The scripted live-action comedy features Jesus Christ living in modern-day Compton, California, on a mission to spread love and kindness throughout the neighborhood with his small group of followers.[5]
Jesus returns from jail to discover his running buddy Boonie has relocated from their old Compton Gardens apartment complex to the "New" Compton Gardens, where Lloyd is building manager.
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"Vatican Guys"
Rusty Cundieff
Story by: Aaron McGruder Teleplay by: Aaron McGruder and Rusty Cundieff
After discovering the leaked video of Jesus performing a miracle, the Vatican sends two secret Vatican agents from Italy to Compton to kidnap "the Black Jesus" and determine if this oversized black guy is really the Son of God.
The parole officer for Jesus, a friendly white dude that just wants to make the world a better place, witnesses proof of Jesus' divinity, has a spiritual upheaval and decides to stop going to work and follow Jesus.
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"Operation SHUT'EMDOWN"
Tina Mabry
Story by: Aaron McGruder and Mike Clattenburg Teleplay by: Aaron McGruder and Rusty Cundieff
AmBro, the head of security at The New Compton Gardens, has formed a militia to scare off drug dealers in the hood. In a show of force, his troops take over the street for a day, which screws up a drug deal the gang planned for that day.
Jesus lets Boonie have the power of Christ so he can see how difficult being the Son of God really is. While Boonie is trying to figure out how to make his new powers work for him, Jesus takes a skip day for himself.
Ms. Tudi miraculously scores a small business loan, and now she can open "Tudi's Wigs, Weaves, and Whatnots". The Korean Bitch Mafia isn't happy the store is on their turf, and that means war.
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"Boonie Comes Up"
Heath Cullens
Story by: Hugh Moore Teleplay by: Hugh Moore and Rusty Cundieff
Boonie thinks he has been possessed by the soul of a dead gangster and begins acting like a serious badass. That day, Lloyd serves Jesus papers - he's taking him to "Homie's Court" for making him sober, and to settle up for $600.
Jesus suddenly finds himself as the coach for the Compton Devils junior high football team. His agenda to spread love and kindness is at odd with winning at all costs, and we see his struggle play out in the big game.
The gang talks Jesus into starring in a variety show after a sleazy producer promises them fame and fortune. It's a disaster from start to finish, but Jesus is determined to get Pop's good word out as a result.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the first season received an average score of 73, which indicates "generally positive reviews", based on five reviews.[40] Brian Lowry of Variety gave the series a positive review, saying: "Black Jesus is funny in part because it ventures so eagerly into areas most producers and networks, worn down by years of calls for sponsor boycotts and bad publicity, have simply decided it’s easier to avoid."[41] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times gave the series a positive review, saying: "I'm not saying it's particularly deep, and it is filled with language that cannot be reproduced in this newspaper, but it's good-natured and, compared with a lot of what's on television, the comedy is gentle and hopeful."[42]Soraya Nadia McDonald of The Washington Post said: "Like his earthly counterparts, Black Jesus doesn’t have a perfect track record, but he gets the big concepts and leads by example. If anything, it seems McGruder is trying to tell his audience that if Jesus is just like us, maybe it’s not so much of a stretch for us to be just like him."[43]James Poniewozik of Time stated: "You might expect McGruder, given his Boondocks history, to be out for pointed religious satire, but Black Jesus is really more of a stoner hangout comedy with a heart."[44]
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