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* HarsherInhindsight: The episode (in)famously satirized a real-life legal scandal about Music/RKelly allegedly sexually molesting a teenage girl. [[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40639378 More accusations of the same crimes came out in 2017]]. [[https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/27/nyregion/r-kelly-trial-news In 2021, he was finally convicted.]]

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* HarsherInhindsight: HarsherInHindsight: The episode (in)famously satirized a real-life legal scandal about Music/RKelly allegedly sexually molesting a teenage girl. [[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40639378 More accusations of the same crimes came out in 2017]]. [[https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/27/nyregion/r-kelly-trial-news In 2021, he was finally convicted.]] [[https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/us/r-kelly-sentencing-racketeering-sex-trafficking/index.html In 2022, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for racketeering and sex trafficking.]]
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Hasn't been 20 years yet. Not until 2025


* ValuesResonance: This episode's aesop about how famous/popular people doing bad things shouldn't be excused and overlooked because of their status as demonstrated from Huey's speech has become more relevant nowadays in wake of many celebrities and internet personalities committing heinous actions behind the scenes or having socially/morally reprehensible beliefs and many among their more fervent supporters dismissing people trying to hold them accountable. In particular, R. Kelly's lawyer using InsaneTrollLogic to turn the tables on Mr. [=DuBois=] sadly mirrors how some fans of their favorite public figure deflect allegations against said figures, often relying on using tu quoque and ad hominem attacks against people they think are trying to "cancel" them.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The episode (in)famously satirized a real-life legal scandal about Music/RKelly allegedly sexually molesting a teenage girl. [[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40639378 More accusations of the same crimes came out in 2017]]. [[https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/27/nyregion/r-kelly-trial-news In 2021, he was finally convicted.]]

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: HarsherInhindsight: The episode (in)famously satirized a real-life legal scandal about Music/RKelly allegedly sexually molesting a teenage girl. [[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40639378 More accusations of the same crimes came out in 2017]]. [[https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/27/nyregion/r-kelly-trial-news In 2021, he was finally convicted.]]
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The episode (in)famously satirized a real-life legal scandal about Music/RKelly allegedly sexually molesting a teenage girl. [[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40639378 More accusations of the same crimes came out in 2017]].

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The episode (in)famously satirized a real-life legal scandal about Music/RKelly allegedly sexually molesting a teenage girl. [[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40639378 More accusations of the same crimes came out in 2017]]. [[https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/27/nyregion/r-kelly-trial-news In 2021, he was finally convicted.]]
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* LoveToHate: R. Kelly's lawyer, voiced by Adam West.
* ValuesResonance: This episode's aesop about how famous/popular people doing bad things shouldn't be excused and overlooked because of their status as demonstrated from Huey's speech has become more relevant later on in wake of many celebrities and internet personalities committing heinous actions behind the scenes or having socially/morally reprehensible beliefs, and their supporters dismissing people trying to hold them accountable as "Cancel culture", a term invented in 2019, is sadly reflective of the behavior people have in real life whenever their favorite icon is being called out on their actions. R. Kelly's lawyer using [[InsaneTrollLogic absurdly irrelevant reasons]] to turn the tables on Mr. [=DuBois=] sadly mirrors how fans of their favorite public figure deflect the accusations, relying tu quoque and ad hominems on people they think are trying to "cancel" them.

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* LoveToHate: R. Kelly's lawyer, voiced by Adam West.
lawyer is a complete scumbag, but he's still a lot of fun to watch.
* ValuesResonance: This episode's aesop about how famous/popular people doing bad things shouldn't be excused and overlooked because of their status as demonstrated from Huey's speech has become more relevant later on nowadays in wake of many celebrities and internet personalities committing heinous actions behind the scenes or having socially/morally reprehensible beliefs, beliefs and many among their more fervent supporters dismissing people trying to hold them accountable as "Cancel culture", a term invented in 2019, is sadly reflective of the behavior people have in real life whenever their favorite icon is being called out on their actions. accountable. In particular, R. Kelly's lawyer using [[InsaneTrollLogic absurdly irrelevant reasons]] InsaneTrollLogic to turn the tables on Mr. [=DuBois=] sadly mirrors how some fans of their favorite public figure deflect the accusations, allegations against said figures, often relying on using tu quoque and ad hominems on hominem attacks against people they think are trying to "cancel" them.
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Huey calling out the CommonNonsenseJury:
-->What the hell is wrong with you people?! Every famous nigga that gets arrested is not Nelson Mandela! Yes, the government conspires to put a lot of innocent black men in jail on fallacious charges, but Music/RKelly is ''not'' one of those men. We all know the nigga can sing, but what happened to standards?! What happened to bare minimums?! You a fan of R. Kelly? You wanna help R. Kelly? Then get some counseling for R. Kelly! Introduce him to some older women! Hide his camcorder! But don't pretend like the man is a hero! ''({{Beat}})'' And '''stop the damn dancing!''' Act like you got some ''God damn sense,'' people!
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* ValuesResonance: This episode's aesop about how famous/popular people doing bad things shouldn't be excused and overlooked because of their status as demonstrated from Huey's speech has become more relevant later on in wake of many celebrities and internet personalities committing heinous actions behind the scenes or having socially/morally reprehensible beliefs, and their supporters dismissing people trying to hold them accountable as "Cancel culture", a term invented in 2019, is sadly reflective of the behavior people have in real life whenever their favorite icon is being called out on their actions. R. Kelly's lawyer using [[InsaneTrollLogic absurdly irrelevant reasons]] to turn the tables on Mr. [=DuBois=] is sadly reflective of how fans of their favorite public figure deflect the accusations, relying tu quoque and ad hominems on people they think are trying to "cancel" them.

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* ValuesResonance: This episode's aesop about how famous/popular people doing bad things shouldn't be excused and overlooked because of their status as demonstrated from Huey's speech has become more relevant later on in wake of many celebrities and internet personalities committing heinous actions behind the scenes or having socially/morally reprehensible beliefs, and their supporters dismissing people trying to hold them accountable as "Cancel culture", a term invented in 2019, is sadly reflective of the behavior people have in real life whenever their favorite icon is being called out on their actions. R. Kelly's lawyer using [[InsaneTrollLogic absurdly irrelevant reasons]] to turn the tables on Mr. [=DuBois=] is sadly reflective of mirrors how fans of their favorite public figure deflect the accusations, relying tu quoque and ad hominems on people they think are trying to "cancel" them.
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* ValuesResonance: This episode's aesop about how famous/popular people doing bad things shouldn't be excused and overlooked because of their status as demonstrated from Huey's speech has become more relevant later on in wake of many celebrities and internet personalities committing heinous actions behind the scenes or having socially/morally reprehensible beliefs, and their supporters dismissing people trying to hold them accountable as "Cancel culture", a term invented in 2019, is sadly reflective of the behavior people have in real life whenever their favorite icon is being called out on their actions. This also includes when they are using tu quoque and ad hominems on people they think are trying to "cancel" their favorite icon, which is essentially what R. Kelly's lawyer did when using [[InsaneTrollLogic absurdly irrelevant reasons]] to turn the tables on Mr. [=DuBois=], and it sadly works much like it does in real life.

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* ValuesResonance: This episode's aesop about how famous/popular people doing bad things shouldn't be excused and overlooked because of their status as demonstrated from Huey's speech has become more relevant later on in wake of many celebrities and internet personalities committing heinous actions behind the scenes or having socially/morally reprehensible beliefs, and their supporters dismissing people trying to hold them accountable as "Cancel culture", a term invented in 2019, is sadly reflective of the behavior people have in real life whenever their favorite icon is being called out on their actions. This also includes when they are using tu quoque and ad hominems on people they think are trying to "cancel" their favorite icon, which is essentially what R. Kelly's lawyer did when using [[InsaneTrollLogic absurdly irrelevant reasons]] to turn the tables on Mr. [=DuBois=], and it [=DuBois=] is sadly works much like it does in real life.reflective of how fans of their favorite public figure deflect the accusations, relying tu quoque and ad hominems on people they think are trying to "cancel" them.
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* ValuesResonance: In the wake of many celebrities and internet personalities committing heinous actions behind the scenes or having socially/morally reprehensible beliefs and then having their supporters dismissing people trying to hold them accountable as "Cancel culture" mobs since 2019[[note]]this also includes when they are using tu quoque and ad hominems on people they think are trying to "cancel" their favorite icon, which is essentially what R. Kelly's lawyer did when using [[InsaneTrollLogic absurdly irrelevant reasons]] to turn the tables on Mr. [=DuBois=], and it sadly worked[[/note]], this episode's aesop about how famous/popular people doing bad things shouldn't be excused because of their status as demonstrated from Huey's speech is relevant more than ever.

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* ValuesResonance: In the This episode's aesop about how famous/popular people doing bad things shouldn't be excused and overlooked because of their status as demonstrated from Huey's speech has become more relevant later on in wake of many celebrities and internet personalities committing heinous actions behind the scenes or having socially/morally reprehensible beliefs beliefs, and then having their supporters dismissing people trying to hold them accountable as "Cancel culture" mobs since 2019[[note]]this culture", a term invented in 2019, is sadly reflective of the behavior people have in real life whenever their favorite icon is being called out on their actions. This also includes when they are using tu quoque and ad hominems on people they think are trying to "cancel" their favorite icon, which is essentially what R. Kelly's lawyer did when using [[InsaneTrollLogic absurdly irrelevant reasons]] to turn the tables on Mr. [=DuBois=], and it sadly worked[[/note]], this episode's aesop about how famous/popular people doing bad things shouldn't be excused because of their status as demonstrated from Huey's speech is relevant more than ever.works much like it does in real life.

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I deleted the "useful notes" link to Nelson because it's broken and seems to not exist.


-->What the hell is wrong with you people?! Every famous nigga that gets arrested is not UsefulNotes/NelsonMandela! Yes, the government conspires to put a lot of innocent black men in jail on fallacious charges, but Music/RKelly is ''not'' one of those men. We all know the nigga can sing, but what happened to standards?! What happened to bare minimums?! You a fan of R. Kelly? You wanna help R. Kelly? Then get some counseling for R. Kelly! Introduce him to some older women! Hide his camcorder! But don't pretend like the man is a hero! ''({{Beat}})'' And '''stop the damn dancing!''' Act like you got some ''God damn sense,'' people!

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-->What the hell is wrong with you people?! Every famous nigga that gets arrested is not UsefulNotes/NelsonMandela! Nelson Mandela! Yes, the government conspires to put a lot of innocent black men in jail on fallacious charges, but Music/RKelly is ''not'' one of those men. We all know the nigga can sing, but what happened to standards?! What happened to bare minimums?! You a fan of R. Kelly? You wanna help R. Kelly? Then get some counseling for R. Kelly! Introduce him to some older women! Hide his camcorder! But don't pretend like the man is a hero! ''({{Beat}})'' And '''stop the damn dancing!''' Act like you got some ''God damn sense,'' people!people!
* ValuesResonance: In the wake of many celebrities and internet personalities committing heinous actions behind the scenes or having socially/morally reprehensible beliefs and then having their supporters dismissing people trying to hold them accountable as "Cancel culture" mobs since 2019[[note]]this also includes when they are using tu quoque and ad hominems on people they think are trying to "cancel" their favorite icon, which is essentially what R. Kelly's lawyer did when using [[InsaneTrollLogic absurdly irrelevant reasons]] to turn the tables on Mr. [=DuBois=], and it sadly worked[[/note]], this episode's aesop about how famous/popular people doing bad things shouldn't be excused because of their status as demonstrated from Huey's speech is relevant more than ever.
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* LoveToHate: R. Kelly's lawyer, voiced by Adam West.
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--->' What the hell is wrong with you people?! Every famous nigga that gets arrested is not UsefulNotes/NelsonMandela! Yes, the government conspires to put a lot of innocent black men in jail on fallacious charges, but Music/RKelly is ''not'' one of those men. We all know the nigga can sing, but what happened to standards?! What happened to bare minimums?! You a fan of R. Kelly? You wanna help R. Kelly? Then get some counseling for R. Kelly! Introduce him to some older women! Hide his camcorder! But don't pretend like the man is a hero! ''({{Beat}})'' And '''stop the damn dancing!''' Act like you got some ''God damn sense,'' people!

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--->' What -->What the hell is wrong with you people?! Every famous nigga that gets arrested is not UsefulNotes/NelsonMandela! Yes, the government conspires to put a lot of innocent black men in jail on fallacious charges, but Music/RKelly is ''not'' one of those men. We all know the nigga can sing, but what happened to standards?! What happened to bare minimums?! You a fan of R. Kelly? You wanna help R. Kelly? Then get some counseling for R. Kelly! Introduce him to some older women! Hide his camcorder! But don't pretend like the man is a hero! ''({{Beat}})'' And '''stop the damn dancing!''' Act like you got some ''God damn sense,'' people!
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* AccidentalInnuendo: Lampshaded in the DVDCommentary: Music/RKelly's stretch limo which he arrives at court in appears to be colored a darkish yellow, which resembles the color of urine.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The episode (in)famously satirized a real-life legal scandal about Music/RKelly allegedly sexually molesting a teenage girl. [[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40639378 More accusations of the same crimes came out in 2017]].
* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Creator/AdamWest, best known for playing a [[AdamWesting complete caricature of his former self]], used his over-the-top campiness to great effect to create a [[LoveToHate hilariously loathsome]] character as Music/RKelly's [[AmoralAttorney lawyer]].
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Huey calling out the CommonNonsenseJury:
--->' What the hell is wrong with you people?! Every famous nigga that gets arrested is not UsefulNotes/NelsonMandela! Yes, the government conspires to put a lot of innocent black men in jail on fallacious charges, but Music/RKelly is ''not'' one of those men. We all know the nigga can sing, but what happened to standards?! What happened to bare minimums?! You a fan of R. Kelly? You wanna help R. Kelly? Then get some counseling for R. Kelly! Introduce him to some older women! Hide his camcorder! But don't pretend like the man is a hero! ''({{Beat}})'' And '''stop the damn dancing!''' Act like you got some ''God damn sense,'' people!
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