The Boondocks is an American adult animated sitcom created by Aaron McGruder, and based upon his comic strip of the same name, that premiered on Adult Swim on November 6, 2005. The series begins with an African American family, the Freemans, settling into the fictional, peaceful, and mostly white suburb of Woodcrest from Chicago's South Side. The perspective offered by this mixture of cultures, lifestyles, social classes, stereotypes, viewpoints and races provides for much of the series' satire, comedy, and conflict.
During the course of the series, 55 episodes of The Boondocks aired over four seasons, between November 6, 2005, and June 23, 2014. The series also airs in syndication outside the United States and has been released on various DVD sets and other forms of home media.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 15 | November 6, 2005 | March 19, 2006 | |
| 2 | 15 | October 8, 2007 | March 23, 2008 | |
| 3 | 15 | May 2, 2010 | August 15, 2010 | |
| 4 | 10 | April 21, 2014 | June 23, 2014 | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2005–06)
Main article: The Boondocks (season 1)| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Garden Party" | Anthony Bell | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | November 6, 2005 (2005-11-06) | 103 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Trial of R. Kelly" | Anthony Bell | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | November 13, 2005 (2005-11-13) | 101 |
| 3 | 3 | "Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner" | Anthony Bell | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | November 20, 2005 (2005-11-20) | 102 |
| 4 | 4 | "Granddad's Fight" | Joe Horne | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | November 27, 2005 (2005-11-27) | 104 |
| 5 | 5 | "A Date with the Health Inspector" | Joe Horne | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | December 4, 2005 (2005-12-04) | 106 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Story of Gangstalicious" | Seung Eun Kim | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | December 11, 2005 (2005-12-11) | 107 |
| 7 | 7 | "A Huey Freeman Christmas" | Seung Eun Kim | Aaron McGruder | December 18, 2005 (2005-12-18) | 109 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Real" | Anthony Bell | Aaron McGruder | January 8, 2006 (2006-01-08) | 105 |
| 9 | 9 | "Return of the King" | Kalvin Lee | Aaron McGruder | January 15, 2006 (2006-01-15) | 110 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Itis" | Joe Horne | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | January 22, 2006 (2006-01-22) | 108 |
| 11 | 11 | "Let's Nab Oprah" | Seung Eun Kim | Aaron McGruder (story) Yamara Taylor (screenplay) | February 12, 2006 (2006-02-12) | 112 |
| 12 | 12 | "Riley Wuz Here" | Kalvin Lee | Aaron McGruder | February 19, 2006 (2006-02-19) | 113 |
| 13 | 13 | "Wingmen" | Seung Eun Kim | Aaron McGruder | March 5, 2006 (2006-03-05) | 111 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Block Is Hot" | Kalvin Lee | Aaron McGruder | March 12, 2006 (2006-03-12) | 114 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Passion of Reverend Ruckus" | Sean Song | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | March 19, 2006 (2006-03-19) | 115 |
Season 2 (2007–08)
Main article: The Boondocks (season 2)| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | "...Or Die Trying" | Seung Eun Kim | Aaron McGruder (story) Yamara Taylor (screenplay) | October 8, 2007 (2007-10-08) | 205 |
| 17 | 2 | "Tom, Sarah and Usher" | Seung Eun Kim | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15) | 202 |
| 18 | 3 | "Thank You for Not Snitching" | Seung Eun Kim | Aaron McGruder | October 22, 2007 (2007-10-22) | 203 |
| 19 | 4 | "Stinkmeaner Strikes Back" | Seung Eun Kim | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | October 29, 2007 (2007-10-29) | 201 |
| 20 | 5 | "The Story of Thugnificent" | Seung Eun Kim | Aaron McGruder | November 5, 2007 (2007-11-05) | 204 |
| 21 | 6 | "Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch" | Seung Eun Kim | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | November 19, 2007 (2007-11-19) | 207 |
| 22 | 7 | "Shinin'" | Dan Fausett | Aaron McGruder | November 26, 2007 (2007-11-26) | 208 |
| 23 | 8 | "Ballin'" | Dan Fausett | Aaron McGruder (story) Jason Van Veen & André Brooks (screenplay) | December 3, 2007 (2007-12-03) | 209 |
| 24 | 9 | "Invasion of the Katrinians" | Dan Fausett | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | December 10, 2007 (2007-12-10) | 212 |
| 25 | 10 | "Home Alone" | Dan Fausett | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | December 17, 2007 (2007-12-17) | 214 |
| 26 | 11 | "The S-Word" | Seung Eun Kim | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | January 21, 2008 (2008-01-21) | 213 |
| 27 | 12 | "The Story of Catcher Freeman" | Dan Fausett | Aaron McGruder | January 28, 2008 (2008-01-28) | 211 |
| 28 | 13 | "The Story of Gangstalicious Part 2" | Dan Fausett | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | February 4, 2008 (2008-02-04) | 215 |
| 29 | 14 | "The Hunger Strike" | Dan Fausett | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | March 16, 2008 (2008-03-16) (Teletoon) June 10, 2008 (2008-06-10) (US, DVD) May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29) (Adult Swim) | 206 |
| 30 | 15 | "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show" | Seung Eun Kim | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | March 23, 2008 (2008-03-23) (Teletoon) June 10, 2008 (2008-06-10) (US, DVD) May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29) (Adult Swim) | 210 |
Season 3 (2010)
Main article: The Boondocks (season 3)| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | "It's a Black President, Huey Freeman" | Sung Dae Kang | Aaron McGruder | May 2, 2010 (2010-05-02) | 304 |
| 32 | 2 | "Bitches to Rags" | Young Chan Kim | Aaron McGruder | May 9, 2010 (2010-05-09) | 302 |
| 33 | 3 | "The Red Ball" | Young Chan Kim | Aaron McGruder | May 16, 2010 (2010-05-16) | 306 |
| 34 | 4 | "The Story of Jimmy Rebel" | Sung Hoon Kim | Aaron McGruder | May 23, 2010 (2010-05-23) | 303 |
| 35 | 5 | "Stinkmeaner 3: The Hateocracy" | Sung Dae Kang | Aaron McGruder | May 30, 2010 (2010-05-30) | 307 |
| 36 | 6 | "Smokin' with Cigarettes" | Sung Hoon Kim | Aaron McGruder | June 6, 2010 (2010-06-06) | 309 |
| 37 | 7 | "The Fundraiser" | Sung Dae Kang | Aaron McGruder | June 13, 2010 (2010-06-13) | 310 |
| 38 | 8 | "Pause" | Sung Hoon Kim | Aaron McGruder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | June 20, 2010 (2010-06-20) | 301 |
| 39 | 9 | "A Date with the Booty Warrior" | Young Chan Kim | Aaron McGruder | June 27, 2010 (2010-06-27) | 308 |
| 40 | 10 | "The Story of Lando Freeman" | Sung Dae Kang | Aaron McGruder | July 4, 2010 (2010-07-04) | 312 |
| 41 | 11 | "Lovely Ebony Brown" | Young Chan Kim | Aaron McGurder (story) Rodney Barnes (screenplay) | July 11, 2010 (2010-07-11) | 311 |
| 42 | 12 | "Mr. Medicinal" | Sung Hoon Kim | Aaron McGruder | July 18, 2010 (2010-07-18) | 313 |
| 43 | 13 | "The Fried Chicken Flu" | Sung Dae Kang | Aaron McGruder | August 1, 2010 (2010-08-01) | 315 |
| 44 | 14 | "The Color Ruckus" | Young Chan Kim | Aaron McGruder | August 8, 2010 (2010-08-08) | 314 |
| 45 | 15 | "It's Goin' Down" | Sung Hoon Kim | Aaron McGruder | August 15, 2010 (2010-08-15) | 305 |
Season 4 (2014)
Main article: The Boondocks (season 4)| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 1 | "Pretty Boy Flizzy" | Hea Young Jung | Angela Nissel | April 21, 2014 (2014-04-21) | 404 | 2.99 |
| 47 | 2 | "Good Times" | Dae Woo Lee | Rodney Barnes (story) Angela Nissel (screenplay) | April 28, 2014 (2014-04-28) | 401 | 2.27 |
| 48 | 3 | "Breaking Granddad" | Dae Woo Lee | Rodney Barnes (story) Angela Nissel (screenplay) | May 5, 2014 (2014-05-05) | 402 | 2.19 |
| 49 | 4 | "Early Bird Special" | Hea Young Jung | Angela Nissel | May 12, 2014 (2014-05-12) | 410 | 2.19 |
| 50 | 5 | "Freedom Ride or Die" | Kwang Il Han | Rodney Barnes | May 19, 2014 (2014-05-19) | 403 | 1.93 |
| 51 | 6 | "Granddad Dates a Kardashian" | Kwang Il Han | Angela Nissel | May 26, 2014 (2014-05-26) | 407 | 1.96 |
| 52 | 7 | "Freedomland" | Dae Woo Lee | Rodney Barnes | June 2, 2014 (2014-06-02) | 409 | 1.90 |
| 53 | 8 | "I Dream of Siri" | Hea Young Jung | Angela Nissel | June 9, 2014 (2014-06-09) | 408 | 1.91 |
| 54 | 9 | "Stinkmeaner: Begun the Clone War Has" | Kwang Il Han | Angela Nissel | June 16, 2014 (2014-06-16) | 406 | 1.93 |
| 55 | 10 | "The New Black" | Dae Woo Lee | Rodney Barnes | June 23, 2014 (2014-06-23) | 405 | 1.82 |
References
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- "The Boondocks archive". GoComics.com.
- ^ "The Boondocks - Official Site". Boondockstv.com. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
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