Talk:The Boondocks (comic strip)

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[edit] Boondocks an anime?

Is the Boondocks an anime? Plus, I would like to note that - Boondocks clips have been used to create Anime Music Videos (AMVs). Otherwise, what disqualifies this series as an anime? And no - anime does not have to be made in Japan. The anime influence is obvious. KyuuA4 04:10, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

  • It isn't anime.
anime does have to be made in japan for distribution in japan. anything else is not anime.69.212.158.85 (talk) 14:03, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
By that definition the second season of The Big O isn't anime, since it was commissioned by Cartoon Network for distribution in America, and only aired in Japan after that. The Animatrix and the "anime" sequences of Kill Bill would also be under suspicion. --68.44.253.17 (talk) 22:07, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Political Bias

Something ought to be added about the extreme anti-Republican bias of the strip, which is another reason it is controversial.

It is a political comic, it is biased by nature; that is the intention. It is a criticism of Republicans and other members of the conservative group (Karl Rove, we love ya!). Try signing your contribution to this talk page, and I'll consider your comments more seriously. And I might even sign this too. - Not_quite_Republican 10:25, 9 Sep 2004 (UTC)


Does anybody remember Star Wars Guy, from the early years? Does he count as a character? --Thejabberwock 21:28, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)


This article could benefit from more details about the Adult Swim cartoon (voice actors, characters, anime influence, ratings, controversy about the use of the 'n-word'). -- Luke Cage 19:34, 9 December 2005 (UTC)


Anyone knows the name of the opening song (and closing song)?

The opening theme is performed by Asheru. As far as i know it was made just for the show. Robotshuffle 03:29, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Unknown Characters in Cast Picture?

Who are the white and Asian kids in the cast picture? I think I remember that white kid from one comic, where he was dressed in shorts and a T-shirt and asked the well-bundled Huey & Riley "You guys cold?" But that's it. 151.204.152.94 19:54, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

You mean this comic? Maybe Aaron McGruder intended to introduce them as characters but never got around to it, beyond that one strip. That cast sketch is dated 1999. A shame, I think it'd be cool to have those kids in there.
the asian kids name is hiro (or something like that). He was a dj in the college strip, I guess. I never read it, but there used to be a bio of him on [1] Windsagio 21:15, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
The white kid may be Cindy, the little white girl who used to annoy Huey a few years ago.

[edit] Created in 1996 or 97?

This article says 97, but Aaron McGruder says 96. well mcgruder would be right since he is the creator lol Arcticmonkeys33 10:28, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Comic Strip/ Television separation

I don't think this article should include a lot of information on the television show. The show has it's own article and any information on it should be there, not here. Strawberfizzy 03:48, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Character section: Huey a "less upbeat Michael Evans"

As I'm not sure which Michael Evans the article is referring to, and in fact aren't even sure who that is, I thought something strange (to me, anyway) warranted mention. The link to Michael Evans' article takes one to a story about a soccer player, where all searches for "Michael Evans" are sent to directly.

On that article there's also a blurb that says "You may also be looking for Michael Evans, photographer."

It'd be helpful if someone who knows which Evans the article's referring to (if, in fact, either of those is correct) disambiguated that for me... ekedolphin 15:06, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

The person is referring to Michael Evans from Good Times. However, that's his opinion, and it shouldn't be included in the article. --FuriousFreddy 18:19, 7 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What Boondocks actually means?

Their is no actual mention of the meaning of the word Boondocks in this article. There should be a seperate page for the strip and the actual word.

This is an encyclopedia, not a dictionary. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boondocks should serve your purposes just fine. --FuriousFreddy 17:35, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Doing a search, I found an article, Boondock, and there's a link to this titular article. Is it worth mentioning for a link back? --Geopgeop 10:00, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

If I remember correctly it's named that way because they called Woodcrest the boondocks one time or something like that Pixelanteninja 01:20, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

"The Boondocks" is a slang term for the suburbs. An area far away from any major city or urban area. Also called "the Boonies". It is usually identifiable by its lack of urban culture. (complexlady) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Complexlady (talk • contribs) 23:44, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Hiatus

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-060227boondocks,1,7587410.story?coll=chi-news-hed

It's taking a break. Some mention should be given.--Jaysscholar 19:49, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, someone who can do cites should prolly add that one up there, I can't/am too lazy to figure it out. :/


The New York Daily News has a disclaimer at the strip's usual spot saying it is on an "indefinite" hiatus.

Boondocks is another term for boonies... or if you are from a area... and there is a area that is farther from it... farther than from where you are from .... with different things... like moving from the City to the subberbs... the area is considered the Boondocks... Like ... you moving to woodcrest ... man that is the Boondocks... Well at least in my hood that is the way it is.

[edit] Banners I made

I made some boondocks banners check 'em out, reply with your thoughts Arcticmonkeys33 10:26, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What happened to Huey and Riley's parents?

I must confess I haven't read a lot of the strip, but can someone please tell me what happened to their parents? I am unclear on this.

Welcome to the club. VolatileChemical 22:43, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
When Charles M. Schulz died, I remember Aaron McGruder saying that he always loved "Peanuts" and how much of an early influence it was. I always assumed that Huey and Riley's missing parents were an homage to the missing parents in "Peanuts." Malik Shabazz 06:50, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Boondocks is done

Well, the strip is.

Over the Halloween weekend, Universal Press Syndicate announced that The Boondocks comic strip has indeed ceased production.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer posted the story in the Saturday edition of the paper (the story is not available online), and has replaced the strip in the comic pages.Vrgin X 23:54, 30 October 2006 (UTC)Vrgin X

[edit] Redirect

GrittyLobo441 changed The Boondocks to redirect to the television show. I changed it back. His reasoning was "The comic strip is no longer being created, whereas the show has become the primary source for Boondocks-related sociopolitical commentary. Therefore the show, not the strip, should be the primar(sic)" While the show is still running and the strip is not, I still think the strip should be the focus of the redirect as it is the origin of the show and provides a link at the top of the page to the show. If people disagree it can be changed back. ShigityShank 01:19, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

For example, just because the US version of The Office is still running while the UK version is not does not mean that someone searching for "The Office" should be directed to the US version ShigityShank 09:10, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
That's exactly what it means. The difference between that scenario and this is that someone wrote a placeholder article contrasting the two versions of The Office which serves as the primary point of reference for both shows. No such article exists contrasting The Boondocks strip with the show. Lacking such an article, the decision as to which article searching for "The Boondocks" brings up should be made based on the maximum convenience to potential readers. You can set up a page with links to both articles, meaning everyone has to click at least one extra time, or you can redirect to the article that has a greater probability of being the article that people who search for "The Boondocks" intend to look up, meaning, ideally, less than half would have to click one extra link. At this point in time, I believe that the show has surpassed the strip in popularity, especially considering that the strip only currently exists on the internet and in collections (and hence isn't bringing in many additional fans), and further considering the difference in demographic in terms of sheer numbers (ie, more people watch television than read the newspaper).
The show, as the creator intended, is carrying on the characters' legacies. The strip is now only the foundation from which those legacies emerged, as they will evolve in the show like they never could in the strip. The character descriptions section for the show is already longer than the corresponding section for the strip because much more can be derived and assumed from watching the show than from the strip, even after only one season. The character pages for Huey, Riley, and Granddad are all packed with information mostly derived from the show, even though both the strip and the show's articles link to them.
The only thing that will result from ardent fans of the strip continually changing the redirect links back to the strip is a moderator's solution of a disambiguation page, which I am totally against. If some people think I'm changing the links too early in the life of the show, they're only deluding themselves. If it hasn't done so already (and I think it has), the show's popularity will surpass that of the strip in due course, and I think this site owes it to its readers to be ahead of the curve.
—GrittyLobo441 11:09, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps the solution then is to merge the TV and Strip articles into one. It could expand on the history of both the strip and the show and highlight the differences. ShigityShank 07:28, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
That could be construed as taking a step backwards in the evolution of the articles pertaining to the show and the strip. If someone were to write an article deeply contrasting the two, then I think searching for "the boondocks" should bring up that page (and I mean an article written by a person worthy of such an undertaking, with a high knowledge of both the strip and the show). I couldn't write such an article by myself; though I may well try with the abundant time I find I have at the time being. I would only hope someone would then add to what I've done, because Lord knows whatever I’d come up with would be gravely insufficient in and of itself.
—GrittyLobo441 09:55, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Influences

I read somewhere that Berke Breathed's Bloom County was one of McGruder's influences. You can see it in the character Uncle Ruckus who, with his one wide eye and one squint eye, loosely resembles Bill the Cat. Is there any documentation about this anywhere? gar in Oakland 03:11, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Navigation box

I moved the navigation box syntax from the Boondocks comic template to the page itself, to resolve fair use issues that have been brought to my attention (see item # 9 of fair use policy). The template will probably be deleted. Apparently this image can only be used on the page itself and not in a template. The admins have been squeezing my nuts about this, so I hope you all don’t mind the extra clutter.

Also, please keep in mind that when editing this page, refrain from altering the syntax of the navigation box unless you know what you're doing, and be prepared to revert any damage you might accidentally cause.
—GrittyLobo441 23:47, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Uncle Ruckus

My understanding is that Uncle Ruckus never appears in the comic strip. If it be true (I don't recall ever seeing him), and if he's already mentioned in the TV page, on the The Boondocks main page, and in his own page should be he even be mentioned here? -- A. 01:06, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

He did appear in the strip starting in 2005 and therefore deserves to be mentioned here in some form. Whether or not he counts as a "main character" is another question. Perhaps both he and Cindy should be moved down to "minor characters" with the other players who were shown rarely or for a limited time.
—GrittyLobo441 02:09, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Requested move

"The Boondocks" only directly refers to two things: a comic strip and a television show. Currently, the space in question serves only as a redirect to a scanty, unnecessary disambiguation page. In other instances where a comic has become a show, the comic traditionally retains the primary article space (see Dilbert and Dilbert (TV series); The Batman and The Batman (TV series)). Seeing as the phrase "The Boondocks" can refer only to two different media types, only one parenthetical article should be desired.

I propose that this page be moved to "The Boondocks."
—GrittyLobo441 19:11, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

  • To me, The Boondocks is the boondocks. Many have not heard of this comic strip. Leave the explanatory addition "(comic strip)" on the name. Anthony Appleyard 23:10, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

It was requested that this article be renamed but there was no consensus for it to be moved. Angus McLellan (Talk) 09:32, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Boondocks-u-dont-read.jpg

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Boondockscast.jpg

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