VIDEO: ANOTHER BANNED EPISODE OF ‘THE BOONDOCKS’
Here is the other banned episode of Aaron McGruder’s hit comic strip and television show The Boondocks. We posted the other last week, so if you missed it click here.
This episode features Uncle Ruckus, a self-hating black man (voiced by Gary Anthony Williams), getting his own offensive BET reality show.
In related news, the Cartoon Network has not acknowledged that the BET attacks were the reason for pulling the “Boondocks” episodes. All a spokesperson there would say is that Turner Cable was not contacted by BET, Lee or Hudlin.
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oooh yaay! i cant watch it right now, but i will as soon as i get home.
the BET one was cool.
SHit is funni to death THANKS LOOP….yall da best in black ENT, yall should have yalll own column on BET , WHo else agrees, Daily Concrete Stuff, like EXTRA!
It will be interesting to see if this post gets up to almost 200 comments like the last one did.
I love this show! I can’t watch this episode right now because I’m supposed to be getting some work done but I will most def. hit it up later. The BET episode was funny!
okay I dont have the time to watch it but if the boodocks were dissin BET………………………………..
RIGHT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ABOUT TIME…PPL NEED TO START SPEAKIN UP.
I DO NOT SUPPORT NOR DO I EVER WATCH BET. MOST OF THE SHOWS ARE COPYCATS AND THE REST ARE HILARIOUSLY BORIN AND UNFORTUNATELY A WASTE OF AIR TIME.
AND ITS SAD BECAUSE OUR PPL ARE MUCH MORE CREATIVE THAN THAT BULLISH BET AIRS…..PPL ALWAYS JOCK OFF OF AFRICAN AMERICANS…WE ARE (NOT TRYIN TO SOUND RACIST) BUT I DO LOVE MY PPL AND I THINK WE RULE AND WE ARE ONE OF THE BEST CULTURES TO EXIST. THATS WHY I GET SOO MADD AT MY PPL WHEN THEY PORTRAY THIS IMAGE THAT DOESNT FIT AFRICAN AMERICANS..THAT MAKE THE WHITE PPL SMILE AND POINT….WHEN THEY JUST DONT REALIZE HOW MANY OTHER CULTURES AT ONE POINT TRULY ADMIRED, RESPECTED AND ENVIED US…..AND WE DONT EVEN HAVE TO PUT IN EFFORT TO DO MOST OF THINGS AFRICAN AMERICANS DO. WE DA SHH…WE NEED TO REALZE THAT AND START SUPPORTIN ALL THE REAL AFRICAN AMERICANS WHOM LOVE THEMSELVES 100% AND HAVE THEYRE PPL BACK.
MY AFRICAN AMERICAN PPL LETS REPRESENT!!!!!FUCK THE BULLSHH
This was very funny. And very true!
HHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
i can see why this episode was banned, because it was telling the truth. there are many uncle ruckus out there and it sad. on the other hand, i think some people put too much responsibilty on BET. yeah most of the shows are disgraceful but at the same time the people are lovin it. so ……..and this is just my opionion so don’t take personal…..but maybe we need to change our mindset on what we find entertaining. but back to BET. can y’all please stop calling “College Hill” College Hill call it for what it is THE BLACK REAL WORLD. them kids hardly say anything about studying, classes and dang you don’t even get a shot with in a classroom. i don’t even watch BET like i use to, now i only watch it when tthey have those deccent specials they be having. what it even worse is that they taking this international. but like i said before we can’t solely blame BET.
This was so Funny and True!!!! I love this show , its everything people wants to say but didn’t. I’m not going to act like I have never watch BET, but when it first came on I was young and proud to watch it. It had more positive shows for young people….NOW welll all I can say is HELL DATE?????????
well i pretty much said what i had to say about BET on the last post….Viacom owns BET and VH1 AND BOTH MAKE FOOLS OUT OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY. it is what it is
Im soooooooooooooo happy the they mad fun at B.E.T. They are against black people and there shows suck. not only that they under pay allllllll there workers. its all about spanish people & not enough good black talent and great shows they suck.
@8 i meant to talk about that show too i mean come on how ridiculous more can they get…..oh that’s right aren’t they suppose to come out with a black celebrity poker LOLOLOLO…….i mean who greenlight these shows a group of eighth graders.
……………..but on a side note do the celebrities like Alicia,Keyshia, Ne-yo,Monique,Will ,Denzel(etc)see BET as good quality television or just a means for them to advertise for there movies and CDs.
@10 how many latinos are on BET all i know is julissa and rosci
Alll I can say is that it is sooooooo TRUE!!! We need to stop letting BET get by with the BS they put out…If we stop watching they wont have an audience and maybe just maybe they will actually conform. Yes we are young and like a lil drama tv here & there but how bout some black history or politics or anything other then HEll date/College Hill…..And people lets stop watching Flavor Flav Please that show is a mockery of what we were once trying to overcome!!!!! If the young children only have this to look up to imagine the FUTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*shakes head*
I am from Canada. 10 years ago, errbody around here was dreamin to have bet. When we had to go to the USA to see our family, we were ready with a tape to record all the shows or videos. OOOH the whole days. now Errbody got it cause of the satellite. And trust nobody around here watch bet on a regurlar basis. We only watch shows like “Hell date”, Sometimes “College hill” or awrds shows.
We Can’t stand 106 & park no mo. They always passing the same teeni boppers songs. I hate it. Rocsi gets on my last nerves. And that show “Bet now” y they passing old songs from year 2006 but it’s the same video’s ALL THE FREAK”N TIME. I dont believe that people are workin there. They must be on vacation 24/7.
Now i only watch much vibe. AND my fav show is ” VINTAGE VIBE”.
With the Boodocks, they are just saying wht people think. Guess truth hurts. Madd funny though.
LOL @ “I’m 102% Black with a 2% margin for error!!” HAHAHA I love the Boondocks!
Wow! This cartoon represents the truth behind black America. Our own people are trying to destroy us…. I have one thing to say to african american parents, “raise your children, because no one else will and take responsibility for your decisions.”
One Love
And the complaining still goes.BET is not the problem.If you don’t like it quit watching it, simple.MTV and VH1 does more of letting down blacks than BET.Don’t front and act like you people gonna be watching the awards and like I said the other time you gonna go back to complaining how BET is wack.Theres Discovery,ABC,Food Network,Bravo,Oxygen channels or pick up a book.
Wow @ Boondocks! That was the truth and Reggie Hudlin produced that shows episodes I believe. Aaron good for you being a leader and taking risks!
But the shit is funny though lol.
WAIT….I just about split a seam when he was at the MAGIC THEATRE (anyone lives in this area knows why) talking about “will you ni**as shut the hell up”…..YEAH….okay….everyone talks there! WTH!
I just watched it and honestly, I can’t even laugh at these banned episodes because I feel like beneath the over-the-top exaggerations, there may be a hint of truth.
I’m not one of those people who feel like BET should be banned outright. The reality is that they have a STRONG audience, and like any product or service, where there is demand there will always be supply. If they banned BET tomorrow, every Black blogger will start creating BET-like shows on YouTube and posting them on their sites.
I just hate there is there is NO balance. It’s cool to have a Black Entertainment Channel if you also have a Black EDUCATION Channel. I mean Jerry Springer can make a fool out of white people too because for every redneck white show, there are 10 sophisticated white networks and shows to counter them. In the case of BET, there is NONE.
BET on its own is counter-productive to the Black community. The answer is not to ban it. The answer is to ANSWER it.
Unfortunately, I do not have the resources to accomplish that feat on my own. And I believe those who have the resources do not have the “will” because otherwise it would have already been done.
lol that was hilarious. unfortunately, there are ppl who hate their own race. not only does ruckus represent those ppl, but he also represents those who know nothing about the race but think that whatever they see in the media is a good portrayal. that’s why BET is a problem. yes i used to watch it as a child (moderately though b/c my mother HATED the channel and didn’t want me watching it) and i came out great but there are kids that are watching this channel that think that in order to be black, they have to act a specific way and placing those types of limitations on ppl hurts in the end. i mean seriously BET is so one-dimensional. some ppl say “well BET doesn’t represent me” and they fail to realize that when the channel called itself BLACK entertainment channel, in other ppl’s eyes, it became a represention of BLACK ppl
# 7 you took the words out of my mouth. I have been saying for the longest time that “college hill” is the black real world. From the few episodes I saw I never saw any of those students going to class, studying for an exam, or involved in any of the school activities. They were either partying, drinking, fighting, or sleeping with each other smh. Anyways Aaron Mcguder is the man. He hit the nail on the head about BET. I’d like to see them improve their shows because a previous poster stated its like an eighth grader came up with the concepts. lol at firing AJ and Free because they made 106&Park successful (which I think holds some truth) and re-vitiligo. This episode was the truth.
It’s about time that someone started to tell the truth about BET and what kind of crap they are putting out. Thank heavens for TVone- REAL Black Entertainment! TVone has ORIGINAL programming that shows a multidimensional view the of Black experience.
I am glad that ppl r gettin’ on BET b/c someone needs to say these things. Thank You Boondocks : ) Also I agree with everything you said # 23.
funny and truthful. i love the boondocks. mcgruder tells it like it is.
I found the commentary on Black frats interesting to say the least on McGrudders part… I wonder how these organizations will respond to that
BET SUCKS I USE TO LOVE BET !!!! WHAT THE HELL HAPPEN THE LAST 2 YEARS BET HAS BEEN HORRIBLE BUT I DID LIKE KEYSHIA SHOW BALDWIN HILLS AND COLLEGE HILL!!!! THEY NEED TO STOP PLAYING VIDEOS ALL DAY AND THE SAME STUPID EPISODES OF THE WAYNAS BROS THE PARKERS ETC!! GET YOU R OWN SHOWS BET!!!! MTV SUCK AS WELL I HEARD THE SAME PEOPLE THAT OWN BET OWN MTV BUT IM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT MTV! BET PLEASE GET IT TOGETHER OR BETTER YET BOB JOHNSON OR SOMEBODY PLEASE DO SOMETHING!
YALL TALKING ABOUT THIS EDUCATIONAL SHIT NEED TO WATCH PBS OR SOMETHING! IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO BE EDUCATED GO TO SCHOOL!! BET SHOWS IS STUPID BUT NOBOBY I REPEAT NOBODY IS TRYNA SEE OR GONNA WATCH NO EDUCATIONAL SHIT ESP IF YOU IN SCHOOL ALREADY!
AND GET OFF COLLEGE HILL OF COURSE THEY GO TO SCHOOL IT JUST DONT GET AIRED AND IF YALL WATCHED THE SHOW LAST TUESDAY ON OF THE BOYS WAS TRYING TO STUDY BUT THEY WERE TO LOUD!
IN YALL WORLD I GUESS YALL THINK THEY SUPPOSE TO JUST STUDY AND GO TO SCHOOL PLEASE!
This is one of the best adult cartoons out. I have felt this way about BET for the longest. That is why i call Cablevision to request better programming in the form of TVOne. Does not make any sense how BET can have such stupid content on a show an call it programming. To play videos and air unintelligent show is demeaning to all people of color. JESES Look at Telemundo, Galavision, Univision (hispanic network). They have been able to have better content then BET. Just a sad shame.
that episode was HILARIOUS! i love the boondocks! but i dnt really care about BET cuz i dnt watch it…
Was that suppose to be Toure’, the host of ‘Black Carpet’, that got killed by Big Nigga and Crazy Bitch.
*speechless*………………………………………lmao!!!!…. Truth does hurt!!!….. No comment!!!
The Boondocks has proven once again why it’s probably one of the smartest animated shows cable television. These two episodes that apparently have been banned by Cartoon Network were very funny and more importantly THE TRUTH. You know that THING that scares people especially big corporations like Viacom!!!
The Boondocks is my shit!
in our house we watch BET JAMS occationally. that’s suppose to be for adults. sure they have some good shows on there and show a variety of black entertainment from around the world. but there’s barely a budget it seems. shit come off real cheap and shows with promise doesn’t seem invested in. they show old BET Sunday reruns from back in the 90s and earlier. That’s just shitty how cheaply BET is funded.
We watch it to show to expose our daughter to musicians from African and the Carbbean and an occational African film. I’m glad they show that at least. No regular BET in this house because it’s just ass. I can’t raise a child to see herself as a person with a beautiful mind and a member of a beautiful people with regular BET.
Only thing my daughter will learn from that channel is that women are only worth a man sticking his dick in and nothing else. Just put in weave (never natural hair- always straight), wear little clothing, bend over and never use big words, a man will think you’re worth being called a baby’s momma. Don’t get me started on the underlying message of the superiority of the eauropean ideal of beauty that flows in the undercurrent… No I don’t want the channel to be all lectures from Morehouse. I’m just saying all aspects of black entertainment can be represented. I can have Kat Williams then have some news. Whatever happened to BET News anyhoo? While growing up I had NWA and I had Boogie Down Productions. I had the Vanitys and Pebbles as well as the MC Lytes and Queen Latifahs. You know what I’m saying?
EVERYONE IS MISSING THE REAL POINT OF THE SHOW.
Yes, the exploiter that is BET is part of it. But that is not even in the realm of what the producers are really trying to let us know.
The real issues were the ones that Uncle Ruckus was spouting, which is the waste of the African American race: Peep this and tell me if Im wrong.
- The biggest percentage of people in jail are BLACK
- The poorest people in the U.S. are BLACK
- The communities that are the most run down are BLACK
- The lowest in education (elementary, high school and college) are BLACK
- The lowest voting participation rates can be attributed to BLACK people.
- The ones most dependent on government insitutions are BLACK people.
- The ones killing each other and bringing each other down are BLACK
- The most broken homes and family structures (due to the increased pregnancies (without marriage) and female headed households are BLACK
- The ones investing in consumerism (i.e., rims, jordans, etc) when they surely cant afford to are BLACK
With all of this knowledge, no wonder Uncle Ruckus feels ashamed of his race and that is a TRUTH that many of us wouldnt even own up to. Our race needs to wake up and look around them. These are things to be ashamed of. We need to find out who we are and where we have come from in order to take the steps to become a better race.
NO ONE CAN DISPUTE THE TRUTH
how can say BET sucks but turn and say that College Hill is a show. they make not only black people look bad but also young people.
*that college hill is a good show
you know i was just thinking about that one BET show HOT GHETTO MESS do anybody remember that show? i find it so funny that they have the nerve to show what they believe is disgraceful to our community and yet they had and still do put on shows that is ………say it with me……..”A HOT GHETTO MESS” LOLOLO!!!!!! i mean that’s like the kettle calling the pot black. i wonder will BET ever respond to the Boondocks episodes. if they there goal is to truly put a positive spin on the black community they would. but sadly i think they want…….prove me wrong BET!!!!!!
The New York Urban League just did a study here in NYC where they were trying to determine why Africa-Americans (not Caribbean-Americans) were so impoverished. They tried to find evidence of racial discrimination as a cause. What they found instead was that, for the most part, poor blacks found themselves impoverished as a result of their financial habits. Blacks were more likely to buy luxury items that they couldn’t afford, like high-end cars and clothing.
To IAMDARKAQUA: Thank you for the information, But I did already know , But someone else might have learn something from that statement.
LMAO! woooow. It’s a shame these episodes speak nothing but the truth.
@38 isee what you are saying but at the same time most of those things don’t just apply to black people especially the one with the lowest income. latinos have a lot of those issue as long with white people. i know you probaly are going to hate me for saying that but it is true. when white people are poor they put them in the same boat as black folks. Hurricane Katrina is a good example the government treated them like they were black.
Everybody who watch bet need to see this! I USUALLY JUST WATCH TVONE ocassionally BET. bet seem to get worse and worse by the day.THE BEST THING ABOUT BET IS THE BET AWRDS!
In response to # 38, although on the surface it seems as if Black people are at the bottom of the race hiearchy, you cannot deny the fact that Blacks have a history of racial oppression and segregation. The reason that most Blacks are poor is because they were relegated to low-wage jobs which did not require a lot of skill. There was also a lot of housing segregation going on in the seventies which made many Black children victims of the gangs, drugs, and other illicit activity. On top of that, Black children received a poor education which did not allow them to gain social mobility.
Although there is more opportunity to obtain “The American Dream”, Black people are trying to break through walls that have been closed for centuries. To make a list of what Black people don’t do without putting some of the blame on the institutions that have held us back is a disregard of historical evidence.
well it is partially offensive, but a lot makes since. but it was wrong to depict all black people as playstation playing, having big rims and not being able to read.
i love these two boondocks episodes i was thinking, how about each week you post a boondocks episode.
I am soooooooooo angry BET made it across the alantic to the UK. However I question why it made it over to the UK, there is a small market of people who enjoy BET, who enjoy watching these nonsensical reality shows and music videos which only serve to provide a negative image of the black community. I currently live in Austria, Vienna and occasionally watch MTV with my white flat mate who is from a small town in Austria. Most of the exposure she has had to black people is through television and ocassionally at university. She is actually quite surprised with me as she didnt expect me to speak so well and act differently to what she has seen on MTV. She is not an ignorant person, however she has been conditioned by the crap that is filtered through MTV. Shows like ‘I Love New York’ make me feel sick to my stomach and actually feel ashamed. There arent any other shows to counterbalance ‘I love New York’ or ‘Flava of Love’ therefore other races and cultures mostly believe what they see. And its not just MTV, the media is full of bull****. I am so skeptical of everything I see and read and always do my own research to get a wider picture. Sadly I do believe the media is responding to what people want to watch, and it is partly black people themselves who encourage this crap.
Boondocks is such a good animation (I loooooooooove manga) and has a strong message. I cant believe it is banned! It just goes to show the control the media has over what we watch…and to an extent control who we are…if we let it.
Ruckus reminds me of Taye Diggs
this one was on tv last night..I live in Toronto(CANADA) so I dont think that it’s banned here..
Unfortunately, this cartoon is reality. Living everyday as a black person can be daunting, mostly because after all this time we still dont have any since of unity, love, and progression that other cultures have when they come into this country.
I understand that blacks are targeted by the dominate culture to keep us restricted, however, if we learned to have stictuitiveness and organization amongst ourselves we would be able to conquer this bullshit.
Black people still dont love one another (black male, black female relationship is dead), we hate to one another prosper, we are jealous and conniving, always ready to join forces with other races to destroy one another, quick to belittle and berate.
I hate to say this but its unfortunate that slavery is over, because during those times at least we had some type of fight and collective unity. Now we think that the worst of history is behind us and we tolerate anything.
America is quick to tell blacks to get over our past and to move on, but certainly they don’t have the same advice for Jews. BLACK AMERICA WAKE UP AND START STICKING TOGETHER, WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS PLACE LIVABLE FOR OUR CHILDREN OR THEY WILL GROW UP IN A LAND OF SLAVERY JUST LIKE OR ANCESTORS.
The media assumes that most African Americans fit into a “once size fits all” category for t.v. viewing and can be patronized with most of the programming that is currently on television. One of the underlying issues here is that the media has for years been telling us what they think we should like, instead of giving the viewing population the credit to form their own opinions about what they wish to see portrayed in the media. Perfect case in point, the success of Tyler Perry’s empire. “Meet the Browns” opened with $20 million, with the majority of the ticket sales attributed to African-Americans that have loyally followed Tyler’s career through the years. Tyler’s success continues to completely baffle and dumbfound mainstream media, b/c mainstream media didn’t “clear him” first. In the case of Hollywood, you don’t matter until “they” clear you and determine that you matter. The media wants to tell us what to like and dislike, but in the case of Tyler Perry (I could come up with other examples also), we have told mainstream media what we like and what we choose to see. I realize that not everyone on this board is a staunch Tyler Perry fan, but he provides a great example of this concept.
@ 38 – thank you!
@45 – your point about some of these disparities being in other cultures and ethnic groups is true. that is a good point. however, the point is that these issues are being highlighted in this cartoon about black people. the points that uncle ruckus is talking about are about us! And we need to do something about it. I don’t know how old you may be, but back in the day BET used to not only provide the entertainment, but also took a stand in rebuilding the community with shows for young people’s improvement, news, health and awareness and insight into the lives of our favorite celebs. Now I’m not saying that in 2008 the same shows should still be on TV, yes BET needed to grow and evolve with its audience, but at the same time, there are already so many negative images (and unfortunately negative truths) about black people out there that it would take a race and self-hating person to engage in further enhancing those messages. It makes it even worse because it BET. We know that we do not own BET, but I can’t even force myself to watch the rounds of meaningless programs, constant booty-shaking, and thuggery. I will agree about College Hill. There is a lot of silliness and playing around, but i was glad to flip by one time (I think it may have been here in Chicago) and see housemates congratulating each other on working together on an advertising campaign or something. That I did like. We need more of that.
and yes we have had disadvantages that have held us back for sure but today is today and we need to get on with the future and learn from the past, not use it as a crutch.
A lot of us know the stereotypes of Black people and since we’ve arrived in this country we were worried about what ‘masta” thought of us. I realized and got over this slave mentality. BET keep it going cause you’re doing what you’re doing…entertaining. Just because white folks entertainment ain’t like ours, don’t make ours wrong.
And I for one don’t need an ENTERTAINMENT television to tell me that my race consists of doctors, scientists, educators, lawyers and postive influences. I’m not that ignorant to know that. And if other races look to BET to generalize our race…sucks for them. Who cares what they think anyway?
I dislike bet as much as the next person but um #38
Yes well all this may be true and all but you have to realize black people have not been given the same chances that white ppl have for about the last 232 years since this country came to be. We definitely didn’t have the head start that white people did to be as prominent as they are today. There is no doubt that black people are not on the level as white people in so many things. But it isn’t fair to list them as if black people have been given the same chances and I’m not saying this is an excuse but it does play a major role as to why those things you listed are true. The only limit that we have are the ones we place on ourselves. Fortunately now we do have the same rights and we can use these rights to better our people and play catch-up because we are far from the level we need to be in but we have made great progress over the past 50 years.
Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is the reason why I watch The Boondocks! Every black person should watch The Boondocks! I just hate how the network airs the episodes so late at night. Again, finally someone spoke up about BET. I cant stand BET. I dont even watch BET, anymore. I dont watch BET because the shows they show on there is JUNK, all of it is JUNK. Seriously!!!! Their shows such as COLLEGE HILL, COLLEGE HILL INTERNS (I dont know what was the point for that show), that new fight show with the IGNORANT rappers on there, that DMX reality show (which DMX was high the entire time filming), 106 & Park (with those two whack and corny host Rosci and that guy) and so on….. The shows they air on their network is JUNK…. Whatever happened to TEEN SUMMIT!!!! Teen Summit was a good show, it was a show about educating the public (WHAT WAS SO WRONG WITH THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) What happened to Free and AJ, I still havent heard the true story, its like a mystery!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 106 & Park with Free and AJ was GOOOOODDDD!!!! There personalities, chemistry, ethics, worked, they were a good team. I dont even waste my time on today’s 106 & Park.!!!!!! BET needs to get it together by NOT adding in with the sterotypes of black people. BET needs to be DIFFERENT. BET needs to think OUTSIDE the box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If Iam ever asked to appear on the BET network I would say NO!!! Then I would tell them why I dont want to appear on BET, its either saying NO or them have me appear on one of there shows and me SPEAK THE TRUTH about BET and IGNORANCE! Thanks for always posting The Boondocks episodes, cause WE need to WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well i do have to say, that was funny.