List of Mad TV episodes
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Mad TV is an American comedy sketch television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. It originally aired on Fox from October 14, 1995 to May 16, 2009. It was later revived and returned on July 26, 2016 on The CW.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 19 | October 14, 1995 | June 22, 1996 | Fox | |
| 2 | 22 | September 21, 1996 | May 17, 1997 | ||
| 3 | 25 | September 20, 1997 | May 16, 1998 | ||
| 4 | 25 | August 29, 1998 | May 22, 1999 | ||
| 5 | 25 | September 25, 1999 | May 20, 2000 | ||
| 6 | 30 | September 23, 2000 | June 23, 2001 | ||
| 7 | 25 | September 22, 2001 | May 18, 2002 | ||
| 8 | 25 | September 14, 2002 | May 17, 2003 | ||
| 9 | 25 | September 13, 2003 | May 22, 2004 | ||
| 10 | 23 | September 18, 2004 | May 21, 2005 | ||
| 11 | 22 | September 17, 2005 | May 20, 2006 | ||
| 12 | 22 | September 16, 2006 | May 19, 2007 | ||
| 13 | 16 | September 15, 2007 | May 17, 2008 | ||
| 14 | 17 | September 13, 2008 | May 16, 2009 | ||
| 15 | 8 | July 26, 2016 | September 27, 2016 | The CW | |
Episodes
Season 1 (1995–96)
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| Mad TV (season 1) | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | October 14, 1995 – June 22, 1996 |
The first season of Mad TV, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on the Fox Network between October 14, 1995, and June 22, 1996.
Season summary
Mad TV's first season premiered in the 1995 television season, on October 14 at 11 p.m., thirty minutes before the time-slot of its chief rival, Saturday Night Live.
The original Mad TV repertory cast members were Bryan Callen, David Herman, Orlando Jones, Phil LaMarr, Artie Lange, Mary Scheer, Nicole Sullivan, and Debra Wilson, with Craig Anton as a featured player. The first season's cast was a mixture of seasoned television and film veterans like LaMarr, Herman, and Scheer, and relatively unknown newcomers like Callen, Jones, Lange, Sullivan, and Wilson. The cast was one of the most ethnically diverse sketch comedy casts of the 1990s, with one Native American (and half Irish) man, one Jewish-American man, two African-American men, one African-American woman, two white men and two white women.
Season one of Mad TV relied heavily on the fan base of MAD Magazine. Each episode featured the use of the MAD logo (which is still used today), Alfred E. Neuman images and puns, the Spy vs. Spy cartoons, and the catchphrase "What...me worry?" The first season also established some of the series' landmark characters like Jaq the UBS Guy (LaMarr), The Vancome Lady (Sullivan), Clorox (Anton), Mrs. Jewel Barone (Scheer) and Momma (Lange) from That's My White Momma. This season also produced several enduring celebrity parodies like Oprah Winfrey (Wilson), Tom Hanks (Herman) in Gump Fiction and Dennis Rodman (Jones) making a public service announcement.
Unlike Saturday Night Live, Mad TV had no celebrity hosts during its first season. However, the show did have special guests including Kato Kaelin, Joe Walsh and Dean Stockwell, Peter Marshall, Michael Buffer, Adam West, Gary Coleman, Jamie Farr, Ken Norton, Jr, David Faustino, Claudia Schiffer, Kim Coles, Bruce McCulloch, Tony Orlando, and Harland Williams. Musical groups like Poison, Pharcyde and The Rolling Stones (who were the show's first musical guests) also made appearances on the show.
Opening montage
The title sequence begins with several fingers pointing at a bomb. The bomb explodes and several different pictures of Alfred E. Neuman appear on the screen, followed by the Mad TV logo. The theme song, performed by the hip-hop group Heavy D & the Boyz, begins. Cast members are introduced alphabetically with their names appearing in caption over live-action clips of each performer. More pictures of Alfred E. Neuman appear between the introduction of each cast member. When the last cast member is introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching Mad TV."
Cast
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Episodes
| Episode | Airing Date | Guest(s) | Sketches | Other notes |
| #101 | October 14, 1995 | Kato Kaelin and Poison | Executives desperately search the streets of Los Angeles for cast members for a new sketch comedy show; Vudweiser Commercial: Tongue Lashing/Crushed Frog; The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) mistreats the customers; Ice-T (Phil LaMarr) and Ice Cube (Orlando Jones) rap: It ain't easy being me; Fox News at Midnight anchor (David Herman) presents a 911 call to the Vancome Lady; Spy vs. Spy: Bombing/Pogo Stick; Don Martin: Inflatable House/Last Chance Gas; Forrest Gump meets Pulp Fiction parody: Gump Fiction; Spike Lee (Phil LaMarr) makes a tinned fish commercial; MTV Week With Poison; Kato Kaelin speaks his truth; Chain Smoker Mrs. Jewel Barone (Mary Scheer) spends time with her daughter (Nicole Sullivan) at the hospital; MacDumpster's sketch; Star Trek: Deep Stain Nine. | First episode, first time Nicole Sullivan portrays the Vancome Lady |
| #102 | October 21, 1995 | Kato Kaelin, Joe Walsh and Dean Stockwell | P.C. Cops; Nicole Sullivan's bedroom secrets; Quantum Dream Team; Power Book, the ultimate in interactive computers; Don Martin: Refrigerator Anesthesia/Chopped Frog Prince; Newt Gingrich (Artie Lange) presents the Habitat 2000 virtual reality helmet; The UBS Delivery Guy (Phil LaMarr) tries to hit on a businesswoman; Spy vs. Spy: Gorilla/3D Movies; Whoopi Goldberg (Debra Wilson) and Shirley MacLaine (Mary Scheer) in Crimson Tide II; Post Office gun regulation; Family that recently moved dislikes the unusual neighbors; The Pro Air Guitar Shop; Nicole Sullivan's Diary. | First time Phil LaMarr portrays the UBS delivery guy |
| #103 | October 28, 1995 | Peter Marshall, The Rolling Stones (musical guest) | Mom (Mary Scheer) with a phone sex line talks with her son (Bryan Callen); Mary Scheer's A.D.D.; NDI versus AE&E, phone service bills; Lenny (Artie Lange) and Lumpken (David Herman), the Outing Dummy; Psychic Cop (Mary Scheer); Spy vs. Spy: Microbomb; Overprotective mother (Nicole Sullivan) and teenage daughter (Mary Scheer); Racism vs Spam; Peter Marshall hosts First to a Million; Don Martin: Couple/Inflatable Lifesaver; Apollo the 13th: Jason Takes Nasa; Mulatto Entertainment Association; Cookin' with Sherry (Mary Scheer); Circus guy; Homeland Improvement; Like a Rolling Stone video clip. | |
| #104 | November 4, 1995 | Michael Buffer, Adam West and Gary Coleman | Life with Buffer; Cast supporting Mike Tyson and/or Buster Mathis, Jr.; Highagain beer; Boxing Corner; E.R. parody features has-been celebrities trying to revive their careers: P.R. Public Relations; Spy vs. Spy: Umbrella/Down the Drain; The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) mistreats the patients at the hospital; Lying; Woody Allen (David Herman) Action Flick: Crimes, Misdemeanors and Payback; Sex Therapist; Dennis Rodman (Orlando Jones) recommends white people to stay away from the NBA; Family Feed; Republican Gladiators; Don Martin: Fishing; Drug Abuse; Other White Meat. | |
| #105 | November 11, 1995 | Phone Conference Call; IZM CompuPad; A Hare Krishna breaks up with his band at the airport and goes solo; Lowered Expectations; Urine; Affirmative Crips; Got Urine?; Don Martin: Beach hunk; Larry King (David Herman) Gone Mad; Billy Crystal (Phil LaMarr) struggles having a platonic friendship with a whale in romantic comedy: When Harry Met Willy; Midnight Golfer; A man (Bryan Callen) in death row brakes up with his girlfriend; Celibacy; Couple that just broke up calling their best friend in very near phone booths; Backstage Cats; Spy vs. Spy: Beach Girl. | ||
| #106 | November 18, 1995 | Neve Campbell, Jamie Farr, Matthew Fox, Dana Gould, Scott Wolf | QVC Fine China Hour: O.J. Plates; When We Knew...; Calvin Klein; Stop Smoking; Oprah Winfrey (Debra Wilson) Severe Traumas; Swimming Pool; Vague; Clueless of the Lambs; A mad moment from Dana Gould; Don Martin:Harp Fall; Movie trailer referencing lots of other movies; Nicole Sullivan in Party of Five; Spy vs. Spy: Slinky/Sun Rays; Debbie Dander (Mary Scheer) Seminar Training. | First time Debra Wilson portrays Oprah Winfrey |
| #107 | November 25, 1995 | Billy Barty, Dave Foley, Ken Norton, Jr. | Lowered Expectations; Ken Norton Jr. encourages the cast; Vud Light; Disruptive Principal (David Herman); Navajo Football League; Don Martin:Water Skiing/Fat freak wife; Mike Tyson vs Billy Barty; Steven Seagal (Bryan Callen) in Hard to Oppress: Dark Territory 2; Spy vs. Spy: Crane Machine/Torpedo; The Happy Happy Storytime Lady; Mary Scheer's Tapeworm; Math Made Easy; Dave Foley speaks about Canada; Phil LaMarr and his imaginative friends; Duck... Goose. | |
| #108 | December 9, 1995 | Quincy Jones, LL Cool J, RuPaul | Sweatin' to the O.G.'s; Phil LaMarr, the lottery loser; Daytime Jane (Mary Scheer); L.L.Cool J., news shows vs. talk shows; Octoroon (Bryan Callen); Don Martin:Surgery/Castaways; Gump Fiction; Scat Chat; Spy vs. Spy: Prison Escape/Dream Sounds; The UBS Delivery Guy (Phil LaMarr)gets promoted; Ejaculation; Fabulous; Monkey Woman. | |
| #109 | December 16, 1995 | Pauly Shore | Easy to Assemble; Jesus's Birthday; Wonder Rake 5000; The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan): Department Store Santa; Fruitcake vs. Santa; Spy vs. Spy: Toilet Plunger/Tank Bomb; Raging Rudolph; College Advisor; The Christmas Santa Forgot; The Bank; Pauly Shore talks about a past Christmas; Donut Shop; Happy Go Lucky Phil LaMarr; Mrs. Barone at a bar. | Christmas episode |
| #110 | January 6, 1996 | Andy Kindler, Rip Taylor | Stress Management; Bill Clinton (David Herman) makes a US Commercial; Clintfeld; Knowledge; Spy vs. Spy: Spaghetti Door/Training Fleas; Handicapped Toilet Police; The Go-Between; Get Smarty; Improv; Don Martin:Brick Layers/Cake Machine; Mafia Management; Andy Kindler complains on TV entertainment; Line of Duty; Emotional Prostitute; Mime Psychiatrist (Phil LaMarr). | |
| #111 | January 13, 1996 | Tony Orlando, The Presidents of the United States (Musical Guest) | Political party commercial; The Presidents of the United States Commercial; Lounge Lawyer; Spy vs. Spy: Macaroni/Lab Fly; Office Window; Don Martin:Civil War/Bear Hunt; Window of the Soul; I Could Do That; The Presidents of the United States: Lump; Time Manager; Coffee and Dana; Take a Letter; Rock, Paper, Scissors; Mad About Jew. | |
| #112 | February 3, 1996 | David Faustino, Pharcyde | Cotton Swabs; Heart Pops; Martin Luther King (Phil LaMarr) struggles to prepare his speech in a parody of Martin; Spy vs. Spy: Magnet/Typewriter; Poetry class; Rap group Pharcyde and David Faustino star in a spoof of The Three Stooges against a backdrop of urban violence; Don Martin:Tennis; The Linder family auditions to appear on an episode of Rescue 911, but the parents (David Herman, Mary Scheer) frequently embarrass their son Mark (Bryan Callen); A loudmouth (David Herman) tells a story to his friends, then tells everyone else to stop looking at him; A psychiatrist (Nicole Sullivan) doesn't make her patient (Mary Scheer) feel any better when she discusses her relationship troubles; While looking for a target to take out, a hitman (David Herman) tries to think of the song that plays in his head; Needy Guy; Instant Personality; Woman dog. | |
| #113 | February 10, 1996 | Lowered Expectations; Vista Militia; Dr. Goodwrench (Bryan Callen); Spy vs. Spy: Falling Rocks; Memory Wizard (Bryan Callen); The XXX Files; Your Cheatin' Head; Don Martin:Chemistry Set; Jim Carrey (Bryan Callen) School of Acting; The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) Hostage Negotiator; Sick of It; That's How They Get You; Quality Time; Foreign Psychiatrist. | ||
| #114 | February 17, 1996 | Whoopi Goldberg, Brian Austin Green | News reporters remain callously umsympathetic while reporting on dangerous events; Michael Jackson (Phil LaMarr) promotes a seminar tape on how to be famous; Two wannabe gangstas (David Herman, Nicole Sullivan) rethink their ways when they are introduced to White Chocolate (Brian Austin Green); A woman (Mary Scheer) is rude to everyone on an airplane; Spy vs. Spy: Hair Dryer; A parody of Davey and Goliath has Davey forced by his dog Goliath to dish out harsh discipline to sinners with a gun; A discussion about Casino erupts into a fight; A man (Artie Lange) suffers from a disease that makes him act like a sports fanatic; A coffee addict (Bryan Callen) doesn't understand that his girlfriend (Nicole Sullivan) wants to break up with him. Don Martin: Beach Ball Boy/Tee Pee Guy; Two cops (David Herman, Artie Lange) try different tactics to get one of their suspects (Orlando Jones) to confess to a crime; A fan who look like Whoopi Goldberg accosts the actress/comedienne backstage; UBS Delivery Guy (Phil LaMarr) Wake; Odds and Evens: The Movie; Disruptive Waitress (Nicole Sullivan). | |
| #115 | March 9, 1996 | Dave Higgins, Doug Llewelyn | Spishak Products; Ink Blot; A player (Phil LaMarr) claims to be too good to be a bachelor on Lowered Expectations; That's My White Mama (Artie Lange); Roseanne Barr (Artie Lange), Drew Barrymore (Nicole Sullivan), Whitney Houston (Debra Wilson), and Barbra Streisand (Mary Scheer) star in Terms of Imprisonment; Spy vs. Spy: Dream Tank/Bomb Assembly; Small Claims Court; Eddie Murphy (Orlando Jones) tries to convince director Spike Lee (Phil LaMarr) to work with him; Dave Higgins talks about alcohol; Russian Landlords; Don Martin: Assembly Line. | |
| #116 | March 16, 1996 | Chris Hardwick, Barry Williams | X-News; International Coffee; Ozark Mountain Single Out; Bob Dole (David Herman) Commercial; In a parody of Casino and Encino Man, Nicky Santarone (Artie Lange) helps Dave (Bryan Callen) and Stony (David Herman) become big shots at their school: Encino Man 2, Casino Man; Doctor's Visit; Insanely Disappointed; In the latest installment of X-News Marsh's roommate (Bryan Callen) takes over while the two newscasters (David Herman, Nicole Sullivan) deal with their own problems; Survival Weekend; Spy vs. Spy: Basketball; The Big Game. | |
| #117 | April 6, 1996 | Claudia Schiffer and Kim Coles | Artie Lange introduces the cast in announcer fashion; An interview with O. J. Simpson (Orlando Jones) contains outrageous bloopers; Parody of Levi's commercials; Mrs. Curtis (Artie Lange) catches her daughter (Debra Wilson) smoking cigarettes on That's My White Mama; A news reporter (Mary Scheer) repeats nearly verbatim everything her colleagues say; Parody of Lethal Weapon where Murtaugh (Orlando Jones) works with a new partner, Montell Jordan (Phil LaMarr): Lethal Weapon 4, Lethal Talkin'; Claudia Schiffer stars in a parody of James Bond films: Jane Bond, For Your Files Only; Spy vs. Spy: Brain Swap; Two home girls (Kim Coles, Debra Wilson) work as surgeons; A gangster (Artie Lange) poses as a businessman who sells stolen products, then harasses his partner (Bryan Callen); The high school's valedictorian (Nicole Sullivan) makes reference to grim, historic events during graduation. | |
| #118 | May 25, 1996 | Bruce McCulloch | X-News; Mary Scheer introduces the cast as soap opera actors; Headache; Unsolved Events: Beauty Pageant; The New Nut Job; Spy vs. Spy: Projector/Fallen in Love/Safe Trick; Babe-Watch; Drug Bust; Bruce McCulloch on different subjects; Funeral DJ. | |
| #119 | June 22, 1996 | Harland Williams (special guest) | Two clueless martial artists (Bryan Callen, Artie Lange) have a sparring match; The fictitious Spishak Company promotes its margarine; Two parents (Artie Lange, Mary Scheer) are oblivious that their daughter (Nicole Sullivan) is a lesbian, and that her "friend" (Debra Wilson) is her lover; Lowered Expectations bachelors include one who's very uptight (David Herman), one with a special talent (Orlando Jones), and one who's looking for a spiritual relationship (Debra Wilson); A fugitive with missing limbs is on the loose, but several cops are able to find the body parts and other pieces of evidence; Spy vs. Spy: Telephone/Briefcase; Kids have their slumber party ruined by the host's father (David Herman); A Claymation parody of Gumby involves the curious clay figure looking through a Playboy-like magazine: Gumboy; A scamming little league bookie (Artie Lange) strikes up deals with children; Harland Williams and the secrets of America; Two employees (Mary Scheer, Nicole Sullivan) settle their rivalry by threatening to kick each other's asses; Two goofy performers (David Herman, Mary Scheer) look to get their big break. | Finale |
DVD releases
All 19 episodes from season one were released on DVD on September 21, 2004, in a boxed set entitled Mad TV: The Complete First Season. The audio track included on this release was a Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround mix. Extra features included the 200th episode of Mad TV (from season nine), the best of Mad TV's commercial, movie, television, music video and animation parodies, a reel of season one bloopers, nine unaired sketches (including one called "Schindler's Lost," which was banned for censorship reasons and mentioned on the clip show episode "Mad TV Ruined My Life"), and a preview of Mad TV: The Complete Second Season.
Despite promises from FOX of a second season DVD release (and a preview of Mad TV's second season on the season one DVD), the Complete First Season DVD remained the only complete season of the show to be released on DVD. Recently, Shout Factory has picked up the home video rights to Mad TV and released the 2nd season on March 26, 2013.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Mad TV at IMDb
- Mad TV at TV.com
- Nicole Sullivan – Episode Review
Season 2 (1996–97)
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| Mad TV (season 2) | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 21, 1996 – May 17, 1997 |
The second season of Mad TV, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on the Fox Network between September 21, 1996, and May 17, 1997.
Season summary
Despite some minor cast changes—Tim Conlon and Pablo Francisco joined as featured players and Artie Lange quietly left mid-season due to a drug scandal—the second season of Mad TV was not a radical departure from season one (largely the same cast, the same humor, and the same format).
The addition of a weekly guest host was the most notable difference of season two, the only season of Mad TV to feature one. Although every season has had several guest stars, season two's guest stars were referred to as "hosts" and appeared in nearly every sketch. Every episode had a new host, whereas in other seasons, not every episode had a guest star and the guest star usually only appeared in a few sketches. The guest host format was similar to Saturday Night Live's, but Mad TV ended this format after season two (though later seasons do have special guest stars who appear in sketches or do monologues).
Opening montage
The title sequence for season two is exactly the same as the previous season, except the theme song features more bass. The sequence starts with several fingers pointing at a bomb. The bomb explodes and several different pictures of Alfred E. Neuman appear, followed by the Mad TV logo. The theme song, which is performed by the hip-hop group Heavy D & the Boyz, begins. Cast members are introduced alphabetically with their names appearing in caption over live-action clips of them. More pictures of Alfred E. Neuman appear between the introduction of each cast member. When the last cast member is introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching Mad TV."
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Episodes
| Episode | Airing Date | Host/Guest(s) | Sketches | Other notes |
| #201 | September 21, 1996 | Christina Applegate (host) | Christina Applegate delivers monologue which is interrupted by clips of a stripper dancing, and stars in a parody of Jeopardy! where all three contestants suffer from schizophrenia. Michael Jackson (Phil LaMarr) stars in a new movie. Three women (Christina Applegate and Mary Scheer) use elaborate pantomime during a funeral to confess that they murdered the man they're mourning. | First episode to have a host |
| #202 | September 28, 1996 | Ice-T (host & musical guest) | A claymation car is oblivious to a ticking sound in a parody of Chevron commercials. Ice-T introduces the cast of Mad TV, unfortunately he only introduces the African American cast members. Bob Dole (David Herman) appears at a press conference as Dolemite, while Bill Clinton (Bryan Callen) picks Ice-T as his running mate. Ice-T is a guest on a talk show hosted by a cosmetic-surgery junkie (Mary Scheer). Kathy Lee Gifford (Nicole Sullivan) runs afoul of labor laws at sweatshops producing her line of clothing in a parody of Maury Povich. Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) finds work at a pizzeria. | Future cast member Daniele Gaither appears in this episode as one of Bob Dole's Dolemite girls. |
| #203 | October 5, 1996 | Kim Coles (host) | A man (David Herman) keeps masturbating even after rehabilitation. In a commercial for the Helpful Hands Insurance, an agent (Artie Lange) berates a customer (Nicole Sullivan) like a parent would chastise a bratty child. A health education teacher (Kim Coles) teaches Catholic schoolgirls about sex. An extremely-tan tanning salon manager (Kim Coles) prepares to tan a client (Bryan Callen). The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) refuses to help certain patients at the Betty Ford Clinic. Ike (Orlando Jones) and Tina Turner (Debra Wilson) argue during play versions of several children's stories. The Linder parents (David Herman, Mary Scheer) embarrass their son Mark (Bryan Callen) in front of his date (Nicole Sullivan) by talking about sex. Spy vs. Spy cartoon | |
| #204 | October 16, 1996 | Jack Wagner (host), Taylor Negron (special guest) | Spishak promotes its maxipads which can be used once a year. Demi Moore (Mary Scheer) plays Mother Teresa, who is ogled by perverted Middle Eastern citizens in the movie Mother of Mercy. Bill Clinton (Bryan Callen) and Bob Dole (David Herman) debate before a pre-teen audience. Dr. Jack Kevorkian (Bryan Callen) gives presents to his 100th patient (Nicole Sullivan), who is unsure that she wants to die. | |
| #205 | November 2, 1996 | Neve Campbell (host) | A witness on the stand (Mary Scheer) is unable to tell her story. Neve Campbell tries to perform a comedy routine during her monologue, but it turns depressing. Spishak's advertises a car wax that doesn't guarantee full protection for your car. X-News reporters discuss presidential nominees; a classmate (Phil LaMarr) holding a grudge against Amy (Nicole Sullivan) appears on the show. Tony Bright (Bryan Callen) promotes a do-it-yourself dentist kit. Julia (Neve Campbell) romances presidential candidate Bob Dole (David Herman) in a Party of Five parody. Ed McMahon (Artie Lange) stars in a parody of Dead Man Walking. A preacher (Orlando Jones) uses pop-culture references to describe the events of Jesus's life. Craig Anton lets loose another screaming monologue. A baggage claims guard (Phil LaMarr) berates a passenger (Neve Campbell). Spy vs. Spy - Cactus. | |
| #206 | November 9, 1996 | Kevin McDonald (host), Tony Cox (special guest) | A couple (Kevin McDonald, Mary Scheer) try to lure a family member out from under the bed. Kevin McDonald forces Artie Lange to hit his bodyguard (Tony Cox). Menards employees and customers run amok in a commercial for a Hometime-type store. On Incredible Findings, Tony Bright (Bryan Callen) promotes a shock therapy kit to cure depression. Woody Allen (David Herman) directs an urban film starring Snoop Doggy Dogg (Orlando Jones) and Rosie Perez (Debra Wilson). UBS guy Jaq (Phil LaMarr) goes on a date. The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) berates people while working at a casino. | |
| #207 | November 16, 1996 | Joe Rogan (host) and Ken Norton Jr (special guest) | A game show contestant (Debra Wilson) puts her skills to the test when she pays for her food. In "Be-Bitched", a parody of Bewitched, Samantha (Nicole Sullivan) twitches her nose and transforms herself into a mean black girl (Debra Wilson) whenever she's provoked. Host Joe Rogan appears on Cabana Chat with Dixie Wetsworth (Mary Scheer). A boxer (Joe Rogan) doesn't realize the dive he's supposed to take won't happen as expected. | |
| #208 | December 7, 1996 | French Stewart (host) | Host French Stewart plays an impatient boss who demands his employees to talk faster, then appears in a sketch where other houseguests do impersonations of each other. Incredible Findings introduces a do-it-yourself cosmetic kit. Sammy Hagar (Bryan Callen) is a bachelor on Lowered Expectations. Bill Cosby (Orlando Jones) revises the format of his show to give it a more urban flavor. A woman (Nicole Sullivan) is forced to break up with her bank. | |
| #209 | December 14, 1996 | Harry Connick, Jr (host) | "The Vancome Lady: Virgin Mary"; "The Reinfather"; "The Greatest Action Story Ever Told"; and Spy vs. Spy: Karate School. | Christmas episode |
| #210 | January 4, 1997 | Andrea Martin (host) | A promotion for toilet water-scented perfume. Host Andrea Martin introduces the cast of Mad TV. African-Americans try to prevent whites from using black slang. A boss (Andrea Martin) is forced to fire several employees. A government agent (Artie Lange) informs a man (David Herman) that he's President of the United States. A TV drama focuses on the personal and professional lives of car valets. A doctor (Phil LaMarr) entertains his patient (Debra Wilson) with a puppet. | Artie Lange's Last Episode |
| #211 | January 25, 1997 | Brian Bosworth and Dom Irrera (special guests) | "Gato-Ade" commercial parody; "UBS Super Bowl Party"; "Vancome Locker" sketch; and "Vud Bowl V." | Super Bowl special |
| #212 | February 1, 1997 | Rodney Dangerfield (host) | Marsh (David Herman) proves that he loves African-Americans on X-News. R&B singer Savante (Phil LaMarr) is asked to sing for a children's benefit album, but his language offends two executives (David Herman, Debra Wilson). Thriller and humor mix in a parody of Suddenly Susan and Millennium. Host Rodney Dangerfield plugs his film Meet Wally Sparks on Cabana Chat. At a rental car agency, a man (Orlando Jones) tries to prove he didn't pass wind. A college student (Phil LaMarr) unwittingly finds himself in a fight courtesy of his dorm roommate (Bryan Callen) | |
| #213 | February 8, 1997 | Queen Latifah (host) | David Herman delivers a message from The Man. Debra Wilson gets host Queen Latifah's autograph. A lawyer (Bryan Callen) helps clear the names of people accused of witchcraft. Doctors and nurses try to conceal a newborn baby's extreme height from its mother (Debra Wilson). Rick (Phil LaMarr), unaware that he's in a lesbian bar, hits on one of the patrons (Queen Latifah). A young Alanis Morissette (Debra Wilson) sings during a press conference. Samuel L. Jackson (Orlando Jones) fumes when his mailbox is vandalized in a parody of A Time to Kill. An ardent fan disrupts Queen Latifah during her monologue on the various forms of rap music. A little girl (Nicole Sullivan) causes havoc in a restaurant. Bum Joe Don (David Herman) is dissatisfied with his stink-sucking job. A robber (Orlando Jones) hosts his own cooking show. A man (David Herman) constantly asks his friend (Phil LaMarr) if he can borrow his car. | |
| #214 | February 15, 1997 | Tommy Davidson (host), Tom Kenny (special guest) | "Hospital"; "Town Meeting" and "Progressive Parenting." | |
| #215 | March 8, 1997 | Bobcat Goldthwait (host) | A Lowered Expectations bachelorette (Mary Scheer) proves there's no fury like a woman scorned. Host Bobcat Goldthwait delivers several public service announcements, and stars as a fast-food worker gunning for the employee-of-the-month award. A dance-calling couple (David Herman, Mary Scheer) argue with each other during a hoedown. A night of drinking leaves a woman (Nicole Sullivan) with more than just a hangover. A Lowered Expectations bachelor (Phil LaMarr) looks to have a one-night stand for cash. A nerd (Debra Wilson) hosts her own TV show in which she interviews a forest ranger (Mary Scheer). A babysitter (Mary Scheer) tries to kill a youngster (Bryan Callen). | |
| #216 | March 15, 1997 | Pauly Shore (host) | While Bill Clinton (Bryan Callen) addresses the nation, Orlando Jones translates the President's speech in ebonics. Host Pauly Shore delivers stand-up comedy routine and appears on Cabana Chat. A new show called Test Pattern appears between Seinfeld and ER. Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) appears on Lowered Expectations and becomes a trainee at a fast-food restaurant. Two employees (Bryan Callen, Mary Scheer) don't realize that their boss is going to commit suicide. A boss (David Herman) is too drunk to conduct an interview. | |
| #217 | April 5, 1997 | Thomas Calabro (host) and Corky and the Juice Pigs (Musical Guest) | "Cha-Cha the Gorilla"; "Discount Undertaker"; "Furious George;" "Stupid Anonymous Talking To"; "Trial TV: Dr. Flavin Manhunt"; and "Spy vs. Spy: Gallows." | |
| #218 | April 12, 1997 | Mark Curry (host), Ike Turner (special guest) | Spishak's new product is a combination spoon, fork, and knife. Mark Curry performs a rap song during his opening monologue. A couple (Bryan Callen, Nicole Sullivan) deals with a man (Mark Curry) who maneuvers in a canoe. Ike Turner (Orlando Jones) argues with wife Tina (Debra Wilson) after he delivers a pizza. Fran Drescher (Mary Scheer) shows clips of rabid babies in a FOX special, When Babies Attack. On The Kenny Kingston Show, the host (David Herman) welcomes Ike Turner as his co-host and interviews Nelson Mandela (Phil LaMarr). During three commercials for a rose collection, the announcer (David Herman) unleashes a torrent of anger when customers don't show appreciation for the roses' creator. Several people talk about their television appearances. An immature man (Mark Curry) won't accept a break-up with his girlfriend (Debra Wilson) and does whatever it takes to stay with her. | |
| #219 | April 26, 1997 | Adam Arkin (host) Bob Marley (special guest) | Host Adam Arkin is forced to wear, and pay for, clothes recommended by Isaac Mizrahi (Adam Arkin also). In a parody of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant (Adam Arkin) learns several things about lesbians. Meet Mexican wrestler El Asso Wipo (David Herman). O.J. Simpson (Orlando Jones) appears on The Kenny Kingston Show to promote a TV series where he hopes to find who killed his wife. Two doctors (Adam Arkin, David Herman) play good surgeon/bad surgeon to extract a kidney from a patient (Orlando Jones). Jaq (Phil LaMarr) tries to help a homeless man (David Herman) who becomes annoyed at Jaq's overtures. Joel (David Herman) and Connie Linder (Mary Scheer) embarrass their son Mark (Bryan Callen) as he moves into his dorm with a psychotic roommate (Orlando Jones). A Lowered Expectations single woman (Mary Scheer) lists guys whose eyes pop out of their heads as one of her pet peeves. Bob Marley discusses his father in a monologue. | |
| #220 | May 3, 1997 | Ryan Stiles (host) | A woman (Nicole Sullivan) finds herself dating a man who sounds like the Moviefone announcer. Ryan Stiles shows off his improvisational skills during his monologue. Michael Jackson (Phil LaMarr) appears on Oprah. Sinbad (Phil LaMarr) stars in a movie where he won't shut up. Ryan Stiles, in another monologue, sings about girls who love guys with big toes. A salesman (Orlando Jones) promotes the enslavement of white people. A Mexican caterer (Debra Wilson) prepares food that makes people die. While visiting his buddy's apartment, a man (Phil LaMarr) makes threats to people who make a lot of noise. | |
| #221 | May 10, 1997 | David Faustino (host) | A bride (Nicole Sullivan) reads a very disturbing vow during a wedding. David Faustino hosts a beauty pageant and plays a guy who dates a teacher (Mary Scheer). Larry Flynt (David Herman) stars in a parody of Jane Austen films (Sketch title: "Jane Austen's Tea 'n A"). A mother (Mary Scheer) intimidates her employee son (Bryan Callen) at a butcher shop. | |
| #222 | May 17, 1997 | LL Cool J (host) | "En Vogue"; "The Breakup"; "Don't Talk to Me"; "Manic Depressive Stripper" and "Clops." Gangsta Shop Quartet—Spishak Records' infomercial selling music that combines Gangsta Rap and Barbershop Quartet—barbershop-style harmonizing of gangsta lyrics | Season finale: Bryan Callen, Orlando Jones Last Episode. |
DVD releases
Despite a preview on the special features disc of the Mad TV: the Complete First Season DVD box set, season two of Mad TV was not initially released on DVD due to poor sales of season one. Shout Factory finally released the complete second season on March 26, 2013.
External links
- Mad TV - Official Website
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Mad TV at IMDb
- Mad TV at TV.com
- Jump The Shark - Mad TV
| Preceded by | Mad TV Season 2 |
Succeeded by Season 3 |
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Season 3 (1997–98)
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| Mad TV (season 3) | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 20, 1997 – May 16, 1998 |
The third season of Mad TV, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on the Fox Network between September 20, 1997, and May 16, 1998.
Season summary
At the start of season three, one third of the original cast (Bryan Callen, Orlando Jones and Artie Lange) was replaced by newcomers Alex Borstein (who would later do voicework and writing work on FOX's Family Guy), Chris Hogan, Pat Kilbane, Lisa Kushell, Will Sasso, and Aries Spears.
This was the last season to feature original cast members David Herman and Mary Scheer. Herman left to pursue a movie career, while Scheer left show business to become a full-time mother.
This was the last season Fax Bahr and Adam Small would produce Mad TV with Quincy Jones and David Salzman, although Barr and Small are still credited as "executive consultants". They went on to create Blue Collar TV, a similar sketch show that ran from 2004 to 2006 on the WB.
This was the last season Alfred E. Neuman and the bomb sequence was seen in the opening credits. However, Neuman's image still appeared on the Mad TV stage in the fourth season. This was also the last season of Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts, although Spy vs. Spy would be seen as part of the Mad TV rerun segments in the fourth season and fifth.
This was the first season in which Mad TV showed "classics", i.e. reruns of sketches from previous seasons.
Opening montage
The title sequence begins with several fingers pointing at a bomb. Then the bomb explodes and a picture of Alfred E. Neuman and a brain appears on a purple screen followed by the Mad TV logo. The theme song, which is performed by the hip-hop group Heavy D & the Boyz, begins. Cast members are introduced alphabetically with their names appearing in caption over black-and-white still photos of them. When the last cast member is introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching Mad TV."
Cast
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Episodes
| Episode | Airing Date | Guest(s) | Sketches | Other notes |
| #301 | September 20, 1997 | Sandra Bernhard (host) | A senile old man (David Herman) hosts a Howard Stern-like radio show. Michael Jackson (Phil LaMarr) joins the corps in a parody of G.I. Jane. The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) refuses to rescue the survivors of a plane crash. Martin Luther King Jr. (Aries Spears) tries the Def Comedy Jam circuit. New basketball franchise The NB-T-N-A adds sex appeal to sports with scantily-clad female players. | Will Sasso, Aries Spears, Alex Borstein, Chris Hogan, Pat Kilbane, and Lisa Kushell's debut episode. |
| #302 | September 27, 1997 | Carmen Electra (host) and Salt N Pepa (special guest) | A semi-nude band performs backstage for Nicole Sullivan and Debra Wilson. Carmen Electra interrupts a monologue by Fiona Apple (Lisa Kushell). Joel Schumacher (David Herman) directs the fifth Batman installment as a musical. Salt N Pepa appear on Cabana Chat, where Dixie Wetsworth (Mary Scheer) introduces her new co-host, James Brown (Aries Spears), as well as a new Pool Boy. A recovering coffee addict (Pat Kilbane) finds himself wired on the beverage again. A parody of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch portrays the protagonist (Mary Scheer) as a young mother-to-be instead of an adolescent sorceress. | |
| #303 | October 4, 1997 | Corky and the Juice Pigs (musical guests) | Darlene McBride (Nicole Sullivan) sings racist songs on her new CD. A sequel to the movie Liar Liar shows President Bill Clinton (Will Sasso) telling the truth to please his daughter Chelsea. New crime drama stars Saturday Night Live alumnus Dennis Miller (Craig Anton) as a police negotiator. Prince (Phil LaMarr) is repulsed by The Klumps' (Aries Spears) disgusting dinner conversation. On The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Rosie O'Donnell (Alex Borstein) interviews Oprah Winfrey (Debra Wilson) and plugs her new Lifetime movie co-starring Tom Cruise (Chris Hogan). Milton Cladwell (Chris Hogan) has so much trouble managing his quarterlies that he eventually finds himself in trouble during a commercial. On COPS, police officers arrest celebrities including former SNL castmembers Eddie Murphy (Aries Spears) and Chris Farley (Will Sasso) and talk show host Rosie O'Donnell (Alex Borstein). | |
| #304 | October 11, 1997 | Jennifer Love Hewitt and Daisy Fuentes (special guests) | The News at 6 team reports a deadly windstorm. Reprising his role as Karl Childers in "Sling Blade", Billy Bob Thornton (Pat Kilbane) must save the world from aliens with the help of John Ritter (David Herman) and Jennifer Aniston (Nicole Sullivan). Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) is the only eyewitness to a crime, but her irritating catchphrase "He looka like a man" infuriates a rookie cop (Chris Hogan). Two smugglers (Chris Hogan, Pat Kilbane) hiding objects in their rear ends get caught by U. S. Treasury agents. Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) isn't very good at word association. The Spishak salesman (Chris Hogan) promotes a not-so-good soft drink. UBS guy Jaq (Phil LaMarr) becomes part of a strike. On Funky Walker, Dirty Talker, Jennifer Love Hewitt shows a clip from her latest film I Know What You Did Last Summer. | Mrs Swan makes her debut during this episode. |
| #305 | October 25, 1997 | A sitcom features a long-running theme song. Michael Jackson (Phil LaMarr) gets some advice from his past self (Aries Spears). Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) and James Brown Jr. (Aries Spears) appear as eligible singles on Lowered Expectations; the two star as bank robbers in the movie, Antonia and James. Charlie Newall (Will Sasso) disciplines bratty children. Director Spike Lee (Phil LaMarr) appears on Talkin' American. A claymation parody of Jerry Lewis telethons. A couple (Phil LaMarr, Debra Wilson) get poor service from an obnoxious waitress (Lisa Kushell). Stan the Coffee Guy (Pat Kilbane) causes havoc during a tour of the Dolger's coffee plant. | Alex Borstein, Mary Scheer, Chris Hogan and David Herman do not appear in this episode. | |
| #306 | November 1, 1997 | Bret Hart (special guest) Corky and the Juice Pigs (musical guests) | Farrah Fawcett (Lisa Kushell) uses her erratic body movements to paint houses. Bill (Will Sasso) and Hillary Clinton (Nicole Sullivan) discuss their scandals during a town meeting. In a parody of Leaving Las Vegas, Nicolas Cage (David Herman) portrays Superman's bout with alcoholism. A nerdy kid (Chris Hogan) hires wrestler Bret Hart to help him stand up to his bullying family. Bill Cosby (Aries Spears) appears in trial bloopers. Craig Anton screams out what he hates and loves while wearing a towel during a monologue. | David Herman's Last Episode. |
| #307 | November 8, 1997 | Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) promotes his new restaurant. Eddie Murphy (Aries Spears) and Rui Peranio (Will Sasso) are bachelors on Lowered Expectations. In a parody of I Love Lucy, Lucy (Nicole Sullivan) and Ethel (Alex Borstein) sell cocaine for a menacing drug dealer (Aries Spears). The Eracists sing songs promoting racial tolerance, much to the chagrin of an African-American couple (Aries Spears, Debra Wilson). The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) serves jury duty. In an animated parody of Toy Story called Sex Toy Story, erotic paraphernalia worry that a new vibrator will replace them. Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) takes an overly long time to identify who robbed her store. LL Cool J (Aries Spears) hosts an urban parody of Pyramid with Vanilla Ice (Pat Kilbane) and Sidney Poitier (Phil LaMarr) as contestants. | Repeats of this episode show Michael Eisner (Pat Kilbane) introducing Sex Toy Story cartoon. First episode with Will Sasso as Kenny Rogers. | |
| #308 | November 15, 1997 | Daisy Fuentes (special guest), Gilbert Gottfried (special guest) | Spishak promotes a Super Soaker rigged to impregnate women. The hosts of Talkin' American interview Howard Stern (Pat Kilbane). Two hopelessly romantic guys (Chris Hogan, Pat Kilbane) use Tupac Shakur's dead corpse to attract girls in a parody of Weekend at Bernie's. Daisy Fuentes promotes a new line of food for bulimics in a commercial parody. Elton John (Will Sasso) performs funeral songs. Buffy Summers (Nicole Sullivan) fights evil umpires in a parody of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Comedian and former SNL castmember Gilbert Gottfried is a guest on Funky Walker, Dirty Talker. A cavalcade of stars appears in a parody of Walker, Texas Ranger. An employee (Debra Wilson) can't conceal that she was intimate with her boss (Phil LaMarr)). | |
| #309 | November 22, 1997 | Kerri Strug (special guest), Corky and the Juice Pigs (musical guests) | The News at 6 team reports on a blackout. The Clops arrest Mr. Potato Head, Wallace & Gromit, and Mr. Peanut. A family has a conversation rife with sexual double-entendres over pie. Stan the Coffee Guy (Pat Kilbane) is a bachelor on Lowered Expectations. Darlene McBride (Nicole Sullivan) tours middle America and the South. UBS guy Jaq (Phil LaMarr) tries recording a message for his answering machine. | |
| #310 | December 6, 1997 | Don Most (special guest) | Suppositories now come loaded with nutrients in a commercial parody. Don Most appears in a parody of The Love Boat filled with Titanic references. Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) is a single woman on Lowered Expectations. Chelsea Clinton (Alex Borstein) uses her father's Secret Service agents to bully her college roommates. Big John (Will Sasso) promotes his new shirt store. A woman (Debra Wilson) teaches her friends unorthodox ways to be attractive. A lone spaceman (Phil LaMarr) lands on a planet run by The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) in a parody of Planet of the Apes. The Parker sisters (Chris Hogan, Lisa Kushell) go nuts at a bar. UBS mailman Jaq (Phil LaMarr) discovers a couple (Chris Hogan, Debra Wilson) having sex during a Christmas party. | |
| #311 | December 13, 1997 | Howie Long (special guest) Corky and the Juice Pigs (musical guests) | Commercial parody for politically correct G.I. Joe action figures such as G.I. Jew, G.I. Junkie, and G.I. Janitor. Howie Long appears on Cabana Chat. The Klumps (Aries Spears) welcome Arnold Schwarzenegger (Pat Kilbane) to their Christmas dinner. The Mexican Wrestling Federation perform a stage version of Miracle On 34th Street. Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) makes a Christmas wish to Santa Claus (Phil LaMarr). | Special Christmas episode |
| #312 | January 3, 1998 | Pam Grier (host) and Corky and the Juice Pigs (musical guests) | McRonalds promotes a new Happy Meal based on Titanic. Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) is interrogated by Mulder (Chris Hogan) and Scully (Mary Scheer) in a parody of X-Files. Barbara Walters (Nicole Sullivan) interviews Hugh Downs (Chris Hogan) on 20/20. Pam Grier is a guest on Cabana Chat and appears in a sketch with an all-black superhero league. The Roadkill Lunchmeat Megapress turns dead animals into nutritious meals. Singles on Lowered Expectations include Susan Whitfield (Lisa Kushell) and Jewel Barone (Mary Scheer). Sportscasters are hard to understand because of their overwhelming use of slang. | |
| #313 | January 10, 1998 | La Toya Jackson (special guest) | Commercial for a talking doll that needs its owner 24/7. The same doll appears on Lowered Expectations with the Vonda sisters (Chris Hogan, Lisa Kushell) and drug-addicted porno director Harvey Lachien (Aries Spears). Nicole Sullivan declares her love for Steve Young in a monologue. Newscasters report on cold-and-flu season. La Toya Jackson appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to dispel rumors about her family. An bickering couple (Pat Kilbane, Nicole Sullivan) walk into their surprise anniversary party. Farrah Fawcett (Lisa Kushell) and Louis Farrakhan (Phil LaMarr) debate one other. Chris Rock (Phil LaMarr) stars in a remake of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Two guys (Chris Hogan, Phil LaMarr) hope their dates (Mary Scheer, Debra Wilson) will make out after watching Ellen. A couple (Will Sasso, Nicole Sullivan) has an argument because the husband isn't listening. A can of corn is the sidekick of a hardened cop (Phil LaMarr) in a new crime drama. Two doctors (Chris Hogan, Debra Wilson) uncover surprising findings while performing an autopsy. The Apocalypse is broadcast on the radio. | |
| #314 | January 17, 1998 | Tony Little, Ahmet Zappa, Dweezil Zappa | Billy Dee Williams (Aries Spears) promotes a new erotic massage parlor in character as Star Wars' Lando Calrissian. Rosie O'Donnell (Alex Borstein) interviews Barbra Streisand (Mary Scheer), who shows off her sex tape. The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) works as a college guidance counselor. A new courtroom drama centers on an overly emotional lawyer (Debra Wilson). A depressed fitness guru (Nicole Sullivan) hosts her own show and makes guest star Tony Little just as depressed. Fiona Apple (Lisa Kushell) unveils her new music video. A man in a dinosaur suit (Pat Kilbane) terrorizes a children's birthday party. A woman (Debra Wilson) rams spikes into other people's heads to read their minds. Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa appear in a skit about hostile tourists in Germany. | |
| #315 | January 31, 1998 | Kenneth Starr; Spice Girls Hunt; Opening; The Eracists: Stand Off; Claylien Resurrection; Spice Girls Hunt #1; Coffee Guy: Exam; Catwoman; Spice Girls Hunt #2; Antonia: Suicide Hotline; Spice Girls Hunt #3; Evangelista's Market; Spy Vs. Spy: Microphone; Savante: Career Day; Mexican Wrestler's Theater: Mockingbird | ||
| #316 | February 7, 1998 | Mark Hamill (special guest) and Corky and the Juice Pigs (musical guests) | Paul Timberman's Workshop; Olsen Twins; Allergy Taste Test; David Duchovny Live!; Funky Walker, Dirty Talker: Mark Hamill; Darlene McBride: Valentine's Album; Mass Suicide; Talkin' American: Alanis Morissette; Home Birthing Video; Movie Buffs; Spy Vs. Spy - Bulletproof | |
| #317 | February 28, 1998 | Jerry Springer (host), Mark Hamill (special guest) | Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) plugs his new ice cream parlor. Guest Jerry Springer reveals to Nicole Sullivan that her boyfriend is a transsexual. Mark Hamill hosts a Pyramid-type game show where Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) and Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) are the partners of two contestants (Chris Hogan, Phil LaMarr). The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) fills in for St. Peter in heaven. Downtown Julie Brown (Debra Wilson) goes behind the scenes of the sitcom Caroline in the City. In Clops, the claymation cops arrest popular commercial mascots. Whenever a man (Will Sasso) gets angry, he transforms into a miniature version of the Hulk (Alex Borstein). Mayberry, North Carolina residents fight a war against cocaine in a parody of The Andy Griffith Show. | |
| #318 | March 7, 1998 | Phyllis Diller (special guest) and Corky and the Juice Pigs (musical guest) | A Mexican restaurant serves food that causes people to become sexually aroused. The six winners of the Teletubbies bus contest are announced. In a parody of Scream, Casey (Nicole Sullivan) is haunted by celebrities Candice Bergen (Mary Scheer), Paul Reiser (Chris Hogan), and Chris Rock (Phil LaMarr), who tell her to try a new phone company. Phyllis Diller appears as the temporary host of Cabana Chat, then auditions for the Spice Girls as "Old Spice". Other Spice Girls auditions include an inbred idiot (Lisa Kushell), Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein), and a sideshow freak (Nicole Sullivan). Motormouth stars Chris Tucker (Phil LaMarr) and Rosie Perez (Debra Wilson) star in a movie. | |
| #319 | March 14, 1998 | Phyllis Diller (special guest) | America's favorite canine Lassie rats on everyone. The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) conducts red-carpet interviews at the Oscars. Commercial parody features Big John (Will Sasso). Jaq the UBS guy (Phil LaMarr) goes to the dentist. Susan Whitfield (Lisa Kushell) is among the hopefuls at a Spice Girls audition. Phyllis Diller makes a special appearance on The Kirk and Spock Variety Hour. Stan the Java Man (Pat Kilbane) goes on his first date. Susan Whitfield (Lisa Kushell) dampens the mood at a makeout party. | |
| #320 | March 28, 1998 | Anna Nicole Smith (special guest) | Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) offers her testimony to Kenneth Star (Chris Hogan). Downtown Julie Brown (Debra Wilson) interviews Hanson, who premiere their new video for "Ling Ling." The Eracists entertain convicts. A man (Phil LaMarr) plays chicken with ongoing citizens. Former President John F. Kennedy (Chris Hogan) gives current President Bill Clinton (Will Sasso) some worthy advice. Anna Nicole Smith is a guest on Cabana Chat. Hugh Grant (Chris Hogan), Rupert Everett (Tim Conlon), and Michael Caine (Will Sasso) star in a horror film with British vignettes. | |
| #321 | April 11, 1998 | Ashley Edner (special guest) | An attorney (Phil LaMarr) helps clear the names of clients who have committed life-threatening crimes. Darlene McBride sings politically incorrect songs for the kiddies. A discussion about marriage freaks out a man (Will Sasso) who won't admit it. Jenna Elfman (Nicole Sullivan) promotes variations of her hit show Dharma & Greg. Chris Hogan hosts a show for children with short attention spans. Lisa Kushell promotes hats made for fat, stupid and ugly people. On today's Anti-Depressercize Jr, Charlotte depresses a man in a panda suit (Will Sasso). | |
| #322 | April 25, 1998 | Lou Diamond Phillips (host), Dylan and Cole Sprouse, and Corky and the Juice Pigs (musical guests) | The host (Will Sasso) of Kids Say The Stupidest Things insults children. Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) gives the McRonalds manager (Chris Hogan) a hard time while ordering a hamburger. The Mexican Wrestling Federation holds Lou Diamond Phillips hostage to force America to let Bill Clinton run the country normally. Lou Diamond Phillips appears in an episode of Funky Walker: Dirty Talker. Chris Rock (Phil LaMarr) sings lullabies and performs stand-up comedy. Spishak promotes country-style sausages. An episode of The Rosie O'Donnell Show is set in the year 2150. Despite the fact that she is in a coma, The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) still makes rude remarks. | |
| #323 | May 2, 1998 | David Boreanaz (special guest) | A man (Pat Kilbane) becomes homeless and desperate after quitting his job at Anderson Accounting. A Peanuts and South Park animated parody called South Parknuts. A modern parody of I Love Lucy has Lucy (Nicole Sullivan) auditioning for Prince (Phil LaMarr). David Boreanaz attends a funeral where people keep bringing up his role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. An employee (Will Sasso) doesn't like his boss (Pat Kilbane) "waving his thing" in his face. | |
| #324 | May 9, 1998 | Corky and the Juice Pigs featuring Debra Wilson (musical guests) | Lowered Expectations: Rosie; Swan Fu (remote); Swan Fu (live); Lowered Expectations: El Asso Wipo; Dennis The Menace II Society; Let It Die; Something So Perfect; Lowered Expectations: Vicky the Dog Girl; Family Scene; Darlene McBride's Mother's Day Special; Other Woman. | |
| #325 | May 16, 1998 | Halle Berry (host) | James Stewart (Chris Hogan) and Louis Armstrong (Aries Spears) promote a new brand of condoms. Howard Stern (Pat Kilbane) opens the show and introduces guest Halle Berry. Berry also appears as a guest on Funky Walker, Dirty Talker. Steven Seagal is a bachelor on Lowered Expectations. The Parker sisters (Chris Hogan, Lisa Kushell) get a Presidential tour of the Lincoln bedroom. A claymation parody of Davey & Goliath. Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) tries to help her casino teacher (Phil LaMarr) recover from a heart attack. God (Phil LaMarr) pays a visit to a music awards gala. A funeral speaker (Halle Berry) discusses debts a dead man owes. Spishak Pictures searches for the next big movie idea. | Mary Scheer, Chris Hogan, and Lisa Kushell and Spy vs Spy's Last Episode. |
DVD releases
Shout Factory released Mad TV Season Four on DVD on June 25, 2013.
External links
- Mad TV - Official Website
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Mad TV at IMDb
- Mad TV at TV.com
- Jump The Shark - Mad TV
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Season 4 (1998–99)
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| Mad TV (season 4) | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | August 29, 1998 – May 22, 1999 |
The fourth season of Mad TV, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on the Fox Network between August 29, 1998, and May 22, 1999.
Season summary
The new season had several cast changes. Mary Scheer, Chris Hogan, and Lisa Kushell left the show. Andrew Bowen and Mo Collins joined as repertory players, with Michael McDonald as a featured player. Nicole Sullivan did not appear in the first five episodes of the fourth season. However, she did return in the sixth episode, the show's Halloween special, performing her popular characters Antonia and The Vancome Lady. Spy vs Spy became the reruns of this season.
Season four had a notable change of pace and format compared to the first three seasons. The show had a faster pace and began to use recurring characters, such as the wacky mother/son duo Doreen (Collins) and Stuart (McDonald) Larkin, more often. Separately, Collins played the eccentric Midwestern character Lorraine Swanson and McDonald played Jewish slob director Marvin Tikvah and overexcited dweeb Rusty Miller in sketches that appeared in heavy rotation.
Original cast players Nicole Sullivan and Debra Wilson introduced new characters, playing Latina bimbos Lida and Melina together, while Wilson performed Bunifa, a fast-talking ghetto fabulous girl. Alex Borstein frequently appeared as Ms. Swan and Rosie O'Donnell; Pat Kilbane appeared as the Coffee Guy and the spokesman for Spishak, and performed his Howard Stern impersonation; Will Sasso frequently impersonated famous people such as Bill Clinton, Kenny Rogers, and Steven Seagal and Aries Spears did several impersonations of popular African-American celebrities.
Season four was marked by one notable controversy. During the episode that aired February 6, 1999, Bret Hart appeared in a sketch with Will Sasso. Hart, a WCW wrestler, attacked Sasso during filming. It was unclear whether this was part of the sketch or ad-libbed, until a Mad TV head writer revealed that the fight was real and Sasso did actually bleed.[1] Hart returned three weeks later to accept Sasso's challenge of an arm-wrestling match.
Opening montage
The Mad TV logo appears against the backdrop of a busy street in Los Angeles. The theme song, which is performed by the hip-hop group Heavy D & the Boyz, begins. Cast members are introduced alphabetically, with their names appearing in caption over a slow-motion montage of color still photos of them. When the last featured cast member is introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching Mad TV."
Cast
* Performer was a featured cast member at the start of the season, but was promoted to repertory status mid-season. Episodes
DVD releasesSeason four of Mad TV was released on DVD on November 12, 2013. As of 2014, this was the last season of the show to be released on DVD. ReferencesExternal links
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