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The Cleveland Show S2E18 — The Essence of Cleveland
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The Cleveland Show•Season 2•Episode 18

The Essence of Cleveland

7.1/10 · 297 votesApr 3, 201122 min

Ranked #2 of 22 in Season 2•+0.6 vs season avg

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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

Directed byMatt Engstrom
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Cast6

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)

Reagan Gomez-Preston

Reagan Gomez-Preston

Roberta Tubbs (voice)

Jason Sudeikis

Jason Sudeikis

Holt Richter (voice)

Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane

Tim the Bear (voice)

Crew7

M

Matt Engstrom

Director

Travis Bowe

Travis Bowe

Story Editor

K

Kevin Biggins

Story Editor

J

Julius Sharpe

Executive Story Editor

Matt Murray

Matt Murray

Executive Story Editor

Aaron Lee

Aaron Lee

Executive Story Editor

M

Mehar Sethi

Story Editor

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Episode Summary

"The Essence of Cleveland" is episode 18 of The Cleveland Show season 2. It scored 7.1/10 from 297 votes, ranking #2 of 22 episodes this season (season average 6.5). Directed by Matt Engstrom, it aired on April 3, 2011.

Next: E19 · Ship'rectBest of Season 2