Series synopsis
mixed-ish is an American comedy television series that premiered on ABC on September 24, 2019. It ended on May 18, 2021. It was created by Peter Saji, Kenya Barris, Tracee Ellis Ross. It stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Arica Himmel, Tika Sumpter and Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
Rainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ‘80s and the constant dilemmas they had to face over whether to assimilate or stay true to themselves.
Premise
Rainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ‘80s and the constant dilemmas they had to face over whether to assimilate or stay true to themselves.
Premise: A classic-ish out of water comedy.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tracee Ellis Ross as Bow Johnson
- Arica Himmel as Bow Johnson
- Tika Sumpter as Alicia Johnson
- Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Paul Johnson
- Ethan William Childress as Johan Johnson
- Christina Anthony as Denise
- Mykal-Michelle Harris as Santamonica Johnson
- Gary Cole as Harrison Johnson
Guest cast
- Laurence Fishburne as Pops Johnson
- Marcus Scribner as Andre Johnson Jr.
- Miles Brown as Jack Johnson
- Marsai Martin as Diane Johnson
- Blake Anderson as Shaman Dave
- Arjay Munroe as Marcus
- August Gross as Dante Johnson
- Blesson Yates as Shawn
- Dallas Dupree Young as Rodney
- O'Neil Cespedes as Mike
- Jim O'Brien as Tommy
- Nicole Dele as Jaleesa
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 36 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 23 | September 24, 2019 | May 4, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 13 | January 26, 2021 | May 18, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Becoming Bow 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 and her siblings navigate a mainstream school in which they’re perceived as neither black nor white. |
September 24, 2019 |
| 2 |
The Warrior 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 every day, it might just be impossible. |
October 1, 2019 |
| 3 |
Let Your Hair Down 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 Santamonica struggle with their own hair identity. |
October 8, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sweet Child O’ Mine After finding out Johan has been pretending to be a different race, Rainbow gets mad, and Alicia and Paul try to find a way to encourage Johan to be proud of being Black. |
January 26, 2021 |
| 2 |
Brand New Funk Alicia and Denise bicker over who is the stronger Black woman, and Paul and Harrison come up with a new way of showing affection. Meanwhile, Rainbow is put in charge of Johan and Santamonica and she struggles to maintain control over them. |
February 2, 2021 |
| 3 |
On My Own Paul surprises the family by inviting one of his students to live with them, and Paul and Alicia compete to be his mentor. Meanwhile, Rainbow has a crush on their new house guest. |
February 9, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 24, 2019 |
| Last aired | May 18, 2021 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:30:00 |