8 Best American Dad Christmas Episodes - Ranked

1. For Whom The Sleigh Bells Toll - Season 6, Episode 8

American Dad For Whom The Sleigh Bell Tolls
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What's great about this episode is the homage it pays to I Know What you did Last Summer, The Lord of The Rings and The Empire Strikes Back.

It throws all this in its holiday caper while perfectly balancing two great stories. Roger's quest to get drunk on some legendary moonshine is hilariously paralleled to the Smith family covering up Santa's murder. The shot of Father Christmas floating in a water chamber like Luke Skywalker in Empire is why this is one of the series all-time best.

But the truly best part of this one is when Santa unleashes an army of warrior elves, ferocious reindeer, and giant snowmen. The Smiths, heavily armed, unleash a fury of lead on their yuletide attackers. This climactic battle is probably one of the greatest things American Dad has ever accomplished in its entire run, and has everything you could ever ask for in an action-packed holiday special.

Santa’s amazing one-liner, “Season’s Bleedings,” is simply the stuff of legend.

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