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Nominated for 17 Emmys in its brief 4-year stint, In Living Color is widely regarded as the finest skit comedy show considering that SNL. Designed by the multitalented star Keenen Ivory Wayans (the eldest kid from a huge and talented family members), the 30-minute Television show became an instant hit for emerging massive network competitor FOX in the spring of 1990. Showcasing the talents of the Wayans family (particularly 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 profitable 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 create a number 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 attributes a number of hilarious episodes including the series premiere in which the show starts with a skit entitled "Love 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 1st episode also attributes the very first appearance of the well-liked characters from the skit "Men on Film". Other notable episodes from Season 1 contain "Introducing Homey D. Clown" in which the globe 1st 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 2 (The Wrath of Farrakhan) Air Date: 04-21-1990
Episode 3 (Lean on Me Gorgeous) Air Date: 04-28-1990
Episode 4 (Transitions) Air Date: 05-05-1990
Episode 5 (A Date with Grace Jones) Air Date: 05-12-1990
Episode 6 (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
