The Cleveland Show

I disliked Cleveland on principle the first time I saw it. You can't help but immediately compare it to Family Guy. It took me being forced to watch a few episodes before I could begin to judge it for itself.
This wouldn't be such a problem if it happened with another show. A lot of spin-offs have the problem of having to live up to the original show. I've come to see Cleveland as a pretty funny show, but there's simply no way it could ever live up to Family guy. It's like trying to live up to...I can't even think of a comparison. That's how difficult it is to live up to.
Another problem is that the writers are using Family guy a lot as a live line to keep Cleveland from sinking. This is the wrong approach in my opinion. Cleveland is good enough to stand (or swim) on it's own. But it can't survive as the overshadowed little brother.

In conclusion; Don't watch this as a family guy spin-off, and it will entertain you.

I see great potential in this spin off. The first season was a bit off due to it's goal to find their own thing, but season two has been great and has really fun elements to it. and even if it has some weak moments from time to time It has improved a great deal and it may take some time to fully establish the shows direction. To people who don't like it I will say that you all may just need some patients, they're only on their second season after all.

Like most, I will agree some episodes aren't great but people on here give the show negative ratings before the episode has even aired. What are those people hoping to prove? We get it, you don't like the show. I don't like Paris Hilton or Kylie Monogue so I AVOID them, I don't seek them out just to send abuse. How about one review where people can moan and bitch about the show and another where people can leave positive feedback for people actually looking for something new and funny to watch?

Shows like Family Guy and American Dad have a lot of very funny and outrageous moments. They also often exhibit a lot of laziness, a poor central plot and some very unfunny content. It's hit and miss sometimes.

The latest show to come out of their studio is The Cleveland Show. Their bag of jokes must have run out. Still reliant on a barrage of unrelated flashbacks that lampoon everybody from Bush to Britney Spears this show is pretty much a carbon copy of American Dad, which is a more or less carbon copy of Family Guy. Same formula, same jokes, same lack of a plot. The only difference is the fact that this show is terrible and completely unfunny.

All of the random flashbacks and cutaways are consistently unfunny. The central plots are even less funny. To make it worse they have long, drawn out music scores that make no sense and go nowhere; and plots and stories that pretty much do the same thing.

As usual, don't expect to moved, touched or have learned a lesson by a show like this - that's not what it's aim is. Unfortunately, also don't expect to laugh or be amused in any way.

This show stinks to high heaven please kill this show kill Cleveland he wont be missed
and for gods sake do not bring back red neck of the hill

This show is horrible. We've had enough of your shows Seth. You might as well make a whole TV channel about your shows! We want King Of The Hill back... 3/10

When I found out that Cleveland Brown was going to get his own spin-off, I thought "Eh, that might not be a bad idea. Cleveland's a funny character." But when I found out that they were trying to create a "Black Family Guy" that's whenI knew spit was going to go down. I watched the pilot the night it aired and it was exactly as bad as I thought it would be. Being the forgiving person that I am, I decided to give it a few more chances, but it didn't improve.

The main problem lies in the fact that it's another show centered around a family, just like Seth's other two shows. Family Guy was a decent show before its cancellation and American Dad is pretty good most of the time, but trying the same formula a third time was destined to be a disaster from the start. But the biggest flaw lies in the personality changes. Cleveland changed from being polite and sensitive into a dim-witted, mean-spirited, and arrogant monster. Cleveland Jr., while never a great character in the first place, changed into a dull and somewhat disgusting teenager. The new characters aren't very good either - Donna is nothing more than a space occupier, Roberta is loud-mouthed and annoying, and Rallo is painfully unfunny and just not needed. While there are a few decent secondary characters (like Kendra, The Bears, Terry)theydon't add much to this show, and most of the others areobnoxious and unfunny as well.

Occasionally, a joke does work in this show, but it's clearly fluke. There are also occasional decent episodes, as well as1 good one (which I wrote a review on), but the downright horrible stuff heavily outweighs the good stuff.

If you want to enjoy a Seth MacFarlane production, stick with the early seasons of Family Guyor the later seasons of American Dad. Avoid this garbage.

I watched the premier of The Cleveland Show on FOX and was majorly disappointed. In fact, 3/4 of season 1 is not very good. HOWEVER, the last 1/4 of season 1 and seasons 2 - 3 of The Cleveland Show are REALLY GOOD. I really hope people give the show a second chance and tune in. It really found it's niche during season 2 and has become a really funny show. Start watching people!

I always enjoy the works of Seth MacFarlane and love to watch Family Guy or American Dad but when I heard of The Cleveland Show, a spin off of Family Guy, I was a little worried.I know spin-offs are not as good as the show they come from, but I never thought The Cleveland Show would be this bad. The show's characters are blatant rip-offs of Family Guy and they are unlikeable and Cleveland's new friends are just plain stupid. Rallo is easily the worse member of the family, he tries to be this awesome kid, but in reality he's just an annoying baby with an afro that rivals Shafts. Part of the problem is that everyone can understand Rallo whereas in Family Guy, only Brian understood Stewie, and in some episodes, the show breaks the fourth wall and everyone can understand Stewie, but in Cleveland's show, since everyone can understand Rallo, all his humor is just as dry as the rest of the show. Tim the Bear comes off as a big mistake, some people say he's funny but I have not seen him do a funny moment yet and is whatever humor he tries to do is unfunny. Cleveland Brown JR. was a complete disgrace, I know there was a brief back story as to why he's fat, but I liked him when he was as hyper as Speedy Gonzales not when he was like Fat Albert's idiotic and unfunny cousin. Donna is actually the most tolerable of the family, she rips off Louis but she does provide very few funny moments. Roberta is actually a rip off of Hayley from American Dad, she is just as whiny and unlikeable as her counterpart and she even has a boyfriend who looks almost like Jeff Fisher. The rest of the neighbors are boring and provide no comedy whatsoever. There are too few moments of actual comedy and the rest of the comedy is just way too dry, and I like dry humor. All the plots are uninteresting and the side plots are just as unfunny as the main plot. There are times that some Family Guy cast members make a cameo appearance but I think it's because Seth is trying to make the show funny with their appearance but it fails like the rest of the show. I watched through all the episodes of season 1 of this show and see if it got progressively better like American Dad, but it hasn't at all. Some people argue come on let it grow, you know what? No, I gave this show more than enough chances and it hasn't gotten better. Compare this show to American Dad, in season 1 the show wasn't really funny and at season 2, it got funnier. In The Cleveland Show's case, we have begun season two with humor that is still unfunny and characters that are still boring and flat. It's hard to believe that this show canceled the beloved King of the Hill. In the end, this show just fails on many levels, the characters are rip offs and uninteresting, the plots are unoriginal ,the humor is unfunny and whatever funny moments there are they are too far from each other, and it's just a stupid idea. What idiot at FOX is letting this show stay on the air and why? Someone at FOX needs to cancel this show and put King of the Hill back on the air, that show had better comedy and characters than this drek. Even if you are a huge fan of Seth's works this is one show to avoid at all costs, maybe if we don't watch it, it will end. Let's start that trend to end this show.

I think The Cleveland Show is fair/okay/alright. I don't think the show is awful, but I just think it's alright. It is no near as great as Family Guy and American Dad. I don't think the jokes are racist. They are just decent. The positive stuffs on the show that it sometimes get good episodes but that's rare. My favorite characters are Rallo (although he is annoying sometimes), Cleveland Jr., Tim, and a couple others. Now for the negative stuffs. Most episodes does bore me yet I still watch it anyway. Also, Cleveland's attitude had changed a lot. In like every episodes, does anyone notice he get mad for something. He cries frequently (I notice that) for unknown reasons. I wonder why the writers are writing Cleveland like that. I still like the character, but he isn't no near that funny as he was in Family Guy. The rest of his family members are just okay. Overall this show is not bad, but it isn't that great either. 6/10

even though sometimes the show is confusing its really enjoyable to watch and its not that bad

This show was to take place for King of the Hill, and is doing better than that excuse for a T.V. show. Seth pulled another Family Guy/American Dad and used another family from Family Guy ripping of The Simpsons once again. Good ole' Seth McFarlene! Well, this show is not the best show on Sundays but definitely better than Allan Gregory. It deserves some respect but not a lot!

This FOX animated comedy is a spin-off of the much-loved series Family Guy. The series features the adventures of Peter Griffin's neighbor Cleveland Brown. Many years ago, Cleveland made a promise to his old high school sweetheart, Donna. Cleveland, along with Cleveland Junior, move to Stoolbend, VA to start a new life with Donna and her two children.

This show is just unwatchable in my opinion, it has it's chuckling moments, but thats all, please avoid this show at all costs.

1 out of 10

What is the Worst Adult Cartoon to ever Appear on T.V. Well This is it... "The Cleveland Show" It is about a very Dull and Retarded Family that has the same Plot as the Simpsons and Family Guy!! I only saw 4 Episodes and Stopped cause that's how Boring this piece of shit is!! Its the Same Freakin' thing except with African Americans -_-!! And plus Cleveland could possibly be the only likable character now right... Wrong, Not in this Show... He acts alot like the New Peter Griffin, so he sucks compared to his Original Self!! This Show is Full of Fail... Almost Everything about this Show is Pathetic, There are no Likeable Characters and the Plot is Absurd!! This Show is Not Original I'll tell you right Now... And I Hate Rallo (A.K.A Blowjob Boy), He is the Worst Character in the Show, I hate him so much, second being the Big Talking Bear that doesn't know how to Shut Up!! Jeez, I'd Rather watch Bob's Burgers than this Crap!! (Phew)... Ok I'm Done with this Review!! But Please stay away from this Garbage!! It is a Disaster!!

Remember when Cleveland had clever jokes and whatever he said was gold. Well not anymore after Seth decided to make a spin off of Cleveland he changed the character into a feminine joke of himself. This show is just horrible and maybe Seth should focus on Family Guy, a once great show that has took a turn for the Worse. There is nothing really good i can say except it has its moments but its just a bad family guy imitation nothing more. You would think Seth with the opportunity he has to make cartoons he would come up with something more original, but no another nuclear family cartoon, which is so bad its not even fair to call it funny.

I don't know why FOX were so quick to cancelling King of the Hill without second thoughts, granted King of the Hill wasn't a groundbreaking masterpiece, but it did have a wholesome plot that dealt with a lot of morals and realism, lovable characters,& offered plenty of laughs. WHICH IS WAAYYY MORE THAN I CAN SAY FOR THIS POINTLESS TRIPE!!!



Now don't get me wrong, I don't hate Cleveland Brown, in fact, I kinda liked him but I can't see how Seth can devote an entire show to him and result in being a good show especially considering the sad fact that a show with a cast fully consisting of African Americans rarely works out. However I went to see it anyways because I will admit to being somewhat a fan of Family Guy and boy was that mistake I will forever regret, the plotlines are ridiculously stupid,& not only that, it offers NOTHING new to the plate, everything in this show you've seen before, even the concept(Man loses house to wife but keeps the son, goes back to his hometown and marries his highschool sweetheart; Correct me if I'm wrong but it feels like the concept was done many times before). The characterization is lousy too, Cleveland's new family are nothing more than a stereotypical African American household, I mean you have the sassy, attractive, big-booty wife(Donna Tubbs), the bratty, self-centered, first-born daughter(Roberta Tubbs), they changed Cleveland Jr. to the typical nerdy, momma's boy middlechild - Still to this day I question why they did that,& lastly, we have the typical rambunctious youngest child(Rallo Tubbs). As for Cleveland himself, he's pretty much been reduced to being a black Peter Griffin. There are other characters as well, like Cleveland's old and new friends but I really don't care for any of them,& out of all of them, I really hate the Bear the most, he's just there for comedic effect, he has no depth whatsoever. The humor is the same as Family Guy's, only 100x dumber. Fortunely for the Cleveland show the animation is decent, the voice-acting is good although shoddy at times however the music is forgettable, I really hate the theme song, it's like a stereotypical 80's theme and it reminds me of how much they ruined Cleveland's character.



Verdict:



I wouldn't recommend this show to anyone, even the most die-hard Family Guy fans shouldn't subject themselves to suffering from this dreck.

Seth Macfarlane Thought It Was A Good Idea To Give Cleveland His Own Show Even Though He Is The UnfunniestCharacter Of The Show,Seth Macfarlane Thought That Idea Was Good Because So He Could Put A Ton Of Racist Jokes......

The Thing I Mostly Hate About This Show It Is SO BORING!!!!! This Show is Boring Because ThePlot-lines Are Stupid Boring!!!!!!.....

Second Of All The Jokes... The Jokes Are So Unfunny AND LAME....Even The New FG Episodes Have Better Jokes...The Jokes Are So Unfunny, Beside Most Of Them Are Unfunny Bland Racist Jokes Anyway.............

Lastly, The Characters... None Of Them Are Interesting...Not One Single Of Them And Most Of Them Are Annoying!!!!

Those Are 3 out of 1,000,000,000,000,000 Reasons Why I Hate The Cleveland Show..

I Only Recommend This To Racist No One Else In This Universe!!

this show is totally boring

and why does Cleveland have to be so special and have his own show?

Plots are boring

Is there even a point of this show?

No one likes it anyway

While it isn't my favorite of the animated shows I don't think it's bad. It's better than most of the rubbish on television today and it never fails in my opinion to sport the best episode of the night on animation domination every other week.

The show has been surprisingly bold and refreshing at times and is doing a great job of "commentary" on world subjects that the other shows(Simpsons, Family Guy, and American Dad) haven't been doing as well lately.

I think most of the people who rate it so low are the ones who watched the first few episodes and judged it on that, as i agree it didn't have a strong beginning, but since then it's upped the quality.

Being a big fan of Family Guy, I found this show rather funny but not as funny as Family Guy. Season one did pretty well until Season Two came along. Then everything just got boring and unfunny. This show is like Seth MacFarlene's third show? Well, it's another family comedy, only this time with African Americans.

The charactersin the show are okay. Cleveland has never really been my favourite character on Family Guy but he was pretty funny on this show. His new family was alright, I mean, Donna was better than Cleveland's last wife. Ruberta is okay but kinda a typical teenager. Rollo is okay but I still find Stewie way funnier. Cleveland Brown Jr was a slim little kid in the first few episodes of Family Guy but then they changed him to an overweight. I really didn't have a problem with that. The other characters are pretty boring though, like the small guy and that guy with the chubby stomach. I find the bear pretty funny.

The first few episodes were okay. There were lots of funny moments like when Cleveland has a possum on his crotch and he started banging it against a basin in the bathroom and then he burnt his balls on accident. LOL. Then there was one episode where he went shoe-shopping and this really cool started playing. Then there was another episode where Cleveland kept farting and then created a fart-nado (fart in the form of a tornado). LOL. But then after Season One, the episodes got really boring.

The animation and designs are really good. I'm glad the characters' designs changed last second or whatever.

The music, I don't have a problem with. The opening is hilarious and I always end up singing the theme song. It's just that funny and rememberable.

The humour isn't really there. The flashbacks are nothing like the hilarious ones on Family Guy. The early episode do make me laugh though.

Overall, this show is pretty good. Well, up until Season Two. I'll give this show a 5 out of 10. In my opinion, I'm glad this show is on instead of King of the Hill. That show was so boring. This did so much better.

Don't get me wrong, I love a good Seth Macfarlane cartoon but, This is just pathetic. I guess im still in rage from the loss of the beloved " King of the hill" which was and still is my all time favorite show. Even though It got my favorite show cancelled, I gave it a try. I usually don't give shows that killed A favorite of mine a chance but, I did it anyway. I stopped after 3 episodes. Seth just wanted another million bucks, I guess. The humor is un original, The characters are dumb Ideas and the story line in the episodes flat out suck!!! This review is cut short because there is nothing to rant about. It just sucks. Simple as that. If you want to watch REAL tv, go watch Beavis and Butt-Head. Or king of the hill. Or any mike judge cartoon. Or family guy. OR american dad So, yep. It sucks. R.I.P. king of the hill!!!!!!!

Everybody has been on the case of the Cleveland Show even when it didn't air an episode, but who cares?

This show is still very good and has all the tools to become a good one too, the cast, the writers and all they need is the ratings to come above a 6 and they will coninue to roll it in. I like the show I think it has a lot of more depth than Family Guy, in Family Guy the show has gotten kind of dull now that Cleveland has left and I also feel like that Family Guy has about 2 - 3 seasons left in it. I feel that once Family Guy is done, then Cleveland Show will take over it's spot. I also like the characters on this show even though they got re-modeled but who cares?

I also like how this show deals with good storylines, unlike Family Guy where heck their first episode was so overrated. I liked the pilot alot and I feel that this show can grow from all the good things to become a good one in the future.

This show is funny as hell. Another show from Seth MacFarlane the Cleveland show delivers the same amount of laughter of crude comedy that family guy and American dad dish out every Sunday. I really don't see how anyone could not like this show it's twice as funny on the uncensored dvd's I expect The Cleveland show will stick around for quite awhile and nothing could make FOX worth while like the cartoons they dish out every Sunday.So if any of you FOX fruitcakes are reading...keep this and any creation of Seth Macfarlane on the air!!! Hell you might change your name to the Seth network since he's the only thing bringing ratings to your paychecks.

As much as I have tried to enjoy watching this "Family Guy" spinoff, I simply cannot. I miss "King of the Hill" as much as the other reviewers on this site and wish that Hank Hill and company would make new episodes--if not on FOX, then on Adult Swim or in first-run syndication. When the best thing about a cartoon is a Christian-talking bear, you know you have problems--that's exactly Seth MacFarlane's dilemma regarding this mess, which is nothing more than a carbon copy of his previous successes "Family Guy" and "American Dad" and is only marginally better than the abysmal "Bob's Burgers" and utterly forgettable "Sit Down Shut Up". If FOX needs a cartoon to be pre-empted by NFL football during the fall every Sunday, this should be the one. Give "The Cleveland Show" the cancellation notice it deserves after third season.

First of all, I am disappointed in Seth MacFarlane for writing out one of my favorite characters from "Family Guy" because "Family Guy" really isn't the same without Cleveland and it angers me. Cleveland is still my favorite character BUT I think that he is much more funnier in "Family Guy" than he is in this cartoon. Why did Cleveland have to leave "Family Guy" in the beginning? That's an answer I want to hear from Seth MacFarlane. I don't blame you people if you hate this cartoon because I BARELY rate it as a good cartoon. It can be a funny cartoon at times but it just isn't funny enough most of the time. I don't think that this is a bad cartoon as you can see from my score... even though I BARELY rate it as a good cartoon. Cleveland is a very funny character and still one of the favorite characters. Cleveland's friends are also very funny in this cartoon. Donna is just an alright character in my opinion. Cleveland Jr. acts like a kid but he can be funny at times and the same thing goes to Rollo. I don't like Roberta that much because she thinks that she is cool and can get away with everything. My other favorite character in this show though is Tim the Bear. Tim the Bear always makes an episode enjoyable everytime he appears. Overall, I don't really recommend this cartoon and I BARELY rate it as a good cartoon... but I guess this cartoon isn't all bad. 7/10

Okay,this is the best spin-off ever made.It's about Cleveland and that he moves with a new family.Rilo is so hiralious.And believe it or not,that's all I have to say.Okay,I give it an A.Score:



Animation:Same animation as Family Guy,but with blacks.



Humor:Same as Family Guy



Voice acting:Same thing as Family Guy



Music:Great music...For Blacks(No offense)



Theme:Bad,it's like 80's music from the future or something stupid like that.



Overall:I love this show.It's so hiralious with Talking seals,And even a bear.Family Guy is a lot better though becuase of those flashbacks and cutaways,but they don't do enough of that in this show.Plus,Everything is the same as Family Guy,but a black version.But I love this show

I thought at the begining that this would be a silly idea and just fall flat on its face, however that is not the case at all i think recently it has been as funny as family guy!. I am not a fan of american dad it annoys me that the griffins and the people from american dad live in the same house and they talk with the same voices, its not right and i hate american dad. This however is a good show and i cant understand why people hate it! it is so funny has a great storyline for each episode! i will be continuing to watch this series! and would love season 2!! Im british so maybe its just americans that can't appreciate this good show!!

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I admit, I haven't watched the show, but I have watched Family Guy, and--this spin-off needs to die. Seth, you're an old hack. Go back to your day job, whatever that is. Voice act for a different show. Now I get the stealth pun in the title, and why KOH was cancelled: it cleaves King's land. Hank would not like that, nor has he! I like Cleveland, I liked him before this rotten spin off drek you call a TV show. And--what happened to Cleveland Jr.?! What model is he setting for kids? Fat kids are healthy kids? In short, I suggest you watch American Dad.

If there is one thing I can say about "The Cleveland Show," then it would be only this: "Freakin' Sweet," just like Family Guy and its Christmas Specials but without breaking so much as a single rule anywhere at all. The one thing that bothers me is the fact that all the other viewers are having carpal tunnel vision syndrome despite being healthy and having High Definition viewing in their own homes. Ever since I starting watching this show and its episodes, I find it pretty cool; in fact, if I could, I would take it up to Eleven by giving it such a great rating. Seth MacFarlane created it because of the fact that he feels that Cleveland deserves his own show as a result of what the latter goes through everyday since when he was in Family Guy; so, Great JOB!!

Review

When I first found out that their was going to be a spinoff series of Family Guy I was excited because Cleveland is the perfect candidate for one, he is quiet but funny. As the time for the premiere came closer I noticed all the criticism that this show was getting, even before it aired, even so I almost didn't even watch it, heard terrible things regarding it. After watching it the other night I was glad that I did, proves that you can't let other's opinions effect your own. Cleveland Show centers on the character of Cleveland Brown as he and his son, Cleveland Jr. now age 14, packs up and starts their move to California but on the way they make a detour in Stoolbend, Virginia, to see his old ex-girlfriend. All through this show he is trying to win her heart back and fit in with the rest of her family, she has a son and teenage daughter. In the end they get married and their new life together starts.

Now the rest of the series will focus on Cleveland's new life and family in Stoolbend, Virginia. Here is where the problems arise because in one instance we have a great storyline / idea but in another we have a basic vague plot and concept. I am not to sure, yet, on how they are going to take a basic concept of Cleveland moving and starting a new family and stretch it out over a long distance of time. They are going to have to stretch this thing out, without it getting to repetitive, so it will fill up a couple of seasons – or at least one, if not it will be the first animated show to get canceled this year. Don't get me wrong this show was funny and entertaining to watch but I am just not to sure if they can make the concept / potential for this show last. Overall I give this show a decent rating of 8.4 out of 10, mostly for the items listed above and some that will occur in later reviews. I plan to keep on watching this show but I don't have much high hopes for it lasting, for the long term.