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| Regina King | ... | Riley Freeman / ... 56 episodes, 2005-2014 | |
| John Witherspoon | ... | Robert 'Granddad' Freeman / ... 55 episodes, 2005-2014 | |
| Gary Anthony Williams | ... | Uncle Ruckus / ... 55 episodes, 2005-2014 | |
| Cedric Yarbrough | ... | Tom Dubois / ... 53 episodes, 2005-2014 | |
| Jill Talley | ... | Sarah Dubois / ... 46 episodes, 2005-2014 | |
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Gabby Soleil | ... | Jazmine Dubois 45 episodes, 2005-2010 |
Based on the original comic strip Boondocks, Two young brothers (Huey and Riley) move away from their birth city to live with their irascible grandfather out in the suburbs. With one brother being socially and politically motivated and the younger brother a stereotypical black youth who likes rap music and culture etc Biting socio-political commentary ensues when they meet a whole cast of crazy exaggerated characters set in a mainly white middle upper class neighbourhood. Written by Anonymous
That's the question I keep asking myself. My favorite character is Uncle Ruckus. How in the hell did this get onto relatively mainstream television is completely beyond me. Today, this would have howls of twitter protests and nervous nancies screaming at the top of their lungs. Thank God there was a time when artists were allowed to take risks.
This is a show that anyone with a brain should be able to relate to, you don't need to be black, I'm not. It is brilliant. It is up there with the Simpsons in animated comedy, not quite as good, but close. Highly recommended. Except if you're easily offended, then do everyone a favor and stay away. I'm someone that doesn't care much for vulgarity, unless it serves a purpose. It does here.