Pilot

Pilot

February 6, 2005 TV Episode American Dad!

Studio
20th Century Fox Television, Atlantic Creative
Distributor
Fox Broadcasting Company, Cartoon Network, Fox Network

Synopsis

Proud father and CIA agent Stan Smith uses his covert skills to help 13-year-old son Steve win class president and the heart of the hottest girl in class, Lisa Silver. But when being class president makes Steve mad with power, Stan must jump in to save the day. Meanwhile, Roger, the alien Stan saved from Area 51, helps 18-year-old daughter Hayley with her school paper. In return, she hooks him up with boatloads of junk food to curb his sweet tooth. Unfortunately, some Chocodiles send him over the edge, and a sugar crash prohibits him from finishing one of her papers, forcing Hayley to pick up the pieces.

Characters

Stan Smith, Roger the Alien, Greg Corbin, Alan Greenspan, Francine Smith, Steve Smith, Hayley Smith, Melanie, Barb, Klaus, Tony, Monopoly Hobo, Pillow Hands McGraw, Snot, Toshi, Jackson, Biology Teacher, Principal Lewis, Mr. Goodwin, Jeff Fischer, Lisa Silver, George W. Bush, Hilary, Dan Rather, English Teacher

Credits

Directing

Director
Ron Hughart

Producing

Producer
Kara Vallow
Associate Producer
Mark Douglas
Supervising Producers
Carter Bays, Josh Bycel, Craig Thomas
Executive Producers
Mike Barker, Seth MacFarlane, Matt Weitzman
Co-Executive Producers
Jim Bernstein, Etan Cohen, David Hemingson, Kenny Schwartz, Rick Wiener, David Zuckerman
Consulting Producer
Robert Cohen
Animation Producer
Diana Ritchey

Voices

Voice
Seth MacFarlane (Stan Smith, Roger the Alien, Greg Corbin, Alan Greenspan), Wendy Schaal (Francine Smith), Scott Grimes (Steve Smith), Rachael MacFarlane (Hayley Smith, Melanie, Barb), Dee Bradley Baker (Klaus, Tony, Monopoly Hobo, Pillow Hands McGraw), Curtis Armstrong (Snot), Daisuke Suzuki (Toshi), Mike Henry (Jackson), Mike Barker (Biology Teacher), Kevin Michael Richardson (Principal Lewis), André Sogliuzzo (Mr. Goodwin), Jeff Fischer (Himself), Carmen Electra (Lisa Silver), Chris Cox (George W. Bush), Natasha Melnick (Hilary), John Viener (Dan Rather, English Teacher), Kim Parks

Music

Music
Ron Jones
Music Editor
Stan Jones
Orchestrator
Todd Sheidenberger

Editing

Editor
Bobby Gibis

Crew

Creators
Seth MacFarlane, Matt Weitzman, Mike Barker
Consulting Producer
Robert Cohen
Casting
Carol Goldwasser, Linda Lamontagne, Howard Meltzer
Post-Production Supervisor
Laura Stupsker
Final Colorist
Larry Field
Sound Recordist
Matthew T. Duncan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jim Fitzpatrick
Foley Mixer
Tommy Goodwin
Production Dialogue (Sound Editor)
Shawn Ian Kerkhoff
Production Dialogue (ADR Mixer)
Shawn Ian Kerkhoff
Scoring Cue Mixer
Jason Lloyd
Supervising Sound Editor
Bob Newlan
Score Recordist
Christine Sirois
Scoring Stage Manager
Tom Steel
Scoring Technician
Bill Talbott
Assistant (Diana Ritchey and Ron Hughart)
Christopher Dallman
Executive Assistant to Producers
Matt Fusfeld
Design Coordinator
Eric John Cookmeyer
Design Production Assistant
Erin Sirpenski
Writers Production Assistant
Adam Catino
Production Assistants
Gideon Boomer, Travis Bowe, Mike Kalec
Animatic Editors
Sean Isroelit, Harry McLaughlin
Animation Timer
SoonJin Mooney
Animatics
Kari Salrin, Erin Sirpenski, Ray Valenzuela
Sound Editor
Robert Ramirez
Music Editors
Stan Jones, Douglas M. Lackey
Sound Effects/Foley
Andrew Ellerd
Dialogue Editor
Daniel Ben-Shimon
Dialogue/ADR Editors
Patrick Hogan, Sonya Lindsay
Foley Artist
Dale W. Perry
Assistant to Executive Producer
Sarah Peters
Production Executive
Marci Proietto

Production notes

A pilot was released in 2004 with Ricky Blitt as Steve Smith and Laura Prepon as Hayley Smith.

Roger the Alien's voice is based on that of Paul Lynde.

This pilot episode aired on the evening of Super Bowl Sunday.