and Rosa Parks in subsequent episodes may also invite some viewers' ire. (Huey bases part of his theory on Reagan on the fact that his first, middle and last names each has six letters.) Grandad's rather physical discipline of Riley and irreverent takes on Martin Luther King, Jr. 11 attacks were a part of a government plot and that Reagan was the devil.
The pilot episode, entitled "The Garden Party," will likely generate some outrage from viewers for some characters' use of the N-word and Huey's insistence to a predominantly white crowd at a party in a dream that the Sept. as part of the Cartoon Network's "Adult Swim" programs for mature audiences.
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"The Boondocks" doesn't lose any of its bite on the small screen.īecause of its language and subject matter, the series will be shown at 11 p.m. People like him, Dave Chappelle, and columnists go after people, not matter how unpopular, and take them to task on issues they believe need to be dealt with. "He's been pretty wide-ranging in the people he's gone after," said Mark Naison, a professor of African-American studies at Fordham University in the Bronx, N.Y. and African-Americans in general have all been the object of Huey's wrath, for self-hatred, narrow thinking and bad TV-watching habits, among other issues. Rice, President Bush, Queen Latifah, Cuba Gooding Jr. Through Huey and other characters, McGruder, 31, has been an equal-opportunity critic. And last year, several newspapers refused to carry the strip when, to Huey's dismay, Granddad became enthralled with an African-American version of "The Apprentice" called "Can't A N-a Get a Job?" Newspapers such as New York's Newsday and the Daily News refused to carry the strip, while The Dallas Morning News opted to take "The Boondocks" off the comics page and put it in the paper's Living section.In 2003, The Washington Post also chose not to carry "The Boondocks" when, in a series of strips, Huey and his dreadlocked best friend, Caesar, concocted a plan to get Condoleezza Rice a boyfriend, thinking that would change her support of the war in Iraq. government's - particularly the Reagan administration's - past relationship with Osama bin Laden laid the groundwork for assaults.
11, "The Boondocks" generated a heated backlash when Huey suggested that the U.S. Fans and critics of "The Boondocks" loved and hated the strip for the same reasons: its cutting-edge humor and unapologetic, sometimes unpopular, views on various issues, including race, politics, the war on terrorism and the Sept. McGruder's strip, which is carried by more than 350 newspapers, has not veered away from controversy since its launch in 1999. Based on the syndicated comic strip that has been banned in some newspapers, the show focuses on the adventures and political musings of 10-year-old Huey Freeman, an afro-wearing, self-styled African-American radical, and his foul-mouthed, 8-year-old gangsta wannabe brother, Riley, as they adjust to living with their grandfather in the predominantly white Chicago suburb Woodcrest - the boondocks, in their eyes.
Here's what we know about the reboot of "The Boondocks" at this time.Some viewers will probably be mad at McGruder when "The Boondocks" premieres on the Cartoon Network on Sunday night.
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Back in the day, the series was almost prophetic in the way it predicted events like, oh, a pandemic in "The Fried Chicken Flu." This time around, "The Boondocks" promises to bring its unrelenting, in-your-face brand of political commentary and Black cultural criticism into the current political atmosphere, making it a bold and welcome addition to today's TV landscape. The satirical show, which has never shied away from controversy, follows the Freeman family - Riley, Huey, and Robert Jebediah (aka "Granddad") - residing in a white suburban neighborhood. There have been numerous delays getting this new project off the ground, making its release date something of a moving target, but fans are now hoping the launch of the new cartoon series is coming soon. From 2005 to 2014, "The Boondocks" animated television show offered smart, funny, topical social savvy, and plenty of kung fu-style action over 55 episodes and four seasons. In fact, ShackNews called it "one of the greatest American animes ever made" (although not all critics on Rotten Tomatoes loved the show). Now, the series based on a comic strip from creator Aaron McGruder is getting a reboot.