Robert Freeman

CTL-W-1227 · Work

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Combined Graph record U-02335 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-1227. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

The boys' exasperated guardian

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• Also known as: Granddad, voiced by John Witherspoon
• Work type: character

Relationships

• The Boondocks — featured in
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Sources

• https://www.awn.com/news/aaron-mcgruders-boondocks-debut-adult-swim-oct-2 (verification source · master store)

Evidence note (master store)

Robert Freeman ('Granddad') is a character in the Adult Swim animated series The Boondocks, voiced by John Witherspoon. The Boondocks was created by Aaron McGruder. (Wave-7: Adult Swim press material reproduced by The Futon Critic, as Robert Jebediah Freeman, 'Granddad'; second source: Animation World Network, reporting John Witherspoon voicing Granddad and naming the character 'Robert Granddad Freeman' in Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks on Adult Swim, https://www.awn.com/news/aaron-mcgruders-boondocks-debut-adult-swim-oct-2)

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