The Cleveland Show (season 1)

The Cleveland Show
Season 1

DVD box
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 21
Broadcast
Original channel Fox
Original run September 27, 2009 (2009-09-27) – May 23, 2010 (2010-05-23)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1 September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28)
Region 2 October 11, 2010 (2010-10-11)
Region 4 June 29, 2011 (2011-06-29)
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List of The Cleveland Show episodes

The Complete Season 1 of The Cleveland Show, an American Animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane, began airing on September 27, 2009 and ended after 21 episodes on May 23, 2010.[1] Production of the 22 episode season began in May 2008 and was expected to begin broadcast in January 2009 but was later pushed back to September 2009.

The DVD was released as a "Complete Season" featuring all of the aired episodes. It was released in the Region 1 on September 28, 2010, and was released in the Region 2 on October 11, 2010.

Contents

Reception

The season started off with mediocre to above average reviews. On the series premiere IGN wrote "While it seems to be missing some of the over-the-top offensive bite we're used to on Family Guy, and Cleveland's new drinking buddies aren't quite as amusing as the Quagmire, Joe and Peter combination - there's a lot to like here. It might take a while for the show to grow out of its Family Guy shadow, but with a greater focus on wacky family focused stories, we might get to see much personality burst out of the normally sedate Cleveland."[2]

For the following episodes reviews were generally positive as well. Episode 2 received a 7/10,[3] although IGN mentioned "[the show] hasn't really shown any signs of innovation or desire to stray too far from the well-established Family Guy comedic formula", while the third episode, "The One About Friends", shared similar criticisms such as "This show still seems to be trying to find its way, and without a memorable supporting cast like we have on Family Guy, it will be hard to see how this show can make it with only Cleveland's sedated humor."[4]

Episodes

See also: List of The Cleveland Show episodes

The number in the "№" column refers to the episode's number within the entire series, whereas the number in the "#" column indicates the episode's number in that particular season.

№ # Title Directed by Written by U.S. viewers
(million)		 Original air date Prod.
code
1 1 "Pilot" Anthony Lioi Seth MacFarlane & Richard Appel & Mike Henry 9.42[5] September 27, 2009 (2009-09-27) 1APS01
After having his house damaged by Peter once again, Cleveland Brown and Cleveland Jr decides to leave Quahog and head to California to pursue his dream of being a minor league scout for a professional baseball organization. While passing through his old town of Stoolbend, he bumps into his old flame, Donna Tubbs. She invites him to stay at her house for a couple of days, where Donna relays to Cleveland how she needs a father figure around for her kids after splitting with her husband, Robert. While at Donna's house, he is introduced to Rallo and Roberta, Donna’s kids, and the neighbors, including the local redneck and the family of bears, which include father Tim, his wife, and son Raymond. 
2 2 "Da Doggone Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance" Chuck Klein Julius Sharpe 8.70[6] October 4, 2009 (2009-10-04) 1APS02
Cleveland tries to make inroads with his new stepdaughter Roberta by asking her to accompany him to the school’s father/daughter dance. Last year Robert did not show up. The evening seems to be going smoothly until Cleveland runs over the family pet on his way to get an ice cream cake for celebration. Then his redneck neighbor Lester takes it and eats it. This kills his chances of being accepted by his new kids. Rallo and Cleveland look for meadowlark lemon and Cleveland dives in nasty places looking to keep the secret but Lester and the others tell him to be honest. 
3 3 "The One About Friends" Oreste Canestrelli Jonathan Green & Gabe Miller 7.78[7] October 11, 2009 (2009-10-11) 1APS04
Cleveland notices his son, Cleveland Jr. has no friends, and sets out to find him a good friend. However, trying to find a friend for Cleveland Jr. gets a little difficult. Cleveland finds a kid for his son to play basketball with, but instead, the kid throws the basketball at Cleveland, sending him to the ground. Afterwards he runs off with Cleveland's wallet. Another negative setback happens when Cleveland asks another kid to play with Cleveland Jr., but the kid thinks that Cleveland is referring to his penis. 
4 4 "Birth of a Salesman" Chris Graham & Anthony Lioi Kirker Butler 7.75[8] October 18, 2009 (2009-10-18) 1APS03
Cleveland looks for a job, first trying to be a grizzled police officer two days from retirement and also as a singing salesman at the Stoolbend Flea Market. Tim helps him get a job at Waterman Cable as a phone solicitor. Cleveland runs into an old high-school friend, Terry Kimple who is working as a cable installer for Waterman. When they were in school, Terry took the rap when they were busted for drugs. When Cleveland excels as a salesman, causing business to dry up for Tim, Tim prays for bad things to happen to Cleveland. 
5 5 "Cleveland Jr.'s Cherry Bomb" Mike L. Mayfield Aseem Batra 6.28[9] November 8, 2009 (2009-11-08) 1APS08
While watching a baseball game at Stoolbend Stadium, Cleveland sees Roberta kissing with Federline Jones. Cleveland tries to talk to Roberta about maintaining her virginity but while she admits she has yet to do anything, makes it clear that it is none of his business. Following the advice of his friends, he takes the family to church to hear about maintaining purity. Cleveland Jr. gets carried away in the moment and pledges his purity to Cleveland's dismay. 
6 6 "Ladies' Night" Justin Ridge Clarence Livingston 7.01[10] November 15, 2009 (2009-11-15) 1APS07
Cleveland and Donna get together with the neighbors, but while Cleveland is enjoying himself, Donna is less than thrilled and gives Cleveland the cold shoulder. When invited to spend more times with the neighbors, Donna decided to sneak out and spend more time with her old friends at a single mothers gathering. Getting away from Cleveland helps spark the relationship. Cleveland finds out that she was not spending time with the other wives but gets distracted. While on a day out tubing down a river with the kids, Cleveland stumbles across Donna and her friends who are shocked to find out she is married. 
7 7 "A Brown Thanksgiving" Chuck Klein & Matt Engstrom Matt Murray 6.53[11] November 22, 2009 (2009-11-22) 1APS09
Cleveland celebrates his first Thanksgiving with his new family. His parents, Cookie Brown and Levar 'Freight Train' Brown arrive for Thanksgiving. Cleveland's dismal relationship with his father nearly lands him in a fight with his own father, until Donna's Auntie Momma shows up. She starts making comments on how outrageous she is after farting. Freight Train gains an infatuation over Auntie Momma and decides to have sex with her after a game of football. However, when Cleveland was taking out the garbage, he saw Auntie Momma in the bathroom, with a penis. Despite that Freight Train had sex with Auntie Momma (who secretly is a man), he did not even know about it. 
8 8 "From Bed to Worse" Anthony Agrusa Teri Schaffer & Raynelle Swilling 7.20[12] November 29, 2009 (2009-11-29) 1APS05
Rallo becomes upset because Cleveland has taken over the house. While telling his friends about his troubles he decides it has to be either him or Cleveland. He plots to come between his mother and Cleveland, temporarily driving Cleveland from the bedroom. When Donna tries to reason with him, Rallo escalates the conflict by breaking his own leg, sending Donna on a one-way guilt trip. Cleveland tries to talk with him and discovers just how far Rallo would go. When Rallo discovers how much his mother misses Cleveland he agrees to a truce. 
9 9 "A Cleveland Brown Christmas" Oreste Canestrelli Jonathan Green & Gabe Miller 6.52[13] December 13, 2009 (2009-12-13) 1APS11
Cleveland and the family go to pick out a Christmas tree at Lester's lot. Cleveland has his eye on a nice large tree but Rallo insists on a smaller tree. Cleveland finds out that Donna and the family have been lying to Rallo, telling him the reason Robert can't come around during the holidays is that he is an FBI agent. When Cleveland fills in as Santa Claus at his office holiday party, he has one too many egg nogs and lets the truth slip about Rallo’s father. Rallo fails to connect that it was Cleveland posing as Santa and takes out his hostility on figures of Santa. With Rallo’s admiration for his dad destroyed, Cleveland tries to reconnect father and son in an attempt to save Rallo’s Christmas spirit. 
10 10 "Field of Streams" Ian Graham Aaron Lee 6.96[14] January 3, 2010 (2010-01-03) 1APS06
After a nostalgic flashback to the glory days as his high school’s baseball all-star, Cleveland visits his alma mater to find out there is no longer a team because he and his friends insulted Wally as a teen. Now Principal Wally gives Cleveland one week to raise money to re-build the stadium before the season begins. They raise the cash from a generous donation by Mr. Waterman and organize the team on time. Cleveland then steps in as head coach and dusts off his retired jersey in an attempt to convince Cleveland Jr. to play ball instead of joining the math club. Cleveland Jr. turns out to have no skills, even going as far as deliberately interfering with a play to save a ladybug. 
11 11 "Love Rollercoaster" Ron Rubio Kirker Butler 8.54[15] January 10, 2010 (2010-01-10) 1APS10
Cleveland Jr. is building a model rocket for the school science fair. Roberta's new teacher, Ms. Eck challenges Roberta to prove she can get by without her looks and has her alter her appearance by wearing a 'fat suit'. Her first day as 'Tyra' gets off in an inauspicious start when she is rejected by Federline and the teachers she previously had wrapped around her finger. Cleveland Jr. sees her alone in the cafeteria and warms up to her. When he shows her his model rocket, which is not only failing but is being outmatched by the geeks who are translating Klingon, she helps him with the design flaw. They win the science fair - probably because of the TIE fighters the rocket deployed to attack the geeks - and Ms. Eck gives Roberta and A Grade for proving she more than just looks. 
12 12 "Our Gang" Anthony Agrusa Aaron Lee 4.53[16] January 31, 2010 (2010-01-31) 1APS12
When the worst kids in the school go too far and Principal Wally expels the group, Coach Cleveland comes to the rescue by taking a group of delinquent teens under his wing. In an effort to teach them life skills, he proposes they go into business making and selling cookies. The kids however, misinterpret his baking terms for drugs and start dealing. Business is good until another gang takes over the area, stealing the drugs and money from the Crazy Eights. Cleveland rushes in to steal back the goods still believing them to be cookies. When he finds out they are drugs, he destroys them by flushing them down the toilet but faces a demand to return them or lose Cleveland Jr. who was captured. Cleveland rallies the Crazy Eights but becomes endangered himself. 
13 13 "Buried Pleasure" Ian Graham Julius Sharpe 4.85[17] February 14, 2010 (2010-02-14) 1APS13
At Stoolfest, a local community festival, Cleveland calls Holt to tell him of a concert. he finds Holt out shopping with his mother and unable to go. Later that night at The Broken Stool, the guys tell Holt he is too accommodating to his mother's wishes. When Donna sees Holt in a rage from their bedroom, she shows Cleveland and when they see Holt rolling up a figure in a carpet and take it away they assume Holt killed his mother. Cleveland helps the police set up a police sting operation and get Holt to show them where he buried the body...a sex doll that Holt decided he needed to get away from. Holt admits to Cleveland he has not had luck with real women and they set Holt up with Jane, a girl from the Waterman Cable office. 
14 14 "The Curious Case of Jr. Working at The Stool" Justin Ridge Kevin Biggins & Travis Bowe 5.60[18] February 21, 2010 (2010-02-21) 1APS14
When Cleveland admires Lester's new hat, Lester mentions that his son Ernie bought it for him with the money he earned on his new job at the slaughterhouse. When Cleveland Jr. asks for a new bike, Cleveland believes it is time for him to learn some responsibility by earning the money himself. Attempts to find work at the slaughterhouse and the local paper fail to pan out. While Cleveland takes Jr. to The Broken Stool to collect their thoughts. Cleveland Jr.'s compulsion to clean and organize kicks in when he sees the mess around him and he straightens things out in short order. After also impressing Stool bartender Gus with his business acumen, Jr. is hired. Jr. quickly kills Cleveland and the gangs buzz when he reveals that Gus never kept the books on their tab but now he is. 
15 15 "Once Upon a Tyne in New York" Mike Mayfield Aaron Lee 5.04[19] March 21, 2010 (2010-03-21) 1APS16
When Donna is not thrilled by marred life, Cleveland reveals that he and Donna haven't yet taken their honeymoon. When soliciting ideas from the gang, Coach McFall reveals his former fling with Tyne Daly in New York City. Inspired, Cleveland takes Donna on a road trip to the Big Apple, and to Donna’s dismay, Cleveland allows the Stoolbend gang to tag along while the kids are left with Terry. The next morning, Donna and Cleveland try to enjoy their time while the rest of the gang wander off but they soon get into trouble, requiring Cleveland come to the rescue and break off his day with Donna. Cleveland tries to make it up by taking Donna to a Broadway show but its a cover for helping Coach McFall reunite with Tyne Daly. When Coach McFall actually meets Tyne Daly, they find his breakup was not exactly under pleasant circumstances. Frustrated with being neglected by Cleveland, she leaves and returns to the hotel bar. 
16 16 "The Brown Knight" Matt Engstrom Aseem Batra 5.64[20] March 28, 2010 (2010-03-28) 1APS17
After a stressful day at the school, Donna comes home and is in no mood for Cleveland's shenanigans. At The Broken Stool, the guys tease Cleveland about Donna running things. When he confronts Donna, She admits she had to develop a take-charge attitude to survive being a single mom but agrees to lighten up a little for Cleveland. Cleveland and Donna are robbed at an ATM with the their taking their money and Donna's wedding right. While Donna struggles with the thief to protect her ring, Cleveland runs around helplessly. When the thief's gun goes off and Cleveland is shot, Donna feels horrible and agrees to restrain herself more for Cleveland. 
17 17 "Gone With the Wind" Ron Rubio Bill Oakley 5.45[21] April 11, 2010 (2010-04-11) 1APS18
When Cleveland is diagnosed with high cholesterol, Donna puts him on a new high-fiber diet, which causes an intestinal backlash. When it begins to affect his work, he goes to see Dr. Fist who gives him a written note card explaining that he has a medical condition which he soon takes advantage of. Cleveland quickly realizes his gas might score him a few points in the Broken Stool’s karaoke contest. Donna is appalled that Cleveland should resort to such disgusting behavior but they are interrupted by a call that brings news of Loretta's death. Cleveland's old friend Quagmire from Quahog arrives with the body and explains that she was accidentally killed in one of Peter's stunts, of which Cleveland had survived numerous times. Worried for Cleveland Jr., they try to break the news gently and find he has already put his mother's death behind him. 
18 18 "Brotherly Love" Anthony Agrusa Justin Heimberg 5.74[22] May 2, 2010 (2010-05-02) 1APS20
Acting as his brother's wingman, Rallo gives Cleveland Jr. a few pointers on how to win over the girl of his dreams, Chanel. Although when Cleveland Jr. finds out that her boyfriend is local rap star Kenny West. Cleveland Jr challenges Kenny to a rap battle to win Chanel's heart. Meanwhile, during a cable installation, Cleveland and Terry somehow get mistaken for male strippers and decide to make a new career out of it. But not if Donna has anything to say about it. 
19 19 "Brown History Month" Ian Graham Matt Murray 5.28[23] May 9, 2010 (2010-05-09) 1APS21
Cleveland and Cleveland Jr. teach Donna and the kids their tradition of celebrating Black History Month. However, when Rallo learns about his heritage at school, he provokes Cleveland into a battle royale with neighbor, Lester. 
20 20 "Cleveland's Angels" Oreste Canestrelli Clarence Livingston 5.78[24] May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16) 1APS19
After Cleveland gambles away Roberta's college fund, Kendra discovers that Cleveland was actually cheated out of his money and recruits Donna and Arianna for a "Cleveland's Angels" mission. 
21 21 "You're the Best Man, Cleveland Brown" Justin Ridge Kirker Butler 4.91[25] May 23, 2010 (2010-05-23) 1APS22
Cleveland finds out that Cleveland Jr. will inherit all of his ex-wife's belongings and that his parents, Cookie and Freight Train, plan to remarry. To add insult to injury, Freight Train dumps Cleveland as his best man in favor of Donna's ex-husband, Robert. 

DVD release

The Complete Season One
Set Details Special Features
  • 21 episodes
  • 4-disc set
  • Widescreen: 1.78:1 ratio video[26]
  • Languages:
    • English (w/ subtitles)
    • Spanish subtitles
    • French subtitles
  • Audio Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurette: "Meet Cleveland"
  • Featurette: "Get Your Hump on Music Video"
  • Featurette: "The Making of Get Your Hump On"
  • Featurette: "Table Read with Kanye West"
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2
September 28, 2010[27] October 11, 2010

See also

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