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Rizwan's title: "TOW we be
black"
Originally aired Monday, February 7th, 2000.
Disclaimer:
A timorous title card clearly declaring the ensuing
episode an act of pure satire.
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Hosting
sequence #1:
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"The 49th
Annual Mike and Ben Black History Extravaganza."
The boys do their act before a huge crowd
(courtesy of BET's "Laugh In") to convulsive
laughter. Two dissidents object, however, and
take the stage forcibly.
Featuring:
Jason
Eason,
Lawrence
Givens
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Opening
credits
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Mid-way
through the theme song, Jason objects to the
tune and substitutes another more suitable for
the episode's subject material.
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Hosting
sequence #2:
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Clearly
intimidated by the trucculent audience members
trespassing on the stage, Mike and Ben attempt
to introduce the next piece, but Jason declares
him inept and does it for him.
Featuring:
Jason
Eason,
Lawrence
Givens
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Movin'
On Up:
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In a
tribute to civil rights hero Rosa Parks, one of
our African American cast members rides the
on-campus shuttle and refuses to sacrifice his
seat in the front, seemingly oblivious that no
one is asking him to.
Featuring:
Lawrence
Givens,
Myles
Nye
(cameo)
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What
Does Whitey Know About Black History
Month?:
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More sad
than funny are these excerpts from interviews in
which real white students reveal their ignorance
of all things related to black history.
Featuring:
Jason
Eason
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The
Mis-education of Sean Heckman:
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Our lily-whiter
producer mines real African American men for tips
and pointers on how to be black.
Featuring:
Sean
Heckman
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Hosting
sequence #5:
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Lawrence
confesses that the next piece actually doesn't
pertain to black history, but since he's in it,
he figures it's okay. He also mentions that he
has appropriated Mike's wallet.
Featuring:
Jason
Eason,
Lawrence
Givens
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The
Extra Super Special Secret
Service:
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A cabal
of strong-arm men protect unassuming citizens
from imaginary threats. They teach us that being
a body guard isn't just about safety: it's about
love.
Featuring:
Sean Hart,
Ben Feller,
Lawrence
Givens,
Mike Pesses
(cameo),
Ben Larson
(cameo)
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Hosting
sequence #6:
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The hosts who
hijacked the program announce their intention to
turn the tables on those who once enslaved their
ancestors in piece which they claim will be called
"Make Whitey Do It."
Featuring:
Jason
Eason,
Lawrence
Givens
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Teaching
Whitey a Lesson:
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This
controversially-titled piece features our
African American cast members reversing the
conditions of slavery by making whites call them
master, forcing them to pick cotton (balls), and
feeding them rations of bread and water.
Featuring:
Lawrence Givens,
Jason Eason
(voice),
Sean Heckman
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Hosting
sequence #7:
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Mike and
Ben attempt to regain control of the show. They
wheedle and plead with their replacements to
allow them to air a piece of their own devising.
Jason and Lawrence reluctantly give in.
Featuring:
Jason
Eason,
Lawrence
Givens
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William
Feng's "Pandy" [Independent student
film]:
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A stuffed
toy panda clashes with his teacher, Mrs.
Dinglehopper, over a lesson in playing the
recorder. Pandy has a fantasy sequence about
meeting a black sheep as Mike, Ben, Jason, and
Lawrence look on in horror and disbelief.
Concludes with a title card absolving Mike and
Ben of all responsibility for the quality of the
piece.
Featuring:
Judy Ashouri,
William Feng (voice)
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Closing
credits:
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Additional
clowning around from Mike and Ben. Shanghai Ped
logo projected over railroad tracks.
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On
top
of this paaaa-aaaage
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covered with snow...
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