the wayans bros. classic or c00nery buffoonery?

[MartyMcFly]

I wouldn't say its c00nish at all. It's silly and over the top like a lot of comedies staring white people. Marlon and Shawn do a lot of slapstick and very broad humor. The first season is a lot more subdued than the rest but there has to be room for black comedians to be silly and endulge in their silliness just like white comedians do without us accusing them of doing a minstrel show.

Not every show can be a different world or even wants to be. We all have different senses of humor and should be allowed to express what makes us laugh

 

[King Poetic]

Classic show

Still watch it every night before I go to bed

 

[#SOG_soldier]

Classic

 

[THEREALBRAND]

I wouldn't say its c00nish at all. It's silly and over the top like a lot of comedies staring white people. Marlon and Shawn do a lot of slapstick and very broad humor. The first season is a lot more subdued than the rest but there has to be room for black comedians to be silly and endulge in their silliness just like white comedians do without us accusing them of doing a minstrel show.

Not every show can be a different world or even wants to be. We all have different senses of humor and should be allowed to express what makes us laugh

I agree.
But if this was a modern show as opposed to something from the 90s I think the tone of this thread would be a lot different

 

[darealvelle]

I wouldn't say its c00nish at all. It's silly and over the top like a lot of comedies staring white people. Marlon and Shawn do a lot of slapstick and very broad humor. The first season is a lot more subdued than the rest but there has to be room for black comedians to be silly and endulge in their silliness just like white comedians do without us accusing them of doing a minstrel show.

Not every show can be a different world or even wants to be. We all have different senses of humor and should be allowed to express what makes us laugh

I agree, imagine the show "workaholics" and replace the white actors with black ones. That show would be labeled a c00n fest.

 

[RubioTheCruel]

Classic. Season 3-5 are pure comedy.

- rapping with Roy Jones
- the Temptones
- Shawn's prom episode
- when Pops sold the house
- Marlon's stand up


I gotta go find this shyt on Youtube now... I wish they had the series on Bluray

 

[MartyMcFly]

I agree, imagine the show "workaholics" and replace the white actors with black ones. That show would be labeled a c00n fest.

Word. I love Lucy is one of the greatest comedies of all time. Put a black woman in that role and cats would be calling for her head.

I agree.
But if this was a modern show as opposed to something from the 90s I think the tone of this thread would be a lot different

Well that's a problem then. We can't be so quick to label everything a minstrel show when not everything is. Some shyt is just silly and immature. I find the three stooges just as funny as arrested development or 30 Rock. One is considered low brow and the other has a mixture of different comedies. By saying that as a black man I can only participate in one type of comedy or else the black police will string me up by my nikes, that's doing more harm than help

 

[Morose Polymath]

The Temptones

breh this joint is stuck in my head at work this morning.... "♫ You better run... You sweeeeeet little thing...♫"

 

[CapitalOne]

 

[I love Latina women]

I wouldn't say its c00nish at all. It's silly and over the top like a lot of comedies staring white people. Marlon and Shawn do a lot of slapstick and very broad humor. The first season is a lot more subdued than the rest but there has to be room for black comedians to be silly and endulge in their silliness just like white comedians do without us accusing them of doing a minstrel show.

Not every show can be a different world or even wants to be. We all have different senses of humor and should be allowed to express what makes us laugh

Yeah, I feel that.

Classic show

Still watch it every night before I go to bed

I was JUST watching it earlier this week 1 night and forgot how funny it was at times.

 

[semicko82]

One of the few tv shows that recognized the hip hop scene during the 90s. You would have to be really into rap music at that time to get some of the jokes.

 

[Bonefan32]

Classic I love the show especially after the first season, so many funny moments

off the top of the head I really liked the hip hop pops episode also the bernie mac one and jerry springer ep

 

[Urbanmiracle]

Under the slapstick humor there were themes of family, unity, black pride, sibling love, brotherhood and over coming adversity. Shawn went from being a UPS driver to owning his own thriving business with plans to expand at the end of the series. Marlon started off like a lost child but his brother gave him a job which gave him focus to find out his calling was acting and he was in several plays. Pops had a thriving business with his diner and showed his boys a positive black father figure. Yea some of the jokes were silly but none of them were criminals or failures. I dunno how that's c00nery to be honest

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

The prom episode

Jerry springer episode

The episode where their childhood homey started using Shawn for his money.

My favorite episodes

 

[semicko82]

Classic I love the show especially after the first season, so many funny moments

off the top of the head I really liked the hip hop pops episode also the bernie mac one and jerry springer ep