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The Cleveland Show S1E1 — Pilot
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The Cleveland Show•Season 1•Episode 1

Pilot

6.3/10 · 739 votesSep 27, 200922 min

Ranked #16 of 21 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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Cleveland Brown and Cleveland Jr. leave Quahog and take to the road. On their way to California, they stop in Cleveland's hometown of Stoolbend, VA, where he reunites with his old high school crush, Donna Tubbs. Cleveland, still in love with Donna, is determined to

Directed byAnthony Lioi
Written byRichard Appel, Mike Henry, Seth MacFarlane
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Mike Henry

Mike Henry

Cleveland Brown / Rallo Tubbs (voice)

Sanaa Lathan

Sanaa Lathan

Donna Tubbs (voice)

Kevin Michael Richardson

Kevin Michael Richardson

Cleveland Brown, Jr (voice)

Jason Sudeikis

Jason Sudeikis

Holt Richter (voice)

Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane

Tim the Bear (voice)

Nia Long

Nia Long

Roberta Tubbs (voice)

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Anthony Lioi

Director

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Richard Appel

Writer

Mike Henry

Mike Henry

Writer

Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Pilot" is episode 1 of The Cleveland Show season 1. It scored 6.3/10 from 739 votes, ranking #16 of 21 episodes this season (season average 6.5). Directed by Anthony Lioi and written by Richard Appel, Mike Henry, Seth MacFarlane, it aired on September 27, 2009.

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