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WOW! The first season of The Boondocks TV show is absolutely excellent! While I'm not overly fond of cursing and use of "the n-word", I must admit each episode is fabulous despite the language. There is an actual moral to each episode, which can be used as a teaching tool for pre-teen children. Of particular note is the episode "A Date With The Health Inspector" in which they have the single most awesome explanation of the steps leading to the war with Iraq that I've ever witnessed. Many would watch this episode and never catch it, so here's a clue: the character "Ed Wuncler, III" is a young George W. Bush (voiced by Charlie Murphy) and his "enforcer" friend, "Gin Rummy" (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) represents Dick Cheney. In the midst of an investigation of a real crime, they take a detour with the obvious intention of robbing a store (the owner's name is Aladin Husein). They accuse Husein of having a weapon ostensibly to justify what they are about to do. No matter how much Husein says he has no weapons, George ... er, ahem, I mean Ed, III and Rummy insist he does; so much so that even the security guard - who CLEARLY sees Husein has nothing - becomes convinced Husein must have a weapon! Funniest to me was Husein uttering, "Ed, you know me, your father helped me build this store! There are no weapons here. Perhaps you mean the Korean store north of here." If that ain't a blatant slap of truth, I don't know what is! lol. At the conclusion of this "war" Ed and Rummy are met by camera crews and America-loving spectators who know that they've just committed a crime, but since Husein is "of terrorist decent" they celebrate them. The purchase price is well worth it just for this episode alone, but there are 14 others on this 3 disc set, that you will watch over and over again.
NOTE: please do NOT allow young children to watch this alone. Watch with them and explain the intent, both morally and politically, behind each episode.
- Audio and video commentaries by creator Aaron McGruder
- Audio commentaries by Uncle Ruckus
- Behind-the-scenes
- Deleted scenes
- Animatics
- Unaired "Adult Swim" TV promos
- Printable storyboards
- 15 episodes on 3 discs: Garden Party, The Trial of R. Kelly , Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner, Grandad's Fight, A Date With A Health Inspector, The Story of Gangstalicious, A Huey Freeman Christmas, Return of the King, The Itis, Let's Nab Oprah, Riley Wuz Here, Wingmen, The Block is Hot, The Passion of Ruckus
