MADtv (season 12)

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The twelfth season of MADtv aired from September 16, 2006, to May 19, 2007, with 22 episodes.

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A few minor cast changes were made during season twelve. The only cast members who did not return 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). Frank Caeti and Nicole Randall Johnson, featured performers from season eleven, were promoted to repertory status. Lisa Donovan made her first appearance as a featured performer in the season's fourteenth episode.

Season twelve featured some format changes. Previous seasons featured a sketch before the opening credits, but this was dropped for season twelve episodes; instead, previews of sketches from that particular episode appear. As in the show's early years, sketches were shorter and were sometimes split into separate parts to prevent them from dragging (such as a three-part filler piece about apropos TV shows saved on the TiVos of Tom Cruise, Tommy Lee, and George W. Bush).

After Frank Caliendo's departure, political sketches about George W. Bush stopped appearing as often. Season twelve also featured more TV and movie parodies, celebrity-based sketches, one-off situational comedy sketches, with recurring character sketches comprising the rest. Still, MADtv continued to air vaguely political sketches such as the "Steve Jobs Presents the iRack" sketch, featuring Michael McDonald as the Apple executive unveiling the iRack at a trade show. Test audiences tell him that the "iRack is falling" and to "take things out of the iRack" (thereby riffing on the word as a pun for Iraq).

Michael McDonald reprised a character from season eleven, Larry Felmer, an obsessive fan who gets extremely angry when celebrities are mocked. Other returning characters were Crista Flanagan's Luanne Lockheart and Wendy Walker (Three Minute Meals), Nicole Parker's Disney Girl, Nicole Randall Johnson's Ka-Son, Keegan-Michael Key's Coach Hines, and Michael McDonald's Stuart Larkin.

New sketches in season twelve included a Korean soap opera spoof called Attitudes and Feelings Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive, starring Bobby Lee. Attitudes and Feelings, spoken in fluent yet random Korean words and subtitled in comical broken English (the dialogue and subtitles are not related), consists of rather bizarre soap opera clichés about the twisted life of Dr. Poon Ji Sum, his sexual antics, and his enemy, Korean crimelord "Mr. President." Each sketch ended with a cliffhanger. (The sketches were usually shown about five episodes apart.) Lee also played Johnny (Xian Hi) Gan, a Korean millionaire who hosts a rather odd talk show where him and his assistant, Pongo (who seems to be in love with him) interview celebrities.

Animated sketches returned to MADtv after being absent for several years. Claymation also appeared for the first time in seven years with the recurring sketch "Celebrity Pets", in which pets of celebrities talk about their daily lives with their celebrity owners. The show also featured some non-sequitur claymation sketches such as "Red Snow" (a Happy Feet-meets-Saving Private Ryan movie trailer), a Valentine's Day cartoon where Cupid murders two would-be lovers with hollow point arrows, "Real Police Video: Immigration", "Cartoon Network Rejects", and a Christmas short where George W. Bush blackmails Santa into killing his enemies. MADtv also developed a popular recurring animation sketch called "Weekly News with Toby", in which first grader Toby (voiced by Frank Caeti) talks about his view on current events.

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The twelfth season features a new title sequence with shots of the performers as they prepare for the show. The screen divides into three different live-action shots. When the theme music starts, the announcer introduces each cast member alphabetically. After the last cast member is introduced, the whole cast is shown in a live-action shot. The music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching MADtv." The sequence also features a new announcer.

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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 people receive harsh treatment based on their skin color. In a parody of Disney's High School Musical, teenagers sing about unpleasant adolescent issues, such as a brunette cheerleader's (Crista Flanagan) bulimia, a blonde cheerleader's (Nicole Parker) pregnancy, Ryan's (Frank Caeti) closeted homosexuality, and Taylor's (Nicole Randall Johnson) diabetic comas. Coach Hines (Keegan-Michael Key) accuses innocent team players of using steroids and uses one of the victims (Bobby Lee) to conceal the real culprit. On the first episode of "Weekly Kid News With Toby", child reporter Toby (voice of Frank Caeti) reports on Mel Gibson's recent actions. Obsessive fan Larry Felmore (Michael McDonald) defends his favorite celebrities while working at a movie theater concession stand. Kim Jong Il (Bobby Lee) sings about famous people crazier than himself in a parody of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy. Ike Barinholtz throws a Middle-earth-themed 30th birthday party for Bobby Lee in a parody of "My Super Sweet 16". 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 opening credits. MADtv averages 6.52 million viewers in its premiere.
#1202 September 23, 2006 Howie Mandel, Chingy (musical guest) Crista Flanagan, Nicole Randall Johnson, and Arden Myrin discuss the lack of black characters on MTV shows like The Hills and Laguna Beach, but Nicole Randall Johnson gets cut off by Flanagan, Myrin, and an MTV station indentification screen. Lauren Conrad (Nicole Parker) goes through her usual dramatic histrionics in a parody of The Hills. Hundreds of immigrants pop out of a driver's trunk as he's being interrogated by the police on an episode of Real Police Videos (claymation short). Maury Povich (Michael McDonald) and Connie Chung (Bobby Lee) star in their own reality show. Ellen DeGeneres (Nicole Parker) becomes 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 three-part Terry Gilliam-esque animated piece, Suri Cruise pleas for help escaping 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 makes everyone beautiful, but nothing goes as planned when it's her turn to be pretty (three-part sketch). The Weekly News With Toby focuses on Barry Bonds and steroid abuse. Arden Myrin interviews celebrities at the red carpet for the nip/tuck season premiere party. Ka-Son (Nicole Randall Johnson) argues with other passengers 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 deleted scenes from The Marine which feature 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 from her sisters (Nicole Parker, Arden Myrin) in a music video parody of "Not Ready To Make Nice". Tyler Perry (Keegan-Michael Key) reprises his role as Madea in a comedy film called Ladies' Night, co-starring other black male comedians such as Eddie Murphy (Nicole Randall Johnson) and Martin Lawrence (Jordan Peele) in drag. Bobby Lee appears in the Korean soap opera Attitudes and Feelings Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive. A Samoan restaurant employee (Michael McDonald) disgusts 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 features only unattractive women on "cowgirl night". Nicole Parker auditions her one-woman play for Martin Short. Calgona (Crista Flanagan) closes the show with "Keep Up With Your Love".
#1204 November 4, 2006 Nelly Furtado The cast opens the show with a song about solving world problems, but the performance goes awry when someone in the audience doesn't want to sing along. Stop-motion animated commercial for a terrorist Barbie doll. In a parody of Project Runway, designers must create the latest fashions for leprechaun models (three-part sketch). The hosts of Inside Looking Out (Nicole Parker and Jordan Peele) reminisce about the their first meeting at a roller rink in the 1980s. A yoga teacher (Bobby Lee) is unable to film his routine for a DVD because of an annoying pedestrian (Ike Barinholtz) and his dog at the beach. Billy (Bobby Lee) learns about the dangers of pedophiles on Internet chat rooms in a mixed parody of Dateline: To Catch A Predator and Sesame Street. Former presidential nominee John Kerry (Michael McDonald) tries to clear the air about his recently controversial "botched joke" (two-part sketch). Nelly Furtado gets hounded by Eugene (Keegan-Michael Key), who tricks her into making a bootleg for him. The Weekly News with Toby features Rush Limbaugh's recent comments about Michael J. Fox and the different biases of news channels such as FOX News, E!, and CNN. Condoleezza Rice (Nicole Randall Johnson) stars in a blaxploitation film called Condi Goes to Harlem, in which she tries to stop an evil white 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 In a parody of the A&E reality show Intervention, the MADtv cast confronts Bobby Lee about his exhibitionism. The Cartoon Network presents rejected cartoon pilots, including ones about a Korean superhero and an amputee superhero team. 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) star in a music video parody of "Promiscuous" about catching venereal disease. While watching a kung fu film, Bobby Lee performs various martial arts moves for a skeptical Keegan-Michael Key. In a Terry Gilliam-esque piece, 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 real estate. Family Guy creator/voice actor Seth McFarlane (as himself) reveals two versions of a scene from the Family Guy episode "Fast Times at Buddy Cianci, Jr. High"--one live-action version and the other done with voice actors such as Dane Cook (Ike Barinholtz), Kathy Griffin (Nicole Parker), Queen Latifah (Nicole Randall Johnson), and Snoop Dogg (Keegan-Michael Key). Arnold Schwarzenegger (Ike Barinholtz) guest-directs tonight's MADtv after winning the 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. 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 themselves cooking Thanksgiving dinner. A man (Michael McDonald) mocks homeless people as he drives down the street (three-part sketch). 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 commentary and floats. Obsessive fan Larry Felmore (Michael McDonald) defends his favorite celebrities at a movie theater and meets a like-minded woman (Nicole Parker). A single mother (Nicole Parker) wishes for the days before she had a child in a commercial for the RU-486 morning-after abortion pill. Aaron Sorkin introduces a new version of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip which reveals the behind-the-scenes drama in a porno movie studio minutes before a live Pay-Per-View showing. On 24 with Bobby Lee, the Asian cast member receives a check-up for SARS. On the first episode of "Celebrity Pets", Mariah Carey's dog criticizes his master'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." An '80s punk rocker (Frank Caeti) closes the show with a performance and hits on a married and pregant woman (Nicole Parker) in the audience.
#1207 November 25, 2006 Crista Flanagan talks about being attacked by frenzied shoppers trying to buy a PlayStation 3 on the day after Thanksgiving. Different versions of the Truman Capote film Infamous feature 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 reveals secrets from the coach's past. Sports announcers (Keegan-Michael Key, Michael McDonald), pro golfer Ted Graham (Ike Barinholtz), and his caddy (Frank Caeti) suffer heat exhaustion at a PGA tournament in the desert. Tom Cruise's cat discusses life with her celebrity owner on "Celebrity Pets". Julie Andrews (Nicole Parker) shows alternate endings for The Sound of Music which feature 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) performs his stand-up routine for the studio audience, until one member complains about Cook's lack of humor. While discussing his book If I Did It with Judith Regan (Nicole Parker), OJ Simpson (Jordan Peele) is greeted by various passers-by who accuse him of murder. Bobby Lee's soap opera character confronts his rival and reunites with his lost love in Attitudes and Feelings Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive. 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, while Jordan Peele finds firearms and a baby in Snoop's coat and gets blamed for it. Three Arab men (Ike Barinholtz, Frank Caeti, Keegan-Michael Key) fail in their plans to protest against America. A man's (Michael McDonald) mechanical hands wreak havoc on everyone in the workplace. 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 chronic behind the scenes at MADtv. On "Celebrity Pets", Vince Vaughn's dog discusses how Vaughn uses him to pick up women, then gets beaten for humping a female dog. Mel Gibson (Michael McDonald) holds a press conference to reveal revamped scenes for Apocalypto which feature hidden messages about his and Michael Richards's racist comments. In a parody for Domino's Pizza Fudge 'Ems, a delivery boy (Ike Barinholtz) bashes Americans for their unhealthy eating habits and reveals disgusting details about how the brownies are made. North Korea hires a loose-cannon scientist (Bobby Lee) to test missiles on American TV, but Kim Jong Il (Bobby Lee also) dislikes the results. Arden Myrin and Crista Flanagan interview celebrities at the Billboard Awards. Weekly News with Toby focuses on the recent controversy involving Michael Richards's outbursts at the Laugh Factory. A newlywed couple struggle to tell the story of how they met. 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. In a parody of Flavor of Love, Flavor Flav (Jordan Peele) offers gifts to his dates Buckwild (Crista Flanagan), New York (Nicole Randall Johnson), and assorted mammals.
#1209 December 16, 2006 Jeff Probst The cast has a Secret Santa party that goes horribly wrong when everyone receives inappropriate gifts (recurring sketch throughout episode). From the makers of Tickle Me Elmo comes Tickle Me Emo, a suicidal doll that complains about life's unpleasantness and cuts himself. An escaped convict (Keegan-Michael Key) is disgusted when the Christmas partygoers he has taken hostage engage in perverted sexual acts to save themselves. Santa is blackmailed into destroying George W. Bush's enemies in a claymation short. Two Thais review movies in a show called The Korean Movie Review Show. In the latest Saw, Jigsaw poisons party guests with bad eggnog and one man (Michael McDonald) must find the antidote. Maury Povich (Michael McDonald) and Connie Chung (Bobby Lee) welcome The View's Joy Behar (Nicole Parker) and the pig from Charlotte's Web to their Christmas Spectacular; the pig defecates on the set. Tori McLachlan (Nicole Parker) sings depressing Christmas songs to a group of children from the local shelter. In an animated short, Al Gore warns Frosty the Snowman that he won't survive global warming unless something is done to stop it. Survivor host Jeff Probst plugs his new CD compilation with Survivor-themed variations of classic songs performed by various artists featuring Barry Gibb (Michael McDonald) and Celine Dion (Nicole Parker). Neurotic comedienne Luann Lockheart (Crista Flanagan) returns to do a Christmas-themed stand-up act. Special Christmas episode
#1210 January 6, 2007 Los Angeles Kings Bobby Lee and Crista Flanagan record video diaries of their fasting periods. A parody of My Chemical Romance's "Welcome to the Black Parade" video shows Michael Richards' (Michael McDonald) downward career spiral after his racially charged outburst at The Laugh Factory. The Game (Jordan Peele) promotes Post-It notes. The History Channel premieres its own sitcom starring a Welsh king from the past (Michael McDonald) transported to the present day. A trailer for Dreamgirls shows the movie copying other films and VH-1 documentaries about musicians and their struggles with fame. The newest Grand Theft Auto video game is staged in the sprawling fields of Kansas. Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) wins a free shopping spree at a candy store. A lovestruck woman (Arden Myrin) visits the location where the Los Angeles Kings practice and hits on Sean Avery. Folk singer Cat Stevens (Jordan Peele) hawks a new album featuring songs that glorify terrorism. Jovan Muskatelle (Keegan-Michael Key) frantically reviews the most controversial events of 2006, much to the chagrin of a local news reporter (Ike Barinholtz). Employees question if gorillas can learn martial arts to get the upper hand over the elephants, but the employee (Crista Flanagan) giving the speech was supposed to come up with a new brand of cola.
#1211 January 20, 2007 Carmen Electra Steve Jobs's (Michael McDonald) new iPhone gives him magic powers, much to the shock of the studio audience and Nicole Parker. On Sesame Street, Big Bird suffers from radiation poisoning after being exposed to a nuclear tank made by Oscar the Grouch. Tiger Woods (Jordan Peele) showboats while competing in a golf tournament. Two women (Crista Flanagan, Arden Myrin) can't stop laughing at an office joke about being "coffee twins." Check out what TV shows are on the TiVo playlists of famous people such as Tom Cruise, Tommy Lee, and George W. Bush (three-part filler piece). Carmen Electra is a special guest on The Korean Movie Review Show. The host (Frank Caeti) of a Discovery Kids show praises the Internet, then reveals how Dateline NBC arrested him for soliciting sex from a minor after responding to a sexually suggestive MySpace message. Lionel Richie (Keegan-Michael Key), Jeff Foxworthy (Michael McDonald), and Jessica Simpson (Nicole Parker) are the guests of honor at a bat mitzvah. Bae Sung (Bobby Lee) offers help to Allison (Crista Flanagan) in a parody of Medium. The Weekly News with Toby tackles the controversy over this year's Miss USA Pageant winner and the feud between Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell. A black man (Nicole Randall Johnson) pesters a white girl (Arden Myrin) for her phone number at a fast food restaurant. A would-be suicide bomber (Ike Barinholtz) bashes Fall Out Boy, dessert pizza, MTV, and Dane Cook (Frank Caeti) in his will.
#1212 February 3, 2007 Shawne Merriman, Mary Lynn Rajskub After Ike Barinholtz and Bobby Lee aren't invited to the Super Bowl, they decide to play backyard football with San Diego Chargers defensive end/linebacker Shawne Merriman. In 1314, a Scottish warlord (Jordan Peele) can't convince his men that he was raped by the British. Despite skepticism from one of their friends (Frank Caeti), the Superstitious Knights (Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele) perform victory dances to help the Chicago Bears win the Super Bowl. A news station reports on supposed terrorist attacks and AIDS-infected puppies. Mofaz the Depressed Persian Tow Truck Man (Michael McDonald) and Condoleezza Rice (Nicole Randall Johnson) grouse about how security-obsessed America has become. Ike Barinholtz, Keegan-Michael Key, and Michael McDonald discuss who will win this year's Super Bowl. Paula Abdul (Nicole Parker) reports live via satellite to dispel rumors of substance abuse, but she constantly confuses Keegan-Michael Key with the names of other actors. On 24 with Bobby Lee, 24 star Mary Lynn Rajskub accidentally wakes up next to the host and confuses him with Heroes star Masi Oka. Jeanne Bice (Nicole Parker) gives her nephew Adam (Ike Barinholtz) outfit tips for the Super Bowl in a new QVC: Quacker Factory. A couple (Frank Caeti, Arden Myrin) make out in a Toyota Yaris as they show off the model's many features. Special Super Bowl episode
#1213 February 10, 2007 Kate Walsh American Idol judges (Nicole Parker, Nicole Randall Johnson, Michael McDonald) critique Bobby Lee and Frank Caeti's show openings. Backstage after The Montel Williams Show, the talk-show host (Jordan Peele) suddenly starts rapping while walking to his dressing room. Unaired openings of Law & Order feature people discovering dead bodies during awkward situations and a garbage man (Jordan Peele) freaking out over a discarded lamp. A new store features piñatas shaped like minority suspects (courtesy of the L.A.P.D.) that kids can whack repeatedly. The presence of presidential nominee Barack Obama (Keegan-Michael Key) overshadows a speech by Hillary Clinton (Nicole Parker). While a man (Michael McDonald) proposes to his girlfriend (Nicole Parker) at an aviary, they are splattered with bird droppings. The Blind Kung-Fu Master (Bobby Lee) is sent to space to stop an alien princess (Crista Flanagan) from dominating the universe. Bobby Lee asks Arden Myrin to help him pick up girls at a bar, but Arden ends up insulting and fighting every prospective date. Celebrity Pets focuses on Dick Cheney's perturbed dog, who warns viewers about the Vice President's plans of world domination. Wendy Walker (Crista Flanagan) fails to make a Valentine's Day-themed dish on Three Minute Meals. In an an unused Law & Order opening, Grey's Anatomy's Kate Walsh throws a pirate-themed birthday party, where kids find disgusting and embarrassing items during a treasure hunt in a messy backyard.
#1214 February 17, 2007 Project Runway designer Tim Gunn (Michael McDonald) selects five audience members to appear before the stage. Gwen Stefani (Nicole Parker) sings about her love of Asian culture in a parody of "The Sweet Escape." The Seattle Grace Hospital doctors from Grey's Anatomy summon House's Dr. Gregory (Michael McDonald) to cure a pregnant woman who's foaming at the mouth. Rapper Flavor Flav (Jordan Peele) recounts skewed versions of famous moments in African-American history, to the chagrin of Sidney Poitier (Keegan-Michael Key) (three-part sketch). On Bobby Lee's Korean soap opera Attitudes and Feelings Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive, Dr. Poon Ji-Sum and Ms. Long Bong are still recovering from the discovery that they are brother and sister--but at the same time, they are not. Ellen DeGeneres (Nicole Parker) interviews Ugly Betty producer Salma Hayek (Lisa Donovan) about the sitcom's star America Ferrera (Crista Flanagan). Cupid's attempt to make a love connection turns deadly when he uses hollow-point arrows (cartoon short). Ike Barinholtz's visit with Bobby Lee's parents turns nightmarish when the family creeps him out. Luann Lockhart (Crista Flanagan) performs her stand-up act at an all-night laundromat. Lisa Donovan's debut episode.
#1215 February 24, 2007 Danny Bonaduce Keegan-Michael Key and Arden Myrin get robbed by gang members while showing off their Academy Awards apparel. Oscar-nominated actor Forest Whitaker (Jordan Peele) raps about his many film roles and how he deserves an Oscar, with additional flavor from rapper Snoop Dogg (Keegan-Michael Key). In a parody of Freedom Writers, a white teacher (Nicole Parker) steers juvenile delinquents on the path to redemption. Obsessive fan Larry Felmore (Michael McDonald) defends celebrities at a video rental store. A variety of award-winning actors and actresses--including Jessica Simpson (Nicole Parker), Clint Eastwood (Michael McDonald), Mark Wahlberg (Ike Barinholtz), Rinko Kikuchi (Bobby Lee), Helen Mirren (Arden Myrin), and Sylvester Stallone (Frank Caeti)--interview each other on Oprah Winfrey's (Nicole Randall Johnson) Oscar Nomination Special. Former child actor Danny Bonaduce hosts a special Oscar edition of The Lillian Verner Game Show, with celebrity contestants Morgan Freeman (Jordan Peele), Renée Zellweger (Nicole Parker), and Toshio the Grudge kid (Bobby Lee). Ike Barinholtz and Bobby Lee screen their Oscar-nominated clip, where the leads are a hard-boiled cop and a samurai who holds his eyes (Jordan Peele plays all side characters, and Lisa Donovan plays the leads' love interests). The Disney Girl (Nicole Parker) sings about her audition for a porno film. A trailer for a new animated film about penguins has the Antarctic birds going to war against polar bears. Special Academy Awards special; a repeat of the "Fart Camp" fake trailer from season 11 is shown at the end of this episode.
#1216 March 10, 2007 Rob Corddry Kevin Federline (Ike Barinholtz) shows off new Amway products and runs into his ex, Britney Spears (Nicole Parker), who is now in a straitjacket due to recent events. A country singer (Jordan Peele) performs a song about Asian B-baller Yao Ming (Bobby Lee). Steve Jobs' (Michael McDonald) sales pitch for the iRack contains innuendo about the American occupation in Iraq. Model and Project Runway host Heidi Klum (Crista Flanagan) is miscast as a silent secret agent in an action/adventure movie trailer. The Winner's Rob Corddry plays an employee who tells a fellow co-worker (Ike Barinholtz) about his recent tryst with another co-worker (Jordan Peele). An ocean institute doctor (Michael McDonald) freaks out when one of his sharks goes on a rampage during a Discovery Kids show. Coach Hines (Keegan-Michael Key), now working at an ice cream parlor, still catches flak from two students (Ike Barinholtz, Bobby Lee). On "Celebrity Pets", Lindsay Lohan's dog discusses her glamorous life and wonders where her owner is. Condoleezza Rice (Nicole Randall Johnson) investigates why black people are being irradiated. A promo for Glad bags features its announcer wishing for an omnipotent electronic device. A simple argument between a grandmother (Crista Flanagan) and her granddaughter (Arden Myrin) erupts into a violent wrestling match. An elderly woman (Nicole Randall Johnson) annoys a video rental outlet employee (Keegan-Michael Key).
#1217 March 17, 2007 Edge Edge uses Arden Myrin as a wrestling prop to attack various crew members. Rachael Ray (Nicole Parker) gets drunk during her restaurant outings on an episode of $40 a Day (three-part sketch). In ancient Scotland, a soon-to-be-executed freedom fighter (Jordan Peele) is revealed to have been a willing victim of a gang rape by British soldiers (Keegan-Michael Key, Ike Barinholtz). A girls' soccer coach (Michael McDonald) gives awards to everyone on his losing soccer team in the name of all-inclusiveness. On Attitudes and Feelings Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive, Dr. Poon Ji-Sum (Bobby Lee) learns that his former lover has a twin, and is forced to confront a Canadian crimelord (Edge). Darrell (Nicole Randall Johnson) bothers another white girl (Crista Flanagan) at a movie theater for her phone number. A newly married couple (Michael McDonald, Nicole Parker) share bizarre stories with other married couples about how they met, but get constantly mocked and interrupted. The Jazzed for Crafts salesladies (Crista Flanagan, Arden Myrin) sell DVDs which catch the attention of a possible suitor (Frank Caeti).
#1218 April 7, 2007 Tom Bergeron, Efren Ramirez The Mayor of Cancún (Keegan-Michael Key) voices displeasure over teens Ike Barinholtz, Crista Flanagan, Bobby Lee, Arden Myrin, and others wrecking his city during spring break. A commercial promotes the perfect female contraceptive pill: one that destroys the entire uterus. Krump Dancers Noodles (Jordan Peele) and Nippy (Crista Flanagan) teach spring break revelers about the dangers of STDs. The Knobs (Ike Barinholtz, Bobby Lee) imagine meeting their better halves (Crista Flanagan, Arden Myrin). Celebrities such as George Takei (Bobby Lee), Dennis Rodman (Keegan-Michael Key), Tara Reid (Arden Myrin), Mo'Nique (Nicole Randall Johnson), Miley Cyrus (Crista Flanagan), Montel Williams (Jordan Peele), Kristin Cavallari (Nicole Parker), and Andy Dick (Ike Barinholtz) discuss their experiences smoking marijuana on VH1's Best Weed Ever. Jersey teenagers (Nicole Randall Johnson, Arden Myrin, Nicole Parker) gab about their sex lives and mock other beachgoers. After showing an orphan boy around the MADtv studio, Ike Barinholtz and Bobby Lee make him their servant. On Celebrity Pets, Paris Hilton's kinkajou gloats over his perfect life with the hotel heiress, while her chihuahua sends a plea for help. Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron hosts a special spring-break edition of the Lillian Verner Game Show with college students (Ike Barinholtz, Arden Myrin, Efren Ramirez). On Tyra, Tyra Banks (Nicole Randall Johnson) exposes prejudice towards Jews. A dirty south rapper's (Jordan Peele) life falls apart when he doesn't thank Jesus (Michael McDonald) during an acceptance speech. A girl (Arden Myrin) meets her date's (Bobby Lee) adoptive parents (Crista Flanagan, Frank Caeti), who pretend that they're Korean.
#1219 April 14, 2007 Jamie Kennedy Bobby Lee is honored for his non-stereotypical depictions of Asians on MADtv, but a montage of his past performances reveals otherwise. Dr. Phil (Michael McDonald) uses an H.D. camera to expose liars, such as a girl (Arden Myrin) who lies about her age and a man (Barinholtz) who denies he's gay. Commercial parody for a new fruit drink contains references to college students being date raped. When the LaMontroses (Nicole Parker, Jordan Peele) attend a therapy session, the therapist exposes Pat-Beth's hidden racist attitudes. On today's 24 with Bobby Lee, the host spends the day with Jamie Kennedy; the two go head-to-head in Kickin' It Old Skool. Obsessive fan Larry Felmore (Michael McDonald) defends his favorite sitcoms during a TV writing class. On Deal or No Deal, a man (Ike Barinholtz) gets lambasted by his wife (Crista Flanagan) for not taking the "deal". On Celebrity Pets, David Blaine's dog Houdini discusses the secrets behind his master's magic tricks. Elderly womanizer Isador Kruskal (Michael McDonald) from The 7am Condo Report tries speed dating, but doesn't meet any decent singles. The Coffee Twins (Crista Flanagan, Arden Myrin) continue to laugh at their own lame jokes at the office.
#1220 April 28, 2007 Leah Remini, Michael Rapaport Female cast members (except for Nicole Parker) are coerced into performing stereotypically feminine acts by male cast members. Parody of NBC show Heroes mocks the show's tired premise and quirky characters. A family stages an intervention to stop their cousin (Frank Caeti) from speaking in a stereotypically Italian voice, but his real voice sounds worse than his assumed one. While promoting the release of his new album "Reborn", Seal (Jordan Peele) is constantly interrupted by his wife Heidi Klum (Crista Flanagan). A co-worker (Nicole Parker) running late for work delivers a poorly-produced PowerPoint presentation, then quits after humiliating her boss (Frank Caeti). Briana Acorn, one of the slave girls from Gone with the Wind, introduces three alternate endings of the classic film: Rhett Butler (Michael Rapaport) beats up Scarlett O'Hara (Nicole Parker); Rhett sings of his true feelings for Scarlett; and Scarlett pursues Rhett with a jet pack after he flies away on a broomstick. Eugene Struthers (Keegan-Michael Key) delivers flowers to The King of Queens star Leah Remini. Kelli Pickler (Lisa Donovan), Mo'Nique (Nicole Randall Johnson), Snoop Dogg (Keegan-Michael Key), Kathy Griffin (Nicole Parker), and Verne Troyer appear on a new reality show, E.R. and Famous, where they practice being doctors (two-part sketch). On Celebrity Pets, a rescue dog preps for the arrival of his master, celebrity trainwreck Tara Reid. After an officer (Keegan-Michael Key) pulls over a speeder (Arden Myrin) searching for her missing son, he starts hitting on her.
#1221 May 5, 2007 Carl Edwards, Tito Ortiz Jorge (Keegan-Michael Key) teaches cast members how to properly celebrate Cinco de Mayo. The new season of Survivor has Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Tom Cruise's (Crista Flanagan) team of Scientologists pitted against each other (three-part sketch). A parody of NBC's Scrubs mocks the show's overuse of quirkiness, cute actors, flashbacks, fantasies, and sentimentality--all set to indie rock. In a commercial for a new period-control pill, a husband (Frank Caeti) wants to make love to his wife (Crista Flanagan) more often now that her periods are less frequent. Larry King gives more vulgar reviews, this time for the FOX medical drama House. UFC athlete Tito Ortiz appears in a commercial promoting a new deodorant with Bobby Lee and Jordan Peele, but things go wrong when Peele starts bleeding profusely during takes. During a political commercial, a Hillary Clinton supporter (Lisa Donovan) and a Barack Obama supporter (Jordan Peele) have a point-counterpoint session and are upstaged by a Rudy Giuliani supporter. Tank (Bobby Lee) faces competition from pro racer Carl Edwards while trying to pick up girls (Lisa Donovan, Nicole Randall Johnson) at a NASCAR event. A videotaped re-enactment of Britney Spears (Nicole Parker) and Kevin Federline (Ike Barinholtz) at their divorce settlement meeting. VH1 Best Mom Ever features celebrities Kristin Cavallari (Nicole Parker), Montel Williams (Jordan Peele), George Takei (Bobby Lee), Tara Reid (Arden Myrin), and Andy Dick (Ike Barinholtz) looking back on their lives with their mothers. A performance by female rapper Sissy Felony Jackson (Nicole Randall Johnson) ends the show. The Scrubs parody aired 5 days before the Scrubs episode My Conventional Wisdom. An episode which Michael McDonald directed and guest voiced.
#1222 May 19, 2007 Fred Willard Cast members announce shocking confessions that will be revealed next season. The Blind Kung Fu Master (Bobby Lee) tries to save a princess (Arden Myrin) from an evil sorcerer (Keegan-Michael Key). King Henry (Michael McDonald) finds work as a fast-food employee on The King Henry Show. Coach Hines (Keegan-Michael Key) threatens prom attendees and gets drunk on spiked punch. Fred Willard plays a sarcastic preacher who hosts a roast for Jesus Christ, featuring a special appearance from Dane Cook (Ike Barinholtz). Tori McLachlan (Nicole Parker) sings a depressing song about life after high school to a graduating class. In a parody of I Shouldn't Be Alive, the story of two survivors (Michael McDonald, Keegan-Michael Key) of a rock slide tell is re-enacted in various ways. Astroman (Ike Barinholtz) confronts his rival Killbrain the Fury (Jordan Peele), who's now working at a car dealership. On Celebrity Pets, Kim Jong-Il's dog claims that his master is not mistreating his people. The Jazzed for Crafts girls (Crista Flanagan, Arden Myrin) meet cute with a rental store employee (Jordan Peele).

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Season twelve of MADtv has not been released on DVD.

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