7.3/1093 votes#1 - What are Your Thoughts Raising Free Black Children?
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/4/2018
Terence Nance introduces his new late-night series before being stopped by the NYPD. Segments include: "Everybody Dies!," a cable-access show hosted by "Ripa the Reaper"; an infomercial for a topical-ointment cure for "white thoughts"; and a talk show on sex in the black community.
Director: Nuotama Bodomo, Shaka King
Writer: N/A
8.1/1067 votes#2 - Two Piece and a Biscuit
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/11/2018
This week's program begins with a video game to train an army of black women to defend themselves against aggressors. A gender-diverse group of subjects talk about the performance of gender. A wise uncle attempts to program his nephews on how not to be creepy. Speaking of creepy, Wendy gets lured into "Nuncaland," the Dominican-American fable inspired by a classic children's story.
Director: Naima Ramos-Chapman, Darius Clark Monroe, Jamund Washington
Writer: Naima Ramos-Chapman, Nelson Mandela Nance, Shaka King, Nuotama Bodomo
7.9/1061 votes#3 - They Got Some S**t That'll Blow Out Our Back
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/18/2018
This week's program moves from the story of an afro that goes to prison for "badness"' to a family mourning a high-profile case of police violence. Also, does the Second Amendment apply to black people? Contestants on the game show "Hotep Squares" are asked about that, and many more questions on this week's Random Acts of Flyness.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1046 votes#4 - Items Outside the Shelter But Within Reach
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/25/2018
Most abuse happens within families and the lines between care, conflict, and chaos are volatile. This week's program addresses some of the dangling threads from past and future episodes, including the perfect apology, a very competitive game of spades and a celebrity's latest business venture.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1054 votes#5 - I Tried to Tell My Therapist About My Dreams
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/1/2018
A young Martin Luther King, Jr. wakes from a dream. A movie star with writer's block finds inspiration in Africa and stumbles upon the devil within.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1040 votes#6 - They Won't Go When I Go
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/8/2018
A woman stays woke too long. In the not-too-distant future, a waitress contemplates uploading her consciousness to the cloud amidst warnings of an impending hurricane. After Najja has her demons exorcised, her Jealousy tries to talk its way back into her life. Artist Stephanie Dinkins describes her encounters with a simulated black woman.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Random Acts of Flyness Season 1
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Late-night series featuring a mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist melodrama and humorous animation as a stream-of-consciousness response to the contemporary American mediascape.
Genres:ComedySci-Fi & FantasyDocumentary
Network:HBO
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"What are Your Thoughts Raising Free Black Children?" is the best rated episode of "Random Acts of Flyness" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 93 votes. Directed by Nuotama Bodomo, Shaka King and written by N/A, it aired on 8/4/2018. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Two Piece and a Biscuit".