The Boondocks
Based on the original comic strip Boondocks, Two young brothers (Huey and Riley) move away from their birth city to live with their irascible grandfather out in the suburbs. With one brother being socially and politically motivated and the younger brother a stereotypical black youth who likes rap music and culture etc. biting socio-political commentary ensues when they meet a whole cast of crazy exaggerated characters set in a mainly white middle upper class neighbourhood.
- Metascore72
- 2005-2014
- 4 seasons
- Cartoon Network
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- TV-MA
Based on the original comic strip Boondocks, Two young brothers (Huey and Riley) move away from their birth city to live with their irascible grandfather out in the suburbs. With one brother being socially and politically motivated and the younger brother a stereotypical black youth who likes rap music and culture etc. biting socio-political commentary ensues when they meet a whole cast of crazy exaggerated characters set in a mainly white middle upper class neighbourhood.
Season 1 Episode Guide
16 Episodes 2005 - 2006
Episode 0
Unaired Pilot
6 mins
The original, unaired pilot of The Boondocks.
Episode 1
The Garden Party
Sun, Nov 6, 2005 20 mins
When tycoon Ed Wuncler invites the Freemans to his garden party, Huey hopes to shock his white wealthy neighbors with his brand of "the truth". But things don't go as he planned.
Episode 2
The Trial of Robert Kelly
Sun, Nov 13, 2005 22 mins
Huey disagrees with Riley - and apparently most Blacks - regarding the R. Kelly case.
Episode 3
Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner
Sun, Nov 20, 2005 22 mins
Huey and Riley team up to convince Granddad that his new girlfriend is actually a prostitute who is after his money.
Episode 4
Granddad's Fight
Sun, Nov 27, 2005 22 mins
After getting beaten up by the mean and blind Col. Stinkmeaner, a humiliated Granddad wants a rematch.
Episode 5
A Date with the Health Inspector
Sun, Dec 4, 2005 21 mins
When Tom is wrongfully accused for murder, Huey and Riley enlist the help of Ed III and his friend, Gin Rummy to find the real killer.
Episode 6
The Story of Gangstalicious
Sun, Dec 11, 2005 23 mins
Riley visits his favorite rapper, Gangstalicious, who's been shot and hospitalized. But is he really a "gangsta"?
Episode 7
A Huey Freeman Christmas
Wed, Dec 28, 2005 22 mins
Huey's liberal white teacher allows him to produce an Afro-centric Christmas play. Meanwhile, Riley is gunning for Santa Claus.
Episode 8
The Real
Sun, Jan 8, 2006 22 mins
Riley convinces Granddad to pretend he is blind so that Xzibit will pimp their ride. Huey is being stalked by a government agent. Or is it just his imagination?
Episode 9
Return of the King
Sun, Jan 15, 2006 23 mins
Martin Luther King comes out of a 32-year coma and Huey helps him to readjust. But Dr. King finds that his peaceful philosophy is no longer accepted in post-9/11 America.
Episode 10
The Itis
Sun, Jan 22, 2006 20 mins
When Granddad and Ed Wuncler open a soul-food restaurant, it ends up having a terrible effect on Woodcrest.
Episode 11
Let's Nab Oprah
Sun, Feb 5, 2006 23 mins
Riley, Ed III and Rummy set out to kidnap Oprah Winfrey and it's up to Huey to stop them.
Episode 12
Riley Wuz Here
Sun, Feb 19, 2006 23 mins
An eccentric art teacher encourages Riley to express himself through graffiti. Huey watches nothing but shows with black people for two weeks to see if it has any negative side effects.
Episode 13
Wingmen
Sun, Mar 5, 2006 22 mins
When one of Grandad's army buddies, Moe, dies, he and the boys return home to Chicago for the funeral. On the way there it is revealed that Grandad and Moe had a bad falling out over a girl. Huey is excited to be home in hopes of seeing his old friend Cairo, but finds out that he wants nothing to do with Huey. At the funeral, Grandad is forced into a eulogy, in which he reveals all the bad things Moe had done over the years. But when Grandad sees Moe's wife, the girl they fought over, and sees how ugly she is, he realizes how Moe had been the bigger man trying to repair their broken friendship.
Episode 14
The Block Is Hot
Sun, Mar 12, 2006 23 mins
Jazmine learns a harsh lesson about capitalism when her lemonade stand becomes a subsidiary of Wuncler, Inc.
Episode 15
The Passion of Ruckus
Sun, Mar 19, 2006 23 mins
Ruckus' message of hating black people in order to get into White Heaven catches on. Huey tries to save a radical who was wrongly convicted of murder from being executed.
