Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.3/10(83 votes)

   #1 - Sweet Child O’ Mine

   S2:E11/26/2021

   After finding out Johan has been pretending to be a different race, Rainbow gets mad, and Alicia and Paul try to find a way to encourage Johan to be proud of being Black.

   Director:Todd Biermann

   Writers:Gus Hickey, Jordan Reddout

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   Director:Todd Biermann

   Writers:Gus Hickey, Jordan Reddout
2. 

   7.2/10(75 votes)

   #2 - Brand New Funk

   S2:E22/2/2021

   Alicia and Denise bicker over who is the stronger Black woman, and Paul and Harrison come up with a new way of showing affection. Meanwhile, Rainbow is put in charge of Johan and Santamonica and she struggles to maintain control over them.

   Director:Anton Cropper

   Writer:Angela Nissel

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   Director:Anton Cropper

   Writer:Angela Nissel
3. 

   7.5/10(75 votes)

   #3 - On My Own

   S2:E32/9/2021

   Paul surprises the family by inviting one of his students to live with them, and Paul and Alicia compete to be his mentor. Meanwhile, Rainbow has a crush on their new house guest.

   Director:Todd Biermann

   Writers:Brian Singleton, Jim Brandon

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   Director:Todd Biermann

   Writers:Brian Singleton, Jim Brandon
4. 

   7.4/10(73 votes)

   #4 - Livin’ on a Prayer

   S2:E42/16/2021

   Bow takes an interest in going to church with her friends, much to her parents’ dismay. Meanwhile, Santi and Jonah try to prepare for hell.

   Director:Anton Cropper

   Writer:Spencer Taylor

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   Director:Anton Cropper

   Writer:Spencer Taylor
5. 

   7.5/10(71 votes)

   #5 - My Prerogative

   S2:E52/23/2021

   It’s not all fun and games when Paul wants to crash Denise and Alicia’s neighborhood Spades match, so they teach him about the cultural and racial significance of the game. Meanwhile, Santi, Johan and Bow learn about divorce after watching a movie, so Harrison tries to teach them that divorce can be cool.

   Director:Anton Cropper

   Writer:Emilia Serrano

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   Director:Anton Cropper

   Writer:Emilia Serrano
6. 

   7.6/10(67 votes)

   #6 - Just the Two of Us

   S2:E63/2/2021

   Alicia and Denise realize they've been boxed into Black women stereotypes at the law firm, and Harrison's attempts to help ends up causing more harm. Meanwhile, Paul worries his new job is taking time away from spending time with the kids, so he makes an overzealous effort to connect with each one individually.

   Director:Shiri Appleby

   Writer:Jesse Esparza

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   Director:Shiri Appleby

   Writer:Jesse Esparza
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7. 

   7.9/10(65 votes)

   #7 - You Give Love a Bad Name

   S2:E73/23/2021

   Paul and Alicia encourage sex-positive conversations with Bow until she invites her crush over to their house and they worry about what's happening behind closed doors. Meanwhile, Johan and Alvin are looking at advertisements, magazines and even the constellations to see if they can see boobs.

   Director:Gail Lerner

   Writer:Andrew Ti

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   Director:Gail Lerner

   Writer:Andrew Ti
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   7.6/10(64 votes)

   #8 - She's a Bad Mama Jama

   S2:E83/30/2021

   Alicia's mom, Grandma Shireen, stays with the Johnson's after her surgery, but taking care of grandma becomes a full-time job. Meanwhile, Denise tests each of the kids to see who is best fit to take care of her when she gets old one day.

   Director:Anton Cropper

   Writer:Helen Krieger

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   Director:Anton Cropper

   Writer:Helen Krieger
9. 

   7.9/10(61 votes)

   #9 - Material Girl

   S2:E94/6/2021

   Alicia treats herself to a new Louis Vuitton bag; but when Paul finds out, he demands that she return it and Alicia ends up sneaking around with the bag behind his back. Meanwhile, Bow bribes Alicia to buy her a Jansport backpack so she can impress her friends at school.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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10. 

    7.6/10(56 votes)

    #10 - You Dropped a Bomb on Me

    S2:E104/20/2021

    Rainbow's best friend, Tamika, asks her to plan her 14th birthday party, so Bow goes out of her way to make sure it's the coolest birthday party ever. Meanwhile, Paul and Alicia battle it out for who is the "coolest," and Harrison takes Santi and Johan on a trip to Mexico for some quality time.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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11. 

    7.6/10(62 votes)

    #11 - Tainted Love

    S2:E114/27/2021

    After the Johnson family discovers Harrison on a date, Paul decides to give Harrison some dating advice; Alicia feels a little insecure after finding out all of her children go to Aunt Denise for advice.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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12. 

    7.9/10(59 votes)

    #12 - Walk This Way

    S2:E125/11/2021

    Paul tries to become better friends with Denise so he uses his white privilege to help her out with her errands. Meanwhile, Rainbow, Jonah and Santi are selling chocolate bars for their school fundraiser but they pick up some questionable sales tactics.  

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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13. 

    7.7/10(61 votes)

    #13 - Forever Young

    S2:E135/18/2021

    Rainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the '80s and the constant dilemmas she and the family members had to face over whether to assimilate or stay true to themselves.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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