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Every black-ish episode in the guide, organized by occasion, 36 episodes and counting.

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Ski Trip

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“Martin Luther Skiing Day”

On the way to the Johnson family's annual MLK holiday ski trip, Dre realizes his children may not know the significance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. so he decides to inundate them with Dr. King history facts. Once they arrive at the ski lodge, Dre finds a unique way to prepare…

SKI TRIP · 2015 Where to watch ↗

Wedding

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“Parental Guidance”

Dre, determined to make up for the no-frills, last-minute wedding he and Bow had, organizes an amazing vow renewal for their 15th anniversary. But when Bow's hippie-dippy parents, Alicia and the very white Paul show up unannounced -- bombshells are dropped and old disagreements…

WEDDING · 2015 Where to watch ↗
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“Mad and Boujee”

When Dre is invited to join a private social club for the black upper class, Bow and the family jump at the opportunity to mingle with this new community, but Dre's not so sure these exclusive clubs are all they're cracked up to be. Meanwhile, Junior helps Pops pick a wedding…

WEDDING · 2019 Where to watch ↗
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“Our Wedding Dre”

Dre's intimate wedding plans for Pops and Ruby go awry when Pops' brother, Uncle Norman, shows up unexpectedly for the festivities; Ruby refuses Bow's offer to help with preparations.

WEDDING · 2020 Where to watch ↗
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“My Work Friend's Wedding”

Charlie announces that he is marrying Vivica A. Fox and asks Dre to be his best man; Diane's ongoing feud with the groom costs her an invite to the wedding, but she attempts to sneak in anyway.

WEDDING · 2022 Where to watch ↗

Birthday

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“30 Something”

Things begin to fall apart, in more ways than one, when Dre hurts himself playing basketball right before his 40th birthday. He hands the planning of his big party over to his much younger, hipper assistant, fearing he really is getting too old to be cool. Bow and Ruby face off…

BIRTHDAY · 2015 Where to watch ↗
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“ToysRn'tUs”

Janine gives Diane a white Girlstory doll for her birthday, and when Bow tries to return it for a black doll, she is shocked by the limited options offered. Dre blames the lack of representation of African Americans in the media, but when confronting this systematic problem, he…

BIRTHDAY · 2017 Where to watch ↗
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“Things Were Different Then”

Dre reluctantly helps Junior plan Pops' 65th birthday party and starts to see his dad's past in a new light. Meanwhile, Bow decides to say "yes" to everything for a whole year and Jack & Diane take advantage of her.

BIRTHDAY · 2018 Where to watch ↗
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“Fifty-Three Percent”

Dre and Bow have been fighting more than usual, and they decide to go back to their therapist who suggests they make time for a date night. Meanwhile, after Devante's first birthday party, the bouncy house gets left behind, and Jack and Diane take advantage of it in different…

BIRTHDAY · 2018 Where to watch ↗
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“Good Grief”

Bow's mom, Alicia, visits the family for the first time since the loss of Bow's dad, and she is still heavily grieving. Bow decides to throw a big luau-themed party for what would have been her dad's next birthday. Meanwhile, Mason has an extra ticket to an MMA fight and invites…

BIRTHDAY · 2018 Where to watch ↗
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“Andre Johnson: Good Person”

As they are planning Devante's birthday, Bow wants to be more mindful with all the new child-rearing rules these days, but Dre isn't having it. Junior tells Jack and Diane that they need to be more mindful of the environment and their first order of business is changing Ruby's…

BIRTHDAY · 2019 Where to watch ↗
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“The Mother And Child De-union”

While Bow and Junior take Olivia and her mother, Maxine, to brunch to celebrate Junior's birthday, and Bow is forced to confront the idea of her and Junior having an oddly close relationship. Meanwhile, Jack is jealous that his new crush wants to hang out with Diane instead of…

BIRTHDAY · 2021 Where to watch ↗

Vacation & Road Trip

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“VIP”

Dre decides to take his family to Walt Disney World on the magical, first-class vacation experience he was never able to have as a kid. With the help of a VIP tour guide, Dre and the kids take full advantage of their VIP status. Meanwhile, Bow, Pops and Ruby set off on their own…

VACATION & ROAD TRIP · 2016 Where to watch ↗
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“Kid Life Crisis”

The Johnsons go on vacation at an all-inclusive beach resort in paradise. Dre and Bow meet a couple without kids and live a kid-less fantasy for a while but soon begin to crave their kid-filled reality. Junior catches the eye of a cute girl at the resort and vies for her…

VACATION & ROAD TRIP · 2020 Where to watch ↗

Election Night

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“Lemons”

The nation is still reeling after the outcome of the presidential election, and tensions are particularly high at Dre's work. Much to his frustration, they haven't been able to get anything done since election night - eight weeks ago. Meanwhile, Junior is dealing with a…

ELECTION NIGHT · 2017 Where to watch ↗

Camping & Outdoors

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“Wilds of Valley Glen”

Dre must take Jack and Diane on a mandatory camping trip for school and hatches a plan for them to escape to a fancy hotel for some pampering. Meanwhile, Bow gets an award at work but feels undermined after a colleague is surprised to learn that she went to USC for med school.

CAMPING & OUTDOORS · 2019 Where to watch ↗

Valentine's Day

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“Big Night, Big Fight”

Although Dre and Rainbow find they always end up quarreling on their annual Valentine's Day date, this time around, Dre is determined to do everything right and keep the peace. Meanwhile, Diane realizes she may not have received many Valentine's cards because she is too…

VALENTINE'S DAY · 2015 Where to watch ↗
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“The Name Game”

Dre and Bow have a gender reveal party, and Dre is thrilled because it's his turn to name the baby. He decides on a culturally significant name that Bow and Ruby aren't a fan of. Meanwhile, Zoey's plan to have an anti-Valentine's Day with her friend Shelly is thwarted when…

VALENTINE'S DAY · 2017 Where to watch ↗
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“Dreamgirls and Boys”

Dre and Bow struggle with the changing times of identity politics and gender neutrality. Diane auditions for the school play and scores the male lead part, but her crush starts spending time with another girl. Meanwhile, Junior's Valentine's Day date goes awry after Dre and Pops…

VALENTINE'S DAY · 2019 Where to watch ↗
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“The Gauntlet”

Dre thought he was the best gift-giver, but Bow tells him she prefers meaningful gifts over expensive ones, so he does his best to get her something she'll love on Valentine's Day. Meanwhile, Ruby teaches Jack how to get a girl after she hears about his love troubles, but her…

VALENTINE'S DAY · 2020 Where to watch ↗

Easter

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“North Star”

When both Dre and Bow's families show up for Easter, they have to learn to love each other's different cuisines. Meanwhile, Junior tries to organize an Easter egg hunt but Jack and Diane pretend not to be interested to impress their cooler Cousins.

EASTER · 2018 Where to watch ↗

Mother's Day

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“Please Don't Ask, Please Don't Tell”

Bow encourages Dre to tell his mother what everybody else in the family already knows: That his sister, Rhonda, is gay. Meanwhile, Zoey tries to help Junior develop better "gaydar"; at the same time, Diane and Jack get competitive over Mother's Day gifts.

MOTHER'S DAY · 2015 Where to watch ↗

Father's Day

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“Daddy's Day”

After another lackluster Father's Day overshadowed by graduation parties and summer vacations, Dre and his colleagues decide to come up with a holiday initiative entitled "Daddy's Day," celebrating everything that Father's Day is not. When Dre meets Resheida, a friend of Zoey's…

FATHER'S DAY · 2015 Where to watch ↗

Halloween

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“The Prank King”

Dre fears his holiday fun will be ruined when the older kids balk at the glorious Johnson Halloween tradition of seeing who can pull the most outlandish pranks on each other.

HALLOWEEN · 2014 Where to watch ↗
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“Jacked O' Lantern”

Ever since he was a kid, Dre has loved Halloween. Now that he lives in one of those "good candy neighborhoods," kids come from all over the city to trick-or-treat, including Dre's own nieces and nephews. The cousins are known for roughhousing and The Johnson kids aren't happy…

HALLOWEEN · 2015 Where to watch ↗
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“The Purge”

After Junior embarrasses Dre during a basketball game, Dre decides to remind Junior of his master pranking skills so he'll never challenge him again. Meanwhile, the neighborhood participates in a "mischief night" during Halloween where petty crimes become legal, and Ruby takes…

HALLOWEEN · 2016 Where to watch ↗
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“Scarred for Life”

The twins opt out of the family Halloween costume for fear it will hurt their social status in middle school. Dre and Bow take it upon themselves to protect them from bullies by putting together the best haunted house and invite the whole seventh grade. Meanwhile, Junior starts…

HALLOWEEN · 2018 Where to watch ↗
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“Everybody Blames Raymond”

Halloween is around the corner and the Johnsons are definitely not seeing eye-to-eye on the family costume. The only thing they do agree on is that Jack's new friend Raymond has got to go. Meanwhile, Junior wants Devante's first trick-or-treating experience to be perfect.

HALLOWEEN · 2019 Where to watch ↗

Thanksgiving

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“Auntsgiving”

Pops' older sister Almaviligerais unexpectedly arrives for Thanksgiving, much to everyone's delight except Ruby, who can't stand her ex-sister-in-law. While Bow and Dre go on their last vacation before the baby arrives, the kids try to figure out why Ruby hates Almaviligerais so…

THANKSGIVING · 2016 Where to watch ↗

Christmas

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“Black Santa / White Christmas”

Dre campaigns to be the new Santa at the annual office Christmas party, but when that honor goes to Angelica, the lovely head of HR, he goes to great lengths to unseat her, because he's convinced Stevens & Lido needs a black Santa. Meanwhile, Bow is tired of competing with…

CHRISTMAS · 2014 Where to watch ↗
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“Chop Shop”

Bow prepares for the Johnson family's Christmas card photo shoot; Dre takes Junior and Jack to his lifelong barber, but Dre is disappointed when Junior gets his hair cut by someone else; and the family doesn't like Dre's new haircut.

CHRISTMAS · 2015 Where to watch ↗
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“Stuff”

Dre worries that Christmas has become too commercialized; Pops makes a plan for less presents and more family time; and the kids act nice in hopes of getting more presents. Meanwhile, Dre's coworkers make him doubt his new traditions.

CHRISTMAS · 2015 Where to watch ↗
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“Just Christmas, Baby”

Zoey is college-bound, so Dre sets out to create the best family Christmas ever, even having Johan and his best friend, Gigi, over for the celebration. Meanwhile, Bow babysits Gigi's newborn and remembers just how difficult mothering a baby is.

CHRISTMAS · 2016 Where to watch ↗
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“Christmas in Theater Eight”

The Johnsons have a tradition of going to the movies on Christmas and they can never agree on what to see. Dre wants to see an important film about Rosa Parks, but they all want to see the latest action-packed superhero blockbuster. Meanwhile, Junior becomes embarrassed about…

CHRISTMAS · 2018 Where to watch ↗
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“Father Christmas”

Pops doesn't do Christmas, so when he shows up to the house full of holiday cheer with Lynette, Dre is thrown off. Pops wants to make up for lost time and go all out this Christmas. The whole family gets into the holiday spirit until someone from Lynette's past shows.

CHRISTMAS · 2019 Where to watch ↗
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“Compton Around the Christmas Tree”

Dre realizes he's out of touch with his roots after Junior claims he's turned into a "valley dad," so he takes the family to his hometown of Compton. Meanwhile, Bow tries to teach Jack and Diane about the spirit of giving by having them volunteer in Compton for Christmas.

CHRISTMAS · 2020 Where to watch ↗

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