History Characters / TheClevelandShow

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At his best. He's pretty much like the early incarnation of Peter Griffin, in terms of doing stupid things, but ultimately seeing the error of his ways and trying to do right by his family.

* AbusiveParent: One-off gags and lines, imply that she'd hit her children if she needed to. She advocates spanking as well, notably after returning to "Family Guy".

* NiceGuy: The only nice guy in the family.

%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl to Donna's Tomboy.

* SaltAndPepper: The salt to Junior's pepper.

* SaltAndPepper: His friendship with Cleveland.

* SaltAndPepper: Him and Roberta.

* ButNotTooBlack: She is the lightest-skinned member of the family.

* KilledOffForReal: One ''Family Guy'' episode casually reveals she committed suicide after the show ended. Cleveland was indifferent.

* KilledOffForReal: One ''Family Guy'' episode implies that she passed away some time after the show ended.

* RatedMForManly: More of a man than his pathetic excuse for a son will ever be.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Only when he's reminded how much of an ass he's been, he does genuinely care for Rallo and Roberta. He even seems to care for Cleveland Junior, his second wife and his new adopted son.
* LazyBum: Does absolutely nothing for the good of humanity. He spends his says, living in a crappy old apartment, watching TV, going to strip clubs, smoking weed, drinking alcohol, occasionally visiting his children, and supporting his own life, with nothing more than his ex-wife's alimony.

->'''Voiced by:''' Will.i.am

* FashionModel: Used to be this, before becoming fat.

* MsFanservice: Portrayed as a sexy teenager, she often wears skimpy clothes. Two good example are the episodes "Fat And Wet" & "To Live And Die In VA" which have Roberta in a bikini in the former and dressed as Slave Leia in the latter. One of her teachers even flirts with her in early episodes.

* GagBoobs: Her main character trait is that she has big, bouncy boobs.

* BareYourMidriff: Roberta's LimitedWardrobe consists of a green tube top.

* SuperOCD: Which helps him get a job at the Broken Stool in one episode.

* DaddysGirl: She has shown to be very close to her father. Its implied that she fell in love with Junior because [[ElectraComplex he reminds her so much of her dad]].

* OedipusComplex: The only reason [[UglyGuyHotWife a girl like her would go out with a guy like Junior]] is because he reminds her of her dead father, who was also fat and unattractive.

* ButtMonkey: Is repeatedly mocked for his height and sexless social life.

* BuxomIsBetter: The only reason guys are into her. Hilariously, she doesn't notice this.

* HeadTurningBeauty: When she [[BuxomIsBetter sprouted a pair of breasts]], she got the undivided attention of every guy in Stoolbend High. However, she thinks it was because of her stylin' hat at the time.

A hot girl that falls in love with Cleveland Jr.. She is the niece of Choni and works at Choni's Cantina Mexican restaurant.

* ElectraComplex: The only reason [[UglyGuyHotWife a girl like her would go out with a guy like Junior]] is because he reminds her of her dead father, who was also fat and unattractive.

* {{Gainaxing}}: Though it's mostly caused by other characters, some of this happens on its own in "Of Lice and Men".

* CoolPet: In "Flush of Genius", Bernard has a pet frog named Mr. Ribbit.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The Brunette to Kendra’s Blonde and Arianna’s Redhead.

* AlphaBitch: At least, in the neighborhood. As for all of stoolbend, Fern really one-ups her.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The Redhead to Kendra’s Blonde and Donna’s Brunette.

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The Blonde to Donna’s Bruentte and Arianna’s Redhead.

* AmbiguousDisorder: In "You're the Best Man, Cleveland Brown", he off-handedly mentions that he takes medications for what he describes as "bad brainstorms." In "[=BFFs=]", when he giddily joins his step-mother at Rallo's Quiz Bowl competition (with popcorn and a soda, singing as he waddles to his seat), Donna hastily claims that "he's got what Film/{{Radio}} had".

* AmbiguousDisorder: It's not clear, what kind of physical handicap he has, causing him to talk this way. Could be a stroke, could be cerebral palsy. We don't know. It was never explained.

* {{Nerd}}: Of all kinds.
* NerdGlasses: Wears them.

* TheNapoleon: A short little midget guy.

* UnclePennybags: Being a doctor, he must make quit the salary. So, his house is huge. He has an indoor pool, a wall-sized TV, and appropriately enough, a life-sized operation game.

* BigFun: Parties all the time.

* EverythingsBetterWithLlamas: In "A General Thanksgiving Episode", Gus had an extensive collection of llamas.
-->'''Gus''': I feed them garbage.

A hot girl that fall in love with Cleveland Jr.. She is the niece of Choni and works at Choni's Cantina Mexican restaurant.

* AmicableExes: More or less. After Junior tries to protect Cecilia by running off with her and getting married, Junior moves out of his family's house to live with Cecilia but she realizes he is just a kid and later admits they are both too young to be married. Junior offers to remain married to prevent her deportation and Cecilia continues to work for her aunt while they live apart.

* MsFanservice: She is very attractive, and in one scene she wears an alluring nightie.
* NiceGirl: Unlike most girls in her archetype, Cecelia doesn't act snobbish or condescending toward nerdy boys or anything. She is very polite to the Browns and is really sweet and loving towards her husband, Junior.

* HappilyMarried: Cleveland loved Donna ever since High School and they do show to be happy for the most part. Out of all of Creator/SethMacFarlane's animated main couples, they seem to have the healthiest relationship.

* HappilyMarried: Despite their obvious problems, It is clear Donna considers Cleveland to be the love of her life. Out of all of Creator/SethMacFarlane's animated main couples, they seem to have the healthiest relationship.

* HiddenHeartOfGold: She only acts like a bitch to everyone to maintain her popularity, but we see that she does have some kind moments. Unfortunately, she hides it ''really well''. The only one she treats with any kindness are her step-brother and her boyfriend.