In Living Color
Santa Fire Marshall Bill
TV Flash files “Santa Fire Marshall Bill” as hour 52 of 127 in the TV Flash guide — In Living Color (1990–1994) on Fox, season 3, episode 13, aired 1991-12-22, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E13: listed hour 52 of 127 in the In Living Color guide, hour 13 of 30 in season 3. It aired 1991-12-22 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Sidekick in Nam” (S03E12). Next is “Michael Jackson: Little Timmy's Not My Lover” (S03E14).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Santa Fire Marshall Bill sit in the In Living Color guide?
S03E13 is listed hour 52 of 127 — hour 13 of 30 in season 3, season 3 episode 13.
When did In Living Color S03E13 air?
Santa Fire Marshall Bill aired 1991-12-22 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Which stars came out of it?
Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, multiple Wayans siblings, and others; Jennifer Lopez was a Fly Girl. It was a farm system in prime time.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Keenen Ivory Wayans's Fox sketch house: hip-hop energy, a mostly Black ensemble, and dance breaks between bits. Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, the Wayans bench, David Alan Grier — stars minted in public. Fire Marshal Bill, Homey, Wanda, and Fly Girls that included Jennifer Lopez. Five seasons that made a young network feel dangerous and funny at once.
So about last night, except last night is April 15, 1990, and Fox just unlocked the cage. Keenen Ivory Wayans builds a mostly Black sketch ensemble that roasts culture, celebrities, and itself with dance breaks between bits and zero interest in polite variety. Hip-hop energy weaponized for Saturday-adjacent primetime. Jim Carrey, the Wayans bench, Jamie Foxx, David Alan Grier, Tommy Davidson — stars minted in public. The Fly Girls included a young Jennifer Lopez. Fire Marshal Bill, Homey, Wanda: catchphrase…
Filed against
- Keenen Ivory Wayans as Various
Keenen Ivory Wayans built In Living Color as a Fox sketch house — hip-hop energy, a mostly Black ensemble, dance breaks between bits, stars minted in public. Five seasons of variety as a dare. TV Flash files him as 1990s…
- Jim Carrey as Various
Jim Carrey minted faces in public on In Living Color — Keenen Ivory Wayans’s Fox sketch house, hip-hop energy, a mostly Black ensemble, dance breaks between bits, Fire Marshal Bill as living-room danger. 1990s stars as a weekly factory.…
- Jamie Foxx as Various
Jamie Foxx minted bits in public on In Living Color — Keenen Ivory Wayans’s Fox sketch house, hip-hop energy, a mostly Black ensemble, dance breaks between the jokes. Stars as a weekly factory. TV Flash files him as 1990s sketch voltage,…
- David Alan Grier as Various
David Alan Grier minted bits in public on In Living Color — Keenen Ivory Wayans’s Fox sketch house, hip-hop energy, a mostly Black ensemble, dance breaks between punches. Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, the Wayans bench; Grier is the versatile…
- Tommy Davidson as Various
Tommy Davidson did the Various on In Living Color — Fox sketch-house heat, hip-hop energy, a mostly Black ensemble, dance breaks between bits. Keenen Ivory Wayans minted stars in public; Davidson was in the mint. TV Flash files him as…
- Jennifer Lopez as Fly Girl
Jennifer Lopez danced In Living Color as a Fly Girl — Keenen Ivory Wayans’s Fox sketch house, hip-hop energy, dance breaks between bits, a mostly Black ensemble minting stars in public. 1990s variety as a farm team. TV Flash files her as…