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The Boondocks (2005)

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The Boondocks (2005)

Overview

When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the tough south side of Chicago to the upscale neighborhood of Woodcrest (a.k.a. "The Boondocks") so he can enjoy his golden years in safety and comfort. But with Huey, a 10-year-old leftist revolutionary, and his eight-year-old misfit brother, Riley, suburbia is about to be shaken up.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Female Combat: Yes
Christianity: Negative
Islam: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.2

Overview

When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the tough south side of Chicago to the upscale neighborhood of Woodcrest (a.k.a. "The Boondocks") so he can enjoy his golden years in safety and comfort. But with Huey, a 10-year-old leftist revolutionary, and his eight-year-old misfit brother, Riley, suburbia is about to be shaken up.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The Boondocks is clearly left, as its central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by consistently critiquing systemic racism, exploring identity politics, and challenging established power structures. Its narrative aligns with the discourse found in publications like The Guardian or Jacobin.

The series features a predominantly Black main cast, centering their experiences and cultural perspectives. Its narrative consistently engages in sharp social and political satire, often critiquing traditional identities and making themes of race, identity, and systemic injustice central to its storytelling.

Secondary

The Boondocks frequently depicts homophobic characters and language, primarily through satire. While problematic views are presented, the narrative consistently critiques bigotry by portraying such characters as flawed or villainous, thus neither affirming nor denigrating LGBTQ+ identity directly but rather satirizing societal prejudice.

The show features several female characters, members of the Hateocracy, who are highly skilled martial artists. They engage in and win direct physical combat against multiple male opponents, including Robert Freeman, demonstrating superior fighting ability through skill and strength.

The show frequently satirizes the hypocrisy, commercialization, and abuse of power within Christian institutions and among certain adherents (e.g., televangelists, Uncle Ruckus's hateful 'religion'), with the narrative clearly condemning these problematic aspects.

Through Huey's intellectual curiosity and admiration for figures like Malcolm X, the show subtly associates aspects of Islamic thought with revolutionary ideals, justice, and integrity, positioning these elements in a sympathetic light.

The Boondocks does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The series primarily focuses on racial, social, and political satire, with no direct engagement with transsexual identity or experiences within its narrative arcs.

The animated series directly adapts the comic strip, retaining the established genders of all main and recurring characters from the source material. No character originally depicted as one gender in the comic strip is portrayed as a different gender in the show.

The animated series "The Boondocks" faithfully adapts its characters from the original comic strip. All major characters, including Huey, Riley, and Granddad Freeman, maintain their established racial identities from the source material without any changes.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.5
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8.1

Critic Ratings

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4.8
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7.2

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