The Boondocks: The Complete First Season

Buy This Item The Boondocks: The Complete First Season by Sony Pictures  Available from Amazon  $35.99  on 11-15-2008     Based on the syndicated comic strip of Aaron MacGruder, one of only a few African American cartoonists and arguably the most successful, this animated show appeared on the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. MacGruder satirizes race relations and contemporary culture in a dry, cynical way that pulls no punches, and generates a great deal of controversy along the way. The show follows protagonist Huey, a 10-year-old revolutionary-in-training, and Riley, his 8-year-old brother and future gangsta. The boys have been moved from their home on Chicago's South Side to the suburban "boondocks" to live with their grandfather, where they get into trouble and comment freely upon the idiosyncracies--to put it mildly--of the white people in whose culture they are now immersed. In season one, Huey and Riley debate R. Kelly, Huey directs "The Adventures of Black Jesus" for the school Christmas play, and Grandad opens up Woodcrest's first soul-food restaurant. System Requirements: <li>Running Time 318 Mins. Format: DVD MOVIE Reader Reviews The Boondocks: Season One DVD Set is great. The extras are neat, and so are the commentaries. However, I'm a Simpsons' fan, and I'm used to every single episode having commentary. I would have loved to hear about the Reverend Ruckus episode, but alas, I couldn't. On occasion, the French subtitles (there are no English subtitles, sadly) pop-up... for no reason. At all. I think this is great for collectors, but if you haven't watched before, then start on season two. It's better animated, and the plots are a bit kookier, and the characters, especially Granddad, seem to liven up a bit. If Soul Plane 2: The Blackjacking had appeared in season one, I would say it was better. But really, the first episode of the second season shows you exactly what season one could have been. 4 1/2 stars.

The Boondocks: The Complete First Season Available from Amazon Price: $35.99 Updated on 11-15-2008.

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