Black-ish

Don't You Be My Neighbor

Jack and Diane are not the little Johnson kids anymore. They are officially teenagers and black-ish Season 5 Episode 2 was a first glimpse at what life is going to be like for Bow and Dre now that the twins are growing up. black-ish gets so many things right, but there is always one thing that makes it stand apart from the rest. It uses comedy to tackle serious, vital topics. Dre's initial response to not get the cops involved in dealing with the disruptin... more

Martin Luther Skiing Day

Is it just me, or do the Johnsons have a ridiculous amount of family traditions? Dre is also a little obsessed with holidays in general. Are we going to get a President's Day episode? Memorial Day? I can just imagine what their Fourth of July traditions would look like. I'm guessing costumes and lots of illegal fireworks, but they have to save something for season 2, right? Anyway, black-ish Season 1 Episode 12 brought us the annual Johnson family Martin Luther "Skiing" Day... more

Law of Attraction

Okay, we all agree that Ruby is completely insane right? Not to mention a pyromaniac...remind me not to get on her bad side! Pops finally returns in black-ish Season 1 Episode 11 and now we know why he hightails it to Bermuda whenever Ruby comes to visit. Their relationship couldn't be more toxic.  Their hot and cold attraction to each other can be turned on a dime and it's no wonder Dre worries about the effect it will have on Jack and Diane. It's bad enough he had to go t... more

ABC Pulling a 'Black-Ish' Episode Only Gave it More Power (Column)

The most surefire way to make people interested in a product is to ban it from circulation. ABC found this out the hard way in 2018 when it pulled an episode of “Black-ish” (“Please, Baby, Please”) from its schedule less than a week before it was due to air, which all but guaranteed that it would become the stuff of TV industry legend. “Black-ish,” from creator Kenya Barris, had already tackled plenty of “ho... more

'Black-ish' Episode 'Please, Baby, Please' Released on Hulu After Being Shelved by ABC

The “Please, Baby, Please” episode of “Black-ish,” which was controversially shelved before airing by ABC due to its political content back in 2018, will finally make it to air on Hulu. “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris shared the news in a statement Monday. “We were one year post-election and coming to the end of a year that left us, like many Americans, grappling with the state of ... more

Kenya Barris, ABC Boss Karey Burke Break Down Re-Broadcast of 'Black-ish' Juneteenth Episode

Amid widespread civil unrest, many in the U.S. are learning about the holiday of Juneteenth for the first time. The day commemorates when the last slaves in the Confederacy were liberated in 1865 and has gone on to mark a celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. in general. Leading up to this year’s Juneteenth, ABC decided to re-air the episode of “Black-ish” dedicated to the holiday on June. In the musical episode, Dre (Anthony Anderson) is upset that there are not enough ... more