MADtv: Season Four (1998-1999)
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The fourth season of MADtv
aired from September 12, 1998, to May 22, 1999, with 25 episodes.
, 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.
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 MADtv head writer revealed that the fight was real and Sasso did actually bleed.
Hart returned three weeks later to accept Sasso's challenge of an arm-wrestling match.
. 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 MADtv."
* Performer was a featured cast member at the start of the season, but was promoted to repertory status mid-season.
MADtv
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...
aired from September 12, 1998, to May 22, 1999, with 25 episodes.
Season summary
The new season had several cast changes. Mary ScheerMary Scheer
Mary Scheer is an American actress and comedian. She is best known as one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy series MADtv and for playing Freddie's mother, Marissa Benson, on iCarly...
, Chris Hogan
Chris Hogan
Chris Hogan is an American comic actor. Hogan is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv, and for the character of Aubrey Pitman, one of Dick Solomon's students, on the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun.-Biography:Chris Hogan grew up in...
, and Lisa Kushell left the show. Andrew Bowen
Andrew Bowen
Andrew Bowen is an American comic actor. Bowen is known most for his appearances on the sketch comedy series MADtv.-Biography:...
and Mo Collins
Mo Collins
Maureen "Mo" Ann Collins is an American actress and comedian. Collins is perhaps best known for being a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series MADtv. She became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show...
joined as repertory players, with Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald (actor)
Michael James McDonald is an American actor, writer, comedian, and director, best known for starring in the sketch comedy show MADtv. McDonald joined the show during the fourth season and remained in the cast until the end of the thirteenth and penultimate season, having become the...
as a featured player. Nicole Sullivan
Nicole Sullivan
Nicole Julianne Sullivan is an American actress, comedian and voice artist. Sullivan is best known for her six seasons on the sketch comedy series MADtv and five seasons on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens.She has played a recurring character on Scrubs and voices the villainous Shego in...
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.
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
Nicole Sullivan
Nicole Julianne Sullivan is an American actress, comedian and voice artist. Sullivan is best known for her six seasons on the sketch comedy series MADtv and five seasons on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens.She has played a recurring character on Scrubs and voices the villainous Shego in...
and Debra Wilson
Debra Wilson
Debra Wilson Skelton , professionally known as Debra Wilson or Debra Wilzon, is an American comedienne and actress. Wilson is likely most famous for being the second longest-serving original cast member on the sketch comedy series MADtv, having appeared for the show's first eight seasons...
introduced new characters, playing Latina bimbos Lida and Melina together, while Wilson performed Bunifa, a fast-talking ghetto fabulous
Ghetto fabulous
Ghetto fabulous is an expression believed to have originated among African-Americans living in poor urban areas.It specifically refers to the mentality and lifestyle of some American ghetto inhabitants and vaguely to the mentality and lifestyle of poor African- American urbanites.-In the media...
girl. Alex Borstein
Alex Borstein
Alexandrea "Alex" Borstein is an American actress, singer, voice actress, writer and comedian. She is best known for her long-running role as Lois Griffin on the animated television series Family Guy, and as a cast member on the sketch comedy series MADtv.A native of Highland Park, Illinois,...
frequently appeared as Ms. Swan and Rosie O'Donnell
Rosie O'Donnell
Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell is an American stand-up comedian, actress, author and television personality. She has also been a magazine editor and continues to be a celebrity blogger, LGBT rights activist, television producer and collaborative partner in the LGBT family vacation company R Family...
; Pat Kilbane
Pat Kilbane
Patrick F. "Pat" Kilbane is an American comic actor. He first appeared in a 1996 episode ofSeinfeld , in which he played Feldman, Bizarro Kramer. Kilbane appeared for several seasons on MADtv, most notably the spokesperson for MADtv's fictitious company, Spishak...
appeared as the Coffee Guy and the spokesman for Spishak, and performed his Howard Stern
Howard Stern
Howard Allan Stern is an American radio personality, television host, author, and actor best known for his radio show, which was nationally syndicated from 1986 to 2005. He gained wide recognition in the 1990s where he was labeled a "shock jock" for his outspoken and sometimes controversial style...
impersonation; Will Sasso
Will Sasso
William "Will" Sasso is a Canadian comedian and actor. He is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on the American sketch comedy series MADtv, spending five seasons on the show.-Early life:...
frequently impersonated famous people such as Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
, Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
, and Steven Seagal
Steven Seagal
Steven Frederic Seagal is an American action film star, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist and reserve deputy sheriff. A 7th-dan black belt in Aikido, Seagal began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan...
and Aries Spears
Aries Spears
Aries Spears is an American actor and comedian. Spears is best known as one of the actors on Fox's sketch comedy series MADtv, in which he was in 198 episodes, making him the second longest-serving original cast member on the show....
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
Bret Hart
Bret Hart is a Canadian on-screen personality, writer, actor and Semi-retired professional wrestler. Like others in the Hart wrestling family, Hart has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College...
appeared in a sketch with Will Sasso
Will Sasso
William "Will" Sasso is a Canadian comedian and actor. He is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on the American sketch comedy series MADtv, spending five seasons on the show.-Early life:...
. Hart, a WCW wrestler, attacked Sasso during filming. It was unclear whether this was part of the sketch or ad-libbed, until a MADtv head writer revealed that the fight was real and Sasso did actually bleed.
Hart returned three weeks later to accept Sasso's challenge of an arm-wrestling match.
Opening montage
The MADtv logo appears against the backdrop of a busy street in Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. The theme song, which is performed by the hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
group Heavy D & the Boyz
Heavy D & the Boyz
Dwight Arrington Myers , better known as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American actor, rapper, record producer, singer and former leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a hip hop group which included G-Whiz , "Trouble" T. Roy , and Eddie F...
, 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 MADtv."
Cast
- Alex BorsteinAlex BorsteinAlexandrea "Alex" Borstein is an American actress, singer, voice actress, writer and comedian. She is best known for her long-running role as Lois Griffin on the animated television series Family Guy, and as a cast member on the sketch comedy series MADtv.A native of Highland Park, Illinois,...
- Andrew BowenAndrew BowenAndrew Bowen is an American comic actor. Bowen is known most for his appearances on the sketch comedy series MADtv.-Biography:...
- Mo CollinsMo CollinsMaureen "Mo" Ann Collins is an American actress and comedian. Collins is perhaps best known for being a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series MADtv. She became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show...
- Pat KilbanePat KilbanePatrick F. "Pat" Kilbane is an American comic actor. He first appeared in a 1996 episode ofSeinfeld , in which he played Feldman, Bizarro Kramer. Kilbane appeared for several seasons on MADtv, most notably the spokesperson for MADtv's fictitious company, Spishak...
- Phil LaMarrPhil LaMarrPhillip "Phil" LaMarr is an American actor, comedian and voice actor. One of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv, he is also known for his small, but memorable role as Marvin in Pulp Fiction...
- Michael McDonaldMichael McDonald (actor)Michael James McDonald is an American actor, writer, comedian, and director, best known for starring in the sketch comedy show MADtv. McDonald joined the show during the fourth season and remained in the cast until the end of the thirteenth and penultimate season, having become the...
* - Will SassoWill SassoWilliam "Will" Sasso is a Canadian comedian and actor. He is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on the American sketch comedy series MADtv, spending five seasons on the show.-Early life:...
- Aries SpearsAries SpearsAries Spears is an American actor and comedian. Spears is best known as one of the actors on Fox's sketch comedy series MADtv, in which he was in 198 episodes, making him the second longest-serving original cast member on the show....
- Nicole SullivanNicole SullivanNicole Julianne Sullivan is an American actress, comedian and voice artist. Sullivan is best known for her six seasons on the sketch comedy series MADtv and five seasons on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens.She has played a recurring character on Scrubs and voices the villainous Shego in...
- Debra WilsonDebra WilsonDebra Wilson Skelton , professionally known as Debra Wilson or Debra Wilzon, is an American comedienne and actress. Wilson is likely most famous for being the second longest-serving original cast member on the sketch comedy series MADtv, having appeared for the show's first eight seasons...
* Performer was a featured cast member at the start of the season, but was promoted to repertory status mid-season.
Episodes
| Episode | Airing Date | Host/Guest(s) | Sketches | Other notes |
| #401 | September 12, 1998 | Vivica A. Fox Vivica A. Fox Vivica Anjanetta Fox is an American actress and television producer. She is best known for her roles in the films Independence Day, Set It Off, Soul Food, Why Do Fools Fall In Love,Kill Bill and Juwanna Mann.... , Usher Usher (entertainer) Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100... , Dylan and Cole Sprouse Dylan and Cole Sprouse Dylan Thomas Sprouse and Cole Mitchell Sprouse are American actors. They are twins and are collectively referred to as Dylan and Cole Sprouse or the Sprouse Bros. Their first prominent major theatrical film role was in Big Daddy, where they starred alongside Adam Sandler... |
Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) opens the show with a joke. A spoof of There's Something About Mary There's Something About Mary There's Something About Mary is a 1998 American comedy film, directed by the Farrelly brothers, Bobby and Peter. It stars Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon and Ben Stiller, and it is a combination of romantic comedy and gross-out film.... focuses on the romance between Bill Clinton (Will Sasso) and Monica Lewinsky Monica Lewinsky Monica Samille Lewinsky is an American woman with whom United States President Bill Clinton admitted to having had an "improper relationship" while she worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996... (Alex Borstein). Keanu Reeves Keanu Reeves Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor. Reeves is perhaps best known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break and the science fiction-action trilogy The Matrix... (Andrew Bowen) gives students lessons in wooden acting. Al Gore Al Gore Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.... (Pat Kilbane) gives sex tips to a couple in bed. CNN CNN Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States... frequently interrupts a TV show with an important news bulletin by Bernard Shaw Bernard Shaw (journalist) Bernard Shaw is a retired American journalist and former news anchor for CNN from 1980 until his retirement in March 2001.-Early years:... (Phil LaMarr). A man (Will Sasso) calling a sex line accidentally reaches Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein). MADtv vies for Emmy consideration with a sketch featuring Sonny Bono Sonny Bono Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono was an American recording artist, record producer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades.-Early life:... 's widow Mary Mary Bono Mary Bono Mack is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 44th, serving since 1998. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Palm Springs and includes most of central and eastern Riverside County. Bono Mack sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee, and is... (Alex Borstein) and first wife Cher Cher Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in... (Mo Collins) settling their differences through song. A jock (Aries Spears) is less than thrilled to have overexcited nerd Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) as his dorm mate. Vivica A. Fox is a guest on Funky Walker, Dirty Talker. |
Michael McDonald Michael McDonald (actor) Michael James McDonald is an American actor, writer, comedian, and director, best known for starring in the sketch comedy show MADtv. McDonald joined the show during the fourth season and remained in the cast until the end of the thirteenth and penultimate season, having become the... , Andrew Bowen Andrew Bowen Andrew Bowen is an American comic actor. Bowen is known most for his appearances on the sketch comedy series MADtv.-Biography:... , and Mo Collins Mo Collins Maureen "Mo" Ann Collins is an American actress and comedian. Collins is perhaps best known for being a member of the ensemble on FOX's sketch comedy series MADtv. She became well known for several characters during her tenure on the show... 's First Episode. |
| #402 | September 19, 1998 | Jane Krakowski Jane Krakowski Jane Krakowski is an American actress and singer. She is most well known for her performance of Elaine Vassal on Ally McBeal, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, and for her current role as Jenna Maroney on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, for which she has been nominated for three Emmy... |
Howard Stern (Pat Kilbane) reviews MADtv's past and present cast. Siegfried Siegfried & Roy Siegfried & Roy are two German-American former entertainers who became known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers.... (Pat Kilbane) & Roy Siegfried & Roy Siegfried & Roy are two German-American former entertainers who became known for their appearances with white lions and white tigers.... (Michael McDonald) fight crime and their fear of women in a crime drama. A commercial parody for Egg-Beaters' newest product, Meat-Beaters, shows a man (Will Sasso) apparently masturbating as he prepares food. Obese Jewish film director Marvin Tikvah (Michael McDonald) joins a fitness program. JCPenney promotes clothes that protect children from school shootings. Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and James Brown James Brown James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr... Jr. (Aries Spears) host a cooking show. Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and... (Andrew Bowen) introduces a vintage superhero show called Rocket Revengers. A randy senior citizen (Michael McDonald) recalls how he survived the crash of the Titanic. |
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| #403 | September 26, 1998 | Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) kicks the crap out of people while touring America. Lorraine (Mo Collins) peruses items at a yard sale. Chris Rock Chris Rock Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central... (Phil LaMarr) demands funnier material in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show The Dick Van Dyke Show The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom that initially aired on the Columbia Broadcasting System from October 3, 1961, until June 1, 1966. The show was created by Carl Reiner and starred Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. It was produced by Reiner with Bill Persky and Sam Denoff.... . Spishak promotes a cereal bowl that also works as a pasta bowl. Debra Wilson promotes a virtual reality retirement home. Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) gets lost. |
Debut of Lorraine and Doreen and Stuart Larkin sketch | |
| #404 | October 3, 1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise... and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later is a 1998 slasher film and is the seventh installment in the Halloween film series. It is directed by Steve Miner and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, and Michelle Williams. The screenplay, based on a story by Kevin Williamson further developed by Robert... merge in a parody. Mark McGwire Mark McGwire Mark David McGwire , nicknamed "Big Mac", is an American former professional baseball player who played his major league career with the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He is currently the hitting coach for the St... (Will Sasso) and Sammy Sosa Sammy Sosa Samuel Peralta "Sammy" Sosa is a Dominican former professional baseball right fielder. Sosa played with four Major League Baseball teams over his career which spanned from 1989-2007.... (Phil LaMarr) dance with each other (recurring sketch throughout episode). A parody of He Got Game He Got Game He Got Game is a 1998 American sports-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee. It stars Denzel Washington as Jake Shuttlesworth, a prison inmate convicted for killing his wife... has Denzel Washington Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He first rose to prominence when he joined the cast of the medical drama, St. Elsewhere, playing Dr... (Aries Spears) playing it not-so-straight. A young kid repeatedly hits his stepdad (Pat Kilbane) in the groin. Havoc ensues in a hotel lobby where everyone says "sir" or "ma'am". The Donny & Marie Donny & Marie (1998 TV series) Donny & Marie was an American talk show hosted by Donny and Marie Osmond, that aired in syndication from September 1998 to May 2000. The show had a "house band", featuring Jerry Williams , Kat Dyson , Paul Peterson , and Nick Vincent . The show aired from 1998 to 2000.-External links:*... Show turns as sleazy as Howard Stern's radio show. A parody of feminine hygiene commercials turns into a promotion for Canada's marriage laws. Magic Johnson Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers... (Aries Spears) and Tommy Davidson Tommy Davidson Tommy Davidson is an American comedian, film and television actor.Born in Washington, D.C., Davidson was adopted when he was 2-years-old. He was a child of an interracial adoption, with his parents being Caucasian and he being African-American. He attended high school at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High... (Phil LaMarr) star in a parody of courtroom shows. Bill Cosby Bill Cosby William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the... (Aries Spears) promotes Jell-O Jell-O Jell-O is a brand name belonging to U.S.-based Kraft Foods for a number of gelatin desserts, including fruit gels, puddings and no-bake cream pies. The brand's popularity has led to it being used as a generic term for gelatin dessert across the U.S. and Canada.... pudding. |
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| #405 | October 10, 1998 | Gary Coleman Gary Coleman Gary Wayne Coleman was an American actor, known for his childhood role as Arnold Jackson in the American sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and for his small stature as an adult. He was described in the 1980s as "one of television's most promising stars". After a successful childhood acting career, Coleman... , Kevin Sorbo Kevin Sorbo Kevin David Sorbo is an American actor best known for the roles of Hercules in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Captain Dylan Hunt in Andromeda and Kull in Kull the Conqueror.-Early life:... |
Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) gets hypnotized. Debra Wilson promotes a product for keeping women's nether regions fresh. Monica Lewinsky (Alex Borstein) appears on Talking American. Trina Moss (Mo Collins) attends a baby shower. Rosie O'Donnell Rosie O'Donnell Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell is an American stand-up comedian, actress, author and television personality. She has also been a magazine editor and continues to be a celebrity blogger, LGBT rights activist, television producer and collaborative partner in the LGBT family vacation company R Family... (Alex Borstein) interviews Kevin Sorbo on the set of his sitcom, Oh, Hercules. Gary Coleman plays a police negotiator in a parody of The Negotiator, co-starring Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician.... (Aries Spears) and Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen). |
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| #406 | October 31, 1998 | KISS KISS (band) Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,... , Robert Englund Robert Englund Robert Barton Englund is an American actor, voice-actor and director, best known for playing the fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger, in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in... |
Members of KISS appear in a sketch as life-size action figures which must stop Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records... (Phil LaMarr); in another sketch, band members go on a date. Kenny Rogers sings duets with Cher (Mo Collins), Björk Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk... (Alex Borstein), Marilyn Manson Marilyn Manson (person) Marilyn Manson is an American musician, artist and former music journalist known for his controversial stage persona and image as the lead singer of the eponymous band Marilyn Manson... (Pat Kilbane), and Nat King Cole Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres... (Phil LaMarr). After a sketch about his role in V, Robert Englund Robert Englund Robert Barton Englund is an American actor, voice-actor and director, best known for playing the fictional serial killer Freddy Krueger, in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series. He received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors in... becomes entangled in a string of murders on the MADtv set. Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) goes trick-or-treating with Antonia (Nicole Sullivan). |
Special Halloween episode |
| #407 | November 7, 1998 | Little Hassan Taylor (Phil LaMarr) performs racist songs. In a pornographic version of Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American war film set during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. It was directed by Steven Spielberg, with a screenplay by Robert Rodat. The film is notable for the intensity of its opening 27 minutes, which depicts the Omaha Beach assault of June 6, 1944.... directed by coke-addled director Harvey Lachien (Aries Spears), two nymphomaniacs (Mo Collins, Debra Wilson) service troops. Magic Johnson Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers... (Aries Spears) hosts Jeopardy! Jeopardy! Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories... . Björk (Alex Borstein), Marilyn Manson (Pat Kilbane), and Stuart (Michael McDonald) and Doreen Larkin (Mo Collins) appear on Lowered Expectations. An undergraduate named "Intensity" (Nicole Sullivan) is obsessed with a man (Pat Kilbane) she barely knows in a parody of Felicity. Lida (Nicole Sullivan) and Melina (Debra Wilson) open their own beauty salon. In a new medical drama, doctors are so focused on their work that they ignore other patients in the waiting room. A drunken storyteller (Will Sasso) tells fractured fairy tales to children. Reverend Jesse Jackson Jesse Jackson Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an African-American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as shadow senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to... (Aries Spears) plays psychiatrist to the Clinton family. |
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| #408 | November 14, 1998 | The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) hosts her own game show. Bill Clinton (Will Sasso) sells commemorative plates. Michael McCleoud (Will Sasso) and Jasmine Wayne-Wayne (Alex Borstein) sing an annoying song. Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) goes to the College Bowl. Karl Childers (Pat Kilbane) and Blade Blade (film) Blade is a 1998 vampire superhero action horror starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, loosely based on the Marvel Comics character Blade. The film was directed by Stephen Norrington and written by David S. Goyer. Blade grossed $70 million at the U.S. box office, and $131.2 million worldwide... (Aries Spears) join forces in a new movie. Working as a maternity ward nurse, Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) delivers the wrong baby to a new mother's (Alex Borstein) room. Spishak promotes a dance father can perform. |
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| #409 | November 21, 1998 | Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) and Jean-Claude Van Damme Jean-Claude Van Damme Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg , professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a Belgian martial artist and actor, best known for his martial arts action films, the most successful of which include Bloodsport , Kickboxer , Double Impact , Universal Soldier , Hard Target , Timecop ,... (Andrew Bowen) defend their fathers in the hard-hitting drama One True Impact. Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and James Brown Jr. (Aries Spears) host a Thanksgiving cooking show, where they must cook food for homeless people. A man (Phil LaMarr) becomes so obsessed with the taste of the food he's served that he goes insane. Pat Kilbane tells his "Snapshot Stories." |
Special Thanksgiving episode | |
| #410 | December 5, 1998 | Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA... |
Shaquille O'Neal interrupts a monologue by Mother Love Mother Love Mother Love is an American entertainer. From 1998 to 2000, she was the original host of Forgive or Forget. In addition, she has hosted on radio in Los Angeles radio stations KLSX, KACE FM, and a show on KFI. She came from Cleveland OH radio. She also appeared in such films as Volcano, Mr. Nanny and... (Aries Spears). The Eracists spread their message of tolerance in the Middle East. Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American buddy cop action film and the first in a series of films, all directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as a mismatched pair of LAPD detectives, and Gary Busey as their primary adversary... cops Riggs (Pat Kilbane) and Murtaugh (Aries Spears) appear at a comedy club with Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and his puppet friend Pappy. On an episode of Forgive or Forget Forgive or Forget Forgive or Forget is an American talk show aired in national syndication from June 1998 to May 2000. The original host of the show was Mother Love, but she was replaced with former Head of the Class actress Robin Givens for the series' third and last season.The premise of the show involved people... , Mother Love (Aries Spears) hopes to reunite Bobby Brown Bobby Brown Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer. After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a... (Phil LaMarr) with Whitney Houston Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among... (Debra Wilson). In a parody of Meet Joe Black Meet Joe Black Meet Joe Black is a 1998 American fantasy romance film produced by Universal Studios, directed by Martin Brest and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins and Claire Forlani, loosely based on the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday... , Brad Pitt Brad Pitt William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one... (Andrew Bowen) tries to escape the clutches of Della Reese Della Reese Delloreese Patricia Early, known professionally as Della Reese , is an American actress, singer, game show panelist of the 1970s, one-time talk-show hostess and ordained minister. She started her career in the 1950s as a gospel, pop and jazz singer, scoring a hit with her 1959 single "Don't You... (Debra Wilson). Shaquille O'Neil's plea to get out of prison is misunderstood. O'Neil plays Dennis Rodman Dennis Rodman Dennis Keith Rodman is a retired American Hall of Fame professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association's Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he was nicknamed "Dennis the Menace" and "The... 's sister on Lowered Expectations. Rick (Phil LaMarr) appears as a contestant on The Dating Game The Dating Game The Dating Game is an ABC television show that first aired on December 20, 1965 and was the first of many shows created and packaged by Chuck Barris from the 1960s through the 1980s... ; one of his potential suitors is Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein). A college jock (Andrew Bowen) hosts his own show from his dorm room. |
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| #411 | December 12, 1998 | Spishak spokesman (Pat Kilbane) promotes radioactive Christmas tree lights. Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) tries to celebrate the holidays by himself. Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) goes Christmas shopping at The Sharpest Image. Woodworking show host Paul Timberman (Will Sasso) endangers himself with power tools. Old Man Sasso (Will Sasso) drunkenly reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to children. A claymation parody of I Know What You Did Last Summer I Know What You Did Last Summer I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American horror film. The film stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze Jr. The screenplay was written by Kevin Williamson, writer of Scream, and very loosely based on Lois Duncan's popular novel of the same title... involves Christmas. The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) insults Adam Sandler Adam Sandler Adam Richard Sandler is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, musician, and film producer.After becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member, Sandler went on to star in several Hollywood feature films that grossed over $100 million at the box office... (Michael McDonald) in A Vancome Christmas Carol.Magic Johnson Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Lakers... 's (Aries Spears) literacy skills fail him when he tries to ring in Kwanzaa Kwanzaa Kwanzaa is a week long celebration held in the United States honoring universal African-American heritage and culture, observed from December 26 to January 1 each year. It features activities such as lighting a candle holder with seven candles and culminates in a feast and gift giving... . |
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| #412 | January 9, 1999 | A man (Michael McDonald) tries to get nearly everyone to go down on him. Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen) and Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) perform stand-up comedy at a comedy club. Saturn employees harass a couple. Lounge singer Shaunda (Alex Borstein) sings in a public restroom. While performing at a hospital, Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon is a 1987 American buddy cop action film and the first in a series of films, all directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as a mismatched pair of LAPD detectives, and Gary Busey as their primary adversary... cops (Pat Kilbane, Aries Spears) receive a lukewarm reception to their over-the-top antics. In a parody of Dawson's Creek Dawson's Creek Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons... , the teenage cast is replaced by children. The Spishak salesman (Pat Kilbane) promotes a mini-guillotine that chops vegetables and can be used for a quick and easy circumcision. Ellen DeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American stand-up comedienne, television host and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season.... (Alex Borstein) questions if Anne Heche Anne Heche Anne Celeste Heche is an American actress, director, and screenwriter. She started her career on the daytime soap opera Another World, for which she won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991. Heche gradually landed supporting roles in feature films, and in 1997 appeared in I Know What You Did Last Summer,... (Mo Collins) will remain loyal to her. |
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| #413 | January 16, 1999 | Spishak promotes a razor with ten blades. Celine Dion Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record... (Nicole Sullivan) celebrates Martin Luther King Day in song. Bunifa (Debra Wilson) goes on a date and appears on Lowered Expectations. Will (Will Sasso) is bothered by his annoying sister (Alex Borstein) at an arcade. Nicole Sullivan tells her "Snapshot Story." A psychotic woman (Nicole Sullivan) obsessed with murder appears on Lowered Expectations. Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) tries to use an automated teller machine. Charlie Sheen Charlie Sheen Carlos Irwin Estevez , better known by his stage name Charlie Sheen, is an American film and television actor. He is the youngest son of actor Martin Sheen.... (Andrew Bowen) discusses his drug escapades in an anti-drug commercial. Bill Cosby (Aries Spears) hosts a parody of Kids Say the Darndest Things Kids Say the Darndest Things Kids Say the Darndest Things is an American comedy series hosted by Bill Cosby that aired on CBS as a special on February 6, 1995 then as a full season from January 9, 1998 to June 23, 2000... - with pimps! |
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| #414 | January 30, 1999 | Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) referees a football game. Adam Sandler (Michael McDonald) and Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore Drew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer and model. She is a member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was 11 months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered... (Nicole Sullivan) star in The Riverboy. The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) sells refreshments at a football game. Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) hosts a Super Bowl halftime show. |
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| #415 | February 6, 1999 | Bret "The Hitman" Hart Bret Hart Bret Hart is a Canadian on-screen personality, writer, actor and Semi-retired professional wrestler. Like others in the Hart wrestling family, Hart has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College... |
Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) opens the show and discusses his portrayal on MADtv. Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) plugs her own perfume. Randy Newman Randy Newman Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores.... (Will Sasso) composes songs for the new Star Wars Star Wars Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year... movie. Bunifa (Debra Wilson) gets a fast-food employee (Nicole Sullivan) fired. Prince Prince (musician) Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of... (Phil LaMarr) stars in a parody of The Prince of Egypt The Prince of Egypt The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated musical drama film and the first traditionally animated film produced and released by DreamWorks Animation. The film is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the... . Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura Jesse Ventura James George Janos , better known as Jesse Ventura, is an American politician, the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, Navy UDT veteran, former SEAL reservist, actor, and former radio and television talk show host... (Will Sasso) introduces his new lieutenant governor, Bret Hart. Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) goes to the doctor. Pop-Up Video Pop-up Video Pop Up Video is a VH1 television show that "pops up" bubbles — officially called "info nuggets" — containing trivia, witticisms and borderline sexual innuendos throughout music videos. The show was created by Woody Thompson and Tad Low and premiered October 27, 1996. For a time, it was the... presents a music video from Alanis Morissette Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination... (Mo Collins), and reveals what went on during the shoot. Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) and Ice Cube Ice Cube O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,... (Aries Spears) star in The Odd Couple The Odd Couple (TV series) The Odd Couple is a television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to July 4, 1975 on ABC. It starred Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison. It was based upon the play of the same name, which was written by Neil Simon.Felix and Oscar are two divorced men.... . Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen) is a Lowered Expectations bachelor. |
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| #416 | February 13, 1999 | Brian McKnight Brian McKnight Brian McKnight is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, producer, and R&B/Pop musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, flugelhorn and trumpet.... |
Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) opens the show by plugging his college. Magic Johnson (Aries Spears) doesn't fare well as a teacher. Brian McKnight stars as himself on The Dating Game, where Bunifa (Debra Wilson) is the contestant. Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) creates a disturbance at a local cineplex. A Spanish-language version of Three's Company Three's Company Three's Company is an American sitcom that aired from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984, on ABC. It is based on the British sitcom, Man About the House.... airs. A Star Wars special edition features clips of Hans Solo (Pat Kilbane) fleeing danger. Old Man Sasso (Will Sasso) reads a fractured Valentine's Day tale to children. Will Sasso trains to exact revenge on Bret Hart for injuring him during the previous episode of MADtv. During the taping of a cooking show, the chef (Nicole Sullivan) broods about her romantic problems. |
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| #417 | February 20, 1999 | Miss Swan (Alex Borstein) opens the show by singing the MADtv theme song. A special McDonald's McDonald's McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948... feast help those who want to look like Ally McBeal Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia... . A new Spishak product doesn't work well for its user (Andrew Bowen), but his wife (Alex Borstein) falls for the salesman (Pat Kilbane). The O'Malley parents (Mo Collins, Michael McDonald) embarrass their daughter (Nicole Sullivan) with their nudity. Robin Williams Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams is an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork and Mindy, and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance... (Pat Kilbane) stars in a variation of Patch Adams Patch Adams (film) Patch Adams is a 1998 comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams. Directed by Tom Shadyac, it is based on the life story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams and the book Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter by Adams and Maureen Mylander. The film is generally considered a box-office success,... . A married couple (Michael McDonald, Nicole Sullivan) struggle to get into their honeymoon suite. Michael Jackson (Phil LaMarr) and Deborah Rowe (Alex Borstein) appear on Change of Heart Change of Heart (TV series) Change of Heart was a dating game show that was hosted by Chris Jagger and Lynne Koplitz and syndicated by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. During the 2001-2002 season, Phil Kollin would also serve as a fill-in host during some episodes... . The events surrounding John John Bennett Ramsey John Bennett Ramsey is the father of homicide victim JonBenét Ramsey. He was the first to discover JonBenét's body in the wine cellar of the Ramseys' 15-room home in Boulder, Colorado, on December 25, 1996, just hours after her murder.... (Michael McDonald) and Patsy Ramsey Patsy Ramsey Patricia Ann "Patsy" Ramsey was the mother of JonBenét Ramsey, a 6-year-old American beauty pageant contestant who was murdered on December 25, 1996.-Background:... (Alex Borstein) are recast as a romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title... (Pat Kilbane) and Meg Ryan Meg Ryan Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra , professionally known as Meg Ryan, is an American actress and producer. Raised in Bethel, Connecticut, Ryan began her acting career in 1981 in minor roles, before joining the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982... (Nicole Sullivan). In a sequel to the family drama Stepmom Stepmom (film) Stepmom is a 1998 comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus and starring Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, and Ed Harris.The film was a commercial success, but a moderate critical success.-Plot:... , a man (Michael McDonald) and his children replace his frumpy wife (Alex Borstein) with a younger, hotter woman (Debra Wilson). |
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| #418 | February 27, 1999 | Bret "The Hitman" Hart Bret Hart Bret Hart is a Canadian on-screen personality, writer, actor and Semi-retired professional wrestler. Like others in the Hart wrestling family, Hart has an amateur wrestling background, including wrestling at Ernest Manning High School and Mount Royal College... , Michael Buffer Michael Buffer Michael Buffer is an American professional ring announcer for boxing and professional wrestling matches. He is known for his trademarked catchphrase, "Let's get ready to rumble!" He is known for pioneering a distinct announcing style in which he rolls certain letters and adds other inflections to... , Roddy Piper Roddy Piper Roderick George Toombs , better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler and film actor who is currently signed to WWE. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his work with WWE... |
Woodworker Paul Timberman (Will Sasso) suffers accidents while building a Lazy Susan Lazy Susan A Lazy Susan is a rotating tray, usually circular, placed on top of a table to aid in moving food on a large table or countertop.- Origin :The term "Lazy Susan" made its first written appearance in a Good Housekeeping article in 1906, although their existence dates back to the 18th century... . The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) stars in a parody of Jay-Z Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010... 's "Hard Knock Life" co-starring rapper Mase Mase Mason Durell Betha , better known by stage name Mase who was previously known as Murda Ma$e, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and inspirational speaker... (Aries Spears). Lida (Nicole Sullivan) and Melina (Debra Wilson) host their own news show. A welfare board game is unveiled. Will Sasso competes with Bret Hart in an arm-wrestling match. Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) gets his picture taken. A blaxploitation Blaxploitation Blaxploitation or blacksploitation is a film genre which emerged in the United States circa 1970. It is considered an ethnic sub-genre of the general category of exploitation films. Blaxploitation films were originally made specifically for an urban black audience, although the genre's audience... parody called Son of Dolemite Dolemite Dolemite is a 1975 blaxploitation feature film, and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film and its soundtrack... airs. |
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| #419 | March 13, 1999 | Keri Russell Keri Russell Keri Lynn Russell is an American actress and dancer. After appearing in a number of made-for-television films and series during the mid-1990s, she came to fame for portraying the title role of Felicity Porter on the series Felicity, which ran from 1998 to 2002, and for which she won a Golden Globe... |
Cher (Mo Collins) opens the show with a new song. Mike Tyson Mike Tyson Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old... (Aries Spears) becomes the new spokesman for GAP Gap (clothing retailer) The Gap, Inc. is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California, and founded in 1969 by Donald G. Fisher and Doris F. Fisher. The company has five primary brands: the namesake Gap banner, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime and Athleta. As of September 2008,... clothing. A Spanish-language version of All in the Family All in the Family All in the Family is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971, to April 8, 1979. In September 1979, a new show, Archie Bunker's Place, picked up where All in the Family had ended... airs. UBS guy Jaq (Phil LaMarr) rents pornography and Teletubbies Teletubbies Teletubbies is a BBC children's television series targeted at pre-school viewers and produced from 1997 to 2001 by Ragdoll Productions. It was created by Ragdoll's creative director Anne Wood CBE and Andrew Davenport, who wrote each of the show's 365 episodes. The programme's original narrator was... episodes. Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) learns how to play Tee-ball. Aries Spears reviews his day with Michael McDonald in his Snapshot Story. Keri Russell stars in a parody of Felicity with several MADtv recurring characters. A telegram-singing couple (Pat Kilbane, Nicole Sullivan) pester another couple (Andrew Bowen, Debra Wilson). The Eracists want to allow gays to march in the St. Patrick's Day parade. Desperation Lee (Phil LaMarr), Redd Foxx Redd Foxx John Elroy Sanford , better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American comedian and actor, best known for his starring role on the sitcom Sanford and Son.-Early life:... (Aries Spears), Cocoa Latite (Debra Wilson), and Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) star in a parody of Armageddon. |
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| #420 | March 27, 1999 | Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) opens the show with a magic trick. Fess Weiss (Pat Kilbane) sings a tale about a lumberjack (Will Sasso). Yassir Arafat (Andrew Bowen) performs party tricks. A man (Pat Kilbane) refuses to stop dry-humping his wife (Alex Borstein). Keith Richards Keith Richards Keith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting... (Pat Kilbane) promotes illicit drugs as a sleep aid. Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) appears in a commercial for a fast-food joint. Catwoman (Debra Wilson) fights the cableman (Aries Spears) to get her cable TV installed. Happy Folger (Michael McDonald) embarrasses his daughter at her wedding with a gross story. |
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| #421 | April 10, 1999 | Andrew Bowen opens the show by inviting Bunifa (Debra Wilson) onstage. Debra Wilson promotes a product to help stop masturbation. In a sitcom, a daughter (Alex Borstein) loses her boyfriends to her irresistible gay dad (Andrew Bowen). Army specialists observe a rubber-like man (Pat Kilbane). Coffee addict Stan (Pat Kilbane) is nervous when he sees Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist and writer. She is the former co-host on the now defunct Air America Radio's The Majority Report. Garofalo continues to circulate regularly within New York City's local comedy and performance art scene.-Early... (Alex Borstein) at a bistro. Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) offers exams for testicular cancer. Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and... (Andrew Bowen) stars in an episode of Rocket Revengers. All Tammany (Will Sasso) wants to talk about is Hollywood. |
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| #422 | May 1, 1999 | Jerry Springer Jerry Springer Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer is a British-born American television presenter, best known as host of the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show since its debut in 1991... |
A Spanish-language of Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise... airs. A VH1 VH1 VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly... Behind the Music Behind the Music Behind the Music is a television series on VH1. It originally ran from 1997 to 2006, before it was stopped and only aired new episodes sporadically. The series places its generality on documentation of musical artists or groups who are interviewed and profiled, and discuss how their careers became... special examines the lives of the Eracists after Steve (Phil LaMarr) left the group. Spishak claims one out of ten customers prefers its new detergent. Jerry Springer interviews Lida (Nicole Sullivan) and Melina (Debra Wilson), and is accosted by Bunifa (Debra Wilson) as he leaves the studio. Rosie O'Donnell Rosie O'Donnell Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell is an American stand-up comedian, actress, author and television personality. She has also been a magazine editor and continues to be a celebrity blogger, LGBT rights activist, television producer and collaborative partner in the LGBT family vacation company R Family... (Alex Borstein) interviews shock jock Howard Stern (Pat Kilbane). Lorraine Swanson (Mo Collins) takes hours shopping for a car. Shaunda (Alex Borstein) performs at a prison. |
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| #423 | May 8, 1999 | Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and James Brown (Aries Spears) open the show. George Jefferson (Phil LaMarr) moves further on up in a parody of The Jeffersons The Jeffersons The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through June 25, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes. The show was produced by the T.A.T. Communications Company from 1975–1982 and by Embassy Television from 1982-1985... . Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) stars in a film noir Film noir Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s... parody in which she flirts with a private eye (Pat Kilbane). The Aussie Hunter gets mauled by crocodiles, sharks, and cheetahs. An elderly pharmacy employee (Debra Wilson) embarrasses other people by reading their prescriptions aloud. Debra Wilson tells her Snapshot Story. The Rocket Revengers do battle in Atlantica with the help of their new member (Aries Spears). A handicapped repairman (Phil LaMarr) fumbles around while fixing a woman's (Nicole Sullivan) apartment. |
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| #424 | May 15, 1999 | Donny Osmond Donny Osmond Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond is an American singer, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid 1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as the Osmond Brothers on the long... |
Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) and his mother Doreen (Mo Collins) open the show. Parody of Whose Line is It Anyway. A man (Michael McDonald) keeps shushing his girlfriend (Nicole Sullivan). Mo Collins tells her Snapshot Story. Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) is ecstatic to meet his idol Donny Osmond on MTV MTV MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs.... Fanatic. Lorraine Swanson (Mo Collins) creates a disturbance at a grocery store. Superheroes Falconman (Andrew Bowen) and Birdboy (Phil LaMarr) bring order to the workplace. |
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| #425 | May 22, 1999 | Celine Dion (Nicole Sullivan) opens the show with a joke. Spishak promotes a new product for managing ice. The Aussie Hunter gets mauled by gorillas, elephants, and ants. Competitors pass gas during a dance competition. The News at Six team reports on a spore attack. Marvin Tikvah (Michael McDonald) enlists the aid of the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan). | Andrew Bowen Andrew Bowen Andrew Bowen is an American comic actor. Bowen is known most for his appearances on the sketch comedy series MADtv.-Biography:... 's Last Episode. |
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