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The Cleveland Show

  • TV Series
  • 2009–2013
  • TV-14
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
44K
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944
Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Mike Henry in The Cleveland Show (2009)
Trailer for The Cleveland Show: The Complete Season One
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Cleveland Brown moves back to his hometown in Virginia with his son, where he finds his high school sweetheart and her two troublemaking kids.Cleveland Brown moves back to his hometown in Virginia with his son, where he finds his high school sweetheart and her two troublemaking kids.Cleveland Brown moves back to his hometown in Virginia with his son, where he finds his high school sweetheart and her two troublemaking kids.

  • Creators
    • Seth MacFarlane
    • Richard Appel
    • Mike Henry
  • Stars
    • Mike Henry
    • Sanaa Lathan
    • Kevin Michael Richardson
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    44K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,119
    944
    • Creators
      • Seth MacFarlane
      • Richard Appel
      • Mike Henry
    • Stars
      • Mike Henry
      • Sanaa Lathan
      • Kevin Michael Richardson
    • 142User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

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    Mike Henry
    Mike Henry
    • Cleveland Brown…
    • 2009–2013
    Sanaa Lathan
    Sanaa Lathan
    • Donna Tubbs
    • 2009–2013
    Kevin Michael Richardson
    Kevin Michael Richardson
    • Lester Krinklesac…
    • 2009–2013
    Jason Sudeikis
    Jason Sudeikis
    • Holt Richter…
    • 2009–2013
    Reagan Gomez-Preston
    Reagan Gomez-Preston
    • Roberta Tubbs…
    • 2009–2013
    Seth MacFarlane
    Seth MacFarlane
    • Tim the Bear…
    • 2009–2012
    Aseem Batra
    Aseem Batra
    • Kendra Krinklesac…
    • 2009–2013
    Nickie Bryar
    Nickie Bryar
    • Various
    • 2009–2012
    John Viener
    John Viener
    • Gordy…
    • 2009–2013
    Glenn Howerton
    Glenn Howerton
    • Ernie Krinklesac…
    • 2009–2013
    Alec Sulkin
    Alec Sulkin
    • Angus…
    • 2009–2012
    Will Forte
    Will Forte
    • Principal Wally Farquhare…
    • 2009–2013
    Jamie Kennedy
    Jamie Kennedy
    • Federline Jones…
    • 2009–2013
    David Lynch
    David Lynch
    • Gus
    • 2010–2013
    Arianna Huffington
    Arianna Huffington
    • Arianna the Bear
    • 2009–2013
    Alex Borstein
    Alex Borstein
    • Hadassah Lowenstein…
    • 2009–2013
    Craig Robinson
    Craig Robinson
    • LeVar 'Freight Train' Brown…
    • 2009–2013
    Jess Harnell
    Jess Harnell
    • Tim the Bear…
    • 2011–2013
    • Creators
      • Seth MacFarlane
      • Richard Appel
      • Mike Henry
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    Wizard-8

    I gave it a chance...

    When I first heard that there was going to be this show, my first thought was, "What? A show centered around a somewhat bland supporting character from FAMILY GUY?" But I decided I would give the show a chance. After all, there have been stranger premises that have worked.

    Later, I found out that the character of Cleveland Jr. had been changed from a (hilarious) hyperactive young boy into a fat and slow teenager. But I decided I would still give the show a chance. Maybe this revised character would be funny.

    A day before the show first aired, I was surfing the Internet and came across a selection of reviews of the show. They were almost all negative. But I was still willing to give the show a chance. Sometimes critics are wrong.

    The next day, I watched the pilot episode. It was terrible. But I decided I would still give the show a chance. Sometimes writers need time to polish their writing for a new show.

    As I write this, I've watched some more episodes of the show. And I think I can say now that this show simply doesn't work. It's not very funny - it seems to be written by teenaged fans of FAMILY GUY who have no professional writing experience. Not only that, the show is cursed by some characters that are a major turn-off. They are not only written to be annoying, they have some of the worst voice acting I've heard in a cartoon series.

    This show will get no more chances from me.
    elvin-62176

    FUNNY!!!

    Best show ever and i dont know why everyone rates it so bad.
    8tpsn

    Weird

    Can't understand the hate reviews here. It's an offshoot of family guy with Cleveland as the lead and he carries it well. He's a hilarious character! Not sure why people don't like it, even after reading the reviews. I'm guessing people are turning this into a race thing, which is disappointing.
    6Edvis-1997

    6

    Just saw WatchMojo top 10 worst TV series and it was in here... I found it offensive. Yeah, it's not as great as Family Guy or Simpsons but it wasn't that bad. I get the idea they've tried to make everything the same as Family Guy just concentrate on Cleveland's family not Peter's. It was okay, not really funny but watchable and even some episodes were entertaining. I get it why it has only 4 but still, if you have free time it's better to watch this than half other useless TV shows.
    7nocturne-96807

    So harsh

    I don't understand why people don't like this series - it's essentially family guy from Cleveland's POV. It's so funny

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    Adult Animation
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    Dark Comedy
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    Comedy

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    • Trivia
      Cleveland was chosen to star in a spin-off of Family Guy (1999) because Joe was considered to be too eccentric and Quagmire would never learn anything at the end of every week.
    • Quotes

      Cleveland Brown: Unlike you, I don't see age, gender or race. I would expect a middleage black woman to understand that.

    • Connections
      Featured in 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      The Cleveland Show Theme
      Performed by Mike Henry

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • South Korea
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Klivlend tomoshasi
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Persons Unknown Productions
      • Happy Jack Productions
      • Fuzzy Door Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 22m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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