mixed-ish: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Becoming Bow
Sep 24, 2019 · 22 min
Rainbow Johnson’s parents decide to move from a hippie commune to the suburbs to better provide for their family. As her parents struggle with the challenges of their new life, Bow
The Warrior
Oct 1, 2019 · 22 min
For Rainbow and Alicia, fitting in at school and standing out at work are hard enough; but with the added pressure from stay-at-home-dad Paul to make the world a little better ever
Let Your Hair Down
Oct 8, 2019 · 22 min
After a teacher tells Rainbow to make sure her hair is “neat” for picture day, she becomes self-conscious and begins a complicated relationship with her hair. Meanwhile, Johan and
Love Is a Battlefield
Oct 15, 2019 · 22 min
When Rainbow is tasked with a school assignment that requires her to trace her roots, she learns that history is more complicated for her mom’s side of the family than it is for he
All She Wants to Do Is Dance
Oct 22, 2019 · 22 min
It’s time for the Johnson kids’ first school dance, but before Bow can dance the night away, she’ll have to consider the social impact of her date choice. Johan finds an outfit for
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Oct 29, 2019 · 22 min
The popular girls at school ask Rainbow to join their group Halloween costume as Tootie from “The Facts of Life.” She thinks this is finally her opportunity to fit in, but Denise v
Puttin' On the Ritz
Nov 12, 2019 · 22 min
The kids are excited to learn more about their grandad after Harrison invites the crew to family day at his country club. Although Paul thinks it’s a bad idea, he is eventually ove
Weird Science
Nov 19, 2019 · 22 min
Rainbow’s passion for science deflates when her peers convince her that science isn’t cool. During Career Day, Rainbow code-switches and pursues journalism in order to fit in, only
Papa Don't Preach
Nov 26, 2019 · 22 min
Paul struggles when Rainbow and Santamonica want to participate in a beauty pageant. Meanwhile, Johan gets teased for crying after a martial arts tournament, and Alicia and Harriso
Do They Know It's Christmas?
Dec 10, 2019 · 22 min
Alicia and Paul strive to maintain their “Winter Solstice” traditions from the commune, but their parents want to have a more traditional Christmas with the kids. Meanwhile, Alicia
When Doves Cry
Jan 7, 2020 · 22 min
In the wake of the Challenger tragedy, Rainbow and her family handle their grief in different ways. Denise realizes that life is too short, so she vows to right all the wrongs she’
It's Tricky
Jan 14, 2020 · 22 min
Rainbow wants to battle stereotypes at school after she joins the track team and feels like her friends only see her skin color. Meanwhile, Alicia and Paul battle stereotypes of th
Pride (In the Name of Love)
Jan 21, 2020 · 22 min
It’s the first-ever nationally recognized Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Paul is speaking at the school assembly about his personal experiences with him. Johan and Santamonica
True Colors
Jan 28, 2020 · 22 min
Paul is shocked to hear from his estranged mother who wants to visit for Rainbow’s 13th birthday and soon learns more about why she abandoned him. Meanwhile, Rainbow sees turning 1
This Charming Man
Feb 11, 2020 · 22 min
Rainbow is excited to go on her first real date with Bryce for Valentine’s Day, but when her friends weigh in on the rules and expectations, she becomes very nervous. Alicia is war
She Works Hard for the Money
Feb 18, 2020 · 22 min
Alicia gets a bonus after winning a big case and wants to buy a nice car, but having been raised on the “fifty-cent principal,” Denise wants her to buy two cars in lesser condition
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Feb 25, 2020 · 22 min
The Johnsons welcome an African American family that has just moved into their mostly white neighborhood. Santamonica doesn’t get along with the new neighbor’s daughter, until she
Parents Just Don’t Understand
Mar 17, 2020 · 22 min
Rainbow clashes with her parents over her love for rap music. Plus, Harrison steps in to take Denise to a charity benefit and helps her realize she deserves better men in her love
Doctor! Doctor!
Mar 24, 2020 · 22 min
Rainbow’s friend Rebecca gets mono (“the kissing disease”), and after helping her out, she becomes interested in the medical field. Alicia fibs to Paul about getting a flu shot, an
Bad Boys
Apr 7, 2020 · 22 min
Alicia and Paul try to deflect Johan’s interest in going to cop camp and one day becoming a police officer. Meanwhile, Rainbow gets her first role as a school safety patrol and qui
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
Apr 14, 2020 · 22 min
After learning that scientists predict the ozone layer will be depleted in 20 years, Rainbow panics and tries to implement Earth Day at school to influence some change. To her surp
Every Little Step
Apr 28, 2020 · 22 min
The kids meet a homeless man in their neighborhood, and Paul and Alicia try to have an honest conversation with them about the homelessness crisis. Paul and Rainbow try to help by
You Got It All
May 4, 2020 · 22 min
Alicia and Paul are both offered jobs to work on Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaign, but Alicia’s law firm makes her an enticing offer to stay. Rainbow struggles to define her r