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Popular Adult Swim show on Cartoon Network! Based on Aaron McGruder's comic strip which was distributed in 350 newspapers nationwide. Granddad sneaks the boys into the movies to be cheap. Sarah's obsession with Usher after meeting him threatens her relationship with Tom. Riley and Granddad refuse to talk with cops about two local thieves, even after Granddad's car is stolen. Stinkmeaner's spirit possesses Tom and he tries to get revenge on Granddad. Riley joins the basketball team, and the boys fight over who will be boss while Granddad's on vacation.


Fans of Aaron MacGruder's The Boondocks (based on his popular daily comic strip) should take note that all 15 episodes of the fearless animated series are included on this second-season boxed set. While complete seasons should be a given for the DVD presentation of most television series, most programs didn't undergo the same level of scrutiny and negative press as The Boondocks, which saw two of its second season episodes pulled from its network run over allegedly offensive statements about the cable channel BET and its senior executives (including filmmaker Reginald Hudlin, who is also credited as executive producer on The Boondocks). Both episodes--"The Hunger Strike" (which sees Boondocks hero Huey Freeman protest BET's negative programming) and "The Uncle Ruckus Show" (BET airs a reality series built around the self-loathing title character) ? are presented here in their entirety, and include fairly straightforward commentary by MacGruder and producers Rodney Barnes and Carl Jones which, while never going so far as to point fingers at individuals who may have caused the episodes to be banned, does provide a succinct history of the troubles they incurred for the show. It should also be noted that while both episodes are solid and ruthless pieces of satire, they're not the high points of the season--episodes that strike a stronger balance between humor and social commentary include "? Or Die Trying" (Granddad, Huey, Riley and Jazmine sneak into a screening of Soul Plane 2: The Blackjacking! and wrangle with Uncle Ruckus), "Invasion of the Katrinians" (Granddad learns to regret taking in his displaced New Orleans relative Jericho, voiced by Cedric the Entertainer), and "The Story of Catcher Freeman" (a Rashomon-like take on the history of the Freeman's saintly ancestor). These and others come closest to achieving the level of quality of "The Return of the King," the best episode of The Boondocks' first year, and do much to suggest that the show will continue to hit high-water marks in subsequent seasons. In addition to the previously mentioned commentaries, MacGruder, Barnes and Jones are heard on two other episodes ("Stinkmeaner Strikes Back" and "The Story of Gangstalicious, Part 2"), and MacGruder is seen in video introductions for the banned episodes, as well as a making-of featurette which profiles the behind-the-scenes elements of the show in detail. "Trouble in Woodcrest" is a light-hearted look at a supposed feud between voice talent Cedric Yarbrough and Gary Anthony Williams, while "What N***s?" pokes fun at criticism of the show's use of the epithet by compiling footage of the voice-over artists repeating it in recording sessions. Five-minute interviews with the main cast and minisodes of "Spider-Man" and "Married? With Children" bring the extras to a close. -- Paul Gaita*

Boondocks: Complete Second Season

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Make Me Laugh

"The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show" didn't shortstop on any stereotype that Black folks are labeled with, and I fell on the floor when that fool Ruckus started talking about Black Greeks, barking like dogs, and twirling "candy canes." I'm SO glad I bought Season 2 just for that episode alone. A thesaurus is there for a reason. Regina King is a genius with Riley's and Huey's voices, and I enjoy the rest of the cast. Once again, I'm loving the show and will forever want to see it continue. It was annoying. Any word please. Look at Al Sharpton hogging every SINGLE shot of those pics.

I like Thugnificent from Terr-a-ble (sp). Find another word to use. (Note: Look at the photos of Mychal Bell of the Jena 6 being released from prison. "The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show" was the best episode this season, and I actually liked it more than the King episode from Season One, although the Gangstalicious episodes will forever be the ones I laugh at the hardest. I got the point of it, but I didn't laugh once. "Or Die Trying" was a great episode, but then again, they all were, minus "The Hunger Strike" that was a little too serious to be funny. That's who I thought about the entire time I was watching this episode, and the reference to Jesse backed it right up). *clapping for Aaron McGruder and team*

Pros: I love this show. I'm not big on erasing it from history or the dictionary, and I can understand using it when necessary, but even interviewing some of the cast, they were using the word then. If you're going to talk about her ability to do other characters, I want to see them, so I can be wow'd too. I'm also not amused at the "What N**gas." Bonus Feature. "The Story of Gangstalicious 2" with Riley wearing girl's clothes and switching tickled me, but I still like the first one better.

too, but Gangstalicious is better, maybe because I'm a hardcore fan of Mos Def. "The Hunger Strike" episode was boring. Cons: In the Special Features in Disc 3, Regina King and Jill Talley talk about how Talley can do voiceovers for so many characters, including Black women, but the only characters they showed her doing was white women. "The S-Word" was a good one because although I'm not in favor of using the n-word, it gave an amusing and truthful look at the word and how some people may be taking advantage of it for celebrity's sake.

VERY GOOD, BUT NOT AS GOOD AS SEASON 1

The BET segments were a little over the top, but I really enjoyed the rest. However, I liked Season 1 a little better. This is hilarious. Riley and Granddad are funny as ever.

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