The BEST episodes of In Living Color
Every episode of In Living Color ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of In Living Color!
In Living Color is a American variety sketch-comedy television series created, starred, written, and executive produced by Keenen Ivory Wayans, the program ran on the FOX Network from 1990 to 1994. The show was produced by Ivory Way Productions, in association with 20th Century Fox Productions. The series was a huge success as it won an Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series" in 1990 and gained international prominence after airing a special live episode as a counterprogram for Super Bowl XXVL, earning the show very high ratings
#1 - Black People Awards
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/1992
Sketches include: Vanessa Williams: "You Can All Just Kiss My Ass" (cut from DVD) "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Sinéad O'Connor Protesting" "Beauty Tips with Lori Davis" "George Hamilton Brand Luggage and Belts" "Black Peoples Awards" Close featuring A.D.O.R. performing "Let It All Hang Out"
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#2 - Handi-Man Returns
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1992
Sketches include: "Saturday Night Live's Chris Rock and Garrett Morris for Anonymous Express" (featuring Molly Shannon as a tourist) "Ugly Woman: Wanda Meets Luther the Ugly Man" "Loomis Simmons: Make Me Rich!" "Handi-Man Loses His Powers" (with guest star Damon Wayans as Handi-Man) Close featuring Pete Rock & CL Smooth performing "Straighten It Out"
#3 - Anton Returns
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1992
Sketches include: Bill Clinton in "Humpin' Around" (cut from DVD) "The Head Detective" (with guest star Damon Wayans as Detective Head) "Ice Poe: At The Airport" "Sue Goober: 007 Bond Girl Audition" (cut from DVD) "Anton at Comic Relief" (with guest star Damon Wayans as Anton)
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#4 - Live Super Bowl Show
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/26/1992
Sketches include: "Homeboyz Shopping Network" "Fire Marshall Bill at the Sports Bar" "Sugar Ray's Celebrity Interviews" (with guest stars Phil Buckman, Blair Underwood, Pauly Shore, and Corin Nemec) "Men on Football" (all versions - including DVD and syndication - edit out ad-libbed lines implying that Richard Gere and Carl Lewis are homosexuals) "Background Guy: Super Bowl Interview" Close featuring Sam Kinison, followed by Color Me Badd performing "I Wanna Sex You Up"
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#5 - Clarance Thomas's First Day
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1991
Sketches include: "Clarence Thomas: Sweet Clarence's Badass Song" "El Grande Y Spectacular Muchacho Rockeeter" (a.k.a. "The Mexican Rocketeer") "Al MacAfee: Sex Ed Hall Monitor" "Butt-Out Jeans by Prince" "Benita Butrell: Carnival Booth" "Anton: Shakespeare in the Park"
#6 - Trail Mix-A-Lot
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/1992
Sketches include: "Trail Mix-a-Lot" in "Baby Got Snacks" (cut from DVD) "Lonnie the Childish Adult" "Super Bimbo" "Def Jam Comedy Hour: Audience Reactions" "Juice Mania" Close featuring Grand Puba performing "360 Degrees (What Goes Around)"
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#7 - Fire Marshall Santa
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/22/1991
Sketches include: "Equity Express Blue Dot/Kennedy Carte Blanche" "Tommy Wu Seminar" "Homey the Clown: Homey at the Circus" "Great Moments in Black History: The Jheri Curl" "Kid Spike Lee" "Fire Marshal Bill: Fire Marshall Santa"
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#9 - The Adventures of Handi-Boy
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1991
Sketches include: "Clarence Thomas: I'm Going to Girlie World" "Closeted Gay Construction Guys" "Snackin' Shack: Pirate-Themed" "Prison Cable Network Fall Promos" (cut from DVD) "Dinner at Lizzy's" "Cephus and Reesie: Bar Mitzvah" "Handi-Man: The Adventures of Handi Boy"
#10 - The Jackson Bunch
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/1991
Sketches include: "The Jackson Bunch" (parody of The Brady Bunch; cut from DVD) "Act Up! Guy in the Park" "Arsenio Hall: Dare To Say 'Hmmmm" (featuring Danielle Harris as a teen drug abuser) "Ice Poe: Street Poet" "Samantha Kinison: The Kinisons at Home" (with guest star Sam Kinison as himself) Close featuring Sam Kinison
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#11 - The Last Man On Earth
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/29/1992
Sketches include: "Tester's Choice" (a.k.a. Fatal Attraction Coffee Commercial) "The Brothers Brothers on The $100,000 Pyramid" "The Last Man on Earth" "Men on Videotape Rentals" Close featuring Kris Kross performing "Jump"
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#12 - Best-of episode - Michael Jackson
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/1993
Sketches include: "La Toya Jackson: Michael Unwrapped" "Home Alone Again with Michael Jackson" (repeat from Season 3, episode 6) "Michael Jackson Potato Head" (repeat from Season 1, episode 10) "La Toya Jackson: Michael Unwrapped" (conclusion) "Family Feud's The Royal Family and The Jacksons" (with guest star Ray Combs as himself) Close featuring Another Bad Creation performing "Iesha" (repeat from Season 2, Episode 18)
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#13 - Thighmaster
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/21/1993
Sketches include: "Joe Jackson: Lock You in the Closet" (cut from DVD) "Suzanne Sommers for Thighmaster" "Calhoun Tubbs: Prison Performance" "Little Richard in: Dirty Little Dick" "Geraldo Rivera: The Black Child Star Mill" "Rodney Dangerfield Gets Pulled Over" (with guest star Dangerfield as himself) "Mr. & Mrs. Brooks: Garage Sale" Close featuring Shawn Wayans as Chris Rock and Jamie Foxx as Garrett Morris
#14 - Mr. and Mrs. Brooks
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/1992
Sketches include: "MTV's Political Coverage" "Cousin Elsee at the Wake" "Woody Allen for Date the Children" Whitney Houston: "Got Your Babies Tonight" (cut from DVD) "Mr. and Mrs. Brooks" Close featuring Gang Starr with Nice & Smooth performing "DWYCK"
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#15 - Lil Magic: Working Girl
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/1992
Sketches include: Madonna in "Neurotica" (cut from DVD) "Gays in the Military" (cut from DVD) "Lil' Magic: Working Girl" "Edwin O. Fay's Skin-Lightening Treatment (a.k.a. "Your Face is Your Passport")" "Dracula Meets Ugly Wanda"
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#16 - Ike Turner and Hooch
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1993
Sketches include: "Snow: Impostor" (cut from DVD) "Ike Turner & Hooch/FOX News Special Report: The Reginald Denny Riots" "The Honeymooners" '93: New Jack Swing Dancing "Cheap Pete at the Convenience Store" (with guest star Chris Rock as Cheap Pete) "Ace and Main Man" Meet Tupac (with guest star Tupac as himself)
#17 - Unpoetic Justice
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1993
Sketches include: "Loomis Simmons: Knock You Up" "Prison Cable Network: Mr. Cell Block Beauty Pageant" (cut from DVD) "An Apology from the Denny's Spokeswomen" "Unpoetic Justice" "Carl 'The Tooth' Williams: Shot at the Title" (with guest star Thomas Hearns as himself) "Funky Finger Productions" a.k.a. "B.S. Brothers: Talk Show"
#18 - The Dirty Dozens
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1993
Sketches include: "Michael Jackson: Little Billy's Not My Lover" (featuring Denise Richards as Brooke Shields; cut from DVD) "The Dirty Dozens Game Show" (featuring show writer Nick Bakay as host Stu Dunfy) "Ball Park Breast and Butt Implants" "Baptist Church Revival Olympics" "Fire Marshal Bill at the Hospital"
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#19 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/1990
Sketches include: "Love Connection: Jewish Woman Dates a Black Man" "Great Moments in Black History: First Black Man on the Moon" "Homeboy Shopping Network" "Redd Foxx for Hire" "Equity Express" "Men on Film"
#20 - Endangered Species
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/1990
Sketches include: Rallo appears in the show opener "President Jackson's Farewell Address" "K-Tel Presents Cephus & Reesie Mayweather" "Endangered Species" "Casa de Hair" "This Ol' Box" with Anton Jackson
#21 - The Capital Hillbillies
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/1993
Sketches include: "The Capitol Hillbillies" "Benita Butrell: Physician's Office" "Amy Fisher's 'Bang for Your Buck' Seminar" "Tales from the Crib" (featuring Marlon Wayans as the cryptkeeper) "Ross Perot Buys Up Airtime" "You Bet Your Career" Close featuring Father MC performing "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
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#22 - Introducing..Fire Marshal Bill
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/1991
Sketches include: Keenen introduces new Fly Girl Carla Garrido in the show opener "Mr. Squeegee" "B.S. Brothers: Big Break" "Fashion Tampons" "Fire Marshall Bill: Home Safety" "Homey D. Clown: Home E. Cheese"
#23 - Late Night with Mike Tyson
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1991
Sketches include: "Paula Abdul - Promise of a Thin Me" (cut from DVD) "Sheila Peace" "Les and Wes On The Run" "Timbuk: The Last Runaway Slave" "Late Night with Mike Tyson" Close featuring Big Daddy Kane performing "Ooh, Aah, Nah-Nah-Nah"
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#24 - Sidekick in Nam
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/1991
Sketches include: "Bill Cosby for The Cosby Condom" "HBO's Tired Comedy Night" "Lil' Magic: Helen Keller" "Tes-T-Shields Masculine Hygiene Pads" "Sidekick in Nam!" "The Ugly Woman's Blind Date"
#25 - Anton And The Reporter
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/1991
Sketches include: "Jimmy Swaggart: Heaven or Hell?" "Benita Butrell: Witness for the Prosecution" "Calhoun Tubbs Mentors A British Rock Star" "Anton and The Undercover Journalist" "LL Cool J: Mama Said Knock You Out" (does not air on Aspire)
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