Mixed·ish

Rainbow Johnson from Black-ish recalls her childhood. She was 12 in the summer of 1985. She grew up in a commune but they got raided by the government. Her family is forced to move into the suburbs.

This is a spin-off and a prequel to Black-ish. It's a fun. To be honest, Black-ish had been losing steam over the years. Any sense of ground-breaking is fading from that franchise. I like this spin and I like this family group. I like the awkwardness of teenage Rainbow. I actually like this show more than its parent show. It's a simple coming-of-age show. It's canceled after two seasons. I don't know what's going on with Kenya Barris skipping from deal to deal. I would have liked this to continue. I like both the nostalgia and the coming-of-age aspect.

First of all, on Black-ish, Bow's mother is a light-skinned black woman and her father is white. They have always joked on Black-ish that Bow didn't have to change her last name because both had the last name "Johnson."

For folks who are tired of the "race" narrative....well duh...the show is about a mixed-family. How do you NOT address racial issues? The grandfather is hilarious and so is Santamonica. I enjoy the show. There are a few inconsistencies with time-frames but a cute and funny show.

I'd give this a 9 if they'd just go with the story and let us love the characters as they continue to develop. Stop with the darn preaching and let us enjoy it.

As a mixed kid born in 1979, I relate so hard it hurts! I can relate to every episode so far. Not being black or white enough, cultures, hair, relating to only other misfits, and so on. I am glad that there is something on TV that represents the struggle of a mixed kid in the 80's and hopefully, the 90s as a mixed teen. As they say, representation matters. Also, as a 90s teen, I loved me some Mark Paul Gossler! PS to the person that said Bow's mother was white on Blackish, ummm... wrong, her mother was light skinned but black and her father was played by Beau Bridges (and he Is definitely white lol!)

Really wish this wasn't canceled... but of course it was! Unless the show is filled with sex, scandal, and destruction - it won't survive. :/

I wish someone would create a network for these types of shows to survive.