Stars of ABC comedies celebrate our differences and embrace the "-Ish" in all of us

ByGeorge Pennacchio KABC logo
Thursday, September 19, 2019
'Black-ish', 'Mixed-ish', 'Grown-ish' worlds collide on red carpet
The stars of ABC's comedies 'Black-ish', 'Mixed-ish,' and 'Grown-ish' attend 'embrace your -ISH' party to celebrate and embrace our differences.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The new ABC sitcom "Mixed-ish" follows in the footsteps of the original comedy "Black-ish," and previous spin-off "Grown-ish," programs that seek to celebrate all of our differences.



"I think we are a collection of shows that tell stories about people you know, and that you are. So we are your family and you are our family," said "Black-ish" star Tracee Ellis Ross. She's also an executive producer on "Mixed-ish." "So we are just kind of dealing with the issues that all of us are dealing with. And I think '-Ish is really about where you come from and who you are, an identity, a culture, and everybody is steeped in dealing with all of that right now."



"The world would be boring if everyone's the same!" said "Mixed-ish" co-star Mykal Michelle Harris.



"Mixed-ish" takes us back to the 1980s and follows the eccentric childhood of Ross's character, Rainbow Johnson.



The cast got together for a party in Hollywood Tuesday night to embrace their inner "-Ish."



"We're all a little 'strange-ish'," said Arica Himmel who plays Rainbow. "We have that strange part of ourselves we haven't found yet. And it's a good thing."



"We're all a little 'kooky-ish' whether you admit it or not," Ross said.



"Black-ish" and "Mixed-ish" debut for the new television season Sept. 24 on ABC.

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