The Boondocks 3x04 The Story of Jimmy Rebel [BANNED EPISODE]

Why It Was Controversial:
Despite being satirical, the episode was intensely provocative because it:

Featured frequent and explicit use of racial slurs, especially the N-word.

Depicted an unapologetically racist character (Jimmy Rebel) who was modeled after real-life white supremacist country singers like Johnny Rebel — a pseudonym used by Clifford Joseph Trahan, who released racist music in the 1960s.

Mocked white supremacist ideology through deliberately offensive parody, which some viewers found too extreme to qualify as satire.

🚫 Fallout and Banning
Although it aired once on Adult Swim in 2010, it was immediately pulled from reruns.

It is not available on HBO Max, even though all other Boondocks episodes are.

It was excluded from the 2020 re-airings and from official streaming collections, including digital purchase bundles.

Adult Swim has never given an official public statement explaining the ban, but it's widely assumed that:

The show crossed a line even within its satirical framework.

The portrayal of white supremacist speech, even mockingly, was deemed too volatile — especially in the context of racial tensions in the U.S.

The name “Jimmy Rebel” directly referencing real hate music may have posed legal and reputational risks.