'Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail' Trailer: Drag Antics Meet Serious Drama--Again

Here's the trailer for Tyler Perry's Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, continuing the Perry tradition of layering a crazy old fat lady--played by himself in drag and a fat suit--with over-the-top melodrama. Why does he think this works? It looks like Tyler Perry's equivalent of Ernest Goes to Jail edited into a Lifetime movie. The trailer also features a daring split-screen with Madea and T.P., an all-grown-up Rudy from Cosby Show, and a Dr. Phil cameo? Even Mike Myers and Seltzer & Friedberg are hesitant to summon him. Here you go:

I wonder if the Madea-irrationally-destroying-an-expensive-car part is prior to her going to jail or if that's the "here we go again!" moment.

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