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The Boondocks: Season 01 (2005)

The Boondocks: Season 01 (2005)
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Based on the syndicated comic strip of Aaron MacGruder one of only a few African American cartoonists and arguably the most successful this animated show appeared on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. MacGruder satirizes race relations and contemporary culture in a dry cynical way that pulls no punches and generates a great deal of controversy along the way. The show follows protagonist Huey a 10-year-old revolutionary-in-training and Riley his 8-year-old brother and future gangsta. The boys have been moved from their home on Chicago's South Side to the suburban "boondocks" to live with their grandfather where they get into trouble and comment freely upon the idiosyncracies--to put it mildly--of the white people in whose culture they are now immersed. In season one Huey and Riley debate R. Kelly Huey directs "The Adventures of Black Jesus" for the school Christmas play and Grandad opens up Woodcrest's first soul-food restaurant.

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John Witherspoon, Regina King, (more)
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Synopsis of The Boondocks: Season 01

Based on the syndicated comic strip of Aaron MacGruder one of only a few African American cartoonists and arguably the most successful this animated show appeared on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. MacGruder satirizes race relations and contemporary culture in a dry cynical way that pulls no punches and generates a great deal of controversy along the way. The show follows protagonist Huey a 10-year-old revolutionary-in-training and Riley his 8-year-old brother and future gangsta. The boys have been moved from their home on Chicago's South Side to the suburban "boondocks" to live with their grandfather where they get into trouble and comment freely upon the idiosyncracies--to put it mildly--of the white people in whose culture they are now immersed. In season one Huey and Riley debate R. Kelly Huey directs "The Adventures of Black Jesus" for the school Christmas play and Grandad opens up Woodcrest's first soul-food restaurant.

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323 mins

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    Marcus S.

    Boondocks is so deep that you really have to be on a conscious level to appreciate these shows. The analogies that this author makes is outstanding and needs to be commended. Even though I am not fond of the use of the negative "N" word I see why and where he uses it to reenforce his message. I believe that this needs to be given another season and to succeed to the current conflicts of todays issues. Worth the time and effort to watch, and if you are able to block out the cursing then please do so, so that your children of age of any color may watch these shows.

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    Trina K.

    I thought that the whole first season was very funny unsure if I would want my kids to watch this. As a parent you should probably watch the program 1st before you let your child view these disk. Again, I think the Boondocks was very entertaining.

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    Robert F.

    The boondocks has been one of the most intelligent cartoons on Adult Swim for a long time. i was really disappointed when I found out that the end of the 2nd season would be the end of the show. these guys really deserve another chance to make us laugh, mostly laugh at ourselves, laugh about society, laugh about stereotypes, laugh about racial prejudice. usually it's a tough subject to tip-toe around, but through the eyes of Riley freedman, it seems like all the absurdity and outrageous scenes of grotesque bigotry is just a waste of time. I can only imagine what the writers of the show were thinking when they came up with this kooky idea. Social commentary on white suburbia from the eyes of a black family who just happens to be surrounded by some of the funniest controversy you could imagine in racially-charged situations. and yet, in the end, when you look past the mild foul language, there's a real positive message at the end of almost every episode. give it a chance!!

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