Grown-ish Cleaning Out My Closet (Season 5, Episode 17)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

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Grown-ish

Cleaning Out My Closet (Season 5, Episode 17)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama

The pressures of being just a legacy at "Zoey University" get the better of Junior; Doug spends all his savings on making a concert a success, causing Aaron to question why he's been footing Doug's bills.

Showrunners

Zakiyyah Alexander | Courtney Lilly

Director

Shiri Appleby

Writers

Kenya Barris (created by) | Larry Wilmore (created by) | Lo Howard (written by) | Mariah Rochelle Smith (executive story editor) | Rickey Larke (executive story editor)

Producers

Zakiyyah Alexander | Jonathan Braylock | Courtney Lilly | Tom Ragazzo | Lina Wong (produced by)

Composers

Electric City | Vincent Jones

Cinematographer

Mark Doering-Powell

Editor

Todd Chambers (as Spider Chambers)

Casting Directors

Gianna Butler (casting associate) | Alexis Frank Koczara | Christine Smith Shevchenko

Production Designer

Kristan Andrews

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 8, 2023

Release date

Mar 8, 2023 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 27 nominations

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Yara Shahidi Zoey Johnson Zoey Johnson See fewer	Salt (2010)
Marcus Scribner Andre Johnson, Jr. Andre Johnson, Jr. See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Trevor Jackson Aaron Jackson Aaron Jackson See fewer	SuperFly (2018)
Diggy Simmons Doug Edwards Doug Edwards See fewer	Grown-ish (2018)
Daniella Taylor Kiela Hall (as Daniella Perkins) Kiela Hall (as Daniella Perkins) See fewer	The Thundermans (2013)
Justine Skye Annika Longstreet Annika Longstreet See fewer	When I Consume You (2021)
Tara Raani Zaara Ali Zaara Ali See fewer	Grown-ish (2018)
Ceyair J Wright Zeke Bracey (as Ceyair Wright) Zeke Bracey (as Ceyair Wright) See fewer	Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
Amelie Zilber Lauryn Daniels Lauryn Daniels See fewer	Slanted (2025)
Spence Moore II Big Brother Big Boy Big Brother Big Boy See fewer	Creed III (2023)
Christopher Meyer Big Brother Swerve Big Brother Swerve See fewer	General Hospital (1963)
Blu Hunt Grace Grace See fewer	The New Mutants (2020)
Yung Miami Ms. It (as Caresha 'Yung Miami' Brownlee) Ms. It (as Caresha 'Yung Miami' Brownlee) See fewer	You People (2023)
Ellis E. Fowler Kwame Kwame See fewer	Sistas (2019)
Danielle Ritchie Worker Worker See fewer	Grown-ish (2018)
Cory Patt Swerve Double Swerve Double See fewer	The Great Debaters (2007)