The Cleveland Show Season 1

The first season of The Cleveland Show, an American Animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane, began airing on September 27, 2009, and ended after 21 episodes on May 23, 2010. Production of the 22 episode season began in May 2008 and was expected to begin broadcast in January 2009 but was later pushed back to September 2009. The DVD was released as a "Complete Season" featuring all of the aired episodes. It was released in the Region 1 on September 28, 2010, and was released in the Region 2 on October 11, 2010.

FAN DESK VERDICT A strong year with only a couple of skippable detours. Watch it straight through — the map below flags the peaks.

#1

S01E13 · ★ 9.3

Buried Pleasure

#2

S01E04 · ★ 9.0

Birth of a Salesman

#3

S01E11 · ★ 9.0

Love Rollercoaster

S01E01 Sep 27, 2009 30 MIN ★ 6.3

Pilot

After having his house damaged by Peter once again, Cleveland Brown and Cleveland Jr decide to leave Quahog and head to California to pursue his dream of being a minor league…

GUESTS Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, Seth Green

DIRECTED BY Anthony Lioi

S01E02 Oct 4, 2009 30 MIN ★ 7.2

Da Doggone Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance

Cleveland tries to make inroads with his new stepdaughter Roberta by asking her to accompany him to the school's father/daughter dance. Last year Robert did not show up. The…

GUESTS Seth Green, John Viener, Alec Sulkin

S01E03 Oct 11, 2009 30 MIN ★ 7.6

The One About Friends

Cleveland notices his son, Cleveland Jr. has no friends, and sets out to find him a good friend. He finds out that Lester's son, Ernie, has no friends, which Cleveland realizes is…

GUESTS Alec Sulkin, Nat Faxon, Wally Wingert

S01E04 Oct 18, 2009 30 MIN ★ 9.0

Birth of a Salesman

Cleveland looks for a job, first trying to be a grizzled police officer two days from retirement and also as a singing salesman at the Stoolbend Flea Market. Tim helps him get a…

GUESTS Alec Sulkin, Danny Smith, Kirker Butler

S01E05 Nov 8, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.3

Cleveland Jr.'s Cherry Bomb

While watching a baseball game at Stoolbend Stadium, Cleveland sees Roberta kissing with Federline Jones. Cleveland tries to talk to Roberta about maintaining her virginity but…

GUESTS John Viener, Alec Sulkin, Will Sasso

S01E06 Nov 15, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.2

Ladies' Night

Cleveland and Donna get together with the neighbors, but while Cleveland is enjoying himself, Donna is less than thrilled and gives Cleveland the cold shoulder. When invited to…

GUESTS Alec Sulkin, Julius Sharpe, Will Forte

S01E07 Nov 22, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.0

A Brown Thanksgiving

Cleveland celebrates his first Thanksgiving with his new family. His parents, Cookie Brown and Levar 'Freight Train' Brown arrive for Thanksgiving. Cleveland's dismal relationship…

GUESTS Kym Whitley, Stephanie Escajeda, Frances Callier

DIRECTED BY Matt Engstrom

S01E08 Nov 29, 2009 30 MIN ★ 8.0

From Bed to Worse

Rallo becomes upset because Cleveland has taken over the house. While telling his friends about his troubles he decides it has to be either him or Cleveland. He plots to come…

GUESTS John Viener, Danny Smith, Julius Sharpe

S01E09 Dec 13, 2009 30 MIN ★ 7.2

A Cleveland Brown Christmas

Cleveland and the family go to pick out a Christmas tree at Lester's lot. Cleveland has his eye on a nice large tree but Rallo insists on a smaller tree. Cleveland finds out that…

GUESTS Alex Borstein, John Viener, Alec Sulkin

S01E10 Jan 3, 2010 30 MIN ★ 8.0

Field of Streams

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 is no longer a team because he and his…

GUESTS John Viener, Alec Sulkin, Steve Callaghan

DIRECTED BY Ian Maxtone-Graham

S01E11 Jan 10, 2010 30 MIN ★ 9.0

Love Rollercoaster

While Ms. Eck, Roberta's new teacher, encourages her to change her appearance to learn an important lesson, Cleveland Jr. befriends the disguised Roberta only to fall in love with…

GUESTS John Viener, David A. Goodman, Will Forte

S01E12 Jan 31, 2010 30 MIN ★ 8.3

Our Gang

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…

GUESTS Seth Green, John Viener, Alec Sulkin

S01E13 Feb 14, 2010 30 MIN ★ 9.3

Buried Pleasure

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, a cat-loving redhead who…

GUESTS Alec Sulkin, Julius Sharpe, Jeff Bergman

DIRECTED BY Ian Maxtone-Graham

S01E14 Feb 21, 2010 30 MIN ★ 8.0

The Curious Case of Jr. Working at the Stool

Cleveland Jr. gets a job at the local newspaper, and begins to learn responsibility. When he starts making changes to the bar that Cleveland and his friends hang out, a good old…

GUESTS John Viener, Alec Sulkin, Kristen Wiig

S01E15 Mar 21, 2010 30 MIN ★ 8.0

Once Upon a Tyne in New York

Cleveland and Donna road trip to the Big Apple for an overdue honeymoon, and to Donna's dismay, Cleveland allows the Stoolbend gang to tag along to help Coach McFall rekindle a…

GUESTS Alex Borstein, Will Forte, Will Sasso

S01E16 Mar 28, 2010 30 MIN ★ 7.3

Brown Knight

When Cleveland and Donna are mugged at an ATM, Cleveland is accidentally wounded in the tussle.By the time the story hits the local news, the attention goes to Cleveland's head,…

GUESTS Alec Sulkin, Danny Smith, Julius Sharpe

DIRECTED BY Matt Engstrom

S01E17 Apr 11, 2010 30 MIN ★ 7.3

Gone with the Wind

When Cleveland is diagnosed with high cholesterol, Donna puts him on a new high-fiber diet, which causes an intestinal backlash. It may stink up the place, but Cleveland quickly…

GUESTS Alex Borstein, Chris Sheridan, David Lynch

S01E18 May 2, 2010 30 MIN ★ 7.3

Brotherly Love

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

GUESTS Al Thompson, Jason Alexander, Aseem Batra

S01E19 May 9, 2010 30 MIN ★ 8.7

Brown History Month

Cleveland and Cleveland Jr. teach Donna and the kids their tradition of celebrating Black History Month. However, when Rallo learns about his heritage at school, he provokes…

GUESTS Alex Borstein, John Viener, Alec Sulkin

S01E20 May 16, 2010 30 MIN ★ 8.0

Cleveland's Angels

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 mission.

GUESTS John Viener, Alec Sulkin, Chris Sheridan

S01E21 May 23, 2010 30 MIN ★ 8.0

You're the Best Man, Cleveland Brown!

Much to his dismay, 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…

GUESTS Alec Sulkin, David Lynch, Glenn Howerton

Mike Henry Sanaa Lathan Kevin Michael Richardson Nia Long Reagan Gomez-Preston Jason Sudeikis Seth MacFarlane

Alec Sulkin 15 EPISODES Aseem Batra 14 EPISODES Glenn Howerton 12 EPISODES John Viener 11 EPISODES Arianna Huffington 10 EPISODES Jamie Kennedy 9 EPISODES Will Forte 8 EPISODES Alex Borstein 5 EPISODES Julius Sharpe 5 EPISODES Kit Pongetti 5 EPISODES Bruce McGill 4 EPISODES Danny Smith 4 EPISODES