In Living Color
Capital Hillbillies
TV Flash files “Capital Hillbillies” as hour 82 of 127 in the TV Flash guide — In Living Color (1990–1994) on Fox, season 4, episode 13, aired 1993-01-17, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E13: listed hour 82 of 127 in the In Living Color guide, hour 13 of 32 in season 4. It aired 1993-01-17 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Dysfunctional Home Christmas Show” (S04E12). Next is “Best of Michael Jackson” (S04E14).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Capital Hillbillies sit in the In Living Color guide?
S04E13 is listed hour 82 of 127 — hour 13 of 32 in season 4, season 4 episode 13.
When did In Living Color S04E13 air?
Capital Hillbillies aired 1993-01-17 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…