"In Living Color" (1990) TV series 1990-1994

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Creator:

Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

15 April 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

An afro-american focused comedy sketch show.

Plot Keywords:

Fire Marshal | Firefighter | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Spoof | Satire

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 wins & 18 nominations

Cast

T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh	...	Various (111 episodes, 1990-1994)
Deidre Lang	...	Fly Girl / ... (85 episodes, 1990-1994)
Keenen Ivory Wayans	...	Various / ... (72 episodes, 1990-1994)
Damon Wayans	...	Various (72 episodes, 1990-1994)
David Alan Grier	...	Various (70 episodes, 1990-1994)
Jim Carrey	...	Various (68 episodes, 1990-1994)
Tommy Davidson	...	Various (68 episodes, 1990-1994)
Kim Wayans	...	Various (61 episodes, 1990-1994)
Shawn Wayans	...	Various / ... (59 episodes, 1990-1994)
Kelly Coffield	...	Various (57 episodes, 1990-1994)

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Series Directed by
Paul Miller		(15 episodes, 1990-1993)
Terri McCoy		(unknown episodes)
Keenen Ivory Wayans		(unknown episodes)
Matt Wickline		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Keenen Ivory Wayans		(79 episodes, 1990-1994)
Fax Bahr		(76 episodes, 1990-1994)
Adam Small		(76 episodes, 1990-1994)
Matt Wickline		(66 episodes, 1990-1992)
Damon Wayans		(65 episodes, 1990-1992)
Larry Wilmore		(50 episodes, 1991-1993)
Becky Hartman-Edwards		(38 episodes, 1990-1992)
Buddy Sheffield		(38 episodes, 1990-1991)
John Bowman		(27 episodes, 1990-1991)
Marc Wilmore		(27 episodes, 1991-1994)
Fred Graver		(27 episodes, 1991-1992)
Kim Wayans		(27 episodes, 1991-1992)
Steve Tompkins		(26 episodes, 1990-1991)
Jamie Foxx		(23 episodes, 1992-1993)
Robert Schimmel		(23 episodes, 1992-1993)
Marlon Wayans		(23 episodes, 1992-1993)
Shawn Wayans		(23 episodes, 1992-1993)
Tommy Davidson		(23 episodes, 1993-1994)
Colin Quinn		(23 episodes, 1993-1994)
Chris Rock		(23 episodes, 1993-1994)
T. Sean Shannon		(23 episodes, 1993-1994)
Nick Bakay		(21 episodes, 1993-1994)
Mark Brazill		(21 episodes, 1993-1994)
Greg Fields		(21 episodes, 1993-1994)
Wayne Kline		(3 episodes, 1993)
Jeff Schimmel		(unknown episodes, 1992-1993)
Phil Beauman		(unknown episodes)
Jeremiah Bosgang		(unknown episodes)
Jim Carrey		(unknown episodes)
Rob Edwards		(unknown episodes)
Les Firestein		(unknown episodes)
Sean Forsett		(unknown episodes)
T. Faye Griffin		(unknown episodes)
Earl Richey Jones		(unknown episodes)
Richie Jones		(unknown episodes)
Todd Jones		(unknown episodes)
Todd R. Jones		(unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Joseph		(unknown episodes)
Tim Kelleher		(unknown episodes)
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh		(unknown episodes)
Howard Kuperberg		(unknown episodes)
Leo Lawrence		(unknown episodes)
Ray Lee		(unknown episodes)
Gordon Lewis		(unknown episodes)
Bill Martin		(unknown episodes)
Rick Najera		(unknown episodes)
Nancy Neufeld Callaway		(unknown episodes)
Steve Oedekerk		(unknown episodes)
J.J. Paulsen		(unknown episodes)
Al Sonja L. Rice		(unknown episodes)
Susan Sandberg		(unknown episodes)
Mike Schiff		(unknown episodes)
B. Mark Seabrooks		(unknown episodes)
Dennis Snee		(unknown episodes)
Michael Anthony Snowden		(unknown episodes)
Warren Thomas		(unknown episodes)
David Toney		(unknown episodes)
Joe Toplyn		(unknown episodes)
Pam Veasey		(unknown episodes)
Mary Villano-Williams		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Keenen Ivory Wayans	....	executive producer (68 episodes, 1990-1992)
Greg Fields	....	executive producer (43 episodes, 1991-1994)
Michael Petok	....	co-producer (38 episodes, 1990-1991)
Kevin Berg	....	producer (21 episodes, 1993-1994)
Kevin Bright	....	supervising producer (12 episodes, 1990)
Robert Jason	....	producer (7 episodes, 1992-1993)
Coral Hawthorne	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Christie Stentz	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Tom Rizzo		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Michael Polito		(unknown episodes)
Kris Trexler		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Betsy Fels		(unknown episodes, 1991-1994)
Robi Reed-Humes		(unknown episodes)
Monica Swann		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Jane Fletcher		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Evette Knight		(unknown episodes)
John Sabato		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Lissa Kapstrom		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Michelle Cole		(52 episodes, 1990-1994)
Yvette Correa		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Christy Ann Newquist	....	makeup artist (63 episodes, 1990-1993)
Stephanie Cozart Burton	....	makeup artist (33 episodes, 1990-1992)
Yvonne Depatis-Kupka	....	department head hair (24 episodes, 1991-1994)
Florence Franklin	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Greg Nelson	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Gail Rowell-Ryan	....	hair department head (unknown episodes)
Laurel Van Dyke	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Dawn Menzie	....	unit manager (24 episodes, 1991-1993)
Cindy Brody	....	unit manager (unknown episodes)
Eric L. Gold	....	executive in charge of production (unknown episodes)
Linda Mendoza	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Michael Sheppard	....	head carpenter (43 episodes, 1990-1994)
Sharon Busse	....	set designer (unknown episodes)
Carole Cowley	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Craig Lathrop	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)
Lance B. Zeck	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Ron Garrard	....	sound editor (5 episodes, 1992-1994)
David E. Fluhr	....	post-production sound (unknown episodes)
Russ Gary	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Rick Himot	....	post-production sound (unknown episodes)
Kathy Oldham	....	sound editor / sound recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Terry Erickson	....	special effects (1 episode, 1990)

Series Stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunts (2 episodes, 1993)
John Ashker	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
William Washington	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
J. Wesley Tillman	....	set lighting technician (23 episodes, 1992)
John O'Brien	....	video controller (8 episodes, 1990-1991)
Greg Brunton	....	lighting designer (unknown episodes)
Steven Castaneda	....	dimmer operator / lighting technician (unknown episodes)
Rocky Danielson	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Hank Gevin	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Craig Hoffman	....	video tape operator (unknown episodes)
Will McKinnon	....	video tape operator (unknown episodes)
Kenneth Patterson	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Vince Singletary	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Greg Smith	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Carol Stoddard	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Ken Wilcox	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Aleta Chappelle	....	executive in charge of casting (26 episodes, 1990)
Anissa Williams	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Caroline Marx	....	costumer / set costumer (unknown episodes, 1990-1993)
Dahlia Foroutan	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
April Hunter	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Kacy Treadway	....	specialty costumes (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Shawn Wayans	....	musical director / composer: theme lyrics (66 episodes, 1990-1992)
Nancy Severinson	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
David Travis Grieb	....	grip and electric driver/swing (1 episode)

Series Other crew
Dwayne Wayans	....	production assistant (39 episodes, 1990-1991)
Rosie Perez	....	choreographer (32 episodes, 1990-1993)
Kevin John Rogers	....	production accountant (14 episodes, 1990-1991)
Lisa Goldstein	....	assistant to producer (13 episodes, 1990)
Carla Earle	....	choreographer (unknown episodes, 1990)
Bernard F. Basley	....	stage manager (unknown episodes, 1992-1994)
Arthur Rainer	....	choreographer (unknown episodes, 1993-1994)
Steven Belgard	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Robert A. Bowen	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Tracy Carness	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
Jan Collison	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Tony Csiki	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Liba Daniels	....	personal assistant: Damon Wayans (unknown episodes)
Brian Dorfman	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jill Dove	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Don Dudley	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
Daniel Evans III	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jay Griffiths	....	video (unknown episodes)
Arthur J. Guerrero	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Adam Hammel	....	runner (unknown episodes)
Randall I. Harris	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Juanesta Holmes	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Robin Kurz	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Leon	....	stage manager (unknown episodes)
Tracy Mallozzi	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
Lori Margules	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jefferson Murff	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Charles Randolph	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Julie Shannon	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Len Uslaner	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Keith Winikoff	....	video (unknown episodes)
Marie Yamamoto	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television
• Ivory Way Productions

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Television
• Fox Network (1990-1994) (USA) (TV)
• Sky One (1992) (UK) (TV)

Special Effects

• Animal Makers (animatronic animals)

Other Companies

• Fox Television Center  production facilities provided by
• Fox Television Center  taping location
• Klasky-Csupo  main titles
• L.A. Casting Express  additional casting (as L.A. Casting)
• Video Cue Inc.  cue cards

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

KTTV/Fox Television Center - 5746 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Homey D. Clown's line "Homey don't play that!" was ranked #20 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 20 Top Catchphrases" (21-27 August 2005 issue).

Quotes:

Beauty Contest Host: [singing] Hey Ms. Black Person USA, the finest in the lan. Hey Ms. Black Person USA, like a sweet baked honey-glazed ham. You're dark and lovely, like a bottle of ripple wine... Just look at that big behind! What a bouquet. Ms. Black Person USA. She's black, ain't no taking her back.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jennifer Lopez (#26.11)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

That's the Way You're Living When You're Living In Living Color

Best skit-comedy since SNL

What can you say about a hilariously funny show that spawned careers for

Jim Carrey, Jennifer Lopez, and countless Wayan's brothers and a sister.

I loved it. I remember watching this show when it first appeared on TV

in April of 1990 and then cancelled in 1994. Occasionally they'll play

re-runs on The FX Network. Thank God for Fox's attempt at Monopoly. Some

skits that were great Dirty Dozens (especially the one with Biz Markie);

Homey D Clown; Men on Film; Firemarshal Bill; Homeboy Shopping Network;

Snuff and Bone (my brother and I still quote those, "I gonna go Milli

Vanilli on your butt! That's when I say I'm ganna kick your butt, but I

get someone more talented to do it for me!") Never gets tired. Then...

ALAS... came the dreaded final season! Where for some reason the Wayan's

family left and the new members of the cast couldn't carry the show.

Afterall how many times could you see that terrible impression of:

"Sandra Burnheart, Baby! And I'm fabulous, Sister!" When exactly did she

EVER say that?? Umm... NEVER! And poor Chris Rock! One of the greatest

stand-ups and SNL alums had a 2-bit part on that show. "Good LORD!

That's a terrible thing to do to a guy! How about we cancel this show

and Chris Rock can move on to better things like an HBO gig!?" That

would have been a great line. By the way. This was the show where I

first got the term: BLACK PERSON SHOW. It came from a David Alan Grier

sketch called, "Black Person Show." It was a running gag the last year

or 2 of the show. East Hollywood Squares; Circus f the BLACK stars;

BLACK person awards (was that supposed to be Gary Coleman??), Miss BLACK

America Pageant. As you can see the writers were sometimes OVER-paid.

But it will always remain a hi