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Season 2 episodes (13)
1 Sweet Child O' Mine
1/26/21
After finding out Johan has been pretending to be of a different race, Rainbow gets mad; Alicia and Paul try to find a way to encourage Johan to be proud of being Black.
2 Brand New Funk
2/2/21
Alicia and Denise bicker over who is the stronger Black woman. Paul and Harrison come up with a new way of showing affection. Rainbow is put in charge of Johan and Santamonica.
3 On My Own
2/9/21
Paul surprises the family by inviting one of his students to live with them, and Paul and Alicia compete to be his mentor. Rainbow has a crush on their new houseguest
4 Livin' On A Prayer
2/16/21
Bow takes an interest in going to church with her friends, much to her parents' dismay. Santi and Jonah try to prepare for hell.
5 My Prerogative
2/23/21
Paul wants to crash Denise and Alicia's neighborhood spades match, so they teach him about the cultural and racial significance of the game; Santi, Johan, and Bow learn about divorce after watching a movie.
6 Just The Two of Us
3/2/21
Alicia and Denise realize they've been boxed into Black women stereotypes at the law firm, and Harrison's attempts to help ends up causing more harm. Paul worries his new job is taking time away from spending time with the kids.
7 You Give Love A Bad Name
3/23/21
Paul and Alicia encourage sex-positive conversations with Bow until she invites her crush over to their house. Johan and Alvin look at advertisements, magazines, and even the constellations to see if they can see breasts.
8 She's a Bad Mama Jama
3/30/21
Alicia's mom, Grandma Shireen, stays with the Johnson's after her surgery but taking care of grandma becomes a full-time job. Denise tests each of the kids to see who is best fit to take care of her when she gets old one day.
9 Material Girl
4/6/21
Alicia treats herself to an expensive purse, but Paul finds out and demands that she return it. Bow bribes Alicia to buy her a fancy backpack so she can impress her friends at school.
10 You Dropped A Bomb on Me
4/20/21
Rainbow's best friend asks her to plan her 14th birthday party, so Bow goes out of her way to make sure it's the coolest birthday party ever. Paul and Alicia battle it out for who is the coolest. Harrison takes Santi and Johan on a trip to Mexico.
11 Tainted Love
4/27/21
After the Johnson family discovers Harrison on a date, Paul decides to give Harrison some dating advice. Alicia feels a little insecure after finding out all of her children go to Aunt Denise for advice.
12 Walk This Way
5/11/21
Paul wants to become better friends with Denise so he uses his white privilege to help her out with her errands. Rainbow, Jonah, and Santi sell chocolate bars for their school fundraiser.
13 Forever Young
5/18/21
In 2021, adult Rainbow, Johan, and Santamonica recall very different accounts of what happened the summer that they all got their new bicycles. In the '80s, an overprotective Alicia's worst fear comes true when one of the kids gets lost.
About this show
In this spinoff of the hit series black-ish, Rainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the '80s, and the constant dilemmas they had to face over whether to assimilate or stay true to themselves. Bow's parents Paul and Alicia decide to move from a hippie commune to the suburbs to better provide for their family. As her parents struggle with the challenges of their new life, Bow and her siblings navigate a mainstream school in which they're perceived as neither black nor white.
Comedy
Ratings and reviews
4.5
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Vito Capano
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October 30, 2019
I like the actors, the 2 young kids are so cute, but the show itself is extremely racist. Roseanne got fired for a tweet so is this revenge?? Double standard TV!
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S Marshall
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November 13, 2019
Very diverse. It comically touches on real life issues regarding race and sets it straight at the end.
Lil Aicy DaGoat
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January 18, 2020
Litterally hillarious. Wouldnt reccomend to butthurt overly sensative peeps.