The word social satire goes with The Boondocks, as the word water goes with ocean. Simply speaking, social satire is the soul of the animated series, The Boondocks.

Social satires are hard to produce. Many would argue why? I can clarify this dilemma. We know that society as an institution is rigid as it is based on the customs and beliefs that vary from race to race. The Boondocks aims at looking at society in a new light where all its evils, which may be present in whatever form, are ridiculed and good norms are appreciated.

The Boondocks uses fun as a way of looking at the various idiosyncrasies prevalent in the society. It points out the racial divisions between societies, in its real form. It not only ridicules all that is bad but also points out a remedy, to get rid of the various social evils. It acts as a looking glass which presents a real image of the society and also tries to clear up whatever distortions are present in the image.

The show achieves this through characters of a 10 year old kid Huey, his younger brother Riley and their grandfather Robert Freeman. Huey has been portrayed as a serious guy who rejects many prevalent norms in society. He is pessimistic and a supporter of black causes. But the character of Huey’s grandfather and his younger brother are totally in contrast to him. They constantly discourage and mock him as they do not share his beliefs.

The Boondocks has completed two seasons and is gearing up for a third season. In case you have missed any of its earlier episodes, you can catch them on this website which lets the fans of The Boondocks download or watch online all its episodes. I have myself downloaded some of its episodes which I failed to catch up with. I m fully satisfied with the picture and sound quality. I would always cherish my personal collection of The Boondocks episodes, which have significantly changed my outlook about my social responsibilities.

Hey friends! I first got addicted to The Boondocks when I came across it in the form of a comic strip and so when I heard that the comic strip was being turned into a television series, my joy knew no bounds. I was waiting in front of my television set, glued to my chair (I guess I could be removed from that chair at that time only if the earth turned upside down), waiting for the first episode of the series to start. And after that I never missed even a single episode of the animated series. I was there promptly at sharp 11:30 p.m. every Sunday with the channel tuned to Cartoon Networks Adult Swim waiting for The Boondocks. However I am really disappointed that the series has not been revived after last year when it finished airing Season 2. But I guess there is still hope that my favorite cartoon will return to the small screen as nothing has been officially said about the series and there are ample examples of series that have made a comeback even two years after their last season was aired.

But anyhow, today I am here to tell you about the reasons that make The Boondocks one of my most loved cartoons. Well, to start with, The Boondocks did not have to be introduced to the audiences as it was already popular in the form of a comic strip. Most of the audiences were already aware of most of the characters as well as their backgrounds. Secondly, the humor of the show which resulted from the antics and sometime semantics of the lead characters Huey, Riley and Grandpa, was good enough to keep people attentive towards the show as they also received a loud and clear message through this witty animation. Also The Boondocks stirred up an upheaval of sorts for its fiery political expression, pervasive language, sexual content, and frequent and unrepentant use of the N-word, which was quite hard hitiing to a particular section of our society. Many people have criticized the show for being crap and have not let go of any opportunity to decry what they see and make big scenes in magazines, newspapers, and television. But I tend to disagree with them as I feel that The Boondocks  Tv Show rocks!

Well, as I said in my earlier post, there is no news on ‘The Boondocks’ season 3 so I am just reviewing my favorite episode of second season of series. Today, I am gonna write about ‘The Hunger Strike’, an episode which was supposed to be a part of the second season of ‘The Boondocks’. This episode has been aired in Canada but was never aired in US because of some controversies. If you’ve not watched it yet, it means that you don’t know what happened next to ‘The Story of Gangstalicious, Part 2′. Don’t worry buddies, here you can read my full review on the episode which would let you know about interesting things that you’re still unaware of.

All events began inside of BET headquarters and the fictional president Debra Leevil was seen presiding over a board meeting. The topic of discussion was how they’re destroying black people and how they could bring down more blacks. Then came the issue of Huey Freeman. The man was on a hunger strike stating that he would not eat until a public apology is made for creating BET. He said on CNN “I’m going on a hunger strike and will not stop until BET is taken off the air”.

At Freeman family’s dining table, Granddad and Riley started teasing Huey by eating his favorite stuff when he was just drinking water. They’re trying to make him realize that strike was a completely bad idea. Next, Rollo Goodlove came to support and they started boycotting against BET. Soon, a TV channel showed both of them campaigning; Uncle Ruckus appeared to support BET. Rollo and the evil lady made an agreement, Huey was unaware of all that and Rollo was ready to stop the boycott if they could give him a show. Ultimately, the last scene of the episode showed Huey eating veggie burgers.

So the Huey Freeman lost the bet because of his companion’s cheating…poor Huey! Well, if you’ve not watched it yet, you can download the complete second season of ‘The Boondocks here and can also watch online episodes of series. Hey… I’d be back when ‘The Boondocks’ returns with the third season.

‘The Boondocks’ is known worldwide because of the very unique characteristics of its characters. The most lovable characters on ‘The Boondocks’ are Huey Freeman, Riley Freeman and Robert Freeman. Whole plot of the show revolved around them and we saw the adventures of the above mentioned two black boys, living with their grandfather. Okay, let’s meet them one by one-

Huey Freeman- he’s the guy who acted as the narrator of the story. The buddy had his own exceptions. Huey was ten years old and we saw him portraying as the voice of the reason and the spokesperson for contemporary Afrocentrism. We saw him moving to the white suburb of Woodcrest along with his brother Riley.

Introducing Huey can never be complete until we mention Riley Freeman. So, let’s have some words about him. Riley is Huey’s younger, eight years old brother. Riley often referred himself as Riley Escobar and later, we saw him mentioning himself as Young Reezy. The guy was highly impressionable and deeply influenced by the mass media culture. I liked Riley’s character more than Huey’s. His having a fair amount of criminal attitude was what made him interesting.

And, the last but not the least is Robert Freeman, the grandpa of above mentioned kids. The man was an active participant of the US civil rights movement. Robert was a law abiding citizen and we saw both of his grandsons disrespecting him. There’re 15 episodes in the first season of the show and second season also brought 15 episodes.

As of now, all fans of ‘The Boondocks’ are waiting for the third season of the series but it seems like ‘no’. Only a rare possibility is here that series would return ever. Second season finale ‘The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show’ was aired on March 23, 2008 and we’ve been looking for the third season since that day.

I am dying to watch more episodes of ‘The Boondocks’…. Don’t know when Adult Swim will order new episodes or new season of the show!

Well, ‘The Boondocks’ has done very well throughout its two seasons and there’s strong fan following. I am also one of the crazy buddies who loved to watch the Freeman family trying to adjust into fictional suburb of Woodcrest. Most of the comedic incidents and slapsticks arise from the mixture of culture, lifestyles and races etc.

There has been a controversy related to some episodes of ‘The Boondocks’. Don’t know, whether you’re aware about that or not. Well, if nothing comes to mind then go ahead and read. When second season was on air, two episodes were banned from airing. They’re entitled ‘The Hunger Strike and The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show and were scheduled to be aired on November 16th and December 17th respectively. Later, the two episodes were part of the second season DVD. Well, as much as I know, its BET (Black Entertainment Television) that pressurized Sony to ban the above two episodes.

If you’re unaware of these episodes, you’d probably like to know the storyline of the episodes. In the first banned episode ‘The Hunger Strike’, Huey went on a hunger strike in order to boycott BET. Supporting him was Reverend Rollo Goodlove, a celebrity who had his own agenda rather than just helping him. At the end of the episode, Huey learned that it’s not good to trust a crusader always. And, in ‘The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show’, we saw that BET had plans to film Uncle Ruckus’ every day activities. Well, both episodes are available here to download. You can click here and can also watch online.

As of now, ‘The Boondocks’ is on hiatus. Fans are waiting for the third season of show but it seems like network has no intentions to bring it back. What do you think would ‘The Boondocks’ return with third season or it has been ended? Well, I’ve no idea but you can share yours’ with me!

To wait for anything is probably one of the most difficult things and that also when it comes down to one of your favorite things. And, here I am talking about my favorite animation series The Boondocks. Now, that it’s been long that the second season of the series have ended, still there is no news of the third season of the series. I mean we guys are so desperately waiting for the channel to announce the third season of the series, but there are no signs of that, yet. At-least, I think that the channel should make it clear if they are renewing the series or not, ending the dilemma for the fans. Please decide that fast and let the fans know if they will be able to watch some more of their favorite series or not.

As for now you know what I do whenever I miss the series, obviously watch one of the previous episodes of the series, as I don’t have an option of new ones. And that’s what I did yesterday saw another previous episode of the series. The name of the episode, which I saw yesterday, was Home Alone. It was a very interesting episode, which began with two brothers fighting with each other. During the episode their grandpa decides to go a vacation and leaves them with uncle Ruckus. But, it is not in his hands to handle these troublesome boys. They both together trouble him so much, that he ends up leaving the home. Two of them, then, enjoy themselves all alone in the home, under the leadership of Huey, much to Riley’s dismay. The two of them are really funny and they look really cute when the fight with each other.

I and my friends are of the view that this is one of the best animation series on television as; this is one series which provides entertainment with moral lessons to its viewers. If you too, feel the same, share your thoughts with us.

And, please tell us if there will be a third season for the series or no.

‘The Boondocks’ is an animated series and has been well received. The series has completed two seasons, but there are no signs about the third season. The series is set in a place named Boondocks and revolves around Huey, Riley and the granddad. The series is basically about the adventures of the Freeman family and their neighbors. Overall, the series is great fun to watch and is quite popular between kids. Popular though it may be, but the series has also been a controversial one.

The series has been in controversy not once but quite a few times. The series was in news because of the heavy use of the word ‘nigga’. They have used the word to describe blacks in the series. But the creator McGruder, defended himself by saying that by using the word he is simply providing realism to the show as the word is commonly used in the everyday language of the blacks.

The series was then in controversy because of one of its episode which was named ‘Return of the King’. In this episode they have used words said by Martin Luther King. Many people did not like it. Reverend Al Sharpton was one out of the many who protested against Martin Luther King’s use of the word in the episode “Return of the King”. Sharpton also said that the series producers should ask for an apology to its viewers. Later, in the episode named ‘The block is Hot’ an apology was sought in the form of an announcement.

No doubt that the series has been a controversial one, but it has also been liked and loved by its fans. In-fact not just from the fans, the series has garnered praise from the critics too. And, I think that this definitely should be counted to the series credits.

Well, I do… Really after the second season finale ‘The Story of the Gangstalicious, Part 2’, I am missing the show very much and am very eager to watch new episodes from series…

Don’t know why they’re not in mood to say any word about season 3. First two seasons from series were very good and I didn’t miss even a single episode throughout the seasons! All episodes were superb and if you’ll ask me about my favorite episodes- the list will have 28 names on it! LOL….

Let’s have some tittle-tattle on the second season from series-

Second season opens with the episode ‘… or Die Trying’. With the opening of this season, Granddad decides to take the kids to watch a movie and Huey, Riley, and Jazmine must avoid the guards after they creep into a theater to watch ‘Soul Plane 2: The Blackjacking’. Next episode was entitled ‘Tom, Sarah and Usher’. On this episode, Sarah meets Usher and becomes obsessed with him which makes Tom to think that she’s cheating on him. Here, comes the episode entitled ‘Thank you for not Snitching’, we saw that some men are invading homes and when Granddad’s car gets stolen, they (Freeman family) must do something otherwise things would get worse.

Next episode was ‘Stinkmeaner Strikes Back’. On this episode, Colonel Stinkmeaner returns from Hell and possess Tom Dubois’ body to get revenge against Granddad. On ‘The Story of Thugnificent’, Granddad got fed up from the non-stop noise and partying because of the arrival of rapper Thugnificent, and it makes the singer to record a new song ‘Eff Granddad’. Next episode was entitled ‘Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch’. Here, we saw a failed granddad who meets a beautiful woman named Luna after several failed attempts at online dating.

Next comes the ‘Shinin’, here we saw Riley as he brought together Thugnificent’s Lethal Injection crew. But unluckily, a bully stole the chain which recognizes his membership in the crew and he tries hard to get it back before anyone in the crew comes to know about it. On ‘Ballin’, Riley learns the importance of practice and the meaning of Sportsmanship when he joins Tom’s youth basketball team. Next episode was ‘Invasion of the Katrinians’- Robert (Granddad)’s cousin Jericho Freeman and family move in with Robert and the kids after they’re displaced by the Hurricane Katrina. Now, Robert has a single destination in mind ‘how to get rid of them’? Next episode was ‘Home Alone’. On this episode, Granddad takes a vacation and leaves Uncle Ruckus with Huey and Riley as their guardian. But it was good to see who the actual in-charge of the house is, in Granddad’s absence.

Then comes the episode entitled ‘The S World’, a class teacher calls Riley a ‘Nigga” and Robert tries his best to take the full advantage of the incident. Next episode was ‘The Story of the Catcher Freeman’. And then comes the season finale ‘The Story of the Gangstalicious Part 2’, Riley begins to adopt the style of his favorite rapper, Gangstalicious and it makes Granddad to worry about him. Riley tries hard to arrange things for Gangstalicious but when it comes into light that Gangstalicious is a gay…. Riley’s world is completely turned upside down.

So, it was an end to second season. Let’s see what happens on the upcoming season, if it comes ever…

What about the next season of ‘The Boondocks’?

Honestly, I don’t know anything as no news is here about the upcoming season. Even I am not sure whether it does gonna happen or not. Series’ last episode ‘The Story of the Gangstalicious, Part 2’ was aired on 2-4-2008 and no official word after this second season finale. Initially, two more episodes were planned after this episode but were not aired in USA due to some reasons and the channel has already announced that they’d never be aired. The unaired episodes from series are: ‘The Hunger Strike’ and ‘The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show’.

What they do have in their minds regarding the season 3?? At least, they should make it apparent to fans so that we can have some updates about our favorite animation series.May be, we’ll have season 3 in the beginning of 2009 ….. Let’s hope so.

Okay, what’s gonna happen this time… hopefully, we’ll have some more comedy and action with more episodes! Well, second season finale was an interesting episode and we enjoyed it from its beginning to end. 15 episodes were aired during the first season and 13 episodes were aired during the second season of series.

Hey! Just two seasons are not enough and I really can’t wait more. Please, please let us know when season 3 will be aired (if anyone of the creators is read)?? Hope, one more show (The Boondocks) is not on the verge of cancellation!!! Actually, many shows are getting cancelled nowadays and it’d not be surprising if they declare it cancelled….

Well if you think that animation series on television is just for entertainment purpose and really don’t have any message to give. I would ask you to think over it all over again….

This animation series has a lot of message to give but all in a bit chilled out way.

The Boondocks, is about Freeman family, but it actually makes me wonder, are they actually FREE. Anyways, it’s about the adventures of two black boys Riley and Huey Freeman, who experience a cultural clash when they move from Southside Chicago to the “boondocks” to live with their grandfather. The major part of comic relief in the series is brought by the perspective shown by this mixture of cultures, lifestyles, and races.

The series is basically a satire on the American culture. The basic themes dealt with in the series through those innocent characters are not so innocent. The series talks about race relations, inter-racial marriage, bi-racial identity, in addition to political happenings and current events.

Besides the serious themes that the show handles, it is a comedy and it really rips you apart. Its great fun to watch two black boys stuck in the suburbs, and their struggle to adjust in the environment to which they are not pretty used to. Their open-mindedness, chilled out attitude, and live life the way they want to without bothering about anyone ,is what gets me back to the show every time.