8 Best American Dad Christmas Episodes - Ranked

5. Best Christmas Story Never Told - Season 2, Episode 9

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The Best Christmas Story Never Told is American Dad's debut Xmas special, and twists up the cliche Christmas Carol story to involve the Reagan Assassination and Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver.

Stan's Christmas spirit is at an all-time low. This causes the Ghost of Christmas Past to show up and send him back in time to his childhood in hopes of rekindling that lost passion for the holidays. The ghost, who is terrible at her job and ends up losing track of Stan in the past, is brilliantly played by Lisa Kudrow.

Following an attempt to stop Jane Fonda from ruining Christmas, this creates an alternate future where the USA has been taken over by the Soviet Union - the very thing Stan is afraid of.

Such a hilarious romp through time is the exact mix of holiday comedy and sci-fi parody the show is known for, and marks a great start to American Dad's Christmas Special tradition.

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