Hot in Cleveland Strange Bedfellows (Season 5, Episode 19)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy

Hot in Cleveland

Strange Bedfellows (Season 5, Episode 19)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy

Melanie rekindles a relationship with Donald and discovers he's coaching Elka's political opponent for the debate. Things heat up between Victoria and J.J. but he has the jitters because the only women he has slept with was his late wife.

Director

Anthony Rich

Writers

Suzanne Martin (creator) | Rachel Sweet (written by)

Producers

Jeff Melnick | Mark Nasser

Composer

Ron Wasserman (music by)

Cinematographer

Gary Palmer

Editor

Ron Volk

Casting Directors

Collin Daniel | Brett Greenstein

Production Designer

Michael Hynes

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 6, 2014

Release date

Aug 6, 2014 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 10 wins & 16 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Valerie Bertinelli Melanie Moretti Melanie Moretti See fewer	One Day at a Time (1975)
Jane Leeves Joy Scroggs Joy Scroggs See fewer	Frasier (1993)
Wendie Malick Victoria Chase Victoria Chase See fewer	The American President (1995)
Betty White Elka Ostrovsky Elka Ostrovsky See fewer	The Proposal (I) (2009)
Queen Latifah Aunt Esther Jean Johnson Aunt Esther Jean Johnson See fewer	Chicago (2002)
Dan Lauria J.J. J.J. See fewer	The Spirit (2008)
Bill Bellamy Councilman Powell Councilman Powell See fewer	Bill Bellamy: I Want My Life Back (2022)
Craig Bierko Donald Donald See fewer	The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
Casey Washington Shane Shane See fewer	Mission Possible Chugi (2020)