The BEST episodes of The Boondocks season 1

Every episode of The Boondocks season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Boondocks season 1!

Two black boys, Riley and Huey Freeman, experience a culture clash when they move from the South side of Chicago to the "boondocks" to live with their grandfather.

Last Updated: 11/28/2024Network: Adult SwimStatus: Ended
The Passion of Reverend Ruckus
star
7.94
457 votes

#1 - The Passion of Reverend Ruckus

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/19/2006

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

Directors: Sean Song
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Return of the King
star
7.91
482 votes

#2 - Return of the King

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/15/2006

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.

Directors: Kalvin Lee
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Granddad's Fight
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7.86
711 votes

#3 - Granddad's Fight

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/27/2005

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!

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Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner
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7.78
740 votes

#4 - Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/20/2005

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.

Directors: Anthony Bell
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The Trial of Robert Kelly
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7.77
797 votes

#5 - The Trial of Robert Kelly

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/13/2005

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.

Directors: Anthony Bell
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The Garden Party
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7.77
859 votes

#6 - The Garden Party

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/2005

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.

Directors: Anthony Bell
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The Block is Hot
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7.75
389 votes

#7 - The Block is Hot

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/12/2006

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.

Directors: Kalvin Lee
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A Huey Freeman Christmas
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7.71
531 votes

#8 - A Huey Freeman Christmas

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/18/2005

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."

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The Real
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7.59
560 votes

#9 - The Real

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/8/2006

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?

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Riley Wuz Here
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7.58
448 votes

#10 - Riley Wuz Here

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/19/2006

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.

Directors: Kalvin Lee
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The Itis
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7.57
565 votes

#11 - The Itis

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/2006

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.

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Wingmen
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7.56
399 votes

#12 - Wingmen

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/5/2006

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.

Directors: Seung Eun Kim
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Let's Nab Oprah
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7.52
487 votes

#13 - Let's Nab Oprah

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/12/2006

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

Directors: Seung Eun Kim
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A Date With the Health Inspector
star
7.48
594 votes

#14 - A Date With the Health Inspector

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/2005

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."

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The Story of Gangstalicious
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7.38
600 votes

#15 - The Story of Gangstalicious

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/2005

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.

Directors: Seung Eun Kim
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