Clifton Powell...the hardest working black actor ever.

@jessediaz1293

6 күн бұрын

Charles S. Dutton is the most underrated actor ever. He should of all the awards for acting in tv and movies.

@freddy8479

6 күн бұрын

Can you see "Cliff" portraying this type of character on the Daytime Soap, "THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS" giving the likes of "Victor Newman" MORE THAN WHAT HE BARGAINED FOR?? VICTOR WOULD HAVE HAD A STROKE!!!

@brandonjohnson7729

5 күн бұрын

​@@freddy8479Victor definitely would have a stroke

@freddy8479

5 күн бұрын

@@brandonjohnson7729 MOST DEF!!!!

@freddy8479

5 күн бұрын

@@brandonjohnson7729 or showing "Abe Carver on The Days of Our Lives" WHO'S "THE REAL BROTHER" IS!!!

Half of the "Menace to Society" cast is on the show 😂😂😂

@andrewfalconer8599

4 күн бұрын

There were/ are only so many jobs for Black actors in Hollywood.

@marlostanfield8127

4 күн бұрын

Chauncey 😂

@kain93

6 сағат бұрын

@@marlostanfield8127😂😂😂😂 damn I was going to say that 👊😬

@adriansmith1939

44 минут бұрын

@@gutterbois Tone Loc was on Poetic Justice

This show was just too real for its time

@JanWynd

5 ай бұрын

Straight up GROUNDBREAKING! ! ! ! ! I'm now 45 and dis shit HIT DIFFERENT. Now that I'm a full-grown man and done BEEN THRU SOME SHIT, dis show is a whole notha different type of powerful! Back then when I was in my youth, it was a favorite, but now, all the jewels are more readily perceivable!

@aseamin2529

5 ай бұрын

It was right on time in them days

@MichaelOdomwest16thAve

Ай бұрын

Perfect timing, this show was always heavy.

@deannalindsay4317

Ай бұрын

Facts i had my girl watching it with me

@Poppa_bear2k20

Ай бұрын

Yep

The chemistry between Charles Dutton and Clifton Powell is so raw 🔥

@MsDisneylandlover

7 ай бұрын

Both outstanding actors

@khristiansmith1224

2 ай бұрын

Why they never get they flowers I never know why

@sterllfuller2475

6 күн бұрын

Thanks I forgot Charles Dutton name. S/O. Menace to society.

@JayBurris100

5 күн бұрын

🐐🐐

@nicholaswoodard9211

5 күн бұрын

Yes 🥲

The acting dynamic of a trash man against a drug dealer is great

This 30 minute video was better than the last 20 years of sitcom tv combined!!!

@tonton6781

5 күн бұрын

Real talk

@missmoanypants

5 күн бұрын

No.

@chillwillfromtheville

5 күн бұрын

It was a great show but that’s 🧢. At least you got the likes you were fishing for.

@KingNez89

4 күн бұрын

I could FCKN AGREE MORE!

@mlchachere

4 күн бұрын

​@@chillwillfromthevilleThat's not cap. The last 20 years with all these reality shows have been TRASH! That scene where Andre addressed that boy in prison wouldn't be allowed today. It would be OFFENSIVE......SMH

This show was 30 years ahead of its time

@antwanjenkins6735

4 күн бұрын

Fully agree, and it's a shame u just don't get this type of quality television anymore.

@MegaMeco2

2 күн бұрын

maybe as a whole but this part of it wasn’t , crack was in full swing , this show showed exactly what happened in blue collar communities . I would like a remake but we have seen what Hollywood has done with remakes in the past lol

@FlyRy805

Күн бұрын

they wouldn't even be capable today, they would have forced an lgbt side plot in and diluted the real important issues that this show addressed. It was a 1 of 1

@RPGs

Күн бұрын

kinda. there was def no other show like it. for sure. but that reality was def a thing in those times. i was almost in andres shoes at one point. this show. The one where the kid was killed is what Literally turned it around for me. i still cry watching that

THE REASON ANDRE DIDNT TAKE ROC OUT IS BECAUSE HE DIDNT FEAR HIM AND DEEP DOWN INSIDE HE RESPECTED HIS HONEST WAY OF LIVING

@scenesthathit1958

Жыл бұрын

Yup! This shows as time went on he did respect Roc

@Pop-osaiddat

9 ай бұрын

Respect takes you way longer than fear. Andre admired him being who he was because he didn't know why or how he couldn't be him

@sherell273

6 ай бұрын

That would make sense

@JarellPeoples-gs5tn

Ай бұрын

Facts

@c.l.harris8561

7 күн бұрын

Most criminals have a deep respect for upstanding moral citizens who dont live contradictory lives.

I wonder if the people in the bar started to think "damn, I can never relax and have a quiet drink at this spot" 😂

@DjDeven909

4 күн бұрын

ain't nooo dancing, pool, dart tournament or nothing 🤣🤣 just Roc and Andre beefing ✌🏿

@questionresearch8721

3 күн бұрын

​@@DjDeven909😂😂😂

@questionresearch8721

3 күн бұрын

After all that fighting, I will never return. 😂😂😂 Stressing me out and all I want is food hour happy special.

@jayar7436

2 күн бұрын

I’d definitely be the one like, “Who turned the music and the TVs off? And where the hell is my drink, bartender?! What is this, a bar a improv group?” lol

@ti84satact12

2 күн бұрын

You got jokes!😅

Show should have been swimming in Emmys

@scenesthathit1958

Жыл бұрын

That is a absolute fact!

@kevinsandidge4248

3 ай бұрын

Most definitely

@freddyvidz

2 ай бұрын

Too black for the committee

@daystar73

Ай бұрын

​@@freddyvidztoo REAL for the committee

@alvinjohnson2402

17 күн бұрын

black shows in the 90s and early 2000s were taking over the TV sitcom slots, then "You Know Who" pulled the plug and canceled them all so blacks would never have media might and gain power ($$$$) Living Single was #1 hit show got canceled so Friends (copycat version of 6 adults living together in New York) could prosper off the momentum.

Roc be acting his ass off

@papmaster8874

3 күн бұрын

I don't think he was acting,he was Real with The Characters Message etc.I remember him playing another as a drug dealer in some movie

@brandonwilliams5526

2 күн бұрын

Roc should have gotten on Enmy for his acting.

Roc had that grown man strength

@scenesthathit1958

Жыл бұрын

Old school ish lol

@CodeBlue_EMT-P

2 күн бұрын

The James Evans of his time.

@devinmack135

Күн бұрын

NAhFR!!!!!

@tonyj9203

Күн бұрын

​@@scenesthathit1958The 90's was an intense time!!

This show should be held up in the same light as Fresh Prince and Family Matters

@ApoloWilliams

4 күн бұрын

Facts

@romegq

4 күн бұрын

The ONLY reason it isn't, is because it wasn't filled with comedic punchlines like the others....we're so accustomed to being laughed at on the screen, that when drama hits, people want to look away. Love Bill in the Cosby show, but Roc is the true father kids could honestly resonate with.

@gary9346

2 күн бұрын

Better than both. ROC should never have been a comedy. It should have been a dramedy. And lord knows that's an INCREDIBLY difficult genre to get right.

@marquellascott1225

Күн бұрын

I really agree.

@sweetbeauty2153

Күн бұрын

​@@gary9346 Yes,indeed! Roc was most definitely better!👏💯

Clifton Powell my favorite actor. I get the whole Denzel thing and all, but Clifton is low key on that level. He is criminally underrated

@malikaustin9087

5 күн бұрын

#FACTory

@Wes36Man

5 күн бұрын

Menace 2 Society

@Fgaentertainment

3 күн бұрын

Plus he's versatile. His comedic characters are funny asf

@bongoikno4994

3 күн бұрын

FACTS

@MegaPsycho84

3 күн бұрын

@@Fgaentertainment true. He can play a convincing drug dealer one minute, then the next minute he can play a convincing preacher. Lol

Good LORD!!!!! The acting in this show. 🤯🤯🤯 Charles S. Dutton & Clifton Powell tore the roof off of all these scenes. Shame on me for never knowing this existed.

THIS SHOW IS FIRE!!! CHARLES DUTTON AND CLIFTON POWELL ARE LEGENDARY ACTORS!!

@scenesthathit1958

Жыл бұрын

Two powerhouses!

@kyleedwards6310

9 ай бұрын

Clifton Powell is underrated actor

@ShawnCarter-rq8eo

8 ай бұрын

Pull the words out of my mouth...

@victortshoba1216

3 ай бұрын

Intense

I am a fan of Roc. Shameful that this show only ran for 3 seasons. Why? Any show to uplift the Black Community never stands a chance. That's why we need to support our own and have our own like other communities have that I admire and respect. Thank you so much for this compilation.

@ledgic1317

4 күн бұрын

It's a shame that someone like Tyler Perry doesn't try to recreate something like this with a strong black heterosexual male lead

@anpuarcturus

4 күн бұрын

@@ledgic1317 I agree. Tyler Perry more than likely knows that a show like that wouldn't last.

@JerkVegas86

4 күн бұрын

Them white folks ain't letting Blk Ppl back up.

@darrylwhite2680

3 күн бұрын

💯

@KasimOwens-qj9re

3 күн бұрын

You are right about that my friend Rodney Perry he knows Clifton Powell they work together also I got a friend named p o o h man was on the movie menace to society with Charles s . AKA Rock

They need to give Clifton his star on the ground at the Hollywood hall of fame ASAP!

@Discipleofyeshuahamaschiach

8 ай бұрын

Washington DC’s finest fr ! Best actor we got ! A part from Samuel L being born here but Clifton a bad boy !

@MsDisneylandlover

7 ай бұрын

Outstanding actor ❤ when he playing a good guy or a bad guy love him on tv show south central..

@mariecampbell3373

Ай бұрын

Clifton's son is dating one of the Obama girls.

@JohnnnyM0124

2 күн бұрын

U have to pay for those stars they aren’t free most of the time unless u a global entity

@brandonwilliams5526

2 күн бұрын

Both Clifton and ROC

Andre and Roc scared me, and they weren’t even talking TO me! Good acting!

@jessediaz1293

4 күн бұрын

Right Andre was scary but Roc was terrifying too.

@Squirrel36

4 күн бұрын

@@jessediaz1293 For real!

@questionresearch8721

3 күн бұрын

They both was stressing me out especially when they are fighting at the bar. Just give me my food so I can eat. 😅

Shows like this low-key put sense into our heads back in the day.

The chemistry between Charles Dutton and Clifton Powell is phenomenal… I miss tv shows like this such powerful meaning and messages ✊🏽❤️✨

Thank you for putting this together. No sitcom EVER had a storyline like this. So damn good.

@hermansmithjr561

6 ай бұрын

South Central

@aseamin2529

5 ай бұрын

​@@hermansmithjr561 canceled after 3 seasons the networks wanted to replace the real with the comedy shows of the 90s

@freebachelor5060

Ай бұрын

@@aseamin2529 He meant that the tv show South Central had a storyline like this. Honestly, South Central went harder than Roc. That's why they cancelled it after 1 season and then replaced it with Moesha aka South Central lite.

Before Pinky owned his record store.

@theanalogcirclepodcast.9416

Күн бұрын

😂Facts.

One of the best shows ever. Hit on real issues. Charles Dutton was fire. Clifton Powell was on point.

"You might just able... to negotiate yourself... a cool spot... in Hell..." he was still roasting him

@brandonwilliams5526

2 күн бұрын

That was straight savage.

@sweetbeauty2153

Күн бұрын

​@@brandonwilliams5526Yes, Roc was "That Dude" fr! Every scene with him and Andre was very intense!😳

It really looked like Charles and Clifton hated each other.for real Amazing acting.

@hotboxyay9029

6 күн бұрын

That’s what happens when two powerhouse actors share a scene.

Shows like this South Central and New York Undercover was my era! I was 10 when these shows came out 👍👍

@tarataylor6489

Күн бұрын

Me too the good days

@cholgate11

16 сағат бұрын

10 lol damn youngin

Black sitcoms like these are dearly missed. Younger kids today don't know anything about Roc. This show can easily help prevent many kids from falling into gangs and drugs.

This sitcom was serious but true.

This show has some powerful actor's!

@IAMYOURSYSTEMFAILURE

29 күн бұрын

Drop the apostrophe on "actors", and you'd be right.

This last episode showed that Andre would’ve probably been a dynamic youth counselor or speaker has the show continued.

@briancottingham1674

9 ай бұрын

He told lil dude some real shit that episode!

@EdgeO419

8 күн бұрын

Man I would have loved to see Andres redemption

In the end Roc has a final heart to heart moment with Andre that almost had him in tears.

@jamesgibson3716

4 күн бұрын

Fox was full of crap for not showing this sitcom love and respect.

This is what real sitcom TV should be like, impactful, meaningful and emotional. TV nowadays concentrate too much on humor alone and has no substance. Not this show....I used to watch with my Pops and entire family back in the 90s and we always talked about what we saw and what it meant to them. That's why these episodes and show resonate so deep in me after all these years as a 47 yrs old man.

@made.fresh.daily.

6 күн бұрын

humour or just all out soft core corn

Dynamic acting from both actors right to Clifton changing his voice after he got shot. If anybody else noticed that.

@aidanfox8219

Жыл бұрын

His character had a hole in his lung after he got shot.

@charleslangley2685

4 күн бұрын

Facts

TrashMan vs DopeMan rivalry in Roc is very captivating

@DubBeats

7 ай бұрын

He hate seeing his community got dragged in drug…

Roc, the barber and Andre were all in Menace II Society too

@DCKINGVDAGOAT

7 ай бұрын

The dude that played Shareef (Rocs Son on Menace ll Society) has a few cameos throughout the Roc series also....

@rillconnectedentertainment6739

Ай бұрын

And they played the same roles

@user-df7nt1tq7t

2 күн бұрын

Yep

Clifton Powell was one of my regular customers in Los Angeles and man, let me tell you he was such a good guy on and off the screen. Humble, funny and never showed an ounce of disrespect. Oh, and yea, he did the Pinky scene from the movie Friday lol.

I would like to see reruns of this show like they do Martin, Family Matters, fresh Prince, Good Times, and others

@jalisabradford6201

6 ай бұрын

On Pluto TV in the Black Classics!

@TripleBlsdNHlyFvrd

4 ай бұрын

It’s on PlutoTV….. great app for lots of classics.

@freddyvidz

2 ай бұрын

Too much realness and positivity

@1064project

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much​@@jalisabradford6201

@dnathandnathan6460

6 күн бұрын

Walmart has all of them in all seasons box sets 👍🏾

the most underrated, disrespected show to have been on tv

@jamesgibson3716

4 күн бұрын

You can thank Fox for that. They never respected black shows...

Give Charles S Dutton & Clifton Powell their flowers 💐 they always been top tier actors. They make our people look good.

This is more than a show or sitcom, it taught everyone who watched it about - real life. How to stand up to the pitfalls of society and the streets, to be courageous in the face of uncertainty. We are missing shows like this, shows that show and teach us all to be better people, a better society. We need stories that touch all parts of the human spirit, the hurts, the pains and all the joys that make us who we are. And the love and understanding that brings up together...togetherness is what is missing in our society. We all could use a piece of "Roc" in our hearts to make our skin strong and hearts soft at the same time.

Roc was intense. His eyes were locked in on Andre. Incredibly powerful scene.

@michaelmaysjr.3228

3 күн бұрын

Facts.... A man with no fear to protect what's his, is a VERY dangerous man.

If this show had one more season, we probably would’ve seen Andre finding redemption and getting some help to turn his life around

@marissawilson4644

11 ай бұрын

I agree

@muskegontribune

9 ай бұрын

Those last couple of seasons made Roc one of the best black TV shows in history

@DennisCast7days

7 ай бұрын

wrong. One of the best American TV shows@@muskegontribune

@muskegontribune

7 ай бұрын

@@DennisCast7days Whatever, you don't speak for all of America. It was never a top-rated show, so most Americans didn't even watch it. The show had a urban-theme

@DennisCast7days

7 ай бұрын

so rating determine if something is worthwhile? @@muskegontribune

They don’t air shows like this anymore for a reason smh. Keep your minds liberated young kings and queens

This show never got the recognition it deserved. Right up there with Martin and Fresh Prince imo.

Roc & Andre were far from friends. But over time, they grew to have a begrudging but mutual respect for one another.

@freddy8479

6 күн бұрын

AGREED!!!! 👍 💯

Cliff and Charles need their flowers now. 2 very underrated actors.

Two of the realest to ever do it for the culture. We need more acting like Dutton and Powell to show reality joints to the children in today’s society. 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯

I remember watching these episodes on my little ass bedroom tv Thursday nights at the age of 8-11 years old. The nostalgia is thick

Andre kept it real with him and gave that kid great advice.

Clifton Powell was scary as hell.

The crazy part is Charles S Dutton wasn’t acting.

@dadadadad7787

5 күн бұрын

True that he was real

A lot of these young kids need to see this.

We Need This Show Back ASAP 💯 ROC Was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

He had Clifton so scared he called his real name at 4:01 Charles Charles. Damn good acting to for real

@curtfox91

Күн бұрын

Lmaooo😂😂😂 i just noticed that 😂😂😂

Don't forget ROC was a live recording so this is phenomenal acting 💙... Tv shows of today could never

@yungcash8800

8 сағат бұрын

Oh forreal never knew it was done live this is awesome

@4.20MCOC

8 сағат бұрын

@@yungcash8800 Yea. They run off set everytime commercial come on 😂

@yungcash8800

8 сағат бұрын

​@@4.20MCOC😂damn

They could’ve gave this show 2 more seasons

@AggravatedMan365

Жыл бұрын

Facts

@NeoMosea

Ай бұрын

Its was too positive, they wouldn't do that

@illjwill5360

6 күн бұрын

If it had a lot of buffoonery it would've got more then 2 seasons it probably would've got 4 or 5 more seasons.

@sweetbeauty2153

Күн бұрын

​@@illjwill5360 Yes,Exactly!🙄🤦‍♀️

I forgot how great this show was. It's a shame that it didn't get the recognition that it deserved.

The acting on this show was TOP NOTCH!

As a kid I used to be afraid of Roc in a respect your father kind of way. He didn't play around. Clifton Powell always brings it. That's my guy.

This great acting by Charles Dutton and Clifton Powell.

WHEN U HAVE KIDS AS A FATHER THERE IS NO ONE THAT CAN PROTECT THEM LIKE A FATHER

@oholm09

5 ай бұрын

Always true

Still love this show forever

@scenesthathit1958

Жыл бұрын

Me too✊🏾

This show NEEDS to be in re runs on BET or TVone for this current generation. If not for shows like this and it's influence our community would've been decimated to nothing in the 90s.

@rooseveltdarbey9493

4 күн бұрын

Exactly 💯 they'll rerun all that other nonsense.

One of the most powerful TV shows of all time.

They’re aren’t enough shows like this on TV anymore. I enjoyed watching this episode. Good message.

@rooseveltdarbey9493

4 күн бұрын

Exactly 💯

The Television Show Roc was very Powerful it was something to really relate to poverty The Crime element violence and Real life situations the storyline was hardhitting and very accurate. And most of all it had a very positive message. Charles S. Dutton and all of the phenomenal cast Did an outstanding job and they were so very underrated I wish that the Fox Network had kept them on Amazing performances you all Deserve Academy Awards. For this Masterpiece of Black Excellence.

Ton Loc voice cut through everyone’s when he stepped through. I remember watching this when I was young but rewatching it was a helluva wake up call

Back when there were more good hard working people than drug dealers

@DonBienveRosario15

3 күн бұрын

Still

The reason Andre respected Roc is because he saw something in Roc that Andre couldn’t see in himself. I wouldn’t even go as far as saying that Andre was looking for his father in Roc and was acting more like a rebellious teenager.

Classic show with many real messages. I watched it long ago and this brings back memories. Clifton powell and charles dutton are phenomenal actors they camceled the show because it was too real and they wanted more comedy type shows and shows with less messages for black people. Andre was a stain on his community but as the show progressed you can tell Rocs words did have an impact on him because he knew it was all true. The point is this tho THERE ARE DRUG DEALERS IN EVERY COMMUNITY AND WE DESTROY OURSELVES THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN POVERTY . THESE YOUNG KIDS TODAY HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT THE 80S AND 90S. THE MOST POWERFUL SHOW AT THAT TIME AND ONE OF THE BEST EVER WRITTEN. ALWAYS ENDED WITH A POSITIVE MESSAGE ABOUT DRUGS AND GUN VIOLENCE AND AIDS ETC.

This...this right here...reality. Legendary actors 👏 👏👏👏👏

This is what TV needs again. Real shows with damn good actors i miss this show

Realest show ever!!!!

@scenesthathit1958

Жыл бұрын

Facts!

I love Clifton Powell in EVERYTHING he's in❤

This show reminded me of my dad. Loved watching this show.

2:55 beauty of a live audience 😂. I bet the producers weren’t betting on ppl laughing at that part

Damn in 2024 I am feeling these scenes......this is powerful.

As a Baltimore native this show made me so proud to be from the city.

Folks in the bar was probably tired of Roc and Andre. “Man I’m just trying to have a drink, here go these two fools again” 😂

Great cast with theater background!Love the live episodes

One of my favorite shows of the 90s 💯

26:55 ''That kid Damon is about to go to the penitentiary, for killing another kid. Proud that he's following in your footsteps, and you wanna sit here, and tell ME.. IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS!!'' Oooohhh I love that part. Charles S. Dutton is a great actor and director. 🔥🔥

@brandonwilliams5526

2 күн бұрын

Damon wouldn't last a week in jail because he talks to much.😂

TV WILL NEVER HAVE A SHOW LIKE THIS ON AGAIN

@courtneystarkes692

7 сағат бұрын

💯

This was a primetime black sitcom.

All I can say is "Damn". Serious acting right here.

We talk about how now is the golden age of television, but damn, the 90s was on another level. 'The Wire' might have shown what Andre's world really looked like from his perspective, but 'Roc' showed what Roc's world looked like to Andre and showed character development. Black television was fire. This, Family Matters, Fresh Prince. Some of the best television of the 90s. Easily.

whoever shot Andre shoulda merked him right on the spot...

@KSoloLoso

Жыл бұрын

Heavy d character shot him

@aidanfox8219

5 ай бұрын

14:47-14:48 Pinky got smoked.

Damn, I forgot how good and real this show was and still is. This story arc was powerful. We need more shows on TV like this.

THE MESSAGE ..THE PERFORMANCE!!!..BRILLIANT!!!

Clifton Powell 🥶🥶🥶🥶

@KavonWilson-zj9wk

5 күн бұрын

Look like the same character Clifton played on rush hour 1

3:56 REALEST MOMENT IN TV HISTORY!!!!! I felt EVERY BIT OF IT!!!

I MISS ROC!!!! AMAZING SERIES!!!.......The "Life" cornbread guy was the guard in the final scene.

"Do you know how it feels to wake up every morning not knowing whether one of your enemies or your friends is gone put a bullet in the back of yo head" Damn 😖

ROC was one of the realist shows ever. It was too real

I love how Clifton Powell kept getting called young and little. Lol. Clifton was probably oldest person in room after Pops. Lol

This is FANTASTIC!!!

Charles and Clifton at their very best. Can't find actors these raw and real anymore. Story telling masters.

Only 40,000 , dam that line alone is powerful

Oscars are giving to the wrong actors. Powell is a unique and skillful actor who should have won multiples. He's my favorite, since menace to society

@NewBornChoppaRoblox

5 күн бұрын

He’s my favorite since menace to society too