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The Boondocks

TV·2005–2014·4 seasons, 55 episodes·Adult Swim·Comedy·30m·7.7·Created by Aaron McGruder

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In The Boondocks, Robert "Granddad" Freeman is the cantankerous legal guardian of his rambunctious grandkids Huey and Riley and has moved them from the south side of Chicago to the quiet and safety of "The Boondocks" (in this case, suburban Woodcrest), hoping that he can ignore them altogether and enjoy the golden years of his life in peace. But Huey, a 10-year-old left wing revolutionary, is determined not to enjoy the affluence of suburbia. This attitude is seconded by his 8-year-old brother, Riley, a proud product of contemporary rap culture. Although they torture each other and provoke the neighborhood, they are no match for Granddad, who is eccentric even by "crazy-ass-old-black-man" standards.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01The Boondocks S03E04The Story of Jimmy RebelS03E04 · 8.7Ruckus finds his musical soul mate in famed racist country-western singer Jimmy Rebel.
  2. 02The Boondocks S03E07The Fund-RaiserS03E07 · 8.7Riley organizes a fund raiser with Cindy McPhearson, Jazmine Dubois and other kids from Woodcrest, but the money isn't going to anyone in need.
  3. 03The Boondocks S01E10The ItisS01E10 · 8.0Grandad 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.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode15Episodes2005–06Aired 6.8Season avg
  1. S01E01The Boondocks S01E01The Garden PartyNovember 6, 2005 7.2When 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
  2. S01E02The Boondocks S01E02The Trial of R. KellyNovember 13, 2005 7.0When 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 "und
  3. S01E03The Boondocks S01E03Guess Hoe's Coming to DinnerNovember 20, 2005 6.7Huey and Riley try to convince Grandad that his new girlfriend Cristal (like the champagne) is actually a prostitute. Of course, Grandad doe
  4. S01E04The Boondocks S01E04Granddad's FightNovember 27, 2005 6.0Grandad and Colonel Stinkmeaner have a beef. One man's blind. One man's feeble. Both are really, really old. Let "The Slugfest In Woodcrest"
  5. S01E05The Boondocks S01E05A Date with the Health InspectorDecember 4, 2005 7.3District Attorney and law-abiding citizen Tom Dubois fits the description of the elusive "X-Box Killer" and is arrested. Huey has to find th
  6. S01E06The Boondocks S01E06The Story of GangstaliciousDecember 11, 2005 7.0Riley's favorite rapper, Gangstalicious, is shot and hospitalized in Woodcrest. When Riley goes to visit the rapper, he finds more than he a
  7. S01E07The Boondocks S01E07A Huey Freeman ChristmasDecember 18, 2005 6.5A well meaning teacher offers Huey the chance to direct the school Christmas play, and Huey decides to release his vision to the world: "The
  8. S01E08The Boondocks S01E08The RealJanuary 8, 2006 6.0While Riley is busy convincing two reality shows that Granddad's blind and running a homeless shelter, Huey is being shadowed by a secret go
  9. S01E09The Boondocks S01E09Return of the KingJanuary 15, 2006 7.0When 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"
  10. S01E10The Boondocks S01E10Season's bestThe ItisJanuary 22, 2006 8.0Grandad opens "The Itis", the only soul food restaurant in Woodcrest. White people didn't expect it. They also didn't expect high cholestero
  11. S01E11The Boondocks S01E11Let's Nab OprahFebruary 12, 2006 6.7Huey has to stop Riley and a small gang of misfit idiots from nabbing the talk show deity, Oprah.
  12. S01E12The Boondocks S01E12Riley Wuz HereFebruary 19, 2006 7.0When Riley's affinity for grafitti goes too far, Grandad sends him to an art teacher that actually encourages him to do grafitti, only paint
  13. S01E13The Boondocks S01E13WingmenMarch 5, 2006 7.3When Grandad's oldest friend, and possibly his worst friend, Moe, dies, the Freemans go back home and Grandad wants the possession Moe left
  14. S01E14The Boondocks S01E14The Block is HotMarch 12, 2006 5.5Its February, and its record temperatures of 90 degrees. Luckily, Jazmine has her lemonade stand open, and does pretty well. Her success cat
  15. S01E15The Boondocks S01E15The Passion of Reverend RuckusMarch 19, 2006 7.5While Ruckus spreads the word of White Jesus to get into White Heaven, Huey desperately tries to save his friend from death row.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode15Episodes2007–08Aired 6.2Season avg
  1. S02E01The Boondocks S02E01Season's best...Or Die TryingOctober 8, 2007 7.8Granddad 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 fil
  2. S02E02The Boondocks S02E02Tom, Sarah & UsherOctober 15, 2007 3.7While on a date with Tom Dubois, Sarah Dubois meets the singing sensation, Usher. Sarah starts being obsessed with Usher, and Tom begins to
  3. S02E03The Boondocks S02E03Thank You for Not SnitchingOctober 22, 2007 6.7Riley's natural inclination to never snitch is challenged when he learns Ed Wuncler III and Gin Rummy are behind a series of robberies in Wo
  4. S02E04The Boondocks S02E04Stinkmeaner Strikes BackOctober 29, 2007 5.7Huey 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
  5. S02E05The Boondocks S02E05The Story of ThugnificentNovember 5, 2007 6.0When rapper Thugnificent moves in across the street, Granddad complains about the non-stop noise and partying, leading Thugnificent to recor
  6. S02E06The Boondocks S02E06Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf BitchNovember 19, 2007 6.5After various failed attempts at meeting women on MySpace, Grandpa Freeman tries one last time and the results look promising, except for th
  7. S02E07The Boondocks S02E07Shinin'November 26, 2007 5.0A bully steals the chain that signifies Riley's membership in Thugnificent's crew, prompting various attempts by Riley to get it back.
  8. S02E08The Boondocks S02E08Ballin'December 3, 2007 5.8Coaching a terrible children's basketball team, Tom believes Riley's amazing And1 inspired ball-handling skills are just what his squad need
  9. S02E09The Boondocks S02E09Invasion of the KatriniansDecember 10, 2007 5.0Granddad's cousin and his family take up residence in the Freeman home after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
  10. S02E10The Boondocks S02E10Home AloneDecember 17, 2007 7.3When Grandad goes on vacation, he leave Huey and Riley home with Uncle Ruckus as their chaperone. The boys cause enough havoc to chase Uncle
  11. S02E11The Boondocks S02E11The S-WordJanuary 21, 2008 6.5Grandad and the good Rev. Rolo Goodlove try to cash in big after a teacher calls Riley "the n-word" in school.
  12. S02E12The Boondocks S02E12Story of Catcher FreemanJanuary 28, 2008 6.0Granddad and Uncle Ruckus offer conflicting accounts of a slave revolt led by Huey and Riley's ancestor. Huey reveals that the truth is much
  13. S02E13The Boondocks S02E13The Story of Gangstalicious Part 2February 4, 2008 7.0Despite many obvious clues to the contrary, Riley denies that his favorite rapper, Gangstalicious, is gay.
  14. S02E14The Boondocks S02E14The Hunger StrikeMarch 16, 2008 6.7Huey goes on a hunger strike in a boycott of BET, and receives some high-profile support from Reverend Rollo Goodlove, who may be more inter
  15. S02E15The Boondocks S02E15The Uncle Ruckus Reality ShowMarch 23, 2008 7.3In the wake of Huey's failed protest against the network, BET's Harvard-educated programming chief, Weggie Rudlin, is moving ahead with his

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode15Episodes2010Aired 7.1Season avg
  1. S03E01The Boondocks S03E01It's a Black President, Huey FreemanMay 2, 2010 6.7A German documentary follows the Freeman family during the election of the country's first Black President.
  2. S03E02The Boondocks S03E02Bitches to RagsMay 9, 2010 6.0When his new album tanks, Thugnificent is faced with the horror of getting a real job.
  3. S03E03The Boondocks S03E03The Red BallMay 16, 2010 8.0Huey leads the residents of Woodcrest in a kickball game against a seemingly unbeatable Chinese team, while the game is secretly being funde
  4. S03E04The Boondocks S03E04Season's bestThe Story of Jimmy RebelMay 23, 2010 8.7Ruckus finds his musical soul mate in famed racist country-western singer Jimmy Rebel.
  5. S03E05The Boondocks S03E05Stinkmeaner 3: The HateocracyMay 30, 2010 7.7Three of Stinkmeaner's old crew arrive in town to exact payback on the Freeman family.
  6. S03E06The Boondocks S03E06Smokin' with CigarettesJune 6, 2010 6.3Riley becomes friends with a sociopathic boy named Lamilton, who wants to do nothing more than hurt people, cause mayhem, and smoke cigarett
  7. S03E07The Boondocks S03E07The Fund-RaiserJune 13, 2010 8.7Riley organizes a fund raiser with Cindy McPhearson, Jazmine Dubois and other kids from Woodcrest, but the money isn't going to anyone in ne
  8. S03E08The Boondocks S03E08PauseJune 20, 2010 7.3Granddad 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 homo
  9. S03E09The Boondocks S03E09A Date with the Booty WarriorJune 27, 2010 6.7Having 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 Stif
  10. S03E10The Boondocks S03E10The Story of Lando FreemanJuly 4, 2010 6.3There's a new handyman in the neighborhood undercutting Uncle Ruckus... which is all good for Granddad and his garden until the man claims t
  11. S03E11The Boondocks S03E11The Lovely Ebony BrownJuly 11, 2010 6.3Granddad 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.
  12. S03E12The Boondocks S03E12Mr. MedicinalJuly 18, 2010 7.7After 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
  13. S03E13The Boondocks S03E13The Fried Chicken FluAugust 1, 2010 6.5When a fast food promotion crosses with a plague of biblical proportions, society spins out of controls faster than you can say "white meat
  14. S03E14The Boondocks S03E14The Color RuckusAugust 8, 2010 6.7Uncle Ruckus must face the truth about his racial origins, when his abusive father and the rest of his family show up in Woodcrest.
  15. S03E15The Boondocks S03E15It's Goin' DownAugust 15, 2010 6.2Legendary anti-terrorist agent Jack Flowers becomes suspicious of Huey when Ed Wuncler III and Gin Rummy plot a terrorist attack in Woodcres

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2014Aired 6.3Season avg
  1. S04E01The Boondocks S04E01Pretty Boy FlizzyApril 21, 2014 5.7Well known and admired R&B singer "Pretty Boy Flizzy" helps Tom with his troubled marriage.
  2. S04E02The Boondocks S04E02Good TimesApril 28, 2014 6.2These 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 i
  3. S04E03The Boondocks S04E03Season's bestBreaking GrandadMay 5, 2014 7.4It 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 mark
  4. S04E04The Boondocks S04E04Early Bird SpecialMay 12, 2014 6.6Granddad 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
  5. S04E05The Boondocks S04E05Freedom Ride or DieMay 19, 2014 6.6Young Robert Freeman and his fellow freedom riders retell their daring adventure on the road to Birmingham.
  6. S04E06The Boondocks S04E06Grandad Dates a KardashianMay 26, 2014 5.8Granddad co-stars on a reality show when he begins dating Kardashia, a long lost Kardashian sister. While Riley and Granddad love all of the
  7. S04E07The Boondocks S04E07FreedomlandJune 2, 2014 5.3The Freemans find that Eddie Wuncler's new slavery theme park "Freedomland" may be a bit to authentic, when they are trapped there and force
  8. S04E08The Boondocks S04E08I Dream of SiriJune 9, 2014 7.0Granddad loves Siri on his new iPhone. Unfortunately, she loves him back, a bit too much. When she becomes obsessed with him, Granddad finds
  9. S04E09The Boondocks S04E09Stinkmeaner: Begun the Clone War HasJune 16, 2014 6.4Stinkmeaner is back, or at least his clone is. After a fight with Granddad goes viral, Stinkmeaner turns unto an instant celebrity. And seek
  10. S04E10The Boondocks S04E10The New BlackJune 23, 2014 6.4Riley becomes the maligned target of gay rights groups after he calls his classmate "gay." In these sensitive times when everyone is offende

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