We’re rolling through every episode of Key and Peele on Pop Thruster. Here we go with “Hollywood Sequel Doctor,” Season 5 Episode 8. Follow along on the journey!
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A Little Too Handsy
“I never intended to grab the dick.” – Quackadilly
This episode opening sketch touches on the world building that K&P conjured over five seasons. Here we have Rhinos’ teammates Quackadilly (Key) getting a little too handsy with Fudge (Peele), reminding us of both the glory of The Annual East/West Bowl as well as Rafi’s slap-assing misadventures.
Key & Peele On the Road: Part Nineteen
“Literally just a worm monster.” – 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 the lack of good sequels, getting busy with the dog there, and the incarnations of the Black handshake.
Hollywood Sequel Doctor
“The studio just brings me in to oversee things when they about to drop a deuce.” – Star Magic Jackson, Jr.
How do completely bonkers ideas make it into Hollywood sequels, especially during the particularly wacky late 1980s? Herein we get insight as Star Magic Jackson, Jr. (Peele), the Hollywood Sequel doctor – who might be modeled on the character Hollywood (Meshach Taylor) from Mannequin (and Mannequin Two: On the Move)? –bombards a creative meeting for Gremlins 2: The New Batch.
For Sales Associates Only
“Ron, handle your bagels!” – Mr. Sheltie
There’s Chekov’s gun, and in this one we get Chekov’s bagels. Rob Riggle guest stars as Ron’s (Key) boss, Mr. Sheltie, a chummy sales bro set to give a sales presentation. But poor Ron must fend off an eager janitor (Peele) who is really keen on getting his paws on those bagels (if only he’d heed the For Sales Associates Only sign).
The Move
“I would love to help you move – that’s what boyfriends do.” – Key
Wherein Key will do whatever it takes to not help his girlfriend (Jasika Nicole, Astrid Farnsworth from Fringe) move this weekend.
The Snitch
“Nobody gonna say nothing about how Big Earl shot up that liquor store.” – J-Rock
Key and Rockwell (Mekhi Phifer, Future from Eight Mile) agree that J-Rock (Peele) would never snitch on them, until… well, you know. This one falls into the rare pocket of K&P sketches that are silly yet predictable.
The Lion King
“It’s not a three animated hyenas situation.” – Pete
When Pete (Peele) finds himself in an intellectual conversation that’s way above his head during an attempt to charm an attractive woman Heresa (Tatyana Ali of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air fame and, more recently, Abbott Elementary), he stumbles into a Peter Sellers from Being There method to get in the door thanks to the Disney classic, The Lion King.
Some stats and info about Key & Peele, “Hollywood Sequel Doctor”
TV SHOW – Key and Peele
SEASON/EPISODE – Season 5, Episode 8
AIRED ON – August 26th, 2015
NETWORK/STREAMING SERVICE – Comedy Central/Hulu
GENRE – Comedy, Sketch Comedy
CREATED BY – Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele