The Cleveland Show - "Love Rollercoaster" - Talkback [1/10]

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Broadcast Order: Season 1, Episode 11
Production Order: Season 1, Episode 10

Writer: Kirker Butler
Director: Ron Rubio

A new episode airs tonight at a special time of 9:30 PM Eastern. Here is the synopsis:
 
I had to take a break to take a shower, but I loved the opening Facebook joke! xD I'm guilty of that, though. Haha.

Haven't seen an episode since like 3 episodes in from the beginning, and it looks MUCH better.

I may watch more often...
 
I was able to see all of it due my local affiliate pushing back anything that's supposed to air past 8 at whatever time they end the post-game show and continue it from there until 2 hours have passed.

As for the episode, got to say that it was another well done episode for the Cleveland Show. I did like how Roberta's disguise was so convincing, to well, everyone except for the family. Cleveland trying to invent something was a nice b-plot as well. Also the musical number was nice as well.
 
Cute episode, even with the ick factor of Cleveland Junior falling in love with Roberta (albeit in disguise as Tyra). Roberta actually grows as a character (in the viewer's eyes) by showing she really is more than a pretty face. She's smart enough to do well in school on her own merits... but she doesn't mind using her looks to make things easier on herself.

If anything, she and Junior bonded really well which resulted in them winning the science fair and Junior falling in love with her... uh, Tyra. I find it funny the rest of the family easily saw through the disguise.

I thought the B-plot of the guys and the 'roller coaster' was amusing as well. Especially with how Cleveland came up with the idea...
 
Does anybody think that Cleveland Jr. is the most three-dimensional Seth MacFarlane character of all time? The two I can compare him to is Brian and Stan Smith, which both are deeply developed characters, but it's only been 12 episodes and we've learned so much about Cleveland Jr. it's insane. This show is amazingly character-driven and plot-driven at the same time.

The writing sparkles because it puts character humor first before wacky, nonsensical humor. Take for example, the song that Cleveland Jr. sings. It is both funny for being edgy but it also tells us about his character so much and his reasons for falling in love with "Tyra": her personality and their shared interests, not for her looks. This is the kind of writing the Simpsons would strive for back in the 90's (though still, that show was smarter)...

I also had a huge laugh at Cleveland getting high and getting the idea for the Roller Coaster (aka the Cider Slider aka the Brew-Choo Train), that was great.

Props to Mike Henry once again...
 
Green Bay Packers lost, that's why. Arizona markets and Wisconsin Markets had extra postgame coverage which ax the Cleveland show(but not the Simpson special).
 
The only thing I wasn't crazy about is that we never got a scene of Roberta getting back at Federline for saying all that crap about her when she was in her Tyra suit. Like...she'll be all over him next week, completely ignoring the fact that he admitted to only being with her because of her looks.
 
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