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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.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

Worst Episodes Summary

"Richard Youngsta" is the worst rated episode of "black-ish". It scored 5.9/10 based on 292 votes. Directed by Jude Weng and written by Peter Saji, it aired on 3/29/2017. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Sneakers by the Dozen".

  • Richard Youngsta
    5.9/10292 votes
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    #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

  • Sneakers by the Dozen
    6.3/10114 votes
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    #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

  • Election Special Pt. 2
    6.4/10167 votes
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    #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

  • What About Gary?
    6.6/10125 votes
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    #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

  • Ashy to Classy
    6.6/10119 votes
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    #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

  • Good-ish Times
    6.7/10249 votes
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    #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

  • Liberal Arts
    6.7/10289 votes
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    #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

  • Pilot
    6.8/10703 votes
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    #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

  • Unkept Woman
    6.8/10190 votes
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    #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

  • Andre Johnson: Good Person
    6.8/10169 votes
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    #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

  • Every Day I'm Struggling
    6.8/10156 votes
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    #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

  • First Trap
    6.8/10114 votes
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    #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

  • Sugar Daddy
    6.9/10206 votes
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    #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

  • Inheritance
    6.9/10206 votes
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    #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

  • Friends Without Benefits
    6.9/10172 votes
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    #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

  • Christmas in Theater Eight
    6.9/10184 votes
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    #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

  • Wilds of Valley Glen
    6.9/10175 votes
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    #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

  • Son of a Pitch
    6.9/10160 votes
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    #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

  • justakidfromcompton
    6.9/10168 votes
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    #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

  • Pops the Question
    6.9/10176 votes
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    #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

  • When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)
    6.9/10159 votes
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    #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

  • University of Dre
    6.9/10148 votes
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    #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

  • Boss Daddy
    6.9/10132 votes
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    #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

  • You Don't Know Jack
    6.9/10134 votes
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    #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

  • …Baby One More Time
    6.9/10124 votes
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    #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