American Dad Dog Names

Introduction

One of the other creations from the mind of Family Guy show runner Seth MacFarlane, American Dad first aired on Fox on February 6, 2005. Initially struggling to come into its own as a TV series, American Dad has come a long way throughout the course of its 10 plus years in syndication; the show has come to rely more on its character driven humor and self referential jokes than the cutaways and gags that Family Guy is known for. Each of the characters in American Dad have evolved from being archetypal, two dimensional characters to being multifaceted characters who are genuinely relatable in many respects.

American Dad Dog Names In Pop Culture

Featured Famous American Dad Dog

Freddy

Freddy was Stan Smith's very first dog; the Golden Retriever was first introduced when Stan recounted his time with the dog on the episode "Stan's Best Friend." After displaying a strange aversion to the idea of buying his son Steve a dog, Stan is questioned by his wife, Francine, who wants to know what Stan's beef is with canines. After a brief moment of hesitation, Stan relents and tells Francine about Freddy and the tragic circumstances that would ultimately lead to his desire to stay away from dogs.

When Stan was a young boy, he and Freddy used to be best friends, virtually inseparable based on Stan's account of their time together. But when Stan's father, Jack Smith, decided to bail on his family and leave Stan's mother, Betty Smith, to pick up the pieces, the boy and the dog's time together would soon come to an abrupt end. Jack left a hole in his family's finances, as well as a hole in their hearts, and Betty realized that she wouldn't be able to pay for the home they lived in all on her own. Betty was able to find a more affordable apartment building for herself and Stan to live in, but there was one catch to this otherwise fortuitous turn of events; the landlord of said apartment adhered to a strict "no dogs allowed" policy.

Rather than give Freddy up for adoption, or find a nice animal shelter for the dog to stay at, Betty concocted a plan that was more in line with the show's particular brand of black comedy; Betty Smith told her son that Freddy had contracted "Air Bud Disease" and that Stan would be better off putting Freddy down himself. In a scene that clearly references the book Old Yeller (in which a another young boy by the name of Travis has to tearfully put down his dog, the titular Old Yeller, after the latter contracts rabies from a wolf,) Stan takes Freddy out to his back yard and puts the poor pooch down with a 12 gauge shotgun. Freddy would go on to reappear as a benevolent, sea-fairing spirit later on in "Stan's Best Friend," where he helps the head of the Smith household cope with the untimely (if not, morbidly humorous) demise of the dog that Francine ultimately gets for Steve. Freddy appears again at the end of the episode, after Steve's dog Kisses has finally been allowed to rest in peace.

American Dad Dog Name Considerations

As mentioned earlier,the peculiar characters of the American Dad world are the driving forces behind the show's later, more fleshed out seasons. In fact, that's probably the main reason why these characters have become so appealing throughout the years; they've become more fleshed out and layered as the show has progressed. Stan went from being an incredibly pointed, unaffectionate parody of right wing Conservative jingoism to a more affectionate parody of the contemporary, American Middle Class man, replete with his own set of insecurities and ideals. Francine and Haley went from being a stereotypical housewife and stoner, rebel daughter to more full realized characters in their own rights. Most of the comedy from the series comes by way of characterization; humor is derived from building up the citizens of Langley Falls and then throwing them into various circumstances. And as the characters get better, the show gets better. Consider your pet's quirks and zaniness and match them to one of the show's characters.

Even minor characters like Stelio Kontos are well known by fans of the show due to the writers' ability to really make each and every character on the show have their own distinct personalities, quirks, and idiosyncrasies. if you're looking for a series that simply has a large number of interesting characters for you to pool dog names from, look no further than American Dad.

Male American Dad Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Freddy Stan's childhood Golden Retriever
0	Kisses The adorable Beagle Francine gets for Steve
0	Stan The head of the Smith household and a top CIA agent
0	Stanley One of the longer versions of Stan's first name
0	Stanford Another extended version of Stan's name
0	Steve Stan's youngest child and bespectacled son
0	Steven Steve's full name is Steven Anita Smith
0	Seth A reference to Stan and Rodger's voice actor, Seth MacFarlane
0	Scott Based off of Steve's voice actor, Scott Grimes
0	Jack Taken from Stan's deceptive and elusive father, Jack Smith
0	Rodger The alien that the Smith family has harbored in their attic for years
0	Klaus The name of the Smith family's goldfish with the mind of a German athlete
0	Bradley The middle name of Klaus' voice actor, Dee Bradley Baker
0	Jeff Haley Smith's husband, Jeff Fischer
0	Avery The first name of the CIA's Deputy Director and Stan's boss
0	Bullock Deputy Director Bullock's last name
0	Patrick Sir Patrick Stewart voices over Deputy Director Bullock
0	Reginald The name of a homeless man whose mind was placed in a Koala
0	Reggie The shorter name most people call Reginald the Koala by
0	Dick The first name of one of Stan's best friends from the CIA, Dick Reynolds
0	David Comedian David Koechner has voiced over Dick since the Episode Office Spaceman
0	Jackson The only given name of Stan and Dick's friend who is also a CIA agent
0	Duper Another agent at the CIA who consistently shows up Stan, time and time again
0	John Another member of Stan's CIA circle of friends
0	Snot The nickname of one of Steve's best friends from school
0	Barry A seemingly simple minded member of Steve's circle who is smarter than he lets on
0	Toshi Steve's Japanese friend who mostly speaks in his native tongue
0	Schmuley Snot's actual first name; Snot is of Jewish heritage
0	Brian Based off of the eccentric principal of Pearl Bailey high school
0	Smith The last name of the main characters of the show
0	Haley Francine and Stan's oldest child and daughter

Female American Dad Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Francine Stan's lawfully wedded wife and Steve and Haley's mother
0	Wendy Based off of Francine's voice actress, Wendy Schaal
0	Dreamsmasher Haley's darkly humorous middle name
0	Rachel Haley's voice actress and Seth MacFarlane's sister
0	Anita A middle name that both Stan and Steve humorously share
0	Betty Stan's mother who's just as deceptive as Jack Smith can be
0	Libby A cute little baby for whom Francine was the surrogate mother
0	Liberty Libby's first full name
0	Stacy-Love The voice of Libby once she gets a bit older
0	Lisa A popular cheerleader that Steve used to have a crush on
0	Carmen Lisa's voice actress on the pilot episode was Carmen Electra herself
0	Elizabeth Renowned comedienne Elizabeth Banks voices over Lisa now
0	Debbie A Goth girl with whom Steve has an on-again, off-again relationship
0	Lizzy Mean Girls actress Lizzy Caplan voices over Debbie on the show
0	Lindsay Another popular girl that Steve has chased after
0	Akiko Toshi's sister and another girl Steve is romantically interested in
0	Grey Famed voice actress Grey DeLisle voiced Akiko over in her earlier appearances
0	Grace Akiko's voice actress from the Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls onward
0	Joanna A woman Stan meets after Francine divorces him for a short period
0	Mah Mah Francine's adoptive, harsh but loving mother
0	Amy Mah Mah's voice actress is Amy Hill
0	Gwen Mah Mah's biological daughter who is portrayed as a fool
0	Cassandra Francine's biological mother who abandoned her many years ago
0	Linda An Iranian American neighbor of the Smith's who was attracted to Francine
0	Hiko Toshi and Akiko's cunning and ruthless mother
0	Sandra Sandra Oh voices over Hiko Yoshida
0	Shari A Jewish American neighbor of the Smiths with a terrible attitude
0	Barb A real estate agent with a hook for a hand
0	Jewel Lindsey's friend who figures out that Roger is an alien