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Jackson on painting her best purple cat ever- and then a request to try painting something else. In Girl Meets Upstate, Riley and Maya get into a second paint fight (the first was in Girl Meets Maya's Mother) in which Riley throws purple paint all over Maya, which eventually earns a compliment from Mr. Jackson postpones grading Maya's assignment because neither one of them can understand what she's trying to say in her work, but Jackson later has Maya take another look at her painting from a different angle, which is when Maya notices that she painted a purple cat, causing her to finally admit that she has become like Riley. Riley's affinity for purple cats carries over into her high school years, and plays a key role in Maya's realization that she is going through an identity crisis In Girl Meets Triangle, their art teacher Mr. Kossal notices a purple cat among the designs, which Riley explains by saying "everybody should leave their mark". In Girl Meets Legacy, when she, Maya, Lucas, Farkle and Zay dedicate a specially-redesigned bench to the future students at JQAMS, Ms. Riley has an unshakable penchant for purple cats in most episodes that involve art or art class, Riley is shown painting only purple cats, and in so doing invariably ends up with purple paint all over her hands and forearms (an early exception to this is Girl Meets Maya's Mother, in which Riley's artwork involves drawings of Lucas). Her honest and vulnerable side is shown in Girl Meets Flaws, Girl Meets Cory and Topanga, Girl Meets Rileytown and Girl Meets Crazy Hat, the latter in which she reveals that she is insecure of what others think of her and of her future. In Girl Meets the Secret of Life, she is shown to have a temper. Riley also has a serious and tougher side such as in Girl Meets Maya's Mother, when a large man twice her size blocked her from entering the Nighthawk Diner, and she stood her ground without flinching. In Girl Meets Cory and Topanga, Riley is adamant about taking a closer look at Jingles the circus clown's flower, unaware that it squirts water.In Girl Meets the Forgotten, she thought the Great Depression was called "The Grand Canyon".Her shock and sadness at being informed that Pluto was demoted from planet status quickly turned to anger and annoyance. Also in Girl Meets Pluto, it was revealed that there was a "Riley Committee" to keep her from discovering things that could potentially hurt her because her friends think she's fragile.In Girl Meets Pluto, she didn't realize that she had dug up the time capsule while she, her parents, Maya, and Shawn were still digging for it in other parts of Mr.Riley is rather intelligent, as shown in Girl Meets Maya's Mother, in which she rivals Farkle for the highest grades, and though not generally a sports fan she seems very knowledgeable about the New York Knicks.īut for all her acumen, she tends to have some ditzy and sometimes scatterbrained moments: Much of Riley's personality is inherited from her father Cory Shawn Hunter once described Riley as "Cory with Topanga's hair", but in Girl Meets Cory and Topanga, she discovers that many of her mother Topanga's character traits were handed down to her as well. Riley will do whatever it takes to keep her friends happy, even at the expense of her own emotional well-being.
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Like Cory, Riley also prefers to maintain her own belief in things despite disagreement from others this trait mainly applies to Maya, upon whom Riley never gives up hope as shown in Girl Meets Pluto. She is also very idealistic, and expects everyone around her to live up to her own expectations, lofty as they may seem at times. At first Riley seems immature and noticeably awkward, but as the series progresses, she begins to dress and act more mature.
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Riley is bubbly, outgoing, cheerful, optimistic, intelligent, and slightly awkward, and while she is also sensitive, she is not afraid to voice her opinion about things, and will readily stand up for her friends and family.