"The Gang Recycles Their Trash" (Season 8, Episode 2) saw Dee reprise her racist Martina Martinez character in brownface makeup while trying to incite an uprising among Black and Latinx sanitation workers.
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"Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth" (Season 6, Episode 9) saw Mac (Rob McElhenney) wear blackface while impersonating actor Danny Glover as Murtaugh in Paddy's staging of "Lethal Weapon 5." Paul Walter Hauser also appeared in blackface while playing a high school character in their version of the movie, while Frank (Danny DeVito) wore a braided wig while portraying a Native American crime boss. Their offensive portrayals - including wigs, prosthetics and fake accents - prompt Charlie (Charlie Day) to remark, "This is so racist." In "America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest" (Season 4, Episode 3), aspiring actress Dee (Kaitlin Olson) presented two racist characters, Taiwan Tammy and Martina Martinez, for her fledgling web series.
have each taken down five episodes of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" stars Rob McElhenney, left, Kaitlin Olson, Charlie Day, Danny DeVito and Glenn Howerton.
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And "Live From Studio 6H" (Season 6, Episode 19) saw Hamm wear a wig and blackface again alongside Morgan in a parody of the racist radio and TV program “Amos ‘n’ Andy.” "Christmas Attack Zone" (Season 5, Episode 10) saw Jenna wear blackface again when attending a costume party dressed as former Pittsburgh Steelers star Lynn Swann. The show also referenced the unfounded racist conspiracy theory that former President Barack Obama was not born in the United States with a fake Fox News ticker that read, "Exclusive Interview With Kenyan Liar." "Live Show" (Season 5, Episode 2), the East Coast edition of "30 Rock's" first live episode, featured a sketch in which guest star Jon Hamm gets a hand transplant from a Black man who was executed. In "Believe in the Stars" (Season 3, Episode 2), Jenna (Jane Krakowski) wore blackface while swapping identities with Tracy (Tracy Morgan) in a "social experiment" to "prove who has it hardest in America: women or Black men." (Mitchell Haaseth / Associated Press )Īt executive producers Fey and Robert Carlock's request, four episodes of "30 Rock" have been removed from Hulu, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play and syndication. "30 Rock" stars Alec Baldwin, left, Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan. is met at the door by several Black fraternity members, they aren't amused, yanking him inside to beat him up and throw him out. These are my guys, all right? As long as you're with me, they're going to find this funny." But when J.D. asks, to which Turk replies, "Buddy, relax. "Are you sure this isn't offensive?" J.D. arrived at a fraternity house in white face makeup and blackface, respectively. imagines her character as "half Turk and half Elliot" while playing video games on the couch.Īnd in "My Chopped Liver" (Season 5, Episode 17), Turk and J.D.
In "My Jiggly Ball" (Season 5, Episode 4), Chalke wore blackface during another fantasy sequence in which J.D. (Zach Braff) appeared in blackface during a fantasy sequence in which he imagines himself as his best friend, Turk (Donald Faison), in a romantic situation with Elliot (Sarah Chalke). In "My Friend the Doctor" (Season 3, Episode 8), J.D. On June 23, "Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence confirmed on Twitter that plans to pull blackface episodes were "already in the works." Hulu subsequently removed three episodes.
Zach Braff in "Scrubs." (Dean Hendler / NBC)