Black-ish pushed comedic boundaries throughout its run, but the show’s Halloween specials surpassed even that Brooklyn no-nos notorious episodes of Halloween heist. The heists started as a spontaneous Halloween bet to see who was the better detective, and over the seasons, Brooklyn no-nos Halloween heists escalated to wild proportions. The Halloween heists are always fun, but they use the holiday of Halloween as a backdrop without embracing the specificity of Halloween to the same degree that Black-ish Does.
Black-ish appear at the same time as Brooklyn no-noAnd the Johnson family goes all in for Halloween. Black-ish Did not achieve the same level of recognition for their Halloween-themed episodes as Brooklyn no-no Squad did, however Black-ish Does a better job of embodying the mischief and fun and idiosyncrasies of Halloween.
All these about Black Honors Halloween
It is a key part of the sitcom
Black-ish Embraces Dre Johnson’s passion for Halloween. In the season 1 Halloween episode, Dre opens the episode with a montage of decorating their Thousand Oaks lawn for Halloween. Season 2 addresses the fact that in Los Angeles, kids from less privileged neighborhoods will travel to wealthy areas, and Dre is proud to be a child of the former now living in the latter. His wife and children have adopted Dre’s spirit for Halloween, and the Johnson family goes all out for their annual group Halloween costume. In season 5, the Johnsons are doing full dress rehearsal.
Because Black-ish Being a family comedy, the sitcom has the opportunity to go wild with Halloween set pieces. When a neighbor introduces the idea of a “pity night” in season 3, Grandma Ruby co-opts it into a neighborhood cleanup. In Season 5, Dre and his wife throw a Halloween party for the twins with a haunted house that is so spooky that it backfires and ruins the party. When baby Devante Johnson’s first trick-or-treating is ruined in season 6, the Johnsons pull together a mini version at their house where Devante gets to knock on everyone’s bedroom doors.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Halloween heists fall short in this way
Differences between pranks and heists
Brooklyn no-nos Halloween heists are fan favorites, with people debating who won season 5 HalloVeen Heist to this day. Still, ultimately the sitcom uses Halloween as a means to get to the heists, which is not inherently tied to Halloween. The heists are becoming increasingly elaborate, and certain costumes are used to great effect, but the heists can happen at any time of the year. This has been proven to be true in Brooklyn no-nos final season when the final heist takes place over several holidays. on the contrary, Black-ishThe Halloween episodes are quintessentially infused with the spirit of HalloweenAnd you can’t put it on any other occasion.
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black’s Halloween episodes do double in pranks. In fact, the season 1 episode is titled “The Prank King.” Pranks feel more inherently Halloween than heists, because it’s about tapping into the other person’s fears instead of crowning the Ultimate Detective/Man/Genius. Season 1’s teaser teases Dre’s biggest fear, “The thoughts of [his] Children grow up“When they pretend to have outgrown pranks. Black-ish Season 3 has a prank where Dre convinces his son that his gift of deluxe nuts to Dre’s workplace killed Dre’s co-worker, leading to a fun haunting runner throughout the episode.