Title: Thank you for not snitching
Season: 02
Episode: 03
Recap:
To Snitch or Not to Snitch… Riley is faced with the decision regarding a crime he witnessed or keeping it real and not talking to the police.
‘Thank You for Not Snitching’. Tackles the whole ‘Stop Snitching’ campaign, this episode examines what happens when Riley the Street Soldier witnesses a crime and faces the dilemma of snitching or not. As an African-American male who loves Hip Hop culture, Riley represents the lower end of the hip hop scale, the keepin’ it real, bust your gat and gettin’ hoes, but he’s my favorite character because even though he’s misguided, he’s hilariously sincere about the way he feels and stands up for it. When snitching hits close to home Riley has to choose between the code of the streets and the code of the house, does he keep it real? As usual bringing the comedy as well is Uncle Ruckus who provides his different perspective of things. One scene provides a funny cinema quote in the form of a guest appearance by actor Bill Duke. But all the laughs are made possible by our friends Ed Wuncler the Third and Gin Rummy who as usual create havoc and come out unscathed while bantering in their Pulp Fiction dialogue.
Thank You for Not Snitching is well written and funny. The Boondocks is the best place for laughs now that our favorite comedian can no longer been seen providing fresh material on a weekly basis. Hopefully Aaron McGruder can continue providing the laughs for years to come!
Quotes:
Jazmine: Um, may I sit over here next to Riley? what are you guys talking about? Are you talking about who’s doing the break-ins? If you know, you can tell me, I wont tell ANYBODY.
Huey: Jasmine, are you wearing a wire?
Jasmine: (screams and runs away) Code blue! Code blue!
Ed and Rummy: Thank you for not snitching! You stupid motherfucker.