The boondocks
The Boondocks is a comic strip that appears daily in various US newspapers (including the Los Angeles Times , Washington Post and Chicago Tribune ) . The author and illustrator is the American Aaron McGruder .
Main themes are African-American cultures, capitalism and plutocracy , racism and American politics, observed through the eyes of the black teenager Huey Freeman.
Emergence
McGruder drew the first strips in 1997 for the student newspaper The Diamondback at the University of Maryland. Shortly thereafter, the strip was also printed in hip-hop magazine The Source . As a result of his growing popularity, he made his national breakthrough in 1999 when he signed a contract with the Universal Press Syndicate.
content
The strip shows scenes from the lives of the siblings Huey and Riley Freeman, who have just moved with their authoritarian grandfather from downtown Chicago to a “white” suburb of Woodcrest.
Huey (in one strip he states that his name refers to Huey Newton ) is a mostly very angry ten-year-old and has devoted himself entirely to radical criticism of political issues, he sympathizes with the ideas of the Black Panthers , and is critical of various aspects modern African-American culture, racism and the politics of George W. Bush . His brother Riley, on the other hand, is very taken with gangsta rap and tries to emulate a " bling-bling lifestyle".
Huey's best friend is Michael Caesar, who wants to become an MC , supports most of Huey's ideas but is less angry and more optimistic and humorous. The Freemans' neighbors are NAACP members Thomas Dubois (the name can be a reference to both WEB Du Bois and the character of Uncle Tom ) and his white wife Sara, both of whom are lawyers. Her daughter Jazmine is Huey's age and has feelings of insecurity about an ethnic identity . Huey therefore often accuses her of having lost touch with her origins.
Reception and meaning
The Boondocks is a deliberately political comic and so far has often been the subject of public controversy ; In particular, the behavior of the character Huey has been an occasion for several newspapers to interrupt or cancel the publication of the strip. However, the number of newspapers that publish The Boondocks has increased steadily since 1999. In some newspapers, the strip does not appear in the regular part, but in the Op-Ed editorial team.
The Boondocks is one of seven American comic strips drawn by African-American cartoonists , including Candorville , Curtis , Jump Start , Housebroken , Watch Your Head , Wee Pals and Herb and Jamaal . Other supraregional US comic strips that are similarly political are the "liberal" Doonesbury , Opus the Penguin , Rudy Park and La Cucaracha as well as the "conservative" Prickly City , State of the Union , BC and Mallard Fillmore .
The Boondocks can also be seen as a satire of America and world affairs and especially African Americans in America, which, although it makes you laugh, has a critical undertone. Furthermore, well-known personalities are parodied.
Anthologies
- 2000: Because I Know You Don't Read the Newspaper
- 2001: Fresh for '1 ... You Suckas!
- 2002: A Right to Be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury
- 2005: Public Enemy # 2
- 2007 (October): All the Rage: The Boondocks Past and Present
Television series
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| German title | The boondocks |
| Original title | The boondocks |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 2005-2014; Remake from 2020 |
| Production company |
Rebel Base Productions, Adelaide Productions Sony Pictures Television , MOI Animation, Studio Mir |
| length | 22 minutes |
| Episodes | 55 in 4 seasons |
| genre | Animated series , comedy , drama |
| idea | Aaron McGruder |
| production | Aaron McGruder (Seasons 1 to 3) |
| First broadcast | Nov 6, 2005 on Adult Swim , Teletoon at Night |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 8, 2010 on Animax |
McGruder has sold the film and television rights to Sony Pictures Entertainment. The animated television series The Boondocks premiered on November 6, 2005 on the Cartoon Network's adult swim program . The first season was also released on DVD on July 25, 2006 . In Germany, all three seasons run on Animax . The fourth season was published on ProSieben Fun . The style of the series is inspired by anime and manga and was originally intended to be collaborated with the anime studio Madhouse .
On March 21, 2014, Cartoon Network announced that the series would be expanded to include a fourth and final season. In addition, the fourth season will be produced without Aaron McGruder collaboration. As a reason for the production of the fourth season without the participation of Aaron McGruder, differences in the run-up to production were named.
On June 12, 2019, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced the production of a remake of the series for 2020. On September 18, 2019, the video-on-demand provider HBO Max announced that 2 seasons with 12 episodes each have already been ordered and will be published exclusively there for the time being.
Like the comic book model, the series became one of the most controversial cartoons.
Episode list
season 1
| episode | Episode in the season | title | German premiere | First broadcast |
| 1 | 01 | The Garden Party | September 8, 2010 | November 6, 2005 |
| 2 | 02 | The Trial of Robert Kelly | September 8, 2010 | November 13, 2005 |
| 3 | 03 | Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner | September 15, 2010 | November 20, 2005 |
| 4th | 04 | Granddad's Flight | September 15, 2010 | November 27, 2005 |
| 5 | 05 | A Date with the Health Inspector | September 22, 2010 | 4th December 2005 |
| 6th | 06 | The Story Of Gangstalicious | September 22, 2010 | December 11, 2005 |
| 7th | 07 | Merry Christmas, Huey Freeman | September 29, 2010 | December 18, 2005 |
| 8th | 08 | The reality | September 29, 2010 | January 8, 2006 |
| 9 | 09 | Return of the King | October 6, 2010 | January 15, 2006 |
| 10 | 10 | The It is | October 6, 2010 | January 22, 2006 |
| 11 | 11 | Let's Nab Oprah | October 13, 2010 | February 12, 2006 |
| 12 | 12 | Riley Wuz Here | October 13, 2010 | February 19, 2006 |
| 13 | 13 | Wingmen | October 20, 2010 | March 5, 2006 |
| 14th | 14th | The block is hot | October 20, 2010 | March 12, 2006 |
| 15th | 15th | The Passion of Reverend Ruckus | October 27, 2010 | March 19, 2006 |
season 2
| episode | Episode in the season | title | German premiere | First broadcast |
| 16 | 01 | Or Die Trying | October 27, 2010 | October 8, 2007 |
| 17th | 02 | Tom, Sarah and Usher | November 3, 2010 | October 15, 2007 |
| 18th | 03 | Thank you for not snitching | November 3, 2010 | October 22, 2007 |
| 19th | 04 | Stinkmeaner Strikes Back | November 10, 2010 | October 29, 2007 |
| 20th | 05 | The Story of Thugnificent | November 10, 2010 | November 5, 2007 |
| 21st | 06 | Attack of the Killer Wolf Bitch | 17th November 2010 | November 19, 2007 |
| 22nd | 07 | Thugnificent 2 | 17th November 2010 | November 26, 2007 |
| 23 | 08 | Ballin ' | November 24, 2010 | December 3, 2007 |
| 24 | 09 | Invasion of the Katrinas | November 24, 2010 | December 10, 2007 |
| 25th | 10 | Home Alone | December 1, 2010 | December 17, 2007 |
| 26th | 11 | The S Word | December 1, 2010 | January 21, 2008 |
| 27 | 12 | The Story of Catcher Freeman | December 8, 2010 | January 28, 2008 |
| 28 | 13 | The Story of Gangstalicious 2 | December 8, 2010 | February 4, 2008 |
| 29 | 14th | The Hunger Strike | December 15, 2010 | March 16, 2008 |
| 30th | 15th | The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show | December 15, 2010 | March 23, 2008 |
season 3
| episode | Episode in the season | title | German premiere | First broadcast |
| 31 | 01 | It's a Black President, Huey Freeman | December 22, 2010 | May 2, 2010 |
| 32 | 02 | Bitches to Rags | December 22, 2010 | May 9, 2010 |
| 33 | 03 | The Red Ball | December 29, 2010 | May 16, 2010 |
| 34 | 04 | The Story of Jimmy Rebel | December 29, 2010 | May 23, 2010 |
| 35 | 05 | Stinkmeaner 3: The Hateocracy | January 5, 2011 | May 30, 2010 |
| 36 | 06 | Smokin 'with cigarettes | January 5, 2011 | June 6, 2010 |
| 37 | 07 | The fundraiser | January 12, 2011 | June 13, 2010 |
| 38 | 08 | Break | January 12, 2011 | June 20, 2010 |
| 39 | 09 | A Date With the Booty Warrior | January 19, 2011 | June 27, 2010 |
| 40 | 10 | The Story of Lando Freeman | January 19, 2011 | 4th July 2010 |
| 41 | 11 | Lovely Ebony Brown | January 26, 2011 | July 11, 2010 |
| 42 | 12 | Mr. Medicinal | January 26, 2011 | July 18, 2010 |
| 43 | 13 | The Fried Chicken Flu | February 2, 2011 | August 1, 2010 |
| 44 | 14th | The Color Ruckus | February 2, 2011 | August 8, 2010 |
| 45 | 15th | It's goin down | February 9, 2011 | August 15, 2010 |
Season 4
| episode | Episode in the season | title | German premiere | First broadcast |
| 46 | 01 | Pretty boy Flizzy | April 1, 2015 | April 21, 2014 |
| 47 | 02 | Good Times | April 8, 2015 | April 28, 2014 |
| 48 | 03 | Breaking grandad | April 8, 2015 | May 5, 2014 |
| 49 | 04 | Early Bird Special | April 15, 2015 | May 12, 2014 |
| 50 | 05 | Freedom Ride or Die | April 15, 2015 | 19th May 2014 |
| 51 | 06 | Granddad Dates a Kardashian | April 15, 2015 | May 26, 2014 |
| 52 | 07 | Freedomland | April 22, 2015 | 2nd June 2014 |
| 53 | 08 | I dream of Siri | April 22, 2015 | June 9, 2014 |
| 54 | 09 | Stinkmeaner: Begun the Clone War Has | April 22, 2015 | June 16, 2014 |
| 55 | 10 | The New Black | April 22, 2015 | June 23, 2014 |
synchronization
| role | Original speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Huey Freeman | Regina King | Julius Jellinek |
| Riley Freeman | Regina King | Christian Pointer |
| Thomas DuBois | Cedric Yarbrough | Ingo Albrecht |
| Jazmine DuBois | Gabby Soleil | Julia Meynen |
| Sarah DuBois | Jill Talley | Ulrike Stürzbecher |
| Cindy McPhearson | Tara Strong | Julia Kaufmann |
| Booty B | Chris Williams | Patric Tavanti |
| Ming | Tiffany Aspens | Lucia Xu |
| Uncle Ruckus | Gary Anthony Williams | Jürgen Kluckert |
| Gin rummy | Samuel L. Jackson | Tobias Kluckert |
| Ed Wuncler | Edward Asner | Uli Krohm |
| Ed Wuncler III | Charlie Murphy | Michael Iwannek |
| Darryl Ruckus | Gary Anthony Williams | Raimund Krone |
| A Pimp Named Slickback | Katt Williams | Michael Pan |
| The director | Sam McMurray | Raimund Krone |
| President Barack Obama | Marlin Hill | Raimund Krone |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | Kevin Michael Richardson | Engelbert von Nordhausen |
Dialogue director led Sven Plate .
literature
- Armor, Terry, "Boondocks creator taking 6 months off," Chicago Tribune, February 28, 2006.
- Stepp, Laura Sessions, "Syndicate Says Boondocks May Not Return," The Washington Post, September 26, 2006.
- Ben McGrath, "The Radical," The New Yorker, April 12, 2004
Individual evidence
- ^ The Boondocks: The Complete Series. Retrieved October 1, 2019 (American English).
- ^ IGN - 94. The Boondocks. January 19, 2009, accessed October 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Aaron McGruder interview: Complete transcript | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA. March 1, 2007, accessed October 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Madhouse in the Mix for Boondocks Season 2. Accessed October 1, 2019 .
- ^ "The Boondocks" Returns to Adult Swim for Fourth and Final Season . " The Futon Critic, May 7, 2014.
- ^ Sony Announces Reboot of 'The Boondocks' With Creator Aaron McGruder. Retrieved October 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Nellie Andreeva, Nellie Andreeva: 'The Boondocks' Reboot Gets 2-Season Order By HBO Max. In: Deadline. September 18, 2019, accessed October 1, 2019 .
- ↑ Alexandra Silver: Top 10 Controversial Cartoons . In: Time . ISSN 0040-781X ( time.com [accessed October 1, 2019]).
Web links
- Comic at uclick.com
- The Boondocks in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Boondocks in the German dubbing index
- The Boondocks at Fernsehserien.de