‘American Dad!’ Boss on Returning to Fox, Those ‘Simpsons’ References & What’s Next for Season 22

Oh boy it’s swell to say … that American Dad! is back on broadcast. Yes, the Animation Domination block original rejoined Fox’s Sunday night lineup this weekend, kicking off Season 22 on the network for the first time in over a decade. The premiere episode, titled “Aw Rats, a Pool Party,” reunites Francine and her sister under inauspicious circumstances; just as the family is set to throw a pool party, with Stan’s boss and coworkers in tow, a dead rat is found in the water, leading Francine to take extreme measures to keep people out of the pool. What results is a silly — and somewhat chaotic — little escapade, but…