Like Denise Huxtable before her, Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi) is breaking away from her sitcom-family nest.
Originally titledcollege-ish, the series began as a backdoor pilot duringblack-ishs third season and was intended for ABC.
I love those sorts of origin stories that increase mythology.
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And those wont be the shows only cultural touchstones.
It kind of goes back to the coming-of-age tale of how much of our experience is shared.
Thankfully, theres a fairly permeable membrane between both shows.
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I have gone toblack-isha couple times, and theyve come here, explains Shahidi.
For once, were actually looking forward to Parents Weekend.
