The WORST episodes of The Boondocks

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

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: 8/30/2024Network: Adult SwimStatus: Ended
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Bitches to Rags
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7.29
478 votes

#1 - Bitches to Rags

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2010

When his new album tanks, Thugnificent is faced with the horror of getting a real job.

Directors: Young Chan Kim
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Tom, Sarah, and Usher
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7.34
478 votes

#2 - Tom, Sarah, and Usher

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2007

While on a date with Tom Dubois, Sarah Dubois meets the singing sensation, Usher. Sarah starts being obsessed with Usher, and Tom begins to think Sarah is cheating on him. Sarah kicks Tom out of the house and Tom moves in with the Freemans. A pimp Named Slick Back returns in this episode to try to help Tom get Sarah back.

Directors: Seung Eun Kim
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The Story of Jimmy Rebel
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7.38
435 votes

#3 - The Story of Jimmy Rebel

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/23/2010

Uncle Ruckus has long idolized Jimmy Rebel, a popular racist country singer based on the infamous Johnny Reb, a.k.a. Pee Wee Trahan. So much did Jimmy Rebel's music influence him that he eventually sends off recordings of his own racist tunes to the man, and is faced with a dilemma when Jimmy shows up on his doorstep. Uncle Ruckus' legendary status as a black-hating racist thus runs up against the slight problem of his negritude.

Directors: Sung Hoon Kim
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The Story of Gangstalicious
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7.39
597 votes

#4 - 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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Lovely Ebony Brown
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7.42
246 votes

#5 - Lovely Ebony Brown

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/11/2010

Grandad meets a young black woman who asks him out on a date, and the only person who can spoil Grandad's new romance, is Grandad.

Directors: Young Chan Kim
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The Hunger Strike
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7.47
261 votes

#6 - The Hunger Strike

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/2008

Huey goes on a hunger strike in a boycott of BET, and receives some high-profile support.

Directors: Dan Fausett
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It's a Black President, Huey Freeman
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7.47
423 votes

#7 - It's a Black President, Huey Freeman

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/2/2010

The Freemans are filmed for a German documentary about the 2008 election of Barack Obama in the Season 3 premiere.

Directors: Sung Dae Kang
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A Date With the Health Inspector
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7.48
590 votes

#8 - 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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Freedomland
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7.48
188 votes

#9 - Freedomland

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/2/2014

The Freemans get trapped in a slavery-amusement park.

Directors: Dae Woo Lee
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The New Black
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7.50
187 votes

#10 - The New Black

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/23/2014

Riley is targeted after using offensive language.

Directors: Dae Woo Lee
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Let's Nab Oprah
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7.52
485 votes

#11 - 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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Good Times
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7.54
304 votes

#12 - Good Times

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/28/2014

Ed Wuncler has unique ideas about how Granddad can repay the millions he owes on his house.

Directors: Dae Woo Lee
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Early Bird Special
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7.56
272 votes

#13 - Early Bird Special

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/12/2014

Granddad is hired by pimps to escort lonely women at a nursing home.

Directors: Hea Young Jung
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Wingmen
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7.56
397 votes

#14 - 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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Stinkmeaner: Begun the Clone War Has
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7.56
178 votes

#15 - Stinkmeaner: Begun the Clone War Has

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/16/2014

Stinkmeaner becomes a celebrity after a video of his fight with Granddad goes viral.

Directors: Kwang Il Han
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The Itis
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7.57
563 votes

#16 - 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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Granddad Dates a Kardashian
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7.57
241 votes

#17 - Granddad Dates a Kardashian

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/26/2014

Granddad begins dating a long-lost Kardashian sister and winds up on a reality show.

Directors: Kwang Il Han
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Riley Wuz Here
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7.57
445 votes

#18 - 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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Pause
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7.59
421 votes

#19 - Pause

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/20/2010

Granddad is cast as the leading man by mega-superstar of stage and screen, Winston Jerome. But when the theater group turns out to be a homoerotic evangelical cult, it's up to Huey and Riley to put a pause to it.

Directors: Sung Hoon Kim
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The Real
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7.59
557 votes

#20 - 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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Freedom Ride or Die
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7.62
253 votes

#21 - Freedom Ride or Die

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/19/2014

A young Granddad is held as an unwilling freedom rider on a trip through the racist South.

Directors: Kwang Il Han
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The Story of Lando Freeman
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7.71
288 votes

#22 - The Story of Lando Freeman

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/4/2010

There's a new handyman in the neighborhood undercutting Uncle Ruckus... which is all good for Granddad and his garden until the man claims to be his long lost son, Lando. Will Granddad take responsibility and be a father to his child? Not without a talk show paternity test.

Directors: Sung Dae Kang
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A Huey Freeman Christmas
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7.72
528 votes

#23 - 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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Ballin'
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7.75
354 votes

#24 - Ballin'

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2007

Riley learns a lesson in good sportsmanship after he joins a basketball team.

Directors: Dan Fausett
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The Block is Hot
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7.75
387 votes

#25 - 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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