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    The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 21 - Your Show of Shows
    4.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Your Show of Shows

    S2:E21

    When Rallo and his pals Bernard and Theodore perform in the school talent show, their rap about fiscal responsibility is not well-received by their classmates. Meanwhile, after Cleveland gets his own cable-access television show, the reviews are less than positive so he takes some tips from the most successful daytime talk shows that appeal to women.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 14 - Terry Unmarried
    4.6/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Terry Unmarried

    S2:E14

    Cleveland discovers a shocking secret about his wife & his best friend Terry. Meanwhile, Cleveland Jr. tries to get Rallo to break a nasty habit.

    Director:Ken Wong
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 9 - There Goes El Neighborhood
    4.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - There Goes El Neighborhood

    S3:E9

    Cleveland tries to become more racially sensitive after Choni moves into the neighborhood, and Cleveland Jr. becomes jealous after he agrees to set up his new wife on a date with a classmate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 6 - Ladies' Night
    5.0/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Ladies' Night

    S1:E6

    Cleveland is upset when he finds out that Donna is still attending a single mothers' support group.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Clarence Livingston

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  5. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 9 - A Cleveland Brown Christmas
    5.0/10(5 votes)

    #5 - A Cleveland Brown Christmas

    S1:E9

    When Cleveland fills in as Santa Claus at his office holiday party, he has one too many eggnogs and lets the truth slip about Rallo’s father.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 10 - Ain't Nothin But Mutton Bustin
    5.0/10(5 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. The Cleveland Show Season 4 Episode 7 - Hustle 'N' Bros
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Hustle 'N' Bros

    S4:E7

    When Donna's ex-husband crashes Freight Train's birthday party, Freight Train decides to adopt him; Rallo and Junior track down lost dogs to collect the rewards.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Cleveland Show Season 4 Episode 8 - The Wide World of The Cleveland Show
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - The Wide World of The Cleveland Show

    S4:E8

    In a mob-style parody in Italy, Cleveland must pick Rallo or Cleveland Jr. as his successor; Cleveland Jr. insists on having a Quinceañera in Mexico; Cleveland builds a robot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 21 - You're the Best Man, Cleveland Brown
    5.4/10(5 votes)

    #9 - You're the Best Man, Cleveland Brown

    S1:E21

    Cleveland finds out that Cleveland Jr. will inherit all of his ex-wife's belongings and that his parents, Cookie and Freight Train, plan to remarry. To add insult to injury, Freight Train dumps Cleveland as his best man in favor of Donna's ex-husband, Robert.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 19 - Ship'rect
    5.4/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Ship'rect

    S2:E19

    Cleveland and his friends prepare to enter Stoolbend's annual boat race as a team, but when Cleveland's celebrity idol moves to town, Cleveland makes it priority to befriend him. And when his new pal invites him to join his boating team, Cleveland is forced to make a difficult decision. Meanwhile, Roberta gets wrapped up in her dreams of being a superstar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 2 - The Hurricane (I)
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - The Hurricane (I)

    S3:E2

    When a storm hits Stoolbend, the Brown/Tubbs family tries to salvage what's left of their vacation. Meanwhile, Cleveland Jr. shocks everyone with a proclamation of his religious beliefs. The crossover continues on Family Guy S10E02 Seahorse Seashell Party (II) and American Dad! S08E02 Hurricane! (III).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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 start a new life with her, even if Donna's kids aren't exactly angels.

    Director:Anthony Lioi
    Writers:Richard Appel, Mike Henry, Seth MacFarlane

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  13. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 3 - The One About Friends
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #13 - The One About Friends

    S1:E3

    Attempting to get Cleveland Jr more friends, Cleveland invites the neighbor kid over to the house. However, when he overstays his welcome, Cleveland has a rough time trying to get him to leave.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 22 - Hot Cocoa Bang Bang
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 15 - The Blue and the Grey and the Brown
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - The Blue and the Grey and the Brown

    S2:E15

    After Cleveland fights to save the town’s drive-in movie theater, his efforts to preserve the town’s history is noticed by the Stoolbend Preservation Society and he is invited to attend a private dinner party at the home of the great-great-grandson of the town’s founding father. While at the event, Cleveland learns of the town’s legacy and decides to take back his beloved town.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 16 - The Way the Cookie Crumbles
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - The Way the Cookie Crumbles

    S2:E16

    When Cleveland sees all of his childhood possessions around town, he learns that his parents, Freight Train and Cookie, have been selling his stuff to get money after being scammed out of their life savings. Together, Cleveland, Freight Train and their friends get together to bring down the con man who targeted their family. Meanwhile, Rallo gets a toy Mr. Microphone and tries his hand at being a commentator, announcer and stand-up comic

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 3 - Nightmare on Grace Street
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Nightmare on Grace Street

    S3:E3

    Cleveland and Rallo get scared at slumber parties, and when they come home Donna makes them spend the night in a haunted house to prove their bravery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 4 - Skip Day
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 5 - Yemen Party
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Yemen Party

    S3:E5

    Cleveland poses as a woman as part of his plan to get Donna to appreciate him more, while Rallo uses Cleveland Jr. and his baby harness to get revenge on a playground bully.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Julius Sharpe

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  20. The Cleveland Show Season 4 Episode 10 - When a Man (or a Freight Train) Loves His Cookie
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - When a Man (or a Freight Train) Loves His Cookie

    S4:E10

    Cleveland's mom, Cookie, runs away with George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars; Cleveland Jr. engages in an elaborate fantasy at an office-supply store.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 2 - Da Doggone Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Da Doggone Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance

    S1:E2

    Cleveland, wanting to make his new stepdaughter like him more, asks her to accompany him to the school's father/daughter dance. All goes well until Cleveland has a mishap with the family pet and ruins his chance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Julius Sharpe

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  22. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 9 - Beer Walk!
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 7 - A Brown Thanksgiving
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 8 - From Bed to Worse
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - From Bed to Worse

    S1:E8

    Cleveland and Donna are excited to have the house to themselves when Cleveland Jr. and Roberta go on a school trip to Washington, D.C., but a disgruntled Rallo will do whatever it takes to keep Cleveland and Donna apart. Meanwhile Roberta's partying gets out of control and Cleveland Jr. comes to her rescue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Teri Schaffer

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  25. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 10 - Field of Streams
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Field of Streams

    S1:E10

    After a nostalgic flashback to the glory days as his high school's baseball all-star, Cleveland visits his Alma Mater to find out there's no longer a team. Principal Wally gives Cleveland one week to raise money to re-build the stadium before the season begins. Cleveland then steps in as head coach and dusts off his retired jersey in an attempt to convince Cleveland Jr. to play ball instead of joining the math club

    Director:Ian Maxtone-Graham
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Your Show of Shows" is the worst rated episode of "The Cleveland Show". It scored 4.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/8/2011. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Terry Unmarried".