The Story of Thugnificent
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| The Boondocks episode | |
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| “The Story of Thugnificent” | |
 Thugnificent, as portrayed in his video "Eff Granddad" |
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| Original airdate | November 5, 2007 |
| Season no. | 2 |
| Episode no. | 20 |
| Production no. | 204 |
| Director | Seung Eun Kim |
| Writer(s) | Aaron McGruder |
| Guest star(s) | Snoop Dogg Busta Rhymes Nate Dogg Fatman Scoop Sway Xzibit |
| The Boondocks - Season 2 October 8, 2007 – ? |
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"The Story of Thugnificent" is the fifth episode of the second season of the Adult Swim animated television series The Boondocks and the twentieth episode overall. It originally aired on November 5, 2007.
[edit] Plot
One morning in Woodcrest, Granddad is surprised to find many of his neighbors gathered on the street, anxiously awaiting Woodcrest's latest celebrity resident who is moving into the large mansion across from Granddad's house on Timid Deer Lane.
The celebrity turns out to be Thugnificent (voiced by show producer Carl Jones), who arrives in an ostentatious caravan with his rap group, Lethal Interjection. Thugnificent jovially greets the neighborhood, showering them with money and champagne. Granddad, however, takes an instant dislike to his new neighbor. Thugnificent spots Granddad and calls for him to come over, to which Granddad icily walks away and mutters insults. Thugnificent is offended by the slight, but quickly turns his attention back to his more welcoming neighbors, and a party on the street ensues.
Later, Thugnificent has the mansion upgraded with lavish (and a bit tacky) narcissistic architecture. Granddad, Tom Dubois, and Uncle Ruckus share a rare moment of solidarity when they all agree that Thugnificent needs to go. Huey suggests that Granddad invite his new neighbor to dinner to get to know him. Granddad dismisses the idea, believing that Thugnificent will act like a disrespectful hood upon arrival.
Granddad's dislike is intensified that night when Thugnificent throws a loud party, blasting music and drawing dozens of attendees. The noise wakes Granddad up, who futilely yells for them to keep it down. Meanwhile, Riley sneaks over to the party, and gets to meet Thugnificent. He expresses his admiration for Thugnificent but remains insistent that he isn't dick ridin'.
Meanwhile, Huey, perceptive of his brother, arrives to bring Riley home. Upon meeting Thugnificent, Huey is less than impressed with the man when he congratulates Huey for being into books. The brothers leave the party and return home.
The next morning, Granddad finds that his yard has been wrecked by several partygoers' cars that were parked on his lawn. This being the last straw, he files a complaint against Thugnificent. The rapper is incensed when he is served with the complaint and storms over to confront Granddad and declare war.
Thugnificent and the Lethal Interjection crew record a diss song and accompanying video called "Eff Granddad," which features a foolish Granddad-look-alike (possibly played by John Witherspoon) trying to harass Thugnificent in his new home with the police. The video ends with the Lethal Interjection crew beating the old man to a pulp. The video becomes a big hit, and Granddad enlists Xzibit, who worked on his car in "The Real" episode, to help him record a response diss song which he posts on YouTube. Granddad's untitled track makes fun of Thugnificent's (assumed) lack of education and slanders his parents.
The feuding goes on, but causes repercussions beyond Woodcrest. Impressionable teens start beating up old people in response to the "Eff Granddad" video, especially ones bearing resemblances to Granddad. The AARP declares a boycott, and even Flownominal, a member of Lethal Interjection, gets a tongue-lashing from his mother over the phone relating to his involvement in the video.
Huey intervenes before the situation gets even worse. He gets Granddad and Thugnificent to meet at the Freeman Residence for a truce. Here, Granddad finds out that Thugnificent only threw the party after he got what he believed to be Granddad's signed permission on a piece of paper, yet the signature was obviously forged by Riley, and that they didn't know that cars were being parked on Granddad's lawn. Both sides are too stubborn to back down (or even apologize), but agree to put an end to the beef to stop the attacks on the elderly. On the lawn, the two enemies shake hands and hug, as the assembled press applauds the reconciliation. However, Granddad and Thugnificent, obviously still despising each other, trade insults while in the embrace.
The episode ends with Thugnificent remaining in Woodcrest, but presumably still on bad terms with Granddad.
[edit] Cultural references
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- After "Eff Granddad" is played, Robert mentions "that's not me, that's that nigga from Friday". This is a reference to John Witherspoon who voices Granddad.
- During the video "Eff Granddad", one of the ladies in the house can be seen spreading her butt cheeks, a reference to comedian Dave Chappelle, and when Granddad makes his rebuttal, he ask for Big T to turn up the headphones, another reference to a skit done by Dave Chappelle
- When Huey enters Thugnificent's house, a mural is seen which shows black figures Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King with Thugnificent at the top of them.
- When Granddad calls Thugnificent and his friends "nappy-headed ho's," it is an allusion to the infamous former WNBC radio host Don Imus comments about the Rutgers University Women's Basketball Team.
- When Granddad is yelling outside the window while the party is going on, this is reminiscent to John Witherspoon doing the same thing in the movie House Party.
- When Granddad is negotiating with Thugnificent at the end of the episode, he states that he "spits hot fire," possibly in reference to Dave Chappelle's "Making the Band" skit. Another possible reference to Dave Chappelle's Fisticuffs skit.
- Thugnificent has many solid gold statues of himself relating to Greek Mythology:
- The center statue in his yard has him riding a Pegasus, who was a winged creature in Greek mythology.
- The flanking statues in the yard feature him as Atlas, the son of a Titan in Greek mythology who is often depicted in painting, and sculptures carrying a globe on his back.
- Yet another statue inside the house shows him as Apollo.
- Thugnificent offers Huey some Incredible Hulk, a cocktail made with Hpnotiq and Hennessy.
- When Huey comes to get Riley Flownominal contiuanally repeats the phrase word and kn'aw mean which he again repeats when he doesn't know what to say in the episode Shinin'.
- Grandad's diss rap indicates that Thugnificent "never went to high school." However, in the The Story of Gangstalicious Part 2 episode, it is revealed that Thugnificent went to college, making Grandpa's statement appear doubtful.
- In the censored version of this Episode, the word Dick & the middle finger are uncensored. However, Dick was censored in Stinkmeaner Strikes Back, and the middle finger was censored in the Season 1 Opening.
- In this episode it was said that Thugnificent was the one who made the song booty butt cheeks, But in season 1 it was said to have been made by Gangstalicious, This may be a cotinuincy error.
| Preceded by “Stinkmeaner Strikes Back” |
The Boondocks episodes | Followed by “Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch” |
