He then exclaims: "No, no, no, no, no, no!!!!!" as the upstairs floor tilts and the tub crashes to the ground and shatters.
One of the running gags throughout the series is that Peter's shenanigans frequently destroy the front wall of Cleveland's house, revealing him in the bathtub. He was conceived during the seventh-inning stretch of a Cleveland Indians game. In the fourth season episode " Blind Ambition", an out-of-continuity flashback depicts Cleveland as a fast-talking auctioneer when a totem pole falls over onto his head, resulting in a slower rate of speech.
Likewise, in the premiere of his spin-off, it is revealed that Cleveland talked in a slow manner when he was in high school. A flashback in the episode " Death Lives" shows that Peter Griffin met Cleveland in the 1970s, when Cleveland already spoke in the slow manner that he is known for. Various flashbacks give conflicting histories of his speech patterns. Cleveland's speech is slow, almost elongated. He often acts as the voice of caution when other characters hatch harebrained schemes. However, Cleveland gets visibly annoyed with racist behavior. Following The Cleveland Show's cancellation in 2013, Cleveland returned to Family Guy the following year.Ĭleveland is usually depicted as exceedingly peaceful, patient, and sweet, and only on rare occasions has he been known to lose his temper and resort to violence.
The Cleveland Show establishes its setting of Stoolbend, Virginia as Cleveland's childhood home town, and introduces a new family and set of characters supporting Cleveland as lead. The pilot episode of The Cleveland Show depicts Cleveland's farewell to the familiar characters and settings of Family Guy. In the earlier seasons of Family Guy, Cleveland frequently appeared alongside his wife Loretta Brown (voiced by Alex Borstein), until their divorce was portrayed in the Family Guy season 4 episode " The Cleveland–Loretta Quagmire". His established profession was that of a deli owner, before he switched over to being a postal worker after his return to Family Guy. He is a neighbor and friend of the Griffin family and is best known for his mild-mannered deadpan delivery. is a fictional character from the animated television series Family Guy, and its spin-off series The Cleveland Show.