In Living Color: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of In Living Color Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Rodney King and Reginald Deny Speak Out
Sep 27, 1992 · 30 min
Sketches include Ross Perot / Rodney King And Reginald Deny / Edward James Almos / Fire Marshall Bill / Benita Butrell / Redman performs
Basic Instank
Oct 4, 1992 · 30 min
Sketches include Crescan / Basic Instank / Snuf And Rome
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks
Oct 11, 1992 · 30 min
Sketches include Mtv Rock The Vote / Vera Demilo / Snack N Shack / Bunny And Clive / Dysfunctional Home Show / Gangstarr with Nice & Smooth perform "DWYCK"
Black People Awards
Oct 18, 1992 · 30 min
Sketches include Vanessa Williams / Jay Leno / Lori Davis Beauty System / Black People's Awards / George Hamilton Luggage / A.D.O.R. performs "Let It All Hang Out"
Trail Mix-A-Lot
Oct 25, 1992 · 30 min
Sketches include Trail Mix-A-Lot / Baby Lonnie / Super Bimbo / Def Comedy Jam / Juicemania / Grand Puba performs "360 (What Goes Around Comes Around)"
Anton Returns
Nov 1, 1992 · 30 min
Sketches include Bill Clinton / Head Detective / Ice Poe / Anton / Sue Goober
Homey and Son
Nov 8, 1992 · 30 min
Sketches include Snuf And Rome / Homey D Clown Meets His Son / Dysfunctional Homeshow / Wreckx-n-Effect perform "Rump Shaker"
Handi-Man Returns
Nov 15, 1992 · 30 min
Sketches include Anonymous Express / Handi Man / Wanda / Loomis Simmons / Pete Rock & CL Smooth perform "Straighten It Out"
Men On Cooking
Nov 22, 1992 · 30 min
Sketches include Prince / Men On Cooking / Mr And Mrs Brooks / Candy Cane / Mary J. Blige performs "Reminisce"
Lil Magic: Working Girl
Dec 13, 1992 · 30 min
Sketches include: Madonna in "Neurotica" (cut from DVD) "Gays in the Military" (cut from DVD) "Lil' Magic: Working Girl" "Edwin O. Fay's Skin-Lightening Treatment (a.k.a. "Your Fac
Driving Miss Shott
Dec 20, 1992 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Driving Miss Shott", "An Ice Poe Christmas", "Benita Butrell: Holiday Volunteer", "Cephus and Reesie: Tunes for Tots", "Why?: Black Eyewitnesses in the News", "A
Vera DeMilo: Stank of a Woman
Jan 3, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Vera DeMilo and Little Richard: The Stank of a Woman" (cut from DVD) "The Bodyguard with Grace Jones" (cut from DVD) "Cousin Elsee: At the Hospital" "Why: Rap Mu
Capitol Hillbillies
Jan 10, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "The Capitol Hillbillies" "Benita Butrell: Physician's Office" "Amy Fisher's 'Bang for Your Buck' Seminar" "Tales from the Crib" (featuring Marlon Wayans as the c
Best-of episode - Michael Jackson
Jan 17, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "La Toya Jackson: Michael Unwrapped" "Home Alone Again with Michael Jackson" (repeat from Season 3, episode 6) "Michael Jackson Potato Head" (repeat from Season 1
Alive II with Richard Simmons
Feb 7, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Alive II: with Richard Simmons" "Loomis Simmons' The Power Stretch" "The Info Group" "What If Bob Hope was Black?" (featuring Marc Wilmore as Hope) "Sgt. Stacey
Best-of episode - Valentine's Show
Feb 11, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Bill Cosby's Condom Commercial" (repeat from Season 3, episode 12) "Homey D. Clown's Parole Romance" (repeat from Season 2, episode 2) "Ejector Bed" (repeat from
Oswald Booked on Phonics
Feb 14, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Oswald: Booked on Phonics" (with guest star Damon Wayans as Oswald Bates) "Forever Silky" "Lashawn: Dry Cleaners" (with guest star Sherman Hemsley as Mr. Jeffers
Thighmaster
Feb 21, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Joe Jackson: Lock You in the Closet" (cut from DVD) "Suzanne Sommers for Thighmaster" "Calhoun Tubbs: Prison Performance" "Little Richard in: Dirty Little Dick"
Best-of episode - Tribute to Men on Film
Feb 25, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Men on Film Festival" (excerpt from Season 3, Episode 10) "Rise to Stardom" (repeat of "Men on Films II" from Season 2, Episode 1; introduced by Chris Connelly)
Passenger 227
Feb 28, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Boyz II Wimps: End of the Road" (cut from DVD) "Jackée Harry in Passenger 227" "Background Guy at the White House" "The Dysfunctional Home Show: Wedding" "Ugly W
Louise Jefferson for Weezies
Mar 7, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Isabel Sanford's Weezies brand Throat Drops" (featuring Marc Wilmore as Sanford) "A Different Message" "Why: Reporters Affecting Accents" "Super Dave Dance Trans
Great Moments in Black History
Apr 25, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches Include: "Achy Breaky Head" (cut from DVD) "Great Moments In Black History: The First Record Scratcher" "Al Sharpton's Hunger Strike" "Reality Check: Bald Men vs. Men with
Best-of episode
Mar 21, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches Include: "Rodney King and Reginald Denny PSA" (repeat from Season 4, episode 1) "Why? Black Eyewitnesses" (repeat from Season 4, episode 11) "Oswald: Booked on Phonics" (r
What if Barbara Streisand was Black?
Apr 4, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "What If Barbra Streisand was Black?" "Al MacAfee: Metal Detector at School" "Sheila Peace: Employment Agency" "Lashawn: Makeover" "The Black People's Show" (with
Baby Lonnie at the Doctor
Apr 25, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Reality Check: Dancing Like The Fly Girls" (cut from DVD) "Baby Lonnie at the Doctor" "Overly Confident Gay Man Comes Out" "Snookie" (with guest star Jenifer Lew
Best-of episode - Best Commercial Parodies
Apr 29, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "The Player's Club brand Billy Club" (repeat from Season 3, episode 22) "SillyCone Brand Breast Implants" (repeat from Season 3, episode 29) "Vera De Milo: Milk C
Teen Court
May 2, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Arsenio Hall, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jay Leno: Undigable Hosts" (cut from DVD) "Loomis Simmons: Psychic Hotline" "MTV's Teen Court" "James Brown in The Groom Room"
Best-of episode - Night at the Movies
May 6, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "The Superfly" (repeat from Season 2, episode 20) "El Grande Y Spectacular Muchacho Rocketeer" ("The Mexican Rocketeer") (repeat from Season 3, episode 3) "My Lef
Heterosexual Pride Parade
May 9, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Heterosexual Pride Parade" "Reality Check: Wearing a Bikini" (does not air on Aspire) "Calhoun Tubbs: Chuck E. Cheddar" "Thelma & Louise Jefferson" (featuring Ma
Best-of episode - Celebrity Themed
May 9, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Elvis Sighting" (repeat from Season 3, episode 19) "What If Bob Hope Were Black?" (repeat from Season 4, episode 15) "Woody Allen: Date The Children" (repeat fro
Grandpa and Duke the Dead Dog
May 16, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Grandpa and Duke the Dead Dog: Beer Commercial Audition" "Vera De Milo: Breasts Of Fury!" "Snackin' Shack: Eligible Bachelor" "Bunny & Clive: Incompetent Teenage
Joe Jackson's Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
May 23, 1993 · 30 min
Sketches include: "Joe Jackson: Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Jacksons" "In Living Color Complaint Line" "Lashawn: Beauty Shop" (with guest star LaWanda Page as Grandma) "Why? Star Trek Aliens