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* BlackComedy: Several of the sketches are this or darker parodies of other LighterAndSofter productions. ''America's Funniest Security Camera Videos'', for instance, instead of goofy home videos that are usually harmless, features an armed robbery where a store clerk is assaulted then shot and a potential hostage was so horrified at being held at gunpoint, she dies of a heart attack on camera.
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* NoodleIncident: In the "Dating Game" sketch with Wanda, she gets excited about one of her potential partners wanting to make out with her for so long, that her forehead will "cave the hell in", citing how the last time that happened to her was at an Music/LLCoolJ comcert.
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Magenta Thompson. She's quite proud of her "career" in spite of it being bit parts decades ago where various characters would tell her "Outta my way, bitch!" Most noticeably, her "largest role to date", where she played an unconscious patient in ''Film/MotherJugsAndSpeed'', ended up being deleted from the final product.
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* DoorstopBaby: The "Three Champs and a Baby" skit sends up ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby'' by substituting a trio of famous boxers for the film's protagonists.
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* DoorstopBaby: The "Three Champs and a Baby" skit sends up ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby'' by substituting a trio of famous boxers (UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli, Sugar Ray Leonard, Creator/MikeTyson) for the film's protagonists.
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* BaitAndSwitch: "King: The Early Years" begins as if its a story about Martin Luther King, Jr., showing a white kid and a black kid getting into an argument at school. Instead, it turns out the King in question is the infamous boxing promoter Don King, who organizes a fight between the two kids and gets paid by the other kids to watch it!
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* BaitAndSwitch: "King: The Early Years" begins as if its a story about Martin Luther King, Jr., UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr, showing a white kid and a black kid getting into an argument at school. Instead, it turns out the King in question is the infamous boxing promoter Don King, who organizes a fight between the two kids and gets paid by the other kids to watch it!
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* BegoneBribe: "Anton at the Recruiter" ends with the recruiting officer giving him money to go away and pretend that he never tried to enlist in the Army. He ends up bargaining for more money ''a la'' an auctioneer.
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* DuelingShows: An episode of ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' has him expressing annoyance and disappointment in losing his viewers to ''The Arsenio Hall Show''. [[spoiler:The sketch ends with both his entire band save for the drummer leaving fir ''Arsenio'' and the audience whooping like the Dog Pound.]]
* ElvisLives: One sketch had a reporter encountering Elvis who was spotted in the woods alive, albeit he was more like a Bigfoot-esque character than the sentient human he was in real life.
* FormerChildStar: One sketch had Sally Struthers (Kelly Coffield) advertising a "Save the Children" hotline to save former child stars who appeared in ''Series/DiffrentStrokes'' and ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily''.
* HairTriggerTemper: Mike Tyson. When he had his own talk show, he not only punched Sinbad for making "unfunny" jokes about big butts on women (which he likes) but also a ''[[BlackComedyAnimalCruelty parrot]]'' for talking and being too "greedy" for a cracker.
* HostileShowTakeover: One sketch had Ross Perot (Jim Carrey), who was running for president at the time, interrupt The Weather Channel, a comedy show, a late night phone sex line, and even DJ Twist's disc jockey station all in a bid to convince viewers to vote for him.
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* IBangedYourMom: A downplayed G-rated version: in the first ''Love Connection'' skit with Mike Tyson talking about his date with Robin Givens, he at one point saw what he described as a "cute girl with a nice butt", introduces himself and ''shoves his tongue down her throat''. Then a guy comes up to him, screams "Hey, that's my mother!" and he proceeds to get curb stomped by the champion.
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* IBangedYourMom: A downplayed G-rated version: Downplayed: in the first ''Love Connection'' skit with Mike Tyson talking about his date with Robin Givens, he at one point saw what he described as a "cute girl with a nice butt", introduces himself and ''shoves his tongue down her throat''. Then a guy comes up to him, screams "Hey, that's my mother!" and he proceeds to get curb stomped by the champion.
* KickTheDog:
** One Lil' Magic sketch where she was rehearsing for a commercial had the stage manager, right before using the clap board for the one take, proclaim to her face, "Damn, you're an ugly kid!"
** The ending of the first ''Go On, Girl'' sketch had two feminists (Kim Coles, Kim Wayans) who became rivals due to dating the same man had the latter point out to the former, "Didn't you lose on ''Star Search''?", which then prompted a catfight.
** One Lil' Magic sketch where she was rehearsing for a commercial had the stage manager, right before using the clap board for the one take, proclaim to her face, "Damn, you're an ugly kid!"
** The ending of the first ''Go On, Girl'' sketch had two feminists (Kim Coles, Kim Wayans) who became rivals due to dating the same man had the latter point out to the former, "Didn't you lose on ''Star Search''?", which then prompted a catfight.
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* LesserStar: Of the recurring sketches for the ConjoinedTwins entertainers, Les and Wes, Les is seen as a washed-up UnluckyEveryman in comparison to Wes, a popular and talented action star.
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* LesserStar: LesserStar:
** Of the recurring sketches for the ConjoinedTwins entertainers, Les and Wes, Les is seen as a washed-up UnluckyEveryman in comparison to Wes, a popular and talented actionstar.star.
** One sketch combined this with a TakeThat to ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' alumni Creator/ChrisRock (Shawn Wayans) and Creator/GarrettMorris (Jamie Foxx), as both men were considered underused and therefore less famous than their White counterparts and overshadowed by one of the most famous alumni (and most popular Black alumni) Creator/EddieMurphy.
** Of the recurring sketches for the ConjoinedTwins entertainers, Les and Wes, Les is seen as a washed-up UnluckyEveryman in comparison to Wes, a popular and talented action
** One sketch combined this with a TakeThat to ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' alumni Creator/ChrisRock (Shawn Wayans) and Creator/GarrettMorris (Jamie Foxx), as both men were considered underused and therefore less famous than their White counterparts and overshadowed by one of the most famous alumni (and most popular Black alumni) Creator/EddieMurphy.
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* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted in two different sketches:
** One commercial had a woman rushing to get to the restroom to use a tampon as her male coworkers make fun of her. She then sports a dress with a tampons fringe, which is more of a fashion statement than a mockery and also came in maxipad headband and wristbands for workouts.
** Another commercial had a woman use a ''very'' absorbent tampon which was so powerful that it drained all the water out of a swimming pool.
** One commercial had a woman rushing to get to the restroom to use a tampon as her male coworkers make fun of her. She then sports a dress with a tampons fringe, which is more of a fashion statement than a mockery and also came in maxipad headband and wristbands for workouts.
** Another commercial had a woman use a ''very'' absorbent tampon which was so powerful that it drained all the water out of a swimming pool.
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* SillyWalk: Or run, rather: at the end of the "Lock You In The Closet" music video, when Joe Jackson starts to "chase" [=LaToya=], her "running" is more akin to prancing and he just comically shuffles his feet at a slow pace.
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* ComicallyOversizedButt:
** In the Edna sketches, with Kelly Coffield playing an annoying and rambunctious grade schooler, her teacher (played by Kim Wayans) is given a ridiculously oversized butt which Edna has discreetly insulted her about on occasion.
** In the first ''Arsenio Hall'' sketch, Keenen Ivory Wayans' Arsenio is given both a large butt and an extended right index finger.
** In the Edna sketches, with Kelly Coffield playing an annoying and rambunctious grade schooler, her teacher (played by Kim Wayans) is given a ridiculously oversized butt which Edna has discreetly insulted her about on occasion.
** In the first ''Arsenio Hall'' sketch, Keenen Ivory Wayans' Arsenio is given both a large butt and an extended right index finger.
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* CurseCutShot: In a "Homeboy's Shopping Network" sketch, the angry husband of a woman whose jewelry is being sold on television phones up the duo and threatens them, only for them to disconnect the call before he finishes calling him a "son-of-a-bitch".
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* CurseCutShot: CurseCutShort: In a "Homeboy's Shopping Network" sketch, the angry husband of a woman whose jewelry is being sold on television phones up the duo and threatens them, only for them to disconnect the call before he finishes calling him a "son-of-a-bitch".
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* BadImpressionists: An "East Hollywood Squares" sketch where Creator/JamesEarlJones shows off impressionist skills with such characters as Tweety Bird and Lucy Ricardo, not changing his voice in the least for his lines.
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-->'''Ray:''' I know they call it "Minute Maiden", but it sure seems like Sheniqua to me...''(take a sip, frowns in confusion and then sets the drink down while grinning)'' Okay, [[{{Troll}} who's the prankster that gave me the wrong flavor?]]
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-->'''Ray:''' I know they call it "Minute Maiden", but it sure seems like Sheniqua to me...''(take a sip, frowns in confusion confusion, and then sets the drink down while grinning)'' Okay, [[{{Troll}} who's the prankster that gave me the wrong flavor?]]
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* DemBones: One sketch riffs how the cast of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' are getting too old for the movies. Captain Kirk calls for Bones to come to the bridge, only to find he really lives up to his name this time.
-->'''Skeleton in a wheelchair:''' Dammit Jim, [[ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder I'm a corpse not a doctor!]]
-->'''Skeleton in a wheelchair:''' Dammit Jim, [[ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder I'm a corpse not a doctor!]]
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* IWasYoungAndNeededTheMoney: Parodied during the "Anton at the Recruiter" sketch.
-->'''Recruiting Corporal''': I am in the business of signing up real-life soldiers, maggot!\\
'''Anton''': [[SustainedMisunderstanding Maggot? I ain't no maggot!]] Hey, I ain't never been with another man before! Who told you that? Clarence? He's lying! He's lying! I'm telling you--alright once, I was desperate, I needed the money, I was drunk and dying out! Don't hold it against me...
-->'''Recruiting Corporal''': I am in the business of signing up real-life soldiers, maggot!\\
'''Anton''': [[SustainedMisunderstanding Maggot? I ain't no maggot!]] Hey, I ain't never been with another man before! Who told you that? Clarence? He's lying! He's lying! I'm telling you--alright once, I was desperate, I needed the money, I was drunk and dying out! Don't hold it against me...
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* ProducePelting: In the first Les and Wes sketch about conjoined twins and during their initial stand-up act, wheras the latter wows the crowd, the former is far less impressive, even earning a few tomatoes chucked at him in response.
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* TrustMeImAnX: Fire Marshall Bill, played by Jim Carrey, is insane, masochistic, and [[NightmareFace Nightmare Faced]]. It's no surprise that when he says some variation of "Don't worry, I'm a fire marshal", it's of no reassurance...and it doesn't help that he has a tendency to say that right before blowing up the building that he's currently in.
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* CourtroomAntics: One Benita Buttrell sketch had her testifying as a witness against two men from her apartment complex who were accused of misappropriation of funds. Aside from gossiping about them, she also goes after the prosecutor, the bailiff, Miss Jenkins (but not before "fainting" at the mention of her name), and the presiding judge. The latter was so flustered by her behavior, that she declared a mistrial.
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* CurseCutShot: In a "Homeboy's Shopping Network" sketch, the angry husband of a woman whose jewelry is being sold on television phones up the duo and threatens them, only for them to disconnect the call before he finishes calling him a "son-of-a-bitch".
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* FellOffTheBackOfATruck: Spoofed with "The Homeboy Shopping Network" with the pair of "hosts" gleefully selling merchandise ''from'' the truck instead of waiting for it to fall off.
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* PretentiousPronunciation: In the "Spike's Joint" sketch, Spike Lee (Tommy Davidson) tells his sister Joie (T'Keyah Crystal Keymah) that now that they're back in Brooklyn, her name is pronounced "Joy", not "Jwah".
--> "It's not Jac-KAY (Jackée), all right? It's JACKIE. It's not Shah-DAY (Sade), all right? It's SADIE! What you gonna call me next, Spi-kay?"
--> "It's not Jac-KAY (Jackée), all right? It's JACKIE. It's not Shah-DAY (Sade), all right? It's SADIE! What you gonna call me next, Spi-kay?"
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* TheFunInFuneral:
** One Grandpa Jack episode was set at his alcoholic and abusive mother's funeral. Hinjinks include him breaking out into a chorus of "The Ol' Gray Mare" (complete with pelvic thrusts), trying to attack his Black son-in-law and several members attempting to steal the jewelry and gold teeth from her body. [[spoiler:It ends up subverted when she wakes up, owing to another alcoholic coma.]]
** A Cousin Elsie sketch had her at a distant Uncle's funeral. While there, she constantly forgot his name, faints in [[LargeHam "grief"]], and tries to make out with her "cousins", the Reverend when he is ordered to give her CPR and finally [[ILoveTheDead the Uncle's corpse.]]
** Downplayed in a Calhoun Tubbs sketch; whereas the man's grieving family and friends take it seriously, he sings a song mocking his womanizing ways and how his gambling habits have left the family broke.
** One Grandpa Jack episode was set at his alcoholic and abusive mother's funeral. Hinjinks include him breaking out into a chorus of "The Ol' Gray Mare" (complete with pelvic thrusts), trying to attack his Black son-in-law and several members attempting to steal the jewelry and gold teeth from her body. [[spoiler:It ends up subverted when she wakes up, owing to another alcoholic coma.]]
** A Cousin Elsie sketch had her at a distant Uncle's funeral. While there, she constantly forgot his name, faints in [[LargeHam "grief"]], and tries to make out with her "cousins", the Reverend when he is ordered to give her CPR and finally [[ILoveTheDead the Uncle's corpse.]]
** Downplayed in a Calhoun Tubbs sketch; whereas the man's grieving family and friends take it seriously, he sings a song mocking his womanizing ways and how his gambling habits have left the family broke.
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-->'''Sugar Ray:'''Well, I suppose we should take turns with the baby, too.
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* BlackSheep: Subverted in the Cousin Horsie--er, Elsie sketches. While it's obvious that she's greatly disliked by her relatives due to her unfiltered personality, revolting manners, unattractiveness and [[AnythingThatMoves being oversexualized with men, women and even the dead,]] it ultimately comes out that she's not related to any of her victims; she's just a nosy leech.
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* HalfwayPlotSwitch: A parody commercial for "Tester's Choice" coffee (which is a send-up of real coffee brand ''Taster's'' Choice) soon morphs into a ''Film/FatalAttraction'' parody since the female neighbor who the male neighbor borrowed the coffee from ends up being a Alex Forrest-inspired {{Yandere}}.
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* PrisonerPerformance: A recurring sketch, the "Prison Cable Network" (or PCN), would feature prison inmates putting on various shows and programs spoofing different media formats. Content includes a prison talent show, a late night talk show, a theatrical show inspired by ''Theatre/AChorusLine'', a ''Series/WinLoseOrDraw''-like gameshow, a stand-up comic on DeathRow, and more.
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** In the first ''Oprah'' skit, there is a brief shot of a audience member wearing a ''Simpsons'' shirt[[note]]and considering that this was the Spring of 1990, it probably one of the ''first'' pieces of merchandise in the show's history[[/note]]
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* GagNose: One ''Buttmans'' sketch had their daughter dating a boy named Richard, or "Dick" for short, whose nose resembled a...well, yeah. At the end of the segment, instead of the rest of the family lampshading said nose, Mr. Buttman expresses disappointment at his daughter [[ComicallyMissingThePoint dating a White guy.]]
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* BaldnessMockery: A sketch involved a "Reality Check" for a man who was bald and trying to deny this by sporting a combover. Whilst the narrator/host kept comparing his baldness to another man with a full head of hair, eventually he shows up at a bar with a [[KickTheDog hair dryer]] which blows his combover away, causes the patrons to laugh at him and he runs away in embarrassment.
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* DressesTheSame: One Wanda sketch had her and a random woman at a club wear the same purple party dress. Naturally, she starts to insult her.
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* FaintInShock: Paul, the "lucky" winner of a blind date with Wanda in her first sketch (on a dating show), eventually faints upon realizing that he is trapped with her.
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* HiddenDepths: Anton Jackson. While on the outside he is a stereotypical homeless person and comes off as annoying, he's actually seen to be very resourceful (and made a makeshift "mansion" out of cardboard boxes), can do his taxes, has a gift for the arts where he can both sing and act, and can physically defend himself in a fistfight, having been taught the [[{{Malaproper}} "martian arts"]] prior to attempting to enlist in the Army.
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A half-hour sketch comedy show that aired on Creator/{{Fox}} from 1990 to 1994, created by Creator/KeenenIvoryWayans and starring several of his brothers ({{Creator/Damon|Wayans}}, {{Creator/Shawn|Wayans}}, and {{Creator/Marlon|Wayans}}) and one sister ({{Creator/Kim|Wayans}}). The series is largely known as the launching pad for the careers of the Wayans family, Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/JamieFoxx, Creator/DavidAlanGrier, and Creator/TommyDavidson -- as well as Music/JenniferLopez Creator/JenniferLopez and Carrie Ann Inaba, who were part of the show's "Fly Girl" dance troupe.
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A half-hour sketch comedy show that aired on Fox Creator/{{Fox}} from 1990 to 1994, created by Creator/KeenenIvoryWayans and starring several of his brothers ({{Creator/Damon|Wayans}}, {{Creator/Shawn|Wayans}}, and {{Creator/Marlon|Wayans}}) and one sister ({{Creator/Kim|Wayans}}). The series is largely known as the launching pad for the careers of the Wayans family, Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/JamieFoxx, Creator/DavidAlanGrier, and Creator/TommyDavidson -- as well as Music/JenniferLopez and Carrie Ann Inaba, who were part of the show's "Fly Girl" dance troupe.
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* IBangedYourMom: A downplayed G-rated version: in the first ''Love Connection'' skit with Mike Tyson talking about his date with Robin Givens, he at one point saw what he described as a "cute girl with a nice butt", introduces himself and ''shoves his tongue down her throat''. Then a guy comes up to him, screams "Hey, that's my mother!" and he proceeds to get curb stomped by the champion.
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* TheBigRottenApple: Lamphaded in David Alan Grier's [[LargeHam spirited]] rendition of "Broadway" in one ColdOpen:
-->"Ooh, [[DrivesLikeCrazy look out for that taxi cab!]] Ow! I just got ''stabbed!'' On Broadway..."
-->"Ooh, [[DrivesLikeCrazy look out for that taxi cab!]] Ow! I just got ''stabbed!'' On Broadway..."
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** ''Black Like Me with Tom and Tom'' which pits the two titular black Smothers Brothers parodies usually against an AngryBlackMan.
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* GreedyTelevangelist: Several skits revolved around televangelism duo Ed Cash and Carl Pathos, who frequently and transparently fleece their followers, be it through blackmail, or straight-up gunpoint robbery. Carl Pathos specifically was based off real-life televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, and his many, ''many'' controversies and sexual escapades that occurred during his ministry.
--> '''Ed Cash:''' No, no; we tried to do it the Lord's way, now we gon' do it the good ol' 125th St & 7th Avenue way! ''(brandishes gun)'' Give up the money ''now''! Pay the Lord!
--> '''Carl Pathos:''' ''(pulls out gun)'' You wanted heaven, ''NOW REACH FOR IT!''
--> '''Ed Cash:''' No, no; we tried to do it the Lord's way, now we gon' do it the good ol' 125th St & 7th Avenue way! ''(brandishes gun)'' Give up the money ''now''! Pay the Lord!
--> '''Carl Pathos:''' ''(pulls out gun)'' You wanted heaven, ''NOW REACH FOR IT!''
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* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: "Career Aid" makes light of Music/LionelRichie being beaten by his wife Brenda Harvey. Somehow, it's hard to imagine the show doing the same for Music/TinaTurner's abuse at the hands of [[Music/IkeTurner Ike]]...
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* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: "Career Aid" makes light of Music/LionelRichie being beaten by his wife Brenda Harvey. Somehow, it's hard to imagine the show doing the same for Music/TinaTurner's abuse at the hands of [[Music/IkeTurner Ike]]...Ike...
* DrivenToSuicide: Several examples and always PlayedForLaughs:
** The "[[Film/LeanOnMe Lean on Me, Beautiful]]" sketch had one beauty school student, who according to Mr. Clark, was ugly and used chemicals in his hair, ending up jumping out a window. [[UnexplainedRecovery He gets better, though.]]
** Another sketch had a man being told to escape from his PMS'ing wife by jumping from a five-story window. His fate is never explained, but it's logical to believe that the fall killed him.
** One Wanda sketch had her be accosted by a vampire, although she was [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe turned on by his attention.]] Upon seeing her face, he ultimately chose to die by the sunlight of the next morning.
* DrivenToSuicide: Several examples and always PlayedForLaughs:
** The "[[Film/LeanOnMe Lean on Me, Beautiful]]" sketch had one beauty school student, who according to Mr. Clark, was ugly and used chemicals in his hair, ending up jumping out a window. [[UnexplainedRecovery He gets better, though.]]
** Another sketch had a man being told to escape from his PMS'ing wife by jumping from a five-story window. His fate is never explained, but it's logical to believe that the fall killed him.
** One Wanda sketch had her be accosted by a vampire, although she was [[ArentYouGoingToRavishMe turned on by his attention.]] Upon seeing her face, he ultimately chose to die by the sunlight of the next morning.
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* CatInATree: A ''Rescue 911'' parody called ''Rescue Whenever'' which featured a Black man (played by David Alan Grier) in Compton calling 911 because he was robbed and beaten in a home invasion only to be dismissed by the cops while an Asian man (played by Steve Park) in Beverly Hills calling about his cat up a tree with [[SkewedPriorities numerous police and other officials hurrying to the scene.]]
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* BetterThanSex: Implied in one sketch featuring a drink called Minute Maiden and its SpearCounterpart Minute Man. The people advertising it were an astronaut who went two years without a woman while in space (Jim Carrey), Martina Navratilova (Kelly Coffield) and Music/RayCharles (David Alan Grier).
-->'''Ray:''' I know they call it "Minute Maiden", but it sure seems like Sheniqua to me...''(take a sip, frowns in confusion and then sets the drink down while grinning)'' Okay, [[{{Troll}} who's the prankster that gave me the wrong flavor?]]
-->'''Ray:''' I know they call it "Minute Maiden", but it sure seems like Sheniqua to me...''(take a sip, frowns in confusion and then sets the drink down while grinning)'' Okay, [[{{Troll}} who's the prankster that gave me the wrong flavor?]]
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* BigEater: In the ''Oprah'' skit, she snacks on various junk foods while talking with her guests, including candy bars, a loaf of French bread, a economy sized bag of barbecue potato chips and even ends up roasting chickens on a spittle over an open flame.
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* BreadMilkEggsSquick: In the ''Misery II'' skit, when his hostage begs him to let her go, Music/RickJames is angered by her ungratefulness, citing "All the things I've done for you: cooking, cleaning, letting you suck face with my girlfriend while I watch!"
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* BreadMilkEggsSquick: BreadEggsMilkSquick: In the ''Misery II'' skit, when his hostage begs him to let her go, Music/RickJames is angered by her ungratefulness, citing "All the things I've done for you: cooking, cleaning, letting you suck face with my girlfriend while I watch!"
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* CameraAbuse: PlayedForLaughs in the opening sequence for the first two seasons. The cast members played with brightly colored paint in different ways, such as throwing paintballs at the camera, spray-painting the lens, or rolling a paint-covered bicycle tire over the lens.
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* DrunkDriver: The first Grampa Jack sketch has him attempting to drive while intoxicated as his horrified sons and other relatives all try to stop him. According to subsequent sketches, though, he has done it before and since.
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* DrunkDriver: The first Grampa Jack sketch has ends with him attempting to drive while intoxicated as his horrified sons and other relatives all try to stop him. According to subsequent sketches, though, he has done it before and since. since!
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* EndingFatigue: In-universe, a RunningGag in the Cephus and Reesie skits is their tendency to draw out the endings of the songs they cover, be it "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" or the theme from ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'', beyond all reason.
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** In the "Three Champs and A Baby" skit, Creator/MikeTyson ([[Creator/TheWayansFamily Keenan Ivory Wayans]]) had a puppet of Buster Douglas to entertain the baby claiming that he took a fall in the ring to gain $2 million dollars.
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** In the "Three Champs and A Baby" skit, Creator/MikeTyson ([[Creator/TheWayansFamily Keenan (Keenan Ivory Wayans]]) Wayans) had a puppet of Buster Douglas to entertain the baby claiming that he took a fall in the ring to gain $2 million dollars.
