The Best Episodes Written By Aaron Mcgruder
Every TV Episode Written by Aaron Mcgruder Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Aaron McGruder Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Aaron McGruder is "Granddad's Fight", rated 9/10 from 6 user votes. It was "directed by N/A". "Granddad's Fight" aired on 11/27/2005 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Return of the King".
9.0/10 6 votes#1 - 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
8.8/10 4 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.
Director: Anthony Bell
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.8/10 6 votes#3 - ...Or Die Trying
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/2007
Granddad, Huey, Riley and Jazmine must avoid guards after they sneak in to a theatre to watch Soul Plane 2: The Blackjacking.
Director: Seung Eun Kim
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.8/10 5 votes#4 - The Story of Catcher Freeman
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/28/2008
Huey and Riley listen to different perspectives on the story of their ancestor Catcher Freeman.
Director: N/A
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.6/10 7 votes#5 - 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
8.5/10 4 votes#6 - Stinkmeaner Strikes Back
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2007
Huey has a dream of Stinkmeaner and Granddad says that he was a menace and he sent him to hell like he deserves. Stinkmeaner's spirit later inhabits Tom Dubois' body and goes looking for revenge against Granddad. Huey must stop him from killing Granddad.
Director: Seung Eun Kim
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.3/10 33 votes#7 - 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
8.2/10 13 votes#8 - 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
8.2/10 5 votes#9 - 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
8.2/10 4 votes#10 - 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
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.2/10 4 votes#11 - The Story of Gangstalicious: Part 2
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2008
Granddad worries about Riley's sexuality when he notices that he begins to dress and act like "in-the-closet" rapper, Gangstalicious.
Director: Seung Eun Kim
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.0/10 4 votes#12 - 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
8.0/10 4 votes#13 - 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
8.0/10 4 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.
Director: Seung Eun Kim
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.0/10 4 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
8.0/10 4 votes#16 - Invasion of the Katrinians
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2007
Jericho Freeman, Granddad's cousin, and his family, who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina, arrive at the Freeman's home looking for a place to stay. Granddad reluctantly allows the family to stay, but is soon trying to get rid of them.
Director: N/A
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.0/10 4 votes#17 - Home Alone
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2007
Granddad takes a vacation, leaving the boys alone, but just who is in charge?
Director: N/A
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.0/10 4 votes#18 - The S-Word
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2008
A teacher calls Riley a "nigga" in class, causing Robert to decide that he wants to sue for restitution.
Director: Seung Eun Kim
Writer: Aaron McGruder
8.0/10 4 votes#19 - The Fried Chicken Flu
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 8/1/2010
When a chicken franchise run out of its newest recipe introduction, things go from bad to worse when a viral outbreak is linked to the same chicken. Thankfully, Huey has prepared a survival outline in just such an emergency, but it's all threatened when no one can seem to stick to the simple plan.
Director: N/A
Writer: Aaron McGruder
7.8/10 4 votes#20 - 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
7.8/10 4 votes#21 - 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.
Director: Seung Eun Kim
Writer: Aaron McGruder
7.8/10 4 votes#22 - Thank You for Not Snitching
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2007
Two men are invading homes, and Riley and Granddad are refusing to speak to the police. It gets worse when Granddad's car, Dorothy, gets stolen by the robbers. If Riley and Granddad still refuse, worse things may be in store.
Director: Seung Eun Kim
Writer: Aaron McGruder
7.8/10 4 votes#23 - Ballin'
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2007
Riley learns a lesson in good sportsmanship after he joins a basketball team.
Director: N/A
Writer: Aaron McGruder
7.8/10 4 votes#24 - The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/23/2008
In the wake of Huey's failed protest against the network, BET's Harvard-educated programming chief, Weggie Rudlin, is moving ahead with his promise to create The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show.
Director: Seung Eun Kim
Writer: Aaron McGruder
7.6/10 5 votes#25 - 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