The WORST episodes of In Living Color
Every episode of In Living Color ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 - 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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#2 - 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)
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#3 - 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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#4 - Ike Strikes Back
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1993
Sketches include: "Ike Turner Strikes Back" (a.k.a. "You Done Lied; Nothin's True to It") (cut from DVD) The new cast members are introduced in the show opener "Russell Simmons' Def Strawberry Jam" "Seinfeld in the 'Hood" "Kim & Sammy: Korean Grocer Puppet" "Ugly Wanda: Wanda Gives Birth"
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#5 - 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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#6 - 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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#7 - 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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#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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#9 - 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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#10 - 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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#11 - 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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#12 - 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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#13 - 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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#14 - 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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#15 - 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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#16 - 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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#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"
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#18 - 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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#19 - Driving Miss Shott
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/1992
Sketches include: "Driving Miss Shott" "An Ice Poe Christmas" "Benita Butrell: Holiday Volunteer" "Cephus and Reesie: Tunes for Tots" "Why?: Black Eyewitnesses in the News" "Al MacAfee: How MacAfee Stole Christmas" Christmas close featuring Jamie Foxx performing "This Christmas" (cut from DVD)
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#20 - Men on Cooking
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1992
Sketches include: "Prince of Munchkin Land" (cut from DVD) "Mr. & Mrs. Brooks: Thanksgiving Dinner" "Candy Cane's Puppet Show" "Men on Cooking" (with guest star Damon Wayans as Blaine Edwards) Close featuring Mary J. Blige performing "Reminisce"
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#21 - 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"
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#22 - 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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#23 - 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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#24 - 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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