Snoop Dogg's Father Hood
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Snoop Dogg's Father Hood is an American television reality show starring rapper Snoop Dogg and his family. His family includes his wife Shante whom Snoop calls "Boss Lady", his daughter Cori whom he calls "Choc", his youngest son Cordell whom he calls "Rook", and his older son Corde whom he calls "Spank". It premiered December 9, 2007 on E! And will premier January 13,2008 in the UK.
Episode Summaries
Downward Dogg is the first episode. The episode opens with Choc studying in her room and she hears loud music being played. She searches through the house to find Snoop in his studio and she asks him to turn down the music. Snoop does, but when she leaves he turnes the music back on. Snoop then returns to the house to find the living room in a mess. He walks into the kitchen to find Boss Lady washing dishes and she reveals that their maid has quit due to the children making a mess. Snoop then finds Spank and tells him to clean up his mess. Spank says he would do it only if his dad wins a push up contest. Snoop wins but then realizes that he's not as strong as he used to be. Boss Lady then says that Snoop is stressed out and he needs to go see his doctor. Snoop reluctantly agrees to go.
Snoop and his bodyguard Keys head off to the doctor. Snoop introduces Keys as a big bodyguard with a little voice. They make a stop to get something to eat before heading into the doctor's office. Snoop arrives at the doctor's office and he tells her how stressed out he is. He asks the doctor if there would be any needles involved and the doctor responds by saying they might have to do a blood test. The doctor checks Snoop's blood pressure and then announces that she will have to do a blood test. She pulls out a syringe and tourniquet and Snoop starts to get scared. Snoop then reveals that he's been afraid of needles since the age of 4. The doctor tries to calm Snoop down but Snoop does not let her do the test. The doctor then suggests either yoga or acupuncture. Then Snoop makes a deal. If these treatments don't work then Snoop will allow the doctor to do the blood test.
Back at the house Boss Lady is scolding Anthony, who is a close friend of Spank and like an adopted son to the family. Boss Lady goes off to a spa treatment and places Anthony in charge. She also tells him to clean the house. Anthony agrees, but when he walks into the den, Rook and Spank are trashing the room with cans of silly string. Anthony then joins in the fun. Choc comes in and tries to tell them to stop but the boys don't listen.
Meanwhile, Snoop and Keys head off to yoga class and they show up late. They participate in the class and also notice the pretty yoga instructor. At the spa, Boss Lady tells her friends how messy the house is and that her maid has quit. Snoop finishes the class and then returns to the doctor and he tells her that the yoga class didn't work. She then reminds him about the deal they made and she says that he still has a chance to try the acupuncturist. Snoop and Keys arrive at the acupuncturist's office and Snoop starts to get afraid when he finds out the doctor is blind. The doctor tries to calm Snoop down, but when he pulls out the first pin, Snoop says that he needs to take off his jacket. Instead Snoop runs away scared. He runs away so fast that even his bodyguard and the camera crew have to catch up to him.
Back at the house, the children have made an even bigger mess and Anthony starts to panic as Boss Lady's return to the house is coming. They see her coming home and tells the children to pretend to be asleep so they won't get into trouble. Boss Lady returns home and sees the mess. She then gathers up the children and they leave together. They go to a restaurant to have a family meeting and the family agrees that they will do better in their cleaning chores. Snoop comes home and sees the mess that the children have left and in a flashback from his yoga class. He grabs the vacuum cleaner from a closet and starts to clean the house. The rest of the family then returns to see Snoop has cleaned the house himself.
Snoop it Like Beckham is the second episode. Snoop is in his studio watching a soccer match and eating chicken at four o'clock in the morning. He says that he should teach his children to play soccer. Boss Lady walks in and asks if he is taking the children to the park and she takes away his food saying that he doesn't need to be eating chicken at four o'clock in the morning. Snoop then agrees to the take the children to the park at Boss Lady goes back to bed. As she leaves, Snoop pulls out a hidden tray of chicken and goes back to watching his soccer match.
Boss Lady then calls a meeting with of her employees and she tells them that Snoop is eating too much fried chicken. She also says that it's not healthy and they need to stop bringing him chicken.
At the park, Snoop tries to teach his children soccer. But soon the children get bored and they start to misbehave. Snoop then tries to tell them about David Beckham being the greatest soccer player in the world. Snoop then tells the children that if he could get David Beckham to teach them, they'd play better. Choc then asks Snoop if he knows David Beckham and Snoop says he does. Spank agrees with Choc saying that just because Snoop is wearing a David Beckham jersey doesn't mean he knows him. Snoop then takes out his cell phone and calls his manager, Kevin. Snoop tells Kevin if he can get David Beckham on the phone. He also asks Kevin to bring him order of chicken from Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles.
Snoop then gives his children autographed David Beckham jerseys. But Choc says the signatures are in Snoop's handwriting and Spank notices that the price tags are still on the jerseys. Choc then tells Snoop that he's faking and he really doesn't know David Beckham. Snoop calls Kevin again asking if there's been any progess in getting David Beckham on the phone. Kevin says that it would be easier to get Osama Bin Laden on the phone and it's impossible to get Beckham on the line. Snoop disapproves and says that Kevin needs to try harder.
Anthony and Snoop are then shown playing tennis on a Nintendo Wii. Playing tennis has made Anthony hungry. Snoop says he's hungry as well. Anthony suggest california rolls. Snoop says no and says to get Roscoe's. Anthony says he can't get Roscoe's because Boss Lady told him not to and she paid him $200 not to get chicken for Snoop. Snoop then pays Anthony $260 to get him some chicken. Anthony returns with food but gets caught by Boss Lady. She takes the chicken away from Anthony forcing him to return with a salad to Snoop. Snoop gets angry at Anthony saying he either return his money or get him some chicken.
Snoop then receives his phone call from David Beckham who has been called, "D-Beck". Snoop tells D-Beck how his children don't like soccer and hopefully a few lessons from him will change their mind. D-beck agrees and Snoop promises him a trip to Roscoe's. The children then arrive at The David Beckham Academy at they take their soccer lessons from D-Beck.
After the lessons, D-Beck and Snoop head over to Roscoe's to have a meal together. Snoop orders for D-Beck and orders for himself. But when the food comes, the waitress brings two salads. Snoop then looks up and sees Boss Lady has changed his order. Snoop becomes embarassed but in the end he toasts the day with D-Beck at his table.
New York Ain't Always Like it Seems is the third episode. Snoop tells Anthony that he is taking Boss Lady and Choc to New York. He puts Anthony in charge of Spank and Rook. He also tells him to take care of his Porsche. The family leaves for New York and as soon as they are gone, the boys start acting up. They decide to call their friends and have a pizza party. Rook goes into Snoop's closet and pulls out a lot of money from a jacket. Anthony catches them and Rook tells him that they're having a pizza party. Anthony reluctantly agrees with friends coming over. During the party, Snoop calls Rook asking what's going on in the house. Rook tells Snoop that nothing is going on and everything is normal at the house. As he hangs up, the party continues.
Snoop and the family arrive in New York. Snoop heads over to his hotel to sleep and Kevin announces that it's going to be a busy day for Snoop. He is going to make an appearance on Conan O'Brian's show and a performance at the Hip Hop Honors Show. Kevin buys a hot dog from a stand, a hat, and slippers for Snoop. But when he tries to wake up Snoop, he is stopped by Keys.
Back at the house, the house is a mess because of the party. Anthony suggests cleaning up the backyard. Spank disagrees and suggests going to Hollywood. Anthony says he isn't going to Hollywood and he isn't taking the car. But Rook has other plans. He has taken the keys to the car and starts to drive away with it. Anthony catches him and they end up driving away.
Snoop calls Anthony asking what they are doing and the kids pretend to be at the house when they are out having fun in Hollywood. Snoop tries to get the children to confess what they are really doing but nothing is revealed. They park the car and when Rook exits the car, he ends up putting a scratch on the door when it hits a road sign saying, "No stopping, bus sightseeing zone." Snoop arrives at Conan O'Brian show for his interview and during the show the topic of the reality show is brought up. Snoop says that his camera crew is with him and they come out for an appearance on the show.
The kids meet a couple of girls from New York in Hollywood and Anthony suggests they need a tour guide. The girls ask, "what are you going to show us first?" Anthony says, "My house" and the girls promptly leave. That night, while the children are being entertained by a street magician, Snoop's car is being towed away. Anthony pleads with the tow truck driver, but the driver continues towing the car away. Anthony then calls Snoop just before he goes on stage for his performance and tells him what happened.
During a post show interview, Snoop talks with reporters about rappers and fatherhood. A reporter asks Snoop if his kids behave while he is away, and Snoop says, "They better behave"
The children arrive at the towing company and find out to get the car back they need $500. Rook then confesses that he gave all the money from the party to the pizza guy. Anthony then tries to get the car back by offering the tow truck driver a pair of Snoop's slippers. The tower accepts and they leave. Snoop comes back and Anthony admits to giving his slippers. Snoop then chastises him and adds that Anthony gave him $5000 slippers, the episode ends with Cordell and his brother laughing at Anthony.
The Doggs and the Bees is the fourth episode. The episode opens with Spank playing basketball at a park and four girls approach him asking about going to a party. Spank agrees to go and continues playing basketball. At the house, Boss Lady asks Snoop if he's taking the boys to football practice. Snoop says he can't because he's doing a video shoot for his song, Sensual Seduction. Boss Lady asks what kind of song it is. Snoop says it's a video with 5 girls in it. In Spank's room, he is starting to get ready for the party. Anthony is with him and he starts giving Spank advice on how to dress and how to act. But Choc overhears the plans and she runs and tells her parents. Snoop teases Choc by calling her a snitch and comparing her to Dee from What's Happening. Boss Lady then suggest that Snoop should be discussing this with his son as a dad. Snoop asks Spank about going to a party and why he didn't ask him first. Spank says he wasn't thinking. Snoop then asks if Spank would like to come to Snoop's video shoot instead and Spank agrees.
Words of the day
In episode 1, Snoop teaches us the word of the day, "Chuurch on the move". It means when a group of people are out having a good time and it's time to leave, one person yells out "Chuurch on the move" and everyone leaves.
In episode 2, Snoop teaches us the word of the day, "All Hood". It replaces, "All Good" meaning that even if everything is bad, it's still all good.
In episode 4, Snoop teaches us the word of the day, "Preach". It's an expression meaning when something is heard that sounds good and you agree with it, you say, "Preach!"