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The Boondocks: Season 1
  • Network: Adult Swim
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 6, 2005
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
Metascore
72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 2 out of 21
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    100
    If you love a big, seriously politically incorrect, brilliantly funny show that delivers belly laughs of the "South Park" quantity, then this one's for you.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    100
    Right out of the gate, "The Boondocks" is a water-cooler series that lives up to the hype. It is funny, fearless and continues the vibe of the strip.
  3. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    90
    As hilariously scalding onscreen as it is on the daily comics pages.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    90
    Animation has rarely felt so explosively, hilariously defiant.
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  5. The New Republic
    Reviewed by: Lee Siegel
    90
    I can't think of another recent work of art, popular or serious, that's as caustic about race as this wild little cartoon.
  6. Houston Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mike McDaniel
    90
    The Boondocks is can't-miss TV, as vicious, funny and relevant as McGruder's comic strip.
  7. Kansas City Star
    Reviewed by: Aaron Barnhart
    90
    An out-of-the-gate triumph.
  8. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    80
    There are very few series for young adults that deal with race as brazenly and defiantly as "The Boondocks."
  9. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    80
    "The Boondocks" takes on racism the way ''All in the Family" did, by sending up ignorance and extremism rather than moralizing about them.
  10. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    80
    Outrageous at times, sentimental at other times, "The Boondocks" brings a unique and satiric vision to animation.
  11. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    75
    "Boondocks" is a charming, amusing and good-looking cartoon. What's more, it establishes fertile, identifiable characters and story lines.
  12. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    75
    "The Boondocks," with all its knowingly controversial observations and language, is a sort of animated equivalent of "All in the Family." It'll make you think, and maybe even wince - but at the same time, it makes you smile.
  13. Detroit Free Press
    Reviewed by: Mike Duffy
    75
    Like the frequently audacious comic strip that gave it life, "The Boondocks" doesn't mess around.
  14. Salon
    Reviewed by: Heather Havrilesky
    70
    After two episodes, "The Boondocks" shows promise, defies categorization and, basically, could either evolve into a great show or become repetitive really fast.
  15. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    60
    Deliberate pacing muffles the comedy's energy. Stylish animation clashes with coarse language and situations. Would arty photography help a Mel Brooks movie? Not one with a wobbly script.
  16. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    60
    Occasionally funny.
  17. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Gillian Flynn
    50
    Despite its wish to be incendiary, Boondocks seems hesitant. [11 Nov 2005, p.60]
  18. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    50
    The timing of a TV show is a different animal from the punchy joys of an in-and-out three-panel strip, and there's a clunkiness to the pacing of this new Boondocks incarnation.
  19. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    40
    Given the first episode's promise, it's too bad the second outing of "The Boondocks" is a complete waste of time.
  20. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    30
    Aaron McGruder's anger comes through loud and clear in this adaptation of his comicstrip into an Adult Swim animated series, but the dearth of humor reflects another awkward and disappointing transition from three-panel glory to TV series.
  21. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Nancy Franklin
    30
    There is not a single fresh moment in the three episodes that have run so far; it turns out you can be controversial without being the least bit interesting.
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User Score
8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 222 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 131 out of 150
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 150
  3. Negative: 16 out of 150
  1. EPIXMAN15
    10
    Hilarious show, very amusing with its wit and racial stereotypes which they manage to turn into pure laughter, great jokes, and just comedy at some of its finest.… Full Review »
  2. Spielberg00
    9
    THE BOONDOCKS is the gem of absurdly hysterical (but, nevertheless, controversially racist) humor. Based on Aaron McGruder's comic strip that was first published six years before this show was first aired, it has humor that can't get more funny. (The only bad thing about it is you feel so cruel for being sucked into laughing...)… Full Review »
  3. Chrislake94
    10
    The Boondocks does an amazing Job when it reflects on Black American Culture. People either have no clue that this Show is satirical or have no understanding of the word whatsoever. People complain about the heavy use of the word **** but fail to realize that some black people repeatedly use the word **** It tackles many issues and many stereotypes in society today. The Boondocks did not create stereotypes; stereotypes have been through Black Culture for many years. Aaron McGruder is merely putting those stereotypes onto his Comic strip, now onto to his TV Show.… Full Review »
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