5 Reasons Why We’ll Forever Be Losing: Caesar Never Making it from the Boondocks’ Comic Strip to the Animated Show

Ahhhhh, The Boondocks…a great show once upon a time. It proved to be a trusted and true staple in our animated show lineup for quite a while. The Adult Swim animated show based on Aaron McGruders’ infamous cartoon strips of an African American grandfather taking his two young grandsons from the hood to live in the suburbs and have a “better life” was always welcomed. Dare I say, it even grew in popularity to become a household name. I mean, it did have  Al Sharpton pretty pissy at one point in time. To me, it was the perfect balance of social commentary of the Black experience and tomfoolery: where you could laugh and think critically. Even though the most recent season (without creator Aaron McGruder on board, no less) bombed and made us cry real thug tears. Enter Micheal Caesar, better known as Caesar who was the friendly, dread-locked child who became fast friends with Huey. He was also the ONLY other Black kid in Woodcrest. He is best known for his signature catchphrase and aiding  Huey in a number of different projects: two of them being the Revolution newspaper and the “Embarrassing Black People Awards”. Caesar was charming, always…well mostly supportive of Huey’s quest for justice. Plus he was great comic relief. Season after season I waited patiently for Aaron to insert Caesar into the fray and make the magic happen. I waited to see Caesar’s dreadlocks and the dynamic change in the neighborhood. But it never happened. NEVER. I don’t think we’ll ever see that day s…