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Black-ish Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2018 - 2019
Episode 1
Gap Year
Tue, Oct 16, 201821 mins
Junior decides to take a gap year from college; Jack and Diane question whether they should still share a room.
Episode 2
Don't You Be My Neighbor
Tue, Oct 23, 201821 mins
The twins are growing up; Diane develops her first crush.
Episode 3
Scarred for Life
Tue, Oct 30, 201821 mins
The twins opt out of the family Halloween costume for fear it will hurt their social status in middle school. Dre and Bow take it upon themselves to protect them from bullies by putting together the best haunted house and invite the whole seventh grade. Meanwhile, Junior starts spending time with a girl from Ruby's choir.
Episode 4
Purple Rain
Tue, Nov 13, 201821 mins
The family is shocked to learn that Jack and Diane are not familiar with the iconic music of Prince; each member of the family works to explain Prince's tremendous impact on their lives through his music.
Episode 5
Good Grief
Tue, Nov 20, 201821 mins
Bow's mom visits the family for the first time since the loss of Bow's dad; Bow decides to throw a big party for what would have been her dad's next birthday; Mason invites Diane to an MMA fight on the same night as the party.
Episode 6
Stand Up, Fall Down
Tue, Nov 27, 201821 mins
Dre decides to put Junior to work as an intern at Stevens and Lido; Bow lets Ruby watch Devante after the nanny quits.
Episode 7
Friends Without Benefits
Tue, Dec 4, 201821 mins
Bow makes a new friend at work and Dre thinks she has broken bird syndrome. Meanwhile, Junior transforms his shared room with Jack into a frat house, and Ruby and Diane gang up against them.
Episode 8
Christmas in Theater Eight
Tue, Dec 11, 201821 mins
The Johnsons can't agree on what movie to see on their traditional Christmas trip to the theater - the latest superhero blockbuster or the Rosa Parks story; Junior feels embarrassed after his ex mistakes him for a theater employee.
Episode 9
Wilds of Valley Glen
Tue, Jan 8, 201921 mins
Dre takes Jack and Diane on a camping trip for school and hatches a plan for them to escape to a fancy hotel for some pampering; Bow gets an award at work, but feels undermined after a colleague is surprised to learn where she went to school.
Episode 10
Black Like Us
Tue, Jan 15, 201921 mins
Dre and Bow are furious after Diane isn't lit properly in her class photo; Junior claims there is unspoken colorism within the family.
Episode 11
Waltz in A Minor
Tue, Jan 22, 201921 mins
Dre's teenage cousin Kyra needs a place to stay. The Johnsons decide to take her in, but they have different approaches to helping her adjust to suburban life; Jack and Diane try to get Kyra on social media to get information about her.
Episode 12
Dreamgirls and Boys
Tue, Feb 12, 201921 mins
Dre and Bow struggle with identity politics involving the kids; Diane's crush starts spending time with another girl; Junior's Valentine's Day date goes awry after Dre and Pops have a talk with him about chivalry.
Episode 13
Son of a Pitch
Tue, Feb 19, 201921 mins
Junior shakes things up at Stevens and Lido as an intern; Bow has a meeting with one of Kyra's teachers and learns that she has an aptitude for chemistry, but Kyra doesn't want to transfer to a magnet school.
Episode 14
Black History Month
Tue, Feb 26, 201921 mins
Dre is upset that Jack and Diane are getting the same surface-level education about Black History Month that he got when he was growing up; he is asked to make a presentation at the school assembly and wants to bring black history to life.
Episode 15
justakidfromcompton
Tue, Mar 19, 201921 mins
Dre and Bow want to send Kyra to Valley Glen Prep, but after the school treats them like a charity case, they are infuriated; Junior wants to get a job as Josh's assistant at Stevens and Lido.
Episode 16
Enough Is Enough
Tue, Mar 26, 201921 mins
After Kyra's estranged father shows up and wants to bring Kyra home to Houston, Dre and Bow work to show him the amazing life they can provide for her; the kids go on a mission to get Kyra one last chili dog from Larry's.
Episode 17
Each One, Teach One
Tue, Apr 2, 201921 mins
When Junior tells Dre that Josh is his mentor, Dre flips out; Jack and Diane show their friends a video of Bow dancing, and she becomes the hot mom.
Episode 18
Andre Johnson: Good Person
Tue, Apr 9, 201921 mins
As they are planning Devante's birthday, Bow wants to be more mindful with all the new child-rearing rules these days, but Dre isn't having it; Jack and Diane try to change Ruby's bad habits.
Episode 19
Under the Influence
Tue, Apr 16, 201921 mins
Jack keeps getting himself into trouble, so Dre chaperones the twins' school dance to keep an eye on him; Junior fights with his girlfriend after she thinks he spends too much time taking care of Devante.
Episode 20
Good in the 'Hood
Tue, Apr 23, 201921 mins
Dre's sister Rhonda takes Jack and Diane to her part of town in a black neighborhood and claims the twins are scared of their own community; Bow becomes the "office mom" at work, and Junior tries to help her break the label.
Episode 21
FriDre Night Lights
Tue, Apr 30, 201920 mins
Dre is thrilled when Jack makes the football team, but Bow is against the idea; Diane wants Junior to drive her to her first real date with Jalen, but Junior overstays his welcome.
Episode 22
Is It Desert or Dessert?
Tue, May 14, 201921 mins
Dre has concerns about Jack and Diane spending the weekend with their friends' family in the desert; Pops is forced to come to terms with how he treats women after he helps set Junior up.
Episode 23
Relatively Grown Man
Tue, May 21, 201921 mins
Junior gets an offer for his dream job working with Migos, but Dre and Bow are determined to convince him to return to college and get his degree.
