After a twenty year retirement, baseball jersey, #9 returns to the plate, being worn by the original player's son, Cleveland Junior.
Tropes:
- #1 Dime: The #9 Baseball Jersey, to Cleveland.
- Baseball Episode: The first of many.
- Combat Commentator: Angus and Gordy, during the baseball game.
- Exposition: Unnatural exposition dialogue was parodied in the opening flashback.Terry: You ladies want to ride in my brand-new 1984 Trans Am?Cleveland: Forget about those sophomore chicks, Terry. We're graduating this year. Class of 84.Third Friend: Man, I can't wait for the 1984 Olympics this year.Cleveland (Narration): It was 1984.
- Flashback: Two. One at the beginning of the episode, and another, when introducing Coach Charles McFall.
- Glory Days: This episode starts with a flashback to Cleveland's high school glory days in 1984.
- Not-So-Imaginary Friend: Cleveland saw Larry the Leopard's tail, leaving the room.
- Shout-Out: Donna threatens to kill Phylicia Rashād. Phylicia co-starred in the 2008 production of A Raisin in the Sun, alongside Sanaa Lathan, Donna's voice actor.
- Villain Ball: Principal Farquhare became this in this episode, trying to burn the #9 baseball jersey, as petty revenge for Cleveland bullying him in high school.
