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[Ferrio]

The gross out stuff between Carrey and Damon Wayans was great. I really wish they did a comedy together, they had great chemistry on the show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_KjlhfSfsE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKyHy9-Su2c&t=07m05s

^the best

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

I remember watching this pretty often with the family, despite being pretty young. 'Homie don't play that' was oft heard on the playgrounds, so I obviously wasn't the only one.

Yeah plus back in that era our parents gave less than zero fucks what we watched on TV haha. This and Married with Children were prime time shows that middle schoolers were watching haha.

And you BETTER do so if you wanna maintain that social rank, too! Felt bad for the kids whose parents wouldn't let them watch this.

 

[YoungHav]

Of course there was conservative backlash to Bart Simpson... what idiots.

I have S1 on DVD, need to watch it. I feel old as hell and Kim Wayans won't return my texts.

 

[spazchicken]

James Carrey?

 

[sprsk]

My grandfather was technical director on this show. He got me autographs of everyone on the show except for Jim Carrey who wasn't around I even got the autographs of the fly girls when Jennifer Lopez was a member. Wonder if any of that is valuable...

 

[Ganzlinger]

I didn't know this show existed and I wasn't born at the time it first aired. So I feel young, thanks OP.

 

[cj_iwakura]

It's still a brilliant show. Always was fond of the Homeboy Shopping Network.


Buy now, and we'll even throw in the satellite!

 

[FeenixRising]

It's unthinkable they got away with broadcasting their Super Bowl half-time edition on live television back in the day:

Men on Football

I was just reading that it was because of the ratings success this episode of In Living Color was, that they finally decided to change the format of the half time show so superstars can perform... hence they tapped Michael Jackson the following year. That shit is wild when you think about it.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Going back and watching the intro is quite a trip. So dated, so hilariously 90's.

Still, an impressively funny show for its time.

 

[Bgamer90]

I was just reading that it was because of the ratings success this episode of In Living Color was, that they finally decided to change the format of the half time show so superstars can perform... hence they tapped Michael Jackson the following year. That shit is wild when you think about it.

"The special episode of In Living Color drew over 22 million viewers away from the Super Bowl telecast, and led the NFL to consider top performers in subsequent years."

Hilarious.

 

[Puppet Shadow]

Fox didn't come to Canada until the mid/late-90s so I think I basically missed out on this show in its prime. I've seen a few re-runs and YouTube clips since then.

We saw the network debut here in Vancouver. Rogers carried the Seattle affiliate.

Loved In Living Color and Married with Children.