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1x02 The Trial of R. Kelly

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First Aired: Nov. 13, 2005 on Adult Swim
Summary: The trial of R&B singer R. Kelly comes to Woodcrest and Tom Dubois is the ADA. Huey and Riley are on opposing sides of the controversial "underage peeing" issue. Meanwhile, Granddad and Uncle Ruckus argue about white people during a chess game.

Main Characters in this Episode



Guest Stars

Robert 'Granddad' Freeman voiced by John Witherspoon
Various voiced by Cedric Yarbrough
Reporter voiced by Jill Talley
The Underaged Girl voiced by Jill Talley
R. Kelly's Lawyer voiced by Adam West
Various voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson
The Judge voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson
Flashback Judge voiced by Jim Meskimen

Episode Quotes

Tom Dubois: [about the R. Kelly sex tape] Riley, she was a little girl.
Riley: Oh, I saw that girl. She wasn't little. I'm little. Gary Coleman's little. Mini-Me is little. And to the best of my knowledge, we all managed to avoid gettin' peed on so far!
Tom Dubois: But what about the victim!
Riley: Oh yes! The victim. At what point does personal responsibility become a factor in this equation? I see piss comin' I run. She saw piss comin' she stayed. And why should I miss out on the next R. Kelly album *just* fo' that?

Huey: Man, you just beat by an eight-year old.
Riley: [from afar] And if R. Kelly goes to jail, I'ma piss on yo' cat!
Huey: 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 R. Kelly is *not* one of those men! We all *know* the nigga can sing, but what happened to standards? What happened to bare minimums? Are you a fan of R. Kelly? You wanna help R. Kelly? Get some counseling for R. Kelly! Introduce him to some older women! Hide his camcorder! But don't pretend that the man is a hero!... And stop the damn dancing! Act like you've got some goddamn sense, people! Damn! I'm through playing around here!
Uncle Ruckus: Hang that nigger now! I even got my own rope right here.

Mistakes/Goofs

  • Goof (errors in geography): Uncle Ruckus says that he was a jurist on a trial in Tennessee. But in the flashback, behind the judge, you can see the State Seal of Mississippi.

Trivia

  • The three protesters at the courthouse are based on Cornel West, Julian Bond, and Dick Gregory.
  • When Huey and Tom meet at the courthouse, a man wearing a baseball cap and backpack is seen walking by. This man is based on producer Carl Jones
  • Rosa Parks was originally drawn as one of the protesters at the courthouse. But she was deleted due to her death just weeks before the air date. Parks can be seen briefly in the background at the celebration in front of the courthouse.
  • Huey's speech at the courthouse was the script given to actors who auditioned for the role of Huey.

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