The WORST episodes of grown-ish
Every episode of grown-ish ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of grown-ish!
grown-ish, a ‘black-ish’ spinoff series, follows the Johnson’s eldest daughter Zoey as she heads off to college and quickly discovers that not everything goes her way once she leaves the nest.
#1 - Love on the Brain
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/31/2022
Doug throws a party at Bar None and invites the crew. Junior considers opening up to Annika. Kiela finds herself on RA duty while Zaara plays the field. Aaron tries to be a good wingman, putting his long-distance relationship to the test.
#2 - Get Rich or Die Tryin
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/10/2024
Doug asks Andre and Aaron to put aside their differences to help him impress a restaurant critic. Aaron learns surprising news about his mentor at Cal U, while Andre attempts to find an investor for his fledgling management company.
#3 - Right My Wrongs
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/26/2023
Andre campaigns to be the president of the Gamma fraternity, but is he willing to sacrifice his morals to win? Doug has a date with Sloane. Zaara is hung up on Drea.
#4 - Lost Ones
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/3/2024
Andre is inspired by an elusive, anonymous artist on campus named The Squid and hopes to make them his client — but he’s got to find them first. Doug and Aaron look for direction at a strip club.
#5 - Hussle & Motivate
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/27/2024
Andre and Annika struggle to navigate their breakup. Andre attempts to bury himself in work, causing distance between him and his crew. Doug learns a surprising fact about Sloane, while Aaron questions his future with Edie.
#6 - 3 Peat
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/24/2024
After a wild night, Andre, Annika and Kiela wake up in bed together. They are determined to keep things mature, but can their friendship survive the mess they made? A promotion forces Aaron to reassess his relationship with Edie.
#7 - Nothing Was The Same
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/2/2019
Zoey feels insecure when she realizes that her friends don’t see her relationship with Luca as #RelationshipGoals, prompting her to try a little too hard to prove that what they have is special. In his first move as an RA, Aaron organizes a movie night to build community…but his film choice does nothing to help people unwind.
#8 - Certified Lover Boy
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/7/2022
Junior finds himself the center of attention when he’s awarded five stars on Cal U’s infamous “D List,” prompting timely conversations about objectification and hookup culture among the crew.
#9 - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/3/2018
Zoey starts to experience “fear of missing out” for the first time in her life when she tries to juggle her schoolwork, extracurricular activities and, of course, partying.
#10 - I Wish You Roses
Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/1/2024
Sparks fly when Andre and Kiela team up for the Cal U dance-a-thon, stirring up unresolved feelings in Annika. Zaara prepares for a difficult conversation with her parents about her “undeclared” future plans.
#12 - Doin’ The Most
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/27/2020
Sky finally returns to the track, only to run into a new complication. Jazz struggles to balance track and her personal life. Zoey struggles to balance school and her new job as a fashion stylist and turns to an unexpected source for help. Meanwhile, things heat up for Ana and Javi as they attempt to keep things professional.
#13 - Toxic
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/9/2023
The crew waves red flags when Zaara is all consumed by her recent fling with Drea. Aaron feels a romantic spark for his colleague but is unsure about his next move. Kiela struggles with a class assignment Lauryn excels in.
#14 - Late Registration
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2018
In the series premiere, Zoey Johnson arrives at California University certain she will be a hot shot on campus, but quickly learns she may have a little more growing to do.
#15 - Wild’n Cuz I’m Young
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/27/2019
Zoey takes a work hard, play harder approach when her midterm falls the morning after the semester’s biggest rager and is forced to deal with the consequences. Meanwhile, both Ana and Nomi find themselves facing big decisions in their new romances.
#16 - Safe And Sound
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/14/2018
When Cal U threatens to close Hawkins Hall, Zoey and her crew plan a protest to protect their “safe space.”
#17 - This Is What You Came For
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/20/2022
Zoey returns to Cal U to support Junior’s first day on campus but soon realizes that she may be missing her Cal U days more than she let on. After meeting his new classmates, Junior seeks to escape dorm life by attending Doug’s White Party.
#18 - It’s a Vibe
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/14/2022
Junior’s fate as a Gamma is determined, as is his relationship status with Annika. Doug throws another big party, and some old friends drop in to help him celebrate.
#19 - Ugh, Those Feels Again
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/8/2021
Zoey and the gang head to Mexico for a summer getaway filled with drinking games, new hook-ups, some relationship drama … and even a wedding!
#20 - Family Feud
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/16/2023
Andre and Aaron are at odds when Dean Miller recruits Aaron to convince Andre and the Gammas to associate with a problematic alum.
#21 - Tweakin'
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/26/2019
Labels are on everyone’s mind as Ana and Aaron struggle to define what they each want out of their relationship. Doug and Vivek are convinced that Aaron is boo’d up. Zoey tries getting “Luca Jae Hall”-level high, but winds up overdoing it.
#22 - You Don’t Know Me
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/17/2022
The girls enlist Junior’s help to find their shady roommate, Lauryn, who has a habit of mysteriously disappearing. Junior wonders if Annika is starting to catch feelings for him, while Aaron suspects that Doug isn’t being honest with him.
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#23 - No New Friends
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/3/2022
Junior and his roommate Zaara butt heads, causing them to one-up each other in an attempt to prove who is the most chill. Meanwhile, Annika surprises Aaron by turning in a TikTok instead of a paper.
#24 - Happy Not Knowing
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/2023
Zaara and the rest of Junior's friends can't stand his new girlfriend, Grace, but he is determined to change that. Could bringing her to crash Zaara's birthday dinner do the trick?
#25 - Better
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2019
After the wide-eyed firsts of their freshman year, season two of “grown-ish” follows Zoey and her friends as they enter their second year at CalU with confidence and swagger. Learning from the ups and downs of their first year, they all assume they’ve got their second year on lock, but quickly realize that they’re not as grown as they think.