Black-ish

Season 1

Pilot

1. The Hip-Hop Bro Mitzvah was something Anthony Anderson had thrown for his own son in real life because the child said he didn't feel black. His friends consider it the best bar mitzvah they'd ever attended.
2. Laurence Fishburne portrays Anthony Anderson's father. In reality Laurence Fishburne is only 9 years older than Anthony Anderson.
3. Laurence Fishburne says Junior would be better off watching Roots (1977). He would later go on to play Alex Haley in its remake Roots (2016).
4. This episode was initially free to download on iTunes.
5. This episode premiered on September 24, 2014.
6. The alternate title of this episode is called "Keepin' It Real!".
7. Laurence Fishburne (Pops) says Junior (Marcus Scribner) would be better off watching Roots (1977). Marcus Scribner would later go on to play Alex Haley in its remake from 2016, Roots (2016).
8. Featured Music: Jesus Walks by Kanye WestMr. Big Stuff by Jean KnightIt's Bigger Than Hip Hop by Dead Prez featuring Tahir & People's ArmyNgayaya by Balikoowa CenturioYeah! by Usher
9. Andre (Anthony Anderson) works at the advertising agency of Stevens & Lido.
10. This episode is rated TV-PG-DLV.
11. Andre, just like his actor Anthony Anderson, was born in Compton, California.

The Talk

1. Dre (Anthony Anderson) says his dad (Laurence Fishburne) is a master of Gun Fu. Lawrence played Morpheus in The Matrix (1999) franchise which focused heavily on that exact art.
2. This episode is rated TV-14-DS.
3. This episode premiered on October 1, 2014.

The Nod

1. First appearance of Charlie Telphy, played by Deon Cole.
2. This episode marks Charlie (Deon Cole)'s first appearance, who later appears in more episodes.
3. This episode is rated TV-PG-DL.
4. This episode premiered on October 8, 2014.
5. In the black community, the nod is a type of acknowledgement for other black people, that says "Hello", "Hi", or "I see you".

Crazy Mom

1. First appearance of Ms. Davis, played by Jennie Pierson.
2. This episode is rated TV-PG-L.
3. This episode premiered on October 15, 2014.

Crime and Punishment

1. This episode has the lowest rating of all episodes.
2. This episode is rated TV-PG-L.
3. This episode premiered on October 22, 2014.

The Prank King

1. Josh (Jeff Meacham)'s prank in an attempt to scare Charlie (Deon Cole) by jumping out of a trash can wearing a mask before Charlie, out of fear, punching him in the face is a direct parody of a 2008 YouTube video.
2. This is a Halloween special.
3. This episode premiered on October 29, 2014.
4. This episode is rated TV-PG-L.

The Gift of Hunger

1. First appearance of Janine, played by Nicole Sullivan.
2. This episode premiered on November 12, 2014.
3. This episode is rated TV-PG-L.

Oedipal Triangle

1. First appearance of Ruby, played by Jenifer Lewis.
2. Pops (Laurence Fishburne) does not appear in this episode, but he is mentioned by Jack (Miles Brown), and later by Dre (Anthony Anderson).
3. The episode premiered on November 19, 2014.
4. This episode is rated TV-PG-D.

Colored Commentary

1. This episode premiered on December 3, 2014.
2. This episode is rated TV-PG-L.

Black Santa/White Christmas

1. This is the first Christmas themed episode.
2. First appearance of Young Dre, played by Issac Ryan Brown.
3. This episode is rated TV-PG-L.
4. This is the last episode to air in 2014.

Law of Attraction

Martin Luther sKiing Day

1. First appearance of Curtis, played by Allen Maldonado.

Big Night, Big Fight

1. This episode is rated TV-PG-DL.
2. This episode premiered February 11, 2015.

Andre from Marseille

1. This episode is rated TV-PG-DL.

The Dozens

1. This episode is rated TV-PG-L.
2. Dre (Anthony Anderson) calls Junior (Marcus Scribner) 'Raven-Symonè with a fade." In the EpisodeBlack-ish: Please Don't Ask, Please Don't Tell (2015), Raven-Symoné plays Dre's sister, Rhonda.

Parental Guidance

1. First appearance of Alicia, played by Anna Deavere Smith.
2. This episode is rated TV-14-L.

30 Something

1. The part where Diane (Marsai Martin) is lip syncing "Baby" to the song is reminiscent of S2, Ep 3 (The Cosby Show: Happy Anniversary (1985)) of The Cosby Show (1984) where Rudy (Keshia Knight Pulliam) does the same thing.
2. This episode is rated TV-PG-DL.

Sex, Lies and Vasectomies

1. As part of an April Fools Day night of programming, ABC purposely hid literal Easter eggs in each act of this episode when it first aired on April 1, 2015. In the opening, an Easter basket appears in Dre (Anthony Anderson)'s closet. In Act 1, there's an Easter basket on the office table. In Act 2, you can spot an Easter basket in the bathroom. The final Easter basket appears in Act 3 on the kitchen counter when Bow is talking to Junior (Marcus Scribner).
2. This episode is rated TV-PG-DL.

The Real World

1. Episode director Victor Nelli Jr. worked on several seasons of The Real World (1992) in various positions from camera operator, director of photography to lighting designer.
2. This episode is rated TV-PG-DL.

Switch Hitting

1. This episode is rated TV-PG-L.

The Peer-ent Trap

1. This episode is rated TV-PG-DL.

Please Don't Ask, Please Don't Tell

1. Jenifer Lewis (Ruby) previously played Raven-Symoné's (Rhonda) grandmother on That's So Raven (2003). Issac Ryan Brown (Young Dre) plays Raven's son on the That's So Raven sequel series Raven's Home (2017).
2. This episode is rated TV-PG-DL.
3. Jenifer Lewis (Ruby) & Raven-Symoné (Rhonda Johnson) also worked together on episode 1.21, That's So Raven: To See or Not to See (2004), of That's So Raven (2003) as Vivian Baxter & Raven Baxter respectively.
4. Issac Ryan Brown (Young Dre) & Raven-Symoné (Rhonda Johnson) also worked together on That's So Raven (2003) as Booker Baxter-Carter & Raven Baxter respectively.

Elephant in the Room

1. As Dre (Anthony Anderson) emphasized, African-Americans actually do very heavily favour the Democratic Party. President Barack Obama won 93% of the African American vote in his 2012 re-election and Democratic candidates before him (John Kerry, Al Gore) have earned a margin of 88-90% of the African-American vote.
2. This episode is rated TV-PG-DL.

Pops' Pops' Pops

1. This episode is rated TV-PG-DL.
2. The song playing at the club is Menahan Street Band's Make the Road by Walking. P. Diddy's character tells a man to change the music because it didn't sound nice. The story is set around 1920s or 1930s. That song was made in 2008. Diddy would use that same song to make Jay-Z's Roc Boys song.
3. This episode is the last episode of season 1.