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The Boondocks: The Complete First Season
Actor: Boondocks
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Retail Price (not our price): $49.95
Release Date: 2006-07-25
Theatrical Release Date: 2005-11-06
Studio: Sony Pictures
Run Time: 323 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Discs: 3


Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Product Description
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:Running Time 318 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE

2) Amazon.com
Based on cartoonist Aaron McGruder's politically charged daily comic strip, The Boondocks brings no-holds-barred social commentary and comedy to the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming, and now, all 15 episodes of the 2005-2006 debut season are available in an uncut and uncensored format in this three-disc set. As with McGruder's strip, the animated version of The Boondocks uses a fish-out-of-water format--10-year-old revolutionary-in-training Huey Freeman (voiced by Regina King), his 8-year-old brother Riley (also King), and their salty Granddad (John Witherspoon) relocate to an upscale suburban neighborhood--to take aim at all manner of cultural issues in both the black and white communities. Targets sighted in these episodes include singer R. Kelly's bedroom shenanigans ("The Trial of R. Kelly"); gangsta rap ("The Story of Gangstalicious," which includes a wicked spoof of the documentary Tupac: Resurrection); Oprah Winfrey (who is almost kidnapped by Riley in "Let's Nab Oprah"); and Martin Luther King, who revives from a coma to be branded a terrorist in "Return of the King," which generated plenty of heat from the Rev. Al Sharpton upon its broadcast. All of the above topics are handled in a decidedly less-than-respectful and occasionally offensive manner, though exactly who will find The Boondocks scandalous and who will find its approach fearless and on the money will depend on the viewer. But there's no arguing that the show is frequently as funny as McGruder's comic. Extras include audio and video commentary by McGruder and the production staff (as well as commentaries by the character Uncle Ruckus, Granddad's thoroughly unhinged friend whose fixation on a White Jesus is tackled in the season closer, "The Passion of Ruckus"), as well as deleted scenes, some unaired Adult Swim promo spots, and a behind-the-scenes featurette that addresses the show's conception and production. --Paul Gaita

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

1) The Boondocks is great!!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
If you like the show than you must add it to your DVD collection at home.

2) Wish it lasted longer   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
This series was so good at being bad you had to love it. They also managed to somehow sneak a lesson or two in there. A very good cartoon, but definitely not for children.

3) Must Have!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
If you've ever seen the Boondocks, in film or print, you have to get it. This season introduces you to all the characters. The political humor and underlying messages are strong, not so subtle, and hilarious. Sometimes the truth hurts, other times it's just darn funny.

4) Cant get better than this.   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
An excellent political commentary on the state of affairs in the afro-American culture. Plus it's friggin funny as hell.

5) Great Show   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Boondocks is a really funny satire about race relations in America today. The writing is top notch, as it mixes hilarious comedy with lessons of morality and drama. No other cartoon, except maybe Futurama, really makes me feel any of the emotions that this show is capable of making me feel. All in all just a great show.