"The Boondocks" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

8.9/10   

Creator:

Aaron McGruder
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Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

6 November 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Based on the comic strip, Huey and Riley move away from the city and out to the suburbs with their irascible grandfather. Biting socio-political commentary ensues.

Plot Keywords:

Interracial Relationship | Adult Humor | Satire | Racism | African American

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14	11:30 PM	TOON	Wingmen
Sun. Nov. 15	12:00 AM	TOON	Let's Nab Oprah	#1.11

Cast

Regina King	...	Huey Freeman / ... (31 episodes, 2005-2008)
John Witherspoon	...	Robert 'Granddad' Freeman / ... (29 episodes, 2005-2008)
Gary Anthony Williams	...	Uncle Ruckus / ... (29 episodes, 2005-2008)
Cedric Yarbrough	...	Tom Dubois / ... (28 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jill Talley	...	Sarah Dubois / ... (28 episodes, 2005-2008)
Gabby Soleil	...	Jazmine Dubois (28 episodes, 2005-2008)

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Series Directed by
Seung Eun Kim		(14 episodes, 2005-2008)
Lesean Thomas		(6 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bob Hathcock		(6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Anthony Bell		(4 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dan Fausett		(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Joe Horne		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kalvin Lee		(3 episodes, 2006)

Series Writing credits
Aaron McGruder		(28 episodes, 2005-2008)
Yamara Taylor		(25 episodes, 2005-2008)
Rodney Barnes		(15 episodes, 2005-2008)
Andre Brooks		(11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jason Van Veen		(11 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Produced by
Jenny Barbour	....	associate producer (26 episodes, 2005-2008)
Reginald Hudlin	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2005-2008)
Aaron McGruder	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2005-2008)
Rodney Barnes	....	co-executive producer (25 episodes, 2005-2008)
Brian J. Cowan	....	producer / co-executive producer (25 episodes, 2005-2008)
Carl Jones	....	producer (25 episodes, 2005-2008)
Eric Horsted	....	consulting producer (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Denys Cowan	....	producer (4 episodes, 2005)

Series Original Music by
Anthony Echegoyen		(1 episode, 2005)
Flying Lotus		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Anna Granfors		(15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ralph A. Eusebio		(7 episodes, 2007)
Bruce King		(7 episodes, 2007)
Jhoanne Reyes		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Reuben Cannon		(7 episodes, 2007)
Kim Williams		(7 episodes, 2007)

Series Production Management
Richmond Horine	....	post-production supervisor (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Wendy Guin	....	production manager (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brian G. Smith	....	assistant production manager (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Elvida Abella	....	studio post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 2007)
Phil S. Crain	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 2007)
Nick Hyman	....	production manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Gary Lamb	....	assistant production manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Bradley Bowlen	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ki Hyun Ryu	....	assistant director (7 episodes, 2007)

Series Art Department
Bryan Baugh	....	storyboard revisions (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Eric Astadan	....	prop designer (7 episodes, 2007)
Howard C. Base	....	storyboard coordinator (7 episodes, 2007)
Oliver Calonzo	....	art coordinator (7 episodes, 2007)
Seung Woo Cha	....	storyboard revision artist (7 episodes, 2007)
Jon Fancher	....	prop supervisor (7 episodes, 2007)
Kalvin Lee	....	storyboard artist (7 episodes, 2007)
James Lim	....	storyboard revision artist (7 episodes, 2007)
Albert Park	....	storyboard revision artist (7 episodes, 2007)
Sean Song	....	storyboard artist (7 episodes, 2007)
Chrysta Marie Burton	....	storyboard coordinator (unknown episodes)
David Hartman	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Michael Macasero	....	art coordinator (unknown episodes)
Richard Ory	....	props (unknown episodes)
Dawn Turner	....	art coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Heather Olsen	....	sound designer (21 episodes, 2005-2007)
Stephan Matson	....	pre-production dialogue editor (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jonathan Abelardo	....	assistant sound engineer (6 episodes, 2007)
Devon Bowman	....	recording engineer / sound recording engineer (6 episodes, 2007)
Roy Braverman	....	foley mixer (6 episodes, 2007)
Fil Brown	....	re-recording mixer / sound re-recording mixer (6 episodes, 2007)
Melissa Ellis	....	sound re-recording mixer (6 episodes, 2007)
Mary Erstad	....	foley mixer (6 episodes, 2007)
John Hegedes	....	supervising dialogue editor: pre-production (6 episodes, 2007)
Joshua Huber	....	sound recording engineer (6 episodes, 2007)
J. Lampinen	....	foley artist / digital audio transferer / ... (6 episodes, 2007)
Anthony Lingua	....	pre-production dialogue editor (6 episodes, 2007)
Mark Mercado	....	sound recording engineer (6 episodes, 2007)
Robbi Smith	....	dialogue editor (6 episodes, 2007)
Lucy Sustar	....	foley mixer (6 episodes, 2007)
Phyllis Ginter	....	foley artist (3 episodes, 2007)
Loui Ramon	....	assistant sound recordist (2 episodes, 2005)
Craig Ng	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)
Eliott Taylor	....	dialogue recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Ulysses Argetta	....	digital effects supervisor (21 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Animation Department
Lesean Thomas	....	character supervisor (28 episodes, 2005-2008)
Ben Berkman	....	animatic editor (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Brian Mainolfi	....	character designer (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Constance Allen	....	color stylist (7 episodes, 2007)
Leslie Chang	....	assistant character designer (7 episodes, 2007)
George Cox III	....	assistant color supervisor (7 episodes, 2007)
Holly DuRivage	....	supervising timing director (7 episodes, 2007)
Patrick Gleeson	....	timing director (7 episodes, 2007)
Robert Harand	....	background designer (7 episodes, 2007)
Sandi Hathcock	....	animation checker (7 episodes, 2007)
Jeff Johnson	....	character designer (7 episodes, 2007)
Alison Jota	....	color stylist (7 episodes, 2007)
Tina Katz	....	color stylist (7 episodes, 2007)
Bruce King	....	animatic supervisor (7 episodes, 2007)
Tec Manalac	....	background designer (7 episodes, 2007)
Anna McKindley	....	animatic scanner (7 episodes, 2007)
Art Morales	....	background designer (7 episodes, 2007)
Tina Oliva	....	color stylist (7 episodes, 2007)
Lisa Pearson	....	color stylist (7 episodes, 2007)
Vincent Toyama	....	background supervisor (7 episodes, 2007)
Alina Urusov	....	character designer (7 episodes, 2007)
Wei M. Zhao	....	color stylist (7 episodes, 2007)
David Zweig	....	character designer (7 episodes, 2007)
Steven Choi	....	character designer (6 episodes, 2007)
Rex Faraday	....	timing director (6 episodes, 2007)
Pamela Long	....	color stylist (6 episodes, 2007)
Barry Atkinson	....	color stylist (5 episodes, 2007)
John Calmette	....	color stylist (5 episodes, 2007)
Seung Eun Kim	....	main character designer: Season Two (5 episodes, 2007)
Randy Ludensky	....	timing director (5 episodes, 2007)
Michel Lyman	....	timing director (5 episodes, 2007)
Brad Rozman	....	animatic technician (5 episodes, 2007)
Kunio Shimamura	....	timing director (5 episodes, 2007)
Bill Wolf	....	timing director (5 episodes, 2007)
Ben Maloney	....	assistant: color production / color production assistant (3 episodes, 2007)
Brian McGee	....	character designer (3 episodes, 2007)
Maria Elena Rodriguez	....	timing director (3 episodes, 2007)
Ki Hyun Ryu	....	character designer (3 episodes, 2007)
Kenny Thompkins	....	character designer (3 episodes, 2007)
Brooks Campbell	....	color key supervisor (2 episodes, 2007)
Gary Eggleston	....	color stylist (2 episodes, 2007)
James Gallego	....	color stylist (2 episodes, 2007)
Chun Liu	....	color stylist (2 episodes, 2007)
Mike Mangan	....	animatic technician (2 episodes, 2007)
Seung-Hyun Oh	....	character designer (2 episodes, 2007)
Kay Park	....	assistant character designer (2 episodes, 2007)
Young Ki Yoon	....	character designer (2 episodes, 2007)
SoonJin Mooney	....	animation timer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Matthew C. Otoski	....	episodic casting supervisor (7 episodes, 2007)
Joanna T. Gonzales	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Wendy Guin	....	post-production coordinator / color coordinator (17 episodes, 2006-2008)
Steve Vallino	....	assistant editor (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Donnell Ebarrete	....	assistant editor (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chuck Smith	....	assistant editor (7 episodes, 2007)
Brooks Campbell	....	color supervisor (4 episodes, 2007)
Brad Rozman	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Derryck Thornton	....	music supervisor / composer: main title theme (24 episodes, 2005-2008)
Aaron McGruder	....	composer: title theme / composer: main title theme (18 episodes, 2005-2008)
Asheru	....	composer: main title theme (16 episodes, 2005-2008)
Latif Tayour	....	music coordinator / music co-coordinator (15 episodes, 2007-2008)
Patrick Douthit	....	composer: additional music (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Fatin '10' Horton	....	composer: additional music (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Markus Czyzewski	....	assistant music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Bob Hathcock	....	supervising director (17 episodes, 2005-2007)
Andrea Romano	....	voice director (17 episodes, 2005-2007)
Howard C. Base	....	production assistant (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michael Kirschbaum	....	assistant to writers / script coordinator / ... (15 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brian Ash	....	main title designer / title designer / ... (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Scott Fuselier	....	main title designer / title designer / ... (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
DJ Pooh	....	creative consultant (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gabriel Alvarez	....	creative consultant (6 episodes, 2006)
Sacha Jenkins	....	creative consultant (6 episodes, 2006)
Nathan Haramoto	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2007)
Gary Lamb	....	retake coordinator (6 episodes, 2007)
Jamie Sherman	....	assistant: Mr. Cowan (6 episodes, 2007)
Novena Wallach	....	assistant: Mr. McGruder (6 episodes, 2007)
Seung Eun Kim	....	co-supervising director / director: main title sequence (2 episodes, 2007)
Karen Barragan	....	series publicist (unknown episodes)
Chrysta Marie Burton	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Ian Edwards	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Dick Grunert	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kathleen Hartman	....	freelance prop model designer (unknown episodes)
Jae Hong Kim	....	main title artwork (unknown episodes)
Geoffry Mateo Ong	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Michael R. Rabanera	....	animatic assistant (unknown episodes)
Shawn Socoloff	....	assistant: Mr. McGruder (unknown episodes)
Tommy Tallarino	....	story editor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Adelaide Productions
• Rebel Base
• Sony Pictures Television

Distributors

• Adult Swim (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Cartoon Network (2005) (USA) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)

Other Companies

• Advantage Audio  post-production sound services
• Dong Woo Animation Co.  Overseas Production
• Salami Studios  recorded at
• Sun Min Image Pictures  storyboard artists
• Universal Press Syndicate (UPI)  special thanks

Runtime:

20 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Canada:18+ (tv rating) | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (DVD rating) | Argentina:18 | UK:18

Company:

Adelaide Productions

Trivia:

Although Reginald Hudlin helped develop the series, his involvement with the show ended in July 2005 (four months before its premiere) when he was named President of Entertainment for the B.E.T (Black Entertainment Television) network (the very channel that he and McGruder have often lampooned).

Quotes:

Riley Freeman: Gangstalicious got shot!
Robert 'Granddad' Freeman: Again?
Riley Freeman: We got to do something!
Huey Freeman: I've got an idea! Why don't we go to college so we don't end up like Gangstalicious?

Soundtrack:

The Boondocks Theme

A biting, Leftist commentary on society

Aaron McGruder is an admitted militant liberal, and his comic strip has provided quite an insight into his world view on politics and the lack of political tactfulness. But the television show has effectively upped up the ante, making even starker commentary on society and the racist ills that have fallen on it.

Some may attack McGruder for attacking African American culture by using the profane language and in his depiction of Riley, but what he has effectively provided is a sensible argument toward the ills of all cultural settings. He's effectively illustrating what people EXPECT from black culture.

McGruder has always been very critical of the "hip-hop" culture, calling it feminine and useless. In my opinion, McGruder's commentary is almost as powerful as Spike Lee's "Bamboozled," where he basically states hip-hop culture is just another form of black-face to entertain suburban white people. While the television seems to border more along the lines of cultural inequities and absurdities as opposed to the full-on political commentary of the strip, he still hammers home a lot of good points. Years from now, people will look at this show as a daring look at junk cultural paradigms and laugh at the absurdity of it all.