"Strollin To Vote" - A 2020 Saturday Nite Live" Television Skit (This is a reprint & update of a 2020 pancocojams post)

 

Saturday Night Live, Oct. 31, 2020

A group of American voters (Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd, Ego Nwodim, Punkie Johnson) face a challenging road to the election polls.

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Edited by Azizi Powell

[This is a reprint of a 2020 pancocojams post that remains in this blog. The same additional material has been added to both the 2020 post and this October 2026 post. 

This 2026 includes a comment that I wrote and published in that 2020's post's discussion thread. This is the only comment that is in that discussion thread as of the publishing date for this 2026 pancocojams post. 

Visitor comments are welcome for both of these posts.]
 
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This pancocojams post showcases the Oct. 31, 2020 Saturday Night Live (SNL) television skit "Strollin".  

This post also includes the lyrics to the song that was sung in that skit, background for that Saturday Night Live skit as well as selected comment from that YouTube video's discussion thread.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and political purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those associated with this Saturday Night Live skit. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Also, thanks to all those who are active in voter outreach projects.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE [written October 24, 2026]

(Additions and corrections are welcome.)

This is one of several pancocojams posts about Black American people being transported in groups to one voting (polling) place or Black people marching in a group to one voting (polling) place in order to vote in a state or national election. Referents for these "voting in groups" efforts include the names "Souls to the polls" and "Stroll to the polls".

It's important to note that "Soul to the polls", "Stroll to the polls", and similarly named efforts have only been held and can only be held for early, in person voting in a state of the United States in which a person who is already registered to vote in that state or is registering to vote at that time in that state and then votes at that time can vote at any polling place within that state.

In contrast, the criteria and process for election day voting in those states is different from the way that early voting has occurred and currently occurs in those states. One crucial differences is that during election day voting a registered voter can only vote at a specific polling place. 

North Carolina's early voting process that allows for people to  vote at any polling site means that an eligible person who is transported in that group or who marched as a group to that  polling site can vote at that polling site.

In contrast, Pennsylvania (where I live) has no traditional early in person voting process. Therefore, no mass voting effort such as Souls to the polls" or "Strolls to the polls" could work there.

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So many pancocojams "Souls to the polls" and "Stroll to the polls" posts focus on North Carolina because because there are so many YouTube videos of these voting efforts in that state. This large number of videos is tied to the fact that these efforts (particularly what has been referred to as "Stroll to the polls") have been led by and have involved people and organizations (particularly historically Black Greek letter fraternities and sororities) that are associated with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

North Carolina has the second largest number of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States.*

*from AI Overview- "North Carolina has 10 accredited (and 11 to 12 total historical) historically Black colleges and universities.

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Alabama has the highest number of HBCUs in the country with 14 recognized institutions.

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 Also, North Carolina frequently leads the nation in total undergraduate Black student enrollment across its institutions.**

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(Note: North Carolina A&T State University is recognized as the largest HBCU by total enrollment in the United States)."

**I presume that the word "institutions" in this quote means educational institutions that are HBCUs and non-HBCUs.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SNL ''STROLLIN'' SKIT
The Oct. 31, 2020 Saturday Night Live television skit "Strolling" focuses on two middle age African American women and two middle age Black men standing outside who decide to "stroll" down to a voting place and vote early (before the official voting day.) The group does a strut/stroll like dance while they sing about how they are trying to find a place to vote.

According to a number of commenters in the discussion thread for the YouTube video of that Saturday Night Live skit, the song that is sung by the group of Black people in that skit is based on The Whispers' 1987 R&B song "Keep On Lovin' Me" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6aRvVTSC0I&ab_channel=UnidiscMusic. 

That Saturday Night Live skit reflects the voter suppression actions taken in some Texas cities and in some other American cities. Those voter suppression actions include closing many voting polls in communities where People of Color live, moving polling places in majority Black neighborhoods to distant locations, and having so few polling places in certain communities that people are forced to stand in line for hours in order to vote early or to vote on election day.

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WHY THE WORD "STROLLIN" IS USED IN THIS SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE TELEVISION SKIT
The title and some of the content for Saturday Night Live's "Strollin" skit has its source in the historically Black Greek letter fraternities and sororities' voting efforts directed toward Black Americans. Those Black Greek letter organizations (bglos) have named those voting efforts "Stroll to the polls". That name in part is a play on the name "Souls To The Polls" , a voter recruitment and support effort that has been led for decades by Black churches. The name "Stroll to the polls" is also a nod to and a play on the bglo meaning of word "stroll".

The word "stroll" in American English means "to walk leisurely". The word "stroll" is also the name of a 1958 R&B dance. In addition to those meanings, for members of historically Black Greek letter fraternities and sororities "strollin'" is a competitive or non-competitive performance activity that is done instead of "steppin" at shows, parties, and other historically Black Greek letter events. "Strolls" are either performed by members of the same historically Black Greek letter organization or by members of various (usually) historically Black Greek letter organizations in the case of some "unity strolls". The performers form a vertical line and move in a circular, follow the leader manner to the accompaniment of one of a select group of Hip Hop/R&B records. While strolling, the members perform movements that are distinctive to their organization, including "throwing" their organization's hand sign. 

Because of that history and current culture, it's not surprising that a number of historically Black Greek letter organizations have named their voter outreach efforts "Stroll to the Polls" instead of using other names for those efforts such as "walk the vote" or "souls to the polls". 

Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWilCKWiH2A&ab_channel=11Alive for an Oct. 19, 2020 YouTube video entitled "Atlanta 'Stroll to the Polls' video, images go viral". The summary of that video that was published by 11Alive reads "Members of the four historically Black sororities came together for the project that grabbed the attention of celebrities and social media."

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.. has held "Stroll to the Polls" voter outreach campaigns for eight years and that history may have contributed to the impetus for Saturday Night Live's Oct. 31, 2020 "Strollin" skit was the Atlanta Stroll to the Polls" video and/or other "Stroll to the Polls" videos. 

A number of the YouTube videos of "Stroll to the Polls" voter outreach initiatives indicate that those initiatives are led by members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate for Vice President, is a member of that sorority. 
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*Some information about Alpha Phi Alpha's "Stroll to the Polls" initiatives is included in the comment section of this post. 

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LYRICS TO SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE'S SKIT "STROLLIN'"

You know what time it is?

Yeah, get nasty.
Get nasty.

Oh yeah,
Un hun.

Let's do it. 

We've been waitin four years
And now it's time
To head down to the polls
and hit that voting line.

Been hopin for so long
for Nov. 3rd
It's time to march on down
and get our voices heard   

We're strollin to the polls
to the polls
We're strollin to the polls

Y'all don't have to ask
They need us.

And less
They gonna need the best
Un hun

[White man dressed with as sweater like Mr. Rogers tv. character] - "We're closed." 

Okay.

We're gettin __
We can vote here

[White man] -Sorry, This one's also closed.

Okay
Strollin to the polls
So is this where it is?

Strollin to the polls.

Oh, just a little bit further.

All the polls are closed
So we head to the one down south.

[White man] - "Sorry, that poll's closed.
It's a Walmart now.

Okay, damn
Tell us, man, where can we go vote then?

[White man] - "Go way up the road
Right up on Route 110."

That's the highway!

[Group shown walking in between cars driving on the highway.] 

We're strollin to the polls 
Just a little bit further, y'all.
Strollin to the polls.  

Not sure why we didn't drive.

We're strollin to the polls
Why the heck I wore church shoes y'all?
Strolling to the polls.
I regret livin in Texas.

Hey, while we strollin,
Come on, everybody
Introduce yourselves.
Me, I'm crazy legs Jimmy. 
Watch my crazy legs.
I'm off and running.

I'm rubberband Ryan.

I'm pitty pat Patricia.

And I'm Michelle.
Just Michelle.

I think we almost there.
So fit to go.

[White man dressed as school crossing guard] - "Sorry everyone. The road is closed."

It's not though.

We're strollin to the polls.
I'm crampin up.
Strollin to the polls.

It's almost five o clock
Let's do double time. [Group moves faster.]

Strollin to the polls
Strolling to the  polls

We're here!
Yeah, we finally made it.

[White man with suit on] -"Congratulations, this one is open."
 
[The group stands in back of a line full of voters. A White man walks passed with wearing  camo shirts and pants and holding an automatic weapon. Speaking about that man, one of the women in the group says]

Hold up! Does he work here?

I don't think so. [Group looks at each other with concerned expressions.]

Strollin to the polls.

I don't know. 

Strollin to the polls.

This line's so big.

Hey we in line.

[The group realizes that the voting line that they are standing in is really loooooooong.]

Ooh, this line.

[One member of the group asks a White woman standing in front of him in the line.]

Hey, lady. How long have you been here?

[White woman takes her face mask down and replies]

"Three hours."

Damn!

[Voice from the person in charge of the voting place.] - "Next!"

We're strollin
to the- [Group stops singing because the line didn't move far.]

[Voice from the person in charge of the voting place.] - "Next!" 
   

We're stroll- [Group stops singing because the line didn't move far.]

[After some time in the line[

Oh! Finally!

This is where we go in to vote, right?

[White man in suit seated behind a table] - "Yep. You all brought masks. right?"

Damn!

We walked all this way?

[One of the men in the group covers up his mouth with his hand and says]
How bout if I use my hand?

[White man in suit seated behind a table shakes his head no and says] -"Well, that's a hand." 

We're strollin to the polls.

[Skit ends.]
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This is my transcription which differs slightly from the closed caption words on the screen. Additions and corrections are welcome.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
(All of these comments are from Oct. 31, 2020 or Nov. 1, 2020 except for the first two comments from 2021 that I added in 2026.

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

1. @Greyareas27, 2021
"For anybody who doesn't know, this is a direct reference to Harris County (Houston) TX. -1.4 million voters relegated to ONE drop-in ballot box! Voter suppression personified!"

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2. @tennesseewilliams101, 2021
"For those of you wondering, Harris county is about 20 percent Black, 40 percent Hispanic and 8 percent Asian."

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3. woah11ify
"This is SNL gold"

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4. angelica
"Brilliant. The mask, the message, the choreography, the cast, the song, the styling. Perfection👌🏾🙌🏾👏🏾"

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5. James Ricker
"SNL doing what comedy does best, social commentary"

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6. achilleshoplite
"Christ this was fun at first but then it got depressing real quick"

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7. Doug Lowe
"Brilliantly conceived and executed. Exactly whats happening in Houston right now. I laughed...then got really angry."

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8. Jerry Booth
"This is terrific, tackling a serious problem without being heavy-handed, and as a bonus, some great music (glad SNL is moving away from the interchangeable rap songs). Also perfect use of Mulaney. The team of Kenan, Chris, Ego and Punkie has so much to offer the show and viewers."

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9. Language Lab
"Yes. All while ignoring CoVid through the shi--y* modeling of a lack of social distance.

 And "terrific" My dear sir, you are not a day under the age of 70"
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.

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10. emily Reid
"@Language Lab i think these people know what they are doing. WAY TO DROWN EVERYTHING IN UNNECESSARY NEGATIVITY. No ones looking for a role model at snl. They watch it to laugh. Heard of it."

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11. ZZ-Talk
"Bruh. Gotta laugh to keep from crying."

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12. Tyler Hackner
"I have that song in my head now"

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13. YouTubeName
"It’s based on this Whispers song:

https://youtu.be/d6aRvVTSC0I "

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14. Shareatha Coleman
"Ikr, now I want to stroll to the polls 🤣🤣🤣. But, I already voted."

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15. hagar2025
"The US should try how  the rest of the world is voting: in and out in 10 minutes. Oh wait... republicans."

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16. James Ricker
"Republicans are scared of people voting because they don't think their policies are popular"

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17. dafttool
"It took me only 10 minutes, but I live in a very white, Republican district 🤔 It’s probably a coincidence. 🤪"

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18. kawaiiafangirl
"I lost it when they started strollin' on the highway. Lmao."

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19. E. Von
"Genius Stuff"

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20. Al Mack
"I LITERALLY SCREAMED"

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21. Ken Williams
"  "Why didn't we drive"?..I fell out when Just Michelle said that!🤣🤣🤣"

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22. G De Los Muertos
"I love their shuffle walk."

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23.  Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot
"This looks like a Black R&B super group of an Isley Brother, one of the twins from The Whispers, and the women from Midnight and Atlantic Starr lmao."

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24. Cinny
"So many of us are experiencing this sh-t* right now, it’s sadly very relatable😅"
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.

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25. itgetter9
"For real, though: MAD GRATITUDE to everyone who has been standing in LONG lines and going through other kinds of ordeals to cast a vote.  You're heroes, and I hope that we can get good outcomes to allow us to roll back voter suppression."
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"Mad gratitude" = a lot of gratitude

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26. beresponsibleplease
"This would be funny if it wasn’t true! Please vote !"

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Discussion thread comment from that 2020 post:

Azizi PowellNovember 1, 2020 at 1:36 PM

Here's an excerpt from an article about the historically Black Greek letter fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc's "Soul to the Polls" voter outreach initiative:

https://thecompass.cnu.edu/event/2815647
"Stroll to the Polls: InVIctus
Date and TimeSaturday, October 20 2018 at 6:00 PM EDT to
Location
Ferguson Concert Call

1 Avenue of the Arts, Newport News, VA


Description
Stroll To The Polls is put on every year by the Upsilon Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. It's a fulfillment of one of our four national programs, A Voteless People Is A Hopeless People. This is our chance to ENGAGE the community and PROMOTE voter awareness and community involvement, because it's up to us to truly make a difference. This years theme is about the poem InVIctus and overall social consciousness. Invictus by Sir William Ernest Henley is a story about perseverance. We aim to project and live by that story with our performance and endeavors leading up to the event. We put our own spin on it, and have your favorite CNU organizations join us in coming up with their very own original stroll routines in order to compete for the most prestigious trophy on campus. STROLL CHAMPION. Strolling, if you don't know, is a form of dance that Greek Organizations in the NPHC showcase at social events. Now you have a chance to watch your favorite clubs, fraternities, and sororities, perform their very own routines."...

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Karen's Potato Salad With Raisins (Saturday Night Live's 2018 Black Jeopardy! Skit Featuring T'Challa/Black Panther)

 

Saturday Night Live, Published on Apr 7, 2018

Shanice (Leslie Jones), Rashad (Chris Redd) and T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) compete on Black Jeopardy, hosted by Darnell Hayes (Kenan Thompson).
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Total Statistics as of November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM EST
Total # of views- 34,435,923
Total # of likes- 542K

Total # comments- 27,390

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision - November 28, 2025

This is a continuation of Part II of a four part 2018 pancocojams series that showcases the April 7, 2018 "Black Jeopardy!" skit that featured, among others, Chadwick Boseman in his role as T'Challa from the blockbuster Black Panther movie. 

This 2025 pancocojams post presents information about Saturday Night Live and its Black Jeopardy! skits and information about the use of the name "Karen" as a negative referent for certain types of White women. . 

This post also presents additional comments from the discussion thread of that 2018 Saturday Night Live "Black Jeopardy!" YouTube video.  

The link for the 2018 pancocojams post is https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/tchalla-black-panther-karens-potato.html. That post presents 133 comments from the discussion thread of the 2018 Saturday Night Live's Black Jeopardy! video as well as 25 comments that comprise the entire sub-thread (as of April 16, 2018) about "Black Cookout Rules & Regulation".25 comments from the  Black Cookout Rules & Regulations discussion thread. Both of these discussion threads included some comments that were published on April 13-April 16, 2018). That 2018 pancocojams post has no visitor comments as of November 26, 2025.

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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/saturday-night-lives-black-jeopardy.html for Part I of this pancocojams series presents an excerpt from an online article about this "Black Jeopardy!" skit and a video of this skit. My transcript of this skit is also included in this post. This transcript differs slightly from the sub-titles that appear in that embedded video.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/comments-about-sprite-being-black-soda_18.html for Part III of this series. Part III of this series presents selected comments from the discussion thread of the YouTube video of April 7, 2018 Saturday Night Live's "Black Jeopardy". These comments focus on two of the "prizes" announced for the "Black Jeopardy!" contestants: Sprite (which was described as "the Black soda" and "Useta Hold Margarine" containers.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-blackest-black-jeopardy-additional.html for Part IV of this series. That post presents additional selected comments about this April 7, 2018 "Black Jeopardy!" sketch as well as comments comparing this sketch with other Black Jeopardy sketches and other skits on the Saturday Night Live series.

Part IV also presents selected comments about whether or not the concept and content of Saturday Night Lives' "Black Jeopardy!" is racist and/or stereotypical.

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The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Chadwick Boseman, Kenan Thompson, and thanks to all others who performed on that sketch. Thanks to that sketch's writers and thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" 
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live
"Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC. The show's premiere was hosted by George Carlin on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night. The show's comedy sketches, which often parody popular culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest and broadcast live with a studio audience. The host usually delivers a monologue toward the start of the show and then performs in sketches with the cast, and introduces featured performances by a musical guest. An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that is usually based on current political events and ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!", before moving to credits and introduction of the guest host"...

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INFORMATION ABOUT "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE'S "BLACK JEOPARDY!" SKITS

From AI Overview write-up (results November 27, 2025)
"Black Jeopardy!" is a popular recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live that parodies the game show Jeopardy!. The sketch, hosted by Kenan Thompson as Darnell Hayes, features a third white contestant (often played by Tom Hanks) who struggles to understand the cultural context of the Black-centric questions. The game highlights cultural differences through the answers given by the Black contestants, such as the "old-school" responses of Velvet Jones (Eddie Murphy) or the more modern ones of Jared (Drake).

[...]

Cultural Highlights: The humor comes from the contrast between the different contestants' answers and their differing levels of cultural understanding. For example, a question might be answered by one contestant with a reference to a popular rap artist, while another might give a response related to a historical event or common experience.

First Aired: The first "Black Jeopardy!" sketch aired in March 2014.

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From another AI Overview write-up (results November 27, 2025 in response to my question "Does Saturday Night Live's Black Jeopardy skits still exist?)
"Yes, the "Black Jeopardy!" sketch still exists and appeared on Saturday Night Live for its 50th anniversary special in February 2025, as reported by NBC and the New York Post. The special featured Kenan Thompson hosting and brought back original cast member Tom Hanks as the recurring contestant Doug, alongside other cast members like Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Chris Rock, and Eddie Murphy.

50th Anniversary Special: The sketch returned for "SNL50: The Anniversary Special" on February 16, 2025.

New and Returning Cast: Kenan Thompson reprised his role as host, and Tom Hanks returned to play the recurring contestant Doug, a Trump supporter who wears a MAGA hat.

Guest Stars: The sketch also included appearances from Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Chris Rock, and Eddie Murphy.

Content: The categories and questions in the sketch, as in previous versions, were based on stereotypes of African American culture, according to the SNL Fandom Wiki."
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Here's some information about the television quiz show Jeopardy!:
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy!
"Jeopardy! is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given general knowledge clues in the form of answers and they must identify the person, place, thing, or idea that the clue describes, phrasing each response in the form of a question.[1]

The original daytime version debuted on NBC on March 30, 1964, and aired until January 3, 1975."...

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEROGATORY USE OF THE NAME "KAREN"
Since 2017 the female given name "Karen" has been used in African American culture- and, by extension, in other parts of American culture (USA)- as a derogatory referent for White females, and sometimes also White males.

AI Overview
"The name "Karen" became a negative term for some white women around 2018, evolving from online memes that began in 2017. It became a pejorative slang term used to criticize middle-aged white women who allegedly misuse their privilege to get their way, especially by calling the authorities on minority groups or making unreasonable demands. The negative meaning surged in popularity in 2020 due to viral videos showing such behavior.

Early use: The term started appearing on platforms like Reddit around 2017, often in memes mocking women with the name. The first pejorative definition appeared on Urban Dictionary in 2018, initially describing a specific "Karen" as a blonde woman with an "ombre cascade hairstyle" who demands to "speak to the manager".

Evolution of meaning: By 2021, the meaning expanded to include instances where a "Karen" imposes her beliefs and potentially calls the police on unsuspecting individuals, particularly if they are of a minority descent.

Social context: The negative connotation grew significantly, especially in 2020 during the anti-black racism protests, as more viral videos emerged of white women engaging in behavior associated with the "Karen" stereotype. "
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The name "Karen" has also evolved to become a negative referent for White men who act in the same way as female "Karens". The name "Karen" is also sometimes used by Black Americans as a negative general referent for all White women.  

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD: T'CHALLA & KAREN'S POTATO SALAD 

These comments are given in relative chronological order.

Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzMzFGgmQOc

1. @abenaoseii, 2018
" "i sense that this white woman does not season her food" 🙌🏾"

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2. @27jasepp, 2018
"Abena ! I didn’t know we had that reputation"

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3. @aprilmay1061
"Jason Epperson.  It's an old time joke."

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4. @marszenka, 2018
"I recently made potato salad. I personally season things a lot already (and I hate raisins) but this time... I added extra paprika. >_> T'Challa mah King!"

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5. @tajthegreatone9326, 2018
"I swear SNL ratings went up like crazy during this episode!

"Karen keep your bland ass potatoe salad to yourself!"

😂😂😂😂"

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6. @timb6509, 2018
"Taj The Great One this was hilarious from start to finish!!!"

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7. @antwuanlamont4694, 2019
"That potato salad response had me on the floor when I first heard it......."Probably add something unnecessary, like raisins......" ...........lol"

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8. @jamarrogers2985, 2019
"Had me in tears🤣🤣🤣"

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9. @Concatenate, 2019
"I'm whiter than sour cream and I've never even heard of "my people" putting raisins in potato salad or not seasoning the food.  If anyone did that they would be immediately excommunicated."

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10 @MsLessone, 2020 
"@Concatenate  you're probably from the south where your food has been ... influenced. They not talking about u 😉"

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11. @Nicro328, 2019
"You’re from the South. Of course they know how to season their food there. We’re talking about the REST of the country.

I’m from SoCal, attend uni in Ohio, the amount of people that don’t season their food is alarming!

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12. @erauprcwa, 2019
"My husband is white, his mother makes good potato salad. I was surprised when she first made it. She actually seasons her food and doesn't add anything 'fancy' to it."

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13. @nanettewhite8269, 2019
"@erauprcwa  your mother-in-law's Street Credibility has gone up 25 points. She now officially has bragging rights.😁😁"

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14. @erauprcwa, 2019
..."(anecdotal) if you've been around ethnic people or from the south, you know how to cook well...

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15. @boblozaintherealworld3577, 2019
..."now of course, there's white and then there's WHITE. now i've got blue eyes and fair skin but yet i'm 100% Latino. (in the old country they'd call me a 'guero')"

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16. @boblozaintherealworld3577, 2019
"@erauprcwa  my jewish mother-in-law from the Bronx made good potato salad."

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17. @tyrant-den884, 2019
"my mom does add the paprika, but sometimes also raisins.

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18. @natsaidthat, 2020
"Chadwicks responses were epic!!😆 His acting skills were unparalleled! The way he stayed in character the entire time, his dialect, posture, facial gesturing...man what a boss!!! He will be missed!! 😥"

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19. @TrueBackLash, 2020
"Let’s go with Tributes for $400.

Answer: This is the reason why there are so many people in the comment section for a hilarious Chadwick Boseman.

Question: What is to honor him as an icon of cinema and role model."

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20. @equarles8825
"Amen.  Rest in Power little brother.  You are forever in our hearts.  O,Ne Love."

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21.@ellik3802, 2020
"Fantastic segment due to Chadwick"

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22. @perri_6, 2020
"King T'Chadwick!"

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23. @lonisballington7636, 2020
"I can’t believe he was battling cancer through all of this while still having such a great sense of humor :( RIP one of the greatest actors to ever live <3"

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24. @yukirabbit2615, 2020
"And he kept his condition on the down low, even when he started losing weight and haters insulting his appearance. He wanted to keep the dreams of the fans alive."

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25. @daniellefish2316, 2020
"Came here after hearing about Chadwick Boseman’s passing. 2020 is awful and he was such a class act. Wakanda forever! And rest in power and Rest In Peace ️️️️️"

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26. @canigetto1subscriberbefore908, 2020
"This man literally fought cancer the entire time he was playing Black Panther. He is definitely the strongest Avenger. RIP King.Till we meet again."

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27. @radharamanivasam7269, 2020
"You are so right, Chadwick is indeed the Strongest Avenger, he will always be missed,"

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28. @MissLinas, 2020
"#WAKANDAFOREVER

Rest In Power Chadwick Boseman 👑 🙏🕊 ☦ ❤ 💛 💙 💜 💚 ⚘"

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29. @SuperTruthful, 2020
"He was diagnosed in 2016, so not only Black panther several other projects. Bless him."

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30. @matheussanthiago9685, 2024
" "in my culture, death is not the end"

Rest in Power King"

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31. @-BabyValentine, 2020
"Since all the recent comments are depressing, can we take the time to imagine the KING seriously going on this show and taking time off from protecting Wakanda 😂."

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32. @milesandcoffee, 2020
"It's so funny because it brings TRUE!  He stayed in character!  I love this!"

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33. @royal_kira7184, 2020
"And why did he need the prize money tho? 🤔"

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34. @generaldeathmaster9295, 2020
"Yeah. Like he isn’t rich enough. I think Black Panther is worth about $300 billion in the comics"

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35. @LazyCat010, 2020
"@royal_kira7184  Raising money for Shuri's science center"

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36.  @Brian-sf6ew, 2020
" "This White Woman does not season her food" "

I'm dyin' here lmao"

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37. @davethevikingkid, 2020
"and adds raisins!"

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38.@jobesz44, 2021
"The dynamic between Keenan and Chadwick on that last answer is priceless. That piece of the segment belongs in SNL hall of fame. RIP to the late, great king Chadwick"

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39. @jkhegarty4317, 2022
"I agree with you. SNL hall of fame! This skit will never grow old!"

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40. @christinablackmambabroadwa3289, 2022
"I agree. I believe that’s why they had it split screened. So that we, the viewer, could see that dynamic that you speak of."

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41. @thomasfranco5997, 2022
"@jkhegarty4317  I think their are 2 skits of Black Jeopardy that should go to the hall of fame. The other with Tom Hanks. They are both great skits. I watch both of them when I need a pick me up. Rest In Peace Chadwick Boseman! you will be missed,"

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42. @timcrum146, 2021
"Boseman was a talented man. He rocked the role of Black Panther like no one else could have. It’s sad to see him looking so meek and sickly. To show up, put on a smile, and deliver those lines so smoothly while literally dying shows how strong and talented he was. RIP King T’Challa, Wakanda Forever!!"

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43. @stephboseman1470, 2021
"I know, right?  He was so sick and nobody knew."

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44. @patchdavis35, 2021
"This, kids, is what courage looks like. You will rarely see it." ** 45. @gabrielklute1086, 2022 "Just saw Wakanda forever 2 days ago and the tribute made me cry. This man was such a good person and inspired so many. RIP Chadwick your legacy as a hero will last forever." ** Reply 46. @bampo8436, 2022 "Yeah :( "

** 47. @disturbedpyro4511, 2022
" “Aww hell naww Karen! Keep your bland ass potato salad to yourself!!”😂😂😂 this skit will never get old!"

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48. @johnhayes6372, 2022
"🤣🤣🤣"

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49. @adrienneflowersscott9290, 2022
"Adding something unnecessary like raisins. 😂😂😂"

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50. @stephaniegittinger7980, 2022
" @adrienneflowersscott9290  I actually did see potato salad with raisins in the grocery store a couple of weeks ago.😎😎"

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51. @jazzinikki01, 2022
"Hahahaha 😂"

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52. @douglasthompson1988, 2022
"@stephaniegittinger7980  <Gasp‼>"

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53. @stephaniegittinger7980, 2022
"@douglasthompson1988  note that I did not buy it!"

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54. @Led_By_Christ, 2023
"King T’Challa’s line O hell naw Karen keep your potato salad to yourself lmao this entire skit. Loved everyone" ** Reply
55. @dianeibsen5994, 2023
"Right! I watch it over and over and over again. Kenans facial expressions are so amazing. Gifted."

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56. @danni1993, 2023
" @stephaniegittinger7980 

😳Is that really a thing...raisins in potato salad???

Oh, say it isn't so!"

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57. @stephaniegittinger7980, 2023
"@danni1993  it is,  unfortunately.  So is grapes in chicken salad!"

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58. @yoshikitte, 2023
"@stephaniegittinger7980  GRAPES?? CHICKEN SALAD?? STEPHANIE NO."

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59. @stephaniegittinger7980, 2023
"@yoshikitte  I'm afraid so"

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60. @byanymeansnecessary9329, 2023
"@stephaniegittinger7980  you are missing out, adding a natural sweet to.a dish activates a whole extra set of taste buds for a much richer flavor palette.  I tell you this as a black man who has been eating soul and Caribbean black people food for over 40 years.  Do you eat yams with marshmallows over them? Similar concept."

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61. @angelafisher9970, 2023
"@stephaniegittinger7980 I kinda like the grapes in chicken salad thing; don’t take my card😂"

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62. @disturbedpyro4511, 2023
" @angelafisher9970  grapes in chicken salad is different because slightly sweet goes goo with chicken. But raisins In potato  salad is a crime against food! Lol"

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63. @disturbedpyro4511, 2023
"@byanymeansnecessary9329  yes candied yams are amazing! And yes a little sweetness goes good in savory dishes. But if you want a little sweetness add something that pairs well with it, like Bread and Butter pickles or something. Raisins are gross in their own, never mind In potatos"

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64. @missmary2877, 2023
"@stephaniegittinger7980  Grapes in chicken salad is a very different conversation than raisins in potato salad!"

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65. @missmary2877, 2023
"@byanymeansnecessary9329  Raisins are delicious. Just please do not use them in...POTATO SALAD. Thank you, the planet"

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66. @teresasnamesake4784, 2023
"I watch this one over and over again 😂"

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67. @JM-zk9ou, 2023
"I crack up every time I watch it"

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68. @disturbedpyro4511, 2023
" @teresasnamesake4784  same! Chadwick was such a cool guy. So sad he died so young. I was completely shocked when it was revealed he had cancer.

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69. @christophergargaro959, 2023
"The only bad part of this skit is we can never have it again - RIP Chadwick. Taken from us far too soon. He was absolutely brilliant in this."

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70. @nicolelala10, 2023
"Brilliant in this....and everything else he appeared in..." 

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71. @DunmoresMovieMania, 2025
"Exactly! I was just thinking this would have been hilarious as a recurring skit whenever Chadwick would have been on the show; T'Challa answering in his innocence of modern america. So tragic that we can never ever have this dynamic again."

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72. @SDeezy593, 2025
"Facts. I still remember watching Black Panther when it came on ABC with no commercials after Chadwick passed. That gesture alone displays his impact.

Nevermind BP was on track to be the biggest Marvel movie franchise ever, IMO.

I will say, however, that we should want the BP franchise to continue with another actor. And I believe Chadwick would agree with this as well. And we should be willing to give the new one a shot, even as difficult as it would be for us initially."

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73. @heatherclemmons956, 2025
"Coming here to rewatch this after Chadwick just got his star on the Hollywood walk of fame. We miss you Chadwick 😔

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74. @BriPopp, 2025
"Chadwick Boseman was one of the most beautiful humans "

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75. @warriorwomanwisdom, 2025
"This will never not bring joy and laughter! We miss you, Chadwick. " 

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The Late 1970s &1980s Hip Hop Dance "The Patty Duke" (videos, Information, & comments)

RetroAlexander, Jun 23, 2013
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This intro to The Patty Duke Show has actress Patty Duke playing the character Patty Lane dancing (from .033 to .036). .The lyrics for that time stamp are lines from that series' theme song: “Patty loves to rock n roll a hot dog makes her lose control.”

This (and a few other very brief scenes of the character Patty dancing in that series) were the inspiration for the African American originated Hip Hop dance called "The Patty Duke".

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 -  Patty Duke Show Intro

Lee Goldberg, Dec 4, 2006

Main title sequence for the Patty Duke Show
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The intro to that American television series has Patty Duke playing the character Patty Lane dancing (from .036 to .042.The lyrics for that time stamp are from that series' theme song “Patty loves to rock n roll a hot dog makes her lose control”

Here's a comment from that video's discussion thread: 
@boopkid, 2007
"Loved this show! This was the intro to the third and last season.  Thanks for sharing it."

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases two YouTube videos of brief clips from The Patty Duke television series. The White American actress Patty Duke portraying her character "Patty Lane" in that television series is said to have been the basis of the African American late 1970s-1980s Hip Hop dance called "The Patty Duke".

Information about "The Patty Duke Show" is included in this post along with selected comments from discussion threads for several YouTube videos about "The Patty Duke" dance.

The content of this post is presented for historical and socio-cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners/

Thanks to Patty Duke for her cultural legacy. Thanks to all those who choreographed and popularize "The Patti Duke" dance, and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. 
Thanks also to all those who ae featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT "THE PATTY DUKE SHOW"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Patty_Duke_Show
"The Patty Duke Show is an American television sitcom created by Sidney Sheldon and William Asher. The series ran on ABC from September 18, 1963, to April 27, 1966.

The series was developed as a vehicle for teenage star Patty Duke, who had won an Academy Award the previous year. Duke starred in dual roles of "twin cousins" Patty and Cathy Lane.

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Premise

Patty Lane (Duke) is a normal, chatty, rambunctious teenager who (according to the theme song lyrics) lives in the Brooklyn Heights section of New York City"...
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Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_Duke for information about rhe American actress Patty Duke (December 14, 1946^[1] – March 29, 2016).

That page and the Wikipedia page about The Patty Duke Show don't mention or allude to “The Patty Duke” Hip Hop dance.

Here are two comments about this American television series from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIzGzFmCVqM Patty Duke Show, The (Intro) S1 (1963), published by RetroAlexander, Jun 23, 2013 (with numbers given for referencing purposes only)
1. @tlw1950, 2015
"No diversity! Where are the blacks, Latinos and Asians?I have to admit, though, that's one hell of a staircase!"

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2. @jeffreyriley8742, 2015
"+tlw1950 It was a very different country back then."
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Here's my comment regarding that exchange (I didn't publish it in that YouTube discussion thread) :
Given the lack of diversity in this show, it’s rather ironical that African Americans created a Hip Hop dance based on the brief dance snippet from that intro and named it “The Patty Duke”.

Based on what I've read in various YouTube discussion threads, "The Patti Duke" was rather popular, particularly in parts of New York City, in the 1980s and is "name dropped" in two Beastie Boys Hip Hop records. Because of its fascination with Hip Hop culture, The Patti Duke dance spread to other parts of the world and has multiple "how to" YouTube dance videos, all of which have different instructions for  performing that dance.  

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SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT "THE PATTY DUKE" (DANCE) FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR VIDEO #1 & SEVERAL OTHER YOUTUBE VIDEOS

These discussion threads are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only..

DISCLAIMER
Showcasing these videos in this pancocojams post doesn't mean to imply that I believe that The Patty Duke dance was done these ways. 

I don't know how the original steps for The Patty Duke were done or whether any of the dances that are shown in this pancocojams post or any of the other YouTube videos that purport to be The Patty Duke are actually that dance or later versions of that dance. Most of those other videos have no comments in their discussion thread.

This pancocojams post and its selected comments are published to point out the fact that there seldom is any authoritative version of old school Hip Hop dances on YouTube. Furthermore, old school (1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s) Hip Hop dances usually have more than one name depending on the city or region people live in, and there may be more than one version of that dance during the same period of time. Also, later dances that are performed differently from the original version/s of an earlier Hip Hop dance may use the name of that earlier Hip Hop dance. 

Adding to this mix, is the fact that people may learn a Hip Hop dance the wrong way and promote what they learned as the "right way" and/or "the only way" to do that particular dance.

SHOWCASE VIDEO #1
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIzGzFmCVqM Patty Duke Show, The (Intro) S1 (1963), published by RetroAlexander, Jun 23, 2013 [This video is given at the top of this post.] 

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1. @icalledherjanet, 2015
"At :36 she looks like she's having a seizure or something! Lol"

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2. @mwbright, 2015
"@icalledherjanet It's the hot dog.  They make her "lose control."
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3. @mysterion3182, 2021
"No matter how many times I see it I always laugh at the part where Patty is dancing like she's nuts."

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - Basic Movements Hip-Hop Patty Duke



Danceproject, Jun 10, 2011

"Tutorial , basic moves of hip hop!"
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR6Ju7HXW8A 

1. @miltonmillsmd, 2016
"That is not the version that I learned on the west coast!  Ours was MUCH cooler and more animated."

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2. @PokeyHauntus, 2016
"when do you shake your hands?"
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This comment refers to the character Patty Lane wiggling both of her hands while she danced in one of the intro clips from The Patty Duke Show that are embedded in this pancocojams post. 

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3. @manipool, 2017
"The Patty Duke Show is a 60's not a 70's show. He probably saw reruns in the 70's."

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4. @SpookOneMusic, 2017
"He said the DANCE was created from the tv show in the 70s"

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5. @noelespirtu8165, 2018
"you gotta do the patty duke to 70s music"

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6. @Khultan, 2022
"EXACTLY."

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7. .@freddiehall6433. 2020
"Back in the day it wasn't choreographed...u just hit the move"

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8. @444Bam, 2020
"The Patty Duke we did in NYC was nothing like that... and we danced it to songs like Georgy Porgy by Toto or Heartbeat Taana Gardner"

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9.@mavement, 2020
" @444Bam  Wow great! Love it! Awesome to connect with people who share the same culture... Yeah right, we know the history from the "Rockers". Very interesting. We still work with legends from the bronx, brooklyn and also from the westside (LA). Always a pleasure."

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10. @Waynestarr, 2020
"That's not the Patty Duke I know. I never seen this dance before, and I'm born in the early 70's. I believe the other, many videos of the Patty Duke are the right ones. Majority rules. It sucks though, that there's confusion about other dances like this and the "Smurf". You just never know which version is the RIGHT version. But I'll put my money on the side shifting versions on the other videos. I've seen that version on countless rap videos from the late 80's to early 90's. I NEVER saw the version they're doing in this video, at all."

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11. @bowlgs621, 2023
"you ae absolutely right and in NJ we did it to karen young i need a hot shot"

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12. @ryanc234, 2021
" I do the Patty Duke, in case you don't remember
Well, I freak a funky beat like the sh*t was in a blender!"
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This is the way this comment was written in that discussion thread

This is a quote of lyrics from the White American Hip Hop group Beastie Boys, featuring Q-Tip [song:  released Mar. 17, 1994 https://genius.com/Beastie-boys-get-it-together-lyrics

[Warning – This record includes profanity and the n word]

The Beastie Boys also mention The Patty Duke in their 1992  record "Finger Lickin Good":
"I can do the Freak, the Patty Duke, and the Spank
Gotta free the funky fish from the funky fish tanks"

https://genius.com/Beastie-boys-finger-lickin-good-lyrics

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13. @mymusic8414, 2021
"Yo that is not how we was doing the party duke here in nyc back in 1980"

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14. @bryanwiley5511, 2021
"I could be wrong, but that is not the real dance "Patty Duke", I was in college when the dance in the early early 80's or very late 70's (1979), and it was a true real imitation of Patty Duke dance from her t.v. show in the 1960's.  In fact, I was in college at OU (University of Oklahoma), a party in the building Dale Hall Lounge, and the DJ, didn't have many songs, from Con Funk Shun, "Chase Me" and "Candy" played over, over.  That album came out in 1979.  I left the party in body pain from doing the "Patty Duke" dance.  So maybe this video is some updated version of a dance from a different era.  If you want to see the real dance watch the opening song of the Patty Duke Show on FETV 8am daylight savings time eastern time zone, this is on cable t.v.  You will be amassed of the dance."

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15. @mavement, 2021
"Wow that's cool to hear and we love to share knowledge with the ones who did the dances! This is one variation of the patty duke we learned from HipHop Legend Mr. Wiggles so this is how we do it here in Europe :) The young generation should learn and respect the roots and get them dances too- it would be nice to see your version of the patty duke, lioness and so on..."

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16. @vospacevera, 2021
"Post a video! The world deserves to see the original, not this watered down"

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17. @monicaarroyo9744, 2021
"Please show us"

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18. @bryanwiley5511, 2021
"@monicaarroyo9744  I gave you all the information, you are on youtube, pull up The Patty Duke Show, you will see the dance, it is brief, but that was a huge dance back in the day, again, her show is on the COZI network (old t.v. classic shows)"

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19. @babiharris7623, 2021
"That is not the Patty Duke."

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20.@dudeseriously57, 2021
"The patty duke dance predates rap and hip hop so this appears to be a second version.  Just my opinion"

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21. @Khultan, 2022
"@bryanwiley5511  They playing music that wasn't what the Bronx DJs were playing in the 70s."

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22. @afrosoul_soul, 2024
"In Philly we did the Patty Duke to Radiance - RC La Rock Micstro

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23. @patriciadukes1398, 2021
"Ok now, I was - we- were doing the Patty Duke in the early 1980's and sorry it did Not go like its shown here. And I know because my name is Pati Dukes and I was rockin the Patty Duke dance all the time.  But do your thing"

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24. @georgeshotrodbarn2113,2021
"Now i am 63 and i used to tell the young boys at work that i used the dance the patty duke the Frankenstein the lioness and the Hussle and they said i was crazy there is not no dances like that then i would bust out the lioness which was the only one i remember and they would lough their butts"

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25. @Dvco33333, 2022
"The song "firecracker "  by "Mass Production "  and "Ring my bell" gave birth to the dance "The Patty Duke" in 1979...much love for this channel and I encourage everyone to follow, but that dance instruction is not the original 1979 "Patty Duke" I danced to at house parties and clubs that year....lol"

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26. @TheCrimeDogBowWow, 2023
"Truth"

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27. patriciadukes1398, 2024
"So Sorry, my name is Pati Dukes and that is NOT HOW WE DID MY DANCE BACK IN THE DAY. BUT GOOD TRY"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 - Foundation Hip Hop Dance (Patty Duke)

published by Dabeat Gallego, Mar 5, 2019

Paso del Foundation del Hip Hop freestyle (Social Dance)

Tiene como base el Show de televisión Patty Duke de 1963.
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Google translate from Spanish to English

Hip Hop Freestyle Foundation Step (Social Dance)

It is based on the 1963 Patty Duke TV Show.
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only)

From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhesXEyHwlQ

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1. @Dvco33333, 2023
"That's not the Patty Duke circa 1979...lol"

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2. @DabeatGallego, 2023
"Who are you?

A channel without information, without videos, without contributions, without dance, it only comes to talk shit and say that's not how it is. Grow up and if you are going to open that mouth, let it be to contribute something from what you do, not sit on a sofa and say stupid things without working. Clown... lol"

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3. @avp0713, 2024
"Imma be honest, I have to agree.... we learned a different Patty Duke right about 1978-79 also.   But whatever, its not that serious.  Some areas called dances differently.  I'm from 170th and College Ave in the Bronx."

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 - Learn the Party/Social Dance Step: The Patty Duke | Tutorial by MDS-Duo | MDS & Entertainment

Mavement, Apr 3, 2020  Step Tutorials

1. The Patty Duke starts with the groove. It has a special Tap-Hop-Step for it's base and it is not a typical two-step. Start with putting one foot to the front and tap to the floor with the ball of your foot. As soon as you did it, add the hop with your back leg (standing leg). Change the side and do it again. When you switch sides, also pivot and turn the whole body a bit to the side (almost like a side step). 

2. Put in your arms now. Make a big swing and open your hand as if you are ready to smack someone in the face. This is the real inspiration and has a background to it, not just a fun thing we invented. As you do the hop with your feet, your arms should move accordingly to it. Switch arms as you switch the side with the feet. 

3. Add your own style to it now. It can be lower, it can be done with two arms, they can go over your head or touching yourself after the "slap" and so on. Now you are ready to party and freestyle with a nice Patty Duke! :) Have fun with it!...
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsumczyKEVI

1. @444Bam,2020
"I've seen a few vids on The Patty Duke dance and none where like the way we did it in NYC.... at least you guys were close and had the right tempo music.  I give yall Credit for that"

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2. @mavement, 2020
"Thank you very much! :) We learned this step from the NYC-HipHop Legend @mrwiggles so it must be very close to the way you did it. Keep on rocking :)"

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3. @444Bam, 2020
"@mavement  I knew Wigs from back in the days along with the entire RSCrew ...and the bronx had a different style than we did in Manhattan..  we did UP ROCK and they did TOP ROCK , I've been doing it longer than Wiggle and the crew lol but it's all good as long as you're having fun with it.... The Patty D was huge in East Harlem"

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4.@mavement, 2020
"@444Bam  Wow great! Love it! Awesome to connect with people who share the same culture... Yeah right, we know the history from the "Rockers". Very interesting. We still work with legends from the bronx, brooklyn and also from the westside (LA). Always a pleasure."

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5. @Waynestarr, 2021
"That's not the Patty Duke I know. I never seen this dance before, and I'm born in the early 70's. I believe the other, many videos of the Patty Duke are the right ones. Majority rules. It sucks though, that there's confusion about other dances like this and the "Smurf". You just never know which version is the RIGHT version. But I'll put my money on the side shifting versions on the other videos. I've seen that version on countless rap videos from the late 80's to early 90's. I NEVER saw the version they're doing in this video, at all."

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6. @avp0713, 2024
"Thats not the Patty Duke that I remember from 1979 which was based of the sitcom on TV where the actual Patty Duke used to dance in the mirror."

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7. @mavement, 2024
"this is definitely a version of Patty Duke. This version comes from NY/Bronx. We learned it from Mr. Wiggles himself, our mentor and brotha."

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8. @avp0713, 2024
"@mavement   - I'm from 170th and College Ave.  I know Wiggles from way back... because i'm also a Locker... and a little popping too..   and I know this step too, i never knew it as the Patty Duke tho.  I learned a different Patty Duke step at that time.... it didn't look at all like this..."

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Information About People & Characters And Explanations For Cultural References In Busta Rhymes' 1996 Hip Hop Record "Woo Ha!! Got You All In Check

Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest Update - Feb. 11, 2024

This is Part II of a four part pancocojams series on Busta Rhymes' 1996 Hip Hop record "Woo Ha! Got You All In Check". 

This post presents information about real or fictitional people or characters mentioned in Busta Rhymes' 1996 record "Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check". This post also presents some explanations of certain things or terms that are included in that record.

In addition, this pancocojams post also includes my speculation about likely sources for two other lines in Busta Rhymes' 1996 song "Woo Ha!! (Got You All In Check)". 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/02/what-i-got-you-all-in-check-really.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That pancocojams post showcases a clean YouTube video of the original version of "Woo Hah Got You All In Check". This post also presents a link to the official (explicit) video of that record. The summary of that video presents the complete lyrics for that 1996 Hip Hop record.

That post also includes brief information about Busta Rhyme from his Wikipedia page. 

That pancocojams post also provides my general interpretations of the sayings "got you in check" and "got you all in check" and my interpretation of those sayings as they refer to Busta Rhyme's 1996 Hip Hop record with that title.

In addition, that post also presents quotes from several online sources about the meaning of the saying "got you all in check" as Busta Rhymes uses it. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/02/memories-of-hearing-busta-rhymes-1996.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. That post presents examples of memories that some people shared about first hearing and seeing Busta Rhymes' 1996 record "Woo Ha!! Got You All In Check".

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/02/examples-of-bad-breath-you-need-winter.html for Part IV of this pancocojams series. That post presents several memories that commenters on two YouTube discussion threads shared about a 1990s children's insult rhyme that was inspired by Busta Rhyme's record "Woo Ha!! (Got You All In Check".

The content of this post is presented for cultural and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Busta Rhymes for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.

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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFrl7rnCx4A for "Busta Rhymes ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check (The World Wide Remix)", published by Busta Rhymes, Sep 20, 2019-official music video [Explicit] (1996) 

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WARNING - Busta Rhymes' "Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check record and official video (as well as the official video of the remix of that song whose link is given above) includes profanity and a form of the "n word".

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INFORMATION ABOUT  PEOPLE  & CHARACTERS AND EXPLANATIONS FOR CULTURAL REFERENCES IN BUSTA RHYMES' 1996 HIP HOP RECORD "WOO HA!! GOT YOU ALL IN CHECK

The list given below (referred to as "the entries") are are numbered for referencing purposes only and are written in italics within the lines (lyrics) from that record.

These entries are given in their order of appearance in the lyrics to Busta Rhymes' original 1996 record "Woo Ha!! (Got You All In Check) as given in the summary of that record's official YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQzvQO2LcA4 published by Busta Rhymes, May 8, 2020.

1. "I'm guaranteed to give you what you need
One blood everybody like Junior Reid"
-snip-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Reid
'Delroy "Junior" Reid (born 6 June 1963) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician, best known for his featuring on the songs "One Blood", "It's Okay (One Blood)" and "This Is Why I'm Hot", as well as being the lead vocalist for Black Uhuru on three albums: Brutal, Positive and Black Uhuru Live in New York."...


** 2. "Peace to Baby Phife, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed"
-snip-
Members of the New York Hip Hop group A Tribe Called Quest 
Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tribe_Called_Quest for information about this group.

Also, click
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenario_(song) to read about Busta Rhymes' guest solo in a Tribe Called Quest's 1992 song "Scenario". That page includes the information that "The song is commonly considered a breakout moment for Leaders of the New School member Rhymes 19 when this song was released.[2] Time included the song on its list of its All-TIME 100 Songs.[3]." 
-end of quote-
As the next line indicates, there's more to the story of Busta Rhymes and The Tribe Called Quest .

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3. "Watch me knock you out like Apollo Creed"
-snip-
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Creed
"Apollo Creed is a fictional character from the Rocky franchise, played by Carl Weathers. He appeared in the first four Rocky films. Creed is the main antagonist in Rocky and Rocky II, and one of the protagonists in Rocky III and Rocky IV."...

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4. "Do the bogle dance, man, do the pepperseed"
-snip- The "bogle dance" and the 'pepperseed" are two of the dances created by Jamaican dancehall dancer and choreographer Gerald Levy (Mr. Bogle) (22 August 1964 – 20 January 2005), 
Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogle_(dancer) for information about "Mr. Bogle" (also known as Mr Wacky and other nicknames. Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/05/jamaican-dancer-latonya-styles.html for the pancocojams post entitled "Jamaican Dancer Latonya Styles Demonstrates 22 Authentic Dancehall Steps That Were Created By Mr Bogle".

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5. "Top Gun shut down your firm like Tom Cruise"
-snip-
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gun
" Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film[2].... It stars Tom Cruise as Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, a young naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise"...

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6."Busta Rhymes coming through from the Flip Mode Squad"
From https://www.last.fm/music/Flipmode+Squad/+wiki
"The Flipmode Squad was the production crew and musical family, founded and fronted by rapper Busta Rhymes."...

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7. "Bo! Coming through like G.I. Joe" -snip- From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe
"G.I. Joe is an American media franchise and a line of action figures owned and produced by the toy company Hasbro.[3][4] ". G.I. Joe's appeal to children has made it an American icon among toys."...

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8. "Star Wars moving ill like Han Solo"
-snip-
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars#Films
"Star Wars is an American epic space opera[1] media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film."...
-snip-
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Solo
"Han Solo is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas"...

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9. "Make you bounce around like this was calypso" -snip- From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_music
"Calypso is a style of Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century"...

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10. "Always shine cause I got the Hi-Pro Glow" -snip- "High Pro Glow" has several meanings. It may refer to different products that make skin shine. "High Pro Glow" also has a sexuaizedl meaning which is probably what is meant in this song. ** 11."Roll up on your a*s like Hawaii 5-0"
-snip-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series)
"Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series....Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons on CBS from September 20, 1968, to April 8, 1980, and continues in reruns."...

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12. "Macked out with my dreads" -snip- "mack out" = several meanings, including "To dress sharp, impress through clothing.".https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Macked%20Out [Warning-This page includes sexually explicit references]
-snip-
"dreads"
-snip-
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/dreadlocks
"a hairstyle in which the hair hangs in long thick twisted pieces:"

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13. ..." and my Kangol"
-snip-
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangol "Kangol is a British clothing company famous for its headwear.
[...]
In the 1980s Kangol berets entered a new phase of fashion history with their adoption by members of the hip-hop community, such as Grandmaster Flash, Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Slick Rick, Kangol Kid of UTFO, and The Notorious B.I.G.

The brand was popularised even more by the 1991 movie New Jack City."...

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14. "Forget the Moet ...just pass the Cisco" -snip-
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo%C3%ABt_%26_Chandon
"Moët & Chandon (French: [mɔɛt‿e ʃɑ̃dɔ̃]),[1] also known simply as Moët, is a French fine winery and part of the luxury goods company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE."...
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From https://www.baltimoresun.com/1991/01/06/cisco-wine-is-full-of-surprises-alcohol-officials-says/
"What is the alcoholic drink Cisco?

“Takes you by surprise!” reads the cheery slogan for Cisco, a fruit-flavored beverage produced by New York's Canandaigua winery. The claim rings true, for Cisco's alcohol is 20 percent, almost twice that of most wines and four times that of wine coolers.Jan 6, 1991"

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LIKELY SOURCES FOR TWO ADDITIONAL LINES IN BUSTA RHYMES' WOO HA!! (GOT YOU ALL IN CHECK)" 
These lyrics are from the summary of the official (explicit) video whose link is given above.

Numbers have been added for referencing purposes only.

1. "How dare you ever try to step on my suede shoes"
-snip-
I believe that this line alludes to the song "Blue Suede Shoes".
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Suede_Shoes

" "Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock and roll standard written and first recorded by American singer, songwriter and guitarist Carl Perkins in 1955. It is considered one of the first rockabilly records, incorporating elements of blues, country and pop music of the time. Perkins' original version of the song appeared on the Cashbox Best Selling Singles list for 16 weeks and spent two weeks at the number two position.[2]

Elvis Presley recorded "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1956 and it appears as the opening track of his eponymous debut album Elvis Presley. Presley performed his version of the song three different times on national television"...

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2. "Sail my seven seas and enjoy my boat cruise"
I believe that this line has a sexualized meaning in that record. However, click
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Seas for the source of the saying "sail the seven seas".

Also, my guess is that the words "enjoy my boat cruise" may have alluded to The Love Boat television series.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Boat
"The Love Boat is an American romantic comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from September 24, 1977 to May 24, 1986. In addition, three TV movies aired before the regular series and four specials and a TV movie aired after it."...

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