The Boondocks

22min

Action & Adventure

Comedy

Animation

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.

Production Companies

Sony Pictures Television

Adelaide Productions

Rebel Base

Sony Pictures Animation

Episodes

Cast

The Garden Party

1. The Garden Party

22min

6th Nov 2005

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.

The Trial of Robert Kelly

2. The Trial of Robert Kelly

22min

13th Nov 2005

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.

Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner

3. Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner

22min

20th Nov 2005

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.

Granddad's Fight

4. Granddad's Fight

22min

27th Nov 2005

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!

A Date with the Health Inspector

5. A Date with the Health Inspector

22min

4th Dec 2005

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."

The Story of Gangstalicious

6. The Story of Gangstalicious

22min

11th Dec 2005

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.

A Huey Freeman Christmas

7. A Huey Freeman Christmas

22min

18th Dec 2005

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."

The Real

8. The Real

22min

8th Jan 2006

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?

Return of the King

9. Return of the King

22min

15th Jan 2006

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.

The Itis

10. The Itis

22min

22nd Jan 2006

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.

Let's Nab Oprah

11. Let's Nab Oprah

22min

12th Feb 2006

Huey has to stop Riley and a small gang of misfit idiots from nabbing the talk show deity, Oprah.

Riley Wuz Here

12. Riley Wuz Here

22min

19th Feb 2006

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.

Wingmen

13. Wingmen

22min

5th Mar 2006

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.

The Block is Hot

14. The Block is Hot

22min

12th Mar 2006

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.

The Passion of Reverend Ruckus

15. The Passion of Reverend Ruckus

22min

19th Mar 2006

While Ruckus spreads the word of White Jesus to get into White Heaven, Huey desperately tries to save his friend from death row.

First air date

6th Nov 2005

Last air date

23rd Jun 2014

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks