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Robert 'Granddad' Freeman is a fictional character portrayed by John Witherspoon in the TV series The Boondocks.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Garden Party (season 1), they were 63 years old.
They appear in all 55 aired episodes and have accumulated 2612 positive votes.
The character of Robert 'Granddad' Freeman is mainly associated with Riley Freeman and Uncle Ruckus.

Robert 'Granddad' Freeman

by John Witherspoon

character

Episodes55

  • 7.8
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    The Garden Party

    episode S1.E1 november 2005
    When tycoon Ed Wuncler invites the Freemans to his garden party, Huey hopes to shock his white wealthy neighbors with his brand of "the truth". But things don't go as he planned.
  • 8.3
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    The Trial of Robert Kelly

    episode S1.E2 november 2005
    Huey disagrees with Riley - and apparently most Blacks - regarding the R. Kelly case.
  • 7.9
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    Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner

    episode S1.E3 november 2005
    Huey and Riley team up to convince Granddad that his new girlfriend is actually a prostitute who is after his money.
  • 8.5
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    Granddad's Fight

    episode S1.E4 november 2005
    After getting beaten up by the mean and blind Col. Stinkmeaner, a humiliated Granddad wants a rematch.
  • 8.5
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    A Date with the Health Inspector

    episode S1.E5 december 2005
    When Tom is wrongfully accused for murder, Huey and Riley enlist the help of Ed III and his friend, Gin Rummy to find the real killer.
  • 8.1
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    The Story of Gangstalicious

    episode S1.E6 december 2005
    Riley visits his favorite rapper, Gangstalicious, who's been shot and hospitalized. But is he really a "gangsta"?
  • 8
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    A Huey Freeman Christmas

    episode S1.E7 december 2005
    Huey's teacher gives him full creative control over the schools Christmas play.
  • 7.8
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    The Real

    episode S1.E8 january 2006
    Riley convinces Granddad to pretend he is blind so that Xzibit will pimp their ride. Huey is being stalked by a government agent. Or is it just his imagination?
  • 9
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    Return of the King

    episode S1.E9 january 2006
    Martin Luther King comes out of a 32-year coma and Huey helps him to readjust. But Dr. King finds that his peaceful philosophy is no longer accepted in post-9/11 America.
  • 8.2
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    The Itis

    episode S1.E10 january 2006
    When Granddad and Ed Wuncler open a soul-food restaurant, it ends up having a terrible effect on Woodcrest.
  • 8.1
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    Let's Nab Oprah

    episode S1.E11 february 2006
    Riley, Ed III and Rummy set out to kidnap Oprah Winfrey and it's up to Huey to stop them.
  • 8.4
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    Riley Wuz Here

    episode S1.E12 february 2006
    An eccentric art teacher encourages Riley to express himself through graffiti. Huey watches nothing but shows with black people for two weeks to see if it has any negative side effects.
  • 7.5
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    Wingmen

    episode S1.E13 march 2006
    When one of Grandad's army buddies, Moe, dies, he and the boys return home to Chicago for the funeral. On the way there it is revealed that Grandad and Moe had a bad falling out over a girl. Huey is excited to be home in hopes of seeing his old friend Cairo, but finds out that he wants nothing to do with Huey. At the funeral, Grandad is forced into a eulogy, in which he reveals all the bad things Moe had done over the years. But when Grandad sees Moe's wife, the girl they fought over, and sees how ugly she is, he realizes how Moe had been the bigger man trying to repair their broken friendship.
  • 8
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    The Block Is Hot

    episode S1.E14 march 2006
    Jazmine learns a harsh lesson about capitalism when her lemonade stand becomes a subsidiary of Wuncler, Inc.
  • 8.5
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    The Passion of Ruckus

    episode S1.E15 march 2006
    Ruckus' message of hating black people in order to get into White Heaven catches on. Huey tries to save a radical who was wrongly convicted of murder from being executed.
  • 8.7
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    ...Or Die Trying

    episode S2.E1 october 2007
    Granddad takes the kids to the movies but has to sneak them in since he refuses to pay the exorbitant prices. Huey tries to sabotage the film, but Uncle Ruckus tries to stop him.
  • 7.9
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    Tom, Sarah and Usher

    episode S2.E2 october 2007
    After Sarah kicks Tom out over an argument about superstar Usher, he turns to the Freemans and A Pimp Named Slickback for help.
  • 8.1
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    Thank You for Not Snitching

    episode S2.E3 october 2007
    Riley's natural inclination to never snitch is challenged when he learns Ed Wuncler III and Gin Rummy are behind a series of robberies in Woodcrest, climaxing in the theft of Granddad's car.
  • 9.2
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    Stinkmeaner Strikes Back

    episode S2.E4 october 2007
    Colonel Stinkmeaner returns from Hell after making a deal with the Devil, and possesses Tom in order to take revenge on Granddad.
  • 7.9
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    The Story of Thugnificent

    episode S2.E5 november 2007
    When rapper Thugnificent moves in across the street, Granddad complains about the non-stop noise and partying, leading Thugnificent to record a new song, "Eff Granddad."
  • 8.2
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    Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch

    episode S2.E6 november 2007
    After various failed attempts at meeting women on MySpace, Grandpa Freeman tries one last time and the results look promising, except for the fact that she was raised by wolves and knows a martial art that seems to be extinct.
  • 7.5
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    Shinin'

    episode S2.E7 november 2007
    A bully steals the chain that signifies Riley's membership in Thugnificent's crew, prompting various attempts by Riley to get it back.
  • 7.7
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    Ballin'

    episode S2.E8 december 2007
    Riley displays most of his worst traits as he joins Tom's youth basketball team, goofing off during practice, hogging the ball, and being a poor loser.
  • 7.4
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    Invasion of the Katrinians

    episode S2.E9 december 2007
    Granddad's cousin and his family take up residence in the Freeman home after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
  • 8
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    Home Alone

    episode S2.E10 december 2007
    When Grandad goes on vacation, he leave Huey and Riley home with Uncle Ruckus as their chaperone. The boys cause enough havoc to chase Uncle Ruckus away, which leaves Huey in charge... much to Riley's disappointment.
  • 8.5
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    The S-Word

    episode S2.E11 january 2008
    Grandad and the good Rev. Rolo Goodlove try to cash in big after a teacher calls Riley "the n-word" in school.
  • 8.6
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    The Story of Catcher Freeman

    episode S2.E12 january 2008
    Granddad and Uncle Ruckus offer conflicting accounts of a slave revolt led by Huey and Riley's ancestor. Huey reveals that the truth is much different than either of them thought.
  • 8.6
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    The Story of Gangstalicious: Part 2

    episode S2.E13 february 2008
    Despite many obvious clues to the contrary, Riley denies that his favorite rapper, Gangstalicious, is gay.
  • 7.5
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    The Hunger Strike

    episode S2.E14 march 2008
    Huey goes on a hunger strike in a boycott of BET, and receives some high-profile support from Reverend Rollo Goodlove, who may be more interested in his own self-promotion than any good intentions.
  • 8.4
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    The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show

    episode S2.E15 march 2008
    In the wake of Huey's failed protest against the network, BET's Harvard-educated programming chief, Weggie Rudlin, is moving ahead with his promise to create The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show.
  • 8.7
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    It's a Black President, Huey Freeman

    episode S3.E1 may 2010
    A German documentary follows the Freeman family during the election of the country's first Black President.
  • 7.7
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    Bitches to Rags

    episode S3.E2 may 2010
    When his new album tanks, Thugnificent is faced with the horror of getting a real job.
  • 8.4
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    The Red Ball

    episode S3.E3 may 2010
    Huey leads the residents of Woodcrest in a kickball game against a seemingly unbeatable Chinese team, while the game is secretly being funded and rigged by Ed Wuncler and the Chinese mafia.
  • 8.4
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    The Story of Jimmy Rebel

    episode S3.E4 may 2010
    Ruckus finds his musical soul mate in famed racist country singer, Jimmy Rebel.
  • 8.5
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    Stinkmeaner 3: The Hateocracy

    episode S3.E5 may 2010
    Three of Stinkmeaner's old crew arrive in town to exact payback on the Freeman family.
  • 8.2
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    Smokin with Cigarettes

    episode S3.E6 june 2010
    Riley becomes friends with a sociopathic boy named Lamilton, who wants to do nothing more than hurt people, cause mayhem, and smoke cigarettes.
  • 8.9
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    The Fund-Raiser

    episode S3.E7 june 2010
    Riley organizes a fund raiser with Cindy McPhearson, Jazmine Dubois and other kids from Woodcrest, but the money isn't going to anyone in need.
  • 8
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    Pause

    episode S3.E8 june 2010
    Granddad is cast as the leading man by mega-superstar of stage and screen, Winston Jerome. But when the theatre group turns out to be a homo-erotic evangelical cult, it's up to Huey and Riley to put a pause to it.
  • 8.9
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    A Date with the Booty Warrior

    episode S3.E9 june 2010
    Having conquered his prison rape phobia, Tom volunteers a field trip to a super max prison as part of a Scared Stiff program. But when a riot breaks out, Tom has to get the kids and his posterior out in one piece.
  • 8
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    The Story of Lando Freeman

    episode S3.E10 july 2010
    There's a new handyman in the neighborhood undercutting Uncle Ruckus... which is all good for Granddad and his garden until the man claims to be his long lost son, Lando. Will Granddad take responsibility and be a father to his son? Not without a talk show paternity test.
  • 7.9
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    Lovely Ebony Brown

    episode S3.E11 july 2010
    Granddad meets a young black woman who asks him out on a date, but the only person who can spoil Granddad's new romance, is Granddad.
  • 8.4
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    Mr. Medicinal

    episode S3.E12 july 2010
    After a checkup, a doctor warns Granddad that he could die any day if he doesn't get his stress levels down. Not wanting to become dependent on pills, he decides to take Thugnificent's suggestion... and turns to marijuana.
  • 8.4
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    The Fried Chicken Flu

    episode S3.E13 august 2010
    When a fast food promotion crosses with a plague of biblical proportions, society spins out of controls faster than you can say "white meat only." Will the world end with two sides and a biscuit? Will Huey Freeman's elaborate end-of-the-world survival plan stand up to the ultimate test? Will any of us ever get to eat fried chicken again?
  • 8.6
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    The Color Ruckus

    episode S3.E14 august 2010
    Uncle Ruckus must face the truth about his racial origins, when his abusive father and the rest of his family show up in Woodcrest.
  • 8.1
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    It's Goin' Down

    episode S3.E15 august 2010
    Legendary anti-terrorist agent Jack Flowers becomes suspicious of Huey when Ed Wuncler III and Gin Rummy plot a terrorist attack in Woodcrest.
  • 7.4
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    Pretty Boy Flizzy

    episode S4.E1 april 2014
    Well known and admired R&B singer "Pretty Boy Flizzy" helps Tom with his troubled marriage.
  • 6.3
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    Good Times

    episode S4.E2 april 2014
    These are not "good times" for Granddad. He owes millions of dollars on his house to Eddie Wuncler (son of Ed Wuncler) who has some unique ideas of how Granddad can pay him back. And with Eddie appearing more like a gangster than a businessman, times are about to get worse.
  • 7.7
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    Breaking Grandad

    episode S4.E3 may 2014
    It may not be meth, but the explosive hair product the Freemans are selling is just as dangerous. And even more lethal may be the black market of the hair-care industry run by Boss Willona.
  • 6.5
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    Early Bird Special

    episode S4.E4 may 2014
    Granddad is hired by pimps at a nursing home to escort lonely ladies. But this Woodcrest Gigolo is in for a surprise when he finds that the job is not as sexy as it sounds.
  • 7.2
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    Freedom Ride or Die

    episode S4.E5 may 2014
    Young Robert Freeman and his fellow freedom riders retell their daring adventure on the road to Birmingham.
  • 6.1
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    Granddad Dates a Kardashian

    episode S4.E6 may 2014
    Granddad co-stars on a reality show when he begins dating Kardashia, a long lost Kardashian sister. While Riley and Granddad love all of the swag they're receiving, Huey is more dubious of this new Kardashian's intentions. Can the Freemans keep with with Kardashia?
  • 6.3
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    Freedomland

    episode S4.E7 june 2014
    The Freemans find that Eddie Wuncler's new slavery theme park "Freedomland" may be a bit to authentic, when they are trapped there and forced to be slaves. Huey must find a way to uproot them from this situation.
  • 7.5
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    I Dream of Siri

    episode S4.E8 june 2014
    Granddad loves Siri on his new iPhone. Unfortunately, she loves him back, a bit too much. When she becomes obsessed with him, Granddad finds that Siri is one app that won't be deleted that easily.
  • 6.9
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    Stinkmeaner: Begun the Clone War Has

    episode S4.E9 june 2014
    Stinkmeaner is back, or at least his clone is. After a fight with Granddad goes viral, Stinkmeaner turns unto an instant celebrity. And seeking revenge, Granddad's hate may cause him to be yet another clone of Stinkmeaner.
  • 7.3
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    The New Black

    episode S4.E10 june 2014
    Riley becomes the maligned target of gay rights groups after he calls his classmate "gay." In these sensitive times when everyone is offended by everything, Riley really has to watch what he says, even when his apology may upset people.

Best moments10

  • 6.5
    /10
    88% of the votes

    Early Bird Special

    episode S4.E4 may 2014
    Granddad is hired by pimps at a nursing home to escort lonely ladies. But this Woodcrest Gigolo is in for a surprise when he finds that the job is not as sexy as it sounds.
  • 7.4
    /10
    87% of the votes

    Invasion of the Katrinians

    episode S2.E9 december 2007
    Granddad's cousin and his family take up residence in the Freeman home after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
  • 6.9
    /10
    80% of the votes

    Stinkmeaner: Begun the Clone War Has

    episode S4.E9 june 2014
    Stinkmeaner is back, or at least his clone is. After a fight with Granddad goes viral, Stinkmeaner turns unto an instant celebrity. And seeking revenge, Granddad's hate may cause him to be yet another clone of Stinkmeaner.
  • 8.4
    /10
    78% of the votes

    Mr. Medicinal

    episode S3.E12 july 2010
    After a checkup, a doctor warns Granddad that he could die any day if he doesn't get his stress levels down. Not wanting to become dependent on pills, he decides to take Thugnificent's suggestion... and turns to marijuana.
  • 8.5
    /10
    76% of the votes

    Stinkmeaner 3: The Hateocracy

    episode S3.E5 may 2010
    Three of Stinkmeaner's old crew arrive in town to exact payback on the Freeman family.
  • 8.5
    /10
    71% of the votes

    Granddad's Fight

    episode S1.E4 november 2005
    After getting beaten up by the mean and blind Col. Stinkmeaner, a humiliated Granddad wants a rematch.
  • 7.9
    /10
    70% of the votes

    Lovely Ebony Brown

    episode S3.E11 july 2010
    Granddad meets a young black woman who asks him out on a date, but the only person who can spoil Granddad's new romance, is Granddad.
  • 7.5
    /10
    64% of the votes

    I Dream of Siri

    episode S4.E8 june 2014
    Granddad loves Siri on his new iPhone. Unfortunately, she loves him back, a bit too much. When she becomes obsessed with him, Granddad finds that Siri is one app that won't be deleted that easily.
  • 8.2
    /10
    62% of the votes

    The Itis

    episode S1.E10 january 2006
    When Granddad and Ed Wuncler open a soul-food restaurant, it ends up having a terrible effect on Woodcrest.
  • 6.3
    /10
    58% of the votes

    Good Times

    episode S4.E2 april 2014
    These are not "good times" for Granddad. He owes millions of dollars on his house to Eddie Wuncler (son of Ed Wuncler) who has some unique ideas of how Granddad can pay him back. And with Eddie appearing more like a gangster than a businessman, times are about to get worse.

Votes per episode

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36
E2
90
E3
338
E4
5
E5
16
E6
5
E7
23
E8
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E9
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E11
17
E12
99
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E14
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E15
49
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E2
29
E3
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E4
59
E5
63
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E7
6
E8
177
E9
12
E10
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E11
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E13
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E14
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4
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21
E2
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E3
22
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E14
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