The Garden Party
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| "The Garden Party" | |||
 Ed Wuncler, Sr. and his grandson, Ed Wuncler III |
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| Episode no.: | 1 | ||
| Prod. code: | 103 | ||
| Airdate: | November 6, 2005 | ||
| Writer(s): | Rodney Barnes Aaron McGruder |
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| Director: | Anthony Bell | ||
| Guest star(s): | Ed Asner Charles Q. Murphy |
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"The Garden Party" is the first episode of the Adult Swim animated television series The Boondocks. It originally aired on November 6, 2005
[edit] Plot
The main characters, Huey and Riley Freeman, are adjusting to life in the predominately white suburb of Woodcrest. While scoping out their new neighbors from the rooftop, Huey spots a dark vehicle approaching their house. The driver, millionaire Ed Wuncler, drops by to meet the family. Wuncler, whose bank owns all the houses in Woodcrest, has a friendly interview with the boys' granddad, Robert, asking him questions regarding his sexuality and political views. Ed eventually invites Robert and his family to a garden party to celebrate his grandson's return from Iraq.
The boys, upon hearing this, are at once reluctant to attend the party, especially Huey who doesn't want to "sip tea with the enemy." Stymied by their grandfather's wishes, however, they begrudgingly accompany him.
After a brief setback at the front gate of the Wuncler estate, during which they meet Uncle Ruckus, the Freemans arrive at the party. They meet Ed Wuncler III, an obvious wigger, who talks about his life in Iraq and delivers his trademark line, "What the fuck y'all looking at?"
Huey tries to "educate" the other partygoers about the truth regarding Jesus, 9/11, and Ronald Reagan, though his attempts, much to his dismay, are met with little more than applause and jovial disinterest. Huey comes to the conclusion that the people don't care about much anything due to the fact that they are rich. Meanwhile, Riley and Ed III go to Ed's room and begin to mess with Ed's large collection of guns. Ed III, while wearing a bulletproof vest, dares Riley to shoot him with a loaded SPAS-12. Back at the party, Uncle Ruckus, a self-hating black racist, starts singing a song he wrote called "Don't Trust Them New Niggas Over There," referring to the Freeman family. Back upstairs, Riley fires the gun whose force sends him flying backwards and shoots Ed out his second-story window. Ed, apparently unhurt, again delivers his catchphrase — "What the fuck y'all lookin at?" — upon recovering.
A somewhat nervous Robert Freeman goes to apologize to Ed Wuncler Sr. for the incident. Much to his surprise, Ed is understanding, saying. "In thirty years, that boy [his grandson] will be president of the United States... and he'll still be a fucking idiot." He and Robert then have a drink, toasting to the old school.
[edit] Trivia
- When Riley fires the shotgun he hurts his right arm, but when he is shown with a sling, it is on his left.
- Ed Wuncler III is a parody of George W. Bush (see Ed Sr.'s quote at the end of the summary for clarification)
- Riley wears a suit similar to the suits worn by Tony Montana in Scarface. He also makes an allusion to the film when he says "Say hello to my little friend" before shooting Ed in the chest with a shotgun.
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- The priest, the violinist in the green dress, and the man with the red hair and beard appear in other episodes as background characters often.
- Any time a character drinks orange juice in the series, they will mention how it has "a full day's supply of vitamin C." This episode contains the first instance of this running gag.
- When Huey looks out the window with the airsoft gun, it bears resemblance to the famous picture of Malcolm X peering out of his window with an M1 carbine.
- Uncle Ruckus says to Robert, "They must think the sun shines out your ass." This could be a reference to the movie Monty Python's The Life of Brian, in which the same line is spoken by a prisoner.
- Ed III's quote "I'm rich bitch!" is a reference to the famous line from Chappelle's Show, a show which Ed III's voice actor, Charlie Murphy, appeared on frequently.
