As a long-time fan of The Boondocks since it's inception in the comics, I've always wondered why Huey and Riley live with their grandfather. The first episode of season one of the television show explains how their grandfather purchased a house in the lily-white suburb of Woodcrest with the inheritance money of Huey and Riley, implying their parents are dead. One of my favorite episodes of the first season, "Riley Wuz Here," features Riley using a picture dear to the heart of his grandfather to prove that he was indeed the skilled artist responsible for the wondrous graffiti on properties in the neighborhood. I have heard different interpretations for who is actually depicted in this picture. Some, for instance, believe it to be Granddad and his wife whereas others see it as a depiction of Huey and Riley's parents. The young man does not really resemble the earlier depictions of youthful Granddad so I am leaning more toward the parents of Huey and Riley now. Either way, Granddad breaks into tears and photographs the piece as a memento to the dearly beloved. Besides this rare moment of family history for the Freeman clan, the use of Tom Scott's "Today" was unquestionably one of the best music selections for the series.
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