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The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 2009 - 2010
Episode 1
Pilot
Sun, Sep 27, 200922 mins
Cleveland has already lost his house to his cheating ex-wife, Loretta and he is given custody of his son. Cleveland and his son, Junior go to California to start their lives over again, but they make a pit-stop to Stoolbend, Virginia. Cleveland soon meets up with Donna Tubbs (his high school sweetheart from twenty years ago). Cleveland begins to contemplate whether or not he should stay in Stoolbend and help Donna raise her two rambunctious kids Rallo and Roberta from her previous marriage to Robert. When Robert tries to steal Donna away from Cleveland again, he finally gains the courage to admit his love for Donna. Cleveland and Donna finally get married, with their loved ones attending the ceremony. Quagmire asks Peter if he can have his own show, but he reminds his friend that it's not going to happen.
Episode 2
Da Doggone Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance
Sun, Oct 4, 200921 mins
Rallo and Roberta lose their respect for their new step-father Cleveland, after he accidentally runs over and kills their pet dog Meadowlark Lemon. Meanwhile, Cleveland Brown, Jr. feels lonely until he decides to work at one of the school bathrooms.
Episode 3
The One About Friends
Sun, Oct 11, 200921 mins
Cleveland gets Lester's son Ernie to become Cleveland Jr's friend, but Ernie accidentally gets taken away by Child Services.
Episode 4
Birth of a Salesman
Sun, Oct 18, 200921 mins
When Cleveland needs a new job, Tim hooks him up at Waterman Cable. However, when Cleveland becomes the top salesman, Tim is green with envy and wishes for bad things to happen to Cleveland. But when Cleveland comes up on some bad luck and misfortune, Tim has a change of heart.
Episode 5
Cleveland Jr. Cherry Bomb
Sun, Nov 8, 200921 mins
When Cleveland has "the talk" with Roberta, it scares Cleveland Jr. into taking a vow of chastity, but his sworn celibacy may not be all he had hoped for when he overhears Cleveland making fun of him. Meanwhile, Rollo shows an interest in attending church.
Episode 6
Ladies' Night
Sun, Nov 15, 200922 mins
Donna starts hanging out with her single female friends again and she tries to pretend that she is not married so that her friends won't shun her, but Donna's ruse is noticed by Cleveland and his kids, causing her friends start to shun Donna for being married and having a stable family, a remorseful Cleveland apologizes to Donna for ratting her out to her friends. Cleveland decides to fix everything by pretending he is having an affair with two attractive women. Donna praises Cleveland for his selfless act and she starts to hang out with her friends again. Meanwhile, Cleveland Jr. runs for student body president and Rallo becomes his campaign manger because Oliver is running for the position. Rallo has Junior pretend to be blind so he can get more votes. During the election speech, Junior notices a stage light is about to hurt Oliver and he manages to save his life, but the students notice that Junior can see. Rallo claims that Junior has regained his eyesight and the students are moved by his statement. Oliver shows gratitude towards Junior for saving his life and he resigns from the campaign. Junior wins the student body position.
Episode 7
A Brown Thanksgiving
Sun, Nov 22, 200930 mins
Cleveland celebrates his first Thanksgiving with his new family, including his own parents Cookie and Freight Train as well as Donna's Auntie Momma who all make a surprise visit to shake things up in Stoolbend. However, the holiday gets complicated when Roberta and Federline decide to celebrate on their own, and Cleveland discovers a surprising secret about Auntie Momma that changes his impression of her forever
Episode 8
From Bed to Worse
Sun, Nov 29, 200930 mins
Cleveland and Donna are excited to have the house to themselves when Cleveland Jr. and Roberta go on a school trip to Washington, D.C., but a disgruntled Rallo will do whatever it takes to keep Cleveland and Donna apart. Meanwhile Roberta's partying gets out of control and Cleveland Jr. comes to her rescue.
Episode 9
A Cleveland Brown Christmas
Sun, Dec 13, 200922 mins
When Cleveland fills in as Santa Claus at his office holiday party, he has one too many eggnogs and lets the truth slip about Rallo's father. With Rallo's admiration for his dad destroyed, Cleveland tries to reconnect father and son in an attempt to save Rallo's Christmas spirit. Meanwhile, Roberta becomes an animal rights activist and tries to save a reindeer.
Episode 10
Field of Streams
Sun, Jan 3, 201030 mins
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's no longer a team. Principal Wally gives Cleveland one week to raise money to re-build the stadium before the season begins. 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.
Episode 11
Love Rollercoaster
Sun, Jan 10, 201030 mins
When Roberta's new teacher encourages Roberta to alter her appearance, Cleveland Jr. befriends the disguised Roberta and falls in love with her. Meanwhile, Cleveland comes up with an interesting new invention.
Episode 12
Our Gang
Sun, Jan 31, 201030 mins
Cleveland comes to the rescue of frustrated parents by taking a group of delinquent teens under his wing. With the help of Cleveland Jr., he creates a new club dubbed the "Crazy Eights," and hopes that it will keep the kids on the straight and narrow. However, he is soon mixed up in bad business, and only the "Crazy Eights" can help him out.
Episode 13
Buried Pleasure
Sun, Feb 14, 201030 mins
Holt admits to Cleveland that he wishes he had a special someone in his life. Determined to help his lonely friend, Cleveland introduces Holt to Jill, a cat-loving redhead who ends up being more than a handful. Meanwhile, Cleveland Jr. and Rallo anticipate the "birth" of Rallo's pet fish.
Episode 14
The Curious Case of Jr. Working at the Stool
Sun, Feb 21, 201030 mins
Cleveland decides to get Cleveland Jr. a job at The Broken Stool, but later he hates what Junior has done to the place. When Cleveland gets him fired on purpose, Junior vows revenge on him. Roberts disguises Rallo as her adopted son to spite her rival Lacey.
Episode 15
Once Upon a Tyne in New York
Sun, Mar 21, 201022 mins
Cleveland and Donna road trip to the Big Apple for an overdue honeymoon, and to Donna's dismay, Cleveland allows the Stoolbend gang to tag along to help Coach McFall rekindle a long lost romance. Although, when Tim finds himself in a compromising situation and Lester's language gets him into trouble, Cleveland is forced to choose between his wife and his friends.
Episode 16
The Brown Knight
Sun, Mar 28, 201030 mins
Cleveland is hailed as a hero after he protects his wife from a robber at an ATM--even though that isn't exactly what really happened.
Episode 17
Gone with the Wind
Sun, Apr 11, 201030 mins
Cleveland uses his unstoppable farting to defeat Tim and Arianna in a karaoke contest, alongside Donna. Later, he finds out that his ex-wife Loretta is dead and at her funeral he unexpectedly cries. Donna threatens to divorce Cleveland if he doesn't figure out why he cried at his ex-wife's funeral.
Episode 18
Brotherly Love
Sun, May 2, 201030 mins
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 her boyfriend is local rap star Kenny West, he challenges Kenny to an epic Stoolbend rap battle to compete for Chanel's heart.
Episode 19
Brown History Month
Sun, May 9, 201030 mins
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 his neighbor.
Episode 20
Cleveland's Angels
Sun, May 16, 201022 mins
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 an undercover mission.
Episode 21
You're the Best Man, Cleveland Brown
Sun, May 23, 201022 mins
Cleveland becomes jealous that Junior is inheriting his late mother's money, to make matters worse, Cleveland learns that his mother and father are remarrying and Junior offers to pay for the wedding venue. Cleveland's feelings are hurt when Freight Train chooses Robert to be his best man. On the day of the wedding, Cookie becomes heartbroken that Freight Train didn't show up at the wedding. Cleveland goes to Robert's apartment and he talks some sense into his abusive father. Freight Train apologizes to Cookie and he still wants to marry her and start their lives over. Cookie and Freight Train finally get married. Earth, Wind, & Fire perform at the wedding and all of the guests enjoy the party as fireworks are going off.
