Huey initially believes this to be a good idea, a reaction to a successful rally/concert Goodlove throws. Huey joins forces with a charismatic preacher-like character named Rollo Goodlove (voiced by rapper/singer Cee-Lo) who attempts to add a flashy image to the fight against BET, lobbying for a boycott of the network. The issue of Huey Freeman is brought up, as he is shown on CNN giving a press conference stating that he is on a hunger strike and that he will not eat until there is a public apology for creating BET, the network is shut down, and all the executive board members commit Seppuku, a form of ritual Japanese suicide. The episode begins inside of the BET headquarters with fictional president Debra Leevil presiding over a board meeting on how they are destroying black people. This episode was originally set to be called "BET Sucks".
It was announced that "The Hunger Strike" was going to air for the first time in the United States on May 29, 2020. In Canada the episode was aired on March 16, 2008, on the network Teletoon, with a disclaimer before the show stating that "the views in this program do not reflect that of Teletoon Canada or its parent companies". It was set to premiere on January 7, 2008, between "The Story of Thugnificent" and "Attack of the Killer Kung-Fu Wolf Bitch", but has not aired in the United States. It is one of two episodes from this season to take a critical shot at the network BET.
The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show The Hunger Strike is a second season episode of the Adult Swim animated television series The Boondocks.
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