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- 2009
- TV-PG
- FOX
- 2009
- TV-PG
- FOX
Summary This FOX animated comedy is a spin-off of the much-loved series Family Guy. The series features the adventures of Peter Griffin's neighbor Cleveland Brown. Many years ago, Cleveland made a promise to his old high school sweetheart, Donna. Cleveland, along with Cleveland Junior, move to Stoolbend, VA to start a new life with Donna and her...
Created By: Richard Appel, Mike Henry, Seth MacFarlane
- 2009
- TV-PG
- FOX
- 2009
- TV-PG
- FOX
The Cleveland Show
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 27, 2009
55
5.1
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Summary This FOX animated comedy is a spin-off of the much-loved series Family Guy. The series features the adventures of Peter Griffin's neighbor Cleveland Brown. Many years ago, Cleveland made a promise to his old high school sweetheart, Donna. Cleveland, along with Cleveland Junior, move to Stoolbend, VA to start a new life with Donna and her...
Created By: Richard Appel, Mike Henry, Seth MacFarlane
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
55
33% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
56% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
55
33% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
56% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
11% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
I never found the character that funny on Family Guy. But tonight's episode of the spin-off is quite a corker, as Cleveland runs over the family dog, with hilarious consequences.
If The Cleveland Show isn't quite as sharp-tongued or focused yet as "Family Guy," it's got the eccentricity to fit into broadcast television's most off-center evening.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 168 User Ratings
5.1
43% Positive
72 Ratings
72 Ratings
22% Mixed
37 Ratings
37 Ratings
35% Negative
59 Ratings
59 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 168 User Ratings
5.1
43% Positive
72 Ratings
72 Ratings
22% Mixed
37 Ratings
37 Ratings
35% Negative
59 Ratings
59 Ratings
For a certain segment of the audience--men, boys, evil babies, talking bears--it’s likely to go over quite well.
The Cleveland Show is full of pubic-hair jokes, and if you don't think that's a laugh riot, you still might want to tune in--once--to see what the cool kids are digging these days.
I found myself smiling once or twice, but mostly thinking that all this is way-too-similar to "Family Guy" to carve out its own niche.
My guess is Fox figures fans of MacFarlane's shows know what they're getting into and may not care if racial parodies are served up by white guys or black ones. Those of us who maybe aren't so comfortable were never welcome in the first place.
One of the strangest things about these MacFarlane shows are the mean-spirited "cultural references," all of them shoehorned in as asides and rarely having anything to do with the plot or characters.
Funny ass show. I literally can't stop laughing whenever I watch the show. Still miss it and that theme song is so good.
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Great show full of great characters and hilarious episodes. Wish it were still on the air compared to something lousy like Great North
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This was a great show full of some of the funniest comedies in an animated sitcom. I really do miss this show as it was ahead of its time, Cleveland was a great character and they made him even funnier. I loved Rallo as well. This theme song is so god damn good especially.
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I'm being honest, it's an overhated masterpiece of a show. I never got the hate as the jokes were hilarious, the characters were funny and likable and the episodes were interesting. The show's animation is fluid and great, there are loads of funny episodes such as "Die-Semi Hard". Seasons 2 and 4 in particular were the best seasons for the show. The best thing of all is the fantastic theme song. It remains the best out of the three Seth MacFarlane animated shows. This show remains better than most animated shows that have aired on Fox following this shows such as Bob's Burgers, The Great North, and especially Bless The Harts. And one last thing, it's way more watchable compared to modern Family Guy.
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Seth Macfarlane's flair is present in The Cleveland Show, but overall it feels like a maladapted misfire with no substance at all. It's incredibly forgettable, and the fact that it is designed as nothing more than "the black family guy" is a real disservice to the elements that do work. Not an animated show to waste your time on.
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Production Company:
- Persons Unknown Productions
- Happy Jack Productions
- Fuzzy Door Productions
- 20th Century Fox Television
- Fox Television Animation
Initial Release Date: Sep 27, 2009
Number of seasons: 4 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 2 Nominations
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
NAMIC Vision Awards
• 1 Nomination
