We’re rolling through every episode of Key and Peele on Pop Thruster. Here we go with “Slap-Ass: In Recovery,” Season 4 Episode 4. Follow along on the journey!
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Don’t Fall Asleep
“Well, it was fun being a dentist.” – Dr. Key
In this short and dark episode opening sketch, Tim (Peele) experiences his (and ALL of our) worst nightmare that could in theory happen at the dentist. Let’s just say he wakes up from sedation way too early. Or, you could argue, right on time.
Key & Peele On the Road: Part Four
“I did not have a very illustrious Little League career.” – Key
K&P are back on the road out west, chitchatting away about all manner of things as an interstitial between sketches during the fourth and fifth seasons. Topics include Little League baseball, working with Hollywood directors, and wine versus beer.
Slap-Ass: In Recovery
“We gonna need a bigger boat.” – Rafi
Herein we revisit the Rhinos baseball club one year out from the events of the original “Slap-Ass” sketch. Rafi (Peele) is back from “treatment” for his compulsion to slap that ass, baseball-style. All seems to be well, until a new player, Ruben – who boasts a rather large and inviting posterior – enters the fray. I could have lived without a Slap-Ass sequel but it’s still fun and silly enough.
Family Matters
“Two weeks ago, Steve Urkel used his invisibility ray on Carl and I wasn’t even in the goddamned episode!” – Reginald VelJohnson
So first of all, it’s important to note that Peele does a phenomenal job looking the part in transforming into Reginald VelJohnson, the actor who played Carl Winslow on Family Matters (and who was also in the iconic movie, Die Hard, both cops). It seems Reggie is super pissed at the garbage story lines that the coke addled producer Gene (Key) is cooking up. The real power here of course, the dark power, lies with our old friend Urkel. Did I do that? If you have to ask.
French Cuisine
“It’s been nice knowing you, have a lovely dinner.” – Peele
We’ve all been there. At least most of us have: feeling intimidated at an upscale restaurant when the waiter (Jean, in this case, played by Key, who shows off an exceptional ability to seem to non-French speakers that bro can spit some Français) whips off a blizzard of menu items in a language or vocabulary you can’t possibly understand. What’s our poor guy Peele, out with a lovely date, to do? Why, bail out of Dodge, of course.
The Sit Down
“Oh, that’s a permanent silly mustache… he can hardly wash that off!” – Peele
I’m a massive Martin Scorsese fan, and this is a gloriously silly parody of Marty’s style from his many gangster flicks, replete with mood appropriate lighting and needle drops.
Some stats and info about Key & Peele, “Slap-Ass: In Recovery”
TV SHOW – Key and Peele
SEASON/EPISODE – Season 4, Episode 4
AIRED ON – October 15th, 2014
NETWORK/STREAMING SERVICE – Comedy Central/Hulu
GENRE – Comedy, Sketch Comedy
CREATED BY – Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele