In Living Color - Season 2 (1990)

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. February 13, 2008

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. August 20, 2007

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. March 20, 2007

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!

In any event..... the entire series--which inevitably aired from 1990 to mid 1994--is worth the DVD video collection. My all time favorite is of course Vera DeMilo; Mistress of Destruction. For a long time, I thought Carrey wore a wig during the skits, but then heck realized, that's his REAL hair, up in pigtails---CLASSIC! His skeletal Fire Marshall Bill is always funny too---but it doesn't beat out Vera DeMilo by a longshot!

Kim Wayans, the least talented of any of the Wayans family actors, saves some of her own grace in stunning, strong comical performances of Oprah, Grace Jones, Cephus (pronounced Cee Phee), Laquita (I love Laquita --mock up of "I Love Lucy") and Big Mama (the Snack Shack skits). The rest of the other part character roles she attempts fall completely flat otherwise.

Much of late Season 3 and going in to Season 4 are not really worth the bother. This was time when Copyrights were violated through FOX network, and Keenan Wayans discovered reruns of Seasons 1 and 2 were being illegally pirated (aired) on cable TV. Wayans had now left the show he'd created and produced, to another production team, where as hence most of his family actors followed suit---and the network had to last-minute recast most of the original cast. The new writing and skits barely managed to pull off at least some of the comical liking of Wayan's original success. Of course this being also the time, much like Carrey (JIM), that the others endured successful movie careers----

Season 4 falls completely short, as the left successed, remaining talented cast, which still includes Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans, and Jamie Foxx, struggling to keep things thumping along. But the comical impact is downgraded, to an obvious level here. Most of the skits are sorry overworked, with little pause for creativity and laughs. April 21, 2006

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!")
4. All the Homey The Clowns especially Homey Meets Sally ("White Girl's Off Beat" - after the homey love song)
5. The Snack 'N Shack with the orthodontists("Don't make mama have to spank you!")
6. Lil' Miss Trouble and Parnell
7. Caulhoun Tubbs funeral home ("Fatback had no life insurance. You gonna loose the house and car. - aaahaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! thank you")
8. The skit with the gay choregrapher at the football field ("I'm gonna be your mother, father, sister and your brother")
9. Miss Black USA ("I'm a woman, all woman!")
10. The sexy fly girls, especially the fine Lisa.
11. Cephus & Reesie (one of the funniest Ashford and Simpson like skits. I really loved the Last Request skit of C&R)
12. Fire Marshall Bill (he got funnier on season 3)
13. That poor actress that taught that class ("OUTTA MY WAY, BITCH!!")
14. I Love Laquita with Billy Dee Williams (Williams tried so hard to dance in the closing credits, but the old guy just did push ups)
15. Handi Man sketches
16. Homeboy Shoppin' Network ("I'm bout to go crazy!! Don't do that homeboy!! I'm sorry folks bu that was only a display item!" - Ghetto Fabulous!)
17. All the Anton sketches

Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans, and T'kea Knight were the main highlights of the season as well as the series (before Jaimee came in). A must have show although they false advertised the buyers by not having the complete episodes. Thats why it gets 4 stars instead of 5! Overall, I love it!! Watch out for season 3 and 4 dvds because you will NOT get as much as a break as you did with this season and season 1. November 27, 2005

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