The Boondocks is an adult animated sitcom created by Aaron McGruder for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim. The series premiered on November 6, 2005 and ended on June 23, 2014, with a total of 55 episodes produced over the course of the show's four seasons. The last of the series was produced without any involvement from McGruder, reportedly because "a mutually agreeable production schedule could not be determined" The series has a loose connection with the continuity of the comic strip, though during the final year of the strip McGruder tried to synchronize them.