Cleveland Brown Jr.

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Cleveland Brown, Jr.
Rallo Tubbs (stepbrother)
Spouse	Cecilia Brown (née Moreno) (m. 2012)
Home	Quahog, Rhode Island
Nationality	American
Age	14

Cleveland Orenthal Brown Jr., or simply Junior, is a fictional character in the

in The Cleveland Show and the character's return to the former show.

At 14 years old, Junior is the only child of

Rallo Tubbs

. Upon his parents' divorce, Loretta gave custody of Cleveland Jr. to Cleveland and forced him to move. Cleveland and Junior left for California. However, en route, they decided to live in Stoolbend, Virginia, instead, where Cleveland married Donna Tubbs, and Rallo and Roberta became his stepsiblings. Junior's most prominent character traits are his laziness, obesity, and low social intelligence (although there are occasional references to him being academically bright).

Role in The Cleveland Show

Cleveland Jr. is a frequent target of weight-related jokes from a variety of characters in the series, in particular his stepbrother Rallo. When Rallo met Cleveland Jr. and his father, he would often call them "fat". In the second episode, Cleveland Jr. served as a door in the bathroom so that he could earn his classmates' respect, which angered Cleveland. He also exhibits a nervous and overly sensitive nature.

While Junior is not as active as he was in Family Guy, he has other hobbies and interests; he enjoys science, playing the tuba in the Stoolbend High School band, and is the leader of a troop of Freedom Scouts, Stoolbend's version of the Boy Scouts.

Cleveland Brown Jr. is married to Cecilia, as shown in "Y Tu Junior También", to prevent her deportation.

Character

Creation

Cleveland Jr. debuted in the

where Cleveland rekindles a relationship with, and subsequently marries, his high school sweetheart, Donna Tubbs.

Design

In Family Guy, Cleveland Jr. was a hyperactive child of average size, but in The Cleveland Show, he had aged, gained weight, appeared potentially smarter, and wore glasses. In Family Guy, he wore a pink/light purple T-shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers, but in The Cleveland Show, he wears a red T-shirt, blue shorts, sneakers and glasses. He is also notably shorter, as Family Guy shows him to be of average height for his age, while in The Cleveland Show, he appears to be no more than 5 ft. at the age of 14.

Cleveland Jr. was a minor character who had a short time with

. After that episode, he made short appearances later in the show, with his last on Family Guy, until 2010 at his father's supposed funeral, along with Loretta.

Voice

Junior's voice is provided by Kevin Michael Richardson, who voiced other characters on The Cleveland Show, including Lester Krinklesac, Julius, and P-Hound. Prior to The Cleveland Show, Junior's voice was initially provided by Mike Henry in early Family Guy episodes.

Richardson stated that he describes voicing Cleveland Jr. as "a character he did on

".

References

1. ^ Dave Jeser, Matt Silverstein (writers) & Jack Perkins (director) (November 20, 2011). "Skip Day". The Cleveland Show. Season 3. Episode 4. Fox.
2. ^ Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman (writers); Jack Dyer (director) (March 14, 2000). "Love Thy Trophy". Family Guy. Season 2. Episode 5. Fox.
3. ^ "The Voices Behind 'Cleveland'". Entertainment Weekly. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
4. ^ Cronan, Mark (5 August 2009). "CCI: The Cleveland Show". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2010.

External links

• Official The Cleveland Show website on FOX.com