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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.

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  1. 5.9/10(294 votes)

    #1 - Richard Youngsta

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    S3:E19

    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.

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    Director:Jude Weng
    Writer:Peter Saji
  2. 6.5/10(170 votes)

    #2 - Election Special Pt. 2

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    S7:E2

    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.

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  3. 6.5/10(117 votes)

    #3 - Sneakers by the Dozen

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    S8:E7

    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.

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  4. 6.6/10(127 votes)

    #4 - What About Gary?

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    S7:E10

    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.

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  5. 6.6/10(121 votes)

    #5 - Ashy to Classy

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    S8:E5

    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

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  6. 6.7/10(253 votes)

    #6 - Good-ish Times

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    S2:E24

    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.

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  8. 6.7/10(293 votes)

    #7 - Liberal Arts

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    S3:E23

    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.

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  9. 6.8/10(717 votes)

    #8 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    Advertising executive Dre happily anticipates a promotion; Andre Jr. wants to covert to Judaism and have a bar mitzvah like his friends.

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    Director:Kenya Barris
  10. 6.8/10(193 votes)

    #9 - Unkept Woman

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    S4:E13

    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,

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  11. 6.8/10(173 votes)

    #10 - Andre Johnson: Good Person

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    S5:E18

    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.

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    Writer:Esa Lewis
  12. 6.8/10(159 votes)

    #11 - Every Day I'm Struggling

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    S6:E2

    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.

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  13. 6.9/10(208 votes)

    #12 - Sugar Daddy

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    S4:E9

    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.

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  14. 6.9/10(209 votes)

    #13 - Inheritance

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    S4:E11

    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.

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  15. 6.9/10(175 votes)

    #14 - Friends Without Benefits

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    S5:E7

    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.

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  16. 6.9/10(188 votes)

    #15 - Christmas in Theater Eight

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    S5:E8

    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.

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    Director:Jude Weng
  17. 6.9/10(179 votes)

    #16 - Wilds of Valley Glen

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    S5:E9

    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.

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  18. 6.9/10(162 votes)

    #17 - Son of a Pitch

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    S5:E13

    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.

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    Director:Eva Longoria
  19. 6.9/10(172 votes)

    #18 - justakidfromcompton

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    S5:E15

    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.

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  20. 6.9/10(180 votes)

    #19 - Pops the Question

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    S6:E1

    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.

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    Director:Kevin Bray
  21. 6.9/10(162 votes)

    #20 - When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)

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    S6:E4

    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.

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  22. 6.9/10(151 votes)

    #21 - University of Dre

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    S6:E9

    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.

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    Director:Todd Biermann
    Writer:Jak Knight
  23. 6.9/10(144 votes)

    #22 - Kid Life Crisis

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    S6:E13

    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.

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  24. 6.9/10(136 votes)

    #23 - You Don't Know Jack

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    S6:E17

    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.

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  25. 6.9/10(126 votes)

    #24 - …Baby One More Time

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    S6:E22

    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.

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  26. 6.9/10(115 votes)

    #25 - First Trap

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    S7:E11

    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Richard Youngsta" is the worst rated episode of "black-ish". It scored 5.9/10 based on 294 votes. Directed by Jude Weng and written by Peter Saji, it aired on 3/29/2017. This episode scored 0.6 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Election Special Pt. 2".