History Trivia / InLivingColor

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The series became popular due to its edgy humor, so naturally FOX decided to clamp down on content, driving away the show's creative team in the process and leading to SeasonalRot in its fifth and final season.

* ApprovalOfGod: Creator/SamKinison ''loved'' the show and Kelly Coffield's portrayal of a female version on himself named Samantha Kinison and had guest-starred on the show twice with his first appearance had the two of them (in character) as a [[AwfulWeddedLife unhappily married]] and [[ClusterFBomb highly vulgar]] couple.

* MissingEpisode: For some reason, some of the episodes (particularly the ClipShow{{s}}) are not aired in syndication and several episodes have been removed from rotation on Aspire Network.

* ApprovalOfGod: Creator/SamKinison ''loved'' the show and Kelly Coffield's portrayal of a female version on himself named Samantha Kinison and had guest-starred on the show twice with his first appearance had the two of them (in character) as a [[AwfulWeddedWife unhappily married]] and [[ClusterFBomb highly vulgar]] couple.

** As of 2014, the show airs on FXX (the FX spinoff that airs comedies, mostly ''Parks and Recreations'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', and ''Raising Hope'', along with movies, new episodes of ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', ''The League'', and the new series ''Man Seeks Woman''), with most of what was cut on TV intact (the words "bitch" and "ho" are reinstated, as are all the pop song and music video references. The Colt 45 commercial parody, along with a part in the "Men on Football" sketch where Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier ad-libbed a suggestion that Richard Gere and track and field star Carl Lewis were homosexuals, have been edited from all reruns. Also edited in reruns is a line from a season five Fire Marshall Bill sketch that made reference to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which [[HarsherInHindsight thanks to the more well-known September 11th attacks]], makes the line less dated).

* InMemoriam: The first episode was dedicated to comedian Robin Harris (who died a month before the show first aired) and actor Jesse Aragon (who was featured in the 1987 film ''Hollywood Shuffle''.) A season three episode was dedicated to Creator/SamKinison (who had appeared on the show twice, having been a fan of Kelly Coffield's GenderFlipped parody of him) and Troy White.

** It was believed that the singing voices of the Brothers Brothers were provided by [[TheSmothersBrothersComedyHour Tom and Dick Smothers]] themselves, but this is actually false.

** And Ray Combs hosts the series' ''Series/FamilyFeud'' sketches.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Kelly Coffield later married Steve Park.

** The fourth episode in season one originally had a parody of the Colt 45 commercials with Creator/BillyDeeWilliams (played by Keenan Ivory Wayans) making his date (played by Kim Coles) drink until she passes out with Williams moving in on her unconscious body. FOX didn't like the BlackComedyRape punchline to the sketch, so it was replaced in all reruns (including cable reruns and on the DVD) with a sitcom sketch called "The Exxon Family," about a clumsy Exxon ship captain and his wife (played by token white cast members Jim Carrey and Kelly Coffield). Thanks to the magic of YouTube, you can now see this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlR-I57nmr4 lost sketch]] and judge for yourself if FOX was right or wrong to remove it.

* RomanceOnTheSet: Kelly Coffield later married Steve Park (the show's first and only Asian cast member who got his start on the third season).

** On Creator/{{BET}}, such epithets as "bitch" and "ho" are edited.

* EnforcedMethodActing: In the first Wanda skit, where she was on "The Dating Game", no one informed Creator/JimCarrey, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier or Shawn Wayans of Creator/JamieFoxx's appearance, so their respective reactions to her ranging from horror to humor were genuine.
* FollowTheLeader: The season after the show premiered, ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' hired Creator/ChrisRock, its first black cast member in four years (its previous black cast members were Danitra Vance and, ironically, Damon Wayans, during the 1985-1986 season).

** The singing voices of the Brothers Brothers were provided by [[TheSmothersBrothersComedyHour Tom and Dick Smothers]] themselves.

* SpecialGuest: The final season had a lot of celebrity cameos (some of which appeared in sketches), like Chris Rock, Tupac Shakur, Biz Markie, Peter Marshall (as the host of ''[[Series/TheHollywoodSquares East Hollywood Squares]]''), and Nick Bakay (who was the host of ''The Dirty Dozens''). Ed O'Neill (from ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'') even appeared in an installment of ''The Dirty Dozens''.

** The fourth episode in season one originally had a parody of the Colt 45 commercials with Billy Dee Williams (played by Keenan Ivory Wayans) making his date (played by Kim Coles) drink until she passes out with Williams moving in on her unconscious body. FOX didn't like the BlackComedyRape punchline to the sketch, so it was replaced in all reruns (including cable reruns and on the DVD) with a sitcom sketch called "The Exxon Family," about a clumsy Exxon ship captain and his wife (played by token white cast members Jim Carrey and Kelly Coffield). Thanks to the magic of YouTube, you can now see this [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlR-I57nmr4 lost sketch]] and judge for yourself if FOX was right or wrong to remove it.

* SpecialGuest: The final season had a lot of celebrity cameos (some of which appeared in sketches), like Chris Rock, Tupac Shakur, Biz Markie, Peter Marshall (as the host of ''[[Series/TheHollywoodSquares East Hollywood Squares]]''), and Nick Bakay (who was the host of ''The Dirty Dozens''). Ed O'Neill (from ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'') even appeared as Al Bundy in an installment of ''The Dirty Dozens''.

* SpecialGuest: The final season had a lot of celebrity cameos (some of which appeared in sketches), like Chris Rock, Tupac Shakur, Biz Markie, Peter Marshall (as the host of ''[[Series/TheHollywoodSquares East Hollywood Squares]]''), and Nick Bakay (who was the host of ''The Dirty Dozens''). Ed O'Neill (from ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'') even appeared as Al Bundy in an installment of ''The Dirty Dozens''.
* TypeCasting: One character named Magenta Thompson was an actress who always had roles where she is always pushed aside and told by the pusher to "get out of my way, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch!]]" This happens even when she is a playing a coma patient, or a potential victim in the latest ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' film.

* EditedForSyndication and KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Despite the Wayans' siblings objection to have the show censored in reruns, there have been some cuts done to ''In Living Color'' in reruns and on DVD

* ParodyAssistance: The singing voices of the Brothers Brothers were provided by [[TheSmothersBrothersComedyHour Tom and Dick Smothers]] themselves.

* EditedForSyndication and KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Despite the Wayans' siblings objection to have the show censored in reruns, there have been some cuts done to ''In Living Color'' in reruns, particularly on Creator/{{BET}}, where such epithets as "bitch" and "ho" are edited. The DVD version has the language intact, but some sketches have been pulled or edited to remove all references to pop songs (including the music video parodies) due to copyright and licensing issues.
** Also, the fourth episode in season one originally had a parody of the Colt 45 commercials with Billy Dee Williams (played by Keenan Ivory Wayans) making his date (played by Kim Coles) drink until she passes out with Williams moving in on her unconscious body. FOX didn't like the BlackComedyRape punchline to the sketch, so it was replaced in all reruns (including cable reruns and on the DVD) with a sitcom sketch called "The Exxon Family," about a clumsy Exxon ship captain and his wife (played by token white cast members Jim Carrey and Kelly Coffield). Thanks to the magic of YouTube, you can now see this [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlR-I57nmr4 lost sketch]] and judge for yourself if FOX was right or wrong to remove it.

* EditedForSyndication and KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Despite the Wayans' siblings objection to have the show censored in reruns, there have been some cuts done to ''In Living Color'' in reruns, particularly on Creator/{{BET}}, where such misogynistic epithets as "bitch" and "ho" are edited. The DVD version has the language intact, but some sketches have been pulled or edited to remove all references to pop songs (including the music video parodies) due to copyright and licensing issues.
** Also, the first episode originally had a parody of the Colt 45 commercials with Billy Dee Williams (played by Keenan Ivory Wayans) making his date (played by Kim Coles) drink until she passes out with Williams moving in on her unconscious body. FOX didn't like the BlackComedyRape punchline to the sketch, so it was replaced in all reruns (including cable reruns and on the DVD) with a sitcom sketch called "The Exxon Family," about a clumsy Exxon ship captain and his wife (played by token white cast members Jim Carrey and Kelly Coffield). Thanks to the magic of YouTube, you can now see this [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlR-I57nmr4 lost sketch]] and judge for yourself if FOX was right or wrong to remove it.
** As of 2014, the show airs on FXX (the FX spinoff that airs comedies, mostly ''Parks and Recreations'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', and ''Raising Hope'', along with movies, new episodes of ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', ''The League'', and the new series ''Man Seeks Woman''), with most of what was cut on TV intact (the misogynistic words "bitch" and "ho" are reinstated, as are all the pop song and music video references. The Colt 45 commercial parody, along with a part in the "Men on Football" sketch where Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier ad-libbed a suggestion that Richard Gere and track and field star Carl Lewis were homosexuals, have been edited from all reruns. Also edited in reruns is a line from a season five Fire Marshall Bill sketch that made reference to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which [[HarsherInHindsight thanks to the more well-known September 11th attacks]], makes the line less dated).

** Classic ''[[Series/TheHollywoodSquares Hollywood Squares]]'' host Peter Marshall hosts "East Hollywood Squares".

** As of 2014, the show airs on FXX (the FX spinoff that airs comedies, mostly ''Parks and Recreations'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', and ''Raising Hope'', along with movies, new episodes of ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', ''The League'', and the new series ''Man Seeks Woman''), with most of what was cut on TV intact (the misogynistic words "bitch" and "ho" are reinstated, as are all the pop song and music video references. The Colt 45 commercial parody, along with a part on a "Men in Film" sketch where Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier ad libbed a suggestion that Richard Gere and track and field star Carl Lewis were homosexuals, have been edited from all reruns. Also edited in reruns is a line from a season five Fire Marshall Bill sketch that made reference to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which [[HarsherInHindsight thanks to the more well-known September 11th attacks]], makes the line less dated).

* CelebrityGuestStar: The final season had a lot of celebrity cameos (some of which appeared in sketches), like Chris Rock, Tupac Shakur, Biz Markie, Peter Marshall (as the host of ''[[Series/TheHollywoodSquares East Hollywood Squares]]''), and Nick Bakay (who was the host of ''The Dirty Dozens''). Ed O'Neill (from ''Series/MarriedWithChildren'') even appeared as Al Bundy in an installment of ''The Dirty Dozens''.

** Also, the first episode originally had a parody of the Colt 45 commercials with Billy Dee Williams (played by Keenan-Ivory Wayans) making his date (played by Kim Coles) drink until she passes out with Williams moving in on her unconscious body. FOX didn't like the BlackComedyRape punchline to the sketch, so it was replaced in all reruns (including cable reruns and on the DVD) with a sitcom sketch called "The Exxon Family," about a clumsy Exxon ship captain and his wife (played by token white cast members Jim Carrey and Kelly Coffield). Thanks to the magic of YouTube, you can now see this [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlR-I57nmr4 lost sketch]] and judge for yourself if FOX was right or wrong to remove it.

* CelebrityGuestStar: The final season had a lot of celebrity cameos (some of which appeared in sketches), like Chris Rock, Tupac Shakur, Biz Markie, Peter Marshall (as the host of ''[[Series/TheHollywoodSquares East Hollywood Squares]]''), and Nick Bakay (who was the host of ''The Dirty Dozens''). Ed O'Neill (from ''MarriedWithChildren'') even appeared as Al Bundy in an installment of ''The Dirty Dozens''.

** As of 2014, the show airs on FXX (the FX spinoff that airs comedies, mostly ''Parks and Recreations'', ''TheSimpsons'', ''ArrestedDevelopment'', and ''Raising Hope'', along with movies, new episodes of ''ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', ''The League'', and the new series ''Man Seeks Woman''), with most of what was cut on TV intact (the misogynistic words "bitch" and "ho" are reinstated, as are all the pop song and music video references. The Colt 45 commercial parody, along with a part on a "Men in Film" sketch where Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier ad libbed a suggestion that Richard Gere and track and field star Carl Lewis were homosexuals, have been edited from all reruns. Also edited in reruns is a line from a season five Fire Marshall Bill sketch that made reference to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which [[HarsherInHindsight thanks to the more well-known September 11th attacks]], makes the line less dated).

* CelebrityGuestStar: The final season had a lot of celebrity cameos (some of which appeared in sketches), like Chris Rock, Tupac Shakur, Biz Markie, Peter Marshall (as the host of ''East Hollywood Squares''), and Nick Bakay (who was the host of ''The Dirty Dozens''). Ed O'Neill (from ''MarriedWithChildren'') even appeared as Al Bundy in an installment of ''The Dirty Dozens''.

** As of 2014, the show airs on FXX (the FX spinoff that airs comedies, mostly ''Parks and Recreations'', ''TheSimpsons'', ''ArrestedDevelopment'', and ''Raising Hope'', along with movies), with most of what was cut on TV intact (the misogynistic words "bitch" and "ho" are reinstated, as are all the pop song and music video references. The Colt 45 commercial parody, along with a part on a "Men in Film" sketch where Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier ad libbed a suggestion that Richard Gere and track and field star Carl Lewis were homosexuals, have been edited from all reruns).

* RomanceOnTheSet: Kelly Coffield later married Steve Park (the show's first and only Asian cast member who got his start on the third season).

* EditedForSyndication: Despite the Wayans' siblings objection to have the show censored in reruns, there have been some cuts done to ''In Living Color'' in reruns, particularly on Creator/{{BET}}, where such misogynistic epithets as "bitch" and "ho" are edited. The DVD version has the language intact, but some sketches have been pulled or edited to remove all references to pop songs (including the music video parodies) due to copyright and licensing issues.