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- | + | Nominated for 17 Emmys in its brief 4-year stint, In Living Color is extensively thought of the greatest skit comedy show since SNL. Designed by the multitalented star Keenen Ivory Wayans (the eldest youngster from a large and talented loved ones), the 30-minute Tv show became an instant hit for emerging big network competitor FOX in the spring of 1990. Showcasing the talents of the Wayans loved ones (especially blockbuster talent Damon Wayans), along with initial cast members David Alan Grier, Tommy Davidson, Kim Coles, T'keyah "Crystal" Keymah, Kelly Coffield, and Jim Carrey (who would use the show as a springboard to smash hit film career that would start with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective in 1994), In Living Color quickly achieved the status of Tv cult icon | |
- | + | Along with clever, cutting-edge writing, In Living Color featured a plethora of talented cast members who would move on to enormously productive Hollywood careers. The show's dance troop, The Fly Girls, hired an ambitious dancer named Jennifer Lopez for the show's final season, and Season two of the show involved the employ of Oscar Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx (of Collateral and Ray). For its final season, In Living Color also featured notable appearances by comedian Chris Rock. Along the way, the series would develop a quantity of legendary recurring characters such as Homey D. Clown (Damon Wayans), Fire Marshall Bill (Jim Carrey), and Men on Film (Damon Wayans & David Alan Grier) | |
- | + | The In Living Color DVD functions a quantity of hilarious episodes such as the series premiere in which the show starts with a skit entitled "Adore Connection". Jim Carrey stars as Chuck Woolery, attempting to bring together star-crossed lovers Mike Tyson (Keenen Ivory Wayans) and Robin Givens (Kim Coles). This initial episode also functions the initial look of the well-known characters from the skit "Males on Film". Other notable episodes from Season 1 incorporate "Introducing Homey D. Clown" in which the world first meets an ex-con turned clown who refuses to engage in any clown-like acts, and "Anton in the People's Court" which characteristics the skits "M.C. Hammer Video" and "Ted Turner's Extremely Colorized Classics - The Kid" | |
- | + | Beneath is a list of episodes included on the In Living Color (Season 1) DVD: | |
- | + | Episode 1 (Pilot) Air Date: 04-15-1990 | |
- | + | Episode two (The Wrath of Farrakhan) Air Date: 04-21-1990 | |
- | + | Episode three (Lean on Me Gorgeous) Air Date: 04-28-1990 | |
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+ | Episode four (Transitions) Air Date: 05-05-1990 | ||
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+ | Episode five (A Date with Grace Jones) Air Date: 05-12-1990 | ||
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+ | Episode six (Jheri's Children) Air Date: 05-19-1990 | ||
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+ | Episode 7 (Don King - The Early Years) Air Date: 05-27-1990 | ||
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+ | Episode eight (Endangered Species) Air Date: 06-03-1990 | ||
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+ | Episode 9 (Introducing Homey D. Clown) Air Date: 06-17-1990 | ||
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+ | Episode ten (Vera DeMilo) Air Date: 06-24-1990 | ||
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+ | Episode 11 (Anton in the People's Court) Air Date: 07-15-1990 | ||
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+ | Episode 12 (Conspiracy) Air Date: 09-02-1990 | ||
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+ | Episode 13 (Homey D Clown Returns) Air Date: 09-09-1990 |
Revision as of 08:18, 6 April 2013
Nominated for 17 Emmys in its brief 4-year stint, In Living Color is extensively thought of the greatest skit comedy show since SNL. Designed by the multitalented star Keenen Ivory Wayans (the eldest youngster from a large and talented loved ones), the 30-minute Tv show became an instant hit for emerging big network competitor FOX in the spring of 1990. Showcasing the talents of the Wayans loved ones (especially blockbuster talent Damon Wayans), along with initial cast members David Alan Grier, Tommy Davidson, Kim Coles, T'keyah "Crystal" Keymah, Kelly Coffield, and Jim Carrey (who would use the show as a springboard to smash hit film career that would start with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective in 1994), In Living Color quickly achieved the status of Tv cult icon
Along with clever, cutting-edge writing, In Living Color featured a plethora of talented cast members who would move on to enormously productive Hollywood careers. The show's dance troop, The Fly Girls, hired an ambitious dancer named Jennifer Lopez for the show's final season, and Season two of the show involved the employ of Oscar Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx (of Collateral and Ray). For its final season, In Living Color also featured notable appearances by comedian Chris Rock. Along the way, the series would develop a quantity of legendary recurring characters such as Homey D. Clown (Damon Wayans), Fire Marshall Bill (Jim Carrey), and Men on Film (Damon Wayans & David Alan Grier)
The In Living Color DVD functions a quantity of hilarious episodes such as the series premiere in which the show starts with a skit entitled "Adore Connection". Jim Carrey stars as Chuck Woolery, attempting to bring together star-crossed lovers Mike Tyson (Keenen Ivory Wayans) and Robin Givens (Kim Coles). This initial episode also functions the initial look of the well-known characters from the skit "Males on Film". Other notable episodes from Season 1 incorporate "Introducing Homey D. Clown" in which the world first meets an ex-con turned clown who refuses to engage in any clown-like acts, and "Anton in the People's Court" which characteristics the skits "M.C. Hammer Video" and "Ted Turner's Extremely Colorized Classics - The Kid"
Beneath is a list of episodes included on the In Living Color (Season 1) DVD:
Episode 1 (Pilot) Air Date: 04-15-1990
Episode two (The Wrath of Farrakhan) Air Date: 04-21-1990
Episode three (Lean on Me Gorgeous) Air Date: 04-28-1990
Episode four (Transitions) Air Date: 05-05-1990
Episode five (A Date with Grace Jones) Air Date: 05-12-1990
Episode six (Jheri's Children) Air Date: 05-19-1990
Episode 7 (Don King - The Early Years) Air Date: 05-27-1990
Episode eight (Endangered Species) Air Date: 06-03-1990
Episode 9 (Introducing Homey D. Clown) Air Date: 06-17-1990
Episode ten (Vera DeMilo) Air Date: 06-24-1990
Episode 11 (Anton in the People's Court) Air Date: 07-15-1990
Episode 12 (Conspiracy) Air Date: 09-02-1990
Episode 13 (Homey D Clown Returns) Air Date: 09-09-1990