“Da Doggone Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance” was seen by 8.700 million viewers.

The Academy Award is colored silver instead of gold and it has hair.
(Although this may have been done for copyright reasons)

Cleveland's retelling of Meadowlark Lemon's demise involves the dog laying in a pool of his own blood.

However, there was no blood at the time.

It is impossible to have the reflection of Lane as it is shown in the mirror when Kyle enters the bathroom. You would have to see the back of Lane's head not his face.

Lester switches positions from beside the car when he shines the flashlight on Cleveland immediately to in front of the car when Cleveland speaks.

Cleveland sings a few lines from the 1983 song “All Night Long” by Lionel Richie (1949-).
The real song actually plays at the end of the episode at the Daddy/Daughter Dance.

When Cleveland Junior comes in and says he's ready, he is dressed as the musician Prince (1958-) as he appeared on his 1984 album, video and film of the same name, “Purple Rain”

Cleveland: “I haven't been this excited since I won that Oscar”

Cleveland is shown replacing American actress Halle Berry (1966-) when she won the “Best Actress Academy Award” in 2001 for her role in “Monster's Ball”.
The scene even uses her actual acceptance speech.



Also in the in the scene, Halle's ex-husband Eric Benet (1966-) can be in the audience sitting next to actress Sharon Stone (1958-)

Rallo's dog is named after basketball player Meadowlark Lemon (1932-).
He was a member of the comedic basketball team The Harlem Globetrotters.

Cleveland: “I'm gonna like the way I look. I guarantee it.”

Allusion to the clothing retail chain Men's Warehouse and its slogan the founder says in his commercials, “You're going to like the way you look, I'll guarantee it”

Cleveland: “This place smells worse than Chloë Sevigny”

Actress Chloë Sevigny (1974-) is mentioned in this episode.
She is a indie film actress who's starred in many films such as “Kids”, “Boys Don't Cry” & “American Psycho”

Cleveland: “I just took the easy way out, like Kurt Cobain”

Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) was the lead singer of the grunge rock group, Nirvana (1985-1994).
The “easy way out” refers to the fact Kurt committed suicide by shotgun.

Kurt's wife Courtney Love (1964-) is also featured in the cutaway (and as some believe the cause of his death)

Cleveland: “That way we can both watch Kimmel”

Cleveland is referring to Jimmy Kimmel (1967-) & his ABC late night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live”

Cleveland: “I'd like to introduce you to our new dog Kareem Abdul-Jabark”

The new dog Cleveland brings home is named after another basket player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947-)

Rallo: “You can't just replace my dog like Brad Pitt replaced Jennifer Aniston, or John Mayer replaced Jennifer Aniston, or Vince Vaughn replaced Jennifer Aniston or that munch from The Counting Crows replaced... the point is my dog is not Jennifer Aniston”

Actress Jennifer Aniston (1969-) is mentioned in this episode along with her relationships with, actor (ex-husband) Brad Pitt (1963-), musician John Mayer (1977-), actor Vince Vaughn, and the lead singer of the music group Counting Crows, Adam Duritz

Visual: “Star Trek Convention”

At the Star Trek Convention cutaway, the characters of “Kahn” from Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Kahn, “Spock”, an Andorian, a Mugato, a Klingon, a Gorn & “Seven of Nine” from Star Trek: Voyager can be seen.

Visual: “Operation”

Cleveland plays the Milton Bradley game “Operation”

Former child star and Hollywood director Ron Howard (1954-) is mentioned in this episode.

DVD Only:

Tim tells a story of Lewis & Clark. Famous explorers known for the first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific Coast by the United States from 1804-1806