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The Boondocks

Sun, Nov 6, 2005
  • Action & Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Animation
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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

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  • Regina King
    Regina King
    as Huey Freeman / Riley Freeman (voice)
  • John Witherspoon
    John Witherspoon
    as Robert Freeman (voice)
  • Cedric Yarbrough
    Cedric Yarbrough
    as Tom Dubois (voice)
  • Jill Talley
    Jill Talley
    as Sarah Dubois (voice)
  • Gary Anthony Williams
    Gary Anthony Williams
    as Uncle Ruckus (voice)
  • Gabby Soleil
    Gabby Soleil
    as Jazmine Dubois (voice)
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Episodes

4 seasons · 55 episodes

Ended · 55 aired
Season 1
15 episodes · 15 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Garden Party
    Aired · Mon, Nov 7, 2005 · 30m

    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.

  • E2
    The Trial of R. Kelly
    Aired · Mon, Nov 14, 2005 · 30m

    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.

  • E3
    Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner
    Aired · Mon, Nov 21, 2005 · 30m

    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.

  • E4
    Granddad's Fight
    Aired · Mon, Nov 28, 2005 · 30m

    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!

  • E5
    A Date with the Health Inspector
    Aired · Mon, Dec 5, 2005 · 30m

    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."

  • E6
    The Story of Gangstalicious
    Aired · Mon, Dec 12, 2005 · 30m

    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.

  • E7
    A Huey Freeman Christmas
    Aired · Mon, Dec 19, 2005 · 30m

    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."

  • E8
    The Real
    Aired · Mon, Jan 9, 2006 · 30m

    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?

  • E9
    Return of the King
    Aired · Mon, Jan 16, 2006 · 30m

    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.

  • E10
    The Itis
    Aired · Mon, Jan 23, 2006 · 30m

    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.

  • E11
    Let's Nab Oprah
    Aired · Mon, Feb 13, 2006 · 30m

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

  • E12
    Riley Wuz Here
    Aired · Mon, Feb 20, 2006 · 30m

    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.

  • E13
    Wingmen
    Aired · Mon, Mar 6, 2006 · 30m

    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.

  • E14
    The Block is Hot
    Aired · Mon, Mar 13, 2006 · 30m

    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.

  • E15
    The Passion of Reverend Ruckus
    Aired · Mon, Mar 20, 2006 · 30m

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

Season 2
15 episodes · 15 aired
▾
  • E1
    ...Or Die Trying
    Aired · Tue, Oct 9, 2007 · 30m

    Granddad takes the kids to the movies but has to sneak them in since he refuses to pay the exorbitant prices. Huey tries to sabotage the film, but Uncle Ruckus tries to stop him.

  • E2
    Tom, Sarah & Usher
    Aired · Tue, Oct 16, 2007 · 30m

    While on a date with Tom Dubois, Sarah Dubois meets the singing sensation, Usher. Sarah starts being obsessed with Usher, and Tom begins to think Sarah is cheating on him. Sarah kicks Tom out of the house and Tom moves in with the Freemans. A pimp Named Slick Back returns in this episode to try to help Tom get Sarah back.

  • E3
    Thank You for Not Snitching
    Aired · Tue, Oct 23, 2007 · 30m

    Riley's natural inclination to never snitch is challenged when he learns Ed Wuncler III and Gin Rummy are behind a series of robberies in Woodcrest, climaxing in the theft of Granddad's car.

  • E4
    Stinkmeaner Strikes Back
    Aired · Tue, Oct 30, 2007 · 30m

    Huey has a dream of Stinkmeaner and Granddad says that he was a menace and he sent him to hell like he deserves. Stinkmeaner's spirit later inhabits Tom Dubois' body and goes looking for revenge against Granddad. Huey must stop him from killing Granddad.

  • E5
    The Story of Thugnificent
    Aired · Tue, Nov 6, 2007 · 30m

    When rapper Thugnificent moves in across the street, Granddad complains about the non-stop noise and partying, leading Thugnificent to record a new song, "Eff Granddad."

  • E6
    Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch
    Aired · Tue, Nov 20, 2007 · 30m

    After various failed attempts at meeting women on MySpace, Grandpa Freeman tries one last time and the results look promising, except for the fact that she was raised by wolves and knows a martial art that seems to be extinct.

  • E7
    Shinin'
    Aired · Tue, Nov 27, 2007 · 30m

    A bully steals the chain that signifies Riley's membership in Thugnificent's crew, prompting various attempts by Riley to get it back.

  • E8
    Ballin'
    Aired · Tue, Dec 4, 2007 · 30m

    Coaching a terrible children's basketball team, Tom believes Riley's amazing And1 inspired ball-handling skills are just what his squad needs to win its first game, until everyone finds out Riley doesn't know how to shoot or play with teammates.

  • E9
    Invasion of the Katrinians
    Aired · Tue, Dec 11, 2007 · 30m

    Granddad's cousin and his family take up residence in the Freeman home after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

  • E10
    Home Alone
    Aired · Tue, Dec 18, 2007 · 30m

    When Grandad goes on vacation, he leave Huey and Riley home with Uncle Ruckus as their chaperone. The boys cause enough havoc to chase Uncle Ruckus away, which leaves Huey in charge... much to Riley's disappointment.

  • E11
    The S-Word
    Aired · Tue, Jan 22, 2008 · 30m

    Grandad and the good Rev. Rolo Goodlove try to cash in big after a teacher calls Riley "the n-word" in school.

  • E12
    Story of Catcher Freeman
    Aired · Tue, Jan 29, 2008 · 30m

    Granddad and Uncle Ruckus offer conflicting accounts of a slave revolt led by Huey and Riley's ancestor. Huey reveals that the truth is much different than either of them thought.

  • E13
    The Story of Gangstalicious Part 2
    Aired · Tue, Feb 5, 2008 · 30m

    Despite many obvious clues to the contrary, Riley denies that his favorite rapper, Gangstalicious, is gay.

  • E14
    The Hunger Strike
    Aired · Mon, Mar 17, 2008 · 30m

    Huey goes on a hunger strike in a boycott of BET, and receives some high-profile support from Reverend Rollo Goodlove, who may be more interested in his own self-promotion than any good intentions.

  • E15
    The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show
    Aired · Mon, Mar 24, 2008 · 30m

    In the wake of Huey's failed protest against the network, BET's Harvard-educated programming chief, Weggie Rudlin, is moving ahead with his promise to create The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show.

Season 3
15 episodes · 15 aired
▾
  • E1
    It's a Black President, Huey Freeman
    Aired · Mon, May 3, 2010 · 30m

    A German documentary follows the Freeman family during the election of the country's first Black President.

  • E2
    Bitches to Rags
    Aired · Mon, May 10, 2010 · 30m

    When his new album tanks, Thugnificent is faced with the horror of getting a real job.

  • E3
    The Red Ball
    Aired · Mon, May 17, 2010 · 30m

    Huey leads the residents of Woodcrest in a kickball game against a seemingly unbeatable Chinese team, while the game is secretly being funded and rigged by Ed Wuncler and the Chinese mafia.

  • E4
    The Story of Jimmy Rebel
    Aired · Mon, May 24, 2010 · 30m

    Ruckus finds his musical soul mate in famed racist country-western singer Jimmy Rebel.

  • E5
    Stinkmeaner 3: The Hateocracy
    Aired · Mon, May 31, 2010 · 30m

    Three of Stinkmeaner's old crew arrive in town to exact payback on the Freeman family.

  • E6
    Smokin' with Cigarettes
    Aired · Mon, Jun 7, 2010 · 30m

    Riley becomes friends with a sociopathic boy named Lamilton, who wants to do nothing more than hurt people, cause mayhem, and smoke cigarettes.

  • E7
    The Fund-Raiser
    Aired · Mon, Jun 14, 2010 · 30m

    Riley organizes a fund raiser with Cindy McPhearson, Jazmine Dubois and other kids from Woodcrest, but the money isn't going to anyone in need.

  • E8
    Pause
    Aired · Mon, Jun 21, 2010 · 30m

    Granddad is cast as the leading man by mega-superstar of stage and screen, Winston Jerome. But when the theater group turns out to be a homoerotic evangelical cult, it's up to Huey and Riley to put a pause to it.

  • E9
    A Date with the Booty Warrior
    Aired · Mon, Jun 28, 2010 · 30m

    Having conquered his fear of prison rape, Tom volunteers to lead Huey, Riley, and some classmates on a trip to jail as part of a Scared Stiff program. But when a riot breaks out, Tom has to get the kids, and his delicate backside, out of jail in one piece.

  • E10
    The Story of Lando Freeman
    Aired · Mon, Jul 5, 2010 · 30m

    There's a new handyman in the neighborhood undercutting Uncle Ruckus... which is all good for Granddad and his garden until the man claims to be his long lost son, Lando. Will Granddad take responsibility and be a father to his son? Not without a talk show paternity test.

  • E11
    The Lovely Ebony Brown
    Aired · Mon, Jul 12, 2010 · 30m

    Granddad meets a young black woman who asks him out on a date, but the only person who can spoil Granddad's new romance, is Granddad.

  • E12
    Mr. Medicinal
    Aired · Mon, Jul 19, 2010 · 30m

    After a checkup, a doctor warns Granddad that he could die any day if he doesn't get his stress levels down. Not wanting to become dependent on pills, he decides to take Thugnificent's suggestion... and turns to marijuana.

  • E13
    The Fried Chicken Flu
    Aired · Mon, Aug 2, 2010 · 30m

    When a fast food promotion crosses with a plague of biblical proportions, society spins out of controls faster than you can say "white meat only." Will the world end with two sides and a biscuit? Will Huey Freeman's elaborate end-of-the-world survival plan stand up to the ultimate test? Will any of us ever get to eat fried chicken again?

  • E14
    The Color Ruckus
    Aired · Mon, Aug 9, 2010 · 30m

    Uncle Ruckus must face the truth about his racial origins, when his abusive father and the rest of his family show up in Woodcrest.

  • E15
    It's Goin' Down
    Aired · Mon, Aug 16, 2010 · 30m

    Legendary anti-terrorist agent Jack Flowers becomes suspicious of Huey when Ed Wuncler III and Gin Rummy plot a terrorist attack in Woodcrest.

Season 4
10 episodes · 10 aired
▾
  • E1
    Pretty Boy Flizzy
    Aired · Tue, Apr 22, 2014 · 30m

    Well known and admired R&B singer "Pretty Boy Flizzy" helps Tom with his troubled marriage.

  • E2
    Good Times
    Aired · Tue, Apr 29, 2014 · 30m

    These are not "good times" for Granddad. He owes millions of dollars on his house to Eddie Wuncler (son of Ed Wuncler) who has some unique ideas of how Granddad can pay him back. And with Eddie appearing more like a gangster than a businessman, times are about to get worse.

  • E3
    Breaking Grandad
    Aired · Tue, May 6, 2014 · 30m

    It may not be meth, but the explosive hair product the Freemans are selling is just as dangerous. And even more lethal may be the black market of the hair-care industry run by Boss Willona.

  • E4
    Early Bird Special
    Aired · Tue, May 13, 2014 · 30m

    Granddad is hired by pimps at a nursing home to escort lonely ladies. But this Woodcrest Gigolo is in for a surprise when he finds that the job is not as sexy as it sounds.

  • E5
    Freedom Ride or Die
    Aired · Tue, May 20, 2014 · 30m

    Young Robert Freeman and his fellow freedom riders retell their daring adventure on the road to Birmingham.

  • E6
    Grandad Dates a Kardashian
    Aired · Tue, May 27, 2014 · 30m

    Granddad co-stars on a reality show when he begins dating Kardashia, a long lost Kardashian sister. While Riley and Granddad love all of the swag they're receiving, Huey is more dubious of this new Kardashian's intentions. Can the Freemans keep with with Kardashia?

  • E7
    Freedomland
    Aired · Tue, Jun 3, 2014 · 30m

    The Freemans find that Eddie Wuncler's new slavery theme park "Freedomland" may be a bit to authentic, when they are trapped there and forced to be slaves. Huey must find a way to uproot them from this situation.

  • E8
    I Dream of Siri
    Aired · Tue, Jun 10, 2014 · 30m

    Granddad loves Siri on his new iPhone. Unfortunately, she loves him back, a bit too much. When she becomes obsessed with him, Granddad finds that Siri is one app that won't be deleted that easily.

  • E9
    Stinkmeaner: Begun the Clone War Has
    Aired · Tue, Jun 17, 2014 · 30m

    Stinkmeaner is back, or at least his clone is. After a fight with Granddad goes viral, Stinkmeaner turns unto an instant celebrity. And seeking revenge, Granddad's hate may cause him to be yet another clone of Stinkmeaner.

  • E10
    The New Black
    Aired · Tue, Jun 24, 2014 · 30m

    Riley becomes the maligned target of gay rights groups after he calls his classmate "gay." In these sensitive times when everyone is offended by everything, Riley really has to watch what he says, even when his apology may upset people.