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s08e13 · 2022-04-20
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Andre 'Dre' Johnson has a great job, a beautiful wife, Rainbow, four kids, and a colonial home in the 'burbs. But has success brought too much assimilation for this black family? With a little help from his dad, Dre sets out to establish a sense of cultural identity for his family that honors their past while embracing the future.
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24 this season · 175 totals05e01 Gap Year 2018-10-17 01:00
Gap Year
After dropping Junior off at college, Dre and Bow are beside themselves when they find him back at home announcing his decision to take a gap year. Meanwhile, Jack and Diane begin to question whether they should still be sharing a room.
s05e02 Don't You Be My Neighbor 2018-10-24 01:00
Don't You Be My Neighbor
The neighbors decide to rent their house out for homestays and it's causing problems for the Johnsons. Dre develops a newfound joy of calling the cops over petty neighborhood issues but begins to question the example he is setting for Jack. Meanwhile, Diane develops her first crush and Bow wants to help but lets Zoey take the lead.
s05e03 Scarred for Life 2018-10-31 01:00
Scarred for Life
The twins opt out of the family Halloween costume for fear it will hurt their social status in middle school. Dre and Bow take it upon themselves to protect them from bullies by putting together the best haunted house and invite the whole seventh grade. Meanwhile, Junior starts spending time with a girl from Ruby's choir and Ruby doesn't know how to feel about it.
s05e04 Purple Rain 2018-11-14 02:00
Purple Rain
The family is shocked to learn that Jack and Diane are not familiar with the iconic music of Prince. One by one, each member of the family works to explain Prince's tremendous impact on their lives through his music.
s05e05 Good Grief 2018-11-21 02:00
Good Grief
Bow's mom, Alicia, visits the family for the first time since the loss of Bow's dad, and she is still heavily grieving. Bow decides to throw a big luau-themed party for what would have been her dad's next birthday. Meanwhile, Mason has an extra ticket to an MMA fight and invites Diane on the same night as the party.
s05e06 Stand Up, Fall Down 2018-11-28 02:00
Stand Up, Fall Down
Junior hasn't been doing much at home during his gap year, so Dre decides to put him to work as an intern at Stevens & Lido. Junior is astonished to see Dre's co-workers say offensive things and Dre letting it slide. Meanwhile, Bow lets Ruby watch Devante after the nanny quits; and Ruby has a hard time following Bow's rules.
s05e07 Friends Without Benefits 2018-12-05 02:00
Friends Without Benefits
Bow makes a new friend at work and Dre thinks she has broken bird syndrome. Meanwhile, Junior transforms his shared room with Jack into a frat house and Ruby and Diane gang up against them.
s05e08 Christmas in Theater Eight 2018-12-12 02:00
Christmas in Theater Eight
The Johnsons have a tradition of going to the movies on Christmas and they can never agree on what to see. Dre wants to see an important film about Rosa Parks, but they all want to see the latest action-packed superhero blockbuster. Meanwhile, Junior becomes embarrassed about taking a gap year after he runs into his ex-girlfriend Megan at the theater.
s05e09 Wilds of Valley Glen 2019-01-09 02:30
Wilds of Valley Glen
Dre must take Jack and Diane on a mandatory camping trip for school and hatches a plan for them to escape to a fancy hotel for some pampering. Meanwhile, Bow gets an award at work but feels undermined after a colleague is surprised to learn that she went to USC for med school.
s05e10 Black Like Us 2019-01-16 02:00
Black Like Us
Dre and Bow are furious after Diane isn't lit properly in her class photo. Diane doesn't want to make it a big deal, but they decide to talk to the principal about the need for sensitivity toward all complexions. Meanwhile, Junior claims there is unspoken colorism within their own family, and things get heated.
s05e11 Waltz in A Minor 2019-01-23 02:00
Waltz in A Minor
Dre's teenage cousin Kyra needs a place to stay and the Johnsons decide to take her in, but they have different approaches to helping her adjust to suburban life. Meanwhile, Jack and Diane try to vet Kyra on social media to get information on her.
s05e12 Dreamgirls and Boys 2019-02-13 02:00
Dreamgirls and Boys
Dre and Bow struggle with the changing times of identity politics and gender neutrality. Diane auditions for the school play and scores the male lead part, but her crush starts spending time with another girl. Meanwhile, Junior's Valentine's Day date goes awry after Dre and Pops have a talk with him about chivalry.
s05e13 Son of a Pitch 2019-02-20 02:00
Son of a Pitch
Junior is working at Stevens & Lido as an intern and takes some time to find his footing; but when he offers an idea during a pitch meeting, Dre immediately puts him in his place. Meanwhile, Bow has a meeting with one of Kyra's teachers and learns that she has an aptitude for chemistry, but Kyra doesn't want to transfer to a magnet school.
s05e14 Black History Month 2019-02-27 02:00
Black History Month
Dre is upset after he learns that Jack and Diane are getting the same surface-level education about Black History Month that he got when he was growing up. After taking it up with the twins' teacher, he is asked to present at the assembly and wants to bring Black history to life.
s05e15 #justakidfromcompton 2019-03-20 01:00
#justakidfromcompton
Drew and Bow rethink sending Kyra to Valley Glen Prep because of how the school treated them; Junior wants to work as Josh's assistant at Stevens & Lido.
s05e16 Enough Is Enough 2019-03-27 01:00
Enough Is Enough
After Kyra's estranged father, Perry, shows up and wants to bring Kyra home to Houston, Dre and Bow work to show him the amazing life they can provide for her. Meanwhile, the kids go on a mission to get her one last chili dog from Larry's.
s05e17 Each One, Teach One 2019-04-03 01:00
Each One, Teach One
Dre feels like he has made a difference with the diversity at Stevens & Lido as the head of the Urban Division, but when Junior tells him that Josh is his mentor, Dre flips out. Meanwhile, Jack and Diane show their friends a video of Bow dancing and now she's become the hot mom.
s05e18 Andre Johnson: Good Person 2019-04-10 01:00
Andre Johnson: Good Person
As they are planning Devante's birthday, Bow wants to be more mindful with all the new child-rearing rules these days, but Dre isn't having it. Junior tells Jack and Diane that they need to be more mindful of the environment and their first order of business is changing Ruby's bad habits on.
s05e19 Under the Influence 2019-04-17 01:00
Under the Influence
Jack is going through an experimental phase and getting himself into trouble, so Dre chaperones the twins' school dance to keep an eye on him. Meanwhile, Junior fights with his girlfriend, Niecy, after she thinks he spends too much time taking care of Devante.
s05e20 Good in the 'hood 2019-04-24 01:00
Good in the 'hood
Dre's sister Rhonda takes Jack and Diane to her part of town in a black neighborhood and claims the twins are scared of their own community. Dre and Rhonda take them to a local diner to show them why it's so special. Meanwhile, Bow becomes the 'office mom' at work, and Junior tries to help her break the label.
s05e21 FriDre Night Lights 2019-05-01 01:00
FriDre Night Lights
Dre is thrilled when Jack makes the football team, but Bow is against the idea. Meanwhile, Diane wants Junior to drive her to her first real date with Jalen, but Junior overstays his welcome.
s05e22 Is It Desert or Dessert? 2019-05-15 01:00
Is It Desert or Dessert?
Dre has concerns about Jack and Diane spending the weekend with their friends' family in the desert. Meanwhile, Pops is forced to come to terms with how he treats women after he helps set Junior up.
s05e23 Relatively Grown Man 2019-05-22 01:00
Relatively Grown Man
After Junior gets an offer for his dream job working with Migos, Dre and Bow are determined to convince him to return to college and get his degree.