The Worst Episodes of black-ish
Every episode of black-ish ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of black-ish!
A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "black-ish" is "Richard Youngsta", rated 5.9/10 from 293 user votes. It was directed by Jude Weng and written by Peter Saji. "Richard Youngsta" aired on 3/29/2017 and is rated 0.4 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Sneakers by the Dozen".
5.9/10 293 votes#1 - Richard Youngsta
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/29/2017
Dre is excited about doing a campaign with a popular rap star but becomes conflicted when Bow and Ruby provide feedback suggesting it plays on stereotypes. Meanwhile, Bow is determined to get the family to stop eating so much take-out food.
Director: Jude Weng
Writer: Peter Saji
6.3/10 114 votes#2 - Sneakers by the Dozen
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/2022
Dre spirals after finding out his white co-worker Griffin has a better sneaker collection than him. Meanwhile, Bow lets Diane take a day off from school against Pops’ advice.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.4/10 168 votes#3 - Election Special Pt. 2
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2020
Dre’s colleague Stevens makes an ill-advised decision to run for Congress, so Dre enlists his family’s help and campaigns against him but gets caught up with fundraising and private interest groups.
Director: Matthew A. Cherry
Writer: Graham Towers, Ben Deeb
6.6/10 125 votes#4 - What About Gary?
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 2/2/2021
Going against Bow’s warning, Dre tries to educate her white cousin Gary about how to be an ally. Meanwhile, Olivia is trying to impress Junior’s family by attempting to psychoanalyze everyone and their relationships with each other.
Director: Natalia Anderson
Writer: Edgar Momplaisir
6.6/10 118 votes#5 - Ashy to Classy
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2022
Dre overreacts to Devante leaving the house ashy and Bow intervenes, making the situation worse. Jack makes a bold outfit choice for picture day, and while Junior does not approve, Dre attempts to be more supportive
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10 250 votes#6 - Good-ish Times
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/18/2016
Dre is left exhausted after wrestling with a lot of stress at work and while at home, he drifts to sleep watching a TV marathon of Good Times – cue the dream sequence. The Johnson family goes back in time to the 1970s transforming into the classic TV show's characters.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10 289 votes#7 - Liberal Arts
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/3/2017
Dre tearfully drops Zoey off to college for her two-day orientation, and she hits it off with fellow incoming freshman Miriam after they ditch the campus tour. They are smitten upon meeting Aaron, who is running the Black Student Union booth at the club fair. When Zoey finds out that Dre never turned in her housing application, she pays a visit to President Schock and Dean Parker to plead for mercy.
Director: James Griffiths
Writer: Kenya Barris, Larry Wilmore
6.8/10 701 votes#8 - 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
6.8/10 189 votes#9 - Unkept Woman
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/2018
Dre and Bow’s morning routine with the kids is changing now that Bow is taking some time off work. Meanwhile, Junior bonds with Diane now that he is in charge of driving his siblings to school,
Director: Pete Chatmon
Writer: Christian Lander
6.8/10 170 votes#10 - Andre Johnson: Good Person
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/9/2019
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 bad habits.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Esa Lewis
6.8/10 157 votes#11 - 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
6.8/10 114 votes#12 - First Trap
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 2/9/2021
After Bow makes history as the first Black female partner at her hospital, Dre feels like he is not supporting the Black community as much as he would like and tries to convince Stevens & Lido to hire another Black executive. Meanwhile, after her promotion, Bow struggles with the burden of being a Black, female trailblazer at her hospital and tries to mentor others.
Director: Chris Robinson
Writer: Melanie Boysaw
6.9/10 206 votes#13 - Sugar Daddy
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/12/2017
Dre is diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and after talking to Pops, he’s resolved to curing himself. Things come to a head at the Stevens & Lido holiday party. Meanwhile, Jack is convinced that baby Devante hates him, so he enlists Junior and Diane’s help.
Director: John Fortenberry
Writer: Yamara Taylor
6.9/10 206 votes#14 - Inheritance
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2018
Dre’s sister Rhonda is in town and Ruby has a talk with them about her inheritance. Meanwhile, Bow’s sister Santamonica is also in town and she hires Junior to become her assistant.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/10 173 votes#15 - Friends Without Benefits
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 12/4/2018
Bow makes a new friend at work and Dre thinks she has broken bird syndrome. Meanwhile, Junior transforms his shared room with Jack into a frat house, and Ruby and Diane gang up against them.
Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Lindsey Shockley
6.9/10 185 votes#16 - Christmas in Theater Eight
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 12/11/2018
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 taking a gap year after he runs into his ex-girlfriend Megan at the theater.
Director: Jude Weng
Writer: Courtney Lilly
6.9/10 176 votes#17 - Wilds of Valley Glen
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/8/2019
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.
Director: Claire Scanlon
Writer: Christian Lander
6.9/10 161 votes#18 - Son of a Pitch
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/19/2019
Junior is working at Stevens & Lido as an intern and takes some time to find his footing; but when he offers an idea during a pitch meeting, Dre immediately puts him in his place. Meanwhile, Bow has a meeting with one of Kyra’s teachers and learns that she has an aptitude for chemistry, but Kyra doesn’t want to transfer to a magnet school.
Director: Eva Longoria
Writer: Steven White
6.9/10 169 votes#19 - justakidfromcompton
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/19/2019
Dre and Bow want to send Kyra to Valley Glen Prep, but after the school treats them like a charity case, they are infuriated. Meanwhile, Junior wants to get a job as Josh’s assistant at Stevens & Lido.
Director: Millicent Shelton
Writer: Lisa Muse Bryant
6.9/10 177 votes#20 - 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
6.9/10 160 votes#21 - 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
6.9/10 149 votes#22 - 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
6.9/10 133 votes#23 - 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
6.9/10 135 votes#24 - 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
6.9/10 124 votes#25 - …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