The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for December 24, 2000
December 23, 2000
December 25, 2000
Transcript:
Riley: I'm sayin' though... I ain't no punk... Ya heard?! I ain't no punk!! Huey: Relax, Riley... Nobody thinks you're a punk. Riley: It's just, knumsayin... like the situation in question got me a little distressed, that's all. Huey: I feel you, Riley. It's nothing to be ashamed of... This is a very stressful time of year. Riley: It's just... It's just... It's just that (sniff)... I mean... I'm sayin'... Huey: It's OK, Riley... Just breathe... Relax. Riley: Why (sniff) they gotta (sniff) go and hate on my man Charlie Brown's Christmas tree like that!!! Huey: Kids can be cruel, Riley.
Riley comes off like The Simpsons’ Nelson Muntz sometimes. Always striving to project a badass image, but now and then there’ll be cracks in the façade and he’ll show a hidden talent or sensitivity that nobody suspected. Who knew Riley could feel bad for someone other than himself?