An Unbelievable optical illusion... kind of

Why?
How?
Because (believe it or not, younger readers) there was a time when certain styles were associated, and confined to, certain ethnic groups.
Well, guess what? Your beloved Unbelievables never subscribed to that ridiculous point of view. We are almost always guided and influenced by style and if something looks good, then it looks even better on us. Whether we're busting jive turkeys in an alley in Harlem, chasing the Yakuza on motorcycles through the streets of Tokyo or seducing military secrets from a contessa in Florence, we're going to dress the part and you know we're going to look sharp doing it, just because that's who we are. Whatever it takes to get the job done. It sounds simple, doesn't it? For us, it is. Not everybody can pull it off though.

This montage captures the essence of the Unbelievables like none other.

You see, for us, this is life, not a lifestyle. It's the difference between putting on some clothes...

Jackasses

And wearing them. You dig?

Badasses

This is the simplest explanation we can offer as to why our appearance seems to change in different photographs, based on what is happening in those photos.

The point of all this is, sometimes you might think we look like this...

While other times, it may appear to you that we look like this...

But we are always this...

I mean, each of us being a cool dude with at least two hot ladies, not that one of us is a cool dude and the other two are hot ladies. Maybe I should have found a better picture. Maybe Jeff can salvage this on Friday.

Unbelieva-Brother

Clark said of the above

"It's been mentioned before but sometimes we're black. Again, don't let it throw you."

Clark touched on The Unbelievables uncanny ability to appear black when the need arises. It's been a terrific boon for us over the years, aiding us in countless cases.

But it's a skill which hasn't come easy for us. In the beginning there was a lot of work involved ...

I'm not going to note who's who in this picture. It's pretty obvious all three of us

were in the delicate, formative stages of black alter egoness.

Here's an example of our "look" back in the day.

While the style was greatly improved, our "moves" needed improvement.

It takes time, effort and fortitude to master being black, especially when the need for undercover work comes calling. It's not a matter of concentrating on the role at that point. When you're in the thick of it, you can't worry about stepping into character convincingly. It's got to come naturally.

Jeff was the first of us to "get down with his bad self" ...

Through trial and error, we found Clark did his best work

when he was working with one of the ladies.

(Hello, Ladies!)

Over the years, however, we've been able to perfect every aspect of our characters.

It was just a matter of time (and practice) before we had all our ducks in a row ...

... and it wasn't long before we became masters of our craft.

So good, in fact, we once rented out our services as body doubles

for Max Julien, Richard Pryor and Roger Mosley.

Some of our many "exploits of color" are legendary. Jeff and Clark will regale you ...