The BEST episodes of In Living Color season 4

Every episode of In Living Color season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of In Living Color season 4!

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: 4/25/2025Network: FOXStatus: Ended
Black People Awards
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#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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Homey and Son
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#2 - Homey and Son

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1992

Sketches include: Shabba Ranks in "Mr. Ugly Man" (cut from DVD) "The Dysfunctional Home Show: How to Cook Pork and Beans" "Snuff & Roam: Nightclubbing" "Homey D. Clown: Homey's Son" (with guest star Damon Wayans as Homey) Close featuring Wreckx-n-Effect with Teddy Riley performing "Rump Shaker"

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Vera DeMilo: Stank of a Woman
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#3 - Vera DeMilo: Stank of a Woman

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/3/1993

Sketches include: "Vera DeMilo and Little Richard: The Stank of a Woman" (cut from DVD) "The Bodyguard with Grace Jones" (cut from DVD) "Cousin Elsee: At the Hospital" "Why: Rap Music Used for Commercials" "The Dysfunctional Home Show: Belated Christmas Special" "Mr. & Mrs. Brooks Second Honeymoon" Close featuring Digable Planets performing "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)"

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Best-of Episode
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#4 - Best-of Episode

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/21/1993

Sketches Include: "Rodney King and Reginald Denny PSA" (repeat from Season 4, episode 1) "Why? Black Eyewitnesses" (repeat from Season 4, episode 11) "Oswald: Booked on Phonics" (repeat from Season 4, episode 17) "Ross Perot Buys Up Airtime" (repeat from Season 4, episode 13) "Driving Miss Schott" (repeat from Season 4, episode 11) "Beauty Tips with Lori Davis" (repeat from Season 4, episode 4) "Trail Mix-a-Lot" in "Baby Got Snacks" (repeat from Season 4, episode 5; cut from DVD) "Ugly Wanda: Dracula" (repeat from Season 4, episode 10)

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#5 - Voice-Mail Feedback Line

Season 4 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/23/1993

What if Barbara Streisand was Black?
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#6 - What if Barbara Streisand was Black?

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/4/1993

Sketches include: "What If Barbra Streisand was Black?" "Al MacAfee: Metal Detector at School" "Sheila Peace: Employment Agency" "Lashawn: Makeover" "The Black People's Show" (with guest star Jenifer Lewis as Tonya Hodges) Close featuring Prince Markie Dee & The Soul Convention performing "Typical Reasons (Swing My Way)"

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Baby Lonnie at the Doctor
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#7 - Baby Lonnie at the Doctor

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/25/1993

Sketches include: "Reality Check: Dancing Like The Fly Girls" (cut from DVD) "Baby Lonnie at the Doctor" "Overly Confident Gay Man Comes Out" "Snookie" (with guest star Jenifer Lewis as Snookie) "Sgt. Koon's Police Academy" (featuring Molly Shannon as a cadet) Close featuring Da Youngsta's performing "Crewz Pop"

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Teen Court
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#8 - Teen Court

Season 4 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/2/1993

Sketches include: "Arsenio Hall, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jay Leno: Undigable Hosts" (cut from DVD) "Loomis Simmons: Psychic Hotline" "MTV's Teen Court" "James Brown in The Groom Room" (with guest star Brown as himself) "Carl "The Tooth" Williams" (cut from DVD) Close featuring Showbiz and A.G. with Dres performing "Bounce Ta This"

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Heterosexual Pride Parade
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#9 - Heterosexual Pride Parade

Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/9/1993

Sketches include: "Heterosexual Pride Parade" "Reality Check: Wearing a Bikini" (does not air on Aspire) "Calhoun Tubbs: Chuck E. Cheddar" "Thelma & Louise Jefferson" (featuring Marc Wilmore as Louise Jefferson and Brian George as Mr. Bentley) "Mrs. Sheridan's Phone Call" (with guest star Jenifer Lewis as Mrs. Sheridan) "Ugly Wanda: The Queen of the Old West" (with guest star Mario Van Peebles as a posse member) Close featuring Onyx performing "Slam"

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Best-of Episode - Celebrity Themed
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#10 - Best-of Episode - Celebrity Themed

Season 4 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/13/1993

Sketches include: "Elvis Sighting" (repeat from Season 3, episode 19) "What If Bob Hope Were Black?" (repeat from Season 4, episode 15) "Woody Allen: Date The Children" (repeat from Season 4, episode 3) "Jay Leno" (repeat from Season 4, episode 4) "You Bet Your Career" (repeat from Season 4, episode 13) Close featuring Shawn Wayans as Chris Rock and Jamie Foxx as Garrett Morris (repeat from Season 4, episode 18)

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Grandpa and Duke the Dead Dog
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#11 - Grandpa and Duke the Dead Dog

Season 4 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/16/1993

Sketches include: "Grandpa and Duke the Dead Dog: Beer Commercial Audition" "Vera De Milo: Breasts Of Fury!" "Snackin' Shack: Eligible Bachelor" "Bunny & Clive: Incompetent Teenage Thugs" "The Dysfunctional Home Show: Grandma's Funeral" Close featuring The Pharcyde performing "Passin' Me By"

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Best-of Episode - Night at the Movies
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#12 - Best-of Episode - Night at the Movies

Season 4 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/6/1993

Sketches include: "The Superfly" (repeat from Season 2, episode 20) "El Grande Y Spectacular Muchacho Rocketeer" ("The Mexican Rocketeer") (repeat from Season 3, episode 3) "My Left Foot of Fury" (repeat from Season 3, episode 10) "Oswald: Silence of the Lambs II" (repeat from Season 3, episode 2) "Passenger 227" (repeat from Season 4, episode 20) "Ugly Wanda in Basic Instank II" (repeat from Season 4, episode 2)

Joe Jackson's Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
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#13 - Joe Jackson's Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots

Season 4 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/23/1993

Sketches include: "Joe Jackson: Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Jacksons" "In Living Color Complaint Line" "Lashawn: Beauty Shop" (with guest star LaWanda Page as Grandma) "Why? Star Trek Aliens Portrayed By Black People" (featuring Molly Shannon as an Enterprise crew member) "B.S. Brothers: Big Break" (repeat from Season 2, Episode 14) "In Living Color Complaint Line #2" "The Champ: The Tooth Goes to Senate" (featuring Larry Wilmore as a doctor) "In Living Color Complaint Line #3"

Best-of Episode - Best Commercial Parodies
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#14 - Best-of Episode - Best Commercial Parodies

Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/29/1993

Sketches include: "The Player's Club brand Billy Club" (repeat from Season 3, episode 22) "SillyCone Brand Breast Implants" (repeat from Season 3, episode 29) "Vera De Milo: Milk Commercial" (repeat from Season 3, episode 6) "Sally Struthers: Feed the Planet" (repeat from Season 3, episode 18) "Tes-T-Shields Masculine Hygiene Pads" (repeat from Season 3, episode 12) "Muttco's Coyote Ugly One-Night Stand Escape Kit" (repeat from Season 3, episode 6) "George Hamilton Luggage and Belts" (repeat from Season 4, episode 4) "Amy Fisher's "Bang For Your Buck" Seminar" (repeat from Season 4, episode 13) "Juicemania" (repeat from Season 4, episode 5)

Lil Magic: Working Girl
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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"

Best-of Episode - Michael Jackson
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#16 - 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)

Louise Jefferson for Weezies
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#17 - Louise Jefferson for Weezies

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/7/1993

Sketches include: "Isabel Sanford's Weezies brand Throat Drops" (featuring Marc Wilmore as Sanford) "A Different Message" "Why: Reporters Affecting Accents" "Super Dave Dance Transition/Finale" (with guest star Super Dave Osborne as himself) "Charles Bronson's 'Make a Death Wish' Foundation" "Super Dave Dance Transition/Finale" (conclusion) "Grandpa and Duke the Dead Dog: Best in Show" Close featuring Naughty by Nature performing "Hip Hop Hooray"

Alive II with Richard Simmons
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#18 - Alive II with Richard Simmons

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/7/1993

Sketches include: "Alive II: with Richard Simmons" "Loomis Simmons' The Power Stretch" "The Info Group" "What If Bob Hope was Black?" (featuring Marc Wilmore as Hope) "Sgt. Stacey Koon on COPS" "Men on Fitness" (with guest star Damon Wayans as Blaine Edwards)

Great Moments in Black History
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#19 - Great Moments in Black History

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/14/1993

Sketches Include: "Achy Breaky Head" (cut from DVD) "Great Moments In Black History: The First Record Scratcher" "Al Sharpton's Hunger Strike" "Reality Check: Bald Men vs. Men with Hair" (repeat from Season 3, episode 28) "What If Archie Bunker was Black?" (would later become "All Up in the Family" in the fifth season; featuring Marc Wilmore as Bunker) "Mr. Rogers: Insufferable Prick" (a.k.a. "Mr. Rogers at the Video Store") Close featuring Heavy D & the Boyz performing "Truthful"

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Passenger 227
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#20 - Passenger 227

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/28/1993

Sketches include: "Boyz II Wimps: End of the Road" (cut from DVD) "Jackée Harry in Passenger 227" "Background Guy at the White House" "The Dysfunctional Home Show: Wedding" "Ugly Woman: The Fifth En Vogue Member" (with guest stars En Vogue as themselves; cut from DVD)

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Thighmaster
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#21 - 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

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Best-of Episode - Tribute to Men on Film
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#22 - Best-of Episode - Tribute to Men on Film

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/25/1993

Sketches include: "Men on Film Festival" (excerpt from Season 3, Episode 10) "Rise to Stardom" (repeat of "Men on Films II" from Season 2, Episode 1; introduced by Chris Connelly) "Cliff Hanger" (excerpt from Season 2, Episode 24 and repeat of "Men on Film: Straight Man Out" from Season 3, Episode 2; introduced by Jeffrey Lyons) "Sponsors" (excerpts from Season 1, Episode 4; Season 1, Episode 7; Season 2, Episode 9; Season 3, Episode 16; Season 4, Episode 9; and Season 4, Episode 15; introduced by Michael Medved) "Ratings" (excerpts from Season 1, Episode 1; Season 1, Episode 4; Season 1, Episode 7; Season 2, Episode 9; Season 3, Episode 16; Season 4, Episode 9; and Season 4, Episode 15; introduced by Chris Connelly) "Men on Film Festival" (excerpt from Season 3, Episode 10)

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Best-of Episode - Valentine's Show
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#23 - Best-of Episode - Valentine's Show

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/1993

Sketches include: "Bill Cosby's Condom Commercial" (repeat from Season 3, episode 12) "Homey D. Clown's Parole Romance" (repeat from Season 2, episode 2) "Ejector Bed" (repeat from Season 2, episode 16) "Velma on a Blind Date" (repeat from Season 2, episode 13) "Ugly Woman's One Night Stand"

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Oswald Booked on Phonics
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#24 - Oswald Booked on Phonics

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/1993

Sketches include: "Oswald: Booked on Phonics" (with guest star Damon Wayans as Oswald Bates) "Forever Silky" "Lashawn: Dry Cleaners" (with guest star Sherman Hemsley as Mr. Jefferson) "Reality Check: Singing to Aretha Franklin" (cut from DVD) "Fire Marshall Bill: Teppanyaki Restaurant Safety" Close featuring Arrested Development performing "Mr. Wendal"

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The Capital Hillbillies
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#25 - 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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