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* CouldHaveAvoidedThis: Huey, Riley, Ed and Rummy could have stop the Xbox Killer from killing another victim if Ed and Rummy didn't stop to rob convenience store.
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* PrisonRape: This episode explains the reason Tom has a dreaded phobia is so law-abiding is because he lives in mortal terror of getting incarcerated and anally raped, thanks to ever since he saw it in a documentary centering around this, and becomes as a law-abiding lawyer to prevent this. Although granted, he did risk going to jail despite his innocence.kid.
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* AccidentallyAccurate: Ed and Rummy lie to the cop that the convenance store manager they're robbing is a terrorist and is holding a gun on them. Then it turns out the manager ''does'' have a gun and, if the two other men who come to back him up packing heavier artillery is any indication, actually a terrorist.
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* AccidentallyAccurate: AccidentalTruth: Ed and Rummy lie to the cop that the convenance convenience store manager they're robbing is a terrorist and is holding a gun on them. Then it turns out the manager ''does'' have a gun and, if the two other men who come to back him up packing heavier artillery is any indication, actually a terrorist.
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* AccidentallyAccurate: Ed and Rummy lie to the cop that the convenance store manager they're robbing is a terrorist and is holding a gun on them. Then it turns out the manager ''does'' have a gun and, if the two other men who come to back him up packing heavier artillery is any indication, actually a terrorist.
-->'''Rummy''': I didn't think they'd actually shoot back at us!
-->'''Rummy''': I didn't think they'd actually shoot back at us!
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* BittersweetEnding: The Xbox Killer strikes again because Ed and Rummy were too busy holding up a mini-mart, which they [[KarmaHoudini get away with scot-free.]] On the bright side, the killer is still caught and Tom is vindicated, the ending shows that he's suing the city for his wrongful arrest, meaning the police won't get away with their [[PoliceAreUseless incompetence and torment]].
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* MadeOfIron: A policeman gets caught in the middle of a gunfight between Ed and Gin, and a group of convenience store works on three back-to-back occasions. ''Somehow'', he survives.
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* AmbiguousSituation: It's never actually clarified whether the convenience store was really owned by terrorists, or if the staff was just defending themselves. While they were charged with crimes after the shootout, it's a well established fact in this episode that the PoliceAreUseless.
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* MetaphoricallyTrue: On his phone call to Huey, Tom begs him not to tell Jazmine what's happened to him because he doesn't want her to know "her daddy was somebody's ''[[InelegantBlubbering biiii-hi-hi-hi-hi-hi-hitch!]]"'' When Jazmine asked Huey what Tom said, Huey said "Your father wants you to know [[BadassBoast he's nobody's bitch]]." Unfortunately this still causes Jazmine to burst into hysterical tears again.
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** Riley and Gin Rummy's conversation in the car is a near word-for-word re-enactment of the famous "English, motherfucker! Do you speak it?!" scene from ''Film/PulpFiction''. It helps that Gin Rummy is voiced by the exact same actor, Creator/SamuelLJackson.
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** Riley and Gin Rummy's conversation in the car is a near word-for-word re-enactment of the famous "English, motherfucker! Do you speak it?!" scene from ''Film/PulpFiction''. [[ActorAllusion It helps that Gin Rummy is voiced by the exact same actor, actor]], Creator/SamuelLJackson.
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** The police arrest middle-class lawyer Tom Dubois suspected of committing a crime that a completely different, ghetto black man was responsible for. As Heuy narrated, sometimes it doesn't take much, or anything, to be arrested because you fit a suspect's description. Fortunately for Tom, the real Xbox Killer is eventually discovered and arrested.
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** The police arrest middle-class lawyer Tom Dubois suspected of committing a crime that a completely different, ghetto black man was responsible for. As Heuy Huey narrated, sometimes it doesn't take much, or anything, to be arrested because you fit a suspect's description. Fortunately for Tom, the real Xbox Killer is eventually discovered and arrested.
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* Analysis/DidntSeeThatComing: Gin Rummy believes in this in a post-9/11 mindset, discussing with Riley about "Weapons of Mass Destruction".
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* ShoutOut: To ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', when Gin Rummy reassures the cop that he won't die/be mortally wounded in vain.
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** To ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', when Gin Rummy reassures the cop that he won't die/be mortally wounded in vain.
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** When buying drinks from the convenience store, Rummy tells Ed, "Watch my back, I got your front", which is an opening ad-lib from "[[Music/MobbDeep Shook Ones, Pt. II]]".
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* FreudianExcuse: When Tom was a little boy, he watched a movie which depicted a graphic prison rape scene. He grew up to be an extremely straight-laced citizen who would never commit ''any'' crime, even if wasn't punishable by a prison sentence.
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* FreudianExcuse: When Tom was a little boy, he watched a movie which depicted a graphic prison rape scene. He It traumatized him so badly, he grew up to be an extremely straight-laced citizen who would never commit ''any'' crime, even if wasn't punishable by a prison sentence.
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** The police arrest middle-class lawyer Tom Dubois on suspicion suspected of committing a crime that a completely different, ghetto black man was responsible for. As Heuy narrated, sometimes it doesn't take much, if or anything, to be arrested because you fit a suspect's description. Fortunately for Tom, the real Xbox Killer is eventually discovered and arrested.
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* RaceAgainstTheClock: Tom calls Huey to find the Xbox Killer before he is transferred to ''real jail'' for the weekend, which he claims is more than enough time to get anally raped (Tom says it statistically takes one night).
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** The police arrest middle-class lawyer Tom Dubois on suspicion of committing a crime that a completely different, ghetto black man was responsible for. As Heuy narrated, sometimes it doesn't take much, if anything, to be arrested because you fit a suspect's description. Fortunately for Tom, the real Xbox Killer is eventually discovered and arrested.
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* PrisonRape: Tom has a great phobia of getting incarcerated and anally raped, even though it's never happened to him before. Although granted, he did risk going to jail despite his innocence.
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** Riley and Gin Rummy's conversation in the car is a near word-for-word re-enactment of the famous "English, motherfucker! Do you speak it?!" scene from ''Film/PulpFiction''. It helps that Gin Rummy is voiced by the exact same actor, Creator/SamuelLJackson.
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* {{Irony}}: Tom grows up to be a law abiding citizen so he doesn't have to risk going to jail and getting anally raped. He is aware that the some of the people he persecute have that same fear.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Even though Ed and Rummy were just two felons committing an armed robbery, the public thinks that they're heroes who set out to fight terrorists.
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Even though Ed and Rummy were just two felons committing an armed robbery, the public thinks that they're heroes who set out to fight terrorists.terrorists.
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* DreamIntro: In the first few minutes of the episode, we see Tom having a nightmare about [[PrisonRape dropping the soap in a prison shower]], which leads to an inmate called the "Health Inspector" preparing to [[BlackComedyRape anally rape him]].
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* DreamIntro: In the first few minutes of the episode, we see Tom having a nightmare about [[PrisonRape dropping the soap in a prison shower]], which leads to [[BlackComedyRape an inmate called the "Health Inspector" preparing to [[BlackComedyRape to anally rape him]].
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* AnAesop: The authorities are really incompetent.
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* AllJustADream: In the first few minutes of the episode, we see Tom having a nightmare about dropping the soap in a prison shower, which leads to an inmate trying to violate him.
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* MuggingTheMonster: Ed's and Rummy's attempt at an armed robbery of a convenience store goes south when it turns out the staff are also armed (it's implied that they might be terrorists).
-->''(Heavy gunfire)''
-->'''Rummy:''' I didn't think they'd actually shoot back at us!
-->'''Huey:''' Well of course they're shooting back at us! You're robbing their store!
-->'''Rummy:''' You can't assume that people are gonna shoot back at you! It was an unknown unknown!
-->''(Heavy gunfire)''
-->'''Rummy:''' I didn't think they'd actually shoot back at us!
-->'''Huey:''' Well of course they're shooting back at us! You're robbing their store!
-->'''Rummy:''' You can't assume that people are gonna shoot back at you! It was an unknown unknown!
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** And how! The police arrest middle-class lawyer Tom Dubois on suspicion of committing a crime that a completely different, ghetto black man was responsible for. Fortunately for Tom, the real Xbox Killer is eventually discovered and arrested.
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** The police arrest middle-class lawyer Tom Dubois on suspicion of committing a crime that a completely different, ghetto black man was responsible for. Fortunately for Tom, the real Xbox Killer is eventually discovered and arrested.
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* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: Tom has this attitude, but for personal reasons:
-->'''Sarah:''' Tom, did you erase all my [=MP3=]s?\\
'''Tom:''' Hey, file sharing is a crime, and I'm not going to get [[PrisonRape anally raped]] just so you can listen to Music/{{Usher}}!
-->'''Sarah:''' Tom, did you erase all my [=MP3=]s?\\
'''Tom:''' Hey, file sharing is a crime, and I'm not going to get [[PrisonRape anally raped]] just so you can listen to Music/{{Usher}}!
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"A Date with the Health Inspector" is the 5th episode of the 1st season of ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks''. It originally aired on December 4, 2005.
Tom Dubois is suddenly arrested and detained for fitting the description of the "Xbox Killer". Fearing that he will be [[PrisonRape anally raped in prison]], Tom calls Huey and Riley for help. The Freeman boys, along with Ed Wuncler III and his friend Gin Rummy, search for the real killer. But this turns out to be a big mistake, as Ed III and Rummy are more concerned with going on a crime spree of their own.
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* AllJustADream: In the first few minutes of the episode, we see Tom having a nightmare about dropping the soap in a prison shower, which leads to an inmate trying to violate him.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: This episode is supposed to be a satirical allegory for the Invasion of Iraq. It even has Gin Rummy (Donald Rumsfeld parody) restate the infamous "known unknowns" speech.
* FreudianExcuse: When Tom was a little boy, he watched a movie which depicted a graphic prison rape scene. He grew up to be an extremely straight-laced citizen who would never commit ''any'' crime, even if wasn't punishable by a prison sentence.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Ed Wuncler III and Gin Rummy shoot exactly one guy during the shootout at the convenience store, a bystander cop, [[MadeOfIron who somehow lives]].
* PoliceAreUseless:
** And how! The police arrest middle-class lawyer Tom Dubois on suspicion of committing a crime that a completely different, ghetto black man was responsible for.
** Later on, the police ignore Ed's and Rummy's robbery of a convenience store, and instead they only arrest the store owners (who may or may not be terrorists).
* PrisonRape: Tom has a great phobia of getting incarcerated and anally raped, even though it's never happened to him before. Although granted, he did risk going to jail despite his innocence.
* ScaryBlackMan: Tom has nightmares about a big, hulking, muscular prisoner with a [[GagPenis really long dick]] who calls himself the "Health Inspector".
* SpecialGuest: Terry Crews as the Health Inspector, Charlie Murphy as Ed Wuncler III, and Creator/SamuelLJackson as Gin Rummy.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Even though Ed and Rummy were just two felons committing an armed robbery, the public thinks that they're heroes who set out to fight terrorists.
Tom Dubois is suddenly arrested and detained for fitting the description of the "Xbox Killer". Fearing that he will be [[PrisonRape anally raped in prison]], Tom calls Huey and Riley for help. The Freeman boys, along with Ed Wuncler III and his friend Gin Rummy, search for the real killer. But this turns out to be a big mistake, as Ed III and Rummy are more concerned with going on a crime spree of their own.
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!Tropes:
* AllJustADream: In the first few minutes of the episode, we see Tom having a nightmare about dropping the soap in a prison shower, which leads to an inmate trying to violate him.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: This episode is supposed to be a satirical allegory for the Invasion of Iraq. It even has Gin Rummy (Donald Rumsfeld parody) restate the infamous "known unknowns" speech.
* FreudianExcuse: When Tom was a little boy, he watched a movie which depicted a graphic prison rape scene. He grew up to be an extremely straight-laced citizen who would never commit ''any'' crime, even if wasn't punishable by a prison sentence.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Ed Wuncler III and Gin Rummy shoot exactly one guy during the shootout at the convenience store, a bystander cop, [[MadeOfIron who somehow lives]].
* PoliceAreUseless:
** And how! The police arrest middle-class lawyer Tom Dubois on suspicion of committing a crime that a completely different, ghetto black man was responsible for.
** Later on, the police ignore Ed's and Rummy's robbery of a convenience store, and instead they only arrest the store owners (who may or may not be terrorists).
* PrisonRape: Tom has a great phobia of getting incarcerated and anally raped, even though it's never happened to him before. Although granted, he did risk going to jail despite his innocence.
* ScaryBlackMan: Tom has nightmares about a big, hulking, muscular prisoner with a [[GagPenis really long dick]] who calls himself the "Health Inspector".
* SpecialGuest: Terry Crews as the Health Inspector, Charlie Murphy as Ed Wuncler III, and Creator/SamuelLJackson as Gin Rummy.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Even though Ed and Rummy were just two felons committing an armed robbery, the public thinks that they're heroes who set out to fight terrorists.
