Targeted Subject: Groupthink and national panic And then Bill Cosby - just to return him back for being too annoying. The trio doesn’t end up kidnapping Oprah, but rather Maya Angelou at the wrong book signing. Huey tries to foil that plan - which spoofs aspects of Pulp Fiction - but ends up duking it out against his little brother and Oprah’s fictionalized bodyguard, Bushido Brown. Of course, an eight-year-old Riley wants to join in on the shenanigans of the gun-toting, shoot first, ask questions later duo - especially after taking a liking to them in the series pilot, “The Garden Party.” Who would believe in successfully kidnapping one of the richest and most noticeable Black women in the world in order to “control bitches?” How about Ed Wuncler III (voiced by the late Charlie Murphy), who’s the grandson of Woodcrest’s billionaire realtor, and his best friend and accomplice, Gin Rummy (Samuel L. “Oprah Winfrey has the power to lay waste to the entire industry with a mere utterance! She’s a completely invincible, unstoppable force of nature… “- Gin Rummy At last, that five-year hiatus of flipping through Netflix and Hulu for reruns will be coming to an end come 2020, with the confirmed announcement of a season 5 in the works. And with the show’s unapologetic approach, nothing and no one was off the table from being critiqued.
The Boondocks stand out from other adult-based comedies, with its anime-styled street fighting scenes that infused a bit of blaxploitation wit. Each script incorporated was not only cognizant of brewing culture wars, outlandish antics, evergreen jokes, and managed to foreshadow a lesson or two in the end. These wake up calls (usually brought to light through Huey’s annoyed outbursts at the public) resembled mastery of dialogue in a Spike Lee joint mixed with humor and futuristic horror à la Black Mirror in navigating Black America at the intersection of entertainment and history. The antics of the Freemans - consisting of civil rights activist Robert aka Granddad (voiced by John Witherspoon), and his two contrasting grandsons, the militant, Black liberator, Huey, and hotep-in-training, Riley (both voiced by Regina King) - came as metaphorical wake-up calls. Based on the daily syndicated comic strip by Aaron McGruder, it manifested a specific kind of Black novelty within pop culture. Since its 2005 premiere, The Boondocks became more than a satirical animated series for adults.
When The Boondocks ended its nine-year run on June 23, 2014, a void was left in television. Photo Credit: Cartoon Network These are the best The Boondocks episodes, from “The Story of Thugnificient” to “Smokin’ With Cigarettes.”
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