History Recap / TheBoondocksS1E9ReturnOfTheKing

* BigShutUp: After trying several times to politely get everyone's attention at the party and failing, Martin Luther King lets out one of these, combined with a [[PrecisionFStrike Precision N Strike]] to get everyone's attention.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: You know it's serious if ''Dr. King'' uses a [[PrecisionFStrike Precision N Strike]].
* PrecisionFStrike: No one ever expected Dr. King, of all people, to use a variation to "the ugliest word in the English language", and yet, that's how he gets the crowd of ignorant young African Americans to finally shut up and listen to him before launching into his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
* RageBreakingPoint: It's when Dr. King finally reaches this that he stops being polite and tears into his fellow African-Americans of the modern era with his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, combined with [[PrecisionFStrike Precision N Strike]].

* NWordPrivileges: MLKJ is rather disturbed how the N-word has been normalized by the black community, compared to derogatory use long ago. In the end, he manages to seize the attentions of an entire crowd full of annoying partygoers with a [[PrecisionFStrike Precision N-Strike]], followed by a [[ClusterFBomb Cluster N-Bomb]]. Read the speech below for more info.

* NWordPrivileges: MLKJ manages to seize the attentions of an entire crowd full of annoying partygoers with a [[PrecisionFStrike Precision N-Strike]], followed by a [[ClusterFBomb Cluster N-Bomb]]. Read the speech below for more info.

* RageBreakingPoint: It's when Dr. King finally reaches this that he stops being polite and tears into his fellow African-Americans with his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, combined with [[PrecisionFStrike Precision N Strike]].

* StrawmanNewsMedia: Twice, Creator/FoxNews accuses King of being unpatriotic, for continuing to be a pacifist after the 9/11 attacks. This causes a major blow to King's public reputation.

** Since 1959, Uncle Ruckus has tried throwing bricks at Martin Luther King Jr, but he kept missing every time.

* PrecisionFStrike: No one ever expected Dr. King, of all people, to use a variation to "the ugliest word in the English language", and yet, that's how he gets the crowd of ignorant young African Americans to finally shut up listen to him before launching into his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: You know it's serious if Dr. King uses a [[PrecisionFStrike Precision N Strike]].

* [[{{Episodes}} Holiday Episode]]: This was meant to be a Martin Luther King Day special.

-->[[{{Creator/BET}} Black Entertainment Television]] is [[TakeThat the worst thing I've ever seen in my life]]! [...] Music/{{Usher}}, Music/MichaelJackson is NOT a genre of music! [...] And now I'd like to talk about ''[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Soul Plane]]''. [...] I've seen what's around the corner. I've seen what's over the horizon and I promise you, you niggas have nothing to celebrate! And no, I won't get there with you. [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere I'm going to Canada]].

* TakeThat: Fox News destroys poor Dr. King's reputation.

* TakeThat: Against Apple and an {{expy}} of [=McDonald's=], among those that use late icons' image for their promotions. Since he's alive here, though...

* [[PrecisionFStrike Precision N Strike]]: No one ever expected Dr. King, of all people, to use a variation to "the ugliest word in the English language", and yet, that's how he gets the crowd of ignorant young African Americans to finally shut up listen to him before launching into his TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech / TakeThatAudience: Martin Luther King Jr, who has grown cynical and disillusioned, delivers a very scathing rant to the [[StopBeingStereotypical African-Americans who have embraced BET and nigga culture]]:

-->'''Dr. King:''' I really should get approvals for this kind of thing.

-->'''Dr. King:''' I really should get approvals for this king of thing.

* BitingTheHandHumor: The episode takes shots at Black Entertainment Television. The series had Reginald Hudlin as an executive producer that the same time as he was the head ot BET.

** Optimism does not make you a weaker person, even in the worst of times.