"Pilot" is the first full-length episode of the Family Guy spin-off The Cleveland Show. The episode aired on September 27, 2009 on Fox Broadcasting Company. In the episode, Cleveland and Cleveland Jr. say goodbye to their friends and Quahog, Rhode Island to relocate to Cleveland's hometown in Stoolbend, VA. There, Cleveland reconnects with an old flame and finds love and a new family. Cleveland and Donna later get married, and the two families ac...
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"Pilot" is the first full-length episode of the Family Guy spin-off The Cleveland Show. The episode aired on September 27, 2009 on Fox Broadcasting Company. In the episode, Cleveland and Cleveland Jr. say goodbye to their friends and Quahog, Rhode Island to relocate to Cleveland's hometown in Stoolbend, VA. There, Cleveland reconnects with an old flame and finds love and a new family. Cleveland and Donna later get married, and the two families accept each other into their lives.
The episode was written by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry and Richard Appel and directed by Anthony Lioi. It was viewed by approximately 9.42 million viewers in its original airing.
Cleveland tells his friends that he has lost ownership of his house to his ex-wife Loretta and gained custody of their son, Cleveland Jr., and begins to worry about his future. After Peter (once again) destroys the front of Cleveland's house while he's in the tub, Cleveland decides he has finally had enough of everyone around him...
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