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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!

When Robert “Granddad” Freeman becomes legal guardian to his two grandsons, he moves from the tough south side of Chicago to the upscale neighborhood of...
Genres:Action & AdventureComedyAnimation
Network:Adult Swim

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Garden Party" is the best rated episode of "The Boondocks" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 945 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".

  • The Garden Party
    7.9/10945 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

  • The Trial of Robert Kelly
    8.3/10845 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

  • Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner
    7.9/10723 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

  • Granddad's Fight
    8.5/10749 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

  • A Date with the Health Inspector
    8.5/10726 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

  • The Story of Gangstalicious
    8.2/10619 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

  • A Huey Freeman Christmas
    8.0/10560 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

  • The Real
    7.8/10532 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

  • Return of the King
    9.0/10802 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

  • The Itis
    8.2/10544 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

  • Let's Nab Oprah
    8.1/10541 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

  • Riley Wuz Here
    8.4/10578 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

  • Wingmen
    7.5/10468 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

  • The Block is Hot
    8.1/10484 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

  • The Passion of Reverend Ruckus
    8.6/10554 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