Season 1

black-ishSeason 1

2014
24 Episodes

Episodes

Pilot
S01E01
7.2

Pilot

Advertising executive Dre happily anticipates a promotion; Andre Jr. wants to covert to Judaism and have a bar mitzvah like his friends.

24 Sept 201423m
The Talk
S01E02
6.5

The Talk

When Dre decides to give Andre Jr. the sex talk, he instantly regrets it when his son won't stop asking questions.

01 Oct 201423m
The Nod
S01E03
7.2

The Nod

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

08 Oct 201423m
Crazy Mom
S01E04
7.1

Crazy Mom

When Dre takes over "mom'' duties, the praise he gets from everyone at the school goes to his head.

15 Oct 201423m
Crime and Punishment
S01E05
6.8

Crime and Punishment

Rainbow and Dre agree they will no longer spank their children.

22 Oct 201423m
The Prank King
S01E06
7.1

The Prank King

Dre is disappointed when the older kids balk at a family tradition.

29 Oct 201423m
The Gift of Hunger
S01E07
6.8

The Gift of Hunger

When the kids disapprove of Dre's favorite cheap restaurant, he decides they all need to get jobs.

12 Nov 201423m
Oedipal Triangle
S01E08
6.4

Oedipal Triangle

When Dre's visiting mother butts heads with Bow, Dre searches for a way to get them to get along.

19 Nov 201423m
Colored Commentary
S01E09
6.9

Colored Commentary

Dre encourages the family to have each other's backs; Zoey and Andre Jr. must babysit the twins.

03 Dec 201423m
Black Santa/White Christmas
S01E10
6.5

Black Santa/White Christmas

Dre endeavors to take over the role of office Santa from the head of human resources.

10 Dec 201423m
Law of Attraction
S01E11
6.6

Law of Attraction

Dre's Machismo is questioned and Pops and Ruby reignite their love.

07 Jan 201523m
Martin Luther Skiing Day
S01E12
6.4

Martin Luther Skiing Day

While on the way to the family's annual ski trip, Dre teaches the kids about Martin Luther King Jr.

14 Jan 201523m
Big Night, Big Fight
S01E13
7.1

Big Night, Big Fight

Dre is determined to keep the peace on Valentine's Day. Diane's siblings try to help her be nice.

11 Feb 201523m
Andre from Marseille
S01E14
6.5

Andre from Marseille

Dre takes an instant dislike to Zoey's first serious boyfriend, a worldly teen from France.

18 Feb 201523m
The Dozens
S01E15
7.2

The Dozens

Dre teaches Andre Jr. how to trash-talk a school bully, Diane is afraid of the dark.

25 Feb 201523m
Parental Guidance
S01E16
6.6

Parental Guidance

Dre tries to arrange an amazing vow renewal for his and Bow's 15th anniversary. Beau Bridges and Jenifer Lewis guest star.

04 Mar 201523m
30 Something
S01E17
7.1

30 Something

Dre worries about getting older when he injures himself playing basketball before his 40th birthday.

25 Mar 201523m
Sex, Lies and Vasectomies
S01E18
7.5

Sex, Lies and Vasectomies

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.

01 Apr 201523m
The Real World
S01E19
6.3

The Real World

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.

08 Apr 201523m
Switch Hitting
S01E20
6.7

Switch Hitting

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.

22 Apr 201523m
The Peer-ent Trap
S01E21
6.3

The Peer-ent Trap

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.

29 Apr 201523m
Please Don’t Ask, Please Don’t Tell
S01E22
6.0

Please Don’t Ask, Please Don’t Tell

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.

06 May 201523m
Elephant in the Room
S01E23
6.3

Elephant in the Room

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.

13 May 201523m
Pops' Pops' Pops
S01E24
5.3

Pops' Pops' Pops

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.

20 May 201523m