HBO MaxThe Boondocks (2005)
Bias Rating
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Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.3
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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Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Female Combat: Yes
Christianity: Negative
Islam: Positive
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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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 features LGBTQ+ themes primarily through satire and incidental inclusion. While it critiques homophobia by depicting characters like Uncle Ruckus whose self-hatred stems from repressed desires, it does not offer affirming portrayals of openly LGBTQ+ individuals. The show's approach is complex, using these elements for comedic and social commentary without a clear net positive or negative impact on LGBTQ+ representation.
The show features female characters who are depicted as skilled fighters. These characters engage in and win close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents, demonstrating superior skill or 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 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
8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.5
8.2
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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