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The ''dramatis personae'' for Creator/SethMacFarlane's second animated {{sitcom}}, ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', featuring some background information on the characters and tropes they provide examples of. More to come.
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* [[Characters/AmericanDadSmithFamily Smith Family]][[labelnote:Click to Expand]] [[{{Housewife}} Francine Smith]], [[AloofDarkHairedGirl Hayley Smith]], [[StereotypicalNerd Steve Smith]], [[ButtMonkey Klaus Heisler]], [[TheDitz Jeff Fischer]], Rogu.[[/labelnote]]
** [[Characters/AmericanDadStanSmith Stan Smith]]
** [[Characters/AmericanDadRogerSmith Roger Smith]]
* [[Characters/AmericanDadCIA CIA]][[labelnote:Click to Expand]][[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Avery Bullock]], [[NiceGuy Reginald Koala]], [[TooDumbToLive Dick Reynolds]], [[ExtremeOmnisexual Jackson]], [[OutOfFocus Duper]], John Sanders.[[/labelnote]]
* [[Characters/AmericanDadPearlBaileyHighSchoolAndOtherTeens Pearl Bailey High School and Other Students]][[labelnote:Click to Expand]][[{{Jerkass}} Principal Brian Lewis]], [[JewishAndNerdy Snot Lonstein]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing Barry Robinson]], [[FunWithForeignLanguages Toshi Yoshida]], [[BigEater Debbie Hyman]], Lindsay Coolidge, Akiko Yoshida.[[/labelnote]]
* [[Characters/AmericanDadSmithExtendedFamily Smith Extended Family]][[labelnote:Click to Expand]][[HandsOffParenting Jack Smith]], [[MyBelovedSmother Betty Smith]], Rusty, [[ObnoxiousInLaws Māma Ling]], [[AsianRudeness Bàba Ling]], [[MsFanservice Gwen Ling]], [[RichBitch Nicholas Dawson, Cassandra Dawson]], [[TheSociopath Stevearino]].[[/labelnote]]
* [[Characters/AmericanDadNeighbors Neighbors]][[labelnote:Click to Expand]][[ThoseTwoGuys Greg Corbin, Terry Bates]], Linda Memari, [[ActionMom Hiko Yoshida]], Buckle, [[JewishAmericanPrincess Shari Rothberg]], [[FatBastard Father Donovan]].[[/labelnote]]
* [[Characters/AmericanDadOneTimeCharacters One-Time Characters]][[labelnote:Click to Expand]]Charlotte, Ron/Daniel Turlington, Sergei Kruglov, Stelio Kontos.[[/labelnote]]
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