Black-ish Parental Guidance (Season 1, Episode 16)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy

Black-ish

Parental Guidance (Season 1, Episode 16)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 22 min | Comedy

Dre organizes an amazing vow renewal for their 15th anniversary. But when Bow's hippie-dippy parents, Alicia and the white Paul show up unannounced bombshells drop and old disagreements between the two families.

Showrunner

Jonathan Groff

Director

Michael Schultz

Writers

Kenya Barris (created by) | Corey Nickerson (written by) | Ian Edwards | Lisa McQuillan (staff writer) & 2 more

Producers

Jonathan Groff | Peter Saji | Lindsey Shockley

Composer

Transcenders

Cinematographer

Rob Sweeney

Editor

Jamie Nelsen (as a different name)

Casting Director

Alexis Frank Koczara

Production Designer

Maxine Shepard

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 4, 2015

Release date

Mar 4, 2015 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 75 wins & 239 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
14 cast members

Name	Known for
Anthony Anderson Andre 'Dre' Johnson Andre 'Dre' Johnson See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Tracee Ellis Ross Rainbow Johnson Rainbow Johnson See fewer	The Hair Tales (2022)
Yara Shahidi Zoey Johnson Zoey Johnson See fewer	Salt (2010)
Marcus Scribner Andre Johnson, Jr. Andre Johnson, Jr. See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Miles Brown Jack Johnson Jack Johnson See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Marsai Martin Diane Johnson Diane Johnson See fewer	Little (I) (2019)
Laurence Fishburne Pops Pops See fewer	The Matrix (1999)
Jenifer Lewis Ruby Ruby See fewer	The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Bishop Don Magic Juan Bishop Don Juan (as Bishop Don Juan) Bishop Don Juan (as Bishop Don Juan) See fewer	Old School (2003)
Beau Bridges Paul Johnson Paul Johnson See fewer	The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
Bill Doyle Tucker Tucker See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Ellen Karsten Old Lady Old Lady See fewer	Just Add Magic (2015)
Anna Deavere Smith Alicia (as Anna Smith Deveare) Alicia (as Anna Smith Deveare) See fewer	The Human Stain (2003)
L.T. Tolliver Officiant Officiant See fewer	Black-ish (2014)