12. Riley Wuz Here

When Riley's affinity for grafitti goes too far, Grandad sends him to an art teacher that actually encourages him to do grafitti, only painting murals instead. Meanwhile, Huey discovers a black woman died from watching too much black TV, and decides to watch black TV for 2 weeks to see if that was the cause.

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Robert forces Riley to take art lessons after he is caught painting graffiti on houses. Riley's teacher, styled after Bob Ross from PBS, encourages him to plan his work carefully and even helps him with his projects. Meanwhile, Huey conducts an experiment similar to the documentary Super Size Me, watching only black-oriented television for two weeks straight to see if it negatively affects his health. Music: "Today" by Tom Scott Rob Paulsen guest stars as Riley's art teacher.

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