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Summary Andre 'Dre' Johnson (Anthony Anderson) tries to impart his family's heritage to his four children while living in the suburbs while facing conflicting ideas from his wife (Tracee Ellis Ross), his very opinionated father (Laurence Fishburne), and his own children.

Directed By: Matt Sohn

Written By: Kenya Barris, Lindsey Shockley, Njeri Brown, Devanshi Patel

  • TV-PG
  • ABC
  • Oct 29, 2014
  • 22 m
  • TV-PG
  • ABC
  • Oct 29, 2014
  • 22 m
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S1 • Episode 6
The Prank King
Air Date: Oct 29, 2014
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Summary Andre 'Dre' Johnson (Anthony Anderson) tries to impart his family's heritage to his four children while living in the suburbs while facing conflicting ideas from his wife (Tracee Ellis Ross), his very opinionated father (Laurence Fishburne), and his own children.

Created By: Kenya Barris

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Episode 1 • Sep 24, 2014 • 22 m
Pilot
Dre anticipates a promotion at work. Andre Jr. announces he's converting to Judaism.
Episode 2 • Oct 1, 2014 • 22 m
The Talk
Dre insists on giving his son "the talk", but soon regrets it when he's bombarded with questions about sex.
Episode 3 • Oct 8, 2014 • 22 m
The Nod
Dre tries to help Andre Jr. expand his social circle; Rainbow takes Diane to the hospital in hope of inspiring her, but things don't go as planned.
Episode 4 • Oct 15, 2014 • 22 m
Crazy Mom
Dre agrees to do Rainbow's "mom" duties for a week.
Episode 5 • Oct 22, 2014 • 21 m
Crime and Punishment
Although Dre and Rainbow agreed they would no longer spank their kids, all bets might be off when Jack disobeys. Now, Zoey, Junior, Diane and a nervous Jack are afraid that their parents will go back on their word.
Episode 6 • Oct 29, 2014 • 22 m
The Prank King
Dre fears his holiday fun will be ruined when the older kids balk at the glorious Johnson Halloween tradition of seeing who can pull the most outlandish pranks on each other.
Episode 7 • Nov 12, 2014 • 22 m
The Gift of Hunger
After the kids turn their collective noses up at Dre's favorite cheap restaurant in his old 'hood,' he decides it's time to give them a reality check. He insists all of them get jobs.
Episode 8 • Nov 19, 2014 • 22 m
Oedipal Triangle
Dre's mother, Ruby, comes for a visit, and she smothers her pork chops with gravy, Dre with love, and would like to flat out smother Bow. Dre tries to find a way to get the two most important women in his life to get along.
Episode 9 • Dec 3, 2014 • 22 m
Colored Commentary
Dre wants the family to feel more connected so he embraces what it means to have each other's backs. Bow and Dre invoke "Team Johnson" putting the less-than-enthusiastic Zoey and Andre Jr. in charge of babysitting the twins.
Episode 10 • Dec 10, 2014 • 22 m
Black Santa/White Christmas
Episode 11 • Jan 7, 2015 • 22 m
Law of Attraction
Dre worries Rainbow is questioning his manliness, so Pops tries to help his son save face. Meanwhile, things get awkward when Jr. is selected to play "Romeo" to his sister Zoey's "Juliet" in their school play.
Episode 12 • Jan 14, 2015 • 22 m
Martin Luther sKiing Day
On the way to the Johnson family's annual MLK holiday ski trip, Dre realizes his children may not know the significance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. so he decides to inundate them with Dr. King history facts.
Episode 13 • Feb 11, 2015 • 22 m
Big Night, Big Fight
Dre is determined to keep the peace on Valentine's Day; Diane's siblings try to teach Diane how to give a compliment.
Episode 14 • Feb 18, 2015 • 22 m
Andre from Marseille
When Zoey brings home her first "serious" boyfriend,also named Andre, Dre takes an instant dislike to him for many reasons. He's thrilled when they break up...until he learns that Andre dumped Zoey because she's too shallow.
Episode 15 • Feb 25, 2015 • 22 m
The Dozens
Episode 16 • Mar 4, 2015 • 22 m
Parental Guidance
Dre organizes an amazing vow renewal for their 15th anniversary. But when Bow's hippie-dippy parents, Alicia and the white Paul show up unannounced bombshells drop and old disagreements between the two families.
Episode 17 • Mar 25, 2015 • 22 m
30 Something
Things begin to fall apart, in more ways than one, when Dre hurts himself playing basketball right before his 40th birthday. Bow and Ruby face off over who can get Dre the best gift, and the kids try to figure out what to give their dad.
Episode 18 • Apr 1, 2015 • 22 m
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.
Episode 19 • Apr 8, 2015 • 22 m
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.
Episode 20 • Apr 22, 2015 • 22 m
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.
Episode 21 • Apr 29, 2015 • 22 m
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.
Episode 22 • May 6, 2015 • 21 m
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.
Episode 23 • May 13, 2015 • 22 m
Elephant in the Room
Episode 24 • May 20, 2015 • 23 m
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.
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