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The Cleveland Show
File:Clevelandshow.jpg
(l-r) Rallo, Cleveland, Donna, Roberta, Cleveland Jr.
GenreComedy
Created bySeth MacFarlane
Developed bySeth MacFarlane
Mike Henry
Richard Appel
Voices ofMike Henry
Sanaa Lathan
Nia Long
Kevin Michael Richardson
Seth MacFarlane
Country of originUSA
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22[1]
Production
Running time22 mins
Original release
NetworkFOX
ReleaseFall 2009
Related
Family Guy

The Cleveland Show is an upcoming American animated series created by Seth MacFarlane as a spin-off from Family Guy, also created by Seth MacFarlane.

Background

The Cleveland Show is the working title[2] for an animated series focusing on the character of Cleveland Brown and his family as he moves from Rhode Island to Virginia.[3]

Cleveland has kind of had enough in Quahog—he kind of realizes that he wants his own friends, his own sidekicks, his own stories. So he sets out to California to make it in a way that we'll have to keep a secret until the show starts, and then he ends up somewhere else, which we'll also keep a secret until the show starts. But he basically goes home—he goes to his hometown of Virginia and rekindles an old high school flame.

— Mike Henry[4]

In the closing scene of the November 2, 2008 episode of Family Guy, "Baby Not On Board", Cleveland breaks the fourth wall by mentioning to Quagmire that he is getting a spin-off.[5]

Characters

Family

His newly introduced family includes his new wife, Donna (Sanaa Lathan[6]), her daughter in her late-teens, Roberta (Nia Long[6]) and her five year-old son, Rallo (Mike Henry).[7][8] Cleveland Jr. also appears in the show, but is older and more obese than in his previous appearances on Family Guy.[9]. He is now voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson[8]

Neighbors

Cleveland's neighbors also include a family of talking anthropomorphic bears (the husband, Tim, is to be voiced by MacFarlane[8] while the wife, Arianna, is to be voiced by Arianna Huffington[8][10]), a "hipster" wannabe named Holt (to be voiced by Jason Sudeikis[8][10]), a redneck couple (with the husband Lester to be voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson[6]) and an English family,[3] with the husband to be voiced by Seth MacFarlane.

Guests

There will also be an episode in 2010 which features rapper Kanye West playing a character named Kenny West.[11] The producers stated working with West was a very good experience and a reason they chose him was because they knew he was a fan of Family Guy.[11]

Debut

Cleveland will officially leave Family Guy, but it has been hinted that he might return for visits occasionally.[12] The show is scheduled to debut in Fall 2009.[8] The cancellation of the long-running series King of the Hill and renewal of American Dad! leaves The Simpsons and Sit Down, Shut Up as the only two non-Seth MacFarlane series in Fox's animation Sunday night lineup.[13]

Future episodes

The following are the titles of episodes that have not currently been scheduled to air.

Prod. code Title
1APS01 "Pilot"[14]
1APS02 "Old Friend and New Friend and Even a Job"[15]
1APS03 "Da Doggone Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance"[16]
1APS04 "The One About Friends"[17]
1APS05 "From Bed to Worse"[18]
1APS06 "Fields of Streams"[19]
1APS07 "Ladies' Night"[20]
1APS08 "Cleveland Jr.'s Cherry Bomb"[21]
1APS09 "A Brown Thanksgiving"[22]
1APS10 "Love Rollercoaster"[23]
1APS11 "It's a Wonderful Lie"[24]

References

  1. ^ EW: Fox orders full season of 'Family Guy' spin-off
  2. ^ FOX Broadcasting Company: THE CLEVELAND SHOW
  3. ^ a b MacFarlane reveals next season 'Family Guy' details
  4. ^ A soundclip from Fox Audio Central
  5. ^ Mark Hentemann (writer) & Julius Wu (director) (2008-09-01). "Baby Not On Board". Family Guy. Season 7. Episode 4. FOX.
  6. ^ a b c Michael Schnieder (2008-07-13). "'Cleveland' finds a balance". Variety. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  7. ^ FoxFlash image page
  8. ^ a b c d e f Eric Goldman (2008-11-10). "The Cleveland Show: Update on Family Guy Spinoff". IGN. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  9. ^ The Cleveland Show video: Mike Henry and Seth MacFarlane on TV.com
  10. ^ a b Fox Seems Keen on 'Cleveland'
  11. ^ a b Jocelyn Vena (March 17, 2009). Kanye West Gets Animated In 'Family Guy' Spinoff MTV.com Accessed March 17, 2009.
  12. ^ | FOX Interview 28.7.08
  13. ^ 'King of the Hill' Canceled
  14. ^ Direct link Reg. # PAu003360993 in the U.S. Copyright Records database.
  15. ^ Direct link Reg. # PAu003362808 in the U.S. Copyright Records database.
  16. ^ Direct link Reg. # PAu003365002 in the U.S. Copyright Records database.
  17. ^ Direct link Reg. # PAu003364998 in the U.S. Copyright Records database.
  18. ^ Direct link Reg. # PAu003365002 in the U.S. Copyright Records database.
  19. ^ Direct link Reg. # PAu003365005 in the U.S. Copyright Records database.
  20. ^ Direct link Reg. # PAu003360975 in the U.S. Copyright Records database.
  21. ^ Direct link Reg. # PAu003366923 in the U.S Copyright Records database.
  22. ^ Direct link Reg. # PAu003364996 in the U.S. Copyright Records database.
  23. ^ Direct link Reg. # PAu003371145 in the U.S. Copyright Records database.
  24. ^ Direct link Reg. # PAu003364996 in the U.S. Copyright Records database.
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