History Film / DontBeAMenaceToSouthCentralWhileDrinkingYourJuiceInTheHood

** [[RuleofThree And THEN]], Loc meets a shy girl named Keisha. She warns him that when she gets drunk, she "gets a little crazy". [[TemptingFate He wants to see this, so he gives her a few drinks]]. In this case, 'getting crazy' means she turns into a pale-skinned, monstrous and violent version of herself that proceeds to have her way with a [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl panicking]] Loc.

* AnyoneCanDie / SwitchingPOV: The first two narrators are gunned down shortly after the opening credits. Ashtray steps in to finish the story.

* SpoofAesop: Parodying Doughboy's speech in Film/BoyzNTheHood, and also Trey's father giving him a speech about drunk driving... about how much fun it is, anyway.
** Also Trey admits he had unprotected sex with Dashiki, to which his father... congratulates him. "Never use condoms, son, they take away ALL the feeling!"

* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Here's how Preach justifies his fetish for white women:

** It's also [[ExaggeratedTrope exaggerated]]. The first girl that Preach decides to pursue (and ultimately ends up marrying/shacking up with) specifically because she's white is downright ugly, while ignoring the attractive black woman in front of her.

** 'And always remember my brother, [[Creator/DrSeuss one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish]], knick knack, paddy whack, give a dog a bone, [[Music/{{Prince}} two thousand, zero, zero, party, oops! Out of time]], my bacon smellin' fine.'

** A similar example happens later with a girl (played by PaulaJaiParker) at Ashtray's going away party. The scene also cuts away and when it cuts back, we see that not only is she now very heavily intoxicated, but there are also several empty liquor bottles behind her that were not there before.

* BoomerangBigot: Officer Self Hatred (played by Bernie Mac)

* LongTitle: Long enough that ThisVeryWiki's search function can't list the whole name in the results.

''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood'', (or ''Don't Be A Menace'' for short), is a 1996 Wayans Brothers parody of "growing up in the hood" movies, particularly, as the name suggests, ''Film/MenaceIISociety'', ''South Central'', ''Juice'', and ''Film/BoyzNTheHood''. Taking every trope those movies were known for and [[PlayingWithATrope turning them]] upside down, this movie is considered one of the funniest movies the Wayans ever made.

* {{BFG}}: Loc Dog incorporates his gun collection into his wardrobe. He even keeps a live nuclear missile in his truck, which he uses to scare off crooks.

* BoomerangBigot: Officer Self Hatred (played by BernieMac)

* AbsurdlyYouthfulFather: A running gag is that Ashtray's father is not much older than his son, which is not helped by the man's immaturity. It's actually implied in some scenes that Ashtray is somehow ''older'' than his dad. This is parodying the fact that Creator/LaurenceFishbourne was only seven years older than Cuba Gooding Jr in ''Boyz in the Hood'', despite being father and son.

* OlderThanTheyLook: A running gag is that Ashtray's father is not much older than his son, which is not helped by the man's immaturity. It's actually implied in some scenes that Ashtray is somehow ''older'' than his father. It's basically [[AbsurdlyYouthfulMother teenage fatherhood taken to the extreme]][[note]]This is parodying the fact that Creator/CubaGoodingJr is only seven years younger than Creator/LaurenceFishburne, who played his father in ''Film/BoyzNTheHood''[[/note]].
** And, of course, Ashtray reminiscing about how he used to change his ''father's'' diapers...

* TheMan: Portrayed as an ACTUAL white guy running around keeping the black man down, similar to UndercoverBrother, to the point where he uses a sniper rifle to kill one of Ashtrays and Loc's friends to keep him from going to college.

* CastingGag: Ashtray's father is played by Lahmard Tate, older brother of Larenz Tate, who played O-Dog in ''Film/MenaceIISociety''.

* CorruptChurch: The preacher, who urges his young, female congregation to call him whenever they get "Hot, Bothered, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Hot and Bothered]], and tells the rest not to ask why he has such a nice house and car, and just keep sending their tithes.

* CrapsaccharineWorld: Ashtray's neighborhood looks more like a very clean suburb than a ghetto. But there are a lot of gangs, people get gunned down in broad daylight, and everything from ice cream trucks to walkers are liable to get stolen at gunpoint. Played for laughs, of course.

** During sex with his girlfriend, Ashtray meets her aged, overweight mom, who tells her daughter to "hold him down and let Mama have him!"
** Later, Loc Dog and a pretty girl named [=LaQuanda=] flirt for a little while. But she has horrible breath, bad gas, and zero social skills (at one point, she picks her nose, then massages his leg with the same hand). Loc Dog rejects her and runs off, leaving [=LaQuanda=] [[InnocentlyInsensitive rather confused]].
** [[RuleofThree And THEN]], Loc meets a seemingly nice girl named Keisha. She warns him that when she gets drunk, she gets crazy. In this case, 'crazy' means she turns into an evil, sex-hungry succubus.

** Toothpick, the villain, proudly admits he raped a man in jail, but he honestly doesn't [[{{Squick}} expect everyone to react the way they do]], so he plays it off as a joke.

* NoFourthWall / MediumAwareness: The characters acknowledge that they're in a generic hood movie. Ashtray even has an over the top [[HeroicBSOD breakdown]] in Dashiki's house, causing her to ask:

-->'''Ashtray:''' Trying to win Best Actor at the Soul Train Awards.
* OlderThanTheyLook: A running gag is that Ashtray's father is not much older than his son, its actually implied in some scenes that Ashtray is somehow ''older'' than his father. This is exaggerated to the point where he isn't allowed at parties that Ashtray can go to because he looks like a teenager, and has a bed time. His immaturity doesn't help, either. It's basically [[AbsurdlyYouthfulMother teenage fatherhood taken to the extreme]][[note]]This is parodying the fact that Creator/CubaGoodingJr is only seven years younger than Creator/LawrenceFishburne, who played his father in ''Film/BoyzNTheHood''[[/note]].

* ReallyGetsAround: Dashiki, the main love interest. She even points out that only reason she even gives Ashtray the time of day is because she needs a "pussy-whipped fool" to take care of her seven children.

* SelfDeprecation: When Dashiki is introduced, Loc Dog(Marlon Wayans) warns Ashtray(Shawn Wayans) that she has more kids than Ms. Wayans.

* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt:
-->'''Preach:''' I'm just trying to do to white women what the white MAN has been doing to us for 400 years!

* WouldntHitAGirl: [[WouldHitAGirl Subverted]]. Ashtray's grandmother dares him to hit her as hard as he can, which he naturally refuses at first. Then he suddenly hits her so hard that she flies over to the other side of a table.

* OlderThanTheyLook: A running gag is that Ashtray's father is not much older than his son, its actually implied in some scenes that Ashtray is somehow ''older'' than his father. This is exaggerated to the point where he isn't allowed at parties that Ashtray can go to because he looks like a teenager, and has a bed time. His immaturity doesn't help, either. It's basically [[AbsurdlyYouthfulMother teenage fatherhood taken to the extreme]][[note]]This is parodying the fact that Creator/CubaGoodingJr is only seven years younger than Creator/LawrenceFishbourne, who played his father in ''Film/BoysNTheHood''[/note]

* HypocriticalHumor: Preach lambasts Ashtray and Loc Dog for using "nigger" [[NWordPrivileges in their vernacular]], arguing that it demeans their entire race. Immediately after this he asks them to remind him that he still needs to pick up his laundry from "that chink motherfucker up the street".

* {{Badass Grandma}}/NeverMessWithGranny: Loc Dog's grandmother [[BigDamnHeroes single handedly foils the drive-by]] at the movie's climax.

* SelfDepreciation: When Dashiki is introduced, Loc Dog(Marlon Wayans) warns Ashtray(Shawn Wayans) that she has more kids than Ms. Wayans.

* GeniusDitz: Yes, Loc Dog is an idiot, but when it comes to guns, or baking cakes, he has no peer.

* OlderThanTheyLook: A running gag is that Ashtray's father is not much older than his son, its actually implied in some scenes that Ashtray is somehow ''older'' than his father. This is exaggerated to the point where he isn't allowed at parties that Ashtray can go to because he looks like a teenager, and has a bed time. His immaturity doesn't help, either. It's basically [[AbsurdlyYouthfulMother teenage fatherhood taken to the extreme]]

** 'And always remember my brother, [[Creator/DrSeuss one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish]], knick knack, paddy whack, give a dog a bone, [[{{Prince}} two thousand, zero, zero, party, oops! Out of time]], my bacon smellin' fine.'

* OlderThanTheyLook: A running gag is that Ashtray's father is not much older than his son, its actually implied in some scenes that Ashtray is somehow ''older'' than his father. This is exaggerated to the point where he isn't allowed at parties that Ashtray can go to because he looks like a teenager, and has a bed time. His immaturity doesn't help, either.

** Also Trey admits he had unprotected sex with Dashiki, to which his father... congratulates him. "Never use condoms, they take all the feeling out!"

* ''Juice''

* ''South Central''

* CaptainErsatz: Many, since it's a parody. In particular BoyzNTheHood's Tre becomes "Ashtray," ''Film/MenaceIISociety'''s O-Dog becomes Loc Dog, etc.

* SpoofAesop: Parodying Doughboy's speech in BoyzNTheHood, and also Trey's father giving him a speech about drunk driving... about how much fun it is, anyway.

* ''DeadPresidents''

** Later, Loc Dog and a pretty girl named [=LaQuanda=] flirt for a little while. But she has horrible breath, bad gas, and zero social skills (at one point, she picks her nose, then massages his leg with the same hand). Loc Dog rejcts her and runs off, leaving [=LaQuanda=] [[InnocentlyInsensitive rather confused]].

'''''Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood''''', (or '''''Don't Be A Menace''''' for short), is a 1996 Wayans Brothers parody of "growing up in the hood" movies, particularly, as the name suggests, ''MenaceIISociety'', ''South Central'', ''Juice'', and ''BoyzNTheHood''. Taking every trope those movies were known for and [[PlayingWithATrope turning them]] upside down, this movie is considered one of the funniest movies the Wayans ever made.

* BoyzNTheHood

* ''HigherLearning''

* ''MenaceIISociety''

* CaptainErsatz: Many, since it's a parody. In particular BoyzNTheHood's Tre becomes "Ashtray," MenaceIISociety's O-Dog becomes Loc Dog, etc.
* CastingGag: Ashtray's father is played by Lahmard Tate, older brother of Larenz Tate, who played O-Dog in MenaceIISociety.

* MythologyGag: A lot of the characters are played by actors from the parodied movies, including two actors from MenaceIISociety who basically reprise their roles.

** The crackhead from MenaceIISociety appears, offering people blowjobs for just about anything, including directions.