Riley Freeman
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| Full Name | Riley Freeman |
| Age | 8 |
| Gender | Male |
| Relatives | Huey Freeman, (brother} Robert Freeman (grandfather) |
| Hair | Black, cornrows(TV series) Black, short (comic strip) |
| Occupation | Student |
| Hobbies | Art (spec. graffiti), shooting stuff, creating mischief, keeping it "gangsta" |
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| First Episode | The Garden Party |
| Voice actor | Regina King |
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Riley Freeman is a fictional character from the TV series, The Boondocks, who also appears in a comic strip by the same name. He is Huey's eight-year old brother who aspires to be like the rap artists and the gangsters he admires. This obsession molds his personality into one that is extremely contradictory to that of his brother. Riley is voiced by Regina King.
Riley, who grew up with his brother on the south side of Chicago, was moved along with his brother to the peaceful, predominately white suburb of Woodcrest by their granddad.
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[edit] Personality
Riley is a wannabe gangster who wants to be as "gangsta" as the rap artists and the gangsters he sees on TV. He looks up to many gangsters, such as 50 Cent. Highly influenced by the mass media by way of rap music and television, he frequently uses incorrect grammar in order to sound "gangsta". He tends to defend his idols even though it goes against common sense. One example is his support of R. Kelly in The Trial of Robert Kelly despite overwhelming evidence proving Kelly's guilt. In order to be like his idols, he collects airsoft weapons and tags houses, as demonstrated in The Garden Party and Riley Wuz Here. He also seems to be a fan of the movie Scarface in that he occasionally quotes lines from or alludes to the movie, and he has a white suit similar to the one worn by Tony Montana.
Riley seems to have a fair amount of criminal aptitude, as is demonstrated when he helped coordinate the kidnapping of Oprah, and further demonstrated by his criticisms of Ed Wuncler III and Gin Rummy for their lack of criminal know-how (Let's Nab Oprah).
Riley sometimes overestimates his own rather crude combat abilities, such as when he tried to fight his brother in Let's Nab Oprah. His thuggish fighting style, both with weapons and hand-to-hand, failed against the precision and agility of Huey's martial arts ability.
Riley seems to take great pleasure in poking fun at other people, sometimes to the point where Huey or Robert have to hit him to make him stop, though such disciplinary actions usually have no effect on his behavior. He also holds grudges; he has a grudge, for example, against Santa Claus for not getting him what he wanted for Christmas, and went so far as to assault him at the local mall (A Huey Freeman Christmas).
Riley shows incredible disrespect toward women. He claims that all women are hoes because you have to pay when you take them out for dinner. Riley is also pretty absent-minded, and that belief proves that too. And he uses the term "bitches" as a general term for women.
Despite these less than admirable characteristics, Riley has occasionally shown the capacity to be precociously clever, especially when required to think on the fly or squirm out of trouble on the spot. He is also an extremely talented visual artist and had been using graffiti as his primary window for artistic gratification until the episode Riley Wuz Here during which he learns to paint selflessly and for the benefit of the viewer instead of personal glory. He still, however, admits that he hopes his artistic talent lets him "get paid."
[edit] Relationships
[edit] Huey Freeman
Huey and Riley tend to have a regular brotherly relationship despite their contradictory personalities. Due to the blunders Riley makes, Huey inevitably tries to teach him the error of his ways, but often to no avail. When their granddad isn't around, Huey usually will not hesitate to set Riley straight himself.
[edit] Robert Freeman
Riley constantly disrespects Robert. Robert mainly resorts to physical punishment to keep Riley in line, but Riley seems accustomed to this kind of disciplinary action to the point where it doesn't influence or change his actions in any significant way.
[edit] Ed Wuncler and Gin Rummy
Riley hangs out with them because they're the closest thing to a gang that exists in Woodcrest. They have a great variety of real firearms and are free to commit any crime they wish since Ed's grandfather essentially owns the city. Riley sometimes accompanies them on their various misdeeds, and isn't afraid to point out when their crimes are poorly-planned or are only successful because of Ed's grandfather's status. However, Rummy dismisses Riley's reasoning and says they get away with crimes because he (Rummy) is a criminal mastermind.
[edit] Dubois Family
Riley likes to make fun of the Dubois family – especially Tom. He mocks Tom's unmanliness, breaks Jazmine's beliefs, and makes fun of Sarah's cooking. He beats Tom, an attorney, in an argument about R. Kelly's trial and makes fun of Tom's fear of being anally raped. He also mocks Sarah's cooking by comparing her peach cobbler to vomit with peas in it (The Itis).
[edit] External Sources
- "The Boondocks" on TV.com
