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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Two and a Half Men
Polygraph — 10 years ago(October 20, 2015 08:26 PM)
You remember when in the 1st episode of season three ("A weekend in Bankog") Jake talks Charlie into going to a specific chicken restaurant but instead of going there they end up in a different place ("Watts" or something) where the only customers seem to be Mexicans and African Americans who give them the stink-eye?
Given the canned laughter accompanying this scene, this seemed to have been some kind of cultural "inside joke" - can anyone explain if the writers meant to hint at something with this scene, or if it just didnt mean anything?
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hide86 — 10 years ago(November 02, 2015 07:43 AM)
Touche'. Sorry I didn't realize you were not from the US. The Watts Riots of 65 were taught in America schools as a part of history class or sociology class. LA equivalent of NYs Harlem.
And yes, I have heard of NeukoelnI was a David Bowie fan in the 70s/80s lol
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orrdaniel398 — 10 years ago(November 02, 2015 08:38 AM)
Watts is a predominantly black neighborhood, and they were the only white people in the restaurant. Also Charlie was very wealthy and Watts is a poor neighborhood, so naturally he felt very out of place and was anxious to get out of there.
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Polygraph — 10 years ago(November 02, 2015 11:53 PM)
Ok - thanks for sorting that out. Another question: Ive always thought that "South Central" was L.A. equivalent of Harlem, given how often its mentioned in HipHop-songs and the like.
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dhmason6155 — 9 years ago(August 25, 2016 10:18 AM)
Let me put it more bluntly: If you're white, you DON'T show your lily-ass face in Watts (or Compton or Inglewood, etc) without a good reason, especially if you're from Malibu, driving a BMW, dressed like a tourist and it's nighttime. That is unless you like getting robbed and your ass beaten.
Don't mean to sound like a jerk, but no one else on this thread seems to be stating the obvious. Check out "Malibu's Most Wanted". Also try Googling or You- Tubing Reginald Denny.
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birthdaybeachboy — 9 years ago(December 21, 2016 10:26 PM)
"Malibu's Most Wanted" is a comedy; in comedy, life is exaggerated. Using a comedy's portrayal of a situation as a research point is like saying "You don't know about Beverly Hills white people? Check out The Beverly Hillbillies." Did you know that in Hamilton's day they sang hip-hop all the time?
To the top poster: the people in the restaurant are put off by CHARLIE'S BEHAVIOR, as if, like the poster I'm replying to, Charlie was ASSUMING he was "going to get his lily-white ass beaten and robbed just for being in Watts." See how funny that is, and what a reflection of life it is, as seen by dhmason6155's "honest portrayal" of it. Notice when you watch again, that no one is glaring at Jake, who is calmly eating his dinner. The humor is in showing Charlie being foolish and bigoted, and being unable to relax and eat his dinner, without making everyone around him nervous for no reason because he's nervous for no reason.
And Mason don't even try it. I stop at fast food joints in South Central all the time. They don't come any whiter than me, and I've never faced the kind of situation a black man would face were the situation reversed in your lily-white part of town. Nothing but friendly greetings and smooth business exchanges. You really need to get out more.