Wingmen (Boondocks episode)
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| The Boondocks episode | |||
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| "Wingmen" | |||
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| Episode no.: | 13 | ||
| Prod. code: | 111 | ||
| Airdate: | March 5, 2006 | ||
| Writer(s): | Aaron McGruder | ||
| Director: | Seung Eun Kim | ||
| Guest star(s): | Mike Epps Niecy Nash |
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"Wingmen" is the 13th episode of The Boondocks, debuting March 5, 2006 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Alongside the regular cast it features Mike Epps as Moe "Mo Gunz" Jackson.
[edit] Plot
The episode begins with Riley relaying a telephone call to Granddad:
- Riley: Oh, um, Granddad? There was something I was supposed to tell you. Uh, yeah... I think that uh... Aunt Cookie called and I think it was important.
- Granddad: What? Did you write it down?
- Riley: Naw, but uh, it was something about this dude named... Moe.
- Granddad: Moe? You mean Moe Jackson?
- Riley: Yeah, yeah, that's him! Uh, I think it was, uh, something about... Oh oh wait, I remember now. Yeah, something about him... dying, or something.
Granddad calls Aunt Cookie and discovers that Moe died from taking too many pills to treat erectile dysfunction. Rather than showing any sign of grief over the death of his friend, Granddad bursts into laughter and even starts dancing with joy. He decided to attend the funeral, however, when he learns that Moe left him something in his will.
Before leaving for Chicago (where Huey and Riley lived before being moving to Woodcrest), Huey reveals to Jazmine that he will be visiting his best friend, Cairo. This distresses Jazmine, who probably thought that she was Huey's best friend.
On the plane ride, Granddad tells the boys a story about Moe, and initiates a flashback to WWII. Granddad was "the best negro pilot of the war." Moe Jackson was his wingman. The flashback reveals that Moe is cocky, boisterous, and reckless. At one point during the flashback, Moe attempts to shoot down an enemy plane with his eyes closed. Unfortunately, this results in Granddad's plane being shot several times.
When Huey and Riley find Cairo, they are shocked to find that he has a new best friend, Dewey. Dewey is a black revolutionary who mocks Huey for not being "down with the struggle" and for moving to "Whitecrest." Much to Huey's dismay, Cairo seems to have moved on.
Granddad finds out Moe left something for him, but in order to get it, Granddad must deliver the eulogy at Moe's funeral. Granddad is outraged at first, but is eventually talked into the idea by Aunt Cookie.
Moe's service is held on a party boat. At the service, Granddad is approached by an extremely ugly woman named Maybelline, but he screams and runs away. Huey becomes mad at Cairo for not being loyal, until Aunt Cookie tells Huey how upset he was when Huey moved away. Granddad becomes more and more agitated as he learns that Moe has been taking credit for his accomplishments in the war, and also that Moe had been bad-talking Robert only a few days before his death (contradicting his apologetic tone in the video). Granddad has trouble thinking of something to say, so he reads something written by Moe. It turns out that the speech that Moe wrote was just designed to humiliate Granddad one last time. Granddad angrily vents his true feelings about Moe to the entire audience, and storms off.
Later, Granddad finally reveals what caused the rift between him and Moe. Over 40 years ago, Moe had stolen his girlfriend, and Granddad had never forgiven him. Aunt Cookie scolds Granddad and reminds him that Granddad had never actually dated that girl, he just had a crush on her and basically asked for her number once and never called. However, Granddad retorts, saying that he was going to and she could have been " the one" and that Moe took that from him. Ironically, she also reveals that that same girl had grown up into Maybelline: the extremely ugly woman on the boat.She also tells him that even though Moe was not the best of friends, he wasn't the one who wanted to throw their friendship away, Robert did.Granddad cannot believe how foolish he was, and how he had thrown away a friendship with Moe over something stupid.
Meanwhile, Huey confronts Cairo about Dewey. Cairo takes Dewey's side, and openly mocks Huey. This causes a fight between the boys. Riley takes advantage of this opportunity, and takes off to fight Dewey. The fight ends abruptly when Granddad comes back in to make amends. He delivers a good speech, and forces Huey to "say something deep" at the end.
After the funeral, when Granddad goes to pick his mystery item, he finds out that it was a jar of peanuts (Moe's final wish is for Granddad to "hold Deez Nuts!"). Moe had set everything up before his death so that he could have the last laugh on Granddad.
Before returning to Woodcrest, Huey goes to Cairo's house to apologize. Cairo reacts by headbutting Huey off of his front porch, leaving their relationship in tatters. When Huey returns to Woodcrest, he is slightly nicer to Jazmine, revealing that he may be warming to her as his new best friend.
The episode ends by revealing that Granddad actually kept the jar of nuts. It is proudly displayed in his den alongside other memorabilia from his past exploits.
[edit] Trivia
- The name of Granddad's plane in WWII was "Dorothy", the same as his car. A piece of the plane can be seen in Granddad's den, along with other memorabilia. This is part of the running gag from both the strip and show where Granddad is in love with Dorothy Dandridge.
- Riley wears another suit similar to Tony Montana's suits in Scarface.
- At Moe's funeral, Huey Quotes The Prophet by Khalil Gibran.
- At Moe's funeral, the pictures on the wall shows Moe with celebrities like Ray Charles and Michael Jackson
- At Moe's funeral Dewey's poem makes reference to Pookie in New Jack City and Chewbacca from Star Wars
