Season 1

Episodes • 2014

Anthony Anderson
Tracee Ellis Ross
Yara Shahidi
Marcus Scribner
Marsai Martin
Miles Brown
Pilot

1. Pilot

23 min

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

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The Talk

2. The Talk

23 min

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

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The Nod

3. The Nod

23 min

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

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Crazy Mom

4. Crazy Mom

23 min

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

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Crime and Punishment

5. Crime and Punishment

23 min

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

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The Prank King

6. The Prank King

23 min

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

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The Gift of Hunger

7. The Gift of Hunger

23 min

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

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Oedipal Triangle

8. Oedipal Triangle

23 min

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

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Colored Commentary

9. Colored Commentary

23 min

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

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Black Santa/White Christmas

10. Black Santa/White Christmas

23 min

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

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Law of Attraction

11. Law of Attraction

23 min

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

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Martin Luther Skiing Day

12. Martin Luther Skiing Day

23 min

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

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Big Night, Big Fight

13. Big Night, Big Fight

23 min

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

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Andre from Marseille

14. Andre from Marseille

23 min

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

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The Dozens

15. The Dozens

23 min

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

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Parental Guidance

16. Parental Guidance

23 min

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

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30 Something

17. 30 Something

23 min

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

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Sex, Lies and Vasectomies

18. Sex, Lies and Vasectomies

23 min

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.

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The Real World

19. The Real World

23 min

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.

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Switch Hitting

20. Switch Hitting

23 min

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.

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The Peer-ent Trap

21. The Peer-ent Trap

23 min

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.

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Please Don’t Ask, Please Don’t Tell

22. Please Don’t Ask, Please Don’t Tell

23 min

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.

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Elephant in the Room

23. Elephant in the Room

23 min

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.

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Pops' Pops' Pops

24. Pops' Pops' Pops

23 min

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.

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