We’re rolling through every episode of Key and Peele on Pop Thruster. Here we go with “Puppy Dog Ice-T,” Season 2 Episode 3. Follow along on the journey!
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Doing It With My Bro
“Bro, lock ‘em. Lock ‘em!” – Peele
The premise: K&P appear to be, uh… in a lovemaking scenario involving another person, shall we say, with Peele getting far more into the… let’s say camaraderie of the goings on versus Key. This one has a hilarious reveal at the end, so I’m just going to leave it (and any potential for a world record) there.
I Think We All Know Who We’re Talking About
“You hear the twang, and just assume that it’s racist.” – Key
K&P are new neighbors having a friendly chat. Key breaks out an acoustic guitar and sings a country song that trends racist pretty quickly, as Peele points out (sidenote: Key can actually play the guitar, dude is so [REDACTED] talented). Key doesn’t get what Peele is talking about at all, and the dynamic gets funnier with each song – but there’s incredible and biting satire here about how much intent matters with language.
Luther, Obama’s Anger Translator #4
“If I was a Siberian tiger, your ass you’ve been Roy!” – Luther
It’s important to note that Jordan Peele’s Barack Obama impression is extraordinary. There’s an alternate history where Peele joins Saturday Night Live and becomes Dana Carvey 2.0, but of course he’s having a completely singular and stellar career all his own. This fourth outing of the Luther (Key)/Obama team is relatively brief and comes in the wake of a recent (real world) Obama versus Mitt Romney presidential debate circa 2012. The best part comes at the end when Luther fires off a zinger, after which both say “Ohhhhh” in unison. “Oh indeed, America,” as Obama signs off with at the end.
Puppy Dog Ice-T
“F—you, I ain’t your entertainment, b—-!” – Ice-T’s former dog
Key is a super suburban dude, replete with sweater vest. He surprises his wife with a rescue dog that he has adopted, and she’s delighted. However, he warns that dogs often take on the personality of their own, and this dog had previously been owned by “rapper Ice-T.” Cut to the dog, who has Jordan Peele’s face, speaks English (with a pretty solid Ice-T-like voice), and likes to curse a lot. This one has a similar premise/execution as the Babysitting Forest Whitaker sketch, and similarly I’m just not a fan.
Chris Brown & Rihanna: 2gether
“So tonight I’m gonna hit that…” – Chris Brown
Peele is Chris Brown and Key is… a very tall Rihanna in a music video that features lots of auto tune and lots of innuendo about Chris Brown’s real world domestic abuse of his one-time girlfriend. Thankfully, Rihanna tases Chris Brown in the skit, which is a minor if fictional comeuppance for the abuser.
A Liam Neesons Appreciation Sketch
“But did you see that Liam Neesons movie with them wolves, though?” – Key
Key and Peele are valet parking attendants, but really this is a riff-fest entirely focused on getting way over-amped about the filmography of action star extraordinaire Liam Neeson (which they both consistently pluralize to Liam Neesons, adding to the fun).
Apple Product Launch
“Please stop comparing me to Steve Jobs!” – Tim Cook
It’s been a year since Steve Jobs passed away, and Tim Cook (Key) is nervous before giving one of those TED Talk-like Apple product launch presentations. However, when he gets on stage, he T.O.T.S. (throws out the script) and gives more of a WWF-style presentation (think smashy smashy) to show how different he is from the Apple co-founder and icon. This one is more silly than funny.
Some stats and info about Key & Peele, “Puppy Dog Ice-T”
TV SHOW – Key and Peele
SEASON/EPISODE – Season 2, Episode 3
AIRED ON – October 10th, 2012
NETWORK/STREAMING SERVICE – Comedy Central/Hulu
GENRE – Comedy, Sketch Comedy
CREATED BY – Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele