The BEST episodes written by John Bowman
#1 - Sydney
The Hughleys - Season 1 - Episode 9
Darryl is neglecting Sydney and realizes that he has to do something drastic when Sydney asks Milsap to escort her to her school's ""Father-Daughter"" dance.
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#2 - Beauty and the Beast
Martin - Season 1 - Episode 1
Martin gets in trouble with Gina when she listens in on his radio show and hears his insensitive remarks about women. When Martin gets home, Gina calls him into the bedroom, away from his friends Tommy and Cole. Martin gets chewed out, but give her attitude. So she threatens to leave him. Martin eventually gives in. But then Gina agrees to put on an act in front of Tommy and Cole by pretending that Martin won, if he attends a fancy dinner with her that night.
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#4 - Break Up (3)
Martin - Season 1 - Episode 20
Martin and his new girlfriend Nicole realize that they both are still in love with their rgeir former lovers, and break up. Billy Dee Williams guest stars on Martin's radio show and convinces him that he'd be foolish to lose Gina. Martin barges in on Gina while she's with another man, and tries to win her back.
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The Hughleys - Season 1 - Episode 8
Darryl is not psyched when Yvonne signs him up to coach Michael's suburban soccer team.
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#7 - Def Poet's Society
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Season 1 - Episode 7
Will joins his prep school's poetry club.
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#8 - Introducing..Fire Marshal Bill
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 14
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"
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#9 - Justice Legions of America
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 11
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"
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#10 - Anton's Thanksgiving
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 10
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"
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#11 - Men on Vacation
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 9
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)"
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#12 - Johnny Abdul
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 13
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"
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#13 - Veracosa
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 12
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
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Murphy Brown - Season 7 - Episode 24
Their busy schedules keep postponing the details for the various wedding activities, Murphy claims they are not pre-wedding jitters, but aren't they? Miller confronts Corky about taking their relationship to the ""next level,"" sex. Frank arranges Peter's bachelor party and when he doesn't make it, guess who shows up.
#15 - I Love You, You're Fired
The Hughleys - Season 2 - Episode 10
Yvonne fills in when Darryl's assistant quits, but their fabulous working relationship quickly deteriorates and Darryl ends up having to fire her. Yvonne hires Darryl's mother as her replacement for revenge.
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Murphy Brown - Season 7 - Episode 3
Murphy bad mouths the network's new fall line-up and the staff is forced to attend an affiliate's meeting.
#17 - Anton In The Burbs
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 16
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."
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#18 - Homey The Sellout: Part 1
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 24
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
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#19 - Hour of Power: Tag Team Evangalists
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 19
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"
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#20 - Lil Magic's School Play
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 18
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"
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#21 - My Dark Conscience
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 15
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"
#22 - Best-of Episode (Anton At The Recruiter)
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 21
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)
#23 - Jungle Gym Fever
The Hughleys - Season 1 - Episode 22
Darryl becomes upset when Sydney's first crush is on a white boy.
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#24 - PCN's Win, Lose or Draw
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 17
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"
#25 - Arsenio Hall of Justice
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 22
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"
#26 - Best-of Episode (Men On Vacation)
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 26
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)
#27 - Super Fly
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 20
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
#28 - Best-of episode
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 23
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"
#29 - Dickie Peterson: Cherub of Justice
In Living Color - Season 2 - Episode 25
Sketches include: "Dickie Peterson: Secret Service" "A New 911 Message Service" "Frenchie at the Opera" "Clear Conscience Fur Farm and Outlet Store" "Velma Mulholland Sings" "Visiting Day for Oswald"