Pilot (The Cleveland Show)

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"Pilot"
The Cleveland Show episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 1
Directed byAnthony Lioi
Written bySeth MacFarlane
Mike Henry
Richard Appel
Production code1APS01
Original air dateSeptember 27, 2009 (2009-09-27)
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"Pilot" is the

Donna Tubbs
, and immediately finds love, and eventually a new family. Cleveland and Donna ultimately decide to get married, and the two families begin to accept each other into their new lives.

The series is a spin-off of the animated comedy series Family Guy, which was created by executive producer Seth MacFarlane in 1999. Cleveland Brown, voiced by Mike Henry, was a recurring character on Family Guy, and served as a neighbor to the Griffin family in Quahog. Prior to the pilot of The Cleveland Show, Cleveland last appeared in the seventh season Family Guy episode "Peter's Progress"; he made infrequent guest appearances during the run of the show.

Critical responses to the episode were mixed; critics were mixed on its storyline and numerous cultural references. According to

Nielsen ratings, it was viewed in 9.42 million viewers in its original airing. The episode featured guest performances by Alex Borstein, Stacy Ferguson, Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Jennifer Tilly and Patrick Warburton, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series. "Pilot" was released on DVD
along with all twenty other episodes from the first season on September 28, 2010.

Plot

At The Drunken Clam,

Bonnie to kiss each other. They do a simple one at first, but then passionately start making out. Peter, Joe, Quagmire and Brian
all gaze in shock while Cleveland is happy, as it is the first time he has ever asked for something he really wanted. Later, after saying goodbye to all his friends, Cleveland and Cleveland Jr. leave Quahog.

During the journey, Cleveland makes a two-day stop at his old home town of Stoolbend,

Raymond
.

Donna experiences problems with her two kids, and Cleveland agrees to help; this results in him becoming the person Donna needs around. However, a complication occurs when Donna and Robert begin rekindling their old marriage again, devastating Cleveland, who decides to leave for California a night early. However, on the drive, Cleveland Jr. reminds his father on his earlier advice on taking chances in life, and questions him why he is driving away from Donna, the woman he loves. The inevitable happens, and Cleveland races back to the house, crashing Donna and Robert's date, professes his love for her and vows that he will stick around for her and her children unlike Robert. He successfully wins her over, and after a romantic montage and the dismissal of Robert, Cleveland and Donna get married, surrounded by their new friends, neighbors and family.

Release and reception

"Pilot" first aired in the United States on Fox on September 27, 2009. In its original American broadcast, "Pilot" was seen by about 9.42 million households in the US according to Nielsen, becoming the lowest rated Seth MacFarlane animated show pilot.[citation needed]

Reaction to the pilot was mixed. According to Nielsen, the episode's premiere was watched by 9.42 million viewers and earned a 4.9/12 rating in the 18-49 demographics.[1] Ahsan Haque from IGN gave the premiere 8.3/10.[2] However, it currently has a rating of 57/100 on Metacritic.[3]

The A.V. Club graded the episode a C−, stating "There are a lot of elements that make The Cleveland Show seem like it should work better than it does, but as a whole, it hasn’t quite managed to stand up and differentiate itself enough from its parent show to be taken as its own thing".[4]

The

Bonnie Swanson oblige Cleveland's request to passionately kiss; Cleveland's remarks to his son about the sexual desires of female students at his alma mater; his demanding to Roberta's date that he bring her home exactly on time (not for her safety, but for his own sexual gratification, the PTC stated); Cleveland — after attempting to reinstate Rallo at school after he was suspended for peeking up his teacher's skirt — encouraging Rallo to continue his behavior; and the episode-closing incest joke that made reference to The Brady Bunch.[5]

References

  1. ^ "TV Ratings Sunday, September 27, 2009". TVbytheNumbers.com. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  2. ^ Haque, Ahsan. "IGN: Pilot Review". Tv.ign.com. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  3. ^ "The Cleveland Show reviews at". Metacritic.com. 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  4. ^ VanDerWerff, Todd (2009-09-27). "The Cleveland Show". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  5. ^ ""The Cleveland Show" on Fox". Worst TV Show of the Week. 2009-10-02. Retrieved 2009-10-13.

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