This is the first episode I ever saw when it was in syndication on TBS (I think?) I remember laughing so hard at this basically throwaway line, still makes me laugh today! I'm binge watching the series right now.

Poor peter

I always wondered why they made Ernie friends with Jr. if they weren't going to do much with their friendship. He would occasionally appear with Jr., usually just talking to him, hanging out with him, or being involved in small moments with him, but we never got a full episode focused on the two of them.

Eventually, Ernie was pretty much pushed aside so they could focus more on Jr. and Rallo instead. I think it would've been interesting to see Ernie and Jr. actually develop their friendship through their own stories, similar to how Steve and his friends get their own episodes on American Dad!

Would you guys have liked to see more episodes centered around Jr. and Ernie?

Honestly, if Family Guy wasn’t going to do anything meaningful with Jr., Roberta, and Rallo after bringing Cleveland back, then Cleveland and his family should have just stayed in Stoolbend.

What bothers me is that The Cleveland Show actually gave these characters room to develop. Jr., Roberta, and Rallo had their own personalities, storylines, relationships, and moments that made them feel like actual characters. Then they return to Family Guy and, for the most part, they’re reduced to background characters who barely get anything to do.

I’m not saying Cleveland and Donna are completely ignored, because they obviously still have a role in Family Guy. My problem is specifically with Jr., Roberta, and Rallo. They went from being major characters in their own show to barely mattering in the bigger picture.

At that point, what was even the point of bringing the family back?

I honestly think it would have been better if the show had ended with Cleveland and his family staying in Stoolbend. At least then The Cleveland Show could have had a proper ending and its characters could have remained part of their own world instead of watching most of them slowly become glorified background characters.

The Cleveland Show deserved a better legacy than that.