EPISODE
SEASON
The Boondocks - Season 1
Cantankerous Robert 'Granddad' Freeman is the legal guardian of his grandsons, 10-year-old revolutionary Huey and 8-year-old Riley, a product of contemporary rap culture. When they move away from the city and out to the suburbs, biting socio-political commentary ensues.
10 July 1950, Columbia, Missouri, USA
11 December 1967, Woodlawn, Maryland, USA
18 September 1939, Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
15 April 1952, New York City, New York, USA
22 April 1976, Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA
4 April 1959, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
22 June 1974, New York City, New York, USA
March 7, 1971 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
29 May 1974, Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 August 1981, Dallas, Texas, USA
5 September 1942, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
31 July 1937, Sacramento, California, USA
24 April 1964, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
28 February 1996, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
21 May 1957, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
7 September 1961, Forth Worth, Texas, USA
16 April 1952, Detroit, Michigan, USA
15 November 1929, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
29 August 1975, Pittsburg, California, USA
13 August 1961, Brooklyn, New York, USA
20 July 1962, Yonkers, New York, USA
November 06, 2005
Despite its wish to be incendiary, Boondocks seems hesitant.November 06, 2005
The first episode of the new series, is the television equivalent of a slap upside the head.November 06, 2005
"The Boondocks" shows promise, defies categorization and, basically, could either evolve into a great show or become repetitive really fast.November 06, 2005
For pulling off brilliant, unsettling moments, "The Boondocks" deserves a standing ovation.November 06, 2005
There's a clunkiness to the pacing of this new Boondocks incarnation.November 06, 2005
The Boondocks produces more uneasiness than chuckles.November 06, 2005
"The Boondocks" is filled with crassness and non sequiturs but proves too self-consciously biting to get under anyone's skin -- regardless of its color -- beyond the least-demanding realm of the young-male demo.November 06, 2005
It turns out you can be controversial without being the least bit interesting.November 06, 2005
McGruder has brilliantly set his tone, and there's no looking back.November 06, 2005
I don't think there is enough Botox in the world to keep me watching and wincing and still keeping it together. I'll tune out.