In Living Color
Rodney King and Reginald Deny Speak Out
TV Flash files “Rodney King and Reginald Deny Speak Out” as a desk essential hour — In Living Color (1990–1994) on Fox, season 4, episode 1, aired 1992-09-27, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E01: listed hour 70 of 127 in the In Living Color guide, first listed hour of season 4. It aired 1992-09-27 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Wanda on the Dating Game” (S03E30). Next is “Basic Instank” (S04E02).
Essential hour: “Rodney King and Reginald Deny Speak Out”. Rodney King and Reginald Denny Speak Out: sketch house filing the news cycle without pretending it was only a dance break.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Rodney King and Reginald Deny Speak Out sit in the In Living Color guide?
S04E01 is listed hour 70 of 127 — first listed hour of season 4, season 4 episode 1.
When did In Living Color S04E01 air?
Rodney King and Reginald Deny Speak Out aired 1992-09-27 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…