Description

Cleveland takes the lead in cleaning up the troubled local high school. To earn money, he organizes kids to sell cookies, but the kids start selling drugs instead. When a rival gang steals the kids supplies and takes over their territory, Cleveland takes matters into his own hands to protect his cookie business and end up stealing a duffel bag full of drugs from the gang members.

Pop Culture Connections - Outgoing

It refers to these television series...

Family Guy

This Television Series is referred to by Our Gang part of The Cleveland Show Season 1
When Cleveland fires the shotgun into the ceiling, Chris Griffin falls through and lands in the room. He says hello, but Cleveland tells him to go home.
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  • Buy Family Guy on GooglePlay

The Biggest Loser

This Television Series is referred to by Our Gang part of The Cleveland Show Season 1
During the fake alarm at the school the boy is trampled by the football team, the marching band, and the cast of The Biggest Loser.
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The Real World

This Television Series is referred to by Our Gang part of The Cleveland Show Season 1
Cleveland uses a quote from the opening credits of The Real World when he says, it's time to "stop being polite, and start getting real".
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It refers to these movies...

Bird on a Wire

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  • Type: Movie
This Movie is referred to by Our Gang part of The Cleveland Show Season 1
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Cool Hand Luke

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  • Type: Movie
This Movie is referred to by Our Gang part of The Cleveland Show Season 1
Completely out of place, Cleveland opens with the line, "What we've got here is a failure to communicate" during the parent meeting for the school.
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Die Hard
part of Die Hard

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  • Type: Movie
This Movie is referred to by Our Gang part of The Cleveland Show Season 1
Someone steals the story of killing the 13 year old from the movie Die Hard.
  • Buy Die Hard part of Die Hard on Amazon
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It plays these songs...

Blue Moon
performed by The Marcels

This Song is played in Our Gang part of The Cleveland Show Season 1
One of Cleveland's "gang" members sings various lines using the introductory be-bop style of The Marcels's version of Blue Moon.

It refers to these people...

Amy Winehouse

This Person is referred to by Our Gang part of The Cleveland Show Season 1
It is mentioned that something is more out of control than Amy Winehouse's hair. It shows her hair coming back at 4am (and we learn that was not even her "head hair").
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor

This Person is referred to by Our Gang part of The Cleveland Show Season 1
During the parent meeting about the problems with the school, Cleveland steps up to become a leader. One of the men says to him, "Godspeed, you black emperor".
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It refers to these albums...

Merry Christmas with Love
performed by Clay Aiken

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  • Type: Album
This Album is referred to by Our Gang part of The Cleveland Show Season 1
One of the members of the rival gang says that Clay Aiken's Christmas CD is pretty good.

Other Connections and Related Pop Culture

Valerie
performed by Mark Ronson; features Amy Winehouse

Rehab
performed by Amy Winehouse

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  • Type: Song

Monkey Man
performed by Amy Winehouse

Wake Up Alone
performed by Amy Winehouse

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  • Type: Song
More by Amy Winehouse

The Cleveland Show Season 1

# Title Air Date
The Cleveland Show
1:1 Pilot Sep 27, 2009
1:2 Da Doggone Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance Oct 4, 2009
1:3 The One About Friends Oct 11, 2009
1:4 Birth of a Salesman Oct 18, 2009
1:5 Cleveland Jr.'s Cherry Bomb Nov 8, 2009
1:6 Ladies' Night Nov 15, 2009
1:7 A Brown Thanksgiving Nov 22, 2009
1:8 From Bed to Worse Nov 29, 2009
1:9 A Cleveland Brown Christmas Dec 13, 2009
1:10 Field of Streams Jan 3, 2010
1:11 Love Rollercoaster Jan 10, 2010
1:12 Our Gang Jan 31, 2010
1:13 Buried Pleasure Feb 14, 2010
1:14 The Curious Case of Jr. Working at The Stool Feb 21, 2010
1:15 Once Upon a Tyne in New York Mar 21, 2010
1:16 The Brown Knight Mar 28, 2010
1:17 Gone with the Wind Apr 11, 2010
1:18 Brotherly Love May 2, 2010
1:19 Brown History Month May 9, 2010
1:20 Cleveland's Angels May 16, 2010
1:21 You're the Best Man, Cleveland Brown May 23, 2010

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