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The Boondocks (2005)
Popularity 44.4
Overview
When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the tough south side of Chicago to the upscale neighborhood of Woodcrest (a.k.a. "The Boondocks") so he can enjoy his golden years in safety and comfort. But with Huey, a 10-year-old leftist revolutionary, and his eight-year-old misfit brother, Riley, suburbia is about to be shaken up.
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Regina KingHuey Freeman / Riley Freeman (voice)
John WitherspoonRobert Freeman (voice)
Cedric YarbroughTom Dubois (voice)
Jill TalleySarah Dubois (voice)
Gary Anthony WilliamsUncle Ruckus (voice)
Key Crew
Aaron McGruderProducer
Brian AshProducer
Brian J. CowanProducer
Carl JonesProducer
Denys CowanProducer
Dick GrunertScript Coordinator
Ki Hyun RyuAssistant Director
Michael KirschbaumScript Coordinator
Reginald HudlinProducer
Reginald HudlinExecutive Producer
Rodney BarnesExecutive Producer
Seung Eun KimProducer
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22 episodes · First aired 2024-02-17
E01
Pilot (Unaired)
2024-02-17 · 7 min
Produced by Sony Pictures Television and presented to Fox Broadcasting Company in 2004. This pilot was rejected by Fox, but continued interest in the project led to the series being re-worked and picked up by Adult Swim. The pilot itself was founded by the lost media community.
E02
Behind the Boondocks: The Making of an American Classic
· 22 min
E03
Audio & Visual Commentary - Episode 1 - The Garden Party
2005-11-06 · 22 min
The Garden Party episode with audio and pop out video commentary
E04
Audio & Visual Commentary - Episode 2 - The Trial of Robert Kelley
2005-11-13 · 22 min
The Trial of Robert Kelley episode with audio and pop out video commentary
E05
Trouble in Woodcrest?
· 22 min
E06
What Niggas?
· 22 min
E07
John Witherspoon
· 22 min
E08
Regina King
· 22 min
E09
Cedric Yarbrough
· 22 min
E10
Gary Anthony Williams
· 22 min
E11
Gabby Soleil
· 22 min
E12
Jill Talley
· 22 min
E13
The Hunger Strike (Introduction)
· 22 min
Aaron McGruder introduces the episode "The Hunger Strike" which was permanently banned from airing on American television.
E14
The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show (Introduction)
· 22 min
Aaron McGruder introduces the episode "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show" which was permanently banned from airing on American television.
E15
Grandad’s Daydream
· 22 min
Deleted Scene from Season 1 episode "The Garden Party"
E16
Rosa Parks and the Flying Chicken Leg
· 22 min
Deleted scene from Season 1 episode "The Trial of Robert Kelly" which was cut due to Park’s death near the air date.
E17
Scare Nigga
· 22 min
Deleted scene from Season 1 episode "Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner". Uncle Ruckus at his finest.
E18
Unaired Promos
· 22 min
E19
Behind the Boondocks 2
· 22 min
E20
Season 1 Animatics
2005-11-06 · 22 min
Animatics from the season 1 DVD
E21
Boondock Beats
· 22 min
E22
Writer's Perspective
· 22 min
Season 1
15 episodes · First aired 2005-11-06 · ★ 7.7 The first season of the animated television series, The Boondocks originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. Season one started on November 6, 2005 with "The Garden Party" and ended with "The Passion of Reverend Ruckus" on March 19, 2006, with a total of fifteen episodes. All fifteen episodes from season one were released completely uncensored on a three-disc DVD set in the United States on July 25, 2006.
E01
The Garden Party
2005-11-06 · 20 min
When the owner of Granddad's house invites Granddad and the kids to his garden party, Huey tries to start trouble by saying Jesus was black and comparing Ronald Regan to the devil. Meanwhile, Riley and the owner's grandson (a soldier back from Iraq) play with guns and Granddad runs into the self-loathing black butler Uncle Rukus.
E02
The Trial of Robert Kelly
2005-11-13 · 22 min
When the trial of R&B star R. Kelly comes to town and Tom Dubois is the ADA, Huey and Riley are on opposing sides of the hot-button "underage peeing" issue. Meanwhile, Granddad and Uncle Ruckus argue about white people during a game of checkers.
E03
Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner
2005-11-20 · 22 min
Huey and Riley try to convince Grandad that his new girlfriend Cristal (like the champagne) is actually a prostitute. Of course, Grandad doesn't believe them, even when she spends all his money. But when A Pimp Named Slickback shows up, the truth is revealed.
E04
Granddad's Fight
2005-11-27 · 22 min
Grandad and Colonel Stinkmeaner have a beef. One man's blind. One man's feeble. Both are really, really old. Let "The Slugfest In Woodcrest" commence!
E05
A Date with the Health Inspector
2005-12-04 · 21 min
District Attorney and law-abiding citizen Tom Dubois fits the description of the elusive "X-Box Killer" and is arrested. Huey has to find the real killer before Tom is shipped off to "real" prison where he will most assuredly become "someone's girlfriend."
E06
The Story of Gangstalicious
2005-12-11 · 23 min
Riley's favorite rapper, Gangstalicious, is shot and hospitalized in Woodcrest. When Riley goes to visit the rapper, he finds more than he anticipated ... like maybe rappers that make songs like "Thuggin' Luv" aren't necessarily as tough as they seem. Go figure.
E07
A Huey Freeman Christmas
2005-12-18 · 22 min
A well meaning teacher offers Huey the chance to direct the school Christmas play, and Huey decides to release his vision to the world: "The Adventures of Black Jesus."
E08
The Real
2006-01-08 · 22 min
While Riley is busy convincing two reality shows that Granddad's blind and running a homeless shelter, Huey is being shadowed by a secret government agent. But is he real?
E09
Return of the King
2006-01-15 · 23 min
When Martin Luther King Jr. comes out of a coma after 32 years and finds himself thrust into the 21st and life in the post "September 11th" lunacy, his "turn the other cheek" philosophy quickly takes him from beloved national hero to dispised terrorist sympathizer.
E10
The Itis
2006-01-22 · 20 min
Grandad opens "The Itis", the only soul food restaurant in Woodcrest. White people didn't expect it. They also didn't expect high cholesterol, heart disease, and obesity.
E11
Let's Nab Oprah
2006-02-12 · 23 min
Huey has to stop Riley and a small gang of misfit idiots from nabbing the talk show deity, Oprah.
E12
Riley Wuz Here
2006-02-19 · 23 min
When Riley's affinity for grafitti goes too far, Grandad sends him to an art teacher that actually encourages him to do grafitti, only painting murals instead. Meanwhile, Huey discovers a black woman died from watching too much black TV, and decides to watch black TV for 2 weeks to see if that was the cause.
E13
Wingmen
2006-03-05 · 22 min
When Grandad's oldest friend, and possibly his worst friend, Moe, dies, the Freemans go back home and Grandad wants the possession Moe left him. Meanwhile, Huey is eager to see his friend again but both Grandad and Huey both discover to put the past behind them and focus on the future.
E14
The Block is Hot
2006-03-12 · 23 min
Its February, and its record temperatures of 90 degrees. Luckily, Jazmine has her lemonade stand open, and does pretty well. Her success catches the eye of corporate tycoon Ed Wuncler. Despite several warnings from Huey, Jazmine then learns the true meaning of "capitalism" when Wuncler decides to buy the stand.
E15
The Passion of Reverend Ruckus
2006-03-19 · 23 min
While Ruckus spreads the word of White Jesus to get into White Heaven, Huey desperately tries to save his friend from death row.
