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The Best Episodes Written By Kenya Barris

Every TV Episode Written by Kenya Barris Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Kenya Barris Ratings Summary

"Liberal Arts" is the best rated episode written by Kenya Barris. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by James Griffiths. It aired on 5/3/2017 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Hope".

  • Liberal Arts
    9.0/102 votes

    #1 - 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

  • Hope
    8.5/108 votes

    #2 - Hope

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/2016

    When the kids ask some tough questions in the midst of a highly publicized court case involving alleged police brutality and an African-American teenager, Dre and Bow are conflicted on how best to field them. Dre, along with Pops and Ruby, feel the kids need to know what kind of world they’re living in, while Bow would like to give them a more hopeful view about life. When the verdict is announced, the family handles the news in different ways while watching the community react.

    Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller

    Writer: Kenya Barris

  • The Word
    8.2/105 votes

    #3 - The Word

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2015

    Jack performs the song “Gold Digger” at a school talent show and when he sings a lyric that includes THE word, it leads to his possible expulsion from school. Dre and Bow work together to get him reinstated, and along the way, examine the evolution of THE word through the generations and just who, if anyone, has the right to use it.

    Director: Matt Sohn

    Writer: Kenya Barris

  • Pilot
    7.7/109 votes

    #4 - 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

  • The Nod
    7.7/107 votes

    #5 - The Nod

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2014

    Dre tries to help Andre Jr. expand his social circle. Rainbow tries to inspire Diane.

    Director: James Griffiths

    Writer: Kenya Barris

  • Public Fool
    7.7/103 votes

    #6 - Public Fool

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2017

    An incident at school threatens Junior’s future at his beloved Valley Glen Prep.

    Director: Kevin Bray

    Writer: Kenya Barris

  • Lemons
    6.9/107 votes

    #7 - Lemons

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/11/2017

    The nation is still reeling after the outcome of the presidential election, and tensions are particularly high at Dre’s work. Much to his frustration, they haven’t been able to get anything done since election night – eight weeks ago. Meanwhile, Junior is dealing with a disenfranchised student body as class president, and when he is asked to deliver Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at school, Pops teaches him there is more to the speech than Junior thought.

    Director: Kenya Barris

    Writer: Kenya Barris