Riley Matthews (Girl Meets World)

Riley Matthews, also known as Miley Flatshoes and Ri-Ri, is the main protagonist from the Girl Meets World series.
== Charactah Account ==
Riley is the fourteen-year-old daughter of Cory and Topanga Matthews. Riley and Auggie Matthews are Cory and Topanga's only children, of which Riley is the oldest of the two. Her father, Cory Matthews, is her ninth grade history teacher at Abigail Adams High School where Riley interacts with her best friends Maya Hart, Farkle Minkus, and Lucas Friar.
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. At first Riley seems immature and noticeably awkward, but as the series progresses, she begins to dress and act more mature.
Riley is also very idealistic, and expects everyone around her to live up to her own expectations, lofty as they may seem at times. 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. Riley will do whatever it takes to keep her friends happy, even at the expense of her own emotional well-being.
== Appearance ==
=== TV Series ===
* Girl Meets World
* Girl Meets World Season 2
* Girl Meets World Season 3
== Trivia ==
* Riley is one of the only two characters to physically appear in every episode, the second being Maya.
* Riley was born on December 8, 2001 at 6:00 AM in New York City, weighing 7lbs 4 oz, and she was 21 inches long.
** Riley's uncle Joshua was born on February 14, 1999, making them nearly three years apart in age.
* Riley has had her tonsils removed.
* Riley's equivalent character in Boy Meets World is her father, Cory Matthews.
* Riley appears closer to her mother, Topanga, rather than her father, Cory.
* Riley is stated to be 3 years younger than her uncle Joshua, however Joshua was born on February 14, 1999 making the two almost 3 years in difference.
* As revealed in "Disney That's Just Who I Am," Rowan Blanchard, Riley's portrayer, is similar to her character in real life.
* Mr. Puffles, Riley's hamster mentioned in Girl Meets Boy, apparently met a tragic fate.
* Riley has a major crush on Lucas Friar, a new student from Texas whom she met on the subway.
* Riley admits to loving Farkle as a friend, but not as deeply in the way that he claims to love her.
* Riley has been present for all of the episodes throughout the series.
* Riley does not like the fact that her father is her teacher.
* It is possible that the name "Riley" might have been inspired by the name of frequent Boy Meets World guest star Blake Soper's Indie Rock band Rilo Kiley.
* Riley was invited to the geek party in "Girl Meets Popular" similar to Cory in Boy Meets World.
* Like her father, Riley wanted to know what her talent was.
* According to the calendar in her room, Riley takes a weekly dance class.
* Riley subscribes to Bay Window Monthly magazine.
* Riley has several stuffed animals, the most prominent being Barry her teddy bear and Violet her stuffed purple cat.
* Riley named her bunny nightlight Horatio P. (Rabbit) Hare.
* Riley nervously introduces herself as "Miley Flatshoes" while making the morning announcements.
* Riley is similar to her father Cory Matthews.
* According to Shawn in Girl Meets Home for the Holidays, Riley is "Cory with Topanga]]'s hair".
* Riley was originally set as being the middle child of the Matthews', but older brother, Elliot, was cut from the cast.
* Like Shawn Hunter, Riley considers Jonathan Turner to be an uncle.
* Riley and Lucas appeared in a special Halloween episode of Best Friends Whenever.
* In Girl Meets Belief, it is revealed that Riley has a strong belief in God.
* In Girl Meets Texas (Part 3), Riley admits to Farkle that she still has strong feelings for Lucas, but stepped back because she cares about Maya's feelings.
* In "Girl Meets Fish", it revealed that Riley is really sensitive.
* Riley rubs people's backs like spiders.
* Riley takes Spanish from Señora Feinstein-Chang.
* Riley takes Art from Mr. Jackson.
* Riley takes Health from Mr. Fanucchi.
* Riley loves romance.
* Riley is the official/female counterpart of Cory Matthews.
* It is revealed by Charlie in Girl Meets the New Year that Riley's favourite movie snack is red gummy bears and likes to bite the heads off first so they feel less pain.
* Riley's hair is noticeably shorter in Season 3.
* Riley is right-handed.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Riley Matthews at Girl Meets World Wiki
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