With Cleveland Jr. running for class president, and Rallo as his campaign manager and Donna trying to hold on to her single friends as long as she can, you’d think there would be more than enough hijinks in this past Sunday’s episode of “The Cleveland Show” to get a few laughs, right?

While it’s not as terrible as some of the earlier episodes in the series, it fails to deliver a knockout dose of laughter and instead induces yawns at every turn.

Seeing Donna try to relive her single days and come home and take advantage of Cleveland physically and hear him sing in delight is smirk-inducing, but only because its been done in countless movies and television shows over the years.

“Young Frankenstein” anyone?

Later, seeing the Tubbs-Brown family toobin’ is strange and the missing footage that leads them to an encounter with Mr. Flippers is even stranger. Overall, it’s not quality TV and a complete departure from what makes shows like “Family Guy” and American Dad” so funny.

The same thing goes for Cleveland Jr.’s little political run. While Rallo is beginning to hit his comedic stride and is as good a spinster as Karl Rove, [seeing him get his step brother ready for the first hurdle of his political life is easily the best part of the episode] Cleveland Jr.’s role in this episode wasn’t strong enough to make these two an effective duo. Seeing him work his magic on the podium before saving his deaf opponents life, isn’t the least bit enjoyable. It’s bland TV with the type of writing that is more bizarre than anything else.

In the end, that’s what “The Cleveland Show” will be remembered as. Bizarre and something that pays homage to the things in life that are truly hilarious All without being funny themselves.

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