Seasons & episodes
8 seasons · 175 episodes
Episode 01
Pilot
Advertising executive Dre happily anticipates a promotion; Andre Jr. wants to covert to Judaism and have a bar mitzvah like his friends.
Episode 02
The Talk
When Dre decides to give Andre Jr. the sex talk, he instantly regrets it when his son won't stop asking questions.
Episode 03
The Nod
Dre tries to help Andre Jr. expand his social circle. Rainbow tries to inspire Diane.
Episode 04
Crazy Mom
When Dre takes over "mom'' duties, the praise he gets from everyone at the school goes to his head.
Episode 05
Crime and Punishment
Rainbow and Dre agree they will no longer spank their children.
Episode 06
The Prank King
Dre is disappointed when the older kids balk at a family tradition.
Episode 07
The Gift of Hunger
When the kids disapprove of Dre's favorite cheap restaurant, he decides they all need to get jobs.
Episode 08
Oedipal Triangle
When Dre's visiting mother butts heads with Bow, Dre searches for a way to get them to get along.
Episode 09
Colored Commentary
Dre encourages the family to have each other's backs; Zoey and Andre Jr. must babysit the twins.
Episode 10
Black Santa/White Christmas
Dre endeavors to take over the role of office Santa from the head of human resources.
Episode 11
Law of Attraction
Dre's Machismo is questioned and Pops and Ruby reignite their love.
Episode 12
Martin Luther Skiing Day
While on the way to the family's annual ski trip, Dre teaches the kids about Martin Luther King Jr.
Episode 13
Big Night, Big Fight
Dre is determined to keep the peace on Valentine's Day. Diane's siblings try to help her be nice.
Episode 14
Andre from Marseille
Dre takes an instant dislike to Zoey's first serious boyfriend, a worldly teen from France.
Episode 15
The Dozens
Dre teaches Andre Jr. how to trash-talk a school bully, Diane is afraid of the dark.
Episode 16
Parental Guidance
Dre tries to arrange an amazing vow renewal for his and Bow's 15th anniversary. Beau Bridges and Jenifer Lewis guest star.
Episode 17
30 Something
Dre worries about getting older when he injures himself playing basketball before his 40th birthday.
Episode 18
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Episode 24
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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