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
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