the show, sister, sister, half & half, smart guy, one on one, wayans brothers, cause i literally saw myself in those characters. - moesha was something that i wanted to do because i wanted to see a story about a black teenage girl, and i did not see that on tv. - she don t know who i am by now. she better ask somebody! - [unison] baby! - moesha was my first staff writing job. it was a groundbreaking time. it was a place where we all belonged. it was a place that you could actually launch a dream. - they introduced nikki parker on the last episode of moesha, which was the pilot for the parkers. on this slot, it was moesha, the parkers, the wayans brothers. so can you imagine what that parking lot looked like, sound like, and smelled like. it was incredible. - and while some of these shows may be popular in african american households, they may not have enough crossover appeal to survive.
- [man over loudspeaker] attention, stars at the wb. - that strategy did enable a rap of black shows, black actors, black creators to shoot their shot. unforgettable (audience laughs) (upbeat music) - he used to hang with me with me and my band, the high tops, perform for the queen of england. - i love that entire era of television, the show, sister, sister, half & half, smart guy, one on one, wayans brothers, cause i literally saw myself in those characters. - moesha was something that i wanted to do because i wanted to see a story about a black teenage girl, and i did not see that on tv. - she don t know who i am by now. she better ask somebody! - [unison] baby! - moesha was my first staff writing job. it was a groundbreaking time. it was a place where we all belonged. it was a place that you could actually launch a dream. - they introduced nikki parker on the last episode
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it s where the nets play at the barclay. [laughter] i ll go visit madonna s plastic surgery if i go. i d like to see that. greg: [laughs] have you ever had a failure? what s your biggest failure of a joke? do you remember? jim: yeah, i had an audition to write for david letterman. they hired comics to fax in jokes at the time and they go, give us a sample, give us your best joke. i thought it was the best joke, that i spied through so many girls windows, i thought about changing my name to tom. and i sent that in and i was like, i m going to get this writing job, this will be amazing. david letterman is suing to say this joke. greg: you know it s funny? people don t remember what tom means, do you? kat: peeping tom. i also know about the fourth amendment. [laughter] greg: isn t that weird connect because the fourth amendment starts assuming