In Living Color
In Living Color was the brainchild of Keenen Ivory Wayans, the eldest sibling of a large and extremely talented family whose guidance toward his brothers and sisters would help shape his creation into something truly memorable, the likes of which had never been seen prior on US television. In 1989, Keenen set about making a pilot episode for something he knew was going to be different. It wasn't just going to be a show performed by black people for black people but was to be a multi-ethnic series. Using this as his basis he recruited two white actors who were fairly unknown at the time - James Carrey (now known as Jim) and Kelly Coffield. In addition, the show introduced more upcoming talent, in the form of Tommy Davidson, Kim Coles, David Alan Grier, T'keyah "Crystal" Keymah and finally his siblings Kim Wayans and Damon Wayans. The cast was formed and the pilot was filmed. Things went quiet for a while until word of mouth spread about this amazing new show that dared to be d
Skit #1 "Love Connection: Jewish Woman Dates a Black Man" Skit #2 "Great Moments in Black History: First Black Man on the Moon" Skit #3 "Homeboy Shopping Network" Skit #4 "Redd Foxx for Hire" Skit #5 "Equity Express" Skit #6 "Men on Film"
Skits Include: Do-It-Yourself Milli Vanilli Kit Arsenio and Marion Barry Rap Choir Sugar Ray Leonard Transition The Wrath of Farrakhan Ridin' Miss Daisy
Beauty school principal pushes out the uglies.Mitzvah Train Jewish-African dating service. Damon Wayans in Richard Pryor is scared for no reason skit.
Three Champs and A Baby skit. New Republic of Naganawanaland skit. Dinner with Grace Jones skit. Hefty World Condominium Estates skit. Homeboy Shopping Network skit.
Jim Carrey as Bob Jackson karate instructor. Grecian Formula skit. Jim Carrey and Tommy Davidson in Jheri's Kids. Tracy Chapman skit. Oppression commercial parody.
Don King the Early Years. Salt n Pepa skit. Damon Wayans in Hey Mon. Jim Carrey as Ted Turner presenting a Casablanca remake. Tommy Davidson as a bathroom attendant. Men on Books skit.
President Jesse Jackson press conference, The Mayweathers greatest hits, Joan Embery on the Tonight Show with a specimen of Home Boy Sapiens Africanus, Casa de Hair, and This Ol' Box with Anton Jackson.
Home Boy Seminar, America's Funniest Security Camera Videos, Andrea Dice Clay, Hey Mon - flight crew, and Homey D. Clown entertains at a birthday party.
Michael Jackson Potato Head Kit. Disc Jockey, Death Jockey skit. Damon Wayans in a commercial for literacy. Jim Carrey gets detention. A re-telling of the Rapunzel fairy tale. Old Train skit. Jim Carrey's first appearance as Vera DeMilo.
The Brothers Brothers, M.C. Hammer Video, Cine-Globe, Calhoun Tubbs, Ted Turners' Very Colorized Classics - The Kid, and Anton on Po' People's Court.
A hypnotized man can't stop clucking like a chicken after the hypnotist drops dead; Ray Charles in Charge; Lil Richard's Playhouse; Della Reese's Pieces; A high-level conspiracy prevents a black employee's promotion to french fries.
Homey D. Clown at the carnival, Benita Butrell gossips with new neighbor, Michael Winslow - A One Man Show, Samantha Kinison, and The Buttmans.
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David Alan Grier | Marion Barry |
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Kelly Coffield | Daisy Werthan |
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Keenen Ivory Wayans | Self - Host |
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Jim Carrey | Captain James T. Kirk |
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Damon Wayans | Fab 'Milli Vanilli' Morvan |
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Shawn Wayans | Self - DJ |
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Tommy Davidson | Sugar Ray Leonard |
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T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh | Various |
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Carrie Ann Inaba | Fly Girl |
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Kim Wayans | Lt. Uhura |
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Shanin Lonsway | |
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Terrence Brown | Various |
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Deidre Lang | Fly Girl |
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Michelle Whitney-Morrison | Fly Girl |
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Cari French | Fly Girl |
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Lisa Marie Todd | Fly Girl |
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Kim Coles | Various |
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T.J. McGee | Various |
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Greg Herman | Various |
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Toney Riley | Various |
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Alex Ardenti | Assisant / Men On Fitness |
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Kipp Shiotani | Mr. Sulu |
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Rosie Perez | Self |
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Jeff Joseph | Slick Johnson |
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Richard Genelle | Hefty World Condominium Resident |
| Edition | 3pc |
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| Packaging | Custom Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Stereo [English] Dolby Surround [English] Dolby Digital Surround [English] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | Spanish |
| Extras | Audio Commentary on Select Episodes by Tommy Davidson Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes: Looking Back In |
| Distributor | 20th Century Fox |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Apr 06, 1990 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Index | 3010 |
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| Added Date | Mar 22, 2018 00:00:00 |
| Modified Date | Mar 03, 2025 21:42:00 |