Cleveland Orenthal Brown, Jr., commonly referred to as Cleveland, Jr., is the son of Cleveland and Loretta Brown. He was first depicted as a very hyperactive boy and speaks quickly (both traits that contrast with his father's), with a rather short attention span.
In "Love Thy Trophy", he alerted his parents to the success of hot dog bait on Chris Griffin.
In "The King Is Dead", he was at The Brine when his parents found out what roles they would be playing in Peter Griffin's production of The King and I 'and also in the audience'.
Cleveland, Jr. had few minor roles in the series, and, although his parents end up splitting in the episode, he is not present in "The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire". He is present in "The Perfect Castaway", where he can be seen at the memorial service for Peter, Joe, Quagmire and his father when they were thought to have been lost at sea. Cleveland, Jr. is once again absent in "Love, Blactually", where Loretta returns to Quahog and attempts to convince Cleveland to come back to her. He was in the animatic for that episode in DVD Vol. 7 in his present enlarged state which was revealed to be caused by Ritalin. The entire scene was dropped when the ending of the episode was changed.
He has a cameo appearance in the episode "Ready, Willing, and Disabled" where he can be seen cheering when Joe recovers the money stolen by the car wash thief.
Cleveland, Jr. is now a main character in The Cleveland Show. Both Cleveland and Cleveland, Jr. left Family Guy, when The Cleveland Show premiered. In the pilot, Cleveland, Jr. has turned 14 and changed completely from how he was originally portrayed. Where before he was small, slim, and hyperactive, Cleveland, Jr. is now an obese teenage boy, wears glasses, and speaks in a much deeper, slower manner, much more in turn with his father. In essence, this makes him the series' version of Chris Griffin, but potentially smarter. Originally voiced by Mike Henry, Kevin Michael Richardson has become the new voice actor for Cleveland, Jr. to accommodate for these changes.
Relatives
- Chet Brown (Paternal Great-Great Uncle)
- Broderick Brown (paternal uncle)
- Loretta's Mother (Maternal Grandmother)
- Cleveland Brown (Father)
- Loretta Brown (Mother)
- Madame Claude (1st Cousins Once Removed)
- Donna Tubbs-Brown (Step-Mother)
- Evelyn Brown (Paternal Grandmother)
- LeVar Brown (Paternal Grandfather)
- Roberta Tubbs (Step-Sister)
- Rallo Tubbs (Step-Brother)
Characters in bold only appear in The Cleveland Show, but some have crossed over to Family Guy