Blonde Ambition (American Dad!)

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"Blonde Ambition"
American Dad! episode
Episode no.Season 12
Episode 1
Directed byRodney Clouden
Story by Mike Barker, [a] Carlo Hart & Evan Sandman
Teleplay byEvan Sandman & Carlo Hart
Production code9AJN01
Original air dateOctober 20, 2014 (2014-10-20)
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"Blonde Ambition" is the season premiere of the twelfth season of American Dad! , and the 176th episode overall. The episode aired as the TBS series premiere on October 20, 2014, which was last up until March 2025. [1] [2] The episode is written by Evan Sandman and Carlo Hart, both of which also were given a story credit along with Mike Barker. [a]

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Plot

Hayley goes blonde so she can be taken more seriously in her activist endeavors. Meanwhile, Stan and Steve's search for a new home takes a dangerous turn when guard dogs attempt to capture them.

Production

American Dad! 's 11th season was the last to be produced for Fox prior its cancellation. In July 2013, TBS announced it had picked up the series for a 12th season. [3] [4] [5] TBS had aired reruns of American Dad! in syndication during its run on Fox. [6] Series co-creator and showrunner Mike Barker said about show's upcoming network relocation, "It's going to be the same American Dad!, just in a different place." [7] However, Barker departed the series over creative differences once early production for season 12 commenced in November 2013. [8] Barker had made contributions to the episode, but as a result of exiting the series early in production, he was given story credit under a different name as Wayne Dublin.

Reception

The episode reached 1.09 million viewers in its initial series premiere airing on TBS. [9] The episode received mostly positive reviews. Daniel Kurland of Den of Geek praised its big network change from its Fox counterpart, and compared it favorably to Futurama and its Comedy Central revival series, as well as the other two American Dad! episodes "My Morning Straightjacket" and "Lost in Space". He was even surprised by time moment Hayley spouted out the word "shit" uncensored in a network premiere, as the first American Dad! character to ever do such. He also called it a massive improvement over its previous episode which was the final Fox episode that aired a month prior. [10]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Credited as Wayne Dublin

References

  1. ↑ Otterson, Joe (2025-03-21). "'American Dad' Nears Deal to Return to Fox After Wrapping Up TBS Run". Variety. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  2. ↑ Schwartz, Ryan (2025-03-21). "American Dad! Eyes Return to Fox as TBS Run Comes to an End". TVLine. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  3. ↑ "TNT & TBS Announce New Series Including 'Transporter: The Series', 'The Librarians', 'Angie Tribeca' & More". TVbytheNumbers. May 14, 2014. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fox to air Seth MacFarlane's "Bordertown" animated series next year". UPI.com. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ "McFarlane's pop joins 'American Dad' panel". DiscoverSD. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ Hinckley, David (July 18, 2013). "Seth MacFarlane's 'American Dad' picked up by TBS". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  7. ↑ + data.results.personName + (July 20, 2013). "Comic-Con 2013: 'American Dad!' Season 10 guest stars include Zooey Deschanel, Alison Brie, and Mariah Carey – Zap2it". Zap2it. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  8. ↑ "'American Dad' Co-Showrunner Mike Barker Exits Ahead of TBS Move". Hollywoodreporter.com. November 4, 2013. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
  9. ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (October 21, 2014). "Monday Cable Ratings: 'Monday Night Football' Tops Night + 'SportsCenter', 'Monday Night RAW', 'Love & Hip Hop Hollywood' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  10. ↑ Kurland, Daniel (October 21, 2014). "American Dad: Blonde Ambition Review". Den of Geek . Retrieved June 9, 2025.
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