BOONDOCKS: THE REVIEW

“The Boondocks” is an American cartoon set in Baltimore. The show/cartoon is animated in the Japanese style anime.

The show follows the Black (African-American) Freeman family.

The family consists of Huey Freeman,10, Riley Freeman,8, and Robert Freeman, who is old but not nursing home old, as they try to survive life in the early 2000s.

Huey Freeman and Riley Freeman are both voiced by Regina King, who is known for her roles in “If Beale Steet Could Talk,” “Ray” and “Friday.”

Robert Freeman, aka Grandad, is voiced by John Witherspoon. John is known for his role in “Friday.” The show was created in 2005 by Aaron McGruder. Interestingly enough, the show started out as just a comic strip in the newspaper and then eventually became a TV show.

The show is no longer continuing since the voice actor for Robert Freeman passed away in 2019 due to a heart attack.

“The Boondocks” is great for many reasons, but the best reason is the way they depict serious issues in a funny, yet serious way.

The topics shown range from African-American movements, religion, family and race, all the way to American politics and how the government treats and mistreats the African-American community.

They show all this by following the dysfunctional family through their day-to-day lives.

The youngest in the Freeman family is Riley Freeman. He’s only 8 years old, but watching the show