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black-ish S3E5 — The Purge

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black-ish•Season 3•Episode 5

The Purge

7.7/10 · 320 votesOct 26, 201623 min

Ranked #3 of 24 in Season 3•+0.5 vs season avg

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 it too far

Directed byMatt Sohn

Written byLindsey Shockley

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Cast8

Anthony Anderson

Anthony Anderson

Andre Johnson

Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross

Rainbow Johnson

Yara Shahidi

Yara Shahidi

Zoey Johnson

Marcus Scribner

Marcus Scribner

Junior Johnson

Marsai Martin

Marsai Martin

Diane Johnson

Miles Brown

Miles Brown

Jack Johnson

Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer Lewis

Ruby Johnson

Peter MacKenzie

Peter MacKenzie

Leslie Stevens

Crew2

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Matt Sohn

Director

Lindsey Shockley

Lindsey Shockley

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Purge" is episode 5 of black-ish season 3. It scored 7.7/10 from 320 votes, ranking #3 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Matt Sohn and written by Lindsey Shockley, it aired on October 26, 2016.

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