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First Aired: Mar. 16, 2008 on Adult Swim

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Season 2 » Episode #14 - The Huey Freeman Hunger Strike

Summary: Huey goes on a hunger strike in protest of BET.

Robert 'Granddad' Freeman	voiced by John Witherspoon
Rev. Rollo Goodlove	voiced by CeeLo Green
Wedgie Rudlin	voiced by Donald Faison
Illegal Immigrant	voiced by Carlos Alazraqui
Anchorman	voiced by Corey Burton
BET Announcer	voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson
Himself	voiced by Tavis Smiley
BET Public Relations	voiced by Liz Benoit

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According to McGruder, this episode was originally titled "BET Sucks".
In Canada, this episode aired on Teletoon with a disclaimer shown in the beginning stating: "The views in this program do not reflect that of Teletoon Canada or its parent companies".
This episode did not air in the U.S. It was reported that Cartoon Network pulled the episode due to threats of legal action from BET. Debra Leevil and Wedgie Rudlin are parodies of BET executives Debra Lee and Reginald Hudlin. Hudlin is credited as executive producer of the series but left during pre-production due to disagreements with creator Aaron McGruder. McGruder and his crew were not allowed to name Lee or Hudlin in the DVD commentary.