![]() The friend (played by the singular Tyra Banks, childhood friend of black-ish’s creator) confesses she buys every doodad hoping it will make motherhood feel more natural. A pregnant Bow struggles while babysitting a friend’s baby, having so many gadget that didn’t exist when she was last pregnant a decade ago, leaving her feeling insecure. This was everything you’d want a Christmas episode to be, then it hits you with a very honest discussion about the impossible standards mothers are held to. Dre says it’s not from Pops’ childhood - Mariah Carey wrote it in 1994, but Ruby insists she consummated her marriage in 1977 to the song. ![]() This motivates Pops to make his own holiday playlist, classics from his childhood, including All I Want for Christmas. Similarly, Ruby lists a number of her favorite Christmas carols, including The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting), which someone points out were all written by Jewish songwriters. ![]() Expanding the lore to include Bear on the Chair is gold. Bow struggles with contemporary baby raising expectations.Įlf on the Shelf is an absurd Christmas tradition. Pops and Grandma try to find the perfect Christmas song. Junior tries to keep the twins in line with Elf on the Shelf’s replacement: Bear in a Chair. My least favorite detail: Dre sitting down to eat dinner with his Santa beard only pulled down to his chin, not taken off.) This is a lovely holiday episode that is totally unique to the show’s premise.ĭre wants to create the perfect Christmas for Zoey’s last holiday before leaving for college. (My favorite detail: the kids asking why there is gravy on the ceiling. Ruby confesses that Christmas is too much pressure, and Bow helps her replate and dirty up the kitchen, so the family will be none the wiser. Bow comes home from the office party early to help and learns Ruby’s secret: it’s a catered meal. Her kids think Bow’s dinner is a punishment, and Ruby swoops in to make her usual Christmas feast in three hours. Meanwhile, Ruby cooks Christmas dinner every year, which everyone raves over, and this year Bow wants the praise, so she cooks her own version. Dre and his kids go on a shopping spree and deliver gifts to all the kids’ houses, saving Christmas, albeit after ruining it first. In retaliation, she “forgets” to tell him that whoever plays Santa is in charge of the toy drive, so at the event, Dre’s debut as Santa is lacking in Christmas spirit. When Dre hears her “ho ho ho” has an off inflection, instead of just telling her, he gets her kicked out of the job. Unfortunately for Dre, his boss goes further outside the box than Dre anticipated, and selects a Latinx woman to be Santa. It’s a Christmas only Dre Johnson could bring! When the chubby white man who usually plays Santa passes away, Dre talks to his boss about thinking outside the box when selecting the next Santa. Meanwhile, Bow decides to take over Christmas dinner, usually the domain of her mother in law. Dre campaigns to be the office’s first black Santa, inspiring his boss to pick a Hispanic woman to be Santa at the office Christmas party and toy drive. ![]()
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