Michelle Obama's guest appearance on 'Black-ish' excites fans while also serving a purpose
On the eighth and final season premiere of Black-ish Tuesday, Michelle Obama made a guest appearance after the show’s main characters attended an event for When We All Vote, an organization that Obama founded to help register and turn out voters across the country.
What began as Andre (Anthony Anderson) and Rainbow Johnson (Tracee Ellis Ross)’s chance encounter with the former first lady turned into a casual dinner at the Johnson house.
Obama’s main scene mostly consisted of the rest of Dre and Bow’s family interrupting with attempts to try and impress her. And there were also a few moments of conversation among Obama, Dre and Bow about what it’s like having teenage kids.
“When our girls were that age, you should have seen how they rolled their eyes, especially at their father,” Obama said during the episode.
But clearly the cameo for Obama, who was personally asked to appear on the show by Ross herself, was all about getting the word out about voter registration. And while it was subtle within the episode, Obama reiterated the objective with a tweet after the show aired, reminding people to get themselves and others registered.
So glad you were able to watch! ?? Don't forget to tell your friends and family to register to vote with @WhenWeAllVote at https://t.co/LqTAmvFQzX. https://t.co/ddxn9pIQFK
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 5, 2022
Meanwhile, viewers on Twitter celebrated Obama’s appearance on the hit series with plenty of praise and even a few requests like, “Please decide to be president in 2024” and “I too would like to invite you over for dinner.”
I happened to watch @blackishabc tonight it was good. @MichelleObama I too would like to invite you over for dinner.
— Little Rob (@stockroomcely) January 5, 2022
@MichelleObama on the first episode of the last season ???? this episode is hilarious ?????????????? #blackish
— j.Lynn-o :) (@itsreallyjess) January 5, 2022
Please decide to be president in 2024.
— Steven Richer ?? ?? (@NiceHumanGen) January 5, 2022
First Lady is classy and awesome!!!
— Terrie Stinson (@tceero) January 5, 2022
And if you’re anything like Anderson’s Black-ish character and you’re hoping the next dinner party will also include President Barack Obama, you better hope they get moving because the series will be ending soon!
Black-ish airs Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. on ABC and Hulu.
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