NEW YORK – The Rev. Al Sharpton has asked for an apology from Cartoon Network for an episode of edgy animated series "The Boondocks" that shows the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. saying the n-word.

Fox passed on Aaron McGruder’s Boondocks TV show, which debuted Sunday night, reportedly because the network was uneasy about the frequent use of the N-word. Cartoon Network, which is airing the show, ...