We Don't Need More Boondocks.

[@studiopillboy]

No but honestly: what would you want out of a reboot?

[@mrstaticgroovy7400]

THE FUNNY

[@kitsutaku1911]

the push it had against the system. he got on our case as a race for some dumb shit like, nigga moments, r Kelly, or just being powerful or strong is not enough to make it in this world as an AA

[@Phoenix_Blader_93]

the same energy of the original show

[@kenlee4356]

The political commentary

[@Thot_Patrol_USA]

the only thing I can see happening is boondocks’ take on george floyd and people pretending to care but then take blm off their bio when it was time to care about palestine in 2021.

[@quazimondo9676]

Season 4 flopped because they stopped trying to tell stories and tried to make “Boondocks Episodes” instead

[@kaia.4688]

Spot on. They had all the elements, but it didn't come together in the right way. I only really like 1-2 episodes from Season 4 for this very reason. The most iconic episodes told a story around those golden moments and that's what was missing in Season 4.

[@rawn9234]

No it flopped because the original writer wasn't writing. Interesting take though

[@PureHumanHacks]

⁠@@rawn9234I think that’s a part of it. The season 4 writers didn’t understand the point of the show. The ended up trying to write what they thought would make good Boondocks episodes, and all we got was a messy parody. No insightful commentary on Blackness. Just jokes

[@mistuhgone]

If you're gonna serialize a show, it helps if you air episodes in a cogent order. That's what was wrong with Season 4 of The Boondocks, just like with the early episodes of Fat Albert.

[@KrackBoySlim]

Really because they tried to make it without Aaron

[@trentwise3762]

the first season is one of the most underrated seasons of any show. the episode where riley got in trouble for spray painting was incredible, because it was the first time the show mentioned their parents, and without words it told you why they are living with their grandfather instead of their parents. and the episode where the Ed took over an estate. it ended the episode with a positive message but again, without words it showed that in the end the rich white dude got his way without the ones effected by it even noticing. it was a really well thought out show for that first season and even parts of the second and third.

[@DeeDaKaang1]

Definitely.....The original episode will forever go down in history as the greatest episode in the history of animated television 📺

[@joneywins]

Wait… why do they live with grandad? ??

[@trentwise3762]

@@joneywins it’s implied their parents died. Doesn’t say how, or that they did for certain die, but grandads reaction to the mural makes it seem like thats what happened

[@che860]

@@trentwise3762i thought that was grandad and a women

[@trentwise3762]

@ I mean it definitely could have been, but if I remember correctly we didn’t know what grandad looked like young at that time and I think it makes more sense sense to be the mom and dad rather than their grandad and some random woman

[@antiembishop07]

If Boondocks ended after season 3, it would've been perfect. Season 4 was just like the Chappelle Show lost episodes: it was a network decision so it was doomed from the start. To be quite honest, Boondocks trying to come back in this current climate would get them easily cancelled just due to the no holds barred spirit of the original comic strip/TV show. So if wasn't gonna be done right, just don't do it at all.

[@draco_1876]

Boondocks would thrive today

[@SkeleSama]

​@@draco_1876 I'm with ya cause South Park is going strong

[@MsMvsc]

people pulling the "It WoULDn't be AbLe tO bE MaDE" rhetoric are dumbasses

[@outcasts4life437]

They’re little white kids and the real writers are white men…

[@Askthetic]

A reboot that revolves around the different pov’s of characters that portray ideals & traits of “influencers” we see today & their mindset of why they go about using their platforms to promote repetition rather than original ideas. The darker side of media & its true intentions w/ feeding off the emotions of the audience. Huey finds himself confused as to why people are no longer logical & purely act off emotion to become the “next big thing” on the social scale. Could be an episode or build-up to something for the finale, just spit balling. Also, great synopsis on these topics my guy. Even found myself taking notes, keep it up 🤝🏾

[@studiopillboy]

I appreciate it as always🤝🏾

[@queeffairy]

I could see that as a special not another few episodes or season. The idea sounds good to me regardless.

[@suzygirl1843]

@@studiopillboy We don't need another Boondocks but fanArt of Granddad as Tyler Perry's Madea looked interesting

[@rustecohle591]

I’d say what’s common with the shows that “jumped shark” was the original writers and team changed. You can only hold on to lightning in a bottle for so long.

[@DeeDaKaang1]

True, when the soul of the show changes the show changes

[@josesosa3337]

​@@DeeDaKaang1no truer words have been spoken.

[@josesosa3337]

​@@DeeDaKaang1👍

[@jmalmsten]

It's one of the reasons I love British sitcoms. They make 6 episodes in a season. Success? Another 6 episodes. Success? No more stories to tell? Ok. That's it. Do reruns. While there are exceptions with shows that stayed around for longer seasons and longer runs, I do think that was a big part of their success. Every season being 6-10 episodes. No promise of continuation. So they poured everything they could into it. Like... People always are shocked that Fawlty Towers was only 12 episodes in total. And an hour long special. Blackadder can similarly be binged in a night. Spaced, 12 episodes over 2 seasons as well (I think). Even the British The Office was over in a dozen or so episodes. You can't jump the shark unless you exhaust the writers of good ideas. Or,at least, it's much harder to.

[@Sean2Fly_]

tbh I feel like the boondocks is really misunderstood people want it back for the wrong reason rebooting it would low-key damage the show

[@DeeDaKaang1]

Exactly, let a classic be a classic without tarnishing it

[@gnomegoon365]

don't think it's actually true, I'm sure he had plenty of good ideas and probably more than ever now, it's just that Sony wanted it mass produced and pumped out every week and I trust that he knew when he would stop when he had ran out of ideas

[@craniumarcade]

I see we goin straight for the heart

[@studiopillboy]

As always.

[@MachExceler8]

Honestly, it just depends on the creative mind on the person behind theoretical new season, Ofc it wouldn't make sense to rehash old ideas, or do what the 4th season did and add nothing substantial at all to the wider story of the boondocks, but think about the possibilities when given the chance to develop on these characters, For example, the 5th season could start somewhere in the future, where huey and riley are teenagers, huey is 18, riley is 16, and Robert has passed away (bc john witherspoon) It could start with them dealing with their grief in different ways due to their different personalities, and it could lead to a conflict between each other, but at the end of the day, they would ultimately put it aside and do their best to move on as brothers. My personal Idea of what would be a good continuation of the boondocks would be another development on huey's character, Perhaps he's become apathetic towards the black community, or what he was fighting for in season 1, and the story continues from his perspective, now that he is more grown up and has more exposure, And perhaps riley has become more mature, he still has a big mouth and an attitude, but its a lot less childish. He's become a rapper/artist, however, he is not like ganstalicious or thugnificent, he's more laid back, less flashy and more humble, because he as a child has seen what happens if he were to go down the path of his idols. And maybe jasmine becomes part of the trio, and she would represent what she always had, but more developed, someone loosely attached/connected to black culture, and only really understands the tropes and stereotypes, like many youth today who are loosely connected to a lot of the culture that the boondocks was parodying. I would say that the main thing should be to focus on huey and his development, how he see's the world as an 18 year old, and if he decides to go back to fighting for freedom, or remains as he is, and perhaps meets someone who reminds him of how he was before in terms of fighting for the future of the black community, but is more optimistic, someone perhaps like Michael from the comics, and they could be a cool duo, huey, more pessimistic and more of a realist, and Michael, the optimist, and someone who makes light of the situation, but what they both have in common is what they are fighting for. And i think that would be a cool synopsis for a theoretical boondocks new season. 4 main characters, Huey, Riley, Michael and Jasmine with some other supporting characters that represent more aspects of the modern black community. The show could tackle a lot of modern issues like, perhaps the wars and how people take sides in the media because its popular without realizing the full context, or how everybody wants to be an influencer through social media, or hustle culture, celebrities, left vs right, there is still a lot of issues that the show could address, And I think these themes combined with the more mature teenage cast would make for an interesting 5th season :) Its not about what's already been done, its about what they could do/develop on in the narrative.

[@KingOfMonsters2K]

We don't need the Boondocks anymore. We can just open up any social media app, and there you go.

[@DakinRinone]

Yeah we do. This show is way better than anything you can watch people doing live. What kind of logic is this? You already know what riley would call you

[@avainspired]

your editing style, animation and production quality are TOP NOTCH! this was such a great video

[@studiopillboy]

This really means a lot to me. Thank you

[@StealthyOleBoi]

It could technically reboot, but it'd need nee characters or Grown and Developed versions of the main characters traversing the modern world and problems we face today

[@madheronproductions849]

I lowkey would love a reboot too, but I feel like it would have to a different show if it’s a grown version of them

[@madheronproductions849]

On some All Grown Up ts

[@Scentillia389]

People should just make a different show. Why reboot an old show? Just because people want to see more of the same characters and style? What's the point? Why not make a fresh new show inspired by the boondocks? As a culture we need to let the past be the past and move on. We don't need a modern huey, grandad, and riley. Tbh alot of it still stands up today and doesn't need modernization to be impactful. Anything that would need to truly be modernized so heavily that it wasn't applicable to the og boondocks would just better work in something new and fresh rather than tryna drag the old into the new for another controversial, divisive reboot that exist because the boondocks is already a recognized property rather than making something more efficient at being of the now as a new series would do.

[@ocdemon8999]

​​​@@Scentillia389 Do you think such a show would/might still have similarities? Like how for example, The Simpsons and Futurama may not be the same plot, but still have striking resemblances because they're the same writers

[@zack-pn6oe]

Whole new show is the move. Let the Boondocks be the Boondocks

[@ragzartofficial]

I like your animated format

[@ZezeRants]

“We all have anti blackness in us.” Subscribed. 🤝🏾

[@kaia.4688]

I don't think the reboot would work like we want it to, and it should be left alone. There was something special about Macgruder and his team that can't be replicated with a different writing staff. That's not to say it would totally suck, but it wouldn't quite feel the same. I think if Macgruder could get involved for a Boondocks movie, that would work better than trying to bring it back as a series. A lot of people have also mentioned that John Witherspoon's passing would be a great starting point for a new project, and I somewhat agree. A movie that starts with Grandad's funeral and captures the events afterwards could work. If I had to think of a movie plot: Huey and Riley are 16-21 age range. Grandad passes and the movie starts with his funeral. Ed Wuncler's company is trying to take the house back because the boys can't afford to keep it up and they owe property taxes. They try to reach out to Ed Wuncler directly, but he's out of the country. The boys think up a plan that involves several characters we've seen over the series and they attempt a major heist. (Jasmine, A Pimp Named Slickback, Cristal, Sweetest Taboo, Lando, Stinkmeaner Clone, Usher etc.) The plan fails miserably with hilarious hijinks. Ed Wuncler comes back to Woodcrest as they're trying to actually seize the house and gives them the house due to his relationship with Grandad and payes the taxes. Credits roll.

[@trentwise3762]

idk futurama is the same show even after it's break. and especially with a IP like the boondocks, i think that was a lot of americans, especially black american's first introduction to anime i don't think the show classifies itself as an anime, but i mean it's very clear the art style is meant to be anime. so with the rise in both anime and black culture in recent years i think it could be a big hit. IF written correctly

[@yoyodre]

Is Aaron not involved with the reboot either?

[@leeann5786]

Incredible plot!

[@NateDogg2888]

I agree that any reboot should be left alone. Wuncler saving the day through his kindness alone seems out of character

[@kaia.4688]

@@NateDogg2888 It would be circling back to the first episode. I agree Wuncler isn't a good person, but he shows on a few occasions that he actually does like Grandad more than the majority of the people he deals with. Grandad would be like the only person that it would make sense for that to happen for in his passing. Just my opinion on it.

[@ngcwiz1755]

I thought it was more of a continuation then a reboot....like the Johnny Test revival was. The concept was really intersting and the characters looked very intersting. Cindy also had a new model implying wed see more of her. Its a shame cause Gary said he finished recording for 8 episodes already. 25% of the revival was done and Sony pulled the plug. If i remember correctly it was supposed to return with a sepcial and 2 seasons, both with 12 episodes

[@_internet.fan_]

i really wish we could see more of Cindy 😔😔

[@matthewtartt9422]

@@_internet.fan_I dont

[@hhhsp951]

"you thought donald glover was something else"

[@Sicbay138]

If anything, I would greatly prefer McGruder to bring back Boondocks as a comic strip. Ideally, even better if it was a webcomic.

[@Mrvanvonn1988]

I agree that a large part of the want for more Boondocks is nostalgia. Give us something new

[@ShyheemUnleash]

Bro your content style is so unique keep it up so good

[@Mrvanvonn1988]

We need like an animated Atlanta or something similar. Gimme something weird.

[@LowEffortDoodles]

damn. Pillboy got that actually animated mouth avatar. May you get a ton more subs tbh. Deserved

[@titanical]

The quality of the video is amazing, bro! Keep it up!

[@skkygavin9509]

This show outside of season 4 will always be perfect to me 😂

[@HelloThereNexus]

i absolutely adore your style dawg this shit is beautiful

[@product_of_august]

Glad you mentioned the TheStoryteller he did a great job at going through a lot of the episodes

[@zainmudassir2964]

That is good channel 👍

[@deangelo3342]

Your right, a reboot is not what we needed. But more of sequel to the original would be far better. Showcasing everyone grown up and how they experiencing everything in a new modern age era with the likes of social media and other media outlets influence the black community. A story that I've jotted down by haven't worked on for a while was focusing on Huey and Riley as they're 18 heading into the full blown adult world, but without the guidance of their grandfather as he passed sometime before they became legal adults. Without him around, Huey still strives to keep fighting the never ending battle of ignorance in the black community. While Riley centers around on feeling that gangbanging is all that he is, and all that can be. But throughout the story, alot of these things they either try to fight against or make them who they are changes because of facing the reality of those situations. For Huey, no matter how hard he tries, ignorance would finding its way around the black community, and not just them, but other races too. He wants to be something, be someone that speaks the bold truth for everyone to wake up and do something with their lives instead of chasing to be the next big thing. But every attempt often has people not care about his intentions, or has him look down on. It comes to the point where Huey would become more like his grandpa, focus on living his own life and caring about those around him then focus all his energy into helping a community that can't be bother to help themselves into a perpetual cycle they keep getting apart of. Riley actually get's deep into the gangster life, becoming more like thugnificent in everyway possible, but also in the wrong way possible. This was something both Huey and his grandad try to keep him away from that lifestyle, but upon their granddad's death this would push Riley down that path even more. But once shit really hits the fan's, that's when it hit Riley how precious his life is, and that there's more to being a gangster such as being a more creative young adult black kid who loves art. Not only that, the role's between the two brothers somewhat changes; Riley would want to learn how to be a better person, a thoughtful idea of how to help people like himself not do something stupid. Essentially, Riley would be what Huey strives as he uses his mind and knowledge to help where he can. Huey leaves behind the idea of stopping the bigger problem in the black community, becoming something of his grandfather of finding it hard to appeal to well like minded mines. Yet, he has his brother, and his some few friends at the end of the day, and the two looks out for one another in a world that whiles changes, is in a perpetual cycle of making mistakes even when it wants to learn how to be better. You have a few returning characters like Jasmine in her family, uncle rukus and such and forth. All of them would go through their own arcs that correlates to the main theme of the story; that being change. Some people would change for the better, or change for the worst, some people would use their past to become better people, or others will let their past consume who they are now. I always felt like this was the best way to make a new boondock and still have the tone and witty writing along with telling important themes through each epsiodes. I may try to get back into writing this story one day, but I have other stories I'm writing right now. Great video btw!

[@Bonfire18]

This is actually fantastic

[@enzothegift]

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS PILLBOY I AM A STRANGER ON THE INTERNET WHO IS GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT INTO CREATING THIS EDUCATIONAL PIECE

[@enzothegift]

I FUCKING LOVE YOUR ANIMATION STYLE THIS IS INCREDIBLE

[@ShyheemUnleash]

Ikr never seen anything like it

[@xeno120]

Great point on how most people could tell you their favorite character but not their favorite episode. Also the MLK episode was the best episode in my opinion so kudos to have that clip at the end

[@demonreacts7816]

With the reboot scrapped, I don’t think another one will be planned anytime soon. Especially since Season 4 was so bad, Sony has been hesitant on doing anything Boondocks related again. The animation industry is dead in the water currently, and it’s relying on the nostalgia of old 90s/2000s cartoons to keep a float, cuz original ideas don’t sell and they all suck.

[@Animaine7030]

LOVE how you use your avatar. That made me wanna subscribe right away, and the arguments presented sealed the deal.

[@peterw382]

u dont miss bro

[@studiopillboy]

🤘🏾

[@Filmation77]

4:49 you nailed it right on the head, it served it's purpose and that story is DONE. and it's a reboot we don't need ...like that Will & Grace Reboot from 2017 lol

[@zlvno]

"What would you want out of it" more of the same tone that season 1 through 3 had a show with a purpose and meaning whilst still being one of the funniest shows I ever watched 🖤

[@kyleruffin7826]

Because we lost John "Grandad" Witherspoon they would have to reboot the series with them as older teens or young adults like ages 17 to 19. Make it a lil more serious with them having to deal with moving on since grandad died....but not too serious.

[@danfromtheinternet]

excellent video pillboy, im subscribing! keep at it. you made excellent and clear points for what ive been trying to describe for years about season 4. to answer your question at the end, i would love if a reboot took place in a 3rd trump term. kids, granddad, and all the woodcrestites are there, same age. i think that premise for the season vs (the freemans are slaves now lol) would give the season a better springboard for radical and timely messaging (if and only if mcgruder and some old new writers: carl jones, issa rae, ziwe, michael che, etc...)

[@supersonicsaga]

New subscriber, nice to have more of us making animation informational videos.

[@studiopillboy]

I appreciate it. I’ll be checking u out as well

[@supersonicsaga]

@@studiopillboy Appreciate it

[@stratofotress7723]

Your Pillboy animation is dope AF...his dance moves are cool as hell...ever thought of creating a Pillboy sitcom or anime🤪

[@Mathenaut]

The problem is that the Boondocks wouldn't come back as the Boondocks. Remember how it ended. It got neutered. Same thing that happened to Anasi. Same thing that happened to Old Chapelle. They don't let us have shit.

[@yoyodre]

Aaron McGruder said at the time when asked about why there are not black women characters that people wouldn't want them to write black women because it would be received offensively. This was prior to the Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch episode.

[@studiopillboy]

Do you know where I can find a clip of this, or where to read this? I didn’t see it in the 2005 documentary.

[@theartist9124]

​@@studiopillboykzbin.info/www/bejne/fGS7mKOGnbp4fKcsi=3SGGkJSo_5oSu5yn

[@tcwentertainment]

​@@studiopillboyI think I heard Credric Yarbrough say something to that nature as well. Lemme look right quick

[@yoyodre]

@@studiopillboy I wonder if this was in the box set of season 2. I'll watch mine again to check.

[@DeeDaKaang1]

I love Huey & Riley equally, because they're both flipsides of the same coin.

[@thegreatpxmlord8342]

I actually think a reboot of the boondocks could have a lot of potential given the proper writing team. So much has happened since the boondocks surrounding black culture. You can make multiple episodes around stuff like the blm wave of 2020 or the black community's reaction to black panther. Or commenting on how black people of different generations react to movements outside of our own like Palestine. That and they could make really funny takes on modern black celebrities like Drake or zendaya and how they engage with black culture. There is so much to work with here.

[@richgunning8311]

We don't need it.............we want it........

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

Unless Aaron is writing, the show should NEVER be rebooted. Season 4 was the worse season because he didn't write it. Aaron's work was commentary on society and the black community. What happened in season 4? None of that. It was "haha black people yelling funny" and random scenerios with no meaning, like the Breaking Bad episode.

[@FutureRevolut10nary]

Is essentially what i like to call "The Saints Row effect"

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

@@FutureRevolut10nary saints Row ended at 2

[@challiray]

Aaron ain't a great writer like that. Boondocks (the show) was always written by committee. And he wasn't the best writer in the group. Aaron also really doesn't like black people like that.

[@Mavuika_Gyaru]

@@challiray he literally knows black liberation theology. He doesn't hate black people

[@Chris21_.]

@@challiraydelete this comment

[@Supremmo]

I would be onboard providing they hire John Witherspoon's Son to voice Grandpa Freeman. With the influx of the stuff happening on social media and pop culture, a Boondocks reboot would work today. There are many issues they can take on in pop culture. I would like to see how The Boondocks would tackle Donald Trump or social media influencers.

[@Deoxys911]

I was simply really excited to see McGruder's riffing on current politics and events, which was always one of my favorite aspects of the original series.

[@yoyodre]

I think there are more things to satire personally, with the right team. I'm gonna subscribe. Thank you, for some for once, good criticism. There are so many bad takes on this platform and most of them say the same things over and over.

[@studiopillboy]

I appreciate it✊🏾

[@Melancholic-stoic]

Improvements of the themes and what pushes its audience to keep thinking inward

[@Ty-nf5gd]

OMG the Tory Lanez example was spot on! Thank you for addressing this!!

[@arttashfilms9816]

We shouldn't get a reboot but theatrical animated movie...only if Aaron is in charge though

[@mastermaurice4100]

Bro how tf do stockman accounts have more subscribers than this piece of art, this shit fire gang mad underrated😭😭

[@TehMadCow]

Some good/reasonable points in here, lowkey I still want it though lmao. When I heard HBO was working on a new seasons & the creator was back on board I got hella excited but then those plans fell through & it sucks. I basically just want either a mini season or a full length movie of extra high quality animation where they give the series a true finale. I wouldn’t want them to do it if it feels forced or if they don’t have any story they want to tell or don’t have anything they want to say though, with how crazy the world has been since the show originally ended I would always think like “damn, if only boondocks was still on they’d have so much material to work with”. I think the way South Park has been doing things lately is a good look, they gave those guys a huge bag + unlimited creative control & they’ve been making long eps/short movies every few months telling a contained storyline that’s sometimes about current events sometimes not. I like South Park just as much as boondocks but even SP fell off for a few seasons then they managed to get it back on track in recent years & it’s one of the only shows I’ve ever seen pull that off (unlike simpsons & family guy where it keeps going & now the mediocre episodes far outweigh the gold)

[@enzothegift]

Just found ur page and i love it

[@eirhjien]

dear god, this is the last show that needs a modern remake....

[@jojoone1099]

There are so many things going on now. We could use more social commentary in the form of satire. South Park had a loong artistic slump, but they came back and are on season 25+.

[@sora5386]

As much as I want a reboot, it’s good to let great things die

[@geegoflex6762]

Uncle ruckus spin off where he finds out white people aren't that great and he does at the end 😂 ruckus with jones lol😂. This is an option

[@Thot_Patrol_USA]

@@geegoflex6762 nah ruckus is funny in doses. overdo him and you ruin him

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

You can add arthur and spongebob to that list of shows that run on water

[@TylerRamos-h2o]

I wish Aaron McGruder would make a new series

[@llh1000]

Marathon all your recent videos and immediately hit subscribe. Wish you luck on the climb

[@serenity6831]

I loved this show, but I'm good on any reboots. Thank you for acknowledging the (often terrible) ways this show portrayed black women. Like we can love it all day but it wasn't perfect

[@khaldub]

A reboot may be "unnecessary," but we (me?) need something speaking to me like this. That voice is severely lacking.

[@kitsutaku1911]

agreed and I'm only at the 6 minute mark. very similar to static shock it does bring a systemic view into the whole

[@ClassicCliche4706]

What we really needed was that cancelled Uncle Ruckus movie

[@carltonbanksiii2442]

The Boondocks has already been made reality. Who needs a Boondocks episode when you have rickey smiley and steve harvey trying to make you vote just because its a black woman. Aaron mcgruder made his point and he was right about black culture.

[@Becauseimme]

Shalawam brotha, keep up the great work. SUBSCRIBED

[@chikari123]

Did I just…find the only good video analysis on boondocks?? Did I just find a video on boondocks that acknowledges how poorly black women were written on the show while also acknowledging that it to, is a reflection of the black community?? I think I’m having a stroke 😭

[@yurp7643]

Hell black women degenerate themselves not all but the ones who are the faces of our community do . This why it need to come back imo

[@zainmudassir2964]

I like the boondocks. Honestly rather than a reboot there should be similar show with perspective of black women

[@EpicGamerGoon]

Check out Michiko & Hatchin

[@venus3393]

I really enjoy your animation style. Maybe you should try an animated series here on your channel. You have a great take, and I (and others) would definitely watch!

[@MadhatterYT_]

This show deserves a good ending man. They should make a movie and give the show a good ending.

[@Goblin_Wizard]

bruh i just want aaron to hold the mirror to America again

[@jamesw8436]

I personally feel like a boondock reboot would be good, in addition to the same old social issues being present you can represent new issues like reverse racism and tokenism as well as well as making a commentary on how the world has developed alongside black communities

[@madheronproductions849]

As much as I love the Boondocks, I don’t think we need a reboot. Even if Aaron and the og writers are back. We got the Boondocks when we needed it.

[@notproductiveproductions3504]

I feel like the only thing that can be done is simple artwork and that’s it

[@a.o.skurtt]

the talking rotating head animation might look more natural if you stop it for a few seconds in between the loops. ^^ good video

[@a.o.skurtt]

maybe going in reverse after a loop

[@carrastealth]

Tbh I'd love a Boondocks episode on the LGBT Community. No not just about the existence but about how big of a role black people played in the revolutions and stonewall and that it was Black Trans Women that stood there with them, as well as a Black Gay man named Bayard Rustin whom was MLK's best friend and helped put together the March on Washington where 'I Have A Dream" happened as well as other Civil Rights causes that we still feel to this day. Talking about who Marsha P. Johnson is, as well as Clifton Henderson whom was alongside Nina Simone. Have you heard of any of these people with any significance? No, you haven't. But you'll hear about every important person in the LGBTQ community en masse...except the Black ones, outside of Rupaul and Laverne Cox, but you're barely hear about any of the other black ones, or the ones that fought for Civil Rights all those years ago. You'll rarely hear them acknowledged, or talked about, and the show could touch on why that is, or the hypocrisy of it or WHY it's become a thing. The media and many black people in the media, especially when it comes to rapping, etc love to run with the idea of an anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, even believing that black people have nothing to do with it. They only wish to acknowledge it when it is seen in some kind of predatory way, ie: replacing "No Homo" with "No Diddy." there's a commentary that could be made about that and it's because Black History and especially Black History Month, only talks about the same 5 people over and over again. They don't tell you about Marsha P Johnson or Bayard Rustin, but they'll sure as heck tell you about Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, and George Washington Carver and all the things he could do with a peanut and Harriet Tubman and how Jessie Owens and his Olympic run. These are all great things, but talking about the same 5 black people during Black History Month is the wrong way to go about it. Huey could try to start a crusade to get Black History actually taught in history classes as the default and getting pushback because they "got a month" where the same 5 black people get talked about 30-40 years later, till the end of time. It's harmful to our community as a whole, and especially the LGBTQ community which wouldn't be where they currently are without the contribution of the black people within it throughout History, but the majority of black people are uninformed about this or don't know at all, and many of them don't fight for the causes against the same prejudice people that will come for THEM next, and trying to keep them uneducated about it is WHY its that way. There's a lot of commentary you could do with that. Do ya'll know or learn about Gladys Bentley, or Storme DeLarverie , or James Baldwin, Alvin Ailey, Lorraine Hansberry, Ernestine Eckstein, Audre Lorde, Barbara Jordan, Miss Major, Phill Wilson or Willi Ninja who created Vogueing for runway models? Next Black History Month are they gonna tell you about Ron Oden and the City Council? Or Andrea Jenkins or Lori Lightfoot? LGBTQ History IS Black History, but you wouldn't know it with what they allow and don't allow to be talked about and focused on en masse... Heck I bet the majority of ya'll never heard of Jerry Lawson, who invented the Pause Button in video games.. Heck you could even do stories about how all the "Black Voices" in the community that have podcasts or social media and use that social media to tear down black movies that the grifters dislike (Such as they'll tear down Halle Bailey in the Little Mermaid) and will constantly scream about "Tell our own stories..." but they'll be the first to jump on with the "pick me's" and complain about Yasuke getting a story in Assassin's Creed as a main character. And they'll use their platform to put down the very things they ask for while not spending a single moment talking about or boosting the movies, films or TV shows like Chavalier, Iwájú, Kizazi Moto or Iyanu. But rather than boost the Black Stories they claim they want told, they'd rather spend their time feeding the algorithm and bashing Halle Bailey as Ariel, or make ten videos about "Black Cleopatra" or complaining about Yasuke's being a main character in a video game. And all the hypocrisy there. I don't even gotta stop there, you could do a whole episode on the "Blacks for Trump" people. I'm just getting started, but those are the kinds of things that could be called out in a Boondocks series now and should be, because it's been continuously happening. As Gil-Scott Heron said in B-Movie all those years ago "As Wall Street goes, so goes the nation, and here's a look at the closing numbers: racism's up, human rights are down, peace is shaky, war items are hot, The House claims all ties, Jobs are down, money is scarce, and common sense is at an all-time low on heavy trading." Yeah, these are the kinds of things I think the Boondocks could address nowadays, especially if some of the bigger black platforms that got over by being 'pick me's' to the grifters don't want to use their platforms to talk about it or for the actual good of the culture or any knowledge pertaining therein.

[@mrdreloaded4049]

For one thing - Jerry Lawson didn't just create the pause button, he created the video game cartridge - Atari, Nintendo, SEGA and others need to pay him his due respect. Wasn't Gangstalicious a part of the lgbtwxyz community you're referring to? There were several episodes where he was the focus....

[@carrastealth]

@@mrdreloaded4049 Gangstalicious being gay served a different story and message purpose than what I was saying to use educating people about black people's contributions to the LGBT community and acknowledging it. Gangstalicious was more about rappers being in the closet but putting it in their music and people not noticing :3 And we have an openly gay rapper now in Lil Nas X as well (who'd make a great guest voice now that I think about it) :) Also yes, Jerry Lawson also created the video game cartridge! He definitely deserves more recognition all around!

[@Inspiration_Date]

Well, the reboot was cancelled a few years ago and we're not getting anymore Boondocks, so you're fine.

[@hhhsp951]

aaron mcgruder has a certain energy to him that makes me have a minor crush from time to time, ngl

[@musahaque2000]

P Diddy's got a certain energy that makes me wanna turn down every party invitation given by all billionaires dressed in white

[@Tigooooooooooo]

“when Tory Lanez …” your bias was revealed too

[@studiopillboy]

@@Tigooooooooooo you gonna put money on his commissary?

[@davebrown5957]

He dont need it. Tory in jail and just sent cassanova 2x so much money he got on the net and told everyone he was good for a year​@@studiopillboy

[@josiahnoel4693]

Damn, your video got a lot of style to it❤

[@gamera5160]

"Respectability Politics" glosses over a lot of black problems, but it's still a positive representation of black people. Sometimes it's better to represent the ideal than represent what's actually going on in the rough parts of town. Do you want a show about 13 year old carjackers? That's some real hood sht. That's a serious issue in my area. Kids are getting sucked into gangs and drugs and communities are absolutely getting destroyed... but we can't talk about that or show it because it's ugly and it's not flattering.

[@rollinthunder8671]

Yeah we don't need a fourth season of The Boondocks because most people do not understand the deeper meaning of The Boondocks and take things at face value. That's the problem with Boondocks the people who are watching it unfortunately do not understand the deeper meanings

[@NLMBRAM]

It’s a good show even if the things go over peoples head like it’s a good tv show regardless . Like just the show is good even the non “deep” episodes are good.

[@Miyananana]

Bro I grew up on the boondocks. It’s kinda a requirement in our family to watch it, my dad and I love it and my younger sister will start to watch it soon (we got the box set). As a white hispanic family, the boondocks (the show and the comics) honestly opened me up to so much of a world I was unfamiliar with. Yes it’s media and you could say it’s not real, but it’s messages and themes I think are so important for all people to watch and understand. (Even tho it is getting outdated in some messages). Forever will be my fave show

[@kshinokevin]

immediatley, I am thinking about the "Good Times" (Netflix) reboot animated tv series.

[@thisdudegotreal]

Once John Witherspoon died that it was it for Boondocks

[@danield.r.5039]

This video format is awesome, why tha Fuck you have so little views, yt be trolling NGL. hope it goes viral soon, this is a good video

[@studiopillboy]

I really appreciate it. I means a lot

[@ShyheemUnleash]

Facts

[@SailorMoonFriends]

Yes, it would have been a big mistake to revive The Boondocks for a reboot because I've seen the show like about 300 times, and I'm pretty much done with it at this point.

[@takodacorliss5838]

I want a sequel lol. Especially since Robert’s VA, John Witherspoon, is dead. Telling new stories off of the idea that it’s been 20 something years since the original series happened. Also taking more influence from Anime and making things more serialized would be great! Seeing how Huey, Riley, and Jasmine grew up and developed as people. What would their kids be like, especially since Huey and Jasmine are into each other, so on and so forth. One more thing. Aaron McGruder NEEDS to come back. The show simply doesn’t work without him. That is what I would personally want.

[@quazar98]

A continuation of the kids as adults could work but idk

[@froderickalabaster]

we didn’t even need that 4th season lol

[@syignz]

fun fact, this song contains about 30% of all the swears in the whole movie (theres 399 total)

[@justanotheryoutuber1997]

Can’t agree more here, if Aaron isn’t writing the reboot, we don’t need or want it

[@JoaquinTazabi]

I always liked the comic strip better, it was more subtle and profound.

[@S1NT0VA]

We definitely don’t need a reboot😂 leave the classics alone especially boondocks

[@constipatedwonka8061]

9:26 this segment has aged spectacularly well in light of the recent Drake drama

[@kingmajima6839]

This show shouldn’t do a reboot due to overwhelming pandering in other rebooted shows and this show don’t need to follow suit of that at all

[@infinityrocks7360]

Most people don’t really deserve it anyway, no one under the age of 20 understands that the boondocks is satire and treats all of the jokes as if they’re only funny due to racist, sexist, or phobic nature. I also think it’s funny that the same people who don’t get the jokes also miss out on 50% of the reason why it’s such good show.

[@TransformersGuy1991]

Just imagine if The Boondocks was on Toonami.

[@pinkrunt]

i pray they leave it alone😭🙏🏻 the time spent making a reboot could easily be put towards making a new, good show

[@EpicBloxBoy]

I love the background music