Black-ish Purple Rain (Season 5, Episode 4)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 21 min | Comedy

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Purple Rain (Season 5, Episode 4)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 21 min | Comedy

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.

Creator

Kenya Barris (created by)

Director

Charles Stone III

Writer

Peter Saji (written by)

Producer

Tracee Ellis Ross (producer)

Composers

Transcenders | Brian Lapin (uncredited)

Cinematographer

Rob Sweeney

Editor

Thomas M. Bolger

Production Designer

Maxine Shepard

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 13, 2018

Release date

Nov 13, 2018 (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)
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)
Yara Shahidi Zoey Johnson Zoey Johnson See fewer	Salt (2010)
Jeff Meacham Josh Josh See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Duchess Dukes Tiffany Tiffany See fewer	2307: Winter's Dream (2016)
August Gross Baby Devante Baby Devante See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Berlin Gross Baby Devante Baby Devante See fewer	Black-ish (2014)