to this day i still dont understand how The Boondocks wasnt more loved and viewed, it had great characters, really funny comedy, and extremly good political commentary that made fun and critized basically everyone, just like south park does

to this day i still dont understand how The Boondocks wasnt more loved and viewed, it had great characters, really funny comedy, and extremly good political commentary that made fun and critized basically everyone, just like south park does

I prefer Rick and morty over the boondocks because the bondocks has a specific target audience,which is Americans ig more specifically black Americans. It makes commentary on American politics while Rick and morty is mostly about philosophical ideologies and stuff that can be understood by a wider range of people not just Americans . I also think that Rick and morty has better written characters compared to the boondocks aswell but that’s mostly opinion.I’ve tried watching the boondocks but icl I quit after the first season I’m gonna carry on after some while but I would still prefer Rick and morty because of its creative ideas and writing.

@Tiger Festivals well yeah you shouldn’t say that word. Not that hard to not say it lol

@Tiger Festivals well yeah you shouldn’t say that word. Not that hard to not say it lol

@Ultra Zeptimus this is so wrong it’s insane. You need to get out more.

@Ultra Zeptimus this is so wrong it’s insane. You need to get out more.

@Tiger Festivals that’s why one says “nyukah” like stinkmeister lol

@Tiger Festivals that’s why one says “nyukah” like stinkmeister lol

@shizz this is an excellent point and i realize your comment is a year old at this point but i just wanted to let you know you put something into words that i’ve struggled with articulating and for that i thank you

@shizz this is an excellent point and i realize your comment is a year old at this point but i just wanted to let you know you put something into words that i’ve struggled with articulating and for that i thank you

@TheUnholyOne boondocks left leaning? LMAO boondocks made fun and ridiculed everyone, but your not alone in thinking that. I've seen left and right wingers dislike the show.

@TheUnholyOne boondocks left leaning? LMAO boondocks made fun and ridiculed everyone, but your not alone in thinking that. I've seen left and right wingers dislike the show.

@Nikki Lee but didn’t south park also make a two-parter episode apologizing for their climate change denial?

@Nikki Lee but didn’t south park also make a two-parter episode apologizing for their climate change denial?

It was edgy. My parents grew up in the 60's, they freaked with all the times they said "nigga."

It was edgy. My parents grew up in the 60's, they freaked with all the times they said "nigga."

@TheUnholyOne i'll take "things that didn't age well" for $500, Alex

@TheUnholyOne i'll take "things that didn't age well" for $500, Alex

@Leptus I'm Dutch never been to the US in my life and I love the show/comics (you do have a point with the comics though. Some jokes were so topical they flew right over my head)

Good writing is just good writing.

@Leptus I'm Dutch never been to the US in my life and I love the show/comics (you do have a point with the comics though. Some jokes were so topical they flew right over my head)

Good writing is just good writing.

@SPARKYREVENGE so you suffer more and want more attention now?

@SPARKYREVENGE so you suffer more and want more attention now?

I can tell you why. Because it is an American show, that talks about the society and culture of the US. I am American but was raised in Brazil, when I was 16 I came back to the US and the YouTube kept recommending me the show, so I watched, and it fucking sucks.<br>After sometime living in the US I understood how much race is important to Americans - like, seriously, for one god damn second, please stop talking about race - I was asked about my race on school on my job interview and all. The jokes and critics that that show makes are only funny here, so it was extremely limited to the US public, differently to a lot of other shows.

I can tell you why. Because it is an American show, that talks about the society and culture of the US. I am American but was raised in Brazil, when I was 16 I came back to the US and the YouTube kept recommending me the show, so I watched, and it fucking sucks.
After sometime living in the US I understood how much race is important to Americans - like, seriously, for one god damn second, please stop talking about race - I was asked about my race on school on my job interview and all. The jokes and critics that that show makes are only funny here, so it was extremely limited to the US public, differently to a lot of other shows.

@soundofspace Bruh where did you see that?????

@soundofspace Bruh where did you see that?????

The Boondocks was one of the best shows ever made. I’m eternally sad that John Witherspoon died before Aaron MacGruder started the reboot

The Boondocks was one of the best shows ever made. I’m eternally sad that John Witherspoon died before Aaron MacGruder started the reboot

The Boondocks is to smart and nuanced for a mass audience. Better that it remain obscure and retain its artistic integrity than get stuck catering to its popularity.

The Boondocks is to smart and nuanced for a mass audience. Better that it remain obscure and retain its artistic integrity than get stuck catering to its popularity.

the boondocks is one the best shows of all time and you cant change

the boondocks is one the best shows of all time and you cant change

@Maya awh somebody is upset that a cartoon made fun of them :'(

@Maya awh somebody is upset that a cartoon made fun of them :'(

@TheUnholyOne this reply aged like milk in the Arizona sun

@TheUnholyOne this reply aged like milk in the Arizona sun

I've officially read so many comments about The Boondocks that I forgot it's not the show the video's about.

I've officially read so many comments about The Boondocks that I forgot it's not the show the video's about.

I stayed up late like 3am to watch it when I stayed at my moms man I loved that show it was an honest gem.

I stayed up late like 3am to watch it when I stayed at my moms man I loved that show it was an honest gem.

Don't wanna be the one to pull " racial card here " but all characters are black. And they speak out about it with politics and issues thag happends in society within the Black community, its a hard pill to swallow for Many therefore not many want to watch a Cartoon that realistically point the issues by society from a Black Family perspective.

Its very sad that the show didn't received the love it deserved because of how well written its was! I loved the Boondocks and its very sad it had to go when it was just getting started with posting more issues and raising voice agaisnt it.

@the crime boi Nice spelling and grammar.

@the crime boi Nice spelling and grammar.

I haven't watched the show but form your observation I think it's just because it was a deffrent age on the internet and because it didn't bring much fantasy <br>Not hating

I haven't watched the show but form your observation I think it's just because it was a deffrent age on the internet and because it didn't bring much fantasy
Not hating

@Laxhoop2525 tf is up with that about tho

@Laxhoop2525 tf is up with that about tho

@TheUnholyOne This aged horribly LMFAOOO

@TheUnholyOne This aged horribly LMFAOOO

@Yeasstt I have talked to soooooo many white people who loved the show. Gotta disagree with #1.

I think it was the opposite reason.  The show frequently portrayed black people poking fun at SJWs, so SJWs couldn't handle that.  It wasn't about race, it was about criticizing liberal people from the left, which is forbidden by media moguls.

@Yeasstt I have talked to soooooo many white people who loved the show. Gotta disagree with #1.

I think it was the opposite reason.  The show frequently portrayed black people poking fun at SJWs, so SJWs couldn't handle that.  It wasn't about race, it was about criticizing liberal people from the left, which is forbidden by media moguls.

Three reasons that I can think of.

1) The main characters are black, and the show has a lot of cultural satire that white people might not get (especially with the internet still being in its infancy).

2) The art style was very anime inspired. Anime was heavily stigmatized back when it was airing. Those who did watch The Boondocks would be laughed at for liking an anime.

3) The show had a lot of uses of the soft n word, which made it extremely difficult to get into for white people. They would feel uncomfortable because of that, and wouldn't want to quote the show because they didn't want to say the word.

It was an amazing show, but sadly due to its nature it very heavily alienated audiences that weren't adults, black, and fans of anime. Small demographic, only ran late at night, and the viewers outside the target demographic couldn't really spread knowledge about it. Hopefully it'll make a resurgence though and people will finally recognize it as a masterpiece!

Three reasons that I can think of.

1) The main characters are black, and the show has a lot of cultural satire that white people might not get (especially with the internet still being in its infancy).

2) The art style was very anime inspired. Anime was heavily stigmatized back when it was airing. Those who did watch The Boondocks would be laughed at for liking an anime.

3) The show had a lot of uses of the soft n word, which made it extremely difficult to get into for white people. They would feel uncomfortable because of that, and wouldn't want to quote the show because they didn't want to say the word.

It was an *amazing* show, but sadly due to its nature it very heavily alienated audiences that weren't adults, black, and fans of anime. Small demographic, only ran late at night, and the viewers outside the target demographic couldn't really spread knowledge about it. Hopefully it'll make a resurgence though and people will finally recognize it as a masterpiece!

@Greg Castetter Highly doubt that's it. Considering how popular rap music which is filled with the N word and is popular among many groups of people. I think it's just that it's a pretty serious show with political commentary. Left leaning political commentary, and who doesn't like that? About half of the US population. The show bieng more mature also makes its audience more limited. And lastly, the fact that is for the most part considered anime by many, limits the show even more.

@Jaylin King it’s like being in the fucking matrix right? Like seeing both sides of the coin in terms of culture. Super fucking relatable?

@Jaylin King it’s like being in the fucking matrix right? Like seeing both sides of the coin in terms of culture. Super fucking relatable?

@D I'm black, and Rick and Morty is a much better show than boondocks. It actually has great subtle commentary on loneliness and nihilism like this video says but it got out of control. Not everything has to be deep and have commentary. You definitely didn't watch Rick and Morty, your just annoyed by a subsection of the fanbase. Too bad, your loss

@D I'm black, and Rick and Morty is a much better show than boondocks. It actually has great subtle commentary on loneliness and nihilism like this video says but it got out of control. Not everything has to be deep and have commentary. You definitely didn't watch Rick and Morty, your just annoyed by a subsection of the fanbase. Too bad, your loss

@Barlakopofai I specifically remember the lemonade episode for Riley's "fuck you" speech. Sht makes me die of laughter everytime lol

@Barlakopofai I specifically remember the lemonade episode for Riley's "fuck you" speech. Sht makes me die of laughter everytime lol

I fucking loved the Boondocks growing up. That show today would never make it out of the pitch meeting.

I fucking loved the Boondocks growing up. That show today would never make it out of the pitch meeting.

It's because no one likes being criticised, so shows that only target a specific audience or broadly hit everyone with pulled punches become dominant. If you're hitting everyone with truth bombs, eventually sensitive people get tired of hearing the truth and want to go back to their fantasy.

It's because no one likes being criticised, so shows that only target a specific audience or broadly hit everyone with pulled punches become dominant. If you're hitting everyone with truth bombs, eventually sensitive people get tired of hearing the truth and want to go back to their fantasy.

Scifi simply has better visuals than a down-to-earth show like the Boondacks. Would you ever see a laser gun shoot out between aliens and the same people but from different dimensions in that show? No!

Scifi simply has better visuals than a down-to-earth show like the Boondacks. Would you ever see a laser gun shoot out between aliens and the same people but from different dimensions in that show? No!

That’s cause it came too soon in the 2000s. Hopefully the reboot gets more attention.

That’s cause it came too soon in the 2000s. Hopefully the reboot gets more attention.

@Bryan Conrad Hmm, that was a different time, true. Still, I can't imagine fans of the show who weren't black felt super comfortable quoting it in public locations like schools.

@Bryan Conrad Hmm, that was a different time, true. Still, I can't imagine fans of the show who weren't black felt super comfortable quoting it in public locations like schools.

well, I mean, they WERE AND ARE, because the boondocks is being brought back THIS YEAR to streaming platform [hbo max I believe] with brand new episodes and pretty much the entirety of the old cast, writers, and crew.

well, I mean, they WERE AND ARE, because the boondocks is being brought back THIS YEAR to streaming platform [hbo max I believe] with brand new episodes and pretty much the entirety of the old cast, writers, and crew.

@LuckoDaStars what "fate" are you talking about? do you mean being moved to hbo+ and renewed for new seasons, episodes, and the series getting brought back from death? or were you not aware the boondocks was being brought to streaming for new episodes and seasons, and thought they were dead and gone?

@LuckoDaStars what "fate" are you talking about? do you mean being moved to hbo+ and renewed for new seasons, episodes, and the series getting brought back from death? or were you not aware the boondocks was being brought to streaming for new episodes and seasons, and thought they were dead and gone?

A year later I still get gamers in my notifications about this. Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle were literally the two most famous and most quoted comedians of that era. I can assure you that no one in 2007 was scared to say nigga when referencing media.

So don't worry, it wasn't time traveling SJWs that hampered boondocks. It was probably the 1am air time on a children's cartoon channel during a time before media streaming platforms were part of the norm.

@Bryan Conrad No, I think he's saying it's hard to relate the show to others in a way that is authentic to its humor and context without saying that. There's certainly ways that you can, but sooner or later it's gonna crop up.

@Bryan Conrad No, I think he's saying it's hard to relate the show to others in a way that is authentic to its humor and context without saying that. There's certainly ways that you can, but sooner or later it's gonna crop up.

@Bryan Conrad ik im late af to this thread but yea, no, he has a point and your missing it entirely, one of the most popular characters on boondocks bc of how extreme of a parody he is of an uncle tom type character is uncle ruckus, and he takes up quite a but of screen time, and when a GOOD portion of the jokes revolve around the use of the N word and racism and the political and social commentary surrounding it, it can be pretty hard to meme or quote, not impossible, just more difficult imo.

What are you talking about? Im assuming u didnt watch it when it was on tv bc it was really popular here

What are you talking about? Im assuming u didnt watch it when it was on tv bc it was really popular here

I would watch the show while loading my flash games in the dead of night as a kid. However I never really talked to anyone about it because I wasn't sure I was allowed too and plus... I was a kid so most of the nuance went over my head. I was still in the "characters get into wacky shenanigans" mindset about every single show so I saw it as characters being characters. I was a dumb child and I think like half the audience was too and that probably effected the show that most people didn't have any clue what was actually going on.

Watched a season of it.. It was at best, only okay

Watched a season of it.. It was at best, only okay

Cuz most white people thought it was a show for just black people and thought they wouldnt understand the comedy

Cuz most white people thought it was a show for just black people and thought they wouldnt understand the comedy

Bout to start it up soon I’ve only heard good things about it

Bout to start it up soon I’ve only heard good things about it

Right i love both south park and the boondocks just as much

Right i love both south park and the boondocks just as much

@Low Level Content “guys I watched a single interview so I’m an expert on the boondocks” Aaron Mcgruder has specifically espoused his socialism on multiple occasions. He specifically critiques both parties from a leftist perspective. Not from some “centrist” position lmao. He wrote the show  to be a black Charlie Brown. Huey is a reflection of leftist  political radicals, Riley is a reflection Aaron’s view on the bling hip hop culture. Jazmine is a reflection of the experience of contemporary mixed race black people in the America’s. The episode “The itis” specifically dealt with the methods capitalist interests use to claim public land/resources/utilities
The episode “The real” investigates the government’s historical and current practice of using the executive branch to investigate and even assassinate leftist political Radicals.
The episode “It’s a Black President, Huey Freeman.” Directly espouses Aaron McGruders concerns about Obama through hueys objections to Obama’s presidency. The episode specifically highlights how a lot of black people specifically at the time had no real political conciousness and were simply voting for a Obama because he was black. Aaron specifically has scenes in the episode which showed that obama was a neoliberal reinforcement of the status quo. For the creator, Obama wasn’t leftist ENOUGH.

… But you’re the “boondocks understander” right?

@Hambone Smithsonian somebody never listened to an interview by the author himself, but please elaborate on how Boondocks is left leaning..

It seems you’ve never read the comic strips the show is based on, nor really understand the nuance of the political narratives.

@Hambone Smithsonian somebody never listened to an interview by the author himself, but please elaborate on how Boondocks is left leaning..

It seems you’ve never read the comic strips the show is based on, nor really understand the nuance of the political narratives.

@Low Level Content the boondocks is extremely left leaning. It’s precisely because of that it dunks on both parties. Someone’s not getting the show lmao.

@Low Level Content the boondocks is extremely left leaning. It’s precisely because of that it dunks on both parties. Someone’s not getting the show lmao.

probably because it made white people uncomfortable

probably because it made white people uncomfortable

I considered watching back then but I thought it was a show I wouldnt understand cuz im not black

I considered watching back then but I thought it was a show I wouldnt understand cuz im not black

@TheUnholyOne well well well, this comment did age very good did it?

@TheUnholyOne well well well, this comment did age very good did it?

As a fan, The Boondocks is just the black version of South Park. I don’t say it as a criticism, but more as to why watching the show sometimes feels jarring. To some people (and I’m sure this was the case for anyone who watched The Boondocks for the first time), the show is very bold in its execution, and most of the comedy and moments are derived from stuff that black people can mostly relate to. Obviously the show can be enjoyed by other ethnicities and races, but TLDR the show is hard to appeal to a general audience

@TheUnholyOne this aged like milk, plus, Boondocks isn’t left leaning- that just shows you never watched it, and based that assumption off the fact it’s black characters.

The show was criticizing both parties, and especially toxic black culture, or what is rather perceived as black culture- and obviously it spoke on racism, bigotry, and classism.

There was an episode where it made fun of Obama & The Black Vote.

The show was layered, but some, like yourself, never gave it a chance due to certain ideologies, worldviews, and political stance.

@JERACERX I'm Chinese and I loved Boondocks back then. I've recently watched it twice and I still love it, more now than ever since I see the political background to it.

@JERACERX I'm Chinese and I loved Boondocks back then. I've recently watched it twice and I still love it, more now than ever since I see the political background to it.

What pushed people away was the style of animation, imho

What pushed people away was the style of animation, imho

@Maya You kidding? PC Babies are brilliant, so is PC Principal and Strong Woman. Even the older commentary stands up, some of it has aged really well.

@Maya You kidding? PC Babies are brilliant, so is PC Principal and Strong Woman. Even the older commentary stands up, some of it has aged really well.

Boondocks cuts too close to the bone. Its stereotype-comedy is not easily understood by audiences that have no experience with the African American culture - something that the author was attempting to directly criticize. It's a liiiittle too intelligent to pick up and become a major hit, as it doesn't feature South Park-esque bouts of throwing angry swears and slurs very loudly, or the mandated room-temperature IQ that parts of Rick and Morty require.

Because normies don't appreciate the truly good things in life.

Because normies don't appreciate the truly good things in life.

@Maya Calvin and Hobbes's satire and commentary aged like fine, fine wine (except for the Mars story, but we don't talk about that). It's even more relevant today than it was back then in the 90's

@Maya Calvin and Hobbes's satire and commentary aged like fine, fine wine (except for the Mars story, but we don't talk about that). It's even more relevant today than it was back then in the 90's

because its about black american culture and most people dont find it funny. everyone has their own sense of humour. i fucking loved boondocks and im not even american, nor from the ghetto. just a biracial european dude.

because its about black american culture and most people dont find it funny. everyone has their own sense of humour. i fucking loved boondocks and im not even american, nor from the ghetto. just a biracial european dude.

The boondocks was. What are you talking about?

The boondocks was. What are you talking about?

@TheUnholyOne that trump comment aged horribly

@TheUnholyOne that trump comment aged horribly

@Tiger Festivals if your quoting something like a movie song or tv show and the black people your around have a problem with you using the N word. Should hang around different black people. 🤷🏾♂

@Tiger Festivals if your quoting something like a movie song or tv show and the black people your around have a problem with you using the N word. Should hang around different black people. 🤷🏾♂

Hey man me and just about everyone I fuck with loves the boondocks

Hey man me and just about everyone I fuck with loves the boondocks

@Paradox Box The reason a lot of far right people enjoy the boondocks is because they don’t see past the satire, and assume that much of the humor is centered around “black culture is stupid.”

@Paradox Box The reason a lot of far right people enjoy the boondocks is because they don’t see past the satire, and assume that much of the humor is centered around “black culture is stupid.”

@TheUnholyOne This comment aged like milk

@TheUnholyOne This comment aged like milk

@Rob Joe I think the nihilism gets old for sure, but making fun of everything around you is a tried and true format for animation specifically. <br>I think the suicide scenes lost viewers, I think the long release times between seasons lost viewers, and yes the nihilism just gets grating if you're not using it to justify something funnier than more nihilism.

@Rob Joe I think the nihilism gets old for sure, but making fun of everything around you is a tried and true format for animation specifically.
I think the suicide scenes lost viewers, I think the long release times between seasons lost viewers, and yes the nihilism just gets grating if you're not using it to justify something funnier than more nihilism.

@Rob Joe yeah just ask Seth MacFarlane how far criticizing everyone will get you.
Nowhere, not even, a bunch of TV shows and millions of dollars, that's for sure...
People also hate those old Dean Martin Roasts, where people just criticize and criticize, never a laugh on that show.

No sir.

@Rob Joe yeah just ask Seth MacFarlane how far criticizing everyone will get you.
Nowhere, not even, a bunch of TV shows and millions of dollars, that's for sure...
People also hate those old Dean Martin Roasts, where people just criticize and criticize, never a laugh on that show.

No sir.

Still watch that show like twice a year. The reason it wasn't bigger was how often they said ***ger. That's my theory, networks just can only justify a certain amount, even if it wasn't derogatory (sometimes), it was very genuine. I miss that show.

Still watch that show like twice a year. The reason it wasn't bigger was how often they said ***ger. That's my theory, networks just can only justify a certain amount, even if it wasn't derogatory (sometimes), it was very genuine. I miss that show.

@TheUnholyOne that didn’t age well lmao.

@TheUnholyOne that didn’t age well lmao.

@Maya agreed. A lot of older seasons shout, "I approached this topic with the mentality of a 12yo because I thought it was funny."
They're so cringey now. Like Mr. Garrisons sex change, where once he realized he couldn't have kids he stated he was a woman with a mutilated penis. Huge yikes. Also it projects a heavily transphobic view on trans and body dismorphia.

I still like a lot of older episodes, and SP has a place in my heart, but I think it's important to be able to go back and discuss how bad older episodes are.

@ct3000 ya boon docks was somewhat down near the end, the guy who started the show had to leave before the last season. I listen to old shit too. Metal and video game music too. Nothing wrong with metal or game music, they are fun but niche.  You gotta own it all. I fuck with some new shit but it ain't all that either I agree , a lot of it is trash. Personally i find the uncle ruckus the funniest. I just turned 29 so I'm prolly a bit older then you , but like I said do your own thing and dont worry about others. White guilt last decade was turned up to 11 and you dont gotta listen to that shit. I know I'm not racist but I think Ruckus is the funniest. Dont mean I'm racist it just means that I find the shit funny, nothing to get mad at. I didnt get mad when snoop dogg put on white face and made twitter videos one time as a charachter . It was pretty funny . World just too serious man. ( getting rambly again ). My advice is shut out politics and just focus on having fun with stuff. Its gonna be tough thought. Try listening to some tyler the creator, even he acknowledges that white kids like him. 😂 srsly tho he good. First 3 albums emo but good and the rest get out of that but show his artistry as a producer and lyricist. I dunno man .

@intheory32 Thank you for saying this. I already kind of had this epiphany when listening to excessive amounts of hip hop in order to seem "cool," what I discovered that I do infact enjoy certain hip hop artists especially from the early 90s like biggie smalls and ice tea, yet when I was listening to mumble rap and trap I really wasn't enjoying myself or the music so I went back to my comfort zone of fast metal and video game music. Everything you've said is completely true and at some points I really was forcing myself to enjoy content I couldn't relate to. However boondocks is an outlier, I love the show, the characters, and the comedy on a personal level. It's not a perfect show, I feel the uncle ruckus joke although well used in the episode about him his cameos we're frequently unfunny an disrupting to the plot. I also think that the show started with a greater focus on Huey's life and later that shifted for both better and worse. In the I end I feel that boondocks would've been more successful now than when it came out, but I still enjoyed it as the show it was without being black.

@intheory32 I still am very unknowledgeable when it comes to black culture but I'm trying to learn more everyday, I started watching more black comedy, doing my own research, and taking a hip hop culture class at my college and I have to say it's been very eye opening.

@intheory32 I still am very unknowledgeable when it comes to black culture but I'm trying to learn more everyday, I started watching more black comedy, doing my own research, and taking a hip hop culture class at my college and I have to say it's been very eye opening.

@ct3000 that's true. The culture got more black dominant and time went on , hence more people recognize it. I wasnt into black culture like that for a while.

@ct3000 that's true. The culture got more black dominant and time went on , hence more people recognize it. I wasnt into black culture like that for a while.

Thing is I'm white as hell and loved the boondocks but when I tried to watch it with my white friends they just couldn't get into it.

Thing is I'm white as hell and loved the boondocks but when I tried to watch it with my white friends they just couldn't get into it.

There was a lot of good shit to pay attention to back then.

There was a lot of good shit to pay attention to back then.

@Cofka or some people should just be fine not saying an oppressive word. 🤷🏽♀

@Cofka or some people should just be fine not saying an oppressive word. 🤷🏽♀

For one a lot of its humor/jokes and references were those of its time. If you know what I mean, a lot of the humor still aged well now but it was a 2000s show at its peak.

For one a lot of its humor/jokes and references were those of its time. If you know what I mean, a lot of the humor still aged well now but it was a 2000s show at its peak.

Lie detector test report incoming: He spittin the truth and nothing but the truth.

Lie detector test report incoming: He spittin the truth and nothing but the truth.

Boondocks started airing in 2005. That was before Twitter. Before Tumblr. Heck, before YouTube. Social media was still in its infancy. It had not completely consumed people's lives yet.

I feel like things like Twitter and Reddit were essential to Rick & Morty becoming what it has become. Heck, R&M didn't have this crazy fandom until Season 3 in 2017, three years after Boondocks' last episode aired. Prior to that, the fandom for Seasons 1 and 2 weren't all that different from the fandoms behind other adult swim shows.

bcause of how old it is and the fact ive never heard of it

bcause of how old it is and the fact ive never heard of it

@Maya bro you got to be kidding me, give me a clear reason why it's gone worse

@Maya bro you got to be kidding me, give me a clear reason why it's gone worse

Because it’s a black show.... Boondocks is popular in the black community but the black community don’t do weird fandom they just watch and like it so that’s why you don’t have a big hype about it

Because it’s a black show.... Boondocks is popular in the black community but the black community don’t do weird fandom they just watch and like it so that’s why you don’t have a big hype about it

They’ve aged fine. They are making fun of stuff that happened and are funny.

They’ve aged fine. They are making fun of stuff that happened and are funny.

@TheUnholyOne "Going to win again"...
Curb your enthusiasm

@TheUnholyOne "Going to win again"...
*Curb your enthusiasm*

I think you forget how the premises that The Boondocks has been built on is culture specific and not universal.
It's a product of US American sub culture, which means it would be very difficult to market it outside of the US because the focus is not relatable to 95% of the world, and almost every episode would require further explanation if the people watching aren't not only familiar with US American pop culture, but also sub culture and history.

Rick & Morty focuses on family dynamics, which is a near universal theme, so the grounds for success were already much more stable for the show in comparison.

@SPARKYREVENGE // No need to get into whose struggle is worse, mate. From Jewish people to black people to Latin America, humankind in general has had it pretty fucked up.

@SPARKYREVENGE // No need to get into whose struggle is worse, mate. From Jewish people to black people to Latin America, humankind in general has had it pretty fucked up.

It’s because white people are uncomfortable watching it

It’s because white people are uncomfortable watching it

Even though it was satire on todays society it was still the truth which is something people have a hard time dealing with Mcgruder said as much when he left

Even though it was satire on todays society it was still the truth which is something people have a hard time dealing with Mcgruder said as much when he left

@TheUnholyOne  Wonderful prediction. But I’m sure like others you can insulate yourself with fraud claims.

@TheUnholyOne  Wonderful prediction. But I’m sure like others you can insulate yourself with fraud claims.

@Nikki Lee how ignorant of an episode even if satirical

@Nikki Lee how ignorant of an episode even if satirical

@Double especially the two part go god go episodes

@Double especially the two part go god go episodes

@DriftNinja_ Yeah, the show wouldn't be the same without John Witherspoon playing Granddad.

@DriftNinja_ Yeah, the show wouldn't be the same without John Witherspoon playing Granddad.

@Killing Me Will Not Bring Back Your Apples too black? Oh brother

@Killing Me Will Not Bring Back Your Apples too black? Oh brother

true and a weird fact is that the boondocks got pitched to fox originally and fox liked it but turned it down

true and a weird fact is that the boondocks got pitched to fox originally and fox liked it but turned it down

I always wanted to watch the show but it was on at times I was at work or whatever, they put it at a bad timeslot in my opinion

I always wanted to watch the show but it was on at times I was at work or whatever, they put it at a bad timeslot in my opinion

@Tiger Festivals
>It's hard to spread memes that say the n word

4chan and gen z: challenge accepted

@Tiger Festivals
>It's hard to spread memes that say the n word

4chan and gen z: challenge accepted

The Boondocks wasn't more loved and viewed because Season 4 happened.  Should've stopped at season 3.  Every show has a peak and a consistency, and then that period where it drops off permanently without ever reaching that overall consistently good level ever again.  Happened with the Simpsons after season 7 (when it peaked, it lowered slowly after that; debatable when it became overall bad, but many say season 9 and onwards).  Happened with Family Guy after season 5 or so.  Happened with South Park in the season prior to the Hillary/Trump season.  And it happened to Rick & Morty after season 2.  Season 3 was worse than the first 2, and season 4 was even worse than that.  It's not going to recover, because no show in history has ever recovered from a 2 season lapse that severe, especially if they're animated.  This isn't one that has any signs for being the exception.

@Tiger Festivals Ironically, Boondocks had one of the earliest memes with "Bitches love..."

@Tiger Festivals Ironically, Boondocks had one of the earliest memes with "Bitches love..."

@TheUnholyOne The Shows political leanings really doesnt have much to do with it, its really just the subject matter

@TheUnholyOne The Shows political leanings really doesnt have much to do with it, its really just the subject matter

Black anime Zeitgeist is a Gen Z thing not cross generational lol

Black anime Zeitgeist is a Gen Z thing not cross generational lol

@QuickShot I think it mostly appeals to the edgy left or "dirtbag", those that are left socially and economically but who dislike idpol as it is commonly used on Twitter and so forth. An example of someone who embodies that idea would be Vaush. There is a divide opening up between those who like the idpol/cancel culture stuff and those who don't even if they have basically the same political beliefs.

It was too ahead of it's time for the societal context that it presented.

It was too ahead of it's time for the societal context that it presented.

@Bryan Conrad yup, you're definitely a Rick and Morty fan😂

@Bryan Conrad yup, you're definitely a Rick and Morty fan😂

Boondocks is top 2 shows ever. Not even shitting. Literally the greatest cartoon for generations to come

Boondocks is top 2 shows ever. Not even shitting. Literally the greatest cartoon for generations to come

It was too controversial, and too political. It made fun of people you aren't allowed to make fun of. I don't agree with everything it said but I still appreciate what it had to say, but it's fucked that they're censoring it now.

It was too controversial, and too political. It made fun of people you aren't allowed to make fun of. I don't agree with everything it said but I still appreciate what it had to say, but it's fucked that they're censoring it now.

@shizz very well said, its almost too many levels of reference above the amount that most folk who arent black are likely to engage with / understand and if you just watched it at surface level you'd miss out a lot of the sarcastic / ironic points

@shizz very well said, its almost too many levels of reference above the amount that most folk who arent black are likely to engage with / understand and if you just watched it at surface level you'd miss out a lot of the sarcastic / ironic points

@Ultra Zeptimus stop trying then, and just watch it like a regular show

@Ultra Zeptimus stop trying then, and just watch it like a regular show

@Ultra Zeptimus did you have to be a muppet to understand Sesame Street? Get it yet?

@Ultra Zeptimus did you have to be a muppet to understand Sesame Street? Get it yet?

Because after Aaron Macgruder left, it was soulless

Because after Aaron Macgruder left, it was soulless

@FBadge yeah i had one specific black friend in college who was also a fan who didn't mind me quoting it, but it's not something i could just quote around anyone lol. I would still reccomend the show to people since i think it's genuinely funny and well made for the most part. Edit: and yeah its not hard to quote around it, but many of the funny quotes include it so you have to pick and choose.

@FBadge yeah i had one specific black friend in college who was also a fan who didn't mind me quoting it, but it's not something i could just quote around anyone lol. I would still reccomend the show to people since i think it's genuinely funny and well made for the most part. Edit: and yeah its not hard to quote around it, but many of the funny quotes include it so you have to pick and choose.

@Tiger Festivals Boondocks is the only animated drama I know that had and used the n word pass to the full extent. Tbh watching it as a young teens I loved the show but holy fuck did I not internally cringe because of that being basic white weeb boi. Still looking back I really appreciate that show and what it set out to do.

@Tiger Festivals Boondocks is the only animated drama I know that had and used the n word pass to the full extent. Tbh watching it as a young teens I loved the show but holy fuck did I not internally cringe because of that being basic white weeb boi. Still looking back I really appreciate that show and what it set out to do.

@HueyDavisX My understanding from white viewers liking Ruckus is they know he's an obvious "Uncle Tom" and that allows non black viewer to laugh at him without feeling bad about it.

He's a completely one-dimensional character with absolutely no controversy for any audience member.  They don't need to think about him.  He's "just an Uncle Tom" and "not really black."

Nevermind the irony of that whole statement and how the accusation of "Uncle Tom " is a pretty self-destructive shut-down, that doesn't matter.  Non-black viewers don't need to consider their own prejudices, or the flaws of the black community when they see Uncle Ruckus.

Another I noticed when Boondocks comes up is most people who aren't black don't just see it as "That black show" but also as some sort homework style social obligation.  This is especially true among white liberals.

"If you don't watch Boondocks you're racist and don't appreciate black humor."

So they watch it as "assigned social homework" and take away Uncle Ruckus from it because he's the easiest part of the assignment to pay attention to.

I thought you were gurularry for a moment

I thought you were gurularry for a moment

Boondocks has to be one of the funniest shows ever, but since McGruder left it wasn't the same in season 4. And even now that grandad died in real life (I forget the actors name) there's no chance of a revival, which is sad because these past couple of years would have been great material to base the show on.

Could you imagine Uncle ruckus with Trump, shit would be legendary

Boondocks has to be one of the funniest shows ever, but since McGruder left it wasn't the same in season 4. And even now that grandad died in real life (I forget the actors name) there's no chance of a revival, which is sad because these past couple of years would have been great material to base the show on.

Could you imagine Uncle ruckus with Trump, shit would be legendary

@Tiger Festivals <br>I mean you just gotta know your audience. I had some really lax black friends that didn't have an issue with me quoting Stinkmeaner, and with other people I don't know as well, it's not hard to quote around the n words, or other lines that didn't have any. It wasnt just non-stop n-words

@Tiger Festivals
I mean you just gotta know your audience. I had some really lax black friends that didn't have an issue with me quoting Stinkmeaner, and with other people I don't know as well, it's not hard to quote around the n words, or other lines that didn't have any. It wasnt just non-stop n-words

@Energetic Yellow There's no such thing as wrongthink. There is, however, the reality of having a flawed outlook/thought process. My comment simply pointed out that in order to understand the artistic intentions behind the boondocks and what those artistic qualities reflect in the real world, one should try to understand the community which it refers to. Understand, the good, the bad, and the ugly as the show so beautifully exemplifies. If you saw my comment as trying to play the role of thought-police then you are mistaken my friend.

@shizz Right, don't want people to commit wrongthink.

@shizz Right, don't want people to commit wrongthink.

"He turned himself Chinese, man! China Ruckus! Funniest shit I’ve ever seen."

"He turned himself Chinese, man! China Ruckus! Funniest shit I’ve ever seen."

Maybe it being a critique of black culture had something to do with it ? That conversation is very taboo in modern western society.

Maybe it being a critique of black culture had something to do with it ? That conversation is very taboo in modern western society.

DOUBLE O Thomas <br>They were things that existed and make fun of stuff that was around them. I don't really see a problem with that, they're still funny

DOUBLE O Thomas
They were things that existed and make fun of stuff that was around them. I don't really see a problem with that, they're still funny

@Maya agreed. Now they don't even have characters or plots, every new episode is just a thinly-veiled complaint about something.

@Maya agreed. Now they don't even have characters or plots, every new episode is just a thinly-veiled complaint about something.

It was better than south park in my opinion, until season 4

It was better than south park in my opinion, until season 4

Well let me ask you this paradox box would you rather be biased towards the other side, or make fun of both sides?

Well let me ask you this paradox box would you rather be biased towards the other side, or make fun of both sides?

It wasn’t as heavy on pop culture and it never hit the super mainstream like rick and morty

It wasn’t as heavy on pop culture and it never hit the super mainstream like rick and morty

It wasn't the right time for a show like that if that show came out today it would have a huge following

It wasn't the right time for a show like that if that show came out today it would have a huge following

@shizz I was quite skeptical when I started reading your comment but you really made an excellent point. For example, I've seen so many ppl claiming Ruckus as "the best character"? Like sure, he does have great (tho problematic) quotes. But as funny and ridiculous he can be, as a black person I have hard time seeing how you can genuinely think of him as such a good character (let alone better than most) when he often add so little to the story and has absolutely no character arc whatsorver. He's just the embodiement of every incel alt right troll out there. But at least as a black person you'll have the percepective and "life experience" required to take a step back and see the bigger picture in his saying.

However if as a white person the best thing you took out of this show is the only black character that think like a white supremacist... then I feel like there's good chance ur watching it for the wrong reasons.

@Corrupted boondocks was aired before social media became a big thing.

@Corrupted boondocks was aired before social media became a big thing.

TheUnholyOne but trump didnt won the popular vote

TheUnholyOne but trump didnt won the popular vote

Artstyle and aesthetics + not easily quotable when a lot of the words would get you crucified on social media lol

Artstyle and aesthetics + not easily quotable when a lot of the words would get you crucified on social media lol

that show is meh, i feel the same about bob burgers: why everybody loves that show that is a a 20 years too late simpsons unfunny rip off is beyond me

that show is meh, i feel the same about bob burgers: why everybody loves that show that is a a 20 years too late simpsons unfunny rip off is beyond me

@TheUnholyOne that show made Obama look like a fool all the time this is how i know you guys never watched the show

@TheUnholyOne that show made Obama look like a fool all the time this is how i know you guys never watched the show

@Nikki Lee If South Park makes you uncomfortable then you're a weak person.

@Nikki Lee If South Park makes you uncomfortable then you're a weak person.

The boondocks was "too black" at the time for mass appeal. There probably wasn't a hard enough push from marketers to make it more popular because it was "that black show", it was produced for a smaller platform and was probably rejected from fox for being "that black show", and it is still known by most people as "that black show". And most people just weren't interested as a result. That's the problem.

And yeh, the N word was not a problem, lol. I think the "N word" could be seen as, if anything, representing the main "problem" which was the blackness of the show.

Was way better than anything south park made

Was way better than anything south park made

Nick Armitt did you just use the word “transphobia” unironically? See this is why even if I cared about boondocks I wouldn’t want it to come back lol

Nick Armitt did you just use the word “transphobia” unironically? See this is why even if I cared about boondocks I wouldn’t want it to come back lol

shizz did you just write the boondock’s equivalent of “to be fair you have to have a very high IQ to understand Rick and Morty”?

shizz did you just write the boondock’s equivalent of “to be fair you have to have a very high IQ to understand Rick and Morty”?

Quality NamingSystem a lot, but not all. That’s the problem

Quality NamingSystem a lot, but not all. That’s the problem

its always annoying to see these enlightened centrists, even anti-leftists praise the boondocks as a show that "criticizes everyone", when people seem to entirely forget that the show's criticism are through the lens of a leftist worldview which makes perfect sense given mcgruder's politics.

its always annoying to see these enlightened centrists, even anti-leftists praise the boondocks as a show that "criticizes everyone", when people seem to entirely forget that the show's criticism are through the lens of a leftist worldview which makes perfect sense given mcgruder's politics.

Didn't the writer leave and it got taken over by mediocre team after? Never bothered sticking with s3 and 4, seemed like it lost something along the way

Didn't the writer leave and it got taken over by mediocre team after? Never bothered sticking with s3 and 4, seemed like it lost something along the way

@Nick Armitt How are black people scaried of trans people?

@Nick Armitt How are black people scaried of trans people?

I liked it growing up but from what I recall season 4 went a downhill route. Either way the creator is a smart dude.

I liked it growing up but from what I recall season 4 went a downhill route. Either way the creator is a smart dude.

It was loved and viewed. That is why it is coming back. It only went because the creator, Aaron, left. The last series had nothing to do with him and it showed.

Stop trying to be a hipster. It is really dumb.

And it didn't critisize everyone. At times it was a little preachy and needed more humility. It also couldve done with talking more about toxic culture within African American society... Such as the massive hoomophobia and transphobia. They attacked R Kelly but not Snoop ... Which is funny given snoops twitter and insta rants about gays, trans people and female rappers. Calling one a dyke.

South Park is actually more like modern day fables. Ever hear of a dude named Aesop? Now the dude created all these fables, or compiled them. You will have heard of some of them... Like the boy whom cried wolf. South Park is the same... Boondocks isn't. Boondocks is racially centered. South Park is human centered. It tackles way way way way more issues than Boondocks. When has boondocks challenged the catholic church about confession and communion? When has boondocks attacked social media and trolls? When has boondocks mocked the UK royal family? When has boondocks talked about transgender people? When has it used pets to preach acceptance of homosexual people?

Honestly you have to be an idiot to think the two are anywwhere near the same. That is like saying "oh yeah, wine gums are just like polish vodka" or like saying "yeah Hot Wheels are just as fast as a McClarren p1"

Idiot.

@kingdomatthi Where did you get this from?

@kingdomatthi Where did you get this from?

I still gotta get around to watching Boondocks

I still gotta get around to watching Boondocks

Best thing tho? The show is returning with the original creators and writers behind the wheel. It is a show that is desperately needed in today's extremely toxic political discourse

Best thing tho? The show is returning with the original creators and writers behind the wheel. It is a show that is desperately needed in today's extremely toxic political discourse

@Nikki Lee ...and then made another episode apologizing for it.

@Nikki Lee ...and then made another episode apologizing for it.

Actaully Boondocks is a great comparison to Rick and Morty. Both shows are cleverly written, with the main characters being satirical view of social issues.

Riley written was a impressionable young kid, who was suppose to represent the self destructive nature gangster culture can cause on youth who want to mimic gangster behaviour. There are people who unironically follow the ideas of Riley, the same way people claim to be "just like Rick"

it doesnt havecenough bright colors to encapsulate us mature adults

it doesnt havecenough bright colors to encapsulate us mature adults

The Boondocks is a dangerous show. Its a comedy, and that is why it is dangerous. If one watches it without the correct life experience/perspective or without the correct mindset going in to it they can retrieve extremely wrong, problematic messages from the show. Imagine if you got someone like Ben Shapiro to watch the Boondocks, it would just confirm all of the surface level biases that he has about the black community in the first place without causing him to feel compelled to have any reflective thoughts at all, remaining completely ignorant of the shows greater themes and messages because the nuance within most of the jokes is completely lost on someone who has been raised outside of the black community. I'm black and I'm happy I've seen the Boondocks and wish more black people would watch it. But other races and people of different life experience have the increased burden of really educating themselves before or while they are watching it to avoid falling into the the trap of bias confirmation.

@soundofspace did you watch "Nigga Moment"? How about the episode where MLK came back to life? A lot of these episodes put fault in the black people themselves as having a damaging, antisocial, and flawed culture

@soundofspace did you watch "Nigga Moment"? How about the episode where MLK came back to life? A lot of these episodes put fault in the black people themselves as having a damaging, antisocial, and flawed culture

@Greg Castetter nah, I've had a couple people shoot me the eye for saying "nigga", even if they're also black

@Greg Castetter nah, I've had a couple people shoot me the eye for saying "nigga", even if they're also black

You just added a sieries to my "have to watch list" thank you

You just added a sieries to my "have to watch list" thank you

@soundofspace did you watch the show? aaron ripping on black culture and stereotypes was a theme on every episode.

@soundofspace did you watch the show? aaron ripping on black culture and stereotypes was a theme on every episode.

South Park is outdated contrarian garbage, can you not compare it to The Boondocks which had actual effort put into it

South Park is outdated contrarian garbage, can you not compare it to The Boondocks which had actual effort put into it

@Deadliest Vice im glad someone else is mentioning this. Im not afraid to admit i laugh hard at the new south park seasons when they're new, im not exactly a comedy conaisseur.  Its great to see someone take a piss out of the current bs going on around you. But rewatching them even a year out of their original release, they feel weird  dated and irrelevant. I can only imagine how confused someone will be watching them 10 years down the line. South Park's new seasons just arent gonna age well but i dont think the writers really care. It isnt zombified like simpsons but its really not gonna have much of an impact in the future.

>black people good
>white people bad
yeah great "commentary" you got there

>black people good
>white people bad
yeah great "commentary" you got there

boondocks doesn't make poop jokes, that's why.

boondocks doesn't make poop jokes, that's why.

@TheUnholyOne the statistics and mass protests say otherwise.

@TheUnholyOne the statistics and mass protests say otherwise.

@William Shaughnessy man I never liked any anime art or show but the Boondocks combination of that art with everything else grabbed me and never let go. I really miss that show, only one I ever sat down to watch episode premieres of.

@William Shaughnessy man I never liked any anime art or show but the Boondocks combination of that art with everything else grabbed me and never let go. I really miss that show, only one I ever sat down to watch episode premieres of.

boondocks is 100 times better then any episode of the boring sci-fi pop culture reference garbage that is rick and morty. Waaaaaaay better animated too. Rick and Morty doesn't have any really deep messages about life, politics, race. It never makes you really think unless your a 15 year old who thinks that "Whoa dude were all just like dust and nothing matters" is incredible commentary on human existence.

Don't mention South Park and Boondocks in the same sentence

Don't mention South Park and Boondocks in the same sentence

These are the types of people who don’t get it

These are the types of people who don’t get it

@Deadliest Vice I agree for a lot of that, but the Wii episode is better now than it was when it aired

@Deadliest Vice I agree for a lot of that, but the Wii episode is better now than it was when it aired

@Kyrem 12 I got called racist once for liking the Boondocks as a tiny white girl but bro. It's made by a black guy. Let him have creative freedom. If you would let them scream the n word in Blazing Saddles, then why not The Boondocks.

@Kyrem 12 I got called racist once for liking the Boondocks as a tiny white girl but bro. It's made by a black guy. Let him have creative freedom. If you would let them scream the n word in Blazing Saddles, then why not The Boondocks.

@Nikki Lee If I recall, it was meant to be satire of people denying global warming

@Nikki Lee If I recall, it was meant to be satire of people denying global warming

William Shaughnessy The problem for the show was that it leaned left yet maintained black culture and ripped on a lot of people on the left, people on the left typically aren’t edgy and are snowflakes to put it bluntly, so saying words like “nigga” isn’t going to go well with that audience, and it isn’t going to go well with the more right wing edgy audience that watches adult swim because it is left leaning, the show died because it doesn’t have a niche as a political and social show.

bocodamondo
It really didn’t make fun of everyone.

Huey generally portrayed Huey as being the best at everything. He was very often proven correct about most things he said, and is rarely called out for things he did.

The show also goes through extreme seasonal rot, just like Rick and Morty did.

For a good example, go and watch the episode where Tom is first introduced. The show portrays the people criticizing Tom for having a white wife, as being in the wrong, and shows that at the end of the day, Tom has a happy life with a loving family.
The next season, the show acts like Tom is stupid to have ever even married her, as it heavily implies that she cheated on him with Obama.

The show completely changes all of its stances on Tom after his first episode.

I get it, Tom is meant to be the other side of “Uncle Tom” to Uncle Ruckus, but the show in season 2 forward, treats him like he deserves to be punished, for living his life how he wants, even though he’s hurting no one.

There are just a lot of issues the show has after season 1. Season 4 is just when all the issues finally crystallize, and come to the forefront.

I really love season 1. And it’s sad that after season 1, the show stopped caring about having genuine conversations, and started focusing more on episodes solely about pop culture parodies, and fight scenes.

bocodamondo
It really didn’t make fun of *everyone.*

Huey generally portrayed Huey as being the best at everything. He was very often proven correct about most things he said, and is rarely called out for things he did.

The show also goes through extreme seasonal rot, just like Rick and Morty did.

For a good example, go and watch the episode where Tom is first introduced. The show portrays the people criticizing Tom for having a white wife, as being in the wrong, and shows that at the end of the day, Tom has a happy life with a loving family.
The next season, the show acts like Tom is stupid to have ever even married her, as it heavily implies that she cheated on him with Obama.

The show completely changes all of its stances on Tom after his first episode.

I get it, Tom is meant to be the other side of “Uncle Tom” to Uncle Ruckus, but the show in season 2 forward, treats him like he deserves to be punished, for living his life how he wants, even though he’s hurting no one.

There are just a lot of issues the show has after season 1. Season 4 is just when all the issues finally crystallize, and come to the forefront.

I really love season 1. And it’s sad that after season 1, the show stopped caring about having genuine conversations, and started focusing more on episodes solely about pop culture parodies, and fight scenes.

South Park did a whole episode about how global warming was a myth.

South Park did a whole episode about how global warming was a myth.

Yeah, I held onto South Park for as long as I could. The episode where they first did Caitlyn Jenner was so uncomfortable.

But really, looking back on the older episodes, they're just as terrible when they were attempting commentary.

Yeah, I held onto South Park for as long as I could. The episode where they first did Caitlyn Jenner was so uncomfortable.

But really, looking back on the older episodes, they're just as terrible when they were attempting commentary.

@Greg Castetter People have got to be less sensitive.

@Greg Castetter People have got to be less sensitive.

Boondocks is such an underrated show. I love its clever commentary on politics and society. Ruckus is always my favorite character.

Boondocks is such an underrated show. I love its clever commentary on politics and society. Ruckus is always my favorite character.

@Deadliest Vice Watching South Park after season 10 is the funniest shit cause a lot of those episodes have not aged well at all. There's an episode that focuses on 2006-2008 memes

@Deadliest Vice Watching South Park after season 10 is the funniest shit cause a lot of those episodes have not aged well at all. There's an episode that focuses on 2006-2008 memes

@Bryan Conrad considering the current climate of the internet, The boondocks will most likely be the world's most controversial show just for saying nigga a bunch of time

@Bryan Conrad considering the current climate of the internet, The boondocks will most likely be the world's most controversial show just for saying nigga a bunch of time

@William Shaughnessy The fact that the Boondocks was always very left leaning is enough of a reason for it not to do well. Trump won for a reason. Same reason he's going to win again.

@William Shaughnessy The fact that the Boondocks was always very left leaning is enough of a reason for it not to do well. Trump won for a reason. Same reason he's going to win again.

@Tiger Festivals i think youre severely overestimating how much of "contributing" factor having the n word in quotes would be, in fact i think it made it more popular

@Tiger Festivals i think youre severely overestimating how much of "contributing" factor having the n word in quotes would be, in fact i think it made it more popular

@Bryan Conrad Learn to read. I said "also", meaning, thats definitely a possible contributing factor but not the only reason. And as usual, those who are first to call someone else "low IQ" prove themeselves to be the ones with low IQ themselves.

@Bryan Conrad Learn to read. I said "also", meaning, thats definitely a possible contributing factor but not the only reason. And as usual, those who are first to call someone else "low IQ" prove themeselves to be the ones with low IQ themselves.

@Majin Melon everyone can tell your 12 leave this thread

@Majin Melon everyone can tell your 12 leave this thread

@Deadliest Vice still funny episodes, i dont even see the problem with the wii or apple ipad episodes, those are things that existed after all

@Deadliest Vice still funny episodes, i dont even see the problem with the wii or apple ipad episodes, those are things that existed after all

@Tiger Festivals "The Boondocks wasn't popular because I can't say nigga" some pretty low IQ analysis tbh.

@Tiger Festivals "The Boondocks wasn't popular because I can't say nigga" some pretty low IQ analysis tbh.

The Boondocks didn't have the same widespread appeal as something like Rick and Morty. Mainly it's because The Boondocks deals heavily with a lot of cultural and political issues while leaning pretty far left, which I and many others enjoy and admire about The Boondocks, but it doesn't appeal to as large of an audience as the merchandising gold mine of stoners and reddit users that Rick and Morty struck a huge chord with. The anime art style also appealed to a more niche audience around the time The Boondocks was airing. Rick and Morty is arguably the Adult Swim show with the most marketable art style.

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Honestly the way Emp described Rick's relation to the fandom really reminded me of all the pseudorevolutionists who look to Huey. Huey is similar in the fact that he is thematically the "straight man" in the show while not really being a "straight man" himself. And with the general climate and reaction to criticism of any aspect of black culture nowadays, I'm really worried about how the new reboot is gonna turn out

@JERACERX it's also hard to spread memes or say quotes out loud because people will crucify you for saying "nigga".

@JERACERX it's also hard to spread memes or say quotes out loud because people will crucify you for saying "nigga".

The Boondocks had an issue of audiences seeing it as "that black show", if you're in a room of mixed races and bring up the Boondocks, it's really obvious to see who watched it and who didn't

The Boondocks had an issue of audiences seeing it as "that black show", if you're in a room of mixed races and bring up the Boondocks, it's really obvious to see who watched it and who didn't

on god, i heard about a remake but uhh radio silence on that :(

on god, i heard about a remake but uhh radio silence on that :(

south park has aged well and its fantastic

south park has aged well and its fantastic

Do you really want to have the same fate happened to The Boondocks? On top of that a lot of those type of people who want to be trendy miss the actual point of The Boondocks cartoon series and the comics.

Do you really want to have the same fate happened to The Boondocks? On top of that a lot of those type of people who want to be trendy miss the actual point of The Boondocks cartoon series and the comics.


So in short, the show had its own identity and themes that it elegantly portrayed, but halfway through, the creators got weak from the fame and abandoned their original intentions to cater to the consumer?   Blimey if we haven't heard that one before.  Excellent video, Emp.  Always love your stuff.


I honestly love what they did with season 4 and season 5 bc now most of that iq fan base is gone, Rick is losing a lot more fights, it’s becoming less Rick and morty and more the smith family, and the writers can be more loose with it. Basically what I’m saying is that season four rly shedded light on the fans who like only parts of the series and the others who love the entirety

@Dancing Israeli Yep. It's just a concept that's really weird but in a way that's not very amusing to me.

I really loved a lot of Season 5. The Planetina episode in particular was a huge standout for me but holy fuck I could not at all get over how anyone could come up with the giant incest baby plot line. That initial episode felt like the ultimate fever dream.


Tbh my favorite parts of this entire show is just seeing Rick’s depression, yeah he’s the most intelligent man in the universe with extremely nihilistic behaviors and almost borderline sociopathy, but at the end of the day he sees that as a flaw at the same time, he’s constantly in pain, feeling cursed with his intelligence just as much as blessed with it, and his family is the only thing that makes him feel human, the people who try to idolize Rick are just dumb, he’s not supposed to be idolized, i believe he’s supposed to show the ultimate result of a man who found the ultimate knowledge. In the end he’s just as flawed as everyone in the world without showing it to the people he’s around

@Issac Cromwell Such a shame their toxic fanbase ruins such a good show. I mean it doesn't ruin the show, but almost gives it a bad rep because of the toxicity of certain "fans."

I feel it's a zeitgeist problem. This generation is full of very unruly behavior that fosters such irritating dialogue between the fans and the "fans." You know, find problems that you make up yourself because you're inadvertently projecting you're own insecurity and behaviours onto your favorite cast of characters. So when said characters deviate from what you expect, it causes a host of problems that you made up for yourself. Had you instead watched the show with the foresight to know "it's just a show." and not philosophize it into perdition, maybe you could actually enjoy it for what it is. Fun.

@Issac Cromwell Such a shame their toxic fanbase ruins such a good show. I mean it doesn't _ruin_ the show, but almost gives it a bad rep because of the toxicity of certain "fans."

I feel it's a zeitgeist problem. This generation is full of very unruly behavior that fosters such irritating dialogue between the fans and _the_ "fans." You know, find problems that _you_ make up yourself because you're inadvertently projecting you're own insecurity and behaviours onto your favorite cast of characters. So when said characters deviate from what you expect, it causes a host of problems that you made up for yourself. Had you instead watched the show with the foresight to know "it's just a show." and not philosophize it into perdition, maybe you could actually enjoy it for what it is. Fun.

@Robosing yes the point of rick is to discourage the search of the ultimate knowledge i believe

it's a shame this comment was overlooked. this is a perfect encapsulation of what people should do vs what they actually do regarding his character. idolizing a self destructive character is missing the point entirely. just enjoy it for what it is and stop trying to convince yours of concepts that dont exist.


I like the Pickle Rick episode because it’s the embodiment of what the creators want. They said they don’t want to have to worry about an over arching story. They just want to do what they want. Each episode being something different and unique. That’s why I like it.

I respect being frustrated over an overly demanding audience but please... could they just stop crying about it in every other episode?


i dont even personally think that pickle rick was a bad episode or that is "divided"  the audience. i just think the fandom took that  joke and wouldn't shut up about it until it became cringe.

I always took the final scene with Dr. Wong as a way of grounding Rick’s god complex in the fact that a normal, regular therapist that also treats poop eaters…can completely pull apart the real problem with Rick, something he tries running from constantly yet it’s still so blatantly obvious. It made Rick directly face his problems, I don’t think it was meant to tell us (the audience) what to feel. I think we are all smart enough to also see the issue without Wong

@The Official Verne The Turtle YouTube Channel "don't get cocky, a cocky turtle can be a bad thing for everybody"

@12 21 Looking back on my comment, I completely agree. I guess watching Rick and Morty raised my IQ 35 points.

@The Official Verne The Turtle YouTube Channel that is some nice wisdom

@Papulu It's a stupid episode on it's own, fandom has nothing to do with that

IMO, certain parts of the fandom ran that joke into the ground before the episode revolving around Pickle Rick aired. I also felt it was the end product of lazyness or they felt they had a better way to tell the same joke. Not saying that it was a bad episode, just that a previous episode stole the jokes impact.<br>But that is just my opinion, and in the grand scheme that puts it between cow shit and pig snot in importance.

IMO, certain parts of the fandom ran that joke into the ground before the episode revolving around Pickle Rick aired. I also felt it was the end product of lazyness or they felt they had a better way to tell the same joke. Not saying that it was a bad episode, just that a previous episode stole the jokes impact.
But that is just my opinion, and in the grand scheme that puts it between cow shit and pig snot in importance.

@Vwap Trader2019 Literally what the fuck lmao I can <i>taste</i> the salt

@Vwap Trader2019 Literally what the fuck lmao I can _taste_ the salt

I think why Rick turned himself into a pickle is grossly overlooked. The actual thing he became means little compared to the impact on Beth and the kids. Face it Susan Sarandon is gold. As far as people taking things to extremes.... that will never end. The audience literally drove Dave Chappell off his own show.

@Vwap Trader2019 stop making it about one group, 99 times out of a 100 it's not that way.

@Vwap Trader2019 a guy could’ve wrote the infamous pickle Rick clip and it would still be “cringe”

@The Official Verne The Turtle YouTube Channel tru

@Mr. Friendship yeah i absolutely loved the irony of the pickle rick memes, saying that "it was the funniest shit I've ever seen" as a way of making fun of the people who took it too far. def one of my favorite memes ever, and also one of m favorite episodes, if not my favorite.

@Izzy Your right this is so sad man i have no happiness in my mind

@Darshan Maharjan that's kinda cringe bro

@The Official Verne The Turtle YouTube Channel True i did indeed say that cringe is inevitible this is not that cringe anyways

@Darshan Maharjan Dang. Guess there's no turning back.

The official vernes i am in another account but es sadly the word cringe is kinda cringe ngl sorry but we became the thing that we despised

It's not just the fandom, but the meme community as whole, especially for Reddit. I've seen a lot of Pickle Rick memes all over the Internet and I thought it's funny, even I haven't watched the episode yet.

I don't know about you but saying that "women should be staying in the kitchen" for ruining the show is just... ridiculous.

@Vwap Trader2019 coming from a woman who likes rick and morty: no woman thought pickle rick was "cute" and most jokes were specifically to make fun of guys like YOU

The women were the ones who made it cringe.

They incessantly went overboard with it because they thought Pickle  Rick was cute, and going overboard about it would be cute. They were wrong.


I started watching the show like a month ago and I was surprised by how it was actually good and funny and not so "hard to understand intellectual bla bla bla" as the fandom made it out to be


I suffered from serious insomnia all through junior high and high school, maybe sleeping an hour or two at most. Adult Swim was my best friend during that time. King of the Hill, Futurama, Naruto, and Inuyasha got me through many sleepless nights.

King of the Hill and Futurama are both back on Adult Swim if that means anything.


Can we talk about how Bushworld Adventures was literally the best episode of the show.


3:45 I love how the word "zeitgeist" found its way into the english language. Always thought it was a typical german word combining the word "Zeit" = time and "Geist" = spirit.


i JUST realized why it’s called adult swim after hearing “all kids out of the pool for adult swim” for YEARS

@That One Chick reminds me of a time before covid 😥

Yes ik it's over but people are still wary also alot of buisness went down as a result. I have to drive an hour if I want to go the theaters..... :(

Growing up, the pool I went to had regular swim for 45 min then 15 min for Adult Swim. It was also a chance for leisure swimming for adults without kids splashing and getting in the way. The. The lifeguards would get in their chairs at the end and all the kids would line up around the side of the pool and when they blew their whistles, all of the kids jumped back in.

The nostalgia hits so hard. Brings me back to a simpler time in life... Me staying up passed my bed time parents asleep upstairs and watching shows that in my head made me feel like I was on drugs because it was all so different compared to the norm

@Joseph S. you’re right about adult swim being a real thing in public pools, but it’s not for a whole hour? instead how adult swim works is on an hourly basis at American public pools. There is 15 minute time slot dedicated for adults only. Usually the last 15 minutes of every hour.

@LittyFam I love that he puts effort like that into his videos, fun little stuff for people to be like

"hey I get that refference"

instead of just calling it some version of "the problem with rick and morty" or something.

@bcubed72 At least at the pools I visited Adult Swim didn't have lifeguards as it was there break period.   So that was the main reason kids weren't allowed

@Joseph S. it’s more like 15 minutes. Usually the last 15 minutes of an hour.

I didn't get this either because there's no such thing in germany

@vezonf3nrak damn that's cool, we need to have it in China

@vezonf3nrak damn that's cool, we need to have it in China

@YavkataBGgaming same here
Here in the Netherlands most adults always go to the pool with kids
It's more a family thing

@vezonf3nrak When I was a kid, I noticed that adults NEVER used the diving boards during adult swim...they just seam laps. So I made the sensible suggestion "why not let us use the unused diving boards that aren't being used anyway?" and got shot down.

I quickly came to realize it was as much about "pulling rank" as anything else. Logic doesn't always win!

I wish "adult" hour was in more activities than just swimming 🤣

@vezonf3nrak I'm a new Yorker and I've never heard of that. Then again... I've only ever been to a public pool in Brooklyn just to see concerts like the breeders and the Beastie boys lol

@vezonf3nrak I'm an American and even I didn't know that.

@vezonf3nrak I'm an American and even I didn't know that.

they have a similar thing in japan, except it's called "Aldulteru Swimmeru". I wonder if they are related?

HOLY SHIT IKR? So many years... so, so many years.

HOLY SHIT IKR? So many years... so, so many years.

Bruh that's a badass. I've always kinda wondered where they got that!

The “excuse” for it is them dumping chemicals to clean the water.

Same thing, even I never grew up with Adult Swim to begin with. Maybe it's more of a metaphor of how kids shouldn't watched Cartoon Network at midnight and the schedule changed to the point of turning into a weird fever dream. Some kids were terrified at the scary aspects of Adult Swim because of the unnerving yet satisfyingly relaxing bumpers and once they grow up, they are getting nostalgic as an adult and watched more of the Adult Swim content.

At the end, the book-end metaphor is this: "all kids who grow up are joining for the Adult Swim."

I'm American and I used to wonder if it was a real thing as a kid, I still never heard the term ever used outside of channel of Adult Swim, like I can't even think of any pool I've been too or anything that ever referenced "adult swim" being a thing

@Joseph S. Nothing like this where I'm from. Seems like a good idea honestly, because I admit kids and us teens can be annoying to deal with

@fusionfountain Aw man the pool ads really brought me back. On wikipedia they section the show into "Pool Era" "Intertitle Card Era" and "Scenery Pans Era"

Yeah the old ads when adult swim started had an announcement like pools did where it said “adult swim, all kids out of the pool”

@vezonf3nrak ah I see, pool instead of sea lol

@vezonf3nrak ah I see, pool instead of sea lol

It was obvious when the pool motif was a thing which was at the very beginning of the networks run.

I've lived in America all my life and been in the southwest and midwest; I've never seen or heard adult swim in real life

Adult swim is generally used for lap swimming, or swimming as exercise instead of recreation.<br>Imagine Michael Phelps trying to train for the olympics with kids doing canonballs and dog paddling everywhere.

Adult swim is generally used for lap swimming, or swimming as exercise instead of recreation.
Imagine Michael Phelps trying to train for the olympics with kids doing canonballs and dog paddling everywhere.

It took me reading this to realize how swim is in the name

It took me reading this to realize how swim is in the name

Never heard this over is Australia either

Never heard this over is Australia either

vezonf3nrak I loved fenrak but kardas was such a dream when I was a kid

It's a thing my non-American country as well, so it's definitely not an American thing.

Swimming Pools by Kendrick Lamar. Makes sense as it appears on Good Kid m.A.A.d City, which EmpLemon references in the title of the video

Haispawner yeah it’s not a thing here in Australia either. Good to know, though!

@vezonf3nrak Probably it is just an American thing, because in my country there isn't anything like this too.

@John Smith Hey man. You good? You seem a little pent up

@John Smith Hey man. You good? You seem a little pent up

@Joseph S. i can't believe this didn't click with me lol

@Joseph S. i can't believe this didn't click with me lol

@vezonf3nrak Thanks for the knowledge, fellow internet user

@vezonf3nrak Thanks for the knowledge, fellow internet user

@Haispawner It could be an expressly American thing, but yeah. Most public pools have times of the day often called "Adult Swim" where only adults are allowed in the pool so they can swim without annoying kids in the way.

@Joseph S. It's not a thing in Finland so I had no clue until now.

yeah it's a real thing public pools have for like an hour where kids can't swim so the adults can enjoy the water too. Always has been


I swear the writers watched this video and took the "dysfunctional family is what makes the show good" part too literally for Season 5 lmfao

While still missing the point of what made it good.


Me as just a casual viewer really never noticed these changes in the shows narrative until you pointed them out it. I just enjoyed the show for its sci fi elements and witty humor. It will be interesting to rewatch the first two seasons now with this knowledge

Same I just enjoyed the show for Everything it had to offer


I truly believe that the point of the show has yet to be realized. I hope that the addition of more writers hasn’t diminished the shows integrity, but that may very well be the case as well. I think calling Rick the smartest man in the universe is not only correct, but necessary to achieve its point. I mean from the start of the show we haven’t seen anyone truly match Rick, and even the beings with intrinsically more power than him still don’t have the gadgetry or know-how that he does. I mean he’s the only one who has a collection of his alternate selves powerful enough to unite and rule inter-dimensionally. We’ve all been thinking it, Rick is the smartest man in the universe. So when he starts rubbing off on the rest of the family, they start understanding that they have more power than they previously thought, a realization everyone has when observing someone who operates on a higher level. Their perspectives change and with that they develop new feelings regarding their identity.

Meanwhile, Rick delves into his own nihilism, which, if you’ve ever truly accepted that nothing matters at any point, you know it leaves you with only one thing, your ego. No longer are you restrained by moral integrity, making the “right” choice, or in Rick’s case, the need to be loved by his family, or really anyone. By the end of the season his sheer honesty with each of the family members has helped them stand up to him and themselves, but Rick’s ego leaves him with nothing to show for it. This theme continues in season 4 and in season 5 we see that Rick isn’t the most invincible man in the universe, and may not actually be the smartest.

My major point behind all this is that I don’t think that the fandom has affected the show as much as this video might suggest, and I don’t think season 3 was as sloppy either. It was designed to feel loose and aimless, and it’s insane marketability further accentuated the nihilism of vanity. I suppose we’ll only know after Rick’s final arc ever completes.

Sorry for the essay, if you read this, you’re a g and I’d love to hear your thoughts too.


Season 5 so far feels like they watched this and took notes.

Damn so i'm not the only one thinking something like that, just gonna copypaste the comment i just wrote here:
"20:25 OH MY GOD i just realized something.

looking back at this, after the season 5 finale... it could be possible that somewhere around that time, rick created the central finite curve.

"somewhere along the way, rick transformed from the flawed scientist into the smartest man in the universe"

"the show only starts calling rick this in season 3"

i wonder if the creators had the curve in mind back then. if so, that redeems the weird writing back then for me.

also, they confirmed that the "made up backstory" rick "only used to escape prison" was actually real.

either they watched this video and took it to heart, or it was actually genius writing all along.


I really enjoy this show. I don’t think it’s the most perfect show ever like a lot of other people think


There's one of those times where I really wished I watched adult swim when I was a kid, idk just fantasizing the experience watching TV and tuning in to these goofy characters late at night was an experience I could have had.


It's escapism while growing up in a dysfunctional family. <br>That line: "Science makes sense, family doesn't" sums it up pretty well.

It's escapism while growing up in a dysfunctional family.
That line: "Science makes sense, family doesn't" sums it up pretty well.


You should talk about the new seasons, they did crack down hard on Rick's flaws to the point where he's not even at the center of his family anymore, let alone the universe


The briefest clips of Rick and Morty have raised my IQ to just high enough to understand EmpLemon’s content

Fool<br>I do not detect the sent of the concoction  of classified ingredients for capitalist benefit known as "Szechuan Sauce" therefore making your argument underdeveloped and silly.

Fool
I do not detect the sent of the concoction  of classified ingredients for capitalist benefit known as "Szechuan Sauce" therefore making your argument underdeveloped and silly.


This video was able to explain the unexplainable feeling I had watching Rick Morty season after season. I guess I really ended up loving Rick and Morty not only because of the space adventure and nihilism but also because of the family drama aspect of it. It made me miss that. Idk where else I can find that same feeling of experience and satisfaction if not rick and morty realize where it truly shined.


The inflated intellectualism that had arisen from the shadow side of the fan base is the exact reason why big bang theory was always a drag script wise. And thank you for mentioning Futurama, I feel the intelligence with which it was written is seriously overlooked/understated and knocks both Big Bang and RaM out of the water


Watched the show for the first time when they put rick in fortnite and MAN, the first 2 seasons fucking ROCKED. Season 3 and 4 were still ok aside from 1 or 2 episodes but I enjoyed it as a whole.


I'm just hoping they'll manage to bring the show back to what it once was with the next season