black-ish: Season 1

2014 · 24 episodes · ★ 4.5

What Season 1 of black-ish

The Johnson family lives in a predominantly white residential neighborhood in Los Angeles. Andre "Dre" Johnson is a highly successful advertising executive, and his wife, Rainbow "Bow" Johnson, is an anesthesiologist and the most level-headed voice in the marriage. Dre wants Black culture to be part of his kids' upbringing, as they grow up in a very affluent environment. Bow works to hold on to her place in the kids' lives. Conflicts come in the form of awkward talks, punishments, family jokes and tensions with Dre's mother-in-law. Kenya Barris's comedy balances loyalty to one's roots with enjoying a comfortable place in life.

24episodes

Sep 24, 2014premiered

May 20, 2015latest episode

9.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Sep 24, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 5.6
Advertising executive Dre happily anticipates a promotion; Andre Jr. wants to covert to Judaism and have a bar mitzvah like his friends.
Directing: Kenya Barris · Writing: Kenya Barris · Starring: Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Meredith
1x02 The Talk
Oct 1, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 5.0
When Dre decides to give Andre Jr. the sex talk, he instantly regrets it when his son won't stop asking questions.
Directing: Rebecca Asher · Writing: Vijal Patel · Starring: Peter MacKenzie, Laurence Fishburne, Rachael Grace
1x03 The Nod
Oct 8, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 5.4
Dre tries to help Andre Jr. expand his social circle. Rainbow tries to inspire Diane.
Directing: James Griffiths · Writing: Kenya Barris · Starring: Deon Cole, Laurence Fishburne, David L. King, Leigh Bush
1x04 Crazy Mom
Oct 15, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 5.7
When Dre takes over "mom'' duties, the praise he gets from everyone at the school goes to his head.
Directing: James Griffiths · Writing: Gail Lerner · Starring: Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham, Laurence Fishburne, Daniel Lee Robertson III
1x05 Crime and Punishment
Oct 22, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 4.8
Rainbow and Dre agree they will no longer spank their children.
Directing: Claire Scanlon · Writing: Corey Nickerson · Starring: Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham, Laurence Fishburne, Sharon Muthu
1x06 The Prank King
Oct 29, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 5.1
Dre is disappointed when the older kids balk at a family tradition.
Directed by: Matt Sohn · Written by: Lindsey Shockley · Starring: Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham, Jacob Kemp
1x07 The Gift of Hunger
Nov 12, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 4.8
When the kids disapprove of Dre's favorite cheap restaurant, he decides they all need to get jobs.
Directing: Victor Nelli, Jr. · Writing: Peter Saji · Starring: Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham, Hector Osorio
1x08 Oedipal Triangle
Nov 19, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 4.8
When Dre's visiting mother butts heads with Bow, Dre searches for a way to get them to get along.
Directing: Rebecca Asher · Writing: Vijal Patel · Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham
1x09 Colored Commentary
Dec 3, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 4.9
Dre encourages the family to have each other's backs; Zoey and Andre Jr. must babysit the twins.
Directing: Ken Whittingham · Writing: Yvette Lee Bowser · Starring: Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham, Laurence Fishburne, Ken Jenkins
1x10 Black Santa/White Christmas Mid-Season Finale
Dec 10, 2014 · 23 min · ★ 4.7
Dre endeavors to take over the role of office Santa from the head of human resources.
Directed by: Elliot Hegarty · Written by: Gail Lerner · Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham
1x11 Law of Attraction
Jan 7, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 5.1
Dre's Machismo is questioned and Pops and Ruby reignite their love.
Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham
1x12 Martin Luther Skiing Day
Jan 14, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 4.8
While on the way to the family's annual ski trip, Dre teaches the kids about Martin Luther King Jr.
Starring: Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham, Allen Maldonado
1x13 Big Night, Big Fight
Feb 11, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 5.2
Dre is determined to keep the peace on Valentine's Day. Diane's siblings try to help her be nice.
Starring: Richard Riehle, Renee Dorian, Jesse Burch, Matthew Rocheleau
1x14 Andre from Marseille
Feb 18, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 4.7
Dre takes an instant dislike to Zoey's first serious boyfriend, a worldly teen from France.
Starring: Deon Cole, Jeff Meacham, Julian De La Celle, Mindy Sterling
1x15 The Dozens
Feb 25, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 5.2
Dre teaches Andre Jr. how to trash-talk a school bully, Diane is afraid of the dark.
Directing: Millicent Shelton · Starring: Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham, Nick Carson
1x16 Parental Guidance
Mar 4, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 4.5
Dre tries to arrange an amazing vow renewal for his and Bow's 15th anniversary. Beau Bridges and Jenifer Lewis guest star.
Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Laurence Fishburne, Beau Bridges, Anna Deavere Smith
1x17 30 Something
Mar 25, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 5.1
Dre worries about getting older when he injures himself playing basketball before his 40th birthday.
Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham
1x18 Sex, Lies and Vasectomies
Apr 1, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 4.2
Bow learns from her colleague that Dre never had the vasectomy a few years back that he was supposedly scheduled, so she decides to see if he'll come clean and tell the truth.
Starring: Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham, Scott Mosenson
1x19 The Real World
Apr 8, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 3.3
Bow invites her friends from college to an elaborate dinner party in hopes of impressing them; Dre learns a lot about Bow's past; the kids decide to create their own reality show by documenting the party.
Starring: Deon Cole, Jeff Meacham, Allen Maldonado, Jerry Minor
1x20 Switch Hitting
Apr 22, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 3.4
When super cool--and white--exec Jay Sloane challenges Dre over his street cred and picks inept Charlie for a big urban market account, Dre finds himself questioning his "blackness." Pops gets a letter from the IRS and fears the worst.
Directing: Ken Whittingham · Starring: Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham, Laurence Fishburne
1x21 The Peer-ent Trap
Apr 29, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 3.3
When teenager Zoey goes through a mini-rebellion phase by pushing boundaries and acting out, Dre wants to lay down the law, while Bow insists on a softer approach like her mom did with her.
Directing: Ken Whittingham · Starring: Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham, Laurence Fishburne
1x22 Please Don’t Ask, Please Don’t Tell
May 6, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 3.1
Dre's sister, Rhonda, is in town for Mother's Day and although she hasn't come out to the family, everyone knows she's gay, except Ruby.
Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham
1x23 Elephant in the Room
May 13, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 3.3
Dre and Bow go ballistic when Junior declares he's joined the Young Republican Club to impress a girl. Since they really can't believe any reasonable black people would be Republicans, Dre and Bow arrange to meet Hillary's wealthy and conservative parents. Meanwhile, everyone teases Zoey when she finds out she needs glasses.
Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham
1x24 Pops' Pops' Pops Season Finale
May 20, 2015 · 23 min · ★ 2.8
Pops comes to the rescue with the colorful story of how his great-great grandfather, Drexler Johnson, bet the future of the Johnson family against a ruthless gangster, Elroy Savoy, for Jack and Diane's school assignment.
Starring: Jenifer Lewis, Deon Cole, Peter MacKenzie, Jeff Meacham