Recap / The Cleveland Show S 3 E 1 BF Fs

In an effort to bond with his Stoolbend friends (after Peter Griffin tries to bail out of hanging with Cleveland), Cleveland takes them on a camping trip hosted by WWE wrestler Ric Flair (who plays himself).

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Tropes used in the episode:

• Call-Back / Continuity Nod: Cleveland leaving Quahog and leaving his friends behind is brought up again.
• Former Friends Photo: Cleveland has a photo of himself and Peter (along with his dead ex-wife Loretta and Quagmire kissing) as they used to be best friends at a carnival.
• For Inconvenience, Press "1": When Cleveland attempts to call Peter, the voicemail says "Please enjoy the music while your party is reached."
• Mouthing the Profanity: As Peter tries to get one of his car keys to start his car and Cleveland tries to show his presence, Peter stops panicking and inaudibly mouths "fuck".
• Ow, My Body Part!: Happens to Lester after Cleveland blindly hits his face with an oar: "My tooths!"
• The Voice: Brian and Stewie are only heard inside the Griffin house.
  [Cleveland walks up the front door and rings the doorbell as Brian barks]
  Stewie: Hey, get back! Get Back! Go to your crate! Brian, go to your crate!
  Brian: I don't have a crate, I've never had a crate.
  Stewie: You should. You'd feel safe there.
  [Cleveland rings the doorbell again]
  Brian: Who is it, Stewie
  Stewie: [peeks through the curtain window] Some black guy.
  Brian: Uh, we don't want any candy bars.
  Stewie: Or magazines.
  Cleveland: Brian, it's Cleveland.
  Brian: Oh. Hi, Cleveland.
  Stewie: Has he been cancelled already? He just doesn't get to come back.
  Cleveland: Is Peter home?
  Brian: He...is... [whispers to Peter] It's Cleveland!... [out loud, to Cleveland] ...Not.
  Cleveland: Did he say when he'd be back?
  Brian: No....uh...vember.
• Title Drop: Donna says "Black and fat friends".