The Freeman family in "The Boondocks" series is portrayed as an all-male, African-American trio, each having very different personalities. The main protagonist and narrator is Huey, who possesses the cognitive functions of a child genius. His brother, Riley Freeman, is more practical, streetwise, and outspoken. The brothers rarely get along but do in some episodes, for example in the episode "Guess Hoe's Coming to Dinner", where Huey and Riley work together to find out the truth about the character, Cristal. For the most part, Huey and Riley behave like , and many stories revolve around their feeling embarrassed by the other's actions. The third member of the Freeman family is Robert, the "Grandad" to Huey and Riley. Robert cannot remember his own age, yet he never dates women of his own generation.