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The Happiest Place on Earth
s02e10 · 2023-08-17 · 01:30
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A coming of age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama through the point-of-view of imaginative 12 year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean's hopeful and humorous recollections show how his family found their "wonder years" in a turbulent time.
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22 this season · 32 totals01e01 Pilot 2021-09-23 00:30
Pilot
As the youngest in the Williams family, Dean is struggling to figure out where he fits in. Between his brother's athleticism, sister's popularity, mother's intelligence and dad's overall coolness, everyone else seems to have their lane figured out. He decides to pursue his calling as "The Great Uniter" and attempts to organize the first integrated baseball game between his team and his friend Brad's team.
s01e02 Green Eyed Monster 2021-09-30 00:30
Green Eyed Monster
While Dean reckons with his first taste of heartbreak and betrayal, the adults in his life are overly empathetic and assume his grief is from mourning current events. Dean milks the special treatment and uses it to his advantage – and his family shows their support for him in their own unique ways; Kim invites him to join her at a local activist rally, while Bill and Dean bond during a fishing trip.
s01e03 The Club 2021-10-07 00:30
The Club
Dean stumbles upon some "racy literature" and shares it with friends at school. When he is caught by the school principal, Bill and Lillian navigate uncharted territory as parents and Dean learns that manhood isn't all it's cracked up to be.
s01e04 The Workplace 2021-10-14 00:30
The Workplace
Dean heads to band practice with Bill, but the grown folks' business at the music studio prompts Lillian to pick Dean up; Dean learns what his mom does while he's at school all day.
s01e05 The Lock In 2021-10-21 00:30
The Lock In
Dean is reluctant to attend the annual church lock-in until Kim tells him it's where she got her first kiss; then he enlists his friends to help him pair up with Keisa.
s01e06 Be Prepared 2021-10-28 00:30
Be Prepared
Coach Long and Bill take the boys on a camping trip as part of their scout troop. Their different approaches to the outdoors show Dean that his father is not good at everything.
s01e07 Independence Day 2021-11-04 00:30
Independence Day
Bill comes up with a solution for Kim's car desires, but the solution is only pleasing to him; Dean is worried about seeming uncool when Clisby ends up chaperoning him and his friends.
s01e08 Science Fair 2021-11-18 01:30
Science Fair
After seeing Dean bullied by Michael, Lillian confronts his parents; Lillian helps Michael with his science project.
s01e09 Home for Christmas 2021-12-02 01:30
Home for Christmas
Dean can't wait to spend Christmas with his older brother, Bruce, when he returns home from Vietnam. But adjusting to life back in Montgomery comes with unexpected challenges for Bruce, and the rest of the Williams family rely on their favorite holiday traditions to bring cheer.
s01e10 Lads and Ladies and Us 2022-01-06 01:30
Lads and Ladies and Us
Bill and Lillian decide to join high society club Lads & Ladies as a way to introduce Kim and Dean to positive influences in the community. Bill, Kim and Dean fit right in, but things take a turn when Lillian is treated differently for being a working mom.
s01e11 Brad Mitzvah 2022-01-13 01:30
Brad Mitzvah
Brad works through his nerves preparing for his bar mitzvah speech while Dean ends his friendship with Keisa when Charlene tells him he can't be friends with other girls. Things come to a head when the whole group comes together to celebrate Brad's bar mitzvah.
s01e12 I'm With the Band 2022-01-20 01:30
I'm With the Band
When Dean loses his position as first chair saxophone in the school band, Bill lays the pressure on him to earn it back. But after a talk with Lillian, Bill realizes he's being a bit too harsh and forcing his own dreams upon Dean.
s01e13 The Valentine's Day Dance 2022-02-03 01:30
The Valentine's Day Dance
Dean's plans to ask Keisa to the Valentine's Day Dance are foiled when another boy asks her out first after a new makeover makes her the talk of the school. Meanwhile, Bill and Lillian make Kim sign up for a Big Sister program to have extracurricular activities for her college applications.
s01e14 Country Dean 2022-02-24 01:30
Country Dean
The family spends spring break with Lillian's parents in the countryside, and Dean lies to his cousins about city life in Montgomery to impress them. Meanwhile, Lillian helps to settle a land dispute between her parents and their neighbors to impress her difficult-to-please mother.
s01e15 Black Teacher 2022-03-03 01:30
Black Teacher
When their teacher goes on maternity leave, Dean, Cory and Keisa are excited to be taught by Mr. Brady, the school's first Black teacher. Mr. Brady encourages the students to try out for the Knowledge Bowl team where Dean faces some unexpected challenges.
s01e16 The Sleepover 2022-03-17 00:30
The Sleepover
When Dean learns that Corey's dad, Coach Long, is in the doghouse, he struggles to keep this secret from his friend.
s01e17 Jobs and Hangouts 2022-03-24 00:30
Jobs and Hangouts
Kim is excited to start her new job as a waitress at the local diner.
s01e18 Goose Grease 2022-04-07 01:00
Goose Grease
When Dean comes down with the chicken pox on his way to a hunting trip with Bill and Grandaddy Clisby, Lillian forces the three of them to quarantine together. Clisby pushes homemade remedies on them out of his mistrust of doctors, but he's forced to reckon with this when Dean's condition worsens.
s01e19 Love & War 2022-04-14 00:30
Love & War
Bruce returns home from Vietnam, and the family is shocked to find out he is dating an older woman with an 8-year-old son with whom he is eager to start his life. When they learn more about Bruce's latest deployment, they begin to understand his survivors' guilt and come together to support him.
s01e20 Bill's New Gig 2022-04-21 00:30
Bill's New Gig
Bill is excited to have made tenure at the university, only to find that his focus on career and family has cost him his spot in his band. Lillian encourages Bill to write and perform solo, especially as an attractive young jazz singer approaches Bill to collaborate. Meanwhile, Bruce adjusts to living at home.
s01e21 Where No Dean Has Been Before 2022-05-12 00:30
Where No Dean Has Been Before
Dean tries to impress Keisa's cool new boyfriend, Broderick, by inviting him and his friends over for a party Kim is throwing while Bill and Lillian are away for the night. Things get out of hand just as Bill and Lillian arrive home, and Dean is forced to admit he isn't being true to himself.
s01e22 Love, Dean 2022-05-19 00:30
Love, Dean
It's the end of the school year, and summer excitement is all around. When Bill and Lillian each receive major career opportunities, tension builds as they decide who will handle more of the household responsibilities. Meanwhile, Dean and Keisa take shelter together as a tornado tears through Montgomery, providing the perfect moment for Dean to tell her how he really feels.