The Boondocks: The Complete Series

DVD Wholesale Quick Overview:

I wasn’t sure what to think of this product when I saw it hit the Amazon shelves. It seemed to be coming out awfully close to the final episode’s air date, and seemed surprisingly cheap for a complete series set ($55 = roughly $1/episode, + bonuses), so I was skeptical if this was a legit release or not. I am very happy to have been proven wrong!

First off, in terms of basic content, you already know the show. It’s been around since 2005, and continues to provide be the go-to show for scathing political and social satire on culture clash and race relations (season 4 aside). All episodes are present in excellent picture and audio, and indeed seem to be uncensored (as stated on the box). Obviously, I haven’t had time to watch through every episode to verify this, but that seems to be the case.

What really surprised me on this was the packaging. Each season is contained in sexy, foldout cardboard sleeves, like the kind that the special Thinpak editions of CDs used to come in, 3 discs to a season (except season 4, which is only 2 discs). Since the sleeves are all Thinpak sized, the whole set only takes up about two “regular” DVD cases worth of space on the shelf. Solid!

Special features include episode commentaries, some deleted scenes, short features, etc, etc, and a surprise bonus soundtrack CD as well!

This is an absolute must-have for Boondocks fans. For the curious onlookers, The Boondocks is not an easy show to pick up. It’s crude and offensive, but backed with a biting and harsh satire. Yes, this is the show that delights in dropping the N-word en masse, both in culturally defensive and completely insensitive ways. Add in some racial stereotypes (black and white alike), a splash of gangsta culture, drench it in radical black power movement ideology, then roll all that up in a snarky BET burrito, and serve with hot anime-inspired action sauce. Think you can handle it? If so, GO FOR IT. This show is solid gold at what it does (barring the creator-not-involved season 4), and it is honestly one of the best cartoons to come out in the last decade because of it.

“Jesus was black, Ronald Reagan was the devil, and the government is lying about 9-11. Thank you for your time and good night.” — Huey Freeman

-C Cornett

DVD Wholesale Main Features:

Actors: Regina King, John Witherspoon
Directors: Aaron McGruder, Creator
Format: Multiple Formats, AC-3, Box set, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: French
Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 11
Rated: Unrated-Not Rated
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: June 24, 2014
Run Time: 1198 minutes
ASIN: B00JSR5BJ6