The BEST episodes of In Living Color season 1

Every episode of In Living Color season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of In Living Color season 1!

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

Last Updated: 8/10/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
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Pilot
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7.57
316 votes

#1 - 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"

Directors: Paul Miler
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Endangered Species
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7.44
90 votes

#2 - 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

Directors: Paul Miler
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Introducing..Homey D. Clown
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7.19
116 votes

#3 - Introducing..Homey D. Clown

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/17/1990

Sketches include: "Mo' Money with Whiz and Ice" "America's Funniest Security Camera Videos" "Andrea Dice Clay" "Hey Mon/Hedly Airlines" "Homey D. Clown"

Directors: Paul Miler
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Transitions
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7.16
131 votes

#4 - Transitions

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/5/1990

Sketches include: Shawn tries to replace Keenen and take over in the show opener "Oprah" "Colt 45" (original FOX broadcast only) "The Exxxon Family" (replaces the above sketch on DVD and in syndication) "Great Moments in Black History: The First Self-Service Gas Station" "Jim Carrey's Celebrity Impressions Transition" "Rhythmless Nation" (cut on DVD) "Anton" "Men on Art"

Directors: Paul Miler
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A Date With Grace Jones
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7.12
110 votes

#5 - A Date With Grace Jones

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/12/1990

Sketches include: Shawn lets someone else take over as DJ in return for Los Angeles Lakers tickets in the show opener "Three Champs and a Baby" "New Ambassador" "A Date with Grace" "Hefty World Condominium Estates" "Homeboy Shopping Network: Used Car Sale" "Black World"

Directors: Paul Miler
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Homey D Clown Returns
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7.00
86 votes

#6 - Homey D Clown Returns

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/9/1990

Sketches include: "Homey D. Clown's One Stop Carnival" "David Alan Grier Transition" (does not air on Aspire) "Benita Butrell" "Michael Winslow—A One-Man Show" "Samantha Kinison" "The Buttmans"

Directors: Paul Miler
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Don King-The Early Years
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6.97
100 votes

#7 - Don King-The Early Years

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/27/1990

Sketches include: "Don King: The Early Years" "Cookin' with Salt-n-Pepa" (cut from DVD) "Hey Mon" "Ted Turner's Very Colorized Classics—Casablanca" "Rallo" "Men on Books"

Directors: Paul Miler
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Vera DeMilo
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6.92
88 votes

#8 - Vera DeMilo

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/24/1990

Sketches include: "Michael Jackson Mr. Potato Head" "Family Feud" with guest Ray Combs" (cut from DVD) "Disc Jokey, Death Jockey Trailer" "School for the Self-Taught" "Lil' Miss Trouble" "Uncle Joe's Fairy Tales" "Old Train" "Vera De Milo, Bodybuilder"

Directors: Paul Miler
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Lean On Me Beautiful
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6.90
153 votes

#9 - Lean On Me Beautiful

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/28/1990

Sketches include: Shawn is asked to take off Keenen's shoes and Damon's shirt in the show opener "Lean on Me, Beautiful" "Mitzvah Train" "Go On Girl" "Oswald Bates for The United Negro Scholarship Fund" "Too-Too Ethnic" "Lassie '90" "Richard Pryor: Scared for No Reason" "Vortex, the Super Absorbent Tampons"

Directors: Paul Miler
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The Wrath of Farrakhan
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6.85
219 votes

#10 - The Wrath of Farrakhan

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/21/1990

Sketches include: "Do-It-Yourself Milli Vanilli Kit" (cut from DVD) "Arsenio and Marion Barry" "Rap Choir" "Sugar Ray Leonard Transition" "Star Trek: The Wrath of Farrakhan" "Ridin' Miss Daisy"

Directors: Paul Miler
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Conspiracy
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6.84
89 votes

#11 - Conspiracy

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/2/1990

Sketches include: "Vortex of Fear" "Ray Charles in Charge" "Little Richard's Playhouse" "Della Reese's Pieces" "Secret Council" "I Love Laquita"

Directors: Paul Miler
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Jheri's Kids
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6.82
95 votes

#12 - Jheri's Kids

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/19/1990

Sketches include: "Bad Karate Class" "Greshan Formula" "Jheri's Kids" "Tracy Chapman's Creative Process" "Oppression for Black Men" "Snackin' Shack"

Directors: Paul Miler
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Anton In The People's Court
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6.71
86 votes

#13 - Anton In The People's Court

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/15/1990

Sketches include: Keenen comes out as Marsha Warfield in the show opener "The Brothers Brothers" "MC Hammer Video" "Cine-Globe" "Calhoun Tubbs" "Ted Turner's Very Colorized Classics— Redd Foxx's The Kid" "Anton on Po' People's Court" Close featuring guest dancers Soul Brothers

Directors: Paul Miler
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