George Lopez (TV series)
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Creator(s) | Robert Borden Bruce Helford George Lopez |
| Starring | George Lopez Constance Marie Belita Moreno Luis Armand Garcia Aimee Garcia Valente Rodriguez Emiliano Diez |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 111 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Sandra Bullock |
| Running time | 30 min |
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| Original channel | ABC |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV) |
| Original run | March 27, 2002 – present |
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The George Lopez Show is an ABC sitcom starring George Lopez. As of 2007, it is second-longest running sitcom in television history of those that have starred Latin actors, after I Love Lucy.
On March 8, 2007 it was announced that The George Lopez Show will join the Nick at Nite line up beginning this Fall.
ABC has announced 14 early renewals and The George Lopez Show did not appear on the list. However that does not necessarily mean that the show is cancelled. The fate of this show will be revealed on or before the upfronts on May 15.[1]
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[edit] Background
In 2000, after several years of performing stand-up comedy, Lopez was approached by actress Sandra Bullock for Lopez to produce and star in a comedy. Bullock was concerned about the lack of Latino-oriented sitcoms on American television and pushed to get a sitcom on television that starred Latinos but wasn't exclusively about the Latin American community. ABC, who had been criticized by Latin American groups for lack of Latinos on their television shows, quickly picked up the television series. With the exception of Albanian-American actress Masiela Lusha, who played George's daughter Carmen in the show's first five seasons, the actors who play the members of the Lopez family are all Latino. George Lopez said that, due to creative differences between him and Lusha, Lusha's character was written out of the show after Season 5; Lusha did appear in the 2007 season premiere, when her character left to attend a college in another state.
The program began airing in 2002, aired in ABC's TGIF lineup in 2003-2004 before moving to ABC at 8:30 (Eastern Time) on Tuesday nights for the 2004-2005 season. For the 2005-2006 season, the show aired on Wednesday nights at 8:00 p.m. (Eastern). The show's season premiere for 2006-2007 aired on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) on ABC. For the upcoming season, the show will air Wednesday nights at 8:00 p.m. (Eastern).
[edit] Cast
- George Lopez as George Lopez
- Constance Marie as Angela "Angie" Palmero Lopez
- Belita Moreno as George's mother, Benita "Benny" Lopez
- Masiela Lusha as George's daughter, Carmen Conzuela Lopez (Season 1-5)
- Luis Armand Garcia as George's son, Max Lopez
- Valente Rodriguez as Ernesto 'Ernie' Cardenas
- Emiliano Diez as Dr. Victor "Vic" Palmero (Season 4+)
- Aimee Garcia as Veronica Palermo (Season 6+)
Recurring
- Mark Tymchyshyn as Mel Powers
- Jack Blessing as Jack Powers
- Nick Offerman as Randy
- Bryan Fisher as Jason MacNamara
- Trevor Wright as Zack Powers
- Elmarie Wendel as Gina
[edit] Episodes
- Main article: List of George Lopez episodes.
[edit] Trivia
- The character 'George Lopez' was ranked #18 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" (June 20, 2004).
- In every episode, a new inspirational saying is written on the chalkboard on the side of the Lopezes' refrigerator. This is similar to the chalkboard gag on The Simpsons, which involves Bart Simpson writing different phrases on the chalkboard in his classroom at Springfield Elementary School.
- The show is mentioned on the Family Guy episode "North by North Quahog", with Chris saying "That show only furthers the stereotype that George Lopez is funny."
- George Lopez confirmed on his HBO special, George Lopez: America's Mexican, that the show will go into syndication later this year.
- Former wrestling diva Stacy Keibler guest starred in two episodes of the sixth season.[2]
[edit] DVD releases
Season Releases
| DVD Name | Cover | Release Date | Ep # | Additional Information |
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| The Complete First and Second Seasons |  |
April 17, 2007[3] | 28 | Bonus features include "Inside the Comedic Mind" featurette and Gag reel. |
| The Complete Third Season | TBA | 28 | ||
| The Complete Fourth Season | TBA | 24 | ||
| The Complete Fifth Season | TBA | 22 | ||
| The Complete Sixth Season | TBA | 18 |
[edit] References
- ^ ABC Unveils 14 Early Series Pick-Ups, Broadcasting & Cable, March 21, 2007
- ^ Stacy Keibler Guest Stars on ABC's "What About Brian" and "George Lopez", ComingSoon.net, January 2, 2007
- ^ Lacey, Gord (2006-12-18). George Lopez - Warner to releases [sic Seasons 1 & 2]. TVShowsonDVD.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.
[edit] External links
- George Lopez (TV series) at the Internet Movie Database
- George Lopez at TV.com
- Jump The Shark - George Lopez
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