History Series / BlackIsh

--> '''Pops''': (''about a Hot Wheels track'') "Well beat him [Jack] with something I love. I love this... [[ComedicSociopathy because I used to beat you with it]]".

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Dre's work friend Charlie.

--> '''Pops''': (''about a Hot Wheels track'') "Well beat him [Jack] with something I love. I love this... [[ComedicSociopathy because I used to beat you with it]]".

* Cloudcuckoolander: Dre's work friend Charlie.

* EverythingIsRacist: Dre attempts to invoke this in "Martin Luther SKiing Day" to teach Junior about prejudice. HilarityEnsues.

* SlapSlapKiss: Dre's mom and Pops have a rather tumultuous on-and-off relationship. It involves high explosives (until the authorities confiscated them). His mom is portrayed as the primary aggressor, and Dre does his best to keep them apart at all costs. Leaving aside the dynamite, this isn't exactly an unrealistic portrait of a mutually abusive relationship.

* RuleOfFunny: After showing flashbacks with Dre's mom blowing up Pops' car (and getting arrested), then his boat (and getting arrested), [[LampshadeHanging then Dre mentions her "bulk dynamite" stash]]. Even in the 70s, it's extremely unlikely for someone to be able to buy dynamite in bulk without the authorities looking very closely at them, especially someone black. Maybe that's how she got arrested.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Dre's father goes by the name "Pops".

* TokenMinority: In-universe, Dre worries that this is the only reason he was promoted at the ad agency he works at.

'''''Black-ish''''' is a 2014 American sitcom created by Kenya Barris and starring Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis-Ross, and LaurenceFishburne. The show centers around the Andre "Dre" Johnson, Sr., an ad executive, and his anesthesiologist wife Rainbow, as they try to raise their kids in an upper-middle-class environment. The show premiered to strong ratings on {{ABC}}, and is one of the few [[MinorityShowGhetto minority-led sitcoms]] to air on a major network.

* BlackAndNerdy: Dre struggles to relate to Junior, who is more interested in MarvelComics and the works of JRRTolkein than basketball or other traditionally "black" pursuits.

'''''Black-ish''''' is a 2014 American sitcom created by Kenya Barris and starring Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis-Ross, and LaurenceFishburne. The show centers around the Andre "Dre" Johnson, Sr., an ad executive, and his wife Rainbow, as they try to raise their kids in an upper-middle-class environment. The show premiered to strong ratings on {{ABC}}, and is one of the few [[MinorityShowGhetto minority-led sitcoms]] to air on a major network.

* InterchangeableAsianCultures: Tanya, one of Dre's coworkers, is a Korean-American woman from Torrance. Despite this, one of her white coworkers repeatedly asks her questions about Chinese culture and apologizes whenever saying something negative about the China.

* PlayingAgainstType: Laurence Fishburne, known for usually playing serious, dramatic roles in stuff like ''BoyzNTheHood'', ''Franchise/TheMatrix'', and ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'', gives an uncharacteristically funny turn as Pops.

* TokenMinority: In-universe, Dre worries that this is the only reason he was promoted at the ad agency he works at.

* ScaryBlackMan: In the Halloween episode, Dre thinks he sees one in his living room while looking at a security feed of the house. [[MirrorScare It turns out he's looking at himself]].

* PlayingAgainstType: Laurence Fishburne, known for usually playing serious, dramatic roles in stuff like ''Film/BoyzNTheHood'', ''Franchise/TheMatrix'', and ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'', gives an uncharacteristically funny turn as Pops.

* PlayingAgainstType: Laurence Fishburne, known for usually playing serious, dramatic roles in stuff like ''Film/BoyzNTheaHood'', ''Franchise/TheMatrix'', and ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'', gives an uncharacteristically funny turn as Pops.

* PlayingAgainstType: Laurence Fishburne, known for usually playing serious, dramatic roles in stuff like ''Film/BoyzInDaHood'', ''Franchise/TheMatrix'', and ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'', gives an uncharacteristically funny turn as Pops.

* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: Pops got his nickname from the fact that he used to swiftly and brutally punish his son by spanking him with a HotWheels track. Dre and Rainbow worry about the effect that using corporal punishment on their own kids might have.

* InterchangeableAsianCulture: Tanya, one of Dre's coworkers, is a Korean-American woman from Torrance. Despite this, one of her white coworkers repeatedly asks her questions about Chinese culture and apologizes whenever saying something negative about the China.

* PlayingAgainstTheType: Laurence Fishburne, known for usually playing serious, dramatic roles in stuff like ''Film/BoyzInDaHood'', ''Franchise/TheMatrix'', and ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'', gives an uncharacteristically funny turn as Pops.