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[Stalkmylife82]

So, Black Dynamite has joined the ranks of cartoon networks adult swim.

The first episode deals with a evil Jackson 5 era Michael Jackson beating the crap out of anyone who defies him. Including Joe Jackson and his brothers.

Ultimately, I laughed my but off at this. It's Boondocks level absurd at times and I will never be mad at more Black Dynamite.

The explanation of Michael Jackson's birth is a true WTF moment.

[Lantern7]

Nice debut. Even though this show and The Boondocks are from separate production companies, I'd still want a crossover. Like, maybe a younger Robert Jedidiah "Bitches" Freeman could pop up. Or Bushido Brown with his head still attached. Or Black Dynamite would beat Uncle Ruckus so bad, the black would overtake the blue.

Michael Jackson was an alien? Good enough for me. It would explain so much, wouldn't it? And since we're fifty feet over the top to begin with, it shouldn't be a shock that he has a strong pimp hand.

I haven't seen the movie yet. Are the characters faithfully translated to animation?

Edited by Lantern7, Jul 15, 2012 @ 11:07 PM.

[InvaderNorbert]

What you guys said. I absolutely loved this and I can't wait for more. I absolutely loved that ninja that ended up tagging along with the gang to prison to visit Joe Jackson. Pure gold.

[WileyCoyote]

So funny a show like this has to wind up in a forum with the words "Kid Shows" in the title. I know its just a technicality, but its funny it works out that way.

I bet the Jackson estate, if they are even aware of this, is a bit unhappy over this.

LOVE the Jacksons being shot out of the womb, as if by a cannon (and Latoya hitting the wall). Love random jokes like the mamase mamasa mamakusa one.

It makes me wonder what other sacred cows of black and urban culture the show is going to take on. From the way they sequence Michael's life (him owning Neverland, wearing a thriller jacket, and singing songs from later in his career as a little kid), clearly accuracy in time and place don't much matter. So even planted in the early 70s, I fully expect to see some of ridiculousness of early Rap taken on too.

Edited by WileyCoyote, Jul 16, 2012 @ 5:29 AM.

[Stalkmylife82]

I haven't seen the movie yet. Are the characters faithfully translated to animation?

I think it's faithful to the characters although I only remember Honey Bee from the movie in terms of side characters. At least, she was the only one that made an impression on me anyways. But they brought a lot of the movie to the show. Dynamite being a pimp among then.

Boondocks and Dynamite aren't from the same companies but this episode reminded me of the R Kelly trial episode where everyone was blinded by R Kelly's awesomeness when he sang to actually convict him of his crime. In this, Michael could get away with anything with his voice and good dance moves.

[Lantern7]

Two things before tomorrow night's ep, "'Bullhorn Nights' or 'Murder She Throats'":

1. I liked the moment before the ninjas and aliens attacked . . . Black Dynamite subtly grabbed his junk.

2. How badass is Black Dynamite? He friggin' uppercutted a giraffe. Yeah, they're herbivores, but seeing how it was under Michael Jackson's control, BD's shot was impressive.

[olvidado]

Nice debut. Even though this show and The Boondocks are from separate production companies, I'd still want a crossover. Like, maybe a younger Robert Jedidiah "Bitches" Freeman could pop up. Or Bushido Brown with his head still attached. Or Black Dynamite would beat Uncle Ruckus so bad, the black would overtake the blue.

It's interesting that you should mention that - Black Dynamite reminded me of The Boondocks as directed by Shinichiro Watanabe.

[InvaderNorbert]

"My grave. Can you dig it?"

Yep, this series is awesome. Only in this world can you have a scheme where the KKK and the Black Pumas work together. And that Grits & Jell-O is a thing.

Next Week: Black Dynamite tangles with Richard Pryor.

[Lantern7]

Curious: Is Bullhorn based entirely or partially on Rudy Ray Moore, aka Dolemite? I know the rhyming is obvious, but I just wanted to ask those who've seen the movie.

Damn, if Roald Dahl comes back from the dead to put a foot in Michael Jai White's ass, I will not be surprised. Also, I know from watching "A Date With The Health Inspector" that dong isn't censored on DVD, so I gotta cringe imagining the first guy's wang being that long. And whipped around like a tassel. Also funny that Bullhorn had the beardtasche (for lack of a better term) as a kid, and so did his mother.

[speedroc]

Curious: Is Bullhorn based entirely or partially on Rudy Ray Moore, aka Dolemite? I know the rhyming is obvious, but I just wanted to ask those who've seen the movie.

Yes he is.

[Lantern7]

Proof of the awesomeness of Black Dynamite: he can answer the phone while jumping rope.

Looking at the schedule, the first episode will air this Sunday night. Weird how [as] started off with episodes centering on supporting characters first. And will the pilot ever be run on [as]?

[equinoxx]

Proof of the awesomeness of Black Dynamite: he can answer the phone while jumping rope.

Just don't go interruptin' his kung fu.

And will the pilot ever be run on [as]?

I believe the pilot was only half-length (11 min). They'd need to do a lot of padding to fill out the timeslot.

[Kromm]

Next Week: Black Dynamite tangles with Richard Pryor.

Really?

Shut Yo' Mouth!

EDIT - Okay, apparently Pryor... voiced by Eddie Griffin!

Shut MAH' Mouth!

[Lantern7]

Interesting that the first three episodes involve people who are now deceased: Michael Jackson, Roald Dahl (author of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory), Isaac Hayes (brief, but still counts) and Richard Pryor. I don't think malice is intended, but I find it interesting. And next week involves a mission to the moon with O.J. Simpson, best known for his work in Capricorn One, who isn't dead but is currently incarcerated.

You think Paul Mooney's pissed off by last night's episode? Liked him playing guide to finding Pryor, equipped with blowdarts tipped with cocaine, vodka and white woman saliva. Oh, and they put out a flaming meth-head, but it wasn't Pryor. Cheap laugh, but damn funny.

Edited by Lantern7, Jul 30, 2012 @ 9:27 PM.

[InvaderNorbert]

You think Paul Mooney's pissed off by last night's episode? Liked him playing guide to finding Pryor, equipped with blowdarts tipped with cocaine, vodka and white woman saliva. Oh, and they put out a flaming meth-head, but it wasn't Pryor. Cheap laugh, but damn funny.

Maybe he'd be pissed because they didn't ask him to voice himself? He probably would've done it, too.

So, yeah, loved last night's episode. And did anyone count the bleeps? I think they broke the [adult swim] bleep-per-minute ratio set by Deadman Wonderland a few weeks back.

[InvaderNorbert]

This week: Black Dynamite and the extremely likable OJ Simpson go to the moon to get some moon rocks for orphans for Christmas. It don't matter if it's August, Black Dynamite will still celebrate Christmas.

Gotta love Black Dynamite being so badass that he doesn't need arms to do push-ups. And he still had his deep voice in childrenhood. Not to mention taking his gun with him to space. Really loved that Black Dynamite met a Soviet Monkey Cosmonaut that ALSO had his more-likable friend abandon him on the launchpad, too. And of course Black Dynamite and Soviet Monkey meet Amazon Moon bitches...and then hitch a ride back to Earth on Black Santa's slay with Amazon Moon Orphans in tow. This show just slays me.

So...MASA (yeah, I'm totally not the only person to see the symbolism in that), OJ Simpson running out on Black Dynamite, Eddie Murphy voicing the Stereotypical Jargon Translator, OJ turning psycho, BD leaving Amazon Moon Orphans, and a shuttle disaster eerily resembling the Challenger disaster. So many levels of wrong in the matter of several minutes, but I still love it.

Next Week: Black Dynamite and co. take on an evil pimp voiced by Snoop!

[Lantern7]

Slowly but surely, this show is going off the rails . . . awesomely, I mean. Where else can you have a pimp go off into space, get abandoned by O.J. Simpson, blow up, fight and befriend a monkey from the Soviet space program, land on the moon, fight moon bitches, then have the pimp go back to Earth to put a foot in OJ's ass . . . only to get beat by the moon rock he threw from the moon? Oh, and he and the monkey got a lift off the moon from Black Santa Claus. Sure . . . why the fuck not?!?

I gotta say . . . if I'm supposed to feel guilty for liking this show, I'm not gonna. And we got a Player's Ball next week and Snoop Dogg!

Edited by Lantern7, Aug 5, 2012 @ 11:03 PM.

[Kromm]

Slowly but surely, this show is going off the rails . . . awesomely, I mean. Where else can you have a pimp go off into space, get abandoned by O.J. Simpson, blow up, fight and befriend a monkey from the Soviet space program, land on the moon, fight moon bitches, then have the pimp go back to Earth to put a foot in OJ's ass . . . only to get beat by the moon rock he threw from the moon? Oh, and he and the monkey got a lift off the moon from Black Santa Claus.

Haven't seen this one yet. Looking SO forward to it based on that synopsis.

if I'm supposed to feel guilty for liking this show, I'm not gonna.

I'm sure someone, somewhere, is upset that people like this show. I say "Shut yo mouths, bitches!" to them, wherever they are.

[redshirtx]

I'm just amazed at the sheer levels of wrongness they've been able to pack into four episodes--MASA, Ringo Mandingo's black rectangle, MJ period, etc. And I don't even include the bleeps. :)

[Kromm]

And he still had his deep voice in childrenhood.

I noticed a cue/joke taken straight from the film too. When they flash back to an 18-year old Black Dynamite in the film, people address him as "18-year old Black Dynamite". And here when they flash back to him being 11, people call him "11-year old Black Dynamite".

Its a totally absurd level of self-referentiality--I don't know why that slays me, but it does.

[nicole8705]

I loved Black Dynamite's version of Deck the Halls. And pretty much anytime anyone references the ridiculousness that is a whorephanage. I really enjoyed the Black Dynamite movie and think it was a great move to make it into a animated show.

[InvaderNorbert]

So this week we have Snoop Dog (er, Snoop Lion now, I guess) as a cyborg zombie pimp that hijacked a train full of pimps, and Black Dynamite hijacks a police helicopter with the spirit of Sun Tzu to stop him. When he has the flu. Oh, and Snoop has a gang of katana-wielding robot Isaacs. Also, I love that Captain Kangaroo was in attendance, and was a sloppy drunk.

Yeah, this show continues to be amazing. Next week, it's Black Dynamite vs Fat Elvis!

[redshirtx]

...was Leroy Van Nuys sporting a Gatchaman mask in last night's episode?

[Lantern7]

South Park beat this show to beating up on Captain Kangaroo, but the rest is damn solid. Once again: why go over the top, when you can go WAAAAAY over the top? Bring in a leprechaun, make him a pimp, then have the bad guy slam $10,000 up his ass. Oh, and he sees all of the Lucky Charms marshmallows, as well as a white light. Also, Leroy Van Nuys makes for an excellent archenemy for Black Dynamite (not "Blackie D" . . . never "Blackie D") to fight at least once per season.

Question: is "When You Have The Flu" a joke before this episode, or is it merely a running gag here? Also, how many scientists can you imagine roll their eyes at the idea of diamonds being close to coal to fuel a train?

[SideshowJed]

"When You Have The Flu" a joke before this episode, or is it merely a running gag here?

The latter. The film did have Chocolate Giddyup, Captain Kangaroo Pimp and Arsenio Hall as Tasty Freeze, though. Crenshaw Pete and his wire hanger were mentioned, but not seen.

[CChambers]

The film did have Chocolate Giddyup, Captain Kangaroo Pimp and Arsenio Hall as Tasty Freeze, though. Crenshaw Pete and his wire hanger were mentioned, but not seen.

Crenshaw Pete is shown in the Pimp Counsel scene, but doesn't speak.

[Lantern7]

SideshowJed . . . thanks. I thought it was like the deal with fortune cookies, when you add "in bed" to every fortune.

Chocolate Giddyup

Thank you! The way he was singing it every time, I couldn't make it out. You think he's friends with Bad Horse over in Dr. Horrible?

[Ms Joanne]

SideshowJed . . . thanks. I thought it was like the deal with fortune cookies, when you add "in bed" to every fortune.

I think it was a little of both because I remember we used to have a phrase we would say after reading the fortune cookie fortunes when I was little and it was certainly not "in bed" but was just as hilarious. I can't remember what the phrase is, but "when you have the flu" completely reminded me of that.

I did not think I would love Black Dynamite as much as a do but it is my new guilty pleasure. As someone said upthread, the level of wrongness is just delightfully funny.

[Lantern7]

Just looked at the AS schedule: they'll be running the movie on September 2. My first thought was, "Fuck, and I have to go to work!" . . . and then I realized the following Monday was Labor Day. Well played, [as].

[InvaderNorbert]

"Why does Black Dynamite have to be so black and dynamite?"

Man, Nixon's plan to introduce cheap drugs to the black community backfired on him. Instead of killing each other, everyone became dealers and they used the money to rebuild the city. And then he sics Elvis on them to get the black community back on their own drugs, and get him and Black Dynamite killed in the process. And once again Hilarity ensued. I'll admit that while this Nixon was hilarious, I still prefer Futurama's Nixon. That one sounds like a werewolf!

Ha, kidnapping Elvis is a code 8675309.

Next Week: Black Dynamite goes to Vietnam to rescue Mr. T. Now that'll be kickass.