"The Boondocks" The Trial of R. Kelly (2005)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Anthony Bell

Writers:

Rodney Barnes (writer)
Aaron McGruder (writer)

TV Series:

"The Boondocks" (2005)

Original Air Date:

13 November 2005 (Season 1, Episode 2)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

Huey disagrees with Riley - and apparently most Blacks - regarding the R. Kelly case. |

Plot Keywords:

Adult Humor | Radicalism | Interracial Relationship | Racial Stereotype | Racism

Cast

Regina King	...	Huey Freeman / Riley Freeman (voice)
John Witherspoon	...	Robert 'Granddad' Freeman (voice)
Cedric Yarbrough	...	Tom Dubois / Various (voice)
Gary Anthony Williams	...	Uncle Ruckus (voice)
Jill Talley	...	Sarah Dubois (voice)
Gabby Soleil	...	Jazmine Dubois (credit only)
Adam West	...	R. Kelly's Lawyer (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	The Judge / Various (voice)
Jim Meskimen	...	Bill O'Reilly / Reporter (voice)
Crystal Scales	...	The Underaged Girl / R. Kelly Supporter (voice)

Trivia:

The episode "The Trial of R. Kelly" originally contained a few jokes at Rosa Parks's expense. All references to Ms. Parks were deleted due to her death just weeks before the air date.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Uncle Ruckus says that he was a jurist on a trial in Tennessee. But in the flashback, behind the judge, you can see the State Seal of Mississippi.

Quotes:

Robert 'Granddad' Freeman: Didn't Jerry Lee Lewis marry a thirteen-year-old baby?
Uncle Ruckus: You can't compare a chocolate monkey like R. Kelly to Jerry Lee Lewis! He was the king of rock n' roll. Great balls of fire!

Movie Connections:

References Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage (1937)