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* OddFriendship: Has one with Harrison. She's a SassyBlackWoman from the hood whereas Harrison is a wealthy, Reagan voter with his own law firm.
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* SoapboxSadie: Not the most prominent part of his character, but prominent enough that he's got to be considered a rare male example of the trope. When it comes to societal injustices, sexism and racism, he can rant with the best of them -- he doesn't always quite grasp the ''actual'' issue at hand, but unlike many examples of the trope he's generally willing to listen and learn if he realizes he's wrong on an issue..
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* CoolAunt: She tries to be this to the kids at least.
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* CoolAunt: She tries to be this to the kids kids. On occasion she even succeedes.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Denise is selfish, self-centered, inconsiderate, intolerant and a bit of a hypocrite, but atleast.the end of the day she's there for her family.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Denise is selfish, self-centered, inconsiderate, intolerant and a bit of a hypocrite, but at
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* EightiesHair: Tries to replicate this in "Let Your Hair Down" so her hair could be considered [[ButNotTooBlack "neat"]] with a relaxed hairdo that was popular in the era but forgot to wrap her hair for gym class.
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* EightiesHair: Tries to replicate this in "Let Your Hair Down" so her hair could be considered [[ButNotTooBlack "neat"]] "neat" with a relaxed hairdo that was popular in the era but forgot to wrap her hair for gym class.
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* ButNotTooBlack: Has a bit of angst over this, as she doesn't feel like she completely fits in with the white or black kids.
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* ButNotTooBlack: ChildOfTwoWorlds: Has a bit of angst over this, as she doesn't feel like she completely fits in with the white or black kids.
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* SoapOperaAgingSyndrome: He is the middle child in this series between the young teenaged Bow and the little Santa Monica. In ''Series/BlackIsh'', he's a stereotypical Millennial making him the younger of his sisters.
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* SoapOperaAgingSyndrome: SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: He is the middle child in this series between the young teenaged Bow and the little Santa Monica. In ''Series/BlackIsh'', he's a stereotypical Millennial making him the younger of his sisters.
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* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Is really hoping to settle down with [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan a good stable partner]], admitting that she's jealous of her Alicia's solid marriage to Paul.
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* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Is really hoping to settle down with [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan a good stable partner]], admitting that she's jealous of her Alicia's sister's solid marriage to Paul.
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* ActorAlusion: Paul told a teacher at the school she was Series/SavedByTheBell
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* OddFriendship: With sister-in-law Denise, where he even is super aware of her favorite tv shows.
* SoapOperaAgingSyndrome: He is the middle child in this series between the young teenaged Bow and the little Santa Monica. In ''Series/BlackIsh'', he's a stereotypical Millennial making him the younger of his sisters.
* TheBeard: When we meet his ex-wife/Paul's mother, it is revealed she is a lesbian. Given [[TheFifties the era they started raising Paul in]], it was likely she married Harrison as a cover.
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* OddFriendship: Has one with Harrison. She's a SassyBlackWoman from the hood whereas Harrison is a wealthy, Reagan voter with his own law firm.
** Develops this with Paul, to the point where he knows her favorite tv shows.
** Develops this with Paul, to the point where he knows her favorite tv shows.
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* OddFriendship: Has one with Harrison.
* SassyBlackWoman: Plays into the SiblingYinYang between her and Alicia.
* SassyBlackWoman: Plays into the SiblingYinYang between her and Alicia.
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Bow's younger sister who has a very sassy attitude.
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Our protagonist, a young mixed-race teenager trying to navigate the world outside the hippie commune she'd been raised in.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: A ''very'' mild example, as she's usually pretty sensible, but she is still just as prone to falling into the usual hang-ups teenage girls have.
* InelegantBlubbering: She's embarrassed by how ugly she looks when she cries.
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Bow's mother, a lawyer working at her father-in-law's practice and helps Bow embrace her Black heritage.
* HappilyMarried: With Paul.
* HippieParents: Albeit, she's a bit more pragmatic than Paul.
* LadyInAPowerSuit: Often dressed as one, as befitting her occupation as a lawyer in the mid 1980s.
* StopBeingStereotypical: In "Parents Just Don't Understand", she's appalled by the way rap artists present themselves, as her own generation had to fight hard to gain respect from mainstream white America.
* HippieParents: Albeit, she's a bit more pragmatic than Paul.
* LadyInAPowerSuit: Often dressed as one, as befitting her occupation as a lawyer in the mid 1980s.
* StopBeingStereotypical: In "Parents Just Don't Understand", she's appalled by the way rap artists present themselves, as her own generation had to fight hard to gain respect from mainstream white America.
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Bow's father, a stay-at-home-father.
* HappilyMarried: To Alicia.
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Bow's younger brother, who has started to try adopting a street culture and masculine attitude.
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* AttentionWhore: She ''needs'' to be at the center of it all.
* LittleMissSnarker: Every other line she says is a sarcastic quip.
* LittleMissSnarker: Every other line she says is a sarcastic quip.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Played for laughs in his backwards views, but he is still relatively open-minded for a man of his time.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He has views comparable to [[Series/AllInTheFamily Archie Bunker's]], but he is ultimately a devoted father/grandfather and has his moments of kindness.
* WhyCouldn'tYouBeDifferent: Expresses exasperation with his son multiple times over his lifestyle choices.
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* CoolAunt: She tries to be this to the kids at least.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Is really hoping to settle down with [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan a good stable partner]], admitting that she's jealous of her Alicia's solid marriage to Paul.
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* ButNotTooBlack: Has a bit of angst over this, as she doesn't feel like she completely fits in with the white or black kids.
* OnlySaneMan: Occasionally has to play this to the rest of her family.
* OnlySaneMan: Occasionally has to play this to the rest of her family.
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* DotingGrandparent: For all his jerkish tendencies, he really loves his grandkids and spoils them when he can.
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* EightiesHair: Tries to replicate this in "Let Your Hair Down" so her hair could be considered [[ButNotTooBlack "neat"]] with a relaxed hairdo that was popular in the era but forgot to wrap her hair for gym class.
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[[folder: Harrison Jackson III]]
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[[folder: Paul Johnson]]
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[[folder: Johan Johnson]]
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[[folder: Santa Monica Johnson]]
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[[folder:Rainbow 'Bow' Johnson]]
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[[folder: Paul Johnson]]
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[[folder: Johan Johnson]]
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[[folder: Santa Monica Johnson]]
->'''Played By''': Mykal-Michelle Harris
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