For eight seasons, America has ridden with the Johnsons. Black-ish was as entertaining as it was educational. Over the seasons, the Johnson family has given us a few lessons about life and love, sometimes with the help of guest stars. Once it was Octavia Spencer portraying the greats during Black History Month, and another time Dre and Bow had a light dinner with Michelle Obama. Both times Black-ish fans were glued to the screen. These are ten celebrities worth storytelling for:
10. Mary J Blige
During the show’s first season, Mary J. Blige emerged to revive the 1920s Harlem Reinassance by performing “I’m Going Down.” After her performance, she approached Drex (Anthony Anderson) and emphasized that he never took his eyes off Bea. She wished someone could love her half as much as Drex loved Bea. Asked about Elroy (Sean Combs), she said he was only in love with himself and asked Drex to fight for Bea.
9. Sean “Diddy” Combs
Sean “Diddy” Combs and Mary J. Blige happened to appear on an episode of Black-ish at the same time. Diddy played the role of Elroy Savoy, a club owner who is interested in Drex’s dream girl, Bea (Tracee Ellis Ross). Drex, the ice cream delivery man who had been staring at Bea during her performance, almost eloped with the apple of his eye, Bea, but her boss Elroy wouldn’t let him. “Ass Boy,” as Elroy called Dre, got a shock when Bea joined her boss and slapped him across the face.
8. Zendaya
Zendaya came into the Johnson household as Zoey’s friend Rasheeda, right around Dre’s big holiday, Daddy’s Day. Daddy’s Day was a new holiday that swept the nation, led by Dre. Rasheeda thought everyone was better than her own dad, who followed her on Instagram but didn’t like her pics yet. She had great suggestions for Dre’s vacation of her own. If he moved it to Columbus Day (which Rasheeda said was pretty racist), he’d have a three-day weekend.
7.Rashida Jones
Rainbow’s sister Santamaria (formerly Santamonica) was a happy woman. Unlike Rainbow, she managed to find her way by accident. She rarely worked hard and wasn’t particularly close to her sister when they were growing up. Santamonica thought God had bigger plans for Junior, who was “very talented”. She needed a new assistant who could help her navigate religious waters, and Junior seemed a perfect fit. Although Junior would have liked to work for Santa Monica, he felt overwhelmed by the duties at home. His mother agreed to let him work for Santamaria. She and Devante (August Cross) would be fine.
6. Octavia Spencer
In 2019, Octavia Spencer joined the Black-ish cast in honor of Black History Month. The episode was one of the few directed by Tracee Ellis Ross and featured Spencer providing facts about important names in African American history. Introducing the greats, including Lebron James, Spencer ended her accomplishments with a characteristic phrase, “And this is one black person you should know.”
5. Baby face
Dre and Charlie (Deon Cole) had a friendship that extended beyond work, but when it came to Charlie’s marriage to Vivica Fox, it was just his “work friend’s” wedding. Dre was demoted as Charlie’s best man and had to watch his wedding from the sidelines. Even more surprising than the fact that Charlie married Vivica was the fact that Babyface officiated the marriage. Nobody but Jack managed to point it out while everyone else watched in amazement.
4. Regina Hall
Regina Hall played the role of Vivian, a nanny who knew how to put the Johnson children in their place. Zoey and Diane were about to destroy another girl’s reputation on the internet, and the nanny wouldn’t let them. She told them they were being mean and that if Diane was going to be class president, she had to act like a leader. Zoey, on the other hand, was too pretty to be a mean girl. As Vivian called the Johnson girls over, Dre and Bow, listening from the kitchen, couldn’t help but be proud.
3. Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks played Gigi, Dre’s childhood friend who found success as a pop star but had lost none of the old days she shared with Dre. Bow didn’t particularly like Gigi because Dre treated her like a best friend. In addition, the children idolized Gigi because of her fame. In the end, Gigi and Bow agreed that they should support each other, although Ruby (Jennifer Lewis) disagreed because Bow and Gigi were both “losers.” Still, Bow apologized for being too judgmental.
2. Amber Rose
Amber Rose played the role of Charlie’s love interest, and he had the Johnson children as his wingmen. The couple had met a few years ago and lost touch. When Charlie and Amber Rose reunited, he had to show her that his life had improved. Jack, Diane and Junior pretended to be Charlie’s children. Junior had him covered, complete with champagne, cheese board and homemade lavender ice cream, just like “Meryl Streep when she has insomnia.” Amber Rose walked in wearing Dominique by Dominique by Dominique while Charlie was dressed in Neck by Turtle.
1.Michelle Obama
When Rainbow and Dre announced they would be having company on a Saturday night, the rest of the Johnsons didn’t care too much about the announcement. Jack (Miles Brown) and Diane quickly apologized that they would be attending a party that night until they heard who the guest would be. “Michelle Obama is coming to dinner,” Junior (Marcus Scribner) announced. Suddenly, Diane (Marsai Martin) and Jack were free. Along with the rest of the family, they vowed to be tight on the arrival of Michelle Obama, but Dre, Bow and their guest found themselves at the end of a Pops (Laurence Fishburne) driven invasion. Junior wanted to take a picture with the former first lady, Zoey (Yara Shahidi) told her about a new clothing line that she thought would look perfect on Sasha and Malia, and the twins suddenly realized that dinner with their parents was the right thing to do would be perfect movie time.
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