1) soak it in vodka

The Stealth Hippopotamus: 1) soak it in vodkaeverclear

It appears that Peetey was a pretty interesting dude.

The Stealth Hippopotamus: 1) soak it in vodka

Exactly this, except without the watermelon.

Dancin_In_Anson: It appears that Peetey was a pretty interesting dude.

He was very interesting. I first heard of him from Howard Stern, Green was one of Howard Stern's influences.

meat0918: The Stealth Hippopotamus: 1) soak it in vodkaeverclear

Dude. I want to start a party, not a riot.

vernonFL: I first heard of him from Howard Stern, Green was one of Howard Stern's influences

The wiki page on Green say that Stern showed up to an interview on his show in black face. I can't imagine what that looked like. Well well well... Looks like we may get to find out.

Talk to Me is a pretty decent biopic about Petey even if it's not completely accurate.

Purists. Always entertaining.

The Stealth Hippopotamus: 1) soak it in vodka

If you watch this video, Peetey Green advises against that.

Dancin_In_Anson: It appears that Peetey was a pretty interesting dude.

Awesome. Its available on Netflix too! (Not streaming though.)

Dancin_In_Anson: It appears that Peetey was a pretty interesting dude.

Best part

Foreshadowing his later showmanship, Petey convinced a young inmate to climb a water tower in the prison yard and threaten suicide. As pre-arranged, Petey talked the man down in just minutes, remarking afterwards, "It took me six months to get him to go up there." Petey's contrived act of heroism earned his release in 1965.

lulz

Good god I love this classic

I hope it tastes as good as it sounds.

Little known fact; Peetey Green is Dave Chappelle's father. Doesn't surprise me, really.....

Black People Problems?

/seriously though, great find. Need more quality t.v. like this.

"Pick it a like this right here!"

What a charming fellow.

I shouldn't watch things like this. It makes me think that I can bring such things up even jokingly in public. I had no idea that affinity for watermelon is a mark of such shame for black Americans.

Fried chicken, I can understand because of the health problems and chitterlings because they're part of the food cast-off culture of slaves. But fruit? Who could feel ashamed of such an affinity?

Must be my ignorance.

This is one of dumbest stereotypes there is. To paraphrase Dave Chappelle "who the f*ck doesn't like chicken and watermelon"

and here is how you eat fried chicken

Was that Rodney King in the pool?

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I am inclined to take offense to this.

I am about as pale-skinned as you can get, German-Irish roots. But I was raised in Texas, and I love cold watermelon, strawberry soda, chicken-fried anything, okra, creole food, and chicken and waffles (Never had it but it sounds farking delicious.) Those food stereotypes are not African-American, they're Southern. There's no racial stereotype with good, obesity-inducing food.

/I don't just sound fat, I AM fat!

My grandma always had fried chicken waiting for me, and I'm about the skinniest whitest nerdiest. And you're damn right watermelon was part of the meal. Nothing better than spitting seeds on a warm summer evening on the back porch.

In summary, I wish I knew more black people.

A truly astonishing video.

I'm not really into the submission thing but I have probably put this video in the que a dozen times over the years. Glad it finally made it.

T.M.S.: A truly astonishing video.

I'm not really into the submission thing but I have probably put this video in the que a dozen times over the years. Glad it finally made it.

i did yesterday, and was not thusly rewarded. good for u subby. i love this video, he is unashamed to be super-stereotypical.

I've lived in the south for the last 13 years and finally had chicken and waffles. It was freaking magical... Then the damn place ditched their brunch menu.

Dubya. Tee. Eff!