The adventures of the \"Family Guy\"\'s neighbor and deli owner, Cleveland Brown.
Cast: Mike Henry, Sanaa Lathan, Kevin Michael Richardson, Seth MacFarlane, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Jason Sudeikis, Alec Sulkin, Aseem Batra, Nia Long, John Viener, Glenn Howerton, Arianna Huffington, Jamie Kennedy, Will Forte, Julius Sharpe
Cleveland and Donna become overwhelmed with the kids' hectic schedules.
After Freight Train (guest voice Craig Robinson) unexpectedly invites Cleveland to an upcoming lowrider convention, Dr. Fist (guest voice Bryan Cranston) reveals that Freight Train's surprising amiability might be the result of dementia.
Donna puts her foot down when Cleveland and his mom, Cookie (guest voice Frances Callier), are mistaken for husband and wife on a visit to a retirement community. Meanwhile, Rallo steals a candy bar from a park vendor, but tries to have Junior take the rap for the crime.
A lice outbreak at school means Rallo must lop off his beloved Afro, and when the other kids start making fun of him, Junior has his back. Meanwhile, Cleveland house-sits at Freight Train and Cookie's, where things take a bad turn after his pals show up.
Rallo heads to East Stoolbend to stay at Robert’s apartment for the weekend. But when Robert abandons him for a trip to Baltimore, he’s forced to make friends with the tough neighborhood kids. Meanwhile, Cleveland and his friends discover the joys of hanging out at the beautiful, lush Stoolbend Cemetery
Donna forces Rallo to sign up for Stoolbend’s version of the Boy Scouts, the “Freedom Squirts.” But Rallo warms up to the idea when he realizes that he can make some extra cash selling candy bars to benefit a non-existent youth orchestra. Meanwhile, Cleveland and Donna win a romantic hotel getaway in a raffle, but are forced to work off their bill when they charge too many “incidentals”.
Cleveland feels bad for Dr. Fist because he has no friends, so he decides to make him "one of the guys." But Cleveland soon stumbles upon a potentially life-threatening secret about his new friend - he used to work for the mob. Meanwhile, Junior and Rallo open up a food truck at their school, but their moneymaking plans are thwarted when some serious competition arrives.
When Arianna The Bear is rude to Donna, Cleveland defends her honor by egging Arianna's house. But when Cleveland starts seeking revenge on everyone in Stoolbend, things get out of hand and he's accused of a murder he didn't commit. Meanwhile, in a murder mystery parody, Freight Train, Rallo and Junior try to exonerate Cleveland.
When Donna runs for the school board, she tries to keep an embarrassing Cleveland out of her campaign. But her efforts blow up in her face when he “kills” a new friend playing the Hurt Locker game. Meanwhile, Junior discovers that he’s an incredible diver, but is scared to death of putting on the school diving team’s uniform – a tiny Speedo.
The Browns pack their bags and move to Los Angeles, where Cleveland pursues his life-long dream of becoming a major league baseball scout. But when he receives a cold welcome from star players Matt Kemp and Andre Either (guest-voicing as themselves) and he unsuccessfully recruits David Ortiz, Jimmy Rollins and Joey Votto (guest-voicing as themselves), he winds up longing for the simple life in Stoolbend. Meanwhile, Donna and the kids become obsessed with the glitzy L.A. lifestyle, and Cleveland befriends a struggling actress (guest voice Ritter) who helps him realize that Hollywood isn’t as glamorous as it seems.
When Donna discovers a rat loose in the house, she immediately moves herself and the kids in with her mother, Dee Dee, leaving Cleveland home alone to hunt down the rodent. Cleveland takes advantage of having the house to himself and soon bonds with his new pet and best friend “Rat Lauer.” Meanwhile, Rallo and Jr. pretend they’re spies, but things get out of hand when Junior won’t reveal what’s in his secret briefcase.
Cleveland and the guys go to an abandoned amusement park in an attempt to bring life back into their friendship, and Donna inflates and then shatters Rallo's self-worth.
Rallo thinks he’s a stud bowler when he keeps scoring strikes by using the gutter rails. But when his prowess goes to his head, Donna reveals to him the hard truth: little kids mostly suck at everything. Meanwhile, Cleveland, Lester, Holt and Terry decide that their friendship has become too predictable, and attempt to spice things up by taking a road trip to an abandoned amusement park.
Cookie leaves Freight Train for P-Funk's George Clinton. Meanwhile, Cleveland Jr. pretends to take an office job so that he can have a desk.
A look at the Mexican, Italian, German and Japanese versions of The Cleveland Show.
Cleveland asks Donna's ex husband Robert to teach him how to be a hustler, and Cleveland Jr. and Rallo make money by finding lost dogs.
Cleveland pretends to be homeless for the holidays to get free stuff from the local shelter, and Roberta helps Kendra achieve her wish to become a department store Santa.
Donna wants to try and have another baby, but Cleveland doesn't tell her that he's had a vasectomy. Meanwhile, Rallo gets the lead in a local production of "Annie."
Cleveland and Cleveland Jr. try to rescue Lester's Thanksgiving turkeys, and Donna and Rallo enter a float in the Stoolbend Thanksgiving parade.
Cleveland and the gang run into problems trying to start up a new Broken Stool at the Stoolbend airport, and Rallo reunites Holt with his estranged military father.
Cleveland confronts now super-famous rapper Kenny West about not sharing credit for the megahit they created together, “Be-Cleve In Yourself.” He winds up discovering Kenny’s involvement in a secret hip-hop society with will.i.am, QuestLove, Bruno Mars and Nicki Minaj. Meanwhile, Cleveland Jr. starts a polka band after being rejected by his school’s marching band.
Cleveland and the gang visit their rival high school in Goochland for the annual football game, but when Federline destroys the car belonging to Cleveland’s arch-nemesis Chet Butler, they must find a way to escape their enemy’s home turf. Meanwhile, Donna dons a sexy Halloween costume that gets her in trouble with the cops, and Roberta and Cleveland Jr. play pranks around Stoolbend when they dress up as Donna and Cleveland.