6.9/10176 votes#1 - Pops the Question
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2019
Summer was a season of change for the Johnsons. The twins are headed into eighth grade, and Junior is out on his own managing social media for Migos. Meanwhile, Pops reveals that he is getting married.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Steven White
6.8/10156 votes#2 - Every Day I'm Struggling
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2019
When Rainbow and Dre realize Junior’s been taking them for granted, they decide it’s time to band together and cut him off for good. Meanwhile, Jack discovers he has a very lucrative talent, only Ruby wants to use it for all the wrong reasons.
Director: Charles Stone III
Writer: Robb Chavis
7.1/10213 votes#3 - Feminisn't
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2019
When Bow learns that Diane and Ruby don’t believe in feminism, she brings Diane to meet the women in her feminist group. Bow’s friend Abby thinks the group needs to be more inclusive, so Bow invites three of her girlfriends to join. Meanwhile, Junior and Jack help Dre after he realizes he is out of touch with modern-day feminism.
Director: Eric Dean Seaton
Writer: Laura Gutin
6.9/10159 votes#4 - When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2019
Jack gets cut from the basketball team and it leads to a family discussion about him being short for his age. Dre is worried for his future, but Bow feels strongly that Jack will overcome his adversity and be stronger for it.
Director: Chioke Nassor
Writer: Christian Lander
7.2/10157 votes#5 - Mad and Boujee
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2019
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 date.
Director: Michael Spiller
Writer: Lisa Muse Bryant
7.1/10154 votes#6 - Everybody Blames Raymond
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2019
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.
Director: Kenny Smith Jr.
Writer: Kenny Smith Jr.
7.1/10151 votes#7 - Daughters for Dummies
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2019
When Dre realizes that his relationship with Diane has been distant, he plans some daddy-daughter bonding sessions, but the plans backfire when he realizes the interest is one-sided. Meanwhile, Bow covers for Junior at his ChoreBoar gig.
Director: Charles Stone III
Writer: Melanie Boysaw
7.2/10147 votes#8 - O Mother Where Art Thou
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2019
When Dre discovers that Lynette is an art aficionado like himself, the two quickly bond and become close, but he begins to feel guilty since he is spending more time with her than Ruby. Meanwhile, Junior introduces Bow to virtual reality.
Director: Rob Sweeney
Writer: Nick Adams
6.9/10148 votes#9 - University of Dre
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2019
Dre and Bow are worried about Junior’s future working odd jobs, especially after he tells them he wants to produce comedy shows for unknown comics. When Dre realizes that Junior is putting himself out there and following in his own footsteps, he takes him under his wing to the “University of Dre.” Meanwhile, Rainbow encourages Diane to have a slumber party at their house.
Director: Todd Biermann
Writer: Jak Knight
7.3/10151 votes#10 - Father Christmas
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2019
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 up.
Director: Anthony Anderson
Writer: Mary Fitzgerald
7.0/10201 votes#11 - Hair Day
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/2020
Bow takes Diane to get her hair done at the salon and wants to spend this time together as a bonding opportunity, but Diane isn’t having it. Diane is conflicted about relaxing her hair again and embarks on a hair journey with the help of Bow, Ruby and her hair stylist, Yaya. Meanwhile, Dre and Junior compete to have the best barbecue.
Director: Anya Adams
Writer: Marquita Robinson
6.9/10132 votes#12 - Boss Daddy
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/2020
Dre’s torn at the office between looking out for Junior as his dad or letting him make his own mistakes. Meanwhile, Jack loses a friendship after trying to look cool in front of the basketball team.
Director: Melissa Kosar
Writer: Isaiah Lester
7.0/10141 votes#13 - Kid Life Crisis
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/2020
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 attention, while Jack gets the flu.
Director: Catherine Reitman
Writer: Steven White
7.0/10136 votes#14 - Adventure to Ventura
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/28/2020
Dre worries Diane and Jack don’t know how to fend for themselves and sends them out on an adventure, only to realize it’s his overbearing worries that hold the twins back. Meanwhile, Junior gets into a tricky situation at work when he befriends Josh in hopes of scoring a positive peer review.
Director: Todd Biermann
Writer: Robb Chavis
7.1/10127 votes#15 - The Gauntlet
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/2020
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 antiquated ways don’t help.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10129 votes#16 - Friendgame
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/2020
Bow is heartbroken to learn that Diane is no longer friends with Sophie. Having been scarred by her own friend breakup in middle school, Bow decides to intervene. Meanwhile, Dre discovers a hole in the wall that Junior and Jack were hiding and forces them to fix their own expensive mistake.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Laura Gutin
6.9/10134 votes#17 - You Don't Know Jack
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/2020
Jack joins the robotics club and Dre worries it might be a detrimental failure for him after already being cut from the basketball team. Ruby embellishes a story for Diane’s school project.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Lisa Muse Bryant
7.1/10130 votes#18 - Best Supporting Husband
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 3/17/2020
Dre spirals when Rainbow is elected to the prestigious California Board of Medicine, and the invitation for the annual fundraising gala is addressed to Dr. Rainbow Johnson and guest. Meanwhile, Diane redecorates her room to impress Mason and they start a secret relationship.
Director: Eric Dean Seaton
Writer: Melanie Boysaw
7.2/10131 votes#19 - Dad Bod-y of Work
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 3/24/2020
Dre is guilted into volunteering at Jack and Diane’s school carnival for Give Back Day. Meanwhile, Rainbow makes an appointment for Junior to get his flu shot, but Ruby has strong opinions against modern medicine.
Director: Chris Robinson
Writer: Nick Adams
7.4/10134 votes#20 - A Game of Chicken
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 4/7/2020
Dre knows when to choose his battles with Bow, but they disagree on where to send Devante for preschool. Meanwhile, Junior helps Jack and Diane pull an epic eighth-grade prank.
Director: Millicent Shelton
Writer: Mary Fitzgerald
7.1/10123 votes#21 - Earl, Interrupted
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 4/14/2020
Dre realizes he needs to intervene when Pops starts to go overboard while partying and gambling with old friends to mask his heartbreak. Meanwhile, Bow pawns school drop-off onto Junior so that she can avoid an annoying parent.
Director: Pete Chatmon
Writer: Christian Lander
6.9/10124 votes#22 - …Baby One More Time
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/2020
Dre underestimates Rhonda’s ability to be a mom and struggles to support her decision to adopt a baby. Meanwhile, Ruby gets in the way of Bow’s plans for the perfect baby shower; and Junior, Jack and Diane go to extra lengths to give the best gift of the party.
Director: Gail Lerner
Writer: Lizzie Donaldson
7.2/10138 votes#23 - Love, Boat
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/5/2020
Dre can’t come to terms with his new reality when he discovers something shocking about Pops and Ruby. Junior feels the pressure to find love and tries to rekindle a past romance with a grand gesture.
Director: Todd Biermann
Writer: Marquita Robinson
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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
Season 6 Ratings Summary
"Pops the Question" is the best rated episode of "black-ish" season 6. It scored 6.9/10 based on 176 votes. Directed by Kevin Bray and written by Steven White, it aired on 9/24/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Every Day I'm Struggling".