A satirical look at the class and social issues, The Boondocks follows the African-American Freeman family as they move into a mostly white suburb. Huey Freeman is a wise and serious kid inspired by radical left-wing thinkers. His mischievous younger brother Riley, influenced by hip-hop and pop culture, causes all kinds of trouble for his family. Meanwhile, their grandfather Robert Freeman takes care of both children, exasperated by their never-ending antics.
The Boondocks was created by the cartoonist Aaron McGruder in 1996 as a comic strip for the website Hitlist.com. His strip became syndicated in daily newspapers in 1999 and got turned into an animated TV series in 2005. It premiered on Adult Swim in November of 2005 and aired for four seasons. During its run, The Boondocks caused no small deal of controversy due to its satire of racial stereotypes as well as its portrayals of various celebrities.