17. Gone with the Wind

Complete story — includes the ending

When Cleveland is diagnosed with high cholesterol, Donna puts him on a new high-fiber diet, which causes an intestinal backlash. When it begins to affect his work, he goes to see Dr. Fist who gives him a written note card explaining that he has a medical condition which he soon takes advantage of. Cleveland quickly realizes his gas might score him a few points in the Broken Stool's karaoke contest. Donna is appalled that Cleveland should resort to such disgusting behavior but they are interrupted by a call that brings news of Loretta's death. Cleveland's old friend Quagmire from Quahog arrives with the body and explains that she was accidentally killed by the bathtub falling out of the damaged house gag – which Cleveland had survived numerous times on Family Guy – when Peter tried to decorate his and Lois' bedroom with a brachiosaurus skeleton Brian dug up, but unintentionally dropped his hardhat on a lever, causing the crane to lose control and slam the skeleton onto Loretta's house. Worried for Cleveland Jr., they try to break the news gently and find he has already put his mother's death behind him. Cleveland's survivor's guilt over having many times survived the same accident that killed Loretta causes Cleveland to break down for a while, until he realizes exactly why he was so upset. Donna and he then win the karaoke competition.