As soon as Tommy Davidson started speaking I knew exactly why this show got canceled.

@KentonHaskell

Ай бұрын

I just said that lol

@AndriaaLeoLove

Ай бұрын

That’s cold. The show is alright.

@juicymiss87

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@officialmaurice1

Ай бұрын

INSTANTLY!

@Joshua78

Ай бұрын

Damn you threw that shade tree lol

Had no idea this even existed.

@robroy6374

7 ай бұрын

This was televised on July 4, 1989 as part of the CBS Summer Playhouse pilot anthology series.

@WaldoBagelTopper

7 ай бұрын

Right?!

@robroy6374

7 ай бұрын

@waldobageltopper 🤦‍♂️

@kimberlymcgee7954

7 ай бұрын

Same here

@karterjrichardson2528

7 ай бұрын

Me either

Why Tommy Davison sound like he one of the original Jamaican Bobsled Team members 👂🏽😭🤣🤣🤣💀

@SiouxieSioux

7 ай бұрын

Riiiiiight 😂😂 that's exactly what I was thinking.

@BatmanPops

7 ай бұрын

@@SiouxieSioux Yeah LOL 😄😄😁👍

@sidhawkins7685

6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@sheenashanta1205

4 ай бұрын

Yo what was the name of that movie i used to watch that all the time as a shorty

@BatmanPops

4 ай бұрын

@@sheenashanta1205 The Jamaican Bobsled Team

Tommy going in and out of that accent

@ebeleifedigbo506

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@MyNameIsUnavailable

7 ай бұрын

Came for this comment 😂

@eaqua56

7 ай бұрын

For sure😅

@SDotCole

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@Mrntl2014

7 ай бұрын

My man sound like he Jamaican lol

That accent swung past Jamaica every now and then 😂

@trullypretti

7 ай бұрын

I said the same thing 😂😂😂

@International-BlackMan

5 ай бұрын

😂😂😂As an Black Man born in Africa, living in America. People tell me I sound Jamaican, African and British at the same time. It unintentionally happens that way sometimes

@R.A_Baskets

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@pinktaco646

Ай бұрын

I find it comical that ever black person with an accent is automatically Jamaican. Like damn, is Jamaica the only country outside of America?

@a.j.c187

15 күн бұрын

@@pinktaco646It’s the only one that matters 😆

Varnel Hill deserved his own show

@TDC3

Ай бұрын

💯 that could have been a nice spinoff of martin

@iam01

Ай бұрын

💯 😂

I was probably one of the five people who saw this back in 1989

@robroy6374

7 ай бұрын

July 1989.

@kooldjnez1

7 ай бұрын

You're right,because the other of us few hundred thousands saw it when it premired,the Summer of 1989.

@StarLove1976

Ай бұрын

😅😅😅 3 of the 5 are in this comment section 😅😅😅 I never saw it.. did it get past the pilot? Serious question 🙋🏽‍♀️

@mongoslade277

18 күн бұрын

​@@StarLove1976 No. Never got past the pilot phase

@marekcalhoun1737

15 күн бұрын

I was one of the other 4 😂😂

I had no idea they made a sitcom out of the film. I do, on the other hand, have several ideas why this got cancelled.

@Vidgirl8

Ай бұрын

this was a pilot. It was never sold so it was never made into a series. CBS aired this once on July 4, 1989 as part of the CBS Summer Playhouse pilot anthology series.

@guruwu1566

21 күн бұрын

@@Vidgirl8 yea it was too trash to even get picked up. Eating caterpillars, bugs, horrible accent, wild stereotypical behavior was on full display and this is not the fault of the actors, the WRITERS and PRODUCERS who have no concept of culture or interest in authentic translations of various experiences

Thankfully this wasn’t picked up

@Kaydubb

7 ай бұрын

Facts...In living Color wouldn't have been the same if Tommy Davidson wasn't part of the cast

@TheStreetFoolosopherMr187

Ай бұрын

Call it a blessing in disguise

@AndriaaLeoLove

Ай бұрын

Thumbs down.

I see why this didn’t last past the pilot

@lutherwalker7639

Ай бұрын

Yeah I actually think Tommy Davidson is underrated when it comes to being funny but this..... AIN'T IT AT ALL

@ItIsNotThatSerious

Ай бұрын

This is awful, but it’s still better than the Coming 2 America sequel 😂

@marciaboland6103

Ай бұрын

Exactly

@lutherwalker7639

Ай бұрын

@@ItIsNotThatSerious facts...💩

@XiomaraThaGoddessMeow

Ай бұрын

Y’all are so damn dramatic lol

I was today years when I knew of such a pilot. Tommy Davidson is awesome.

@PastorRichardAllenFarmer

6 ай бұрын

I was “today years”????

🔴 So many pilot shows out here that never got picked up, its crazy

Coming to America, from 1989, was a proposed weekly sitcom, is based on the 1988 Paramount Pictures movie of the same name. This pilot went unsold, but it was televised on CBS on July 4, 1989 as part of the CBS Summer Playhouse. The show was produced by Eddie Murphy Television Enterprises in association with Paramount. Furthermore, Murphy was listed as co-executive producer. The pilot was greenlit as part of a first-look deal with Paramount, Eddie Murphy, and CBS. Had the pilot been successful, then CBS would've proceeded with an initial 13-episode run. This was 1989, the end of the 80's, a year before In Living Color.

@reddtexx81

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the information,never heard of this show.

@Rashy225

7 ай бұрын

I feel like I’ve discovered something from an alternate reality.

@emekaosuagwu6416

5 ай бұрын

Wooooooowwwwwwww

@shannondbrown1552

2 ай бұрын

Thank God this didn’t get picked up, In Living Color wouldn’t have been the same without Tommy Davidson.

@CockLobster

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the copy paste knowitall

Never knew this existed. Think I'll stick to the original film. lol

It’s like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder why I ever left Zamunda😂 😂

@RqediMarche

7 ай бұрын

I DIED😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@radioqueenbee7008

7 ай бұрын

LOL 😂 that was funny

@Blueman2018

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 i am dead now lol

@beyourself2444

Ай бұрын

Best comment ever😂😂😂

@send2dwight

14 күн бұрын

Funniest line

Tommy Davidson is such a comedy treasure

It wasn’t that bad, they didn’t give ve it a chance. The accent is a hot mess tho😂

@mikekillagreen9432

7 ай бұрын

It is that bad and yes that accent is atrocious. 😂😂😂

They tried- glad that In Living Color came along for Tommy.

😂😂😂This was so bad I accidentally watched the whole episode 😂😂😂 The secondhand embarrassment is real.

Tommy Davidson is talented and can do many accents but this ain't one of them.

Never heard of this show....and I loved the original movie

Tommy Davidson's accent here is the best example of an actual "African American" 😂😂.... He had both accents

@tobydanger86

Ай бұрын

😂😂perfect assessment

Omg his accent. He stayed in it for about 8 minutes of the show lol, still I would have watched the whole series, Tommy is a legend

I see why this ain't go anywhere 😂

@leroystrokesmen5666

Ай бұрын

Yeah it's terrible

@tobydanger86

Ай бұрын

I said the same thing

His accent says he was raised in Zamunda and DC at the same time 😂😂😂

Damn I wish I could go back this time in my life ! 🙃

This is so bad that it's good, beautiful train wreak.

@ebeleifedigbo506

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Tommy Davidson is killing me with that weak ass accent 😂😂😂

@brandonbates9259

Ай бұрын

wtf 🤣🤣

Tommy Davidson Takin' It to D.C. from 1990 is a stellar stand up special. Thank you for sharing this pilot.

@klosedkaption8042

6 ай бұрын

"Cause I'm a black cat"

AJ Johnson stayed working on an 80’s sitcom that never made it do you hear me. Her and Lorenz Tate 😂 This show was a mess and his accent 😅

@ebeleifedigbo506

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂 not do you hear me

@nightcourier

7 ай бұрын

How did Eddie Murphy greenlight this putrid mess?

Cool Runnings accent😂

Never heard of this show. Now I no why

This was BAD….

@FleanSyn

Ай бұрын

Lol extremely.

@mrkyll100

Ай бұрын

Tommy Davidson’s accent was so horrible, he decided to only use it sparingly 🤣

@tinkthomas1255

19 күн бұрын

But you watched

Honestly, all of the 1980's Sitcom are amazing with incredible actors.

Paul Bates is comedic gold!

🤣😭😂😭🤣His impersonation of Stevie Wonder was beyond hilarious.🤣🤣🤣

I only heard of this show a few years ago when Tommy Davidson mentioned it in an interview. I never saw this until now. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks 🙏🏾 to ex production assistant 🎥 for saving and sharing these rare gems 💎

Thanks for this archive!!!

This script was terrible but tommy still found a way to give it life

@WaldoBagelTopper

6 ай бұрын

You know what vibe it had to me? The Wayans brothers show with Shawn and Marlon Wayans that used to air on WB

@BianicEpicVideos

6 ай бұрын

@@WaldoBagelTopper yeah! And a little bit of good times

@pattrell5257

6 ай бұрын

I liked it, because he's an African prince that is cut off to be taught responsibility. It would be hard to make it into a 7-8 year sitcom success--unless he is eventually cut off for good. But, pepperoni pizza would be almost surely off limits to people from that continent(likely due to religion).

@emekaosuagwu6416

5 ай бұрын

Very terrible,😂😂😂 tommy doing the most with the in and out American African concept

My mom has this on tape but it’s not this clear! 😂 It came on CBS and my mom used to recorded thunder cats in the morning 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@SiouxieSioux

7 ай бұрын

Aaaaaw your mums sounds amazing, a constant to my mum who wouldn't let us watch t.v until we did chores and homework in the afternoon.

I found this channel by accident. I love it. I never heard of this show.

Tommy Davidson a year before In Living Color debuted in 1990.

You know Eddie didn't approve or forgot all about this to not have him in part 2.

Thanks for all the wonderful surprises,keep the "obscure" tv shows coming,im having a lot of fun so far.My favorite knew addiction is Out All Night, Vivica Fox,Pattie LaBelle and the rest of the cast are Amazing on this show.

Coming to America would've been better as an SNL skit series than a movie and sitcom.

@TheLovesnowangel

Ай бұрын

The first movie was/is a cult classic, but this show and the sequel is a big hell naaaah

@KenMasters.

Ай бұрын

@@TheLovesnowangel I mean it should be a skit series on SNL, but movie-like similar to Eddie Murphy's "White Like Me" skit.

You have the best like sitcom keep them coming. Thank you so much.

It was so many one off sitcoms in the 80s/90s.

If that episode was any drier, my computer screen would have disintegrated!

@tammyrobinson5142

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@edreid7872

7 ай бұрын

My phone practically crumbled in my hands..😂.. Drier than a Popeyes biscuit..

@ebeleifedigbo506

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@GarryWood-jg6su

Ай бұрын

Y'all going crazy on this show. 😂😂😂😂😂😂...

They were just making anything back in the day lol

@AnonymousC-lm6tc

7 ай бұрын

At least they tried to be creative unlike today. 😂

@brandonbates9259

Ай бұрын

They was like we going to see which one of these can actually work out🤣🤣 this was either a terrible idea or poorly excuted 🤣🤣

@tobydanger86

Ай бұрын

Eddie was a producer 😂

See I told you those days were the best! Thanks for uploading

Never knew this was a show. Now i know why

FYI this wasn’t an actual show, it was featured on a summer series called CBS Summer playhouse

@robroy6374

7 ай бұрын

yup, only the pilot aired.

@MyNameIsUnavailable

7 ай бұрын

Thank u 💯

@robroy6374

7 ай бұрын

@@MyNameIsUnavailable NP

@casualslax

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, they were hoping for it to get the green-light and become a series but only this pilot was filmed.

Tommy's shape up was NON EXISTENT 😂

@Anderson_Se7en

6 ай бұрын

All them 80’s haircuts was not haircuts at all. Dudes just had hair 😂😂😂

@CrackHeadHuntersPharmacist

Ай бұрын

​@@Anderson_Se7en Stop lying.

Wtf!!!???? 😂😂 I never knew this was a show 🤷🏾‍♂️

I remember this thanks for posting

That accent

I could see this show finding its rhythm after a season or 2

Preciate this, Great Quality

Tommy struggled with establishing a consistent accent. Its a struggle listening to him waiver in his accent. The Accent is key for this concept.

Post more of these shows, please 😊

I remember this. It came and went so fast.

RIP John Hancock (1941 - 1992) he was only 51 years old.

It been long time for sitcom comedy back in the day's

WOW NEVER KNEW THIS EXISTED THANK YOU

Living in America!! 🎶🗽🌃 🚆🚄🍕🐀

This channel is a blessing, I never knew this existed at all. What was Tommy thinking? 😂

Oof that accent Tommy. How could it be worse than Eddie's LOL

Tommy 🔥🔥 wish this went further

Omg I’m hooked!!! Never heard of this show!! 😊

@safeysmith6720

6 ай бұрын

Too bad this is the one and only episode.

Mind blown, I never knew this existed holy 😮😮😮

I Really wish there were more of these episodes 🤣😂❤ Tommy doing MICHAEL JACKSON impressions is freaking Hilarious 😂😂

I didn’t even know this existed, but I’m glad I had no clue this existed 😂😂

This practically gold bro sheshh

Wow I didnt know about this version. Interesting!!

Thank god for KZread.

How did I miss this mess 😂

Mannn, Lost memory unlocked!

Yooo how I miss this!

Wow- never knew about this. 89- a year before In Living Color. I can see that this is something I would have loved at the time. Seems like they would have relied a lot on Davidson's great physical comedy gift. It held all the typical sitcom tropes of the time. Some foreign guy trying to fit in America (that wasn't considered "racist" at the time. Looks like they were building towards this Urkel/Carl father/son thing between Davidson and Mr. Mackey. Same on Fresh Prince with Phil and Will. Seems like they were really relying on the movie to be the brand. And to be fair, this is a property they could have squeezed a LOT of juice out of. The whole "foreigner in America" thing. Perfect Strangers did it for what? 6? 7 seasons? Also cool that Paul Bates was hired on. Looks like they were really going to play up the whole Dennis the Menace/Mr. Wilson's Wife never thinks Dennis misbehaves thing between Tariq and Mrs. Mackey.

@HopeAndrea_HFG

7 ай бұрын

Your analysis is spot on!

They really tried to end Tommy's career

Oh wow this is great. Never knew it existed.

The good old shows ❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯

Please bring back this series

@williemakeit2346

6 ай бұрын

There is no series, this pilot episode was rejected and therefore no other episodes were filmed. Tons of other potential sitcoms met this same fate.

Never knew this sitcom aired. 🤯

@williemakeit2346

6 ай бұрын

It didn’t. Never made it past this pilot episode.

Boysenberry is only sold at Knott’s Berry Farm today.

Didn't know this show ever came out.

Cool show 😊

Dang I forgot about this!

😮What is this? I had NO IDEA this even existed!😮

Wow never seen this until now😮

Thought this was in living color skit for a sec

Black TV in the 90s, so awesome!!

Word. Subbed

OHHH...WOW...Yes I Remember This Show...Smh...Wow...One Love Fam.

Bloody awesome

Not even 5 minutes go by and we get the Stevie…. Nothin but love for Tommy D!!!

7:14 is wild. The script writers got people thinking that Africans eat like Timon & Pumba from The Lion King

The accent has to be the reason this didn’t get green lit

never knew about this show