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Recap / The Cleveland Show S 1 E 11 Love Rollercoaster

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Roberta's substitute teacher, teaches her that she can't keep using her beauty to get everything she wants. Meanwhile, Cleveland and The Guys brainstorm about making new inventions.


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  • All-Ghouls School: Lampooned. Cleveland asks Roberta, "What kind of comedic high school she goes to." followed by, a basketball playing werewolf walking by, and telling Roberta, that he'll see her at school tomorrow.
  • An Aesop: Roberta learns that she shouldn't use her looks, to get whatever she wants.
  • Fat Suit: Roberta is given one to wear, so she can see what it's like to be ugly, for a change.
  • Heteronormative Crusader: Cleveland threatens Junior, that if he's in love with a boy, he's sending him to one of "those camps".
  • I Was Quite a Looker: The wrinkly, ugly, disgusting old Mrs. Eck reveals that she used to be a hot, sexy chick, back in her youthful years.
    Roberta: What happened?
    Mrs. Eck: I turned 30.
  • In Another Man's Shoes: Roberta walks a mile in a typical fat and ugly girl's shoes, and sees how much worse life is for someone, who can't get everything they want, with their beauty.
  • Invention Pretension: Cleveland unknowingly stole the idea for "The Roller Coaster", from a commercial he saw, advertising "The Slider Glider".
  • Parents Know Their Children: When Junior introduces "Tyra" to Donna, Cleveland and Rallo, they all know she's Roberta.
  • Screw the Rules, I'm Beautiful!: Roberta lived by these standards.
  • The Vamp: Roberta was this to Mr. Armstrong.

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