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The Best Episodes of The Cleveland Show

Every episode of The Cleveland Show ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Cleveland Show!

The Best Episodes of The Cleveland Show

The bizarre adventures of Cleveland Brown and his family.
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 7 - Die Semi-Hard
    7.6/10(390 votes)

    #1 - Die Semi-Hard

    S3:E7

    To help pass time while posing in a holiday nativity scene, Cleveland tells his family his own version of one of his favorite holiday stories, "Die Hard." In Cleveland's version, when Waterman Cable Company is taken hostage on Christmas Eve by a group of terrorists, including Tim the Bear, Lester, Federline and Kendra, a barefoot Cleveland - wearing a tank-top much like the one Bruce Willis wore in the movie - must endure window-shattering shoot-outs and fist fights with his friends to save his wig-wearing wife, Donna, in a parody of the greatest Christmas blockbuster...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 22 - Hot Cocoa Bang Bang
    7.4/10(322 votes)

    #2 - Hot Cocoa Bang Bang

    S2:E22

    Cleveland creates his own comic book superhero and takes the entire family to a comic book convention in San Diego, where he discovers that Donna was once the star of a blaxploitation film.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 8 - Y Tu Junior Tambien
    7.2/10(265 votes)

    #3 - Y Tu Junior Tambien

    S3:E8

    Cleveland is uncomfortable when Cleveland Jr. begins dating a Mexican girl who is hotter than his wife. But things get even worse when he marries her to keep her from being deported.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Cleveland Show Season 4 Episode 16 - Who Done Did It?
    7.2/10(227 votes)

    #4 - Who Done Did It?

    S4:E16

    After Arianna is rude to Donna, Cleveland seeks revenge by egging Arianna's house; when Cleveland starts seeking revenge on more people, things get out of hand and he's accused of a murder he did not commit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 14 - The Curious Case of Jr. Working at the Stool
    7.1/10(367 votes)

    #5 - The Curious Case of Jr. Working at the Stool

    S1:E14

    Roberta and Rallo have a surprise for Lacey, Roberta’s wealthy rival. Meanwhile, Cleveland Junior learns responsibility while working at The Stool, but when he starts making changes to the guys’ hangout, a feud erupts between father and son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 18 - Brotherly Love
    7.1/10(346 votes)

    #6 - Brotherly Love

    S1:E18

    Rallo gives Cleveland Jr. tips on how to woo the girl of his dreams; Cleveland Jr. challenges her boyfriend to a rap battle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 18 - The Essence of Cleveland
    7.1/10(306 votes)

    #7 - The Essence of Cleveland

    S2:E18

    When Cleveland is reunited with his former high school classmate, "Fatty Patty," who is now skinny, beautiful and still has a crush on Cleveland, Donna becomes extremely jealous and wary of Patty's motives for wanting to be friends with Cleveland. Patty turns out to be a little crazy, and after she tries to steal Cleveland's "essence," Donna goes on the hunt to stop her.

    Director:Matt Engstrom
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 13 - Das Shrimp Boot
    7.1/10(244 votes)

    #8 - Das Shrimp Boot

    S3:E13

    Cleveland winds up in rehab after he becomes addicted to energy pills. But when he leaves rehab to go on a cruise, he winds up being kidnapped by Somali pirates instead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 16 - Frapp Attack!
    7.0/10(267 votes)

    #9 - Frapp Attack!

    S3:E16

    A hip-hop producer comes to Stoolbend after a video featuring Cleveland goes viral. But instead of signing Cleveland, he decides he wants Cleveland's life for himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 9 - Beer Walk!
    6.9/10(314 votes)

    #10 - Beer Walk!

    S2:E9

    Donna, frustrated by her husband's laziness on the weekends, nags Cleveland to help her around the house and to do something more with his life. To prove to Donna he can be as charitable as her, Cleveland recruits his buddies from Quahog and Stoolbend to participate in the First Annual Charity Beer Walk. When Donna gets injured at the event, Cleveland has to take over the housework.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Cleveland Show Season 4 Episode 1 - Escape From Goochland
    6.9/10(271 votes)

    #11 - Escape From Goochland

    S4:E1

    Cleveland and the gang head to their rival high school for an annual football game; Donna's sexy Halloween costume lands her in trouble with the police.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 13 - A Short Story and a Tall Tale
    6.8/10(281 votes)

    #12 - A Short Story and a Tall Tale

    S2:E13

    Cleveland and Donna celebrate Valentine’s Day with a trip to Los Angeles after scoring courtside seats to the all-star basketball game. Caught up in the excitement, Cleveland gets rowdy and talks smack to the players from the sideline throughout the game. The basketball champs, feeling hurt, seek revenge by paying a surprise visit to Stoolbend and putting Cleveland in his place.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Julius Sharpe

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  13. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 1 - BFFs
    6.8/10(262 votes)

    #13 - BFFs

    S3:E1

    Cleveland finds out who his real friends are.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 22 - All You Can Eat
    6.8/10(241 votes)

    #14 - All You Can Eat

    S3:E22

    An image makeover helps Cleveland Jr. get a date to the prom, but his date thinks that he's a lesbian.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 11 - Love Rollercoaster
    6.7/10(359 votes)

    #15 - Love Rollercoaster

    S1:E11

    In order to teach her an important lesson, Roberta's new teacher encourages her to alter her appearance. Unbeknownst to him, Cleveland Jr. befriends, and falls in love wit the disguised Roberta.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kirker Butler

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  16. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 12 - Our Gang
    6.7/10(350 votes)

    #16 - Our Gang

    S1:E12

    Coach 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 13 - Buried Pleasure
    6.7/10(331 votes)

    #17 - Buried Pleasure

    S1:E13

    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 (guest voice Fergie), 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.

    Director:Ian Maxtone-Graham
    Writer:Julius Sharpe

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  18. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 16 - The Brown Knight
    6.7/10(318 votes)

    #18 - The Brown Knight

    S1:E16

    Cleveland and Donna get mugged at an ATM and Cleveland gets shot, and the media makes it seem as if he was a hero. Meanwhile, Roberta convinces Rallo that she might be dying of a terrible disease and makes him do her bidding.

    Director:Matt Engstrom
    Writer:Aseem Batra

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  19. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 4 - Skip Day
    6.7/10(230 votes)

    #19 - Skip Day

    S3:E4

    Cleveland feels like his life is over after Cleveland Jr. stands up to him and kicks his ass. Meanwhile, Rallo tries to not get caught after a hit-and-run accident with Kendra.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 21 - Mama Drama
    6.7/10(229 votes)

    #20 - Mama Drama

    S3:E21

    Cleveland's plan to bring in an actress to play Donna's long-lost mother backfires on him, but actually brings Donna's real mom out of hiding.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Cleveland Show Season 4 Episode 15 - The Hangover Part Tubbs
    6.7/10(230 votes)

    #21 - The Hangover Part Tubbs

    S4:E15

    Donna tries to keep Cleveland out of her campaign as she runs for a spot on the school board; Junior learns he is an incredible diver, but is afraid of wearing the school's uniform -- a tiny bathing suit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 7 - A Brown Thanksgiving
    6.6/10(441 votes)

    #22 - A Brown Thanksgiving

    S1:E7

    Cleveland celebrates his first Thanksgiving with his new family and discovers a surprising secret about Donna's Auntie Momma.

    Director:Matt Engstrom
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 20 - Cleveland's Angels
    6.6/10(304 votes)

    #23 - Cleveland's Angels

    S1:E20

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Clarence Livingston

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  24. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 8 - Murray Christmas
    6.6/10(315 votes)

    #24 - Murray Christmas

    S2:E8

    When Rallo's teacher forces him to spend the weekend at a retirement home to get to know the senior citizens during the holidays, he meets Murray, who teaches him about Hanukkah. In an attempt to rekindle Murray's holiday spirit, Rallo helps him escape, but when his new friend's health begins to suffer, Rallo has to bring Murray back to the home. Meanwhile, Cleveland trains for a boxing match against his bully of a father, Freight Train, which ends with some bumps and bruises.

    Director:Ken Wong
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 10 - Ain't Nothin But Mutton Bustin
    6.6/10(282 votes)

    #25 - Ain't Nothin But Mutton Bustin

    S2:E10

    At Donna's suggestion, Cleveland and Rallo start spending more time together; Cleveland Jr. becomes jealous of Rallo and Cleveland's new relationship.

    Director:Matt Engstrom
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Die Semi-Hard" is the best rated episode of "The Cleveland Show". It scored 7.6/10 based on 390 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/11/2011. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hot Cocoa Bang Bang".