History Trivia / AmericanDad

*** Another incest reference: in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', Rachel played a flight attendant who got seduced by Quagmire.

*** And Snot once visited them!

** [[VideoGame/BaldursGate Sarevok]] (KevinMichaelRichardson) took a break from trying to be a god to work as the principal at Steve's school.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Stan's boss is [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Captain Picard]]!
** In one ChristmasEpisode, Paget Brewster guest starred as a red-haired lawyer with (eventually) wings and a quirky personality. Coincidentally, Paget used to play [[HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw a red-haired lawyer with wings and a quirky personality]].

*** Also, Principal Lewis is Numbuh Five's dad [[hottip:*: and a great number of other characters, mostly goofy black guys or scary black men. Exceptions to this rule include The Joker from ''The Batman'' and Exile Mikhailovich Zanhusky]], Stan's dad is DaranNorris (who was Count Spankula on ''CodenameKidsNextDoor'', Cosmo and Timmy Turner's dad on ''FairyOddParents'', and Gordy the janitor on ''NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' in one of the few times he's been in a live-action show), and the first voice actress for Toshi's sister Akiko (GreyDeLisle) played Lizzie on ''CodenameKidsNextDoor''.

** [[Series/{{House}} Dr. Cuddy]] plays mountain man Buckle's incredibly Jewish wife Shari.
** [[VideoGame/BaldursGate Sarevok]] took a break from trying to be a god to work as the principal at Steve's school.
** Interestingly enough, both Rachel and Dee played characters, Numbuhs 362 and 4 (another ButtMonkey) respectively, on ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''.
*** Also, Principal Lewis is Numbuh Five's dad [[hottip:*: and a great number of other characters, mostly goofy black guys or scary black men. Exceptions to this rule include The Joker from ''The Batman'' and [[RoadRovers Exile Mikhailovich Zanhusky]]]], Stan's dad is Count Spankula (among others), and Toshi's sister Akiko ([[TheOtherDarrin her first voice]]) is Lizzie.
** [[TheShield Jon Kavanaugh]] apparently moonlights as a [[InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals series of detectives]] in Langley Falls all named Turlington.

** Plus, [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Dee]] [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Bradley]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Baker]] as Klaus.
** It's a testament to Seth [=MacFarlane=]'s vocal talents that his voice doesn't leap out at you as much in this series (or ''TheClevelandShow'', as [=MacFarlane=]'s only character he voices in that series is Tim the Bear, Cleveland's next-door neighbor). Most viewers can figure out that Seth voices Stan (since the voice of Stan has been used on ''FamilyGuy'' in a couple of parodies of 1950s educational short films, like the one on "I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar" about how men deal with women in the workplace), but a surprisingly large number of people aren't aware he voices Roger the alien [[hottip:*:(though, if you watch both this show and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' long enough, you can sort of tell that Seth voices Roger because Roger's crying sounds exactly like Peter Griffin's)]] and Greg the newscaster.

** ''An Apocalypse to Remember'' has Roger trying to get married to a Jewish woman; the father of the woman is the same voice actor as Ron's Jewish father in ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''.
*** That would be Elliott Gould, who also played Ross and Monica's Jewish father on ''Series/{{Friends}}''. And the mother in that episode was played by Liz Sheridan, best known for playing Jerry's mother on ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', yet another Jewish parent role.

*** However, in Germany, ''Steve'' voices Numbuh Four.
** It appears that in Spain and Germany, Steve is [[JakersTheAdventuresOfPiggleyWinks Piggley Winks]]. In the former country, he's also [[SavedByTheBell Screech]] and [[WinnieThePooh Piglet]].

** [[{{House}} Dr. Cuddy]] plays mountain man Buckle's incredibly Jewish wife Shari.

*** Also, Principal Lewis is Numbuh Five's dad [[hottip:*: and a great number of other characters, mostly goofy black guys or scary black men. Exceptions to this rule include The Joker from ''The Batman'' and [[RoadRovers Exile Mikhailovich Zanhusky]]], Stan's dad is Count Spankula (among others), and Toshi's sister Akiko ([[TheOtherDarrin her first voice]]) is Lizzie.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, Laura Prepon (Donna from ''That70sShow'') was supposed to voice Hayley Smith, but was replaced by SethMacFarlane's sister, Rachel. Had Prepon stayed, the show would have gotten a lot more unfavorable comparisons to ''FamilyGuy'' as the latter show also has someone from ''That70sShow'' as a cast member (MilaKunis, who replaced an uncredited Lacy Chabert, played Jackie).

** It's a testament to Seth [=MacFarlane=]'s vocal talents that his voice doesn't leap out at you as much in this series (or ''TheClevelandShow'', as [=MacFarlane=]'s only character he voices in that series is Tim the Bear, Cleveland's next-door neighbor). Most viewers can figure out that Seth voices Stan, but a surprisingly large number of people aren't aware he voices Roger the alien (though, if you watch both this show and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' long enough, you can sort of tell that Seth voices Roger because Roger's crying sounds exactly like Peter Griffin's) and Greg the newscaster.
** Hayley is voiced by Rachael [=MacFarlane=], Seth's sister, which leads to a lot of incestuous undertones as both Seth and Rachel have played characters who get romantically involved (Stewie Griffin and Olivia; a couple episodes of ''American Dad'' have had references to Hayley being romantically involved with her father -- in "Francine's Flashback," Stan's plan of revenge after Hayley's boyfriend runs off with Francine is for Stan and Hayley to date each other [until Stan realizes that he didn't think the plan through], and "Pulling Double Booty" was all about Hayley dating a man who actually looks like Stan).

** [[Series/House Dr. Cuddy]] plays mountain man Buckle's incredibly Jewish wife Shari.

*** Also, Principal Lewis is Numbuh Five's dad, Stan's dad is Count Spankula (among others), and Akiko ([[TheOtherDarrin her first voice]]) is Lizzie.
*** However, in Germany, ''Steve'' is Numbuh Four.

** [[TheShield Jon Kavanaugh]] apparently moonlights as a [[InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals series of detectives]] in Langley Falls all named Turlington.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Stan's boss is [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Captain Picard]]!

** Plus, [[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Dee]] [[StarWarsTheCloneWars Bradley]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Baker]] as Klaus.
** It's a testament to Seth [=MacFarlane=]'s vocal talents that his voice doesn't leap out at you as much in this series (or ''TheClevelandShow'', as [=MacFarlane=]'s only character he voices in that series is Tim the Bear, Cleveland's next-door neighbor). Most viewers can figure out that Seth voices Stan, but a surprisingly large number of people aren't aware he voices Roger the alien (though, if you watch both this show and ''FamilyGuy'' long enough, you can sort of tell that Seth voices Roger because Roger's crying sounds exactly like Peter Griffin's) and Greg the newscaster.

*** Another incest reference: in one episode of ''FamilyGuy'', Rachel played a flight attendant who got seduced by Quagmire.
** And of course [[{{Friends}} Lisa "Phoebe" Kudrow]] as the voice of a Christmas Spirit in one episode.

** ''An Apocalypse to Remember'' has Roger trying to get married to a Jewish woman; the father of the woman is the same voice actor as Ron's Jewish father in ''KimPossible''.
*** That would be Elliott Gould, who also played Ross and Monica's Jewish father on ''{{Friends}}''. And the mother in that episode was played by Liz Sheridan, best known for playing Jerry's mother on ''{{Seinfeld}}'', yet another Jewish parent role.
** [[HouseMD Dr. Cuddy]] plays mountain man Buckle's incredibly Jewish wife Shari.
** [[BaldursGate Sarevok]] took a break from trying to be a god to work as the principal at Steve's school.

** Plus, [[CodenameKidsNextDoor Dee]] [[StarWarsTheCloneWars Bradley]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Baker]] as Klaus.

** Interestingly enough, both Rachel and Dee played characters, Numbuhs 362 and 4 (another ButtMonkey) respectively, on ''CodenameKidsNextDoor''.

*** Also, Principal Lewis is Numbuh Five's dad, and Akiko ([[TheOtherDarrin her first voice]]) is Lizzie.

** Interestingly enough, both Rachel and Dee played characters (Numbuhs 362 and 4, respectively) on ''CodenameKidsNextDoor''.

** Hayley is the [[CodenameKidsNextDoor Supreme Commander]]!

** It's a testament to Seth [=MacFarlane=]'s vocal talents that his voice doesn't leap out at you as much in this series (or ''TheClevelandShow'', as [=MacFarlane=]'s only character he voices in that series is Tim the Bear, Cleveland's next-door neighbor). Most viewers can figure out that Seth voices Stan, but a surprisingly large number of people aren't aware he voices Roger the alien (though you can sort of tell that Seth voices Roger because Roger's crying sounds similar to Peter Griffin's) and Greg the newscaster.
** Hayley is voiced by Rachael [=MacFarlane=], Seth's sister, which leads to a lot of incestuous undertones as both Seth and Rachel have played characters who get romantically involved (Stewie Griffin and Olivia; a couple episodes of ''American Dad'' have had references to Hayley being romantically involved with her father -- in "Francine's Flashback," Stan's plan of revenge after Hayley's boyfriend runs off with Francine is for Stan and Hayley to date each other, and "Pulling Double Booty" was all about Hayley dating a man who actually looks like Stan).

** Plus, [[CodenameKidsNextDoor Dee]] [[StarWarsTheCloneWars Bradley]] [[Ben10AlienForce Baker]] as Klaus.

** Hayley is the [[CodenameKidsNextDoor Supreme Commander]]!

** It's a testament to Seth [=MacFarlane=]'s vocal talents that his voice doesn't leap out at you as much in this series. Most viewers can figure out Stan, but a surprisingly large number of people aren't aware he voices Roger as well. And Greg the news anchor.
** Hayley is voiced by Olivia, Stewie's stage rival, turned stage partner, turned wife, from ''FamilyGuy''.
*** Both characters were voiced by Racheal [=MacFarlane=], Seth's sister. Which can be a bit creepy, since that means that Seth has played her father and husband.

*** Both characters were voiced by Racheal MacFarlane, Seth's sister. Which can be a bit creepy, since that means that Seth has played her father and husband.