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Recap / The Cleveland Show S 2 E 13 A Short Story And A Tall Tale

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Rallo is sick of being condescended upon for being little. Meanwhile, Cleveland takes Donna to an NBA All-Star game.


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  • Abusive Parents: Donna threatens to hit Rallo, due to nobody around them knowing who she is.
  • Depraved Dwarf: Rallo hangs out with some in this episode, as the little people have mafia-like parallels.
  • Everyone Has Standards: Marty is ready to kill Rallo for standing his sister up but when he realizes he's just a kid and has no idea what he was actually getting into, he backs off.
  • Gentle Giant: Shaquille O'Neal is portrayed as this.
    Shaq: Why can't we play in the morning and then just get on with our day. I have a garden with flowers, tomatoes, nectarines, ...
  • Given Name Reveal: Rallo reveals that his full name is "Montclair "Rallo" Tubbs".
  • The Heckler: Cleveland is this in the audience at the basketball game.
  • Hot Guy, Ugly Wife: Rallo and Trish almost became this, if it weren't for Rallo dumping her at the altar.
  • I Will Wait for You: Trish says she will for Rallo.
    Rallo: Don't.
  • Little People Are Surreal: The midgets in this episode are portrayed this way.
  • Manly Tears: Lebron James starts tearing up over Kevin Garnett's poetic story.
    Dwight Howard: Come on now, Lebron. We wouldn't be all-stars if we couldn't access our emotions.
  • The Napoleon: Rallo feels inferior to everyone else on account of his youth.
  • One Dialogue, Two Conversations: Rallo feels inferior because of his young age and Marty Barty feels inferior because of his height. The two share conversations with each other, complaining about how they're being mistreated for being "little people". Neither of them knows about who the other person really is.
    Marty Barty: So, what do you wanna do? Do you ever play the ponies?
    Rallo: I used to play the ponies. I'm more into dinosaurs now.
    Marty Barty: You're a real screwball, you know that, Rallo?
  • Parental Neglect: A flashback shows how uninvolved LeVar was with his son's life.
    Cleveland: When are you coming back?
    LeVar: What day is it?
    Cleveland: Tuesday?
    LeVar: ... Never.
  • Plot Immunity: Cleveland and Donna are in a fatal plane crash and they're the only survivors.
  • Special Guest: Several NBA All-Stars guest voice act as themselves in this episode.
  • Stood Up: Trish gets this by Rallo at her wedding.
  • You Owe Me: After all of the nice things Marty Barty did for Rallo, he asks him for the personal favor of dating his ugly sister, so that she can feel like someone likes her for once.

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