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Nominated for 17 Emmys in its brief four-year stint, In Living Color is widely deemed the best skit comedy show considering that SNL. Produced by the multitalented star Keenen Ivory Wayans (the eldest youngster from a huge and talented household), the 30-minute Television show became an instant hit for emerging large network competitor FOX in the spring of 1990. Showcasing the talents of the Wayans loved ones (especially blockbuster talent Damon Wayans), along with initial cast members David Alan Grier, Tommy Davidson, Kim Coles, T'keyah "Crystal" Keymah, Kelly Coffield, and Jim Carrey (who would use the show as a springboard to smash hit film career that would begin with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective in 1994), In Living Color speedily achieved the status of Television cult icon
Along with clever, cutting-edge writing, In Living Color featured a plethora of talented cast members who would move on to enormously effective Hollywood careers. The show's dance troop, The Fly Girls, hired an ambitious dancer named Jennifer Lopez for the show's final season, and Season two of the show involved the employ of Oscar Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx (of Collateral and Ray). For its final season, In Living Color also featured notable appearances by comedian Chris Rock. Along the way, the series would produce a quantity of legendary recurring characters such as Homey D. Clown (Damon Wayans), Fire Marshall Bill (Jim Carrey), and Men on Film (Damon Wayans & David Alan Grier)
The In Living Color DVD attributes a quantity of hilarious episodes which includes the series premiere in which the show begins with a skit entitled "Adore Connection". Jim Carrey stars as Chuck Woolery, attempting to bring with each other star-crossed lovers Mike Tyson (Keenen Ivory Wayans) and Robin Givens (Kim Coles). This 1st episode also features the 1st look of the common characters from the skit "Guys on Film". Other notable episodes from Season 1 include "Introducing Homey D. Clown" in which the world initial meets an ex-con turned clown who refuses to engage in any clown-like acts, and "Anton in the People's Court" which attributes the skits "M.C. Hammer Video" and "Ted Turner's Very Colorized Classics - The Kid"
Beneath is a list of episodes included on the In Living Color (Season 1) DVD:
Episode 1 (Pilot) Air Date: 04-15-1990
Episode two (The Wrath of Farrakhan) Air Date: 04-21-1990
Episode three (Lean on Me Beautiful) Air Date: 04-28-1990
Episode 4 (Transitions) Air Date: 05-05-1990
Episode 5 (A Date with Grace Jones) Air Date: 05-12-1990
Episode 6 (Jheri's Youngsters) Air Date: 05-19-1990
Episode 7 (Don King - The Early Years) Air Date: 05-27-1990
Episode eight (Endangered Species) Air Date: 06-03-1990
Episode 9 (Introducing Homey D. Clown) Air Date: 06-17-1990
Episode ten (Vera DeMilo) Air Date: 06-24-1990
Episode 11 (Anton in the People's Court) Air Date: 07-15-1990
Episode 12 (Conspiracy) Air Date: 09-02-1990
Episode 13 (Homey D Clown Returns) Air Date: 09-09-1990 jt foxx
