Carl Johnson is a character in Tales from the Hood and the main antagonist of the segment "Boys Do Get Bruised".
Biography[]
Carl began dating Sissy Johnson where he physically abused her and her son, Walter. Sissy didn't tell anyone about Carl's abuse since Carl would kill her if she told anyone about his abuse.
Later that night, Walter's caring teacher, Richard Garvy, visits Walter's home and asks Walter's mother, Sissy, about the monster. Sissy claims that Walter's injuries are the result of his own clumsiness; she then tells Walter not to reveal anything about the monster to anyone else.
As Mr. Garvy is leaving, Sissy's boyfriend, Carl comes home: seen through Walter's imagination, the audience learns that Carl in fact is the “monster.” Thinking that Walter has exposed him and called him a monster (a tattoo of the word "Monster" can be seen on Carl's arm), Carl terrorizes Walter and then whips Sissy with a belt when she intervenes.
Death[]
Carl getting his arm broken by Walter.
Mr. Garvy turns around to check on Walter, and sees Carl abusing Walter and Sissy. Mr. Garvy bursts into the house and begins to fight Carl. With Carl's attention elsewhere, Walter grabs a drawing he made of the monster, and begins to fold and crumple it. Carl's body crumples and collapses in a similar fashion. Sissy stomps on the wadded-up paper to end the threat. Finally, Mr. Garvy gives the paper to Walter, who burns it. Sissy and Walter look on as Carl is burned alive, relieved to be free from his brutal abuse.
Carl's Burnt Corpse
Later, Carl's burnt and twisted corpse is in the coffin in Simms' Funeral Home (although many broadcast TV versions show Walter in the casket instead of Carl).
Trivia[]
- He is played by David Alan Grier, whose mostly known as Carl Bentley in Robin Williams movie Jumanji.