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Season two of this franchise from the creator of Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane, sees Cleveland, Roberta and the rest of the dysfunctional family in 22 brand new episodes as well as unseen and uncensored extras. Featuring a star-studded guest line-up including T-Pain and Will.i.am, comedy legend Carl Reiner, music superstars Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, and the cast of Glee, this season is sure to be loved by both fans of rude and crude comedy and American music alike... The Cleveland Show is certainly an acquired taste. I have to admit that for the first handful of episodes of this season I wasn't sure whether I was enjoying the show or not. It's not as in-your-face and offensive as Family Guy and there certainly aren't as many laughs. In fact, I was quite surprised at how middle-of-the-road the comedy was. But, as the episodes progressed, and the characters grew on me, I started to warm to the show. Highlights in this season include: It's the Great Pancake, Junior Brown: Junior wants to dress as a pancake for Halloween, but Cleveland thinks he's too old to be trick-or-treating. Murray Christmas: Rallo befriends Murray, a Jewish pensioner in an old folk's home. Meanwhile Cleveland has to stand up to his bullying father. This episode has several E.T. references. A Short Story and a Tall Tale: When Rallo wanders off at the supermarket he bumps into a little person called Marty Barty. Rallo thinks Marty's a kid, while Marty thinks Rallo's a little person. The two strike up a friendship which sees Rallo agreeing to marry Marty's sister. Terry Unmarried: Cleveland discovers that his friend Terry is gay. To Live and Die in VA: When Cleveland gets all his friends to invest their money in his Beer Truck scheme, it quickly goes bankrupt. Lester has invested everything in the venture and ends up losing his house. Lester steals the Beer Truck and drives of a cliff. No body is found, but it's obvious that Lester is dead. Or is he? The Essence of Cleveland: While looking around open houses on the market, for something to do with his friends, Cleveland finds one house where one room has pictures of him all over the wall. He soon discovers it's a girl he briefly knew while at school. Donna makes fun of Cleveland when she realises that it's "Fatty Patty". However, Fatty Patty has turned into a beautiful woman... Back to Cool: Cleveland becomes jealous of Donna's previous husband, Robert, when his kids think he's a cooler dad than Cleveland. Extras include Deleted Scenes for most episodes; audio commentaries for a handful of episodes; original broadcast episode for several episodes; Cleveland Jr's Worry Journal (1 min, 29 sec journal that show us some of the things that Cleveland Jr is worried about); Guest Star Showcase (15 min, 22 sec run down of some of this season's guest stars, as well as a teaser for guests for season three); Hot Cocoa Bang Bang Trailer (1 min, 03 sec); Cleveland at Comic Con 2010 (31 min, 03 sec table read and Q&A); and Fox Movie Channel Presents Life After Film School with Mike Henry (21 min, 44 sec interview with Henry). 7 Darren Rea Buy this item online
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