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Nominated for 17 Emmys in its brief four-year stint, In Living Color is broadly considered the best skit comedy show because SNL. Created by the multitalented star Keenen Ivory Wayans (the eldest child from a large and talented loved ones), the 30-minute Television show became an instant hit for emerging huge network competitor FOX in the spring of 1990. Showcasing the talents of the Wayans family members (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 begin with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective in 1994), In Living Color swiftly achieved the status of Television 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 2 of the show involved the hire 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 Guys on Film (Damon Wayans & David Alan Grier)
The In Living Color DVD characteristics a quantity of hilarious episodes which includes the series premiere in which the show starts with a skit entitled "Adore Connection". Jim Carrey stars as Chuck Woolery, trying to bring with each other star-crossed lovers Mike Tyson (Keenen Ivory Wayans) and Robin Givens (Kim Coles). This 1st episode also functions the initial look of the popular characters from the skit "Guys on Film". Other notable episodes from Season 1 include "Introducing Homey D. Clown" in which the planet very first meets an ex-con turned clown who refuses to engage in any clown-like acts, and "Anton in the People's Court" which features the skits "M.C. Hammer Video" and "Ted Turner's Extremely Colorized Classics - The Kid"
Below is a list of episodes integrated 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 3 (Lean on Me Beautiful) Air Date: 04-28-1990
Episode four (Transitions) Air Date: 05-05-1990
Episode 5 (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 8 (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
