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A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
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Season 1

  • Pilot
    6.8/10705 votes
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    Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2014

    Advertising executive Dre happily anticipates a promotion; Andre Jr. wants to covert to Judaism and have a bar mitzvah like his friends.

    Director: Kenya Barris

    Writer: Kenya Barris

  • The Talk
    7.2/10530 votes
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    The Talk

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2014

    When Dre decides to give Andre Jr. the sex talk, he instantly regrets it when his son won't stop asking questions.

    Director: Rebecca Asher

    Writer: Vijal Patel

  • The Nod
    7.7/10509 votes
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    The Nod

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2014

    Dre tries to help Andre Jr. expand his social circle. Rainbow tries to inspire Diane.

    Director: James Griffiths

    Writer: Kenya Barris

  • Crazy Mom
    7.1/10412 votes
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    Crazy Mom

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2014

    When Dre takes over "mom'' duties, the praise he gets from everyone at the school goes to his head.

    Director: James Griffiths

    Writer: Gail Lerner

  • Crime and Punishment
    7.6/10457 votes
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    Crime and Punishment

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2014

    Rainbow and Dre agree they will no longer spank their children.

    Director: Claire Scanlon

    Writer: Corey Nickerson

  • The Prank King
    7.5/10412 votes
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    The Prank King

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2014

    Dre is disappointed when the older kids balk at a family tradition.

    Director: Matt Sohn

    Writer: Lindsey Shockley

  • The Gift of Hunger
    7.3/10351 votes
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    The Gift of Hunger

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2014

    When the kids disapprove of Dre's favorite cheap restaurant, he decides they all need to get jobs.

    Director: Victor Nelli Jr.

    Writer: Peter Saji

  • Oedipal Triangle
    7.1/10350 votes
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    Oedipal Triangle

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2014

    When Dre's visiting mother butts heads with Bow, Dre searches for a way to get them to get along.

    Director: Rebecca Asher

    Writer: Vijal Patel

  • Colored Commentary
    7.4/10363 votes
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    Colored Commentary

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2014

    Dre encourages the family to have each other's backs; Zoey and Andre Jr. must babysit the twins.

    Director: Ken Whittingham

    Writer: Yvette Lee Bowser

  • Black Santa/White Christmas
    7.3/10364 votes
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    Black Santa/White Christmas

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2014

    Dre endeavors to take over the role of office Santa from the head of human resources.

    Director: Elliot Hegarty

    Writer: Gail Lerner

  • Law of Attraction
    7.2/10323 votes
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    Law of Attraction

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/2015

    Dre's Machismo is questioned and Pops and Ruby reignite their love.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Martin Luther Skiing Day
    7.2/10332 votes
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    Martin Luther Skiing Day

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/2015

    While on the way to the family's annual ski trip, Dre teaches the kids about Martin Luther King Jr.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Big Night, Big Fight
    7.4/10307 votes
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    Big Night, Big Fight

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/11/2015

    Dre is determined to keep the peace on Valentine's Day. Diane's siblings try to help her be nice.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Andre from Marseille
    7.2/10300 votes
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    Andre from Marseille

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2015

    Dre takes an instant dislike to Zoey's first serious boyfriend, a worldly teen from France.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Dozens
    7.7/10342 votes
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    The Dozens

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2015

    Dre teaches Andre Jr. how to trash-talk a school bully, Diane is afraid of the dark.

    Director: Millicent Shelton

    Writer: N/A

  • Parental Guidance
    7.5/10310 votes
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    Parental Guidance

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2015

    Dre tries to arrange an amazing vow renewal for his and Bow's 15th anniversary. Beau Bridges and Jenifer Lewis guest star.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 30 Something
    7.3/10299 votes
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    30 Something

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/25/2015

    Dre worries about getting older when he injures himself playing basketball before his 40th birthday.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sex, Lies and Vasectomies
    7.4/10299 votes
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    Sex, Lies and Vasectomies

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/1/2015

    Bow learns from her colleague that Dre never had the vasectomy a few years back that he was supposedly scheduled, so she decides to see if he'll come clean and tell the truth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Real World
    7.7/10324 votes
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    The Real World

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/8/2015

    Bow invites her friends from college to an elaborate dinner party in hopes of impressing them; Dre learns a lot about Bow's past; the kids decide to create their own reality show by documenting the party.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Switch Hitting
    7.2/10284 votes
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    Switch Hitting

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/22/2015

    When super cool--and white--exec Jay Sloane challenges Dre over his street cred and picks inept Charlie for a big urban market account, Dre finds himself questioning his "blackness." Pops gets a letter from the IRS and fears the worst.

    Director: Ken Whittingham

    Writer: N/A

  • The Peer-ent Trap
    7.3/10278 votes
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    The Peer-ent Trap

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/2015

    When teenager Zoey goes through a mini-rebellion phase by pushing boundaries and acting out, Dre wants to lay down the law, while Bow insists on a softer approach like her mom did with her.

    Director: Ken Whittingham

    Writer: N/A

  • Please Don’t Ask, Please Don’t Tell
    7.5/10304 votes
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    Please Don’t Ask, Please Don’t Tell

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/2015

    Dre's sister, Rhonda, is in town for Mother's Day and although she hasn't come out to the family, everyone knows she's gay, except Ruby.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Elephant in the Room
    7.4/10311 votes
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    Elephant in the Room

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/2015

    Dre and Bow go ballistic when Junior declares he’s joined the Young Republican Club to impress a girl. Since they really can’t believe any reasonable black people would be Republicans, Dre and Bow arrange to meet Hillary’s wealthy and conservative parents. Meanwhile, everyone teases Zoey when she finds out she needs glasses.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pops' Pops' Pops
    7.4/10330 votes
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    Pops' Pops' Pops

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/20/2015

    Pops comes to the rescue with the colorful story of how his great-great grandfather, Drexler Johnson, bet the future of the Johnson family against a ruthless gangster, Elroy Savoy, for Jack and Diane's school assignment.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A