The Boondocks is an American animated series created by Aaron McGruder on Cartoon Network’s late night programing block, Adult Swim, based on McGruder’s comic strip of the same name. The Boondocks is a social satire of African American culture and race relations revolving around the lives of the Freeman family: ten-year-old Huey, his younger brothe The Boondocks is an American animated series created by Aaron McGruder on Cartoon Network’s late night programing block, Adult Swim, based on McGruder’s comic strip of the same name. The Boondocks is a social satire of African American culture and race relations revolving around the lives of the Freeman family: ten-year-old Huey, his younger brother, eight-year-old Riley, and their grandfather, Robert. The series is produced by Rebel Base and has finished airing its third season on Adult Swim. Despite the show’s success on television, there is no official confirmation by the show’s creators of a fourth season.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • Development and production [ ] The Boondocks began as a comic strip on Hitlist.com, one of the first online music websites. The strip later found its way into magazine. Following these runs, McGruder began simultaneously pitching The Boondocks both as a syndicated comic strip and an animated television series.

The former goal was met first, and The Boondocks debuted in newspapers in April 1999. In the meantime, development on The Boondocks TV series continued. McGruder and film producer/director (President of Entertainment for BET from 2005–08) created a Boondocks pilot for the, but found great difficulty in making the series acceptable for. Hudlin left the project after the Fox deal fell through, although McGruder and Sony Television are contractually bound to continue to credit him as an executive producer., president of and executive producer for and, stumbled across the pilot and declared it 'too networky'.

The Boondocks is based on the satiric Aaron McGruder comic strip of the same name. The show follows the adventures of two black boys, Riley and Huey Freeman, who. Watch The Boondocks episodes and clips for free. AdultSwim.com is the online destination for The Boondocks, including videos from every season.

He then ordered a 15-episode season and told McGruder to 'just tell stories'. The series has a loose connection with the continuity of the comic strip, though during the final year of the strip McGruder made a point to try to synchronize both. He introduced into the strip, and the comic-strip version of Riley's hair was braided into to match the character's design in the series. During Season 1, McGruder put the strip on a 6-month hiatus beginning in March 2006. He did not return to the strip the following November, and the strip's syndicate,, announced that it had been cancelled. The opening theme song used in the series (slightly remixed for Season 2 and 3) is performed by artist.

The series was produced in since the beginning; however, the image was to accommodate the at the time of their original broadcasts as well as reruns. Cropping widescreen material is a practice Adult Swim rarely uses. Since the third season, the series has been produced in and is presented in its original aspect ratio and resolution. In 2014, it was announced that Aaron McGruder would not be involved in the show's fourth and final season. Adult Swim stated that 'a mutually agreeable production schedule could not be determined.'

The first episode of the fourth (and final) season was first broadcast on April 21, 2014, with the series eventually concluding its run on June 23, 2014. Setting [ ] The series opens with the Freemans settling into the fictional, peaceful, and mostly suburb of Woodcrest. Microsoft Word Notebook Layout Template: Software Free Download there.

Evidence for the real-world location of the fictional Woodcrest is mixed. Proponents of the Chicago's South Side theory cite the real-life suburb of, and the similarity of the two names. The first season features several Chicago Landmarks: a skyline shot showing the,, buildings of the, and; as well as elevated endemic to the city, resembling the. More conclusive evidence is presented in 'The Trial of ', in which Riley asks Grandad, 'Can you take us into the City tomorrow to watch the Trial?' Grandad denies his request and tells him to walk, and Riley replies 'But it's 40 miles!'