Home > The Boondocks > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Boondocks: Season 1 (2005 - 2006) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Want to see Episode List Season 1 The Boondocks Critics Consensus The Boondocks succeeds in unsettling viewers, but its controversial humor and biting tone won't sit well with everyone. 59% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 17 95% Audience Score User Ratings: 118 More Info × Close Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 The Garden Party Air date: Nov 6, 2005 Grandpa Freeman coerces Riley and Huey to go to a high-society garden party, where things take a surprising turn. Ed Asner provides the voice of Ed Wuncler. More 2 The Trial of R. Kelly Air date: Nov 13, 2005 Huey and Riley take opposite views of R. Kelly's trial. More 3 Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner Air date: Nov 20, 2005 Grandpa Freeman meets a woman, but Huey and Riley harbor deep suspicions about what she does for a living. More 4 Granddad's Fight Air date: Nov 27, 2005 Granddad and Colonel Stinkmeaner go mano a mano. More 5 A Date with the Health Inspector Air date: Dec 4, 2005 A district attorney who fits the description of a killer is arrested, leaving Huey to find the real perpetrator. More 6 The Story of Gangstalicious Air date: Dec 11, 2005 Riley visits his favorite gangsta-rapper in the hospital, but discovers he's not the tough guy that Riley imagined. More 7 A Huey Freeman Christmas Air date: Dec 18, 2005 Huey gets to direct the school Christmas play, which he adapts as "The Adventures of Black Jesus." More 8 The Real Air date: Jan 8, 2006 Riley scams two reality shows; Huey is convinced the government is watching him. More 9 The Return of the King Air date: Jan 15, 2006 Martin Luther King returns, but things in post-Sept. 11 America are very different. More 10 The Itis Air date: Jan 22, 2006 Grandad opens a soul-food restaurant in Woodcrest. More Show More Episodes The Boondocks: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (13) Tv Season Info Season 1 of Aaron McGruder's oft-controversial social satire follows the animated adventures of two preadolescent African-American brothers trying to adjust to life in a Maryland suburb after moving from Chicago's inner city. Budding activist Huey Freeman and his mischievous younger brother Riley discover they don't meet eye to eye with many of their new neighbors and classmates. Meanwhile, their cantankerous grandfather and new guardian Robert Jebediah Freeman would rather lead a peaceful existence than take on the role of parent once again . The series, based on the comic strip of the same name, garnered a Peabody its inaugural season for an episode about Martin Luther King Jr. ("The Return of the King"). Other episode highlights include a plot to kidnap Oprah Winfrey headed up by Riley and a media-hyped fight between Robert and an old blind man. The regular voice cast features Regina King, John Witherspoon and Cedric Yarbrough. Season 1 guest voices include Ed Asner, Adam West, Quincy Jones, Charlie Murphy and Mike Epps. Genre: Network: Comedy Central (1-3); Cartoon Network (4) Premiere Date: Nov 6, 2005 Creator: Aaron McGruder Cast Regina King as Huey Freeman/Riley Freeman John Witherspoon as Robert Jebediah Freeman aka Grandad Cedric Yarbrough as Tom DuBois Gabby Soleil as Jazmine DuBois Gary Anthony Williams as Uncle Ruckus Jill Talley as Sarah DuBois Edward Asner as Ed Wuncler Show More Cast Episodes 1 The Garden Party Air date: Nov 6, 2005 Grandpa Freeman coerces Riley and Huey to go to a high-society garden party, where things take a surprising turn. Ed Asner provides the voice of Ed Wuncler. More 2 The Trial of R. Kelly Air date: Nov 13, 2005 Huey and Riley take opposite views of R. Kelly's trial. More 3 Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner Air date: Nov 20, 2005 Grandpa Freeman meets a woman, but Huey and Riley harbor deep suspicions about what she does for a living. More 4 Granddad's Fight Air date: Nov 27, 2005 Granddad and Colonel Stinkmeaner go mano a mano. More 5 A Date with the Health Inspector Air date: Dec 4, 2005 A district attorney who fits the description of a killer is arrested, leaving Huey to find the real perpetrator. More 6 The Story of Gangstalicious Air date: Dec 11, 2005 Riley visits his favorite gangsta-rapper in the hospital, but discovers he's not the tough guy that Riley imagined. More 7 A Huey Freeman Christmas Air date: Dec 18, 2005 Huey gets to direct the school Christmas play, which he adapts as "The Adventures of Black Jesus." More 8 The Real Air date: Jan 8, 2006 Riley scams two reality shows; Huey is convinced the government is watching him. More 9 The Return of the King Air date: Jan 15, 2006 Martin Luther King returns, but things in post-Sept. 11 America are very different. More 10 The Itis Air date: Jan 22, 2006 Grandad opens a soul-food restaurant in Woodcrest. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for The Boondocks Season 1 All Critics (17) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (7) "The Boondocks" took a lot of big swings worth admiring, and in the realm of animation represented a very, very underheard point-of-view. Jul 5, 2018 | Full Review… Liz Shannon Miller indieWire Top Critic The first episode of the new series, is the television equivalent of a slap upside the head. Nov 6, 2005 | Full Review… Maureen Ryan Chicago Tribune Top Critic I don't think there is enough Botox in the world to keep me watching and wincing and still keeping it together. I'll tune out. Nov 6, 2005 | Full Review… E.R. Shipp New York Daily News Top Critic McGruder has brilliantly set his tone, and there's no looking back. Nov 6, 2005 | Full Review… Mike McDaniel Houston Chronicle Top Critic It turns out you can be controversial without being the least bit interesting. Nov 6, 2005 | Full Review… Nancy Franklin New Yorker Top Critic "The Boondocks" is filled with crassness and non sequiturs but proves too self-consciously biting to get under anyone's skin -- regardless of its color -- beyond the least-demanding realm of the young-male demo. Nov 6, 2005 | Full Review… Brian Lowry Variety Top Critic The Boondocks produces more uneasiness than chuckles. Nov 6, 2005 | Full Review… Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel Top Critic There's a clunkiness to the pacing of this new Boondocks incarnation. Nov 6, 2005 | Full Review… Robert Abele L.A. Weekly For pulling off brilliant, unsettling moments, "The Boondocks" deserves a standing ovation. Nov 6, 2005 | Full Review… Melanie McFarland Seattle Post-Intelligencer Its edgy humor may appeal to many adults and older teens. Sep 9, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Elisabeth Chaney Common Sense Media An occasionally funny animated series... Sep 9, 2019 | Full Review… Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A very political comic, and many of its most powerful moments come from immediate comments on current issues. Due to the lengthy process of animating a show, McGruder and the other producers had to pull that back a bit. Sep 11, 2018 | Full Review… Michael Drucker IGN Movies View All Critic Reviews (17) Audience Reviews for The Boondocks: Season 1 Nov 03, 2019 The Boondocks, is the best fucking show on the planet. No if's, and's, or but's. Warren B Aug 12, 2018 The Boondocks is not afraid to address uncomfortable themes, and with some episodes stemming on ridiculousness, it had me in tears for some episodes. The character developtment is subtle, but when seen in Huey or Riley, is a real series of bildungsroman. May 19, 2018 This show is one of the greatest and most message sending shows in adult animation. By far one of the things I binge watch nightly. Season one is a great episode that introduces the characters and makes fun of certain topics at that time. My only nitpick is that eventually the two main characters slightly drag their character in some episodes. This was later changed, and it can be excused as it was used as a comedic effect. Feb 09, 2018 The Boondocks' characters are extremely unlikable and partial to full-blown instances of being villain protagonists what given two very violent, always angry and poorly behaved kids along with their babbling idiotic, selfish, geriatric grandfather, the boomerang bigot Uncle Ruckus, a chickenshit lawyer and greedy tycoon Ed Wuncler I. Therefore, it's hard to actually pick a favorite character out of them but you'll enjoy the series if you see joy in these characters hard at work destroying each other. Stanley C Jun 16, 2017 The critics who rated this poorly are triggered middle-class white people whose opinions are entirely irrelevant to the quality of this show. Morgan T Nov 28, 2016 Hmm It's so boring. No thanks Linsa L Jan 30, 2016 worst case scenario. Andrew J Aug 18, 2015 While its delivery is far from tame, The Boondocks fails to construct likable characters, settling for a stereotypically ghetto tone and dialogues. Denise P Apr 20, 2015 Why do critics even exist? This show is hilarious. Seasons 1-3 were amazing. The 4th wasn't so funny. José P Mar 17, 2015 The Boondocks has a keen sense of satire and humor consistently funny, making it a fine choice for adult entertainment. Jules H See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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