Cleveland is having his first Thanksgiving with the new family and things are about to get wild in more ways than one. Keep reading for our full review.
Episode Summary
Cleveland is having his first Thanksgiving with the new family and things are about to get wild in more ways than one. His parents arrive and we learn that Levar (father) has left Cookie (mother) twice before but it appears that they are now back together. It becomes clear very fast that Levar has never been proud or accepting of Cleveland and soon they end up fighting not only then but almost the entire episode.
Roberta and Donna quickly get into a spat as well because Roberta wants to spend the holiday alone with Federline. All the arguing and posturing is put to a halt once Auntie Momma, who raised Donna, stops by. The mood lightens as the outrageous Auntie says hello to everyone.
Once Cleveland thinks everything is gonna be alright, he takes out the trash and sees Auntie Momma using the bathroom and notices that she has a penis. The next morning at breakfast he tries to get her to talk about it but fails. Also, Levar begins taking a liking to Auntie Momma.
The whole family decides to play football and that’s when things get hot and heavy between Auntie and Levar. Cleveland ponders whether or not to tell his father about Momma’s “lil’ secret” and is visited by Angel Daryl Hall and Devil John Oates. When he tries to warn his dad, Levar responds by dissing him again and calling him a woman.
Later that evening everyone is sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner except Auntie Momma and Levar, but they finally come down after they are finished with “their business”. Levar apparently hasn’t learned about Momma’s secret or doesn’t care, so Cleveland starts vomiting after each sexual innuendo the two make.
Meanwhile, Federline’s car is stolen while he and Roberta are spending time at the park. They have to walk back home and on the way see the car at a homeless shelter. Filthy Nick, the bum who carjacked him, teaches him a life lesson about family being important and then magically transports them back home.
Cleveland finally confronts Auntie Momma about her gender and she confesses that “she is a man”. Because Donna’s parents weren’t always around, Uncle Kevin became Auntie Momma to give Donna a strong female role model. She tells Cleveland that his father didn’t find out and also that her work is done because she sees that Donna is taken care of.
Roberta comes home and we find out that Auntie Momma orchestrated the carjacking and everything, then she says her goodbyes and farts off into the sunset. Levar wants to go after her but Cleveland takes him outside and tells him the real story, which leads to more vomiting, this time by Levar.
Has he learned his lesson? Who knows, but he does give his wife a slight compliment, that her hair looks real and thus concludes the holiday special.
Analysis
This was another great episode in the series, full of funny jokes and good plot twists. The pixie dust – unicorn cutaway gag was absolutely hilarious as was the Clint Eastwood’s testicles joke. It seemed like there was a joke around every corner from the family conflicts to the jab at the Detroit Lions.
Cookie has been disrespected for so long by her husband, it’s obvious that Cleveland takes after his mom in demanor and appearance. She puts up with a lot and so does Cleveland, Levar is just a very mean man.
I also enjoyed seeing Roberta and Federline learn a good family lesson and return to their homes. Rallo’s short screen time was great, he’s so entertaining. Overall, every member of the family had good and funny moments, this was definitely one of the best episodes thus far.
Final Verdict
The Brown’s Thanksgiving was a fun one as the show is really making its own mark on prime time television. It seems like the jokes get funnier each time and the writers are not relying too heavily on racial humor or cutaway gags anymore, setting it apart from Family Guy even more.
I dare anyone with an open mind to watch this show and not find it gutbustingly funny.
Final Score: 9.0 out of 10
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I watched it with a friend last night and we both couldn’t stop laughing! The Clint Eastwood bit was hilarious, and the homophobia was very funny, too. I think it was the best episode so far!
This was by far the best episode yet!The sexual inunendos at the dinner of auntiemama and levar’s behaviour were stitch causing funny,two thumbs up to the writers!Awesome!