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Forever Young
s02e13 · 2021-05-19
Ended · US
mixed-ish
ABC Scripted
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In mixed-ish, 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 assimilate or stay true to themselves. Bow's parents Paul and Alicia decide to move from a hippie commune to the suburbs to better provide for their family. As her parents struggle with the challenges of their new life, Bow and her siblings navigate a mainstream school in which they're perceived as neither black nor white. This family's experiences illuminate the challenges of finding one's own identity when the rest of the world can't decide where you belong.
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13 this season · 36 totals02e01 Sweet Child o' Mine 2021-01-27 02:30
Sweet Child o' Mine
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. .
s02e02 Brand New Funk 2021-02-03 02:30
Brand New Funk
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.
s02e03 On My Own 2021-02-10 02:30
On My Own
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. .
s02e04 Livin' on a Prayer 2021-02-17 02:30
Livin' on a Prayer
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. .
s02e05 My Prerogative 2021-02-24 02:30
My Prerogative
Paul wants to crash Denise and Alicia's neighborhood spades match, so they teach him about the cultural and racial significance of the game; Santi, Johan and Bow learn about divorce after watching a movie.
s02e06 Just the Two of Us 2021-03-03 02:30
Just the Two of Us
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; Paul worries his new job is taking time away from spending time with the kids.
s02e07 You Give Love a Bad Name 2021-03-24 01:30
You Give Love a Bad Name
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.
s02e08 She's a Bad Mama Jama 2021-03-31 01:30
She's a Bad Mama Jama
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.
s02e09 Material Girl 2021-04-07 01:30
Material Girl
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.
s02e10 You Dropped a Bomb on Me 2021-04-21 01:30
You Dropped a Bomb on Me
Rainbow's best friend 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; Paul and Alicia battle it out for who is the coolest; Harrison takes Santi and Johan on a trip to Mexico.
s02e11 Tainted Love 2021-04-28 01:30
Tainted Love
After the Johnson family discovers Harrison on a date, Paul decides to give Harrison some dating advice, which turns things upside down. Meanwhile, Alicia feels a little insecure after finding out all of her children go to Aunt Denise for advice instead of coming to her.
s02e12 Walk This Way 2021-05-12 01:30
Walk This Way
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.
s02e13 Forever Young 2021-05-19 01:30
Forever Young
In 2021, Adult Rainbow, Johan and Santamonica recall very different accounts of what happened the summer that they all got their new bicycles. In the '80s, an overprotective Alicia's worst fear comes true when one of the kids goes off on their own with their bike and gets lost. Meanwhile, Harrison catches Denise spending extra time in the office to get overtime and puts her to work.