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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543114154
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Running Time: 587 minutes
Sales Rank: 10886
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: April 15, 1990
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
To label In Living Color 'the black SNL' is to not give this groundbreaking sketch comedy its props. Like its late-night counterpart, In Living Color pushed the envelope with sketches that remain in questionable taste ('Fashion Tampons'). It also presented its share of TV show, movie, and commercial parodies. But its racially charged humor that tackled race relations and subverted cultural stereotypes was something 1990 TV viewers were not used to seeing, especially in prime time. Among the most potent sketches featured series creator Keenen Ivory Wayans and brother Damon as the Brothers Brothers, two oblivious Toms who, in one sketch, act as spokespersons for the Arizona Tourism Commission in the wake of that state's controversial decision not to recognize Martin Luther King's birthday. In another, they are allowed to join an exclusive, all-white country club after proclaiming themselves to be followers of 'Jesse' (Helms, not Jackson, about whom they profess to have never heard). Flunking all standards of political correctness is Damon's Handi-Man, the world's first handicapped superhero. 'James' Carrey's skeletal Fire Marshall Bill and Damon's the Head Detective join the show's stable of breakout characters (Homey D. Clown, Vera De Milo, the flamboyant Men on Film, and homeless man, Anton). Kim Wayans's Grace Jones and Kelly Coffield's Andrea Dice Clay also make welcome returns. Other memorable characters include David Alan Grier's tell-it-too-much-like-it-is blues singer Calhoun Tubbs, and Coffield's Velma Mulholland, a nifty bit of pre-Pleasantville special-effects wizardry in which Damon's blind date turns out to be a quintessential dame right out of a black-and-white 1940s movie.
Episode 26, a 'best of' compilation, serves as a representative introduction to the series and season. A bonus 'Appreciating In Living Color' segment on disc 4 puts the series in cultural context. Unlike another Fox network sketch-comedy series, Mad TV, In Living Color has been lamentably missing in action on the syndication circuit, so for those who have never been 'Colored,' and especially for fans of current critics' darling The Chappelle Show, these 26 bracing episodes will be a revelation. Plus, it's fun to watch force of nature Carrey come into his own, and even try out a few moves that would bring him fame and fortune in his own feature films (in episode 18, he mutters the immortal, 'All righty then'). --Donald Liebenson
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Funny Does paly that!
This Season is very funny. It pushes the envelope of sterotypes. No one is safe. You gotta laugh out loud. Marlon Wayans does not appear on In Living Color until at least the Fourth Season. On this Season Two DVD a lot of new characters were created. The cast really bring these characters to life. This is a must have. Jim Carey, Damon Wayans, Tom Davidson, just to name a few.
Rating:  - don't purchase if you want the music spoofs!
music video spoofs aren't included on any of the ILC seasons--i read because of a dispute over licensing/money/property rights.
Rating: - Funny show,
I thought this show was always funny. I used to watch this back in the early 90's. The actors were all very funny and quite entertaining. This was an extremely popular show back in the 90s. There was a reason for this because it was original and the comedians knew how to make people laugh.
Rating: - Seasons worth watching again, but some are missing skits....
Now at least I know WHY the search for the Jim Carrey "Vanilla Ice" video was in vain! Here, I had bragged to several friends about ILC seasons---several of them who only recalled a few skittish, hilarious episodes at the time---that they HAD to see the Jim Carrey mock up of Vanilla Ice----only to discover the editors axed it from the Season II video series. What was up with that?! Talk about dirty and cheap! And the "Vanilla Ice" video was one of best reasons to view the Season 2 release!
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Rating: - Loved It!!!!!
This dvd was art! Before viewing this, I thought I would never see In Livin COlor again! Altohugh this season lost Kim Coles, Jaime Fox did not join yet, and they omitted some skits like Vanilla Ice parody, it has so many heavy weights:
1. Men On Film ("Two snaps, a twist and a kiss! Stop, can't touch this" - lol)
2. All the Frenchie's ("I'm slick, I'm hip, and all the woman love my ____, gotcha!!")
3. All The Hey Mons ("ONE JOB!!!! GET UP YOU LAZY HEIFER, YOU FINE!")
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