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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Cleveland Show Season 4 Episode 7 - Hustle 'N' Bros
    0.0/10(221 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 21 - Your Show of Shows
    3.5/10(255 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 9 - There Goes El Neighborhood
    3.5/10(261 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 4 Episode 8 - The Wide World of The Cleveland Show
    4.0/10(251 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 14 - Terry Unmarried
    4.2/10(287 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 10 - Ain't Nothin But Mutton Bustin
    4.5/10(285 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 1 Episode 21 - You're the Best Man, Cleveland Brown
    4.8/10(322 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 6 - Ladies' Night
    5.0/10(402 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 9 - A Cleveland Brown Christmas
    5.0/10(403 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 19 - Ship'rect
    5.5/10(273 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 2 Episode 22 - Hot Cocoa Bang Bang
    5.5/10(327 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. The Cleveland Show Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    5.8/10(720 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
    6.0/10(462 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 9 - Beer Walk!
    6.0/10(317 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. The Cleveland Show Season 2 Episode 15 - The Blue and the Grey and the Brown
    6.0/10(263 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(253 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 2 - The Hurricane (I)
    6.0/10(283 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 3 - Nightmare on Grace Street
    6.0/10(272 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 4 - Skip Day
    6.0/10(236 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. The Cleveland Show Season 3 Episode 17 - American Prankster
    6.0/10(228 votes)

    #20 - American Prankster

    S3:E17

    After Rallo's prank results in Cleveland Jr. Getting kicked out of the scouts, Cleveland launches an elaborate plan to teach him a lesson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Cleveland Show Season 4 Episode 1 - Escape From Goochland
    6.0/10(276 votes)

    #21 - Escape From Goochland

    S4:E1

    Cleveland and the gang head to their rival high school for an annual football game; Donna's sexy Halloween costume lands her in trouble with the police.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Cleveland Show Season 4 Episode 9 - Here Comes the Bribe
    6.0/10(221 votes)

    #22 - Here Comes the Bribe

    S4:E9

    Donna makes Cleveland go to marriage counseling after he messes up their wedding vow renewal; Junior's refrigerator breaks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Cleveland Show Season 4 Episode 10 - When a Man (or a Freight Train) Loves His Cookie
    6.0/10(239 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. The Cleveland Show Season 4 Episode 11 - Pins, Spins and Fins!
    6.0/10(216 votes)

    #24 - Pins, Spins and Fins!

    S4:E11

    When Rallo starts getting a big head over his bowling prowess, Donna tells him little kids don't have skills; Cleveland, Lester, Holt and Terry try to spice up their friendship.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Cleveland Show Season 4 Episode 12 - Brownsized
    6.0/10(212 votes)

    #25 - Brownsized

    S4:E12

    Cleveland struggles to tell Donna that he took a severance offer and quit his job; Rallo finds a new man for Roberta.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Hustle 'N' Bros" is the worst rated episode of "The Cleveland Show". It scored /10 based on 221 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/13/2013. This episode scored 3.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Your Show of Shows".