A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
The best episode of "black-ish" season 1 is "Pilot", rated 6.8/10 from 700 user votes. It was directed by Kenya Barris and written by Kenya Barris. "Pilot" aired on 9/24/2014 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Talk".
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
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
Dre tries to help Andre Jr. expand his social circle. Rainbow tries to inspire Diane.
Director: James Griffiths
Writer: Kenya Barris
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
Rainbow and Dre agree they will no longer spank their children.
Director: Claire Scanlon
Writer: Corey Nickerson
Dre is disappointed when the older kids balk at a family tradition.
Director: Matt Sohn
Writer: Lindsey Shockley
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
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
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
Dre endeavors to take over the role of office Santa from the head of human resources.
Director: Elliot Hegarty
Writer: Gail Lerner
Dre's Machismo is questioned and Pops and Ruby reignite their love.
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While on the way to the family's annual ski trip, Dre teaches the kids about Martin Luther King Jr.
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Dre is determined to keep the peace on Valentine's Day. Diane's siblings try to help her be nice.
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Dre takes an instant dislike to Zoey's first serious boyfriend, a worldly teen from France.
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Dre teaches Andre Jr. how to trash-talk a school bully, Diane is afraid of the dark.
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Dre tries to arrange an amazing vow renewal for his and Bow's 15th anniversary. Beau Bridges and Jenifer Lewis guest star.
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Dre worries about getting older when he injures himself playing basketball before his 40th birthday.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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