History Recap / TheBoondocksS3E2BitchesToRags

* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite his distaste for Thugnificent, Robert takes pity on him by bringing him to his house for hospitality after seeing him unconscious on the sidewalk, pleading for him to continue getting a job, and looks on ruefully as Thugnificent's mansion gets demolished after the fallen rapper throws in the towel on his career (in contrast to Uncle Ruckus celebrating Thugnificent's departure).

* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite his distaste for Thugnificent, Robert takes pity on him by bringing him to his house for hospitality after seeing him unconscious on the sidewalk, pleading for him to continue getting a job, and looks on ruefully as Thugnificent's mansion gets demolished after the fallen rapper throws in the towel on his career (in contrast to Uncle Ruckus celebrating Thugnificent's departure).

* HopeSpot: It almost looks like Thugnificent will get hired by a new label near the end. Too bad he brought [[AxCrazy Ed Wuncler III]] with him.

* BittersweetEnding: After everything he went through and having come to terms that his career is over, Thugnificent quits the music industry and moves out of his mansion to allow it to get demolished. However, he overcomes his downward spiral by getting a new job as a delivery man with hopes of getting a reality show in the future.

* BittersweetEnding: After everything he went through, Thugnificent quits the music industry, having come to terms that his career is over, and moves out of his mansion to allow it to get demolished. However, he overcomes his downward spiral by getting a new job as a delivery man with hopes of getting a reality show in the future.

* BittersweetEnding: Thugnificent quits the music industry, having come to terms that his career is over, and moves out of his mansion to allow it to get demolished. However, he overcomes his downward spiral by getting a new job as a delivery man with hopes of getting a reality show in the future.

* KnowWhenToFoldThem: After all the crap Thugnificent went through, he decides to quit the music industry and get a simpler job as a UPS delivery man.

* ADayInTheLimelight: This is Thugnificent's episode. The Freemans have minimal involvement in the plot.

** '''Denial''': [[FalseReassurance He keeps insisting to Riley that he's still doing it big when he's clearly not.]]

* HumiliationConga: Poor Thugnificent can't catch a break. His new album fails (due to him using AutoTune on every song), gets dropped by his record label, owes a huge debt to the IRS, loses a chance for a real job (and gets Flo fired in the process), tries and fails to sell crack, and gets shot at by a record label executive after a deal goes wrong.

* YourMom: Thugnificent gets chastised by his loyal fans for the fact his own mother can't stand his profanity.

** Robert brings the IRS to Thug's house, which amounts to snitching, something he and Riley wouldn't do. Then again, the IRS isn't exactly the police plus Robert has demonstrated being a hypocrite ''many'' times such as telling Riley not to do things he himself does such as insulting Sarah's cooking or saying "fuck".

* ShoutOut: Some of the episode parodies ''Film/BoogieNights'' - especially the climax where Thugnificent and Leonard meet up with Steve.

* HumiliationConga: Poor Thugnificent can't catch a break. His new album fails (due to him using AutoTune on every song), gets dropped by his record label, owes a huge debt to the IRS, loses a chance for a real job, tries and fails to sell crack, and gets shot at by a record label executive after a deal goes wrong.

** Flonominal gets a white-collar office job. He tries to help Thugnificent get a similar job, but that doesn't work out because of Thug's unprofessional demeanor.

* DisasterDominoes: Thugnificent first for spending too much of his income on luxuries including his golden mansion and parties and then his music starts to lose popularity and his album flops, so he goes bankrupt with huge debt. Then when Flo tries getting him a white-collar job with an office setting, Thugnificent blows his interview by detailing he used to glorify violence in his previous job and then he's now gotten so desperate for money he resorts to selling crack but burns it all up and so he loses his only potential customer. He calls on Ed Wuncler III to help with the deal. Just as the person they visit offers a new record deal, Ed snaps from impatience and ruins Thugnificent's last chance.

** Robert brings the IRS to Thug's house, which amounts to snitching, something he and Riley wouldn't do. Then again, the IRS isn't exactly the police.