The Boondocks
Cartoon Network | Adult Swim | Release Date: November 6, 2005
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
5
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: If you love a big, seriously politically incorrect, brilliantly funny show that delivers belly laughs of the "South Park" quantity, then this one's for you. Read full review
100
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: Right out of the gate, "The Boondocks" is a water-cooler series that lives up to the hype. It is funny, fearless and continues the vibe of the strip. Read full review
90
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: Animation has rarely felt so explosively, hilariously defiant.
90
Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
Season 1 Review: An out-of-the-gate triumph. Read full review
90
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: As hilariously scalding onscreen as it is on the daily comics pages. Read full review
90
Houston ChronicleMike McDaniel
Season 1 Review: The Boondocks is can't-miss TV, as vicious, funny and relevant as McGruder's comic strip. Read full review
90
The New RepublicLee Siegel
Season 1 Review: I can't think of another recent work of art, popular or serious, that's as caustic about race as this wild little cartoon. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: Outrageous at times, sentimental at other times, "The Boondocks" brings a unique and satiric vision to animation. Read full review
80
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: There are very few series for young adults that deal with race as brazenly and defiantly as "The Boondocks." Read full review
80
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: "The Boondocks" takes on racism the way ''All in the Family" did, by sending up ignorance and extremism rather than moralizing about them. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: "The Boondocks," with all its knowingly controversial observations and language, is a sort of animated equivalent of "All in the Family." It'll make you think, and maybe even wince - but at the same time, it makes you smile. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: "Boondocks" is a charming, amusing and good-looking cartoon. What's more, it establishes fertile, identifiable characters and story lines. Read full review
75
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: Like the frequently audacious comic strip that gave it life, "The Boondocks" doesn't mess around. Read full review
70
SalonHeather Havrilesky
Season 1 Review: After two episodes, "The Boondocks" shows promise, defies categorization and, basically, could either evolve into a great show or become repetitive really fast. Read full review
60
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: Deliberate pacing muffles the comedy's energy. Stylish animation clashes with coarse language and situations. Would arty photography help a Mel Brooks movie? Not one with a wobbly script. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: Occasionally funny. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Season 1 Review: The timing of a TV show is a different animal from the punchy joys of an in-and-out three-panel strip, and there’s a clunkiness to the pacing of this new Boondocks incarnation. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
Season 1 Review: Despite its wish to be incendiary, Boondocks seems hesitant. [11 Nov 2005, p.60] Read full review
40
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Given the first episode's promise, it's too bad the second outing of "The Boondocks" is a complete waste of time. Read full review
30
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: Aaron McGruder's anger comes through loud and clear in this adaptation of his comicstrip into an Adult Swim animated series, but the dearth of humor reflects another awkward and disappointing transition from three-panel glory to TV series. Read full review
30
The New YorkerNancy Franklin
Season 1 Review: There is not a single fresh moment in the three episodes that have run so far; it turns out you can be controversial without being the least bit interesting. Read full review
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