted.

[@Sly88Frye]

6:50 Wait what? He doesn't sound like Craig Ferguson to me. I mean I guess he changed his voice but I used to watch the late late show with Craig Ferguson. Not that often I was more into late night with Conan O'Brien back in the day but Craig Ferguson he was a pretty funny talk show host from Scotland. Anyways yes you are correct He voiced a character in how to train Your dragon. He's also voiced many other roles.

[@trystels1]

Am i the only one who remembers about that one episode with flying head?