Aaron McGruder interview on The Boondocks (1999)

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[@elijiahayy2837]

If the Boondocks reboot doesn't have Aaron McGruder as the main writer, don't bother askin me to watch it.

[@aribanks]

It wouldn’t be the boondocks.

[@alexisrolon4812]

@Ruben Hernandez limited freedom? I would hope that he has full range, the 1st 2 seasons were amazing!

[@niccoscherado3913]

They are rebooting it like new seasons?

[@joelrodriguez3785]

I heard the Boondocks reboot is going to have Aaron McGruder on board as the main writer.

[@PK-po9lf]

@@niccoscherado3913 yes they are

[@Reminisciences]

Never got the impression he was looking to become famous, just had a message he wanted to convey through his work. Based.

[@prodby511]

Reminisciences W for being based

[@taegotkash]

Based?

[@thatnikkakris2339]

Based? On what?

[@joshc9846]

@@thatnikkakris2339 Look up Lil B.

[@nottoofast]

*BASED ON WHA-*

[@azee1v1]

he's genius, please bring back the boondocks

[@yunotheactivist3066]

azee1v1 #bringbacktheboondocks

[@amariherman6332]

azee1v1 he sold his rights then they killed the show

[@kefkapalazzo1]

azee1v1 let it go

[@javielalvarez1724]

I hope they have an episode of Uncle Ruckus as Trump's Butler!

[@icedynamite1560]

Amari Herman he got a fat ass paycheck tho. Plus he states it was affecting his health working so hard

[@brightoneasterling9304]

a true black intellectual

[@purpleey]

couldve just said intellectual but yeah

[@brightoneasterling9304]

@@purpleey lol fr😂

[@LyricalIAm]

@@purpleey nawl he good

[@WingoTribe704]

Rigboi black sounds better

[@HUSTLER-AT-HEART]

💯

[@thehavocmiranda]

Aaron McGruder always look sad. I don't know why but that's so cool. He looks like Huey

[@IRocBAPESTA]

its Hard being Woke out here & this was 1999, guy must've felt hella Lonely

[@bazel1176]

IRocBAPESTA "woke" man it's the age of information we all "woke". Stop wit that ugly ass word

[@nicolesalmon4583]

Jelani TroiX will you people l read with understanding. This was in 1999 early 2000's. People weren't as vocal as they are now.

[@bazel1176]

Nicole Salmon Still a dumb word.

[@FinneySP]

Jelani TroiX nice made your point

[@lightsout630]

i hate that the black community doesn't acknowledge how good this guy is 😭 and uplift him and make him even greater

[@surrealnirvana-e9i]

He told the truth and people hate him for it.

[@tarikeddins4028]

🎯🎯🎯🎯💪🏿🖤

[@drevandamva]

He fuckin disappeared man!lol he needs a podcast or something

[@ArgonNoble]

@@surrealnirvana-e9i Ye did the same thing. Even then, it’s sad. It’s elitist misdirection. They come from all racial backgrounds and laugh when we put the blame on J0UZ. It’s not just them

[@pIaceholderhandle]

@@ArgonNoble what the fuck are you talking about?

[@smartboykz]

Damn, he's only 25 here? He's so eloquent and wise beyond his years.

[@AhYes-it3mr]

When i was 25 I was still picking my nose 🤣🤣🤣

[@Bennahr_Fett]

If he wasn't black you probably wouldn't acknowledge that.

[@dum6y69]

@@Bennahr_Fett Please shut the hell up.

[@naterichardson3956]

@@Bennahr_Fett shut the fuck up dumbass

[@libanjama8622]

@@Bennahr_Fett exactly, that's what they think about us

[@aviatorj9340]

Way before his time. His show was prophetic

[@malvolio01]

Society is too pc now for Boondocks to have the success it did 20 yrs ago.

[@islandboy9381]

@@malvolio01 It's getting a new season shut up

[@malvolio01]

@@islandboy9381 "Shut up?" Fuck you, moron.

[@whatyalldoing7012]

The show is everyday life for some

[@Figs3]

The comics were even better.

[@terrencemilton5088]

He’s very mature. To sound like that at 25. Parents did a good job.

[@isaiahaskew6903]

Yeah sure I doubt the parents are responsible but hey def influenced

[@blacklivesorblackvotes2985]

@@isaiahaskew6903 damn it’s that hard for you to believe that maybe he just had good parents? Go outside dude. You have a perspective that’s waaaay too limited.

[@twintvs4757]

"young man you speak so well"

[@jessenunez7205]

@@blacklivesorblackvotes2985 I mean not all intelligent, intellectual, or mature people are raised correctly. But I’m pretty sure he had a good upbringing from the way he brought up that he lived with them at that moment

[@secretaryofstate1]

@@jessenunez7205but MOST are raised well

[@andydragtstra4707]

None will see this comment because this is an old video but still; This is among the best written shows out there, thank you for making this masterpiece.

[@alonzopharell7397]

Agreed it's 2023 and this show is still one of the greatest shows hands down 😊👍

[@jepcartusch1084]

I saw your comment too

[@unclejesse4271]

I used to collect old BoonDocks comic strips as a middle high schooler and hang them on my wall. Had the entire first 52 weeks on my wall.... Wish I was savvy enough to save them....

[@UnimpressedGoose]

I was just about to saw i’d buy some off you😂

[@Spacegeezer]

Uncle Jesse? Is it you?

[@iamnotinvolved1309]

I got a whole anthology of the strips in my room somewhere, I got it back in secondary school and every time I move houses I always bring it with me. Might look for it and read it again now actually

[@aribanks]

hahah hi Uncle Jesse.

[@Goblin_Wizard]

the pain i have watching this :(( here he is, full of inspiration and ideas for full movies that we never got. Nowadays he doesn't even wanna tell his jokes because no one (in power) listened.

[@taylorhorner1065]

Watching that in 2019 is pretty damn refreshing. Wasn't full of phony bologna answers to generic ass questions.

[@cmooreHD]

Agreed! It was a strong !

[@salahadeentabb3279]

Real Talk. Very informative.💯

[@yourcalicocat]

crazy it was 20 years ago

[@azure8696]

Agreed

[@rektyrektingson4668]

Yes!

[@prodby511]

I forgot the Boondocks started out in the newspapers (the show was just so funny and successful), I remember being a child reading all the other strips like Garfield, Archie, Dilbert but the Boondocks stood out to me more because the characters looked like me, but I was too young to really understand the concepts, but now that gives me a reason to go back and read the messages.

[@missano3856]

I used to love Flaggy and Ribbon.

[@sqcp7379]

Five Eleven I’m thinking about getting my self a comic book strip booklet of the boondocks until this whole outbreak is over.

[@dejuannaAlexander]

I got the privilege to meet him and he really is a cool guy he looks extremely stressed but he is an awesome person

[@GuyGen-xs2ui]

Stop lying

[@elliotstaples2988]

Most people look down on introvert and those that keep to themselves. Most people don't trust them. They view them as weird, gay, psycho, stupid, and other things. It is sad though. These type of people usually mind their business and do their own thing. The reason why a lot of people like this guy because he's famous and has a lot of money

[@paperchasindude6578]

So true

[@shiobuzz3724]

Why did you lump in gay with all those other things…

[@adewilson132]

@@shiobuzz3724because gay in that context is seen as a negative if you aren’t. If you’re an introvert and all the girls assume you’re gay but you’re not , most straight men would not like that.

[@fauzianalwoga]

Thanks for speaking out on us😢

[@forrestercook8177]

“Cuz it’s mistakes early on that cost you millions”. Brilliant.

[@maxxmabemwe4859]

I served in the navy with a guy named Karl McGruder back in the sixties. I know it is unlikely that Aaron is his son, maybe Karl could be his grand father. The only reason that I ask is because during the sixties they tried to keep black sailors out of rates like torpedo-men, and contain us to menial rates like deck force, cook, ship servicemen, or engine and boiler rooms. However, Karl said that he wanted to be a torpedo-man, and took out a torpedo-man's course book and studied it. He would sit up late at night, he was on the deck force then, on the mess decks and study for the exam to become a third class torpedo-man. Well people laughed at him, but the laughing stopped when the test results came back, and he was promoted to torpedo-man third class, no more paint chipping for McGruder. The white guys hated it, but they no longer laughed, and wanted to bar him from the torpedo room, but they couldn't because he was rated. I only mention it because it took the same kind of determination that Aaron has.

[@bitchesandjunkfood8977]

Just google it lmao problem solved 😂

[@justinjones143]

@@bitchesandjunkfood8977 read the whole thing. Thought these niggas looked alike or had the same last name or something lol.

[@rubynibs]

So the Navy wasn't keeping the Black man down, it was Black men who wouldn't take out the course books, study, and learn the stuff. That is exactly what this scenario you painted shows.

[@graciashermano725]

@@rubynibs nah even when the dude passed the exam they were still trying to kick him out.

[@SuperSpace2009]

Great story! The same as true today!

[@iprofessionalamateur]

Real humble. Real Geniuses usually are cool like that.

[@silewis9396]

Tell that to Kanye West

[@cherylcollette6736]

@@silewis9396 Kanye West maybe a narcissist embued with forms of genius.

[@aribanks]

@@silewis9396 Kanye could neverrrrrr 😂😂

[@Bennahr_Fett]

@cm. CG lol how old are you 12? If you idolize Kanye

[@nicholassummerlee6843]

Once the Boondocks stopped having Aaron as the writer it went downhill. It started having more mainstream narratives and less intellectual discourse about race and culture.

[@kdiggs166]

Thank you brother for smarting up/making aware black America...and at the same time making us laugh

[@Ri3hy]

K Diggs smarting up? He’s natural genius

[@David-iv6je]

@@Ri3hy "Natural?" Mensa is full of people with high IQs who are not particularly educated and haven't done much with their gifts. So "smarting" up means this young man both got a degree AND really synthesized far more with that than most people> He also obviously worked very hard to develop skills and a vision.

[@ayeshabright3960]

We need Aaron McGruder right now

[@shanenolan085]

💯💯💯

[@ericulric223]

To have a son like Aaron McGruder, he wouldn't ever have to move out. Genius.

[@angel-ke9vs]

He seems so down to earth and nice

[@melissag1364]

This guy’s name deserves much more recognition. The comic was genius, and the show was both hilarious and reflective of modern America.

[@Newbornvintage18]

Did NOT know boondocks has been around since pokemon

[@prodby511]

dequan spruill you learn something new everyday

[@louivillehammer4346]

It started as a newspaper comic strip before it went to TV

[@isaiahcampbell3992]

Yeah I only knew the TV show cause I was born in 1999 lol

[@razkable]

pokemon is from 1996....nice try

[@adewilson132]

@@razkable And the boondocks comic strip started in 1996, do some research first before you try to prove someone wrong.

[@AntonMatthews]

Thank you for your contribution to humanity Aaron. I relate

[@killuminatiallthruyabody5516]

I bet the elitist removed Aaron McGruder from the Boondocks animated series because his shows "jokes" were starting to make a lot of people think

[@alexgipson5363]

Creative differences

[@God-w-]

"retards" referring to the people that liked his comment, not you alex.

[@bobm3250]

Boondocks and the chappelle show were changing peoples lives and they started to wake people up. The shows ran during the same time and they had to stop them

[@donavangreen27]

It started with that gentrification episode, when grandad lost his restaurant

[@mmumford377]

Absolutely!

[@dadrumma8608]

Aaron is very well spoken. This was a pleasure to watch.

[@sh3blushp1nk]

such a humble and well-spoken man, truly proud of his hard work

[@KMC5240]

The Boondocks was truly ahead of its time. And it's a show that we could really use right now. It was comedic, but it touched on serious issues. And it had a good balance that kept the seriousness of the topics from being overshadowed.

[@SuperSatana69]

I know you're just being you, and doing what you're driven to do, but thanks for everything Aaron.

[@MMAGamblingTips]

He reminds me so much of a young, late 90s version of Lakeith Stafield (Darius from Atlanta).

[@eaqua56]

Sounds like him too

[@egieoruyi7579]

Naah thats a stretch

[@tommytuckersgoldencrown339]

One of the most innovative animation of our time the late 90’s...the celebrity cameos was dope plus it had an anime feel to it...I remember reading, yes reading the comics strips first✌️

[@thegoat186]

6 years later from this interview , greatest was made .

[@missbeekay9938]

I can't wait for his new animated series. Love him!

[@Scarysmileyxx]

Miss Bwann What is it?!

[@janisjoplin9316]

What new animated series?

[@apimpnamedslickback8519]

Miss Bwann really I knew it The Boon ain't going nowhere 😂

[@apimpnamedslickback8519]

Janis Joplin Hail yes 😂

[@deshaefromarounthawayricha7324]

Miss Bwann well hello hips lips breast and ass

[@NikkiGiavanna]

Thank you Aaron McGruder I feel like we all needed the Boondocks as an African American young woman growing up in America to see. You are serving your purpose! Please continue

[@kwenshardae2146]

Here in 2024 researching some stuff

[@moltargaltar1219]

Lmfao did Aaron create his interviewer?

[@HeiTheDarkReaper]

Edward Biscayart i feel like ive seen him in an episode

[@Spacegeezer]

Righht lmao

[@aribanks]

haha

[@play4thrill42]

“Pardon me for my ignorance - African American?” 💀💀💀

[@AlphaOm633]

I can tell by his personality he is very introverted since I am an introvert myself.

[@DemonicRemption]

@A Omega Mayhue Since you pointed that out, I just noticed that... Since I'm an introvert and comic artist too... This could be me in a few years... o_o

[@paperchasindude6578]

@@DemonicRemption damn that's awesome

[@AlphaOm633]

@@paperchasindude6578 I am a self-taught artist as well. The thing is I am a very private person and not interested in fame or to be part of the matrix.

[@paperchasindude6578]

@@AlphaOm633 I respect that bro

[@ab497]

Happy Birthday to Aaron McGruder, who turned 45 today.

[@unfortunatebeam]

The Boondocks is the best satire in the last 20 years

[@paperchasindude6578]

FACTS

[@HorusTheGreat22]

Chi-town always got talent

[@myuhdidas]

No doubt

[@fartun7815]

Victor Wormley big facts

[@KatieNicolexx]

Honestly it tends to be brought in people through struggles. I love Chicago but it's a hard place to live and to thrive you have to be exceptional.

[@MoriahTreadwellRiah1125]

Exactly

[@zurialcarey4767]

He seems shy....or like an introvert EDIT:Reserved is the right word....and it's what I meant

[@zurialcarey4767]

He seems like an introvert

[@MrCompassionate01]

He also looks understandably sleepy.

[@zigzagandmanman]

TheseBahamianCartoons he seems reserved. Not scared or uncomfortable speaking

[@rockolutheran]

what? he seems fairly confident, but reserved

[@moorcrypto5137]

He thinks before he speaks, like you should have done with this comment.

[@ZachariaYonis]

this guy was cool, calm, and collected.. very insightful stuff!

[@KidCannon4407]

I finally get to see the genius behind my favorite anime✊🏾. You're a legend and your legacy remains intact and relevant to this day.

[@jamman9569]

It's not an anime.

[@ajayxerx1511]

It's anime like

[@miramilly7796]

when ur soulmate is a cartoon...-_-

[@VictorJMusic1]

lol Huey?

[@janisjoplin9316]

mira milly Huey 💜

[@ChrisPBacon-xn9up]

mira milly waifu, or in this case husbandu

[@dortoka]

mira milly granddad?

[@GrandLufaine]

when you wonder if your soulmate could be as physically attractive as a youtube commenter

[@ryansharpe5116]

One of the greatest shows ever

[@s.s5933]

5 years later one of my favorite shows started.

[@Topself24]

Intelligent af. Wow he’s amazing

[@brolicragelikebroly]

He’s a real genius.

[@leeleeclark3132]

Arron please comeback wit all the shit going on now days perfect time for Boondocks return

[@allwecanseeisaboveusnow]

“Excuse my ignorance”

[@supreemcourt9181]

E Oanici people should say that more

[@kafeleamberslie4677]

I respected that 💯

[@tgoosby84]

Genius! He hit on all cylinders Right Time, Right Place, Mastered his gift, and Understood the mission !!!!!

[@forgottenmma3694]

Aaron McGruder, Matt Stone & Trey Parker and Mike Judge & Matt Groeing are titans

[@dj-um7el]

Fr bruh!

[@thefractalphotographer3587]

We have expressed our truths thru comedy for many decades. It has been one of the most ingenious ways to do so in my eyes. Empowering a people thru laughter and truth...it’s essentially the blueprint of the great Richard Pryor and even our king Redd Foxx

[@blizzardbk]

You are 100 percent right plus you have to remember white America has to be able to LAUGH at the oppression their forefathers set up when comics take the stage it's TRUE

[@journeybeyondthesea]

I love this so much! I hope the boondocks get renewed for a new season with him working on it 😭❤️

[@MudskinCix]

I remember them in the newspaper too,nostalgic

[@billyworkman4204]

Aaron McGruder is make a point that I aways saw and agree with. I'm glade Aaron was creatively able to express it nationally.

[@krimezone]

Aaron is a brilliant man but this interviewer was very good at his job. Let the guest speak, had him elaborate on things the average viewer may have missed or not understood. He seemed to understand the goal of an interview and that allowed Aaron and the viewers to get as much as possible in the timeframe allowed. Great interview

[@voutolliC22]

yo he dedass look like a mix between riley and huey lmao

[@playa220022]

A A Ron

[@Onefinesse5]

😂😂

[@saladass6621]

Belakee is there a belakee here? Blake?

[@stuntman3872]

Marcus Embry 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RhumpleOriginal]

I wonder what he thought when they moved to a TV show. I read boondocks strips when I was a kid and was so happy to see it come to tv. The show was great.

[@daboos6353]

He was directly involved in the show, head writer I think

[@RhumpleOriginal]

@@daboos6353 yeah but I mean, here in this interview he is surprised about how well the comic strip is doing. I wonder if his mind was blown away at how well the TV show reception went off.

[@daboos6353]

@@RhumpleOriginal Oh fair enough

[@dogsandyoga1743]

07:40 Shout out Morrie Turner! Oakland native... I grew up on Wee Pals which ran from 1965 until 2014.

[@ivanmay7890]

The Boondocks really broke cultural barriers for a comic strip.

[@theotherside931]

*This is what the internet did - created avenues for creators to not rely so much on big corporations for their successes.*

[@jayjordan833]

Facts do you have ig

[@yungtwigger3498]

Jay Jordan smooth playa

[@serendipitousslim1529]

I mean yes, but he literally spent mad time talking about how he had to grind to push for his strip to be published by the newspaper syndicates. Very few companies own the media. For sure the internet lets people slip through the cracks and make it big, but it still is hard.

[@MrBmick79]

I used to read these strips in the Source Magazine when I was in high school

[@jrsov9609]

Crazy thing is I actually knew boondocks as a comic before the show. We didn’t have cable as a kid and something I used to do for fun was go through store catalogs (my dad bought the Sunday paper weekly). One time I was going through and I stumbled upon the comics section and I happened to see this. I’ll always remember seeing Huey’s afro and a word bubble because he was always talking. Trailed off for some years, we get cable, and low and behold this shit is actually a tv show. Mind blown! I’m 25 now btw. First time I saw the comic was 01-02.

[@skoolwifi3835]

Him mentioning how his readers like to talk back before a time of twitter is kinda cool. My generation couldn't imagine what that was like for creators

[@Cloudsurfer69]

damn man, this is a super early interview!! thanks for the upload. dude is such an inspiration!

[@lawrencetash4362]

"young man you speak so well!"

[@lilmacfarlan3]

I remember being a kid and seeing boondocks in the newspaper comics. Life was lit man.

[@jcfilmz]

9:23 I believe it was picked up because the story is great. The characters are great. Everyone from characters to the story is relatable to the person reading in some way or another, not just for African-Americans. Also the South Park thing, I dont really see them the same, but slightly similar. Both South Park and The Boondoocks deliver their own message in their unique way, with interesting characters. If anything South Parks like to exaggerate in some points in their story, whereas Boondoocks tries to maintain some realism.

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

Both South Park AND Boondocks are satire.

[@just_drew1831]

Always been a lifetime fan of The Boondocks, my grandfather owns all the comic books that I now inherit, also the first three seasons of the show. Watching this as a Louisville, Ky born & raised fan, knowing one of my favorite series of all time has a direct connection to me is so inspiring. I had no idea McGruder lived in Louisville growing up. This is amazing. 1:44 502 Represent 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@LynnWhite-s2r]

I search his name cause I just came across this video on Facebook and it says after this video or something like that he vanished

[@miltonbuu]

I'm sure he is living well. He has created his legacy and now enjoying his time.

[@fauzianalwoga]

He looks like my crush and is a few years older than my now late mum 😢

[@JamalLamont]

He’s from Columbia where I’m from. I remember reading his comics in the newspaper. It stuck out to me because the characters are black. It was so cool when Boondocks became a show.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

this show was over everybody's head & too funny for words by season 2

[@MojoMoneyMajor]

Never saw this! Been a big fan of the boondocks since back in grade school cutting out the news papers 😂😂

[@TheAto2000]

I grew up on the comics "Curtis" and "Jump Start" ,so to see this other African American strip "Boondocks" when it came out was nice to see .

[@OvSpP]

In media there’s all these spin-offs… I smiled when he said TV shows.

[@stephenwashington2227]

Dis dude was ahead of his time fr...

[@DrLauraRPalmer]

I was so in love with this man I could hardly catch my breath when he spoke. Pure brilliance.😍

[@Neanderthal_yardy]

Love the work👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@welshbandit7208]

Shout out to 'Jump Start'. Always a go to, when it came to the local major paper.

[@shaunaba3116]

Did anyone else hear the interviewer say "gangsta concepts"? 😂

[@justinjones143]

that shit was smooth too lol

[@1toast]

He even looked directly at the camera when he said it

[@dima9171]

Genius, ahead of his time.

[@smarie2842]

The Boondocks need to come back!

[@hossahunter22]

Aaron mcgruder looks like lewis Hamilton to me

[@dogsandyoga1743]

I was JUST thinking that 😂

[@MerkabaMM]

hossahunter22 He sure does!!!

[@Pellz1986]

I thought I was the only. 100%

[@fauzianalwoga]

Kinda😢😅

[@kellyakakells]

He was definitely raised with a Father present. I’m just saying

[@waynebarry2597]

If he was, what would that have to do with anything?

[@aribanks]

what’s your point?

[@tuxedomaskkenny925]

@@aribanks 2 parent homes are statistically better when referring to a child’s success in life.

[@aribanks]

@@tuxedomaskkenny925 but it’s never 100%

[@tuxedomaskkenny925]

@@aribanks tru

[@enchantresse23]

Such a genius. I’ve learned so much from the show. ✨

[@hugh2hoob668]

Remember watching this randomly back then Charlie Rose was the show you watched when u already flipped thru the weather channel hah

[@iali00]

So smart. Can’t believe he was only 25 years old at this time. An intellectual.

[@mjg239]

I didn't realize he was FINE.

[@town730af]

I've always been amazed to how shows like Boondocks and southpark can take take these universes and mirror our real world issues in a way that even sheep start to think.

[@breakingfl]

I almost forgot what woke means. Had to come back to watch Aaron McGruder

[@Cloudaddy220]

Woke is for narcissistic children, this man is an intellectual

[@NoName-tp2jj]

He was soooooooooooo fine ❤

[@imperfection_beauty215]

“Excuse my ignorance” love the respect

[@lawrencetash4362]

"you are such an articulate young man!"