Hot in Cleveland: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Hot in Cleveland Season 3.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
That Changes Everything
Nov 28, 2012 · 20 min
In the Season 4 premiere, the ladies learn the identity of the baby who was left on their doorstep. Meanwhile, Melanie gets a job offer from a public-relations firm; and Elka tries
A Midwinter Night's Sex Comedy
Dec 5, 2012 · 20 min
Melanie is put in an awkward situation with a coworker by her boss; Joy worries about fitting in at college; Victoria is unnerved by her director's request to change her appearance
Method Man
Dec 12, 2012 · 20 min
Victoria schemes to get to the bottom of her co-star's true intentions. Joy is still trying to fit in at college while Elka befriends the popular girls. Meanwhile, Melanie gets her
GILFs
Dec 19, 2012 · 20 min
Victoria fakes a romance with a costar to make headlines; Joy gets conned by Elka and Mamie into helping their new business venture; Melanie wonders if Alec knows how she feels abo
A Box Full of Puppies
Dec 26, 2012 · 20 min
Mamie gets flirting lessons from Elka on a trip to the vet; Victoria discusses second chances in life in an interview with her daughter; Joy is smitten with an animal-loving firefi
Cleveland Fantasy Con
Jan 2, 2013 · 20 min
Melanie's embroiled in an office love triangle. Joy learns a tidbit about Sean that threatens her fireman fantasy. Victoria's insecurity about dating a movie star leads her to extr
Magic Diet Candy
Jan 9, 2013 · 20 min
Joy's mom meets her new family members at Wilbur's christening. To avoid friction with her mom, Joy makes her son Owen pretend to be someone else. Elka touches up a church fresco.
Extras
Jan 16, 2013 · 20 min
Melanie wants her first time with Alec to be perfect but ends up "fake-porning" it. Joy works as an extra on Victoria and Emmet's movie and meets a forbidden love interest. Elka an
The Conversation
Jan 23, 2013 · 20 min
Victoria has doubts about her relationship with Emmet when Nikki, a woman from his past, shows up. Meanwhile, Melanie and Elka deal with an unwanted house guest. Joy falls for a ha
The Anger Games
Jan 30, 2013 · 20 min
Elka becomes Victoria's agent; Melanie sets Joy up on a date with her boyfriend's friend; the women's monthly game night is dominated by gossip and secrets.
Fast and Furious
Feb 6, 2013 · 20 min
Joy is suspicious of a yogi at a spa retreat; Mamie accuses Elka of controlling behavior; Melanie suffers side effects from fasting; Victoria learns the true meaning of friendship.
What Now, My Love?
Feb 13, 2013 · 20 min
Victoria's movie wraps up filming, but it leaves her wondering if she and Emmet have a future. Meanwhile, Melanie ponders her relationship with Alec; and Joy discovers a new myster
It's Alive!
Jun 19, 2013 · 20 min
When Elka and Mamie's illegal business activities put them all in danger, Joy, Melanie, and Victoria step in to save the day and wind up getting help from a local mobster and his m
Canoga Falls
Jun 26, 2013 · 20 min
Victoria goes home for a visit after being tricked by her sister, but is surprised to find their mother in a disturbing state. Meanwhile, Joy and Melanie get nostalgic for the 1970
The Proposal
Jul 10, 2013 · 20 min
Emmet, who's been married four times, asks the women to help make his wedding proposal to Victoria a special one, since it would be her sixth walk down the aisle.
Pony Up
Jul 17, 2013 · 20 min
Victoria acts as a spokesmodel and inadvertently commits to a very generous donation on national TV. Joy works with private investigator, Bob, and reunites with hot Brony fireman,
No Glove, No Love
Jul 24, 2013 · 20 min
While Melanie and Alec consider the thought of having a family of their own, Elka has her own idea of how life would have been with children.
The Fixer
Jul 31, 2013 · 20 min
Melanie, reeling from her break-up, finds a rebound in alcohol and the unsavory Danny. Victoria hires a shady lawyer to help her jailed fiance while Joy and Elka get competitive in
Look Who's Hot Now
Aug 7, 2013 · 20 min
While preparing for a "Hot in Cleveland" show taping, the ladies are surprised by a special guest and begin to reminisce about their favorite moments and bloopers from Season 4.
Cleveland Indians
Aug 14, 2013 · 20 min
Lying to Cleveland's top pediatrician leads Joy to host a traditional Indian dinner party. When Victoria's wedding planner arrives, the stage is set for a classic farce--appropriat
Corpse Bride
Aug 21, 2013 · 20 min
Melanie gets her dream engagement ring, but not the way she expected, Joy deals with mysterious family issues, and Victoria tests a new product from the Mrs. Ladypants line. Elka a
All My Exes
Aug 28, 2013 · 20 min
Stuck in the hospital on the day of her bachelorette trip, Victoria contacts her many ex-husbands to find out where things went wrong. Joy and Melanie fantasize over a man in a com
Love Is All Around
Sep 4, 2013 · 20 min
Elka and Mamie's bowling team gets back together. Meanwhile, Joy dates a professor; Victoria goes out with a director; and Melanie has a fling with a surgeon.
The Man That Got Away
Sep 4, 2013 · 20 min
It's the big day of Victoria's wedding to incarcerated movie star Emmet Lawson. Elka helps Joy reunite with her baby daddy, who she hasn't seen in thirty two years.