BOONDOCKS EPISODES PULLED FROM ADULT SWIM.

Cartoon Network's Adult Swim has pulled two upcoming episodes of THE
BOONDOCKS from its schedule, reports AD AGE. Recently, the two episodes
appeared on YouTube, making some wonder whether the move to yank the
episodes was done over content concerns or as part of a viral marketing
plan.

Aaron McGruder, who created the show and the comic strip on which the
show was based, has long been critical of BET, and in the two yanked
episodes he turns his satirical eye toward BET execs. In the episodes,
the show's protagonist Huey goes on a hunger strike in an effort to
force top BET execs to commit Japanese-style ritual suicide to atone for
"their destruction of the black people." BET CEO Debra Lee is portrayed
as Dr. Evil-like Debra Lee-vil, while her lieutenant, based on BET Ent.
president and BOONDOCKS exec producer Reggie Hudlin, plans to expand the
network's original lineup by only producing MTV retreads cast with black
people.

AD AGE did not hear back on the matter from McGruder, Hudlin, Lee or
Cartoon Network Chief Content Officer Bob Sorcher. However, Cartoon
Network spokesman James Anderson, wrote to the trade pub stating, "The
two episodes you were asking about are not scheduled to air on Adult
Swim. We really have no further comment, but you should know that
neither Turner nor Adult Swim were contacted by BET, Ms. Lee or Mr.
Hudlin."