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This article lists characters from the [[adult animation|adult]] [[animated sitcom|animated series]] '''''[[American Dad!]]''''' alongside corresponding descriptions.

 

 

===Jeff Fischer===

 

==Smith family relatives==

===Stan's relatives===

* '''Jack Smith''' (voiced by [[Daran Norris]]) - The abusive father of Stan, Rusty, and Nicholas Smith and the grandfather of Steve and Hayley. For most of his life, Stan believed his father to be a secret agent but, in reality, he was a jewel thief. After the man Stan paid to pretend to be his father died, "Grandpa Smith" (the real Jack) dropped in on the family. Roger developed a "[[bromance|boy crush]]" on Jack but the other family members were wary of him. Roger goes so far as to dress like him and keeps Francine locked in a cage because Jack put her in there. Jack has gray hair, accent that in the US is considered "English" (although bearing no resemblance to any real English accent) and sporting an eyepatch on his left eye (based on the traditional look of [[Marvel Comics]]' super-spy [[Nick Fury]]), but otherwise resembles his son Stan. Roger compares him to [[Kurt Russell]]'s character [[Snake Plissken]] from ''[[Escape from New York]]'' and ''[[Escape from L.A.]]''. Jack's second appearance is a single line of him being heard but not seen in a flashback to Stan's childhood where he asks his father to read to him. Jack replies with a single line "Who the hell are you?" Jack makes his third appearance in a flashback showing him running out on Stan and his mother. Jack makes his fourth appearance in which Steve decides to visit him in his jail. When it is discovered that Stan never learned to ride a [[bicycle]] because his father was not there for him at the moments of need, Steve decides to reconcile them both by making Stan visit the jail where Jack is passing his sentence. After the latter one is released on Stan's parole, Klaus suggests the three of them should go camping as an act of reuniting Stan with his own father. It turns out to be a bad idea as Stan soon finds out that Jack is using his grandson to appeal to Stan so that he could defend his own father in court during the next trial verdict. Jack then turns Steve to his side and both run away, all while Steve begins viewing Jack as a father figure. When things get out of hand, however, Jack confesses that he is a crook who was up to no good all this time and wishes Stan would not lose Steve in times of need as much he himself once did. When Stan finds out about this, he forces himself to ride his bike to the courthouse to give his own word of reference about his father's verdict, but arrives too late, much to both Jack's and Steve's contempt. Jack is sentenced to five more years of prison, but is not bothered by the idea now that he has formed a genuine relationship with his grandson, and Stan promises to visit him this time. In "Blood Crieth Unto Heaven" (which was depicted in the style of a stage play), it turned out that Jack had left the family after Stan found his mother making out with Jack (who was disguised as a clown at the time) and that he was eventually arrested after the police commissioner that Stan idolized and invited to his birthday called for police backup while investigating the thefts of the fruits from a fruit truck. In "Minstrel Krampus" (which was depicted in the style of a Christmas story), Jack is revealed to have trapped [[Krampus]] while as a child. When Stan frees Krampus to teach Steve a lesson and it doesn't go well, Stan had to use his CIA connections to get Jack out of prison. After being shot by [[Santa Claus]] while protecting Stan Smith, the blood of Jack and Krampus combine which revives Jack as Krampus. In this form, Jack plans to continue his predecessor's job in tormenting naughty children.

* '''Dick Reynolds''' (voiced by [[Stephen Root]] in 2005-2007, [[David Koechner]] in 2008–present) - Another of Stan's CIA co-workers. His wife eventually got a job in which she earned more money than he did, eventually surpassing him so much in earning power that his [[genitals]] disappeared, a joke referencing his sense of [[emasculation]]. He has a son who has a freakishly large hand with which he beats his father. He is now divorced from his wife Sheila and has a dog named Biscuit, which he seized from Sheila (who also had an affair with Dick's barber, Al) when he was angry that the courts awarded ownership of the dog to her during their divorce. In "''One Little Word''", Stan and Bullock unknowingly encounter Dick dressed as an automobile at a furry convention and seen "''running over''" (erotic roleplay) a furry. He is later seen still (in costume) running over an unconscious Roger but stop when he gets a call on his cellphone (which reveals his identity to the viewer).

 

 

* '''Sanders''' (voiced by [[Mike Barker (producer)|Michael "Mike" Barker]]) - Another of Stan's CIA co-workers. He often takes part in meetings with Bullock and Stan. He goes out with Jackson and Dick and once killed a [[Giant panda|panda]].

* '''Terry Bates''' (voiced by [[Mike Barker (producer)|Mike Barker]]) - Terry Bates is a Langley Falls local news anchor, Greg's co-anchor and domestic partner, and the Smiths' neighbor. Terry is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] with blond hair. He once goes out for a night with Stan as Stan erroneously attempts to "become gay" by choice, though they stop short of having sex when Stan realizes that he cannot choose to be gay. He has a surrogate daughter with Greg—Liberty Belle—and owns a [[French bulldog]] named "[[Heath Ledger]]". He is the [[bottom (sex)|bottom]] in their relationship. Another strain on his relationship with Greg was when Greg was revealed to be a [[Log Cabin Republican]], to which Terry threw a tantrum in front of the whole neighborhood in disbelief at how Greg could have voted for [[George W. Bush]] (whom Terry calls [[Lord Voldemort|"He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named"]]).

 

 

* '''Tank Bates''' (voiced by [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]) - Tank is Terry's father and a retired [[Washington Redskins]] player. In early episodes, Terry is implied to be [[closeted]] from his father, stating, "I've told you, as soon as my father dies I will wear the ring", upsetting Greg, who believes Terry should stop hiding their relationship. When "Tank" comes to visit, Terry pretends that Francine is his girlfriend and that Libby is their [[illegitimate]] daughter, and claims that Stan and Greg are gay lovers. During the time he spent in the episode, Tank is shown to be quite intolerant of homosexuality, constantly mocking Stan and calling him "fairy". When Stan drunkenly outs Terry, Tank disowns his son. After unsuccessful attempts by Stan to decipher the basis of Tank's homophobia, Terry eventually gives his father the option of accepting him and being a part of their family or leaving, with Tank choosing to disown him. Tank later participates in a [[Vietnam War]] reenactment in the episode "[[In Country...Club]]," but has no dialogue. In "Gorillas in the Mist," Tank was shown watching the news where Terry mentions that he forgives his dad. Tank changes the channel and tells the bartender that the guy dancing on television is his son.

* '''Debbie Hyman''' (voiced by [[Lizzy Caplan]]) - An overweight [[Goth subculture|goth]] girl and Steve's main crush. When she and Steve begin dating it causes Stan to become [[anorexia nervosa|anorexic]] because he is disgusted by her obesity. Steve breaks up with her after he realizes she is causing it, but they reunite when he realizes it did not help. Stan accepts her after she demonstrates prowess with [[firearms]]. Debbie appears in "[[Iced, Iced Babies]]", though she reportedly breaks up with Steve by the end. She and Steve get back together in "[[Escape from Pearl Bailey]]", where Steve gets Debbie to run for Student Council President against Lisa Silver. Debbie loses when an insulting page of her on the Internet is shown around school. Steve, thinking that Lisa and her friends did it, gets revenge on them. When he tells Debbie she breaks up with him, as she does not believe in vengeance, it turns out that Steve's friends made the slam page because they view her as monopolizing his time and everyone in the school goes after them. They are caught by Debbie's clique, who tells them to let Steve go and makes up with him. She tries to get Steve to come with her, but he says he wants to stay by his friends. Debbie lets them all go while she and the other goths distract the student body. In "[[Bar Mitzvah Shuffle]]", Debbie falls for Snot's Bar Mitzvah study buddy Etan because she says he is more mature than Steve. Steve sabotages Etan's Bar Mitzvah, hoping to prove that Etan is less mature than she thinks he is. However, Snot is blamed for the sabotage. When Steve admits to sabotaging the party before the Jewish Court, Debbie is also displeased with this.

 

 

* '''Vince Chung''' (voiced by [[John Cho]]) - A very popular Asian student part of the school swim team and the series' most prominent bully. Vince is introduced in "Helping Handis" in which he temporarily befriends Steve, but only due to being attracted to Steve's huge breasts from steroids. In later seasons, Vince Chung remained a frequent character, making a wide variety major and minor appearances both with and without lines, primarily in cases to bully Steve and his friends.

* '''Marguerite''' (voiced by [[Michael Peña]]) - Marguerite is a hot tub salesman that is associated with Principal Lewis.

 

* '''Nemo''' (voiced by Murray Miller) - The insane [[Riddler]]-esque [[Antichrist]] who appeared in the apocalyptic future depicted in "Rapture's Delight", taking his title to various extremes by being the exact opposite of [[Jesus]] in every way such having terrible carpentry skills. His origins are revealed in "Season's Beatings", being the [[Damien Thorn|biological son of a jackal who ended up being adopted]] by Jeff. When his identity is found out, Nemo attempts to kill Stan and his group off as they obtain the set of sacred daggers needed to kill him. However, having bonded with the child, Hayley stops her father and sends Nemo off to Alaska to be raised by [[Sarah Palin]]. After Sarah Palin leaves his room, Nemo vows to meet Stan again when the rapture comes. He meets his end during the Rapture, when Jesus throws a crucifix into his forehead during their fight in the ruins of the UN building.

 

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