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The Boondocks/Garden Party
| Garden Party | |
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| Season 1, Episode 1 | |
| Airdate | November 6, 2005 |
| Production Number | 101 |
| Written by | teleplay Rodney Barnes story Aaron McGruder |
| Directed by | Anthony Bell |
| — N/A |
1x02 → The Trial of R. Kelly |
| The Boondocks — Season One | |
Garden Party is the first episode of the first season of The Boondocks.
Starring: Regina King (Huey Freeman/Riley Freeman), John Witherspoon (Robert "Grandad" Freeman), Cedric Yarbrough (Tom Dubois), Gary Anthony Williams (Uncle Ruckus), Jill Talley (Sarah Dubois), Gabby Soleil (Jazmine Dubois)
Also Starring: Edward Asner (Ed Wunsler), Charles Q. Murphy (Ed Wunsler III), Sam McMurray (Various), John DiMaggio (Various), Billy West (Security Guard, Priest), Aaron McGruder (Various), Carl Jones (Various), Dawnn Lewis (Various)
Contents |
Plot Overview
Huey, Riley, and Robert Freeman have recently moved into Woodcrest, an all white neighborhood. Luckily, the mayor, Ed Wuncler, has invited them to his garden party. Unfortunately, Huey's and Riley's radical behavior causes Robert to become paranoid as he fears that either or both will embarrass him. This culminates to where Huey tells white people the "truth", but is unsuccessful, and Riley is coerced into shooting Ed Wuncler III, Ed Wuncler's grandson, out of a second-story window with a loaded shotgun. Trying to redeem himself, Robert apologizes to Wuncler and they end up having a toast to the old school.
Notes
Ratings
- 879,000 adults 18-34
- 580,000 adults 18-24
- 592,000 men 18-34
- 399,000 men 18-24
- 287,000 women 18-34
- 181,000 women 18-24
- 1,605,000 viewers 18+
- 2,300,000 viewers 2+
Arc Advancement
Happenings
Characters
Referbacks
Trivia
The Show
- The Fix: This episode was aired first during the November 4th edition of Adult Swim's Friday Night Fix, an online only airing of several episodes between midnight and 6AM on Fridays.
- Adaptation: The plot of this episode loosely resembles the first published week of the comic strip which the series is based on.
Behind the Scenes
- Ed Asner's character is designed to look like himself.
- Pushed Back: This episode was originally meant to air on October 2nd, 2005. It was pushed back a month in order to allow for more episodes to be produced.
Allusions and References
Memorable Moments
Quotes
- Grandad: Mhm. You were having that dream where you make the white people riot, weren't you?
Huey: But I was telling the truth!
Grandad: How many times have I told you; you better not even dream about telling white folk the truth. You understand me? Shoot... Making white people riot. You better learn how to lie like me. I'm going to find me a white man and lie to him right now.
- Huey: Grandad, you can't tame the white supremecists' power structure with cheese!
Grandad: Oh, yes I can!
- Riley: Why can't we be ourselves, huh? Why can't I be me? Are you ashamed of us?
Grandad: Very!
- Riley: Are you sure that vest will stop this shotgun?
Ed Wuncler III: Man, I'm like the Terminator in this vest! What you don't believe; go ahead, pull the trigger.
Riley: Now are you sure?
Ed Wuncler III: I said pull that trigger now!
Riley: You wanna to play rough. Okay Say hello to my little friend!
(Ed is shot out of a second-story window and hits the ground with people looking)
Ed Wuncler: What the fuck y'all looking at?!
(People start clapping)
