The DARK Truth About In Living Color | Censorship, Why The Entire Wayans Family Left

[@PHSDM104]

Two words describe my feelings once the Wayans family left: HATED IT!!!

[@danavixen6274]

For real! It was CRINGE! 😬

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

😂😂😂😂 totally agree

[@mysticalrose6576]

It wasn't as good in general, but the "All Up In The Family" sketches were great. The best "All In The Family" send-up ever.

[@chastonburke6558]

I'd say " two snaps in z formation"

[@RashunAl-Amin-vc6dh]

I agree 💯

[@Allencartercomix]

Calhoun Tubbs was my favorite character on the show. His catchphrase: "Wrote a song about it, like to hear it? Here it go!" was used in the intro for En Vogue's hit "Free your Mind."

[@terrypross7638]

Calhoun Tubbs came a guy that used to be at the Eastern Market in Detroit. He would always play a quick song and say, "Wrote a song about it". Facts

[@sheldonjohnson7379]

If "In Living Colour' was rebooted it be an insult to the legacy of the original series and it would be impossible to have the same level of comedy without getting canceled. I'm just glad I was able to watch it when it first aired back in the day.

[@lexkanyima2195]

It would damage the legacy

[@Ric_Roar]

They did a pilot for a reboot a couple of years ago but it was never released. Keenan felt the pilot wasn’t up to par with the original.

[@sheldonjohnson7379]

@@Ric_Roar Keenan made the right call!

[@carastone3473]

Agreed

[@atticusherodes6648]

i miss the 1990s entertainment has been destroyed

[@colmekaglass9978]

Unpopular opinion I think living color and Mad TV were funnier than SNL 🤷‍♀️

[@BrothaNamProductions]

Same 💯💯💯

[@brooklynbred1460]

Still are. Except for the Eddie years

[@JukeboxJoeB]

I agree! I mean SNL??? Homie don't play dat!

[@javarellis2301]

Come on you left out the Dave Chappelle Show

[@Machtimus]

Unpopular to who? Lol. That is a 100% true comment

[@nicolesherman8974]

Fun fact: the catchphrase Mo Money uttered by Damon Wayans ended up becoming a film starring him, Marlon Wayans, and Stacey Dash. Mo Money the movie also takes bits and pieces of the skit Homeboy shopping network that Damon and Keenan did.

[@brooklynbred1460]

If you're black and over 35 and didn't know this hand in your black card

[@Chuck_EL]

Keenan did a great Rick James , Billie Dee Williams, and he did sound like Eddie's cousin as Frenchie Also Sexual chocolate was also based on Rick James

[@errolthomas9426]

Even Damon brought that Anton The Homeless Man to the movie Mo' Money

[@chastonburke6558]

They also did a movie based on Handiman. Called Blankman because the disability community were offended by the name Handiman.

[@donaldwilson2620]

True fact: Carrie Ann Inaba of "Dancing With The Stars" fame was also one of the original Fly Girls. You'll see her at 4:48.

[@brownparkproductionsllc]

In Living Color. Very cutting edge and ahead of its time. Keenan Ivory Wayans should always get his flowers for providing this classic, as well as putting his family and so many other talented people on. Streaming sites…what’s the hold up?!?!

[@EFunkRock]

The streams don’t want to offend anyone outside of the black community.

[@Regreviews]

The shorter sketches is what made IN LIVING COLOR. SNL would go on for 10 min and not one joke said. The only sketch comedy that could do that was Carol Burnett Show

[@qsmooth7805]

Want up reg

[@K-Wad]

SNL can do a whole season without telling a joke. Matter of fact, they haven't told a joke since the late 90s.

[@Davido50]

Carol Burnette show doesn't always get credit it deserves for TV comedy. Glad you mentioned it. 💯

[@Davido50]

@kevinwaddle447 They were awesome for a looong time (SNL). Everyone waited till it came on every Saturday nite. Sadly, last decade or so it lost its flare. -NY

[@danavixen6274]

The first three seasons were HILARIOUS especially when Damon Wayans OWNED it in most of the sketches. 😂😂😂😂😂 Sidenote: It sucks the greatest sketch comedy shows I've seen-In Living Color and The Chappelle's Show-had such a SHORT run. I wonder why. 😫🙄

[@Fadingroses19]

I need to go back and watch it. I was so little when it came out

[@clarencesimmons8580]

(season 1, episode 5) May 12, 1990 "Three Champs & a Baby"; "A Date With Grace"; "Homeboy Shopping Network." that is a one of my favorites.

[@michaelcar9268]

Because strong black men don't want to be puppets or sellout

[@clinthammer965]

The entertainment business is tough, even when you are 'in'.

[@beaniegee5129]

Two more years until the 35th anniversary of In Living Color

[@dnb200]

So thankful for KZbin and the people who uploaded all the clips including the video parodies ❤

[@profound_wisdom80]

Agreed, the people who recorded the episodes on VHS are the true heroes

[@NJGuy1973]

I liked "Hey Mon with the Hedleys." I learned about Weat Indian immigrant hustling. "You so lazy, you only have four jobs! When i was your age i had six!"

[@darrylcarter3691]

Vera De Milo was also funny too.

[@RBS_]

...was that the sketch where Kim Coles (as one of the Family's Sisters) said, "..I tink I love HE!..." ...I STILL use that line! ..ha-HAAA!!

[@NeitherSparky]

@@RBS_Yeah!!

[@zztv15]

​@@RBS_ 😂😂😂😂 😂 😂😂 😂 😂😂 😂 😂

[@gmcneoplan84]

In Living Color was a one of a kind TV show that will never ever be duplicated. So glad I'm old enough to remember the show in its original run. In Living Color is one of the main reasons why I'm glad that I grew up in the 90s.

[@turtlew1019]

Just the intro song to In Living Color makes me want to put on my cross colours, tims, and dance my heart out. Then, go change into dress slacks, a multicolor button up shirt, and dress shoes, and go dance my heart out again. Lol!

[@Buggy-su4oy]

Damon and Kim's sketch about Reds Foxx was so funny...and Kim's impression of Lawanda Page was also hilarious.

[@taurus_1977]

I always knew that about Shawn Wayans faking the funk as a DJ

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

😂😂😂 I had no idea.

[@lxbronx6]

He’s a real DJ now. Crazy ain’t it? 😂

[@beezy22]

In Living Color:Fox Sunday Night 90s Classic…….This was the show to watch before school the next day……when the Wayans left after 92-93 season, it stopped being fun……RIP Marc Wilmore And Jay Leggett…..

[@javarellis2301]

Hey you think on your next video you could talk about what happened to the Apollo

[@ruby_vee3895]

Girl, you're on a roll and I'm loving it!!!❤

[@beaniegee5129]

Casey Lee AKA DJ Twist later went to appear in shows and movies such as The Wayans Bros, In the House, My Wife & Kids, Carmen: A Hip-Hopera, just to name a few

[@nicolesherman8974]

Another fun fact: AJ Johnson best known for her role in House Party opposite Tisha Campbell was asked by Keenan himself to choreographed the Fly girls for ILC. But since she was told she couldn’t do both, she decided to focus on doing the House Party movie.

[@JABarry1981]

My favorite Tisha Campbell appearance (that's not in Martin) is Little Shop of Horrors.

[@dbalexan]

It’s ridiculous that they wouldn’t let her do both. When the movie is one time, the show choreography was multiple shows and seasons after.

[@TheRealArrendondo]

I hate that it’s not available unedited; and I hate how Nickelodeon did the same to All That; All those iconic music performances from both sketch shows just cut

[@bigwillietheb]

I also hate that they did the same to ALF

[@amandau.2367]

So many stars were born from that show. It will always be iconic

[@nicolesherman8974]

Yes and yessss! I’m excited you are doing a video on this!! Funny how Rosie Perez and JLO bumped heads while they did ILC, two Latinas from the Bronx chile…

[@britbritnicole]

I remember her saying they wanted her to lose weight, because they (she didn’t say who) felt she was “thicker” than the other dancers. But she stayed true to herself and never bowed down to the “skinny girl troupe”.

[@beaniegee5129]

The In Living Color Super Bowl Halftime show special was awesome!!

[@LordBarros]

"My favorite teams are the Oilers and the Packers!"

[@missladyanonymity]

First in living color, then scary movie. Leave the Wayans family alone and give them their 💐 and 💵💰🪙✅️!

[@Bsfnelz20]

Seriously How does hollyweird have the nerve to take real talented artist hard work and act like they are the owners of it just because they gave them a time slot on tv. If it was done in today’s time they wouldn’t have needed a spot on TV straight to the internet 🛜

[@michaelcar9268]

1st was I gonna get you sucka

[@beverlyledbetter4906]

Those dumb kids didn't even know they were being insulted by Homey. I never cared for Jim Carrey or Lopez, but that show was funny!😆

[@Joe_Parmesan]

add My Wife and Kids too, with the cliffhanger pregnancy finale

[@SigHawk04]

If it had been a year before Fox finally picked up the show, that means the pilot was shot right around the time of the "Married...with Children" controversy the network was dealing with and may have had something to do with their hesitance to put In Living Color on the air right away.

[@erinbrown3744]

I remember watching In Living Color with my parents back when I was a little girl! It definitely informed my sense of humor, thinking on the point brought up that it was so fast-paced. It also sort of rang the death knell for my edgy goth phase. I remember being fourteen and more excited about watching the DVDs of the first season than in reading the vampire book a friend had loaned me.

[@RayneSaltair]

This show was amazing. My family watched so much of it we still use some of the phrases to this day.

[@lrs1519]

Hearing this in the background pretty much surmises my childhood. I remember saying homie don’t play that in school bc I heard it the night before. The fact that this is not streaming anywhere is absolutely insane. There’s no reason for it other than the fact that the powers that be are really trying to stick it to Kenan-stull

[@chigal0926]

I loved the “Jeri’s” Kids skit. Complete with dripping activator. I was 12 when that skit aired. I cried with laughter.

[@bruceaskew2107]

They was right for not rebooting it 💯 Let's just enjoy what we had , because I watch it frequently with my son

[@jayfriday9485]

crystal waters was one of the artists upset with their parodies. she tried to sue them for their take on ‘gypsy woman’.

[@sirjer73]

that was a great skit, yabba dabba do yabba dabba dee!!

[@willdrob80]

I found episodes from season 1 on KZbin.

[@dayo4ever]

The part of the parody video with the breakdancing homeless dude cracks me up till this day. Everything on the set was white except a dirt spot where the dude was dancing.

[@darrylhenry3188]

Not just her but arsino hall was pissed when Kennan made fun of him even though they both were cool with Eddie Murphy

[@jayfriday9485]

@@darrylhenry3188 wow.. didn’t know that.

[@Bluestar1079]

Too bad it's not streaming anywhere. I would love to go back and rewatch it and see what was so edgy

[@lbwwffan]

you can find episodes on youtube

[@crazyralph6386]

It would just be heavily edited and censored anyways.

[@brooklynbred1460]

Rosie Perez should have gotten Jhos career. She actually has talent and is humble. I lived down the street from her in Brooklyn and she was a sweetheart

[@ruby_vee3895]

Jhos 😂

[@danavixen6274]

I can believe it! Rosie is an Oscar nominated actress and she's STILL great at what she does! Still aging well too! ❤

[@danavixen6274]

Even Tommy Davidson called her out for being cold when they saw each other in more recent years. Jennifer has been called out for being arrogant numerous times. 🙄

[@jennzifur]

@@danavixen6274Ole Jennifer has always represented us Jennifers not too well 😂

[@Chuck_EL]

​@@danavixen6274 Rosie is a better actress, better singer (she sang in Spanish had me smitten ❤) better looking and was actually Puerto Rican

[@saj8]

I still maintain that the main reason why Spike did Bamboozled was to get back at In Living Color for making fun of him on that Spike's Joint sketch.

[@zeusapollo8688]

Great flick

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Keep them coming 😀👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. Thanks.

[@hassanburton669]

I Grew Up On In Living Color. My Favorite Seasons Was 1 and 2. Season 3 Was Ok Though Those With Eyes That Can See, Season 3 Was The Beginning of The End For In Living Color. For Me At Least. The Wayans Family Did It HardBody!

[@ivancortez7653]

GREAT VIDEO! Please do one on MadTV!

[@kingbrahma5005]

Forgot to mention one The sketch Kim did making fun of that woman song the singer was uppppppset

[@danavixen6274]

Crystal Waters's Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless). I know for a fact she was upset.

[@kingbrahma5005]

@@danavixen6274 she was she felt they was saying she couldn’t make a good song no lie it was hilarious

[@danavixen6274]

@@kingbrahma5005 I love Crystal Waters and this song. But, the parody is funny! 🤣

[@MakaylaWilliams-y3c]

​@@kingbrahma5005she couldn't

[@WillWilsonII]

The original airing of the Michael Jackson sketch did NOT have cheering at the end. After "I guess I AM black" , the audience said "OH!!!!! Oooooooooooo". Cheering and clapping has been edited in.

[@darrylcarter3691]

The fallout of In Living Color all started with the tension between Keenen Ivory Wayans and Fox.

[@lexkanyima2195]

But blame Fox

[@m2a6n0o0]

I think it was family favoritism

[@joelwright4317]

This was must see TV for me back in the day. The first couple of seasons were brilliant.

[@onknight]

I love this show Growing Up homie the Clown and Fire Marshall Bill are classics

[@kingmorrison749]

Men on film was hilarious 😂😂😂

[@danavixen6274]

"Pretty Woman. Hated it." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NJGuy1973]

Two snaps up!

[@kingmorrison749]

@@danavixen6274 🤣🤣🤣

[@Wc7823]

I loved when Jodeci was on there too (performing X’s We Share). I always wondered why Kim Coles was only on one season. I’m glad you included the info about the Super Bowl. They owe In Living Color that.

[@lexkanyima2195]

Coles had other commitments

[@torreyrobinson8947]

You gotta do the Wayans bros whats happening good times different strokes

[@Kiinell]

JLo wasn't the best dancer, but I'm not one one for gossip, so you aint heard that from me.

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

😂😂😂

[@gloriadarty6150]

Do the Arsenio hall show

[@Slick5150]

Great video as always JP I hope one day you make a video on the Wayans Bros tv show

[@tonecot8932]

That last season was so weird. It relied too heavily on Dirty Dozen "yo mama" jokes and Chris Rock doing that cheap "good lord that's a lot money" character.

[@JeremiahSpeaks]

Great job on the videos my sister. I love these deep dives 😊

[@jadeabyss9978]

The music video sketches were always hilarious😂

[@Azure_tv]

Still dropping hot content, i see

[@AmpND]

I was a young teenager and this was a weekly staple for our family to watch. We loved the show and most of all the music parodies. To think the episodes exist without those jokes is so sad, they will live on forever in my memories. This video ended with me shedding some tears of nostalgic joy. Thanks!

[@JTA1961]

Well said.

[@mikamika2011]

Soooo nostalgic! The theme song gave me goosebumps because I haven't heard it in so long! Takes me back to the times where cellphones were barely making waves. Therefore, families could enjoy quality TV and movie time together without cellphones being a disruption in most households. We all sat ours asses down together as a family and watched these legendary shows laughing our stomachs and faces to pain.... No comparison these days, even with all of the graphics and technology we have available today. Forever classic 💜💜💜

[@atdeacon]

Loved the show but the theme song by Heavy D was what made me tune in every week. This was before the MP3 was invented and there was no album to get the song. LOVED that song!

[@princemastaking]

Juicy Pop you done it again. I just love your channel. I was waiting for this one. In Living Color was so funny and raw they even made fun of the songs that were out during that time. Keenan Ivory Wayans pissed off a lot of people. That's why Him and Arsenio Hall were really beefing hard. Damon, Kim, Shawn and Marlon and everybody had me dying 😅. But when Keenan Ivory Wayans left in mid 1993 that's when the show died. And during that time Martin skyrocketed on Fox and so did Living Single. So in May of 1994, In Living Color got cancelled along with Roc and The Arsenio Hall Show. Funny a year after ILC went off the air, MAD TV comes on. Oh yeah can you please do a episode on those Fox TV shows Juicy Pop?

[@deonjohnson2302]

I miss the 90s thanks juicy pop

[@Gabe-z8o]

I just wanna say I live for ur videos! Honestly, wait to eat my meals to them lol always really interesting, and cool facts I never knew

[@beaniegee5129]

I hope you do a story on MadTV

[@Elligons]

John Leguizamo went onto do his own version called House of Buggin'.

[@sleepingkirby]

8:38 "The frustration is that the line was moved week to week..." I would like to reiterate how true this is. As a kid, I literally asked someone about this (someone that worked in animation) if there was some sort of standard or guide line or anything to know what BS&P will allow and won't. The answer was no. Often, you don't even know who to ask as the names people working in BS&P are hidden. This person I asked once was told that they aren't allowed to have subtitles in a cartoon (they wanted to do a gag where all the characters were speaking Chinese) because "We don't want to make kids read." You can see this in other shows too. South Park made an episode about it. The cartoon "Reboot" had a skit about them. They have complete power and no oversight. Whatever they say goes. If they decide the wheel on a bus was too obscene, you'd have to cut it. It got so bad that, at one point, a cartoon had to redo a scene because the original scene had a shot focused on their belt because their magical item on it was shining and panned up to their face because the character was to say a line. The panning, because it panned up from the belt to the face, might be seen as too much because it would pan past the character's chest (the character is a little girl). To my knowledge, they still operate this way today.

[@Sunshine-wn4eg]

This was a good one. Are you still doing music? Can you do one on R&b group Prophet jones

[@bluemyst42]

A show like In Living Color would not survive in todays society, so many people would call for blood. But its because of that reason that we need a show like In Living Color today. It cant use the same format or even humor, but there needs to be something to shine light and humor on things people are scared to talk about.

[@maestrojerry2382]

I don't like that Keenan fired Kim Coles. I mean damn, he had her legs wide open on the Bolt 45 sketch, you would think that would afford her at least another season on the show!

[@cindeed4422]

I loved their music parodies for Whitney Houston, Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer. They were so good! Karrie Ann became a judge on Dancing With The Stars. The show picked up where I Gonna Get You Sucka left off. I always laughed now that the character of Calhoun Tubbs was the inspiration for Taylor Swift’s relationship songs.😂 It was the funniest thing on TV at the time. I have all the DVD’s!

[@beaniegee5129]

The musical performances and the fly girl segments were and will always be the best parts of the show!!

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

Yessss!!!!

[@michaelcar9268]

Huh the best, so not the jokes 😂😂😂 really.... ok if you say so

[@beaniegee5129]

Great story on In Living Color

[@DeeSunbae]

i CAN 100% AGREE with what Kenan said saying the talent today just doesn't have what it takes. I think of every comedian and every actor now... and if I try to put them in Living Color... it just doesn't work right.

[@MsNooneinparticular]

O this is great, thank you! They need to do a documentary-style thing on this show. Bet there's still soooo much behind-the-scenes drama we don't know. Ditto MADtv.

[@Profess84]

Great video. In living Color was ahead it's time, I still laugh at the uploaded sketches that are on KZbin. Tom & Tom the brothers brothers, is funny, so is Keenen's Mike Tyson and Arsenio Hall impressions were so on point, I can see why they were mad.

[@JTA1961]

Yup

[@niteshades_promise]

This show brought different people together in harmony. People got along so much better during these times. They couldn't allow that to continue.🤐🍻

[@theangryholmesian4556]

So did ya sleep through the Rodney King beating and the riots and Matthew Shepards murder or...?

[@Truth-Teller414]

She called JLo a singer 😂😂😂that’s a good one 😂

[@danavixen6274]

Tell that to Chante' Moore and Mariah Carey. 😏

[@philipzapata9105]

I looked forward to watching this show every week.

[@DawnietotheMax]

12:34 Cladia (my classmate) did have a short stint on In Living Color before JLO.

[@Buggy-su4oy]

Could you do something about Full House or Step by Step or Kenan and Kel?

[@beaniegee5129]

They did a story on Full House already

[@MzBombshell06]

I love In Living Color. My dad and I use to watch it in the couch the old reruns. It was too funny!

[@PeterRichardsandYoureNot]

You out up th4 shade after Keenan’s comments in doing a reboot. I believe he is right but also more so he is right about you just can’t do the show this way anymore. Could you imagine a handyman? Firemarshall Bill? Varicose or is y one of their character sketches!!?? Yes, a time that escaped us. Man it was great to be a young person in the 90’!!😅

[@stevieCMA]

Wow. 22million, the first episode, in the 90's! Come on

[@shallendor]

In Living Color was such a great show! It was a must see show for me!

[@robertbeckman2054]

One of the best shows ever to grace the screen. It put SNL to shame. I miss seeing this raw talent on display, and the small details characters would add was second to none. I own the seasons on dvd, so they can be watched at any time, and during any political climate. Keenan, Jim, Tommy and all the rest, thanks for the memories. Your skits were top notch and laugh out loud funny.

[@robertprichard1171]

It’s so weird that DW played a character in Spike Lee’s critique of this type of entertainment

[@3912James]

4:48 Kerry Ann is one of the judges of Dancing With The Stars.

[@imgegegehheheh]

why am i noticing after 35+ years that Shawn didn’t even dj the songs for real 💀

[@jayharvey7043]

I remember that Bolt 45 sketch, used to wonder why I never saw it again, I thought it was pretty funny.

[@FreshPrincex4]

It was, but to be fair. That was during the time when the topic of date rape was very high and sensitive

[@thecloud9effect765]

This is going to be a great one 🎉❤

[@saj8]

Also, the original theme was supposed to have been the Living Colour song, What Your Favorite Colour, but the theme was done by Heavy D and the rest is history.

[@danavixen6274]

The great Heavy D also sang the MAD TV theme. ❤

[@IndianaBones]

I grew up watching this Amazing show. Watch it anytime it was on and i go back to watch till this day!

[@vhagerty]

No matter how long it has been since it originally aired, it's still funny. Handi-man was my favorite.😊

[@missdenisebee]

Oh man hearing the theme song again after so many years was nostalgic af…I used to watch ILC every single Sunday with my parents. So funny to realize this show would probably NOT fly on network tv today😭

[@Texas_Made_]

I absolutely LOVEDDD the theme song😮😢❤

[@nataliemscrzysxycoolharris]

IN LIVING COLOR was one of the funniest shows on tv. SNL was no longer funny to me when Eddie Murphy left. I don’t like the politics in anything but Keenan was trying to get executives at FOX to understand something that they’re not a part of. Now I’m not going to go in on the network because I don’t have that much space to write but majority of us know what’s up. FOX wouldn’t’ve been my choice to air my show. As far as Keenan’s opinion of JLo…surely he jested. I could tell she was humble and ready to give a good show. This show probably was her catalyst to be a performer…breaking a possible shell. I wonder 💭 if she knew Keenan felt the way he did about her? With everything that happened maybe it was time to go their separate ways.

[@WomanRoaring]

This was a show my parents and I all watched. I was surprised to learn they wanted to watch the show. Their friends even watched it as well. I really loved the show, it was always funny, cleaver, sometimes silly but had so many great comedians/actors.

[@kcbh24]

Cleaver?! Sounds dangerous.

[@JTA1961]

Show ~ enough...

[@dbalexan]

Hmm… 🤔 Kennan didn’t like JLo as a dancer, the other Foy Girls didn’t vote for her & he originally chose another girl from the LA. Then, all of the sudden, he went out of his way to let JLo be on the team. This confirms the “relationship rumors” Jaime Foxx said. Seems like she wasn’t a good singer or dancer, but slept her way into a role and has been an angry bitter woman ever since. No wonder her recent shows failed…karma coming back.

[@stephanieoregan]

They need to approach Netflix, those guys will broadcast anything 🤪 Honestly tho awesome video!

[@matthewjenkins4559]

The Wayne’s Brother crated their own stereo company but they never did anything with it beside “My Wife and kids”, “scary movies 1 & 2”

[@ygbgforever]

In some ways In Living Color, reminded me of the early episodes of You Can't Do That on Television.

[@beverlyledbetter4906]

This show was a riot: I used to watch it. Homey the clown was hysterical!😄

[@usagifelton]

Wow, glad I got my DVD a long time ago- I don't recall all of those cuts to the DVDs.