American Dad! is an American
adult animated sitcom created by
Seth MacFarlane,
Mike Barker, and
Matt Weitzman, for the
Fox Broadcasting Company. Set in the fictional town of Langley Falls, Virginia, the series centers on the eccentric Smith family and their three housemates. The Smith family consists of title character
Stan,
Francine,
Hayley, and
Steve, and their three housemates are
Roger, an
alien whom Stan has rescued from government capture and harbors in the family's attic;
Jeff Fischer, Hayley's boyfriend and eventual husband; and
Klaus, the family's pet who is really an
East German man trapped in a fish's body.