7.3/1081 votes#1 - Sweet Child O’ Mine
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/26/2021
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
Writer: Jordan Reddout, Gus Hickey
7.2/1073 votes#2 - Brand New Funk
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/2/2021
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
7.5/1073 votes#3 - On My Own
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/9/2021
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
Writer: Jim Brandon, Brian Singleton
7.5/1071 votes#4 - Livin’ on a Prayer
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/16/2021
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
7.5/1069 votes#5 - My Prerogative
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/23/2021
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
7.5/1065 votes#6 - Just the Two of Us
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/2/2021
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
7.9/1063 votes#7 - You Give Love a Bad Name
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/23/2021
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
7.6/1062 votes#8 - She's a Bad Mama Jama
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/30/2021
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
7.9/1059 votes#9 - Material Girl
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/6/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1054 votes#10 - You Dropped a Bomb on Me
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/20/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1060 votes#11 - Tainted Love
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 4/27/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1057 votes#12 - Walk This Way
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/11/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1057 votes#13 - Forever Young
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/18/2021
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
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Rainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ‘80s and the constant dilemmas they had to face over whether to...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Sweet Child O’ Mine" is the best rated episode of "mixed-ish" season 2. It scored 7.3/10 based on 81 votes. Directed by Todd Biermann and written by Jordan Reddout, Gus Hickey, it aired on 1/26/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Brand New Funk".