MADtv: Season Twelve (2006-2007)

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The Season Twelve cast of MADtv. (Top Row, Standing Left to Right) Bobby Lee, Keegan-Michael Key, Ike Barinholtz, Michael McDonald and Frank Caeti. (Bottom Row, Seated Left to Right) Nicole Randall Johnson, Arden Myrin, Crista Flanagan, Jordan Peele and Nicole Parker.

1 Season Twelve Summary:
2 Opening Montage
3 Cast
- 3.1 Repertory Players
- 3.2 Featured Players
4 Episodes
5 DVD releases
6 External links

[edit] Season Twelve Summary:

The season premiere aired on September 16, 2006.

All of the remaining cast members of season eleven (with the exception of Michael McDonald and Bobby Lee), were under contract to appear in Season Twelve. However, both decided to renew their contracts, so the only cast members who left the show between seasons eleven and twelve were Stephnie Weir (who left midway through Season Eleven), Frank Caliendo (who chose not to renew his contract), and Daniele Gaither (who was let go by FOX executives).

The featured performers from Season Eleven, Frank Caeti and Nicole Randall Johnson, were promoted to repertory status. MadTv added a new sketch called "Weekly news with Toby".

[edit] Opening Montage

The twelfth season features a brand-new title sequence showing action shots of the performers as they prepare for the show. The screen divides into several different live action shots. When the music starts, the announcer says "It's MADtv! Starring...". When the last cast castmember is announced, the screen turns to the whole cast in a live action shot as the music stops and the phrase "you are now watching mad tv!" is said. The sequence also features a new announcer.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Repertory Players

[edit] Featured Players

None, although featured players could be added midseason.

[edit] Episodes

The new season started September 16, 2006.

Episode	Airing Date	Guest(s)	Sketches	Other notes
#1201	September 16, 2006	Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Xzibit	Jeff Probst (Michael McDonald) rings in Survivor: Cook Islands, where various races are split into four groups and receive harsh treatment. Parody of Disney's High School Musical has teenagers singing about unpleasant adolescent issues. Coach Hines (Keegan-Michael Key) accuses innocent team players for using steroids. Animated news special has child Toby (voice of Frank Caeti) explaining Mel Gibson's recent actions. Celebrity-obsessed Larry (Michael McDonald) defends Johnny Depp and Kate Hudson while working at a concession stand. Kim Jong Il (Bobby Lee) sings a parody of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy about famous people more insane than he is. Ike Barinholtz throws a Middle-earth-themed 30th birthday party for Bobby Lee. Eugene Struthers (Keegan-Michael Key) interviews Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Xzibit, stars of Gridiron Gang. Kevin Federline (Ike Barinholtz) performs his rap debut, and Britney Spears (Nicole Parker) appears on stage.	Season Premiere. New title credits style.
#1202	September 23, 2006	Howie Mandel, Chingy (musical guest)	Lauren Conrad (Nicole Parker) goes through her usual notions of drama in a parody of The Hills. A claymation short shows police officers capturing illegal immigrants who rapidly pop out of the trunk of a driver's car. Maury Povich (Michael McDonald) and Connie Chung (Bobby Lee) star in their own reality show. Ellen DeGeneres (Nicole Parker) is the new spokeswoman for adopting Iraqi children. BET premieres a music video in which Jordan Peele sings about his love for video games. In a Terry Gilliam-esque animated piece, Suri Cruise pleas for help from Tom Cruise's clutches on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine. Larry King makes long, lewd, and crude comments in his reviews for Lost. On 24 with Bobby Lee, Deal or No Deal host Howie Mandel teaches Bobby Lee how to be a better comedian and repeatedly cleans him. An ugly girl (Crista Flanagan) with magic powers brings good luck to everyone but herself. Arden Myrin interviews celebrities at the red carpet for the nip/tuck season premiere party. Ka-Son (Nicole Randall Johnson) argues with other people at baggage claim. Chingy performs with a fictional rap group (Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele).
#1203	September 30, 2006	John Cena, Martin Short	John Cena shows off deleted scenes from The Marine which featured Bobby Lee as the main character's lover. Dane Cook (Ike Barinholtz) performs rambling stand-up comedy. Superstitious Knights Ty Gray (Jordan Peele) and Gray Hall (Keegan-Michael Key) are contestants on Deal or No Deal. The Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines (Crista Flanagan) gets her comeuppance in a music video parody of "Not Ready To Make Nice". Tyler Perry (Keegan-Michael Key) reprises his role as Madea in another movie with black male comedians in drag, such as Eddie Murphy (Nicole Randall Johnson) and Martin Lawrence (Jordan Peele). Bobby Lee shows off a clip of his work in a Korean soap opera. A Samoan restaurant employee (Michael McDonald) grosses out a patron (Nicole Parker) who doesn't believe that his mouth is capable of disinfecting objects. This week's Weekly News with Toby focuses on The Pope's controversial statements and violent behavior. A Hooters-esque restaurant has only unattractive women on Cowgirl Night. Nicole Parker auditions with Martin Short for her one-woman play. Calgona (Crista Flanagan) closes the show with a musical performance.
#1204	November 4, 2006	Nelly Furtado	The cast open the show with song about solving world problems. A commercial promotes a terrorist Barbie doll. In a parody of Project Runway, designers have to design for leprechaun models. The hosts of "Inside Looking Out" (Nicole Parker and Jordan Peele) reminisce over the first time they met at a roller rink. A yoga teacher (Bobby Lee) is unable to accomplish his teachings for a DVD because of an annoying pedestrian (Ike Barinholtz) and his dog at the beach. Billy (Bobby Lee) learns about the dangers of Internet chat rooms on an episode of Sesame Street. Former presidential nominee John Kerry (Michael McDonald) tries to clear the air about his recently controversial "botched joke". Nelly Furtado gets hounded by Eugene (Keegan-Michael Key) and tricked into making a bootleg for him. This week's installment of The Weekly News with Toby involves Rush Limbaugh's recent comments about Michael J. Fox. Condoleezza Rice (Nicole Randall Johnson) stars in her own blaxploitation film in which she travels to Harlem to stop an evil bartender (Frank Caeti) from distributing a grape-flavored drink that turns black people crazy. J-pop band Fluffy Jump Spoon closes the show with a musical performance.
#1205	November 11, 2006	Seth McFarlane, Eva Longoria	The cast members have an intervention concerning Bobby Lee and his exhibitionism. Cartoon Network presents rejected cartoon pilots, including one focusing on an amputated superhero and one about a Korean family. A manager (Michael McDonald) must deal with an insane, prospective employee (Nicole Randall Johnson) who constantly plays the race card to justify her actions. Nelly Furtado (Nicole Parker) and Timbaland (Jordan Peele) perform a variation of "Promiscuous" about catching venereal diseases. While watching a kung-fu film, Bobby Lee performs various kung fu moves in front of a skeptical Keegan-Michael Key. On the cover of People magazine, Madonna's adopted child gloats how his life changed after moving to America. An infomercial salesman (Ike Barinholtz) pitches a violent way for blue collar workers to own their own property. Guest star Seth McFarlane reveals two versions of a scene from the Family Guy episode "Fast Times at Buddy Cianci High"--one done with live action actors and the other done with miscast voice actors Dane Cook (Ike Barinholtz), Kathy Griffin (Nicole Parker), Queen Latifah (Nicole Randall Johnson), and Snoop Dogg (Keegan-Michael Key). Arnold Schwarzeneggar (Ike Barinholtz) guest-directs tonight's MADtv after winning this year's election, allowing him to go backstage and harass the crew. Eugene Strothers (Keegan-Michael Key) takes things to a "Hole Nutha Level" when he interviews Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria at a Harsh Times junket. While promoting Levitrol, a man (Keegan-Michael Key) recollects having a traumatic confrontation with his doctor. FOX doesn't spoil anything in its teaser trailer for a new mystery series, then complains about the other TV series on right now. In an animated short, a preacher denounces gay marriage and homosexuality--until he falls for a man. A handicapped rapper (Jordan Peele) closes the show with a performance.
#1206	November 18, 2006	Matthew Broderick, Danny Devito, Kristin Davis	Britney Spears (Nicole Parker) and Kevin Federline (Ike Barinholtz) record a videotape of them cooking Thanksgiving dinner. A man (Michael McDonald) doesn't pay mind to any homeless people. Al Roker (Jordan Peele) hosts MadTV's 297th Thanksgiving Day Parade with special guests Jennifer Love Hewitt (Arden Myrin) and Kim Jong Il (Bobby Lee) providing additional color commentary and floats. Larry (Michael McDonald) goes to the movies, then finds himself defending celebrities that other moviegoers don't care for, then meets his significant other (Nicole Parker). A single mother (Nicole Parker) wishes for the days before she had a child in a commercial for the RU486 morning after abortion pill. Parody of Aaron Sorkin's show "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" focuses on the behind-the-scenes drama in a porno movie studio. On 24 with Bobby Lee, the Asian goes for a check up to see if he is carrying SARS. A claymation short focuses on Mariah Carey's dog, who speaks ill of his owner's singing. Eugene Strothers (Keegan-Michael Key) goes to a Deck the Halls junket with guests Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick and Kristin Davis and takes things to a "Hole Nutha Level." The closing musical guest (Frank Caeti) flirts with a woman (Nicole Parker) who's not only spoken for, but also pregnant!
#1207	November 25, 2006		Crista Flanagan talks about her Thanksgiving weekend, where she attacked other shoppers just to get a PlayStation 3. The new Truman Capote film Infamous features inconsequential footage, while other variations have Mark Wahlberg (Ike Barinholtz) and Morgan Freeman (Jordan Peele) as the main character. Coach Hines (Keegan-Michael Key) gets a surprise homecoming visit from a former high school football player (Jordan Peele), who digs up some dirt from the coach's past. During a PGA tournament taking place at a desert, sports announcers (Keegan-Michael Key, Michael McDonald), as well as pro golfer Ted Graham (Ike Barinholtz) and his caddy (Frank Caeti), suffer from heat exhaustion. In a claymated cartoon short, Tom Cruise's cat talks about her bizarre life with her celebrity owner. Julie Andrews (Nicole Parker) shows alternate endings for her long-classic film The Sound of Music, which features the gangland-style death of the von Trapp family, the von Trapps joining the Nazis, and the kids fighting back with X-men-like superpowers. Dane Cook (Ike Barinholtz) does his stand-up act for MADtv audiences until one of them criticizes his act. OJ Simpson (Jordan Peele) talks to Judith Regan (Nicole Parker) about his new book If I Did It, then is greeted by various passers-by who accuse him of murder. Bobby Lee continues to appear in his soap opera, with the latest episode focusing on his character reuniting with his lost love, and coming into confrontation with his rival. The Weekly News with Toby focuses on celebrity break-ups. Arden Myrin interviews celebrities at the premiere for Happy Feet.
#1208	December 9, 2006		Snoop Dogg (Keegan-Michael Key) clears the air about his recent troubles with the law--until firearms and a baby fall out of his coat. A group of Muslims (Ike Barinholtz, Keegan-Michael Key) have trouble rioting with their people when one of their friends (Frank Caeti) screws up their plans with frequent mistakes. An employee (Michael McDonald) causes havoc at work with his mechanical hands. Sylvester Stallone (Frank Caeti) and Mr. T (Jordan Peele) sing about the Italian Stallion's return to the big screen in a music video parody of Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack". Snoop Dogg (Keegan-Michael Key) smokes his chronic behind the scenes of MADtv. On this week's episode of "Celebrity Pets", Vince Vaughn's dog talks about his life with the actor and scoring with other dogs. Mel Gibson (Michael McDonald) holds a press conference where he shows some reworked scenes for his movie Apocalypto, which feature hidden messages referencing his recent troubles. Domino's Pizza commercial parody reveals how Fudge 'Ems are made. Koreans try to film a fake secret Korean video, but one of their own (Bobby Lee) flubs things up, and the finished project doesn't please Kim Jong Il (Bobby Lee). Arden Myrin and Crista Flanagan interview celebrities at the Billboard Awards, but the latter has no luck getting any interviews. Weekly News with Toby focuses on the recent Michael Richards incident. People share some bizarre stories at dinner. In a Ted Gilliam-esque animated piece, Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson get married and divorce each other on the cover of a gossip magazine. New York (Nicole Randall Johnson), Buckwild (Crista Flanagan), a goat, and a hamster compete for the affection of Flava Flav (Jordan Peele) in a parody of Flavor of Love.
#1209	December 16, 2006	Jeff Probst		Special Christmas episode