The BEST episodes of In Living Color season 2

Every episode of In Living Color season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of In Living Color season 2!

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

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Introducing..Fire Marshal Bill
star
7.51
63 votes

#1 - 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"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
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Justice Legions of America
star
7.29
55 votes

#2 - Justice Legions of America

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1990

Sketches include: "Three Champs and a Little Lady" "The Newlywed Game" "The Good Behavior Variety Hour" "Handi Man: The Justice Legion of America" Close featuring Nikki D performing "Lettin' Off Steam"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
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Anton's Thanksgiving
star
7.28
47 votes

#3 - Anton's Thanksgiving

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1990

Sketches include: "The Brothers Brothers: Two Sistas for Two Brothers" "Barbara Bush Visits the Illiterates" "Dickie Peterson: Cherub of Justice" "Anton's Thanksgiving" Close featuring D-Nice performing a medley of "Scott Made Me Funky" and "Call Me D-Nice"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
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Men on Vacation
star
7.24
49 votes

#4 - Men on Vacation

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1990

Sketches include: Carl Jamal Taylor guest stars as the first "Fly Guy" in the show opener "Lassie '90" "Amazing Grace—Rocky VI" "Dinner with Millie" (cut from DVD) "PMS Defense System" "Men on Vacation" Close featuring 3rd Bass performing "Product of the Environment (Remix)"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
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Johnny Abdul
star
7.22
49 votes

#5 - Johnny Abdul

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/1991

Sketches include: "The Brothers Brothers: Tom and Tom for the Arizona Tourism Commission" "Johnny Abdul—Saudi-Rock Star" "The Last Orphan" "Velma Mullholland" "B.S. Brothers: Funky Finger Productions" "The Head Detective" (the Aspire version cuts off the sketch after the end of the opening hospital scene) Close featuring Rich Nice performing "Outstanding"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
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Veracosa
star
7.22
50 votes

#6 - Veracosa

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/1990

Sketches include: "Afro-phone" (does not air on Aspire) "Vera De Milo: Veracosa, Mistress of Destruction" "Cephus & Reesie: The Christmas Album" "Lil' Miss Trouble at the Museum" "Homey D. Clown: Homey Claus" Close featuring the infamous 25th episode cake incident, where David Alan Grier runs his finger through the cake and is subsequently caught and dumped, fanny-first, on top of it

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
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Anton At The Recruiter
star
6.95
88 votes

#7 - Anton At The Recruiter

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1990

Sketches include: A young fan confuses Keenen with his other family members in the show opener "Anton: Army Recruitment Office" "The Man Trainer" "Roseanne Sings America" (does not air on Aspire) "Luther Campbell Writes a Clean Song" "Homey D. Clown: When Homey Met Sally"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: Fax Bahr
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Anton In The Burbs
star
6.86
79 votes

#8 - Anton In The Burbs

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/17/1991

Sketches include: "Ejector Bed" "Frenchie at a Bachelor Party" "Lonny Parker, Attorney at Law" "Les and Wes: Twin Stars" (with guest stars John Tesh and Leeza Gibbons as themselves) "Anton in the Burbs" Close featuring Leaders of the New School performing "Case of the P.T.A."

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
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Homey The Sellout: Part 1
star
6.74
42 votes

#9 - Homey The Sellout: Part 1

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/12/1991

Sketches include: Kelly Coffield, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, and Kim Wayans replace the Fly Girls in the show opener "Lil' Magic: The Audition" "Oprah's Restaurant" (featuring Ellen Cleghorne as a restaurant customer) "Homey D. Clown: Homey Sells Out" "Men on Television: Blaine Becomes Hetero" Close featuring Dwayne Wayans

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
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Hour of Power: Tag Team Evangalists
star
6.66
71 votes

#10 - Hour of Power: Tag Team Evangalists

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/17/1991

Sketches include: "David Alan Grier's Tribute to Broadway" (cut from DVD) "Velma II" "Cephus & Reesie: Last Request" "`'Do You Feel Lucky?`' Promo" "The 595 Club" "Vera DeMilo: Pretty Buffed Woman" Close featuring KRS-One performing "The Bridge Is Over"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
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Bigger Brothers
star
6.65
104 votes

#11 - Bigger Brothers

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1990

Sketches include: The Wayans family parody their newfound success in the show opener "Hey Mon/Hedley Hospital" "Sidekick" "Bigger Brothers" "Mudhead's Funeral" "Men on Films II" Close featuring Flavor Flav, followed by Queen Latifah performing "Mama Gave Birth to the Soul Children"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: Fax Bahr
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Lil Magic's School Play
star
6.58
71 votes

#12 - Lil Magic's School Play

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/3/1991

Sketches include: "The Brothers Brothers: Tom and Tom at the Country Club" "Oprah PSA" (does not air on Aspire) "End Zone Choreographer" "Lil' Magic: The Government Cheese" "Fire Marshall Bill: Classroom Safety" Close featuring Another Bad Creation performing "Iesha"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
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Spike's Joint
star
6.54
84 votes

#13 - Spike's Joint

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1990

Sketches include: "Untouchables" baseball bat dinner intro "Flatuscents" "Good Morning/Good Night" "Cephus & Reesie's Broadway Tour" (featuring Sandra Crouch and the Andraé Crouch Singers as backup singers) "The Buttmans: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" "Spike's Joint" (featuring cameo from Rosie Perez reprising her character from Do the Right Thing)

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: Fax Bahr
Hour Of Power
star
6.53
85 votes

#14 - Hour Of Power

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1990

Sketches include: "Fly Girl Brain Surgeons" "Tag Team Evangelists" "Benita Butrell: Uninvited Guest" "1-900-YT-GUILT" "Al MacAfee: Hall Monitor" Close featuring Monie Love performing "Monie in the Middle"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: Fax Bahr
Laquita Meets Billy Dee
star
6.50
46 votes

#15 - Laquita Meets Billy Dee

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1990

Sketches include: "Magenta Thompson's Acting School" "Foundation for Golf Heritage" "Evelyn Smith" "Laquita Sings the Blues" (with guest star Billy Dee Williams as himself) Close featuring Billy Dee Williams

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: Fax Bahr
My Dark Conscience
star
6.46
76 votes

#16 - My Dark Conscience

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/1991

Sketches include: Keenen's grandmother operates the boom mic in the show opener "Benita Butrell: Block Captain" "Vanilla Ice - White White Baby" (featuring 2 Four 2 as backup dancers; cut from DVD) "Al Macafee, Prom Chaperone" "Oswald Meets the Parole Board" (featuring Wonderful Smith as a parole board member) "My Dark Conscience" "Fruit of the Loom Boxers"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
Best-of Episode (Anton At The Recruiter)
star
6.26
34 votes

#17 - Best-of Episode (Anton At The Recruiter)

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/14/1991

Sketches include: "Anton Volunteers" (from Season 2, Episode 2) "Fashion Tampons" (from Season 2, Episode 14) "Spike's Joint" (from Season 2, Episode 3) "I Won't Drift Away" (from Season 2, Episode 5) "Ejector Bed" (repeat from Season 2, Episode 16) "Head Detective" (from Season 2, Episode 13) "Men on Film" (from Season 2, Episode 1)

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
Funky Finger Productions
star
6.22
83 votes

#18 - Funky Finger Productions

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1990

Sketches include: "Shawn Wayans, Rap Star" "B.S. Brothers: Penitentiary IV" "Iraqi Fashion Show" "Lil' Miss Trouble: The School Play" "Vera de Milo: Buffed, Beautiful and Bitchin'" "Homeboy Shopping Network: Hollywood Homeboys"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: Fax Bahr
Miss Black Person USA
star
6.04
81 votes

#19 - Miss Black Person USA

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1990

Sketches include: The B.S. Brothers make their debut in the show opener "Black Like You" "Go On Girl: Sensitive Men" "I Won't Drift Away" "Miss Black Person U.S.A."

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: Fax Bahr
PCN's Win, Lose or Draw
star
5.99
71 votes

#20 - PCN's Win, Lose or Draw

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/1991

Sketches include: "Prison Cable Network's Win, Lose, or Draw" "Milk Commercial with Marsha Warfield" "Pentagon Briefing" "Calhoun Tubbs on the Campaign Trail" "The Great Sperm Bank Robbery" "Andrea Dice Clay on Love Connection"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
Arsenio Hall of Justice
star
5.88
40 votes

#21 - Arsenio Hall of Justice

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/1991

Sketches include: Keenen demonstrates the comedy wheel of race in the show opener "Detective Head Goes Bowling" "Handi Man's Evil Twin" "The Arsenio Hall of Justice" (featuring Ellen Cleghorne as a courtroom observer) Close featuring Ice Cube introducing Public Enemy, who performed a medley of "Security of the First World", "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos", "Buck Whylin'", "Fight the Power", and "911 Is a Joke"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
Best-of Episode (Men On Vacation)
star
5.72
39 votes

#22 - Best-of Episode (Men On Vacation)

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/1/1991

Sketches include: "Amazing Grace—Rocky VI" (from Season 2, Episode 9) "Vera DeMilo: Veracosa, Mistress of Destruction" (from Season 2, Episode 12) "Mudhead's Funeral" (from Season 2, Episode 1) "Men on Vacation" (from Season 2, Episode 9) "Homey D. Clown: When Homey Met Sally" (from Season 2, Episode 2)

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
The Black Man's Guide To Understanding The Black Woman
star
5.70
81 votes

#23 - The Black Man's Guide To Understanding The Black Woman

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1990

Sketches include: Show opener featuring Heavy D & the Boyz performing the show's theme song "Hey Mon/Hedley Court" "Shahrazad Ali's Video" "Snackin' Shack" "Frenchie"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: Fax Bahr
Super Fly
star
5.63
38 votes

#24 - Super Fly

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/1991

Sketches include: Tommy Davidson and David Alan Grier perform a musical history of Keenen and the show in the show opener "B.S. Brothers & Sistas" "Summer's Dawn" "Lil' Miss Trouble Runs Away" "The Superfly" "Snackin' Shack: The New Waitress" Close featuring guest dancers 2 Four 2

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman
Best-of episode
star
5.47
38 votes

#25 - Best-of episode

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/5/1991

Sketches include: "Three Champs and a Little Lady" (from Season 2, Episode 11) "Black Like You" (from Season 2, Episode 5) "New Ambassador" (from Season 1, Episode 5) "Tracy Chapman's Creative Process" (from Season 1, Episode 6; cut from DVD) "Mo' Money with Whiz and Ice" (from Season 1, Episode 9) "Vanilla Ice - White White Baby" (from Season 2, Episode 15; cut from DVD) Close featuring The Afros performing "This Jam's for You"

Directors: Paul Miler
Writer: John Bowman