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Gangstalicious, Riley's favorite rap idol |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 6 |
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| Directed by | Seung Eun Kim | ||
| Written by | Rodney Barnes Aaron McGruder |
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| Production code | 107 | ||
| Original air date | December 11, 2005 | ||
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| The Boondocks (season 1) List of The Boondocks episodes |
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"The Story of Gangstalicious" is the sixth episode of the Adult Swim animated television series The Boondocks. It originally aired on December 11, 2005. The story was continued in Part 2, an episode in season 2.
The episode begins with a notice.
| “ | The following is a completely fictional work of satire. Any similarities with actual rappers is totally, completely, coincidental.
Also, I ain't dissin' nobody's city, or region, or... whatever geographic affiliation you got. I love everybody. Seriously. I really don't want any of you niggas running up on me at the club. I don't have no crew, and they don't pay me enough to hire bodyguards. I know how ya'll niggas do. It's just jokes, man. Dictated. Not read. The management. |
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Riley Freeman's favorite rapper, Gangstalicious, is shot while performing a concert in Woodcrest. Gangstalicious is singing his new song "I Got Shot", when three men suddenly rush the stage and shoot him. Because everybody initially believed this to be a part of the act, 45 minutes pass until an ambulance is called.
A self-proclaimed "street soldier", Riley makes it his mission to get to the hospital to help Gangstalicious by any means necessary. After feigning accidents and injury fail, Riley tries drinking orange juice straight from the carton — an action Robert Freeman utterly detests. As punishment, Granddad makes Riley ride his bike to the store to buy some orange juice, but specifically threatens him against going to the hospital.
Regardless, Riley heads straight for the hospital and meets Gangstalicious, who is bedridden. Gangstalicious becomes severely anxious when Riley informs him that no officers or security guards are protecting his room. Upon double checking, Riley discovers three men asking about Gangstalicious at the hospital's front desk. The three men see Riley sneaking around and try to talk to him, but Riley is able to flee back to Gangstalicious' room. To his disappointment, he finds out he is not "gangsta". He also finds out that he is not rich despite his popularity. The two escape and steal a car, but not before a close call with the three armed men whose poor aim allows a successful getaway.
A chase ensues. Riley and Gangstalicious are caught when they run into a line of cars stopped at a red light on a one-way street. They are put into the trunk of the captors' car and driven away. While in the trunk, Gangstalicious tells Riley that he is sorry that the latter is caught up in this mess. They are finally taken to a remote location, where Gangstalicious is stripped, bound, and blindfolded, in preparation for what appears to be a brutal gangland murder. However, the leader of the three men, Lincoln, approaches Gangstalicious and suddenly proclaims his love for him, kissing him passionately on the lips. The three men then back up and open fire, emptying their magazines in his direction. However, every single one of the shots misses Gangstalicious, who then scurries away. Riley faints and later walks home, only to arrive to an irate Grandad and Huey, who aren't interested in Riley's "made up" story.
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