Season 1

The BoondocksSeason 1

2005
15 Episodes

The first season of the animated television series, The Boondocks originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. Season one started on November 6, 2005 with "The Garden Party" and ended with "The Passion of Reverend Ruckus" on March 19, 2006, with a total of fifteen episodes. All fifteen episodes from season one were released completely uncensored on a three-disc DVD set in the United States on July 25, 2006.

Episodes

The Garden Party
S01E01
8.5

The Garden Party

When the owner of Granddad's house invites Granddad and the kids to his garden party, Huey tries to start trouble by saying Jesus was black and comparing Ronald Regan to the devil. Meanwhile, Riley and the owner's grandson (a soldier back from Iraq) play with guns and Granddad runs into the self-loathing black butler Uncle Rukus.

06 Nov 200520m
The Trial of Robert Kelly
S01E02
8.0

The Trial of Robert Kelly

When the trial of R&B star R. Kelly comes to town and Tom Dubois is the ADA, Huey and Riley are on opposing sides of the hot-button "underage peeing" issue. Meanwhile, Granddad and Uncle Ruckus argue about white people during a game of checkers.

13 Nov 200522m
Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner
S01E03
8.1

Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner

Huey and Riley try to convince Grandad that his new girlfriend Cristal (like the champagne) is actually a prostitute. Of course, Grandad doesn't believe them, even when she spends all his money. But when A Pimp Named Slickback shows up, the truth is revealed.

20 Nov 200522m
Granddad's Fight
S01E04
8.4

Granddad's Fight

Grandad and Colonel Stinkmeaner have a beef. One man's blind. One man's feeble. Both are really, really old. Let "The Slugfest In Woodcrest" commence!

27 Nov 200522m
A Date with the Health Inspector
S01E05
7.7

A Date with the Health Inspector

District Attorney and law-abiding citizen Tom Dubois fits the description of the elusive "X-Box Killer" and is arrested. Huey has to find the real killer before Tom is shipped off to "real" prison where he will most assuredly become "someone's girlfriend."

04 Dec 200521m
The Story of Gangstalicious
S01E06
7.1

The Story of Gangstalicious

Riley's favorite rapper, Gangstalicious, is shot and hospitalized in Woodcrest. When Riley goes to visit the rapper, he finds more than he anticipated ... like maybe rappers that make songs like "Thuggin' Luv" aren't necessarily as tough as they seem. Go figure.

11 Dec 200523m
A Huey Freeman Christmas
S01E07
7.9

A Huey Freeman Christmas

A well meaning teacher offers Huey the chance to direct the school Christmas play, and Huey decides to release his vision to the world: "The Adventures of Black Jesus."

18 Dec 200522m
The Real
S01E08
6.4

The Real

While Riley is busy convincing two reality shows that Granddad's blind and running a homeless shelter, Huey is being shadowed by a secret government agent. But is he real?

08 Jan 200622m
Return of the King
S01E09
8.0

Return of the King

When Martin Luther King Jr. comes out of a coma after 32 years and finds himself thrust into the 21st and life in the post "September 11th" lunacy, his "turn the other cheek" philosophy quickly takes him from beloved national hero to dispised terrorist sympathizer.

15 Jan 200623m
The Itis
S01E10
7.5

The Itis

Grandad opens "The Itis", the only soul food restaurant in Woodcrest. White people didn't expect it. They also didn't expect high cholesterol, heart disease, and obesity.

22 Jan 200620m
Let's Nab Oprah
S01E11
6.9

Let's Nab Oprah

Huey has to stop Riley and a small gang of misfit idiots from nabbing the talk show deity, Oprah.

12 Feb 200623m
Riley Wuz Here
S01E12
8.2

Riley Wuz Here

When Riley's affinity for grafitti goes too far, Grandad sends him to an art teacher that actually encourages him to do grafitti, only painting murals instead. Meanwhile, Huey discovers a black woman died from watching too much black TV, and decides to watch black TV for 2 weeks to see if that was the cause.

19 Feb 200623m
Wingmen
S01E13
7.9

Wingmen

When Grandad's oldest friend, and possibly his worst friend, Moe, dies, the Freemans go back home and Grandad wants the possession Moe left him. Meanwhile, Huey is eager to see his friend again but both Grandad and Huey both discover to put the past behind them and focus on the future.

05 Mar 200622m
The Block is Hot
S01E14
7.5

The Block is Hot

Its February, and its record temperatures of 90 degrees. Luckily, Jazmine has her lemonade stand open, and does pretty well. Her success catches the eye of corporate tycoon Ed Wuncler. Despite several warnings from Huey, Jazmine then learns the true meaning of "capitalism" when Wuncler decides to buy the stand.

12 Mar 200623m
The Passion of Reverend Ruckus
S01E15
8.1

The Passion of Reverend Ruckus

While Ruckus spreads the word of White Jesus to get into White Heaven, Huey desperately tries to save his friend from death row.

19 Mar 200623m