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What episode...Am I Black or White?

posted 14 years ago by Maximinion
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What episode of what season contains the music video bit with Tommy Davidson as Michael Jackson singing Am I Black or White?

I saw some forum website or something that, at least as I recall, cited it was from either episode 15 or 16 of season 3 but I checked and it wasn't in either episode. I have the DVDs of all 5 seasons and I've checked the like episodes of the other seasons including having at least looked at the skits list for every episode on the back of the disc jackets.

I didn't see the words "Am I Black or White" cited on any of them.

[–] lkiezy 14 years ago

You were close, it's the opening sketch from episode 14.

[–] Maximinion 14 years ago

Episode 14, you say? Of what season?

Well, maybe it's pointless to ask that now because since a few minutes ago, I viewed the opening sketches from the 14th episodes from all the seasons (2 through 5, season 1 had only 13 episodes). "Am I Black or White" was nowhere to be seen.

I'm still curious as to what your answer would be.

[–] lkiezy 14 years ago

Well, there are no music videos included from Season 2 - 5 of the series. It's originally from Season 3 episode 14.

[–] Maximinion 14 years ago

Oh boy, I've heard that Fox really butchered the episodes upon DVD release.
I guess that must be one of the things that they butchered from that episode before putting it on DVD, eh?

Do you have any of the DVD seasons?
Have you noticed this being done?

[–] glossamir 14 years ago

That was a great commercial parody, it's a shame someone decides what we should and should not see. I'm glad I taped original broadcasts and cable channel airings now. I suppose they chopped off the parody of Paula Abdul's "Promise
Of A New Day" video, called "Promise Of A Thin Me". That one broke me up too, and it helps to see the original video before watching the parody.

There was one episode of In Living Color that was a compilation of music video parodies, hosted comically by one of the cast members playing Downtown Julie Brown of Mtv fame. I'm wondering if that was kept as an individual episode.