The Boondocks

The Boondocks is an animated television series produced for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and is based on the Aaron McGruder comic strip of the same name.

The Boondocks focuses on the Freeman family, an African-American family who have moved from the South Side of Chicago to the suburb of Woodcrest. The family consists of ten-year old Huey, his younger brother Riley and their grandfather Robert. Huey is a radical Afrocentric intellectual and serves as the show's voice of reason as it satirizes popular culture and race in America. Riley is his counterpart, ready and willing to be part of hip-hop culture. http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Complex-Men/Aaron-McGruder

The show has met with some controversy, but has largely been praised by critics. Its visual aesthetic is partly influenced by McGruder's own love of anime, and its fight sequences are inspired by Japanese animation (like Samurai Champloo) and classic Kung Fu films.

The Boondocks began life as a comic strip in the student newspaper of Aaron McGruder's alma mater, the University of Maryland, College Park. The strip was later included in The Source magazine and was eventually syndicated to newspapers nationwide.

Controversial episode of The Boondocks is pulled

An Episode of The Boondocks was excluded from broadcast because it painted two BET executives in an unflattering light. The episode, called The Hunger Strike, depicted Deborah Lee as a female Dr. Evil. http://highbridnation.com/2008/01/14/controversial-episode-of-the-boondocks-zapped-by-bet/

Boondocks' Third and Final Season

The third season of The Boondocks, which will air starting May 2, 2010, will be the last season of Aaron McGruder's cartoon series. http://ifelicious.com/2010/04/11/final-season-of-aaron-mcgruders-the-boondocks-returns-on-may-2/

Boondocks Ratings for Season 3

The third season of The Boondocks came back after a long absence to score 2.55 million viewers. http://www.televisionaryblog.com/2010/05/ratings-report-boondocks-scores-for.html Those are incredibly high ratings for a show on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim

Over 3 seasons, The Boondocks has had many guest stars who hail from the worlds of film, television, music, and comedy. Guest stars range from Snoop Dogg to Edward Asner to Katt Williams

The Boondocks have also employed some of the most recognizable names in voice acting, like John Dimaggio, Tress Macneille, and Rob Paulsen.