AmericanDad!isanAmericananimatedsitcomcreatedbySethMacFarlane,MikeBarkerandMattWeitzmanfortheFoxBroadcastingCompany.TheseriescentersontheSmiths,adysfunctionalfamilyconsistingofparentsStanandFrancineandtheirchildren,buddingadolescentSteveandnew-agehippieHayley.OthermaincharactersincludeHayley'sstonerhusbandJeffFischer;thefamily'spet,Klaus,amaninafish'sbody;andRoger,analienwhoStanhasrescuedfromgovernmentcaptureandharborsinthefamily'sattic导演选择克制的艺术方式。现代技术为历史影像注入活力，全彩修复增强视觉体验，画面呈现提升观看维度。但影片不刻意突出技术，整体色调保持沉稳。整体处理注重人文关怀。色彩管理体现历史意识，声音设计追求简约表达。　　　　TheshowissetinthefictionaltownofLangleyFalls,VirginiaintheWashington,D.C.metroarea,whichisagestureofparodyoftheactualtownofLangley,Virginia,hometotheheadquartersoftheCIA.UnlikeitssistershowFamilyGuy,AmericanDad!doesnotusecutawaygags,butratherfocusesmoreonsituationalhumorandnonsequiturs.　　　　SinceitsdebutonFebruary6,2005,theshowhasbroadcast136episodesandbeganairingseason8onSeptember30,2012.[1]　　　　AmericanDad!hasbeennominatedforawards,mostprominentlytwoPrimetimeEmmyAwardsandtwoAnnieAwards.[2]AmericanDad!hasalsoreceivedmixedreviews,mirroringthereceptionofFamilyGuy,andhasbeencriticizedbywatchdoggroupssuchastheParentsTelevisionCouncil.[3]ItholdsaTV-14ratingforsuggestivedialogue(D),offensivelanguage(L),moderatetostrongsexualcontent(S),andgraphicviolence(V).