Episode 1
Becoming Bow
Rainbow Johnson’s parents decide to move from a hippie commune to the suburbs to better provide for their fami...
Episode 2
The Warrior
For Rainbow and Alicia, fitting in at school and standing out at work are hard enough; but with the added pres...
Episode 3
Let Your Hair Down
After a teacher tells Rainbow to make sure her hair is “neat” for picture day, she becomes self-conscious and...
Episode 4
Love Is a Battlefield
When Rainbow is tasked with a school assignment that requires her to trace her roots, she learns that history...
Episode 5
All She Wants to Do Is Dance
It’s time for the Johnson kids’ first school dance, but before Bow can dance the night away, she’ll have to co...
Episode 6
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
The popular girls at school ask Rainbow to join their group Halloween costume as Tootie from “The Facts of Lif...
Episode 7
Puttin' On the Ritz
The kids are excited to learn more about their grandad after Harrison invites the crew to family day at his co...
Episode 8
Weird Science
Rainbow’s passion for science deflates when her peers convince her that science isn’t cool. During Career Day,...
Episode 9
Papa Don't Preach
Paul struggles when Rainbow and Santamonica want to participate in a beauty pageant. Meanwhile, Johan gets tea...
Episode 10
Do They Know It's Christmas?
Alicia and Paul strive to maintain their “Winter Solstice” traditions from the commune, but their parents want...
Episode 11
When Doves Cry
In the wake of the Challenger tragedy, Rainbow and her family handle their grief in different ways. Denise rea...
Episode 12
It's Tricky
Rainbow wants to battle stereotypes at school after she joins the track team and feels like her friends only s...
Episode 13
Pride (In the Name of Love)
It’s the first-ever nationally recognized Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Paul is speaking at the school as...
Episode 14
True Colors
Paul is shocked to hear from his estranged mother who wants to visit for Rainbow’s 13th birthday and soon lear...
Episode 15
This Charming Man
Rainbow is excited to go on her first real date with Bryce for Valentine’s Day, but when her friends weigh in...
Episode 16
She Works Hard for the Money
Alicia gets a bonus after winning a big case and wants to buy a nice car, but having been raised on the “fifty...
Episode 17
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
The Johnsons welcome an African American family that has just moved into their mostly white neighborhood. Sant...
Episode 18
Parents Just Don’t Understand
Rainbow clashes with her parents over her love for rap music. Plus, Harrison steps in to take Denise to a char...
Episode 19
Doctor! Doctor!
Rainbow’s friend Rebecca gets mono (“the kissing disease”), and after helping her out, she becomes interested...
Episode 20
Bad Boys
Alicia and Paul try to deflect Johan’s interest in going to cop camp and one day becoming a police officer. Me...
Episode 21
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now
After learning that scientists predict the ozone layer will be depleted in 20 years, Rainbow panics and tries...
Episode 22
Every Little Step
The kids meet a homeless man in their neighborhood, and Paul and Alicia try to have an honest conversation wit...
Episode 23
You Got It All
Alicia and Paul are both offered jobs to work on Jesse Jackson’s presidential campaign, but Alicia’s law firm...