Black. White.
A white family and a black family find out what it's like to switch lives.
- Metascore62
- 2006-2006
- 1 season
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Drama, Reality
- TV-MA
A white family and a black family find out what it's like to switch lives.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2006
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Wed, Mar 8, 2006 60 mins
The Wurgels (Bruno, Carmen, and daughter Rose) are a white, liberal family from Santa Monica, California; and the Sparks (Brian, Renee, and son Nick) are a middle-class black family from Georgia. Both families get to know each other before they are made up as the opposite race for the first time.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
Wed, Mar 15, 2006 47 mins
Renee and Carmen get into an argument over a language exercise. Rose continues to participate in the slam poetry class in full makeup. Brian is hired as a bartender in an all-white neighborhood.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
Wed, Mar 22, 2006 47 mins
Carmen's "beautiful black creature" comment leads Brian and Renee to conclude that Carmen doesn't understand racism. As the friction builds between Carmen and Renee, Carmen turns to an outsider for insight into the black experience.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Wed, Mar 29, 2006 46 mins
Carmen and her daughter are appalled at the chilly treatment they receive when they visit their own neighborhood in make-up. After experiencing racism on a regular basis for the first time in her life, Carmen becomes disheartened with Bruno's obstinate views.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
Wed, Apr 12, 2006 42 mins
Rose and Carmen visit Black Hair Salon. Brianna (Bree) from the poetry class volunteers to take Rose to her hair salon. Rose develops a crush on DeVaughn from the poetry class.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
Wed, Apr 12, 2006 45 mins
The Sparks and the Werguls share the impact the project has had on their lives and begin to reconcile their differences.