7.9/10956 votes#1 - 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.
Director: Anthony Bell
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.3/10855 votes#2 - 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.
Director: Anthony Bell
Writer: Aaron McGruder
7.9/10729 votes#3 - 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.
Director: Anthony Bell
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.5/10754 votes#4 - 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!
Director: N/A
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.5/10732 votes#5 - 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."
Director: N/A
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.2/10626 votes#6 - 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.
Director: Seung Eun Kim
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.0/10567 votes#7 - 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."
Director: Anthony Bell, Seung Eun Kim
Writer: Aaron McGruder
7.8/10538 votes#8 - 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?
Director: Anthony Bell
Writer: Aaron McGruder
9.0/10808 votes#9 - 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.
Director: Anthony Bell
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.2/10548 votes#10 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.1/10545 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.
Director: Seung Eun Kim
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.4/10581 votes#12 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Aaron McGruder
7.5/10470 votes#13 - 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.
Director: Seung Eun Kim
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.1/10489 votes#14 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.6/10559 votes#15 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Aaron McGruder
The Best Episodes of The Boondocks Season 1
Every episode of The Boondocks Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Boondocks Season 1!
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Garden Party" is the best rated episode of "The Boondocks" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 956 votes. Directed by Anthony Bell and written by Aaron McGruder, it aired on 11/6/2005. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Trial of Robert Kelly".