Line #1 YMMV/ThePJs


1	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The theme song, courtesy of none other than Music/GeorgeClinton. "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAwC2M5jxdw Low-rent high-rise, y'all!]]"
2	* EnsembleDarkHorse: Smokey the crackhead.
3	* HarsherInHindsight: Sanchez's electrolarynx is a lot less funny when a series of [[TearJerker extremely depressing]] anti-smoking ads appeared in the mid-2000s featuring an ''actual'' Hispanic man using one.
4	* HilariousInHindsight:
5	** At one point during "Hangin' with Mr. Super", Thurgood changes the TV channel, finding a bunch of static, and remarks, "Looks like [[Creator/TheWB that frog network]] finally ran out of money." ''The [=PJs=]'' would end up airing its third season on that frog network. And even more funny, said network ''did'' eventually run out of money, becoming Creator/TheCW.
6	** When [[MakesSenseInContext a Voodoo doll of himself is about to be sucked into Haiti Lady's toilet]], Thurgood shouts "Hang on, [[WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}} little me!]]" Even better, years after the show ended, the studio that made it would eventually become [[Creator/{{Laika}} the studio that made]] ''Coraline''.
7	* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: The show was a huge hit with black audiences, despite MoralGuardians and most TV critics claiming it was racist and demeaning. Ironically, the heat died down when the animated version of ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' aired years later and those same naysayers [[VindicatedByHistory now find the humor of this show not so bad in comparison]].
8	* OnceOriginalNowCommon: At the time of the series' premiere, the idea of a weekly animated series animated entirely with stop-motion was a novel concept (Eddie Murphy insisted that the series be animated with stop-motion to make it stand out from most prime-time animated series of the era), to the point where art director Nelson Lowry won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2000. With the advent of series such as ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' (which would reference ''The [=PJs=]'' in a segment parodying fictional series finales) it doesn't looks as impressive.
9	* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
10	** "Scarthroat", which features the power in the Hilton-Jacobs Projects going out, in a parody of the [=Y2K=] bug. The episode was produced for season 2 but did not air until season 3, at which point all the [=Y2K=] buzz had faded from public consciousness.
11	** "Survival: In tha Hood", as the title implies, is a parody of ''Series/{{Survivor}}''. While ''Survivor'' is still running today, it's not as popular as it was when the episode premiered.
12	** The series featured a number of references to ''Franchise/StarWars'' that date the series to the prequel trilogy. "How the Super Stoled Christmas" has Thurgood telling Nula that "''Phantom Menace'' is the best ''Star Wars'' yet!", and "Home School Dazed" opens with Calvin and Juicy re-enacting Darth Vader's "I am your father" quote.
13	** "Clip Show", a parody of ''Inside the Actors Studio'', has host James T. Bagger telling Thurgood that their show is "on the Bravo network", referencing when ''Inside the Actors Studio'' was on the Bravo network before they became a reality TV network (''Inside the Actors Studio'' would movie to Ovation in 2019).
14	** "A Race to His Credit" opens with Thurgood getting a thumb sprain from changing the channels too much, landing on [[Creator/{{BET}} BTV]]. Thurgood then prays that they're not showing an ''Series/{{Amen}}'' marathon, referencing how BET would air the series in marathons (''Amen'' would leave the network in 2001).
15	** "Ghetto Superstars" has Calvin and Juicy attempting to become rap superstars under Infamous QT (voiced by Music/SnoopDogg). The episode ends with Thurgood unintentionally causing a riot, with Calvin pointing out that "The riot of 2000 has started!".

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