The Boondocks (TV series) · Flickorian

The Boondocks

Satire, chaos, and black humor.

TV series
2005–2014
4 seasons
Adult Swim
Action & Adventure
Comedy
Animation

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8.3 TMDB worldwide · 526 ratings

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.

About the show

The Boondocks is an American adult animated black sitcom created by Aaron McGruder for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim, based on his manga-influenced comic strip of the same name. The series focuses on a Black American family, the Freemans, and their experiences in the fictional, predominantly white suburb of Woodcrest. The perspective offered by this mixture of cultures, lifestyles, social classes, stereotypes, viewpoints and racialized identities provides for much of the series' satire, comedy, and conflict.

The series premiered on November 6, 2005, and ended on June 23, 2014, with a total of 55 episodes produced over the course of the show's four seasons. The last season was produced without any involvement from McGruder, reportedly because "a mutually agreeable production schedule could not be determined". The series also has aired in syndication outside the United States and has been released on various DVD sets and other forms of home media. The Boondocks has received critical acclaim and several accolades, including an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series and a Peabody Award.

In June 2019, it was announced that Sony Pictures Animation would be producing a reboot that was set to premiere in 2022 with McGruder's involvement; John Witherspoon was also set to reprise his role as Robert Freeman before his death in October 2019. In September 2019, HBO Max picked up the reboot, but in February 2022, they revealed that development had been canceled and that the project was shelved.

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