Black-ish Things Were Different Then (Season 4, Episode 16)
TV-14
TV Episode | 21 min | Comedy

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Things Were Different Then (Season 4, Episode 16)

TV-14

TV Episode | 21 min | Comedy

Dre sees his father's past in a new light when and Junior plan Pops' 65th birthday party; Jack and Diane take advantage of Bow's decision to say yes to everything for a whole year.

Showrunner

Jonathan Groff

Director

Todd Holland

Writers

Kenya Barris (created by) | Courtney Lilly (written by) | Doug Hall (executive story editor) | Steven White (story editor)

Producers

Jonathan Groff | Tracee Ellis Ross

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 20, 2018

Release date

Mar 20, 2018 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 74 wins & 238 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 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)
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)
Peter Mackenzie Mr. Stevens Mr. Stevens See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Deon Cole Charlie Telphy Charlie Telphy See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Jenifer Lewis Ruby Ruby See fewer	The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Laurence Fishburne Pops Pops See fewer	The Matrix (1999)
Cedric The Entertainer Smokey (as Cedric the Entertainer) Smokey (as Cedric the Entertainer) See fewer	Barbershop (2002)
Nelson Franklin Connor Stevens Connor Stevens See fewer	Veep (2012)
P.L. Brown Pops' Friend Pops' Friend See fewer	Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
Jensen LeFlore Reggie Reggie See fewer	Hop (2011)
Bryce Charles Crystal Crystal See fewer	Tales of the City (2019)
Jalyn Hall 8 Year Old Dre 8 Year Old Dre See fewer	Till (I) (2022)
August Gross Baby Devante Baby Devante See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Berlin Gross Baby Devante Baby Devante See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Nadia Adem Woman in Bar (uncredited) Woman in Bar (uncredited) See fewer	Dinner with God (2017)
Damion Le Vias Dice Player (uncredited) Dice Player (uncredited) See fewer	Black-ish (2014)