The twelfth season of ''
American Dad!'' debuted on
TBS October 20, 2014, and ended June 1, 2015, consisting of 15 episodes. This was its first season to air on the cable channel since moving from its former home on
Fox. The season premiere was given a two-day preview ahead of its linear debut, being uploaded to
YouTube
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and
Facebook
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on October 13, 2014.
Guest voice actors for the show's 12th season include
Kathy Bates
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,
,
Ted Danson
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,
Will Forte
Orville Willis Forte IV ( ; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Forte is known for being a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' (2002–2010), a recurring character on the show leading to a feature film ada ...
,
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring ...
,
Josh Groban
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,
Stan Lee,
Kate Mulgrew
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,
Dean Norris
Dean Joseph Norris (born April 8, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for playing DEA agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013) and its spin-off '' Better Call Saul'' (2020). He also portrayed town council ...
,
Carl Reiner
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,
Mickey Rooney in his final television appearance,
Sinbad,
Mark Spitz
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,
Patrick Stewart
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,
Uma Thurman
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, and
Robert Wuhl
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.
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Production
''American Dad!''s 11th season was the last to be produced for
Fox prior its cancellation. In July 2013,
TBS announced it had picked up the series for a 12th season.
TBS had aired reruns of ''American Dad!'' in syndication during its run on Fox.
Series co-creator and showrunner
Mike Barker said about show's upcoming network relocation, "It's going to be the same ''American Dad!'', just in a different place."
However,
Barker departed the series over creative differences once early production for season 12 commenced in November 2013.
Episode list
Notes
References
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2014 American television seasons
2015 American television seasons
American Dad! (season 12) episodes