black-ish
ToysRn'tUs
Season 3, Episode 17 · Aired 2017-03-08
Synopsis
Janine gives Diane a white Girlstory doll for her birthday, and when Bow tries to return it for a black doll, she is shocked by the limited options offered. Dre blames the lack of representation of African Americans in the media, but when confronting this systematic problem, he realizes that he has prejudices of his own. Meanwhile, Ruby enlists the help of Junior to be her Spades partner.
In the series
This episode is part of black-ish (2014–2022) on ABC.
Upper-middle-class Black family sitcom that smuggled essays into multi-cam comfort.
Key cast
- Anthony Anderson as Dre Johnson
- Tracee Ellis Ross as Rainbow Johnson
- Yara Shahidi as Zoey Johnson
- Marcus Scribner as Andre Jr.
- Miles Brown as Jack Johnson
- Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson