MADtv recurring characters
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This article contains synopses for many of the more noteworthy recurring characters and sketches that have appeared on the sketch comedy television series MADtv
.
that features Bobby Lee and a guest on the show. Every sketch begins with Bobby sleeping in his underwear in a certain position. Jordan Peele
, Nicole Parker
, and Crista Flanagan
appeared in the sketches. Celebrities John Cena
, Cheech and Chong
, David Navarro
, John Cho
, Jamie Kennedy
, and Carlos Mencia
have also appeared in the sketches.
, where she must make a meal in under 3 minutes. The sketches spoof shows, such as Rachael Ray
's "30 Minute Meals." In each sketch, something goes terribly wrong as she seriously hurts herself trying to make the meal. She also gets annoyed as the clock makes a ticking sound. During the run of MADtv, from 1995 to 2009, the sketch appeared 3 times:
man who has held several jobs, mostly as a translator. However, no one can understand him because he speaks the language described once as "Dumbass." In a few of the sketches, most of them involving Ike Barinholtz
, Bae Sung answers a series of questions in gibberish, followed by his catchphrase, "Uh-oh, hot dog!" (On one occasion, he was tackled by a man in a hot dog suit).
Bae Sung appeared to be killed off in season 11 in a sketch involving the Taiwanese Triads and the cast of The Sopranos
. He was then ground up into hamburger meat
by Paulie Walnuts (Barinholtz) and Silvio Dante
(Frank Caeti
) and consumed
by Bobby Lee, who promptly got sick and defecated Bae Sung into a toilet. (The sketch's final scene shows the feces
swirling around and going down the drain.) However, he reappeared in season 12 in a parody of Medium
, as a translator for a future murder victim who speaks Korean. Allison DuBois (Crista Flanagan) was unable to save the victim due to Bae Sung's poor translation. The coroner, also played by Bobby Lee—and also named Bae Sung—spoke perfect English. Bae Sung returned in Season 14 as a translator for a businessman (Keegan-Michael Key
) in charge of the Super Bowl
Halftime Show
.
gym teacher, who works at a Catholic school
called St. Francis High.
Hines easily becomes upset by inappropriate behavior from unseen students during school assemblies and threatens to kill and injure them in response. However, he is far more disruptive than the students, Many of his threats involve bodily organs, such as the sigmoid colon
and the duodenum
. Hines also uses death threats such as: "I will stab you in the neck with a pencil!", "I will punch your heart through the back of your body!" and "I will set you on fire!" Principal Lankenstein (Ike Barinholtz), Coach Hines' nemesis and the principal of St. Francis High, appears to dislike Hines because he always interrupts Lankenstein's speeches during school events, and they end up fighting at the end of some sketches. Barinholtz also plays a student in some sketches. Despite acting mean and tough, Hines is actually a very loving and caring man. Hines' foils are Joseph Yamanashi (who credited himself as "Terry Yamanashi" in his own video, Coach Hines: Ready, Set, Die. It is revealed in his final appearance that his last name is really Heinz, and he's the heir to the Heinz ketchup fortune.
One of the students, Yaminashi (Bobby Lee) often heckles Hines and becomes a recurring target for Hines' threats.
) are always cracking jokes in their work place. Typically, Arden's character tells a joke, and both laugh for literally hours on end. One example of this was when Crista's character said, "What time is it?" and Arden's replied, "Time to leave!", while it was 11:00 in the morning. When others don't laugh at the joke, Arden's character swears and breaks things, often leaving Crista's character to either follow her or stay behind. When Arden's character would sometimes tell the joke to her husband (Bobby Lee), he would say he doesn't get it and she'd usually explain it to him. They were first introduced when they both had the same coffee mug, hence the name "Coffee Twins."
man (Keegan-Michael Key) living in today's society. He tries to counter all the racial stereotyping from other people, such as people making a war chant when he enters. He also made presidential commercials saying that his ways would bring peace to America, most of which involve doing drugs.
immigrant
, who works at a fast food
restaurant. When disgusted by the meal choices and cooking procedures at the restaurant, Jorge will recite long, overly dramatic soliloquies about his Mexican heritage. Whenever the customers pronounce any Spanish
word wrong or order an inauthentic menu item, Jorge assaults them, either verbally or physically (for example, when a customer orders "cinnatwists" from the menu, Jorge brandishes a knife from his boot and stabs the customer). Jorge's supervisor is a put-upon black woman suffering from herpes and a nicotine
addiction named Loretta (Daniele Gaither
) who yells, "Jorge!" (her catch phrase) whenever he assaults the customers. When Jorge is assaulting the customers and is caught by Loretta, he quickly gets back to the prep line and pretends to push the oven buttons, or pretends to mix. However, Loretta tells Jorge to stop doing the fake stuff, proving that Loretta is smarter than Jorge.
Jorge has long, black shining hair that he flips during his soliloquies.
with no shirt on and a shower cap on his head, who usually appears in news bits done by other cast members. When asked what he saw, he describes in a very energetic way, often hopping around, talking fast, and yelling out his catch phrases "It was crazy as hell!" or "It was pandemonium!". He often reappears to say more despite what the other actors may be doing.
(James) and Michael McDonald (Andra); a gay
man and his best friend. While James is calm and easy-going, Andra is nervous,and is prone to nervous outbreaks while shouting obscenities (i.e. "OmiGod this is such bulls**t
!!").
They have appeared in parodies of "Boy Meets Boy
", "Scare Tactics
" and "Hollywood Squares
".
millionaire known for his desire to do women "hard and sloppy, the Johnny Gan way." He and his friend Pongo (Danny Cho) host the show on Thailand public-access television
cable TV channel 43-C. Segments have included parodies of Jackass
, Dancing With the Stars
, cooking shows, and movie reviews. Johnny reported several movies as "two thumbs down" because there was no scene with him in it. His trademark catch phrases such as "Hello Thailand!" and "'Ello Pongo!" feature his characteristic, harsh accent.
) who also goes by the name Lil' Joker. He often annoys reporters who try to ask him serious questions. He has many friends and often shows up at openings for no apparent reason.
man who is also a motivational speaker
. He has a lisp
and speaks on behalf of the poor and homeless. He also believes urinating in public is an art, and should be practiced.
. Tank drives a tricked-out Daewoo Lanos
(with the registration "PASSONU") and has his brother sit in the back of his car making it bounce, play music and turn on underglow
lights when he shouts commands. When his brother complains about the conditions inside the trunk, Tank will slam it down on him again. Bouncers
will not admit Tank into nightclubs, so he tries to pick up girls outside the clubs and impress them with his car. When he sees a girl he does not find attractive, he replies with "PAY-ass!" or "Pass!" When he finds an attractive one, he would invite them into his "Dae-WWOOOO!" and switch it "from duty mode to Booty MODE!" Tank shows off for girls by sliding across the hood of his Daewoo, but he typically falls hard to the ground (and Lee often exhibits what appear to be rib or elbow pain as a result).
The sketeches often follows a pattern:
1. First the villain of the sketch is about to/does something evil then they hear a whisper then TBKFM comes in saying "It is I! the Blind Kung-fu Master!" then shows of some of his "skills" then walking into something.
2. He accidentally attacks the victim of the villain(s).
3. Then after a conversation he pulls of a deadly weapon then finding out its something completely harmless (example: pulls out a sword which is actually a feather duster).
4. Often complains that his enemies should help him because he's blind.
5. Embarrassing himself.
6. Then charges towards a wall or window.
) and Clifford Busley (Ron Pederson
). Muriel nearly always has at least one stroke during the show, which she always simply fights off through sheer willpower and continues. Clifford is in a wheelchair, which he often has problems with. Jelly Mae Jackson (Danielle Gaither) is the show's entertainment reporter. After Ron Pederson left MADtv, Muriel Westig appeared in other sketches, like The Silver Fox, with Michael McDonald.
Muriel's catchphrase is: Not today Lord! (while she's having a stroke).
's advertising images and hiring practices, Ron Pederson, Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers and Michael McDonald
played store employees with names like Dutch, Cougar, Storm and Carpenter as vain, vapid, unhelpful and overly coiffed gay men. They would insult customers, particularly women, minorities and the overweight. The recurring sketch often parodied alleged racist hiring policies. Aries Spears
, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jordan Peele appeared as African American employees- Panther, Midnight and Stingray. Despite appearing athletic, the characters were depicted as weak and cowardly; in one skit they were beaten up by Lane Bryant
employees for popping their tires because they were taking up staff parking spaces. One sketch featured Bobby Lee as an employee named Turtle, unlike the other employees Turtle was helpful and nice to the customers.
plays Natalie, Angela's overweight Canadian cousin. Angela's recurring quotes are: In 3, 2, 1. Hi. I'm Angela Wright, eighth grader at Boyd Junior High School, and this is my social studies project entitled... and I don't understand this!. Angela frequently makes home movies in order to prove her theories, which are mainly stereotypes (i.e. Old people hate black people). Despite her theories and unshakable belief, everything she films ends up being contrary to her thesis, the end result is usually she sets the stage for a positive relationship involving everybody except her.
), who spoke with a noticeable lisp and may have been mildly retarded
, found everyday activities and normal conversations challenging.
Skits featuring Antonia usually showed her attempting to perform a variety of jobs clearly beyond her limited abilities, such as answering a suicide hotline, piloting an aircraft or creating simple signs. Other characters became increasingly frustrated by her, particularly when she would respond with one of her inane catchphrases, such as, "I have a cat named CeeCee." , "It is possible," or "I don't know."
Phil LaMarr
usually appeared as a character in Antonia's sketches, even revealing in one sketch that he has played the same character in all of the sketches. In a game show sketch patterned like The $25,000 Pyramid or Password, LaMarr's character tries to describe the word "Cat", to which Antonia repeatedly says "CeeCee". When time runs out, LaMarr's character asks what a "CeeCee" is, to which Antonia replies, "CeeCee's my cat..."
parody centers around the adventures of Dr. Poon Ji-Sum (Bobby Lee). He is in love with Ms. Long Bong (Cathy Shim
), and has many run-ins with President Gin Kew Yun Chun Yew Nee (Sung Kang
) as they fight for her affections. At the end of each episode, a shocking twist is revealed. A running gag is that sometimes what appears to be a short phrase spoken by the cast appears to have an extremely long translation (the entire sketch is done with subtitles), or vice versa. A notable sketch guest stars Edge
as Dr. Cornell Overstreet of the Ontario Overstreets, who is described as "not a Korean man, but a vengeful Canadian."
) is a young office worker with an odd habit of expressing her private thoughts by breaking the fourth wall and singing in the manner of a Broadway musical, while the people she is with become stunned and shocked as they hear Alison's views about them.
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with Michael McDonald as Bible Dude, a Christ loving superhero who stops children from doing things forbidden by the Bible. The sketches were a television show on the PAX television network. If anyone says or mentions something that's considered a sin (ex: killing a person), he would read a passage from the Bible, but often the passage would be completely unrelated to the topic at hand. If somebody still sinned or questioned Bible Dude, he would zap them until they are just a skeleton. Aries Spears occasionally appeared as Jesus Christ.
) is a meter maid from Hawthorne, California
, who makes extensive use of ebonics when speaking. She is arrogant, rude, ghetto
and insensitive to others; if they become frustrated or fed-up and complain, she quickly accuses them of being racist. She is quick to label other characters' most basic assertions as being motivated by racism
. Her character often rapidly shifts her mood at mild stimuli for comedic effect, aggressively arguing with characters one moment, then talking daintily with them seconds afterward. When someone shorts her name to "Bunifa Jackson," she promptly corrects them by saying, "That's Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson, you need to respect a sista's name." She is often seen gabbing on her cellphone with her unseen best friend Sonya (who was once voiced offscreen by Aries Spears). She often flirts with male characters, regardless of race.
Her catchphrases include "I saaaaaaaaaaaid..." (usually without having previously said what she is referring to and almost always following a readjustment of her bangs), "What'd I do?" which sounds more like "wharrrrrrrrrrrrr I do?" and "Why I gotta [perform an action]? (Is it) because I'm BLACK?! Is that it?!", or "You saying black people too [adjective] to [action]!?" An early form of this character appeared in season one, but she was a doctor and more articulate.
), who had a deep tan, wrinkled skin, and a country club
lockjaw
accent. She was prone to broad double-entendres and flirted with all males who appeared on "Cabana Chat", including the beautiful but dim-witted Pool Boy (Bryan Callen
) and her highly effiminate musical director, Dexter St. Croix (Orlando Jones
). In the third season, Dixie revealed that Pool Boy and Dexter left the show so, James Brown
Jr. (Aries Spears) took over as musical director and co-host. The similarities between Dixie Wetsworth and comedienne Phyllis Diller
were underscored when Diller appeared on "Cabana Chat".
Dixie Wetsworth's catchphrase was "This is 'Cabana Chat', and this (gesturing to her scantily clad body and cackling) is Dixie Wetsworth. You like? I like."
done entirely in claymation. It typically featured police officers pursuing and arresting (and sometimes mistreating) popular cartoon characters or toys for various crimes, such as arresting Gumby
for robbing a convenience store, G.I. Joe
and Barbie
for a domestic dispute and disturbing the peace, Santa Claus
for driving drunk and smuggling cocaine, the Rock-Em, Sock-Em Robots for brawling, Wallace from "Wallace and Gromit
" for animal abuse (of Gromit), Mr. Potato Head
for public drunkenness, and Paddington Bear
for indecent exposure.
In one episode, a rampaging Pillsbury Doughboy
was shot repeatedly but the bullets had no effect on his doughy body (even reacting to the gunshots with his signature "Hoo-hoo!" laugh), so he was pushed into an oven and baked, paralleling the ending of Terminator 2. Other characters included the Energizer Bunny
, Furbies
, a California Raisin, Mr. Peanut
, Teletubbies
, the M&M
Candies, the Budweiser
Lizard, and the Budweiser Frogs.
woman who routinely takes on customer service jobs. When angered she dons a distinctively wide-eyed look and finds the nearest microphone to shout into. She only appeared in two sketches, but has worked at a juice shop and as a gate agent, security officer and pilot for United Airlines
. She mentioned in her last appearance that she is supposed to be on Wellbutrin
, but it makes her too aggressive with her kids. She mispronounces words and names often, then makes fun of them or the people attached to them when corrected. Her catchphrase is "What'chu want?", which she sometimes says while cutting off her own sentences.
) and Judith (Nicole Sullivan) are a couple who attend venues such as sports meets, parades, and school plays. They are always giving a scathing commentary on their observations, always qualifying their comparisons with "Literally!" even though their opinions tend to be hyperbole
. For example, when Clyde arrives late to a junior high swim meet, Judith tells him, "You were gone for so long, that I literally went through menopause." Clyde and Judith attend such events only for their pleasure, as they have no children of their own. Sketches end with an outraged parent insulting them back, again with excessive use of "literally," and an announcer stating something along the lines of "What will Clyde and Judith do next?"
y and somewhat naive, and have very low standards when it comes to men (they fell for a white trash
type truck driver, two obese brothers, a rude black man, and so on).
singer with an oversized hairdo who often sings about her far right, racist, sexist
, homophobic
, strict fundamentalist
and anti-Semitic worldviews, parodies of several politically conservative country singers from real life. Her extremist views include:
McBride gave her young sons (John and Wayne
) assault rifle
s as Christmas
gifts in one skit, and later blamed their subsequent injuries on lack of school prayer
. A map showing the stops on her "Take Back America" tour created a swastika
pattern. She also released a rap album entitled The Marshall McBride LP after Eminem
"made hate cool again".
.
.
Dot's
twin sister, Karen Goddard (Alex Borstein), is a child genius, who has led NASA expeditions.
The parents, Ron Goddard (Michael McDonald), and his wife, Wesley Goddard (Mo Collins
), are very proud of Karen, but treat Dot (who seems to be completely unaware of the feelings (especially her father) show towards her) with contempt, including child endangerment and abuse. Ron attends AA and has been arrested for DUI, all revealed by Dot.
Despite her genius and ability to perform advanced scientific procedures, Karen appears to genuinely care about her twin sister and to enjoy spending time with her in childish activities, and never seems to notice the hostility and utter cruelty her parents show towards Dot. After Alex Borstein left the show, Dot still appeared in skits, typically with one of her parents wearing a shirt that said, "My Other Child Is A Genius."
Dot is obsessed with gloves, wearing them pretty often, and getting desperate when she cannot wear them. She usually tries to entertain people by saying, "Look how little my gloves are. How are these ever gonna fit on my hands?". Then, she puts them on and says that it's magic. Also, whenever her hands get sweaty in her gloves and she takes them off, it's always revealed that she's wearing another glove (at which Dot is shocked).
Dot usually makes her dad become even angrier when she mentions embarrassing, but-true, statements about his life that he otherwise would've wanted to keep secret.
Dot is shown as a very outgoing girl, who cannot stop talking about irrelevant things, but gets extremely shy when she is expected to talk. She expresses her shyness by fidgeting on the spot and sometimes asking, "How come everyone's looking at me?". She has shown interest in making a deal with the Devil.
Dot treats God
and Jesus
as her close friends as she talks about Them in humorous ways. She even play jokes with Jesus. Her parents (even Karen), however, do not show belief in Them (they are just not very religious people). Dot believes in magic, witches, and even Santa Claus, even though her parents and Karen believe that there is a scientific explanation for everything.
Ron's original name was "Howard".
seeking work on the American wrestling circuit. He has been played by David Herman
, Chris Hogan
, and David Arquette
during a guest appearance. After the debut of El Asso Wipo, other wrestlers with offensive names were introduced, including El Diablo Negro (The Black Devil) and Señor Bag of Crap. El Asso Wipo's catch phrase is "I will break jur (your) back, like so, with my knee!"
. He has released 14 albums since his death in 1998 and made numerous appearances on MTV TRL. His name is a reference to artist M. C. Escher
.
. It follows the adventures of Funkenstein (Jordan Peele), Dr. Funkenstein (Keegan-Michael Key). Each episode is filmed to parody the movie styles of the 1970s with bad acting, jittery editing, horrible camerawork and common 1970s slang and settings. Celebrity
appearances include Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Cedric the Entertainer
) and Wife of Funkenstein (Aisha Tyler
).
film characters.
), Yarl (Michael McDonald), Elka (Mo Collins), Inga (Nicole Sullivan), and Schtein (Pat Kilbane
). The group was based on ABBA
(but suspiciously sounds like Aqua
's Barbie Girl
, which is closer to modern Euro pop) and its name was an accented pronunciation of "Happy Party."http://www.fakebands.com/fakeband_h.html The group's debut song and video was "Meet Hoppy Potty," which had gone to #1 everywhere in the world except the United States. Sadly their second video (the Halloween spooktacular "Schpooky Potty") was also their last.
. The UBS Guy loved his job enthusiastically, but he also appeared in sketches outside his workplace. In one episode he stated that he loves his job because his dad and grandpa did the job before him.
In a season three sketch, the UBS Guy met the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) and replaced her as the god
of a futuristic Planet of the Apes-type society.
(KKK) is a sorority house at USC
filled with popular, slutty girls Amber (Jill Michelle Meleán), Gisele (Daniele Gaither), Hayden (Debra Wilson), Mackenzie (Stephnie Weir), Savannah (Nicole Parker), Taylor (Kathryn Fiore
), and Toby (Mo Collins). Guest star Trish Stratus also played a member of the Kappa Kappa Kappa.
Although the girls genuinely seem to mean well, their behavior tends to be unconsciously cruel or destructive. If they make an unpopular girl a "Kappa for a day," they will play what they interpret as typical sorority tricks to try to make her feel welcome but which are horribly cruel (such as sneaking the girl out into public while she is asleep and leaving her outside naked.) Despite being aware of the similarity between their initials and that of the Ku Klux Klan
(they always introduce themselves as the "Kappa Kappa Kappa, or KKK--but the good kind!"), they wear white hooded sweatshirts with the letters 'KKK' written on them and often use fire while dressed this way. They once tried to "pass the torch of brotherhood" while dressed this way and attempted to give $100 to an African-American married couple with a baby; unsurprisingly, the couple thought they were a lynch mob and ran away from them. Another time they left a flaming cherries jubilee
on the front lawn of an elderly black couple. Their competitors are the Zeta Iota Tau (ZIT for short).
In her debut sketch (called "Partial Payment"), Ka-Son was a telephone operator for Comcast
. She was talking to a customer (Keegan-Michael Key), whose cable was out. They argued about companies allowing you to make a partial payment (she even said that she had "the skills, and the booty, and the gorgeous hair", but she did not have "the time"). She was also a DJ in college.
When talking to customers, Ka-Son often becomes angered with them and starts to argue with them. She then puts them on hold in the middle of their sentences so she can calm down. However, she often gets annoyed again and yells at them towards the end of the conversation. During arguments, she often calls the customer a piece of dookie (or simply "dookie"), a dookie head, or fecal matter.
Ka-Son's catchphrases are "You're welcome!" (which is often shouted at the customer after they are annoyed by her and shout, "Thank you!") and "Dookie head!".
She has 4 appearances.
Larry also tends to cause riots (which include throwing candy bars, yelling at people in a movie theatre, and even pointing a loaded sub-machine gun).
Larry lives in his mother's basement at home, as mentioned by Larry sometimes.
Although it may seem like Larry is the only person out there like that, he meets a woman named Carrie Felmore (Nicole Parker), who is just like him, and falls in love.
Larry often threatens people that he will break their noses, or blow their heads off with his gun.
Larry's catch phrase is "Shut your big, fat, stupid mouth!"
Larry works at a concession stand at a theatre and a video store.
Larry's number 1 favorite actor in the world is Justin Guarini
, as revealed in "Oscar Madness".
Larry will often eavesdrop on conversations and loudly interrupt, saying that the actor they are insulting is amazing, and usually orders them to "shut your big, fat, stupid mouth!".
Leona's Catchphrases:
When she says "really...?" she does so with a very hoarse voice for comedic effect. One sketch shows Leona is a fit and durable woman being she was run over by a large SUV and was trampled by it for 5 miles. She has sold her house for the odd price of $900,000.01.
girls from Los Angeles
. Their ethnicity is never stated, but their exaggerated Spanish accents could be Mexican
, Puerto Rican
or Dominican
. Lida and Melina have run a beauty salon, worked at a convenience store, appeared as guests on the et Ricky Martin
by intrusion, and appeared on MTV
's Spring Break. When they appeared on the "Jerry Springer
" show, Jerry assaulted Rosa on stage. Melina is frequently called "lesbiana" by Lida, but neither of the two are lesbian.
Lida and Melina's arch-nemesis is Rosa (mostly unseen, but played in three sketches by Mo Collins), a "skanky slut" whom they blame for stealing their boyfriends. Lida and Melina idolize Selena
, even calling her a saint on occasion. Lida and Melina also refer to Rosa as a "dead bitch," and a "cabrona." or "skankabrona". Lida often calls Melina by the name Lili. Lida has a mild obsession with "doing men" as she happens to call it. When she is thinking, she says "umm..." repeatedly, which, caused by their accents, sounds like "oom". They refer to their breasts as "tetas" and the two characters make repeatedly comment on Melina's "tetas" being larger.
Their catch phrases include "Oh My Gaaaaaaaaaaawwd!", "Why she/he gotta be so stupid?"
, played by Lil' Kim
(Debra Wilson), later recast to Mary J. Blige
(Daniele Gaither), and Tinsel the Elf, played by a very effeminate Sisqo
(Aries Spears), who have been delegated to destroying an evil piece of "bling." They would be assisted by Bill Cosby
(also played by Spears) as "Randolph
the Ghost Dad
." The primary antagonist was Kazaam
, played by Shaquille O'Neal
(also by Spears), who led an army of soldiers called Kobesuks
(Kobe Sucks) (all played by Bobby Lee). In the third film he was assisted by Ja Rule
(Jordan Peele). At the end of the series, the "bling" would be anti-climatically thrown into the "Lake of Fire
", a small pool of red liquid. Aries Spears was the only cast member that appeared in all three parts.
who gets into trouble when failing to comply with people's instructions. Lorraine wears high, elastic-waist track pants into which she tucks her shirt. Lorraine also wears an unbuttoned knit sweater (usually red) and her trademark over-sized thick glasses. She speaks with a very thick Fargo accent.
Lorraine has many dogs and a huge family, including her obese husband, Carl (played by Paul Vogt in later seasons), and her overweight son, Carl Jr., both of whom videotape her zany exploits (often taped on location). Lorraine very rarely but indeed runs nude and/or has run-ins with the police during these tapings. She has a remarkable ability of finding the worth of objects, as seen on a sketch where Lorraine participates in The Price Is Right
. Lorraine also has a daughter, named Bobby (Bobby Lee) and a son named Mohammed only seen on "Lorraine Goes Camping". Lorraine's catchphrases are "Uh-huh-huh-huh!" (a nervous tic combining a laugh and cough), "Huh?!" (usually spoken before someone is done talking), and "Gaaaaawd, that's/you're cute".
Every sketch features a certain word Lorraine cannot pronounce; she repeatedly interrupts the other character's correct pronunciation several times before going "Uh-huh-huh-huh!" Mo Collins plays Lorraine in a Lady Marmalade
parody involving the characters of Lorraine Swanson, Dot Goddard, Melina Jacinto and Ms. Swan.
Lorraine appeared 34 times in the run of MADtv. She was in seasons 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13. Mo Collins came back for the series finale with Lorraine taking pledges in MADtv Gives Back.
, lecherous Jewish film director with a predilection for prostitutes, cocaine
and odd combinations of food. Marvin's children have appeared on the show: Mindy (Nicole Sullivan) is Marvin's oldest daughter; his other daughter is Michelle (Alex Borstein). (Borstein also appeared as Marvin's wife, Shelly.) Marvin also has a son, Sheldon (Ike Barinholtz). Mo Collins played several characters named Shelly; all were different and had some relationship to Marvin (doctor, fitness trainer, personal assistant). Marvin's catchphrase is: "Shelly!", followed by an awkward silence and then Marvin saying, "COME ON!!". Marvin's accent made the word "on" sound like "awn."
Once, Mrs. Vigor also tried to kill her grandson with a brick.
Bunny Swan (Alex Borstein), also known as Ms. Swan, was born on November 25, 1966 (although in one sketch from 2000, she said she was two years old, and once she stated that she was over 100 years old) and lives at 1040 North Las Palmas (the address for Hollywood Center Studios, at the time home to MADtv). She is 5' 2" and weighs 145 lbs., as shown on a sketch when she goes to the DMV
. Ms. Swan works as a manicurist at the Gorgeous Pretty Beauty Nail Salon (which she mispronounces as "Goja Pitty Booty Nay Salon"), or the Gorgeous Beauty Nail Salon for short.
Ms. Swan's ethnicity and native country are unclear. In one sketch it is revealed that Ms. Swan is from the fictional country of Kouvaria, near the North Pole
. Although in one sketch where she is leaving a chain of her salons, the setting of the area is very Asian. MADtv execs insist the character was based on the singer Björk
. (She was compared to Björk in one sketch, was referred to as Icelandic by the Vancome Lady in another, and wore Björk's infamous swan dress
in another.) When a man asked her where she was from, she replied she lived downtown. One sketch shows Ms. Swan being fluent in Spanish while using an ATM. She told a man in a bar that her mother was Spanish, but her father was from Space. In Swan: The Homecoming, a movie she made with Garry Marshall
, her father was played by Mark Hamill
, and it was implied that she had another sister: Marcia Swan. Kitty Swan was also introduced as her sister in another sketch, but the sisters may be a single person, named Kitty-Marcia. Borstein claims the character was at least partially inspired by her Hungarian grandmother. In an early sketch, the character was supposed to have been a wig-maker. In another sketch, Ms. Swan goes to a restaurant with her sister, Kitty Swan, to meet two American men, and the two converse in Hungarian and Czech. She has also been shown to have a pet dog named JuJu Bee.
In all of her sketches, except the sketch where she goes on a date where she wears Björk's swan gown, she is wearing her work clothes.
In the sketches, people usually ask Ms. Swan questions, but she never gives a straight answer, driving them insane. She usually says, "Okay, I'll tell you everything" (which she pronounces "okay, I teh yu evrteen"), and "He look-a like-a man", both stemming from her debut sketch, in which she could not identify a robber. In the course of the discussion, she will reply, about an obvious detail, that the growing-impatient questioner "didn't say that before" when formulating the question. She also knows to lie and be cunning, which makes her complex in that oftentimes the viewer is unsure of whether she is being dumb or crafty or simply annoying.
Ms. Swan also tends to purse her lips, saying "thanks to you," after she feels another character has helped her. In one sketch, Ms. Swan auditions for the Spice Girls
and was unable to follow simple directions and spoke the lyrics (incorrectly as well) rather than singing them, which made the director yell at her.
When on Lowered Expectations, she ridiculed the camera man. When she is in a sketch with Michael McDonald, she often refers to him as a "monkey in the bush", humorously insinuating his being a homosexual.
Ms. Swan made a cameo appearance on the TV show Family Guy
(in which Borstein voices several characters), in the episode Don't Make Me Over.
On February 8, 2011 an unexpected video surfaced of Mrs.Swan in a parody of Black Swan. This video can be found on youtube.com. Made independently of MadTV, the parody was created by Alex Bornstein and her husband, Jackson Douglas.
. The two often preface their demonstrations by describing, somewhat menacingly, how krumping helps them control their urges of criminal and violent behavior. Ironically, then, most of their demonstrations involve Nippy taking some sort of physical abuse from Noodles, such as getting shoved or hit in the face, then allaying the audience's concerns for her safety by stating repeatedly, "That's just the krump," while holding back tears.
, Cleopatra 2525
and Sheena
from the late 1990s/early 2000s period, with female characters with superpowers trapped in pre-modern times. Like these shows, Glamazon Huntresses are equipped with revealing outfits, bad props, cheesy dialogue, and terrible acting. In each subsequent sketch, familiar events took place that were consistent with the real shows, i.e. that actors were changed from one episode to the next (The character of Mikayla was played by 3 different actresses), dead characters came back to life from episode to episode (Mikayla died constantly) and every episode ended in exactly the same way (Preparing to battle the 'Giant Red Space Ant'). Like Xena, there was a strong lesbian undertone built into the sketch centering around Mikalya and her 'sister' Takka. Prehistoric Glamazon Huntresses, A.D. is created and produced by Dr. and Mrs. Ira Finkleberg. Debra Wilson as Charme (Alexis Dubane), Stephnie Weir as Rebecca Finkleberg (Zamula Kincaid) and Mo Collins as Cheri Sheldon (Takka). It is implied that Weir's "Huntress" character was cast only because her parents were producers of the program.
Catchphrases:
and Real Time with Bill Maher
. However, unlike other talk shows, Real **********ing Talk is known for its excessive use of (censored) foul language. The ten asterisks
in the title are heavily implied to represent the word motherfucker
, though this is never confirmed due to FCC
broadcast restrictions.
The host of Real **********ing Talk is Dollar Bill Montgomery (Aries Spears), who appears in every episode of the show. His personality is sharp, sassy and borderline belligerent. Montgomery's moderating style is a parody of other "sassy" political talking head
s like John McLaughlin
and Bill O'Reilly
. However, unlike them, Montgomery uses foul language to insult his guests, especially the "token white guest" and Woogie Johnson (Tommy Davidson
).
The black guests usually appear to be based on many cultural stereotypes (cheesey Apollo
comedian, black-power conspiracy theorist, sassy black woman, etc.) and they use ethnic slang to convey their points. However, some of these guests surprise the audience by making very articulate responses to the questions posed to them. Many times, they may be antagonized by Montgomery as much as, if not more than, the token white guest.
At least one "token white" guest has appeared in all episodes of Real **********ing Talk. The white guest tends to be well-educated and high-strung, such as conservative political commentators Pat Buchanan
or liberal political commentators like Michael Kinsley
. One guest who has appeared multiple times was F. Michael McCrosky (Michael McDonald), who inadvertently offended Dollar Bill in every appearance, thus ending the episode due to everyone in that episode wanting to kill him or beat him up.
Real **********ing Talk appeared 14 times during season 7, 8, 9, and 10.
hosted by Belma Buttons (Aries Spears) and Tovah McQueen (Debra Wilson), two obese black women. The sketches would begin by each of them partaking in food, and saying that it is "so good" that they would inflict physical harm on each other. Then they would introduce a white guest who gets routinely insulted by Belma and Tovah until the guest makes a witty comeback, such as Tom Ridge
(Will Sasso) telling "the two of them to get four chairs and sit down." Belma and Tovah would retaliate by first getting excitied like " Tova, do you feel something coming on? Oh, Belma, yes I do. Then they would count down from three to one and then take turns berating the guest, then ending the show by telling the guest to "think about what we said" and then say "This is Reality Check and we are through!" after Belma usually would get a craving for food. The only person Belma and Tovah liked was Bill Clinton (Sasso) because he put himself down; like Belma and Tovah themselves insulted people. Belma once lost weight by "The Subway Diet" (eating trash left by people on the subway) and declared her personal trainer to be her new best friend, until going into shock, and then reverting back to her gluttonous ways.
Reality Check featured ads for products based on black stereotypes, e.g., Red Kool-Aid
, Nike T-max shoes and Red Rooster Hot Sauce.
Tovah McQueen and Belma Buttons appeared 14 times during season 5,6,7,8, & 10.
. Originally, the skits focused on Rusty's college life and his attempts to fit in with his peers, despite his nerdy behavior and annoying tendencies (such as his penchant for Zima
and obnoxious tendency to correct people’s grammar). In later episodes, the character was revamped as the host of a public access television show, "This and That with Rusty", featuring interviews with celebrities such as Drew Barrymore
, David Boreanaz
and Mandy Moore
. A semi-recurring gag reveals that he has a gargantuan penis
(in his words, "Not just in length, but girth too").
In one episode, Sean was fired and had been replaced by Shane (Neil Patrick Harris
). Sean had trained him for the job, so much that he turned into a clone of Sean himself swivel chair and all. In the end Shane reveals that he only acted like Sean to get on his good side.
His catch phrases are "sneaky snake", referring to one of the employees talking about him behind his back, also "and I see ya", spinning and pointing at the person directly behind him. also he threw in a "uh hello" and "Uh, are you sure" in stuttering fashion, mocking the new employee that does not fear him "Beth the back-stabbing beaver" (Nicole Parker).
, and thus highly valuing his job at a local coffee shop. however, after losing his job he goes on a tour at the Doldgers plant (Folgers
knock off). Stan just narrowly survived the tour sans-coffee to prove he "didn't need the bean" but falls of the wagon so fast and makes a hilarious scene involving many pots of different coffee, a giant coffee machine, him licking coffee off the floor, surviving a stun-gun and him ultimately getting banished with the aid of de-caf. His only recourse was to meet up with the big wigs of the Doldgers company, and make his own blend of coffee, "Stans own". (he drinks so much coffee so even when he pees it out it is pure, rich and robust).
; Champagne (Nicole Sullivan), Autumn (Debra Wilson), and Echo (Alex Borstein) are international crimefighters who hide their identities by working in a shopping mall food court selling "Wiener on a Stick", hence their nickname.
Michael McDonald
as Stuart Larkin, and his mother, Doreen played by Mo Collins.
Stuart Douglas Larkin (Michael McDonald) is a little boy with a constantly dazed and vacant look on his face. His wacky, borderline alcoholic, thick Wisconsin-accented mother Doreen (Mo Collins), nags, scolds and screams at him for getting into mischief. One of her tagphrases is "What did Momma say about that, Stuart? What did Momma say?" For example, he is often seen eating different junk foods, and when his mother inquires about them, he simply replies that he found them on the floor, then shoves them in his mouth. Even though Stuart appears very anti-social, and naive about the world it was mentioned in some episodes (such as "Stuart Takes Piano Lessons") that he is a genius. This was further shown when he had shown exceptional piano talent on only his second lesson.
Stuart's childhood traumas, such as his father leaving the family, are often mentioned. No matter when the sketch takes place, Stuart's dad has always left the previous Tuesday, after meeting an Asian
woman through the internet
.
Stuart's catchphrases are "Look what I can do!", "Let me do it!", "Dooooon't!", and "I don't wanna say!".
Stuart tends to kick anyone who he does not want near him with his legs, he lies on the floor and uses his long legs to keep them away from him, sometimes using a violent kick. Stuart occasionally calls his genital area his "danger zone", or calls his genital his "googoo". When pushed too far, his boyish falsetto
is replaced by a deep, demonic voice. This voice is used when Stuart enters his "dark place", a glimpse into Stuart's inner turmoil.
Several skits showed Stuart annoying his obese next-door neighbor, Harvey Muckenthaler (Paul Vogt), who apparently cannot stand. Stuart's original name was "Scott".
Since Mo Collins left the show, Stuart had appeared in only one sketch per season.
Stuart appeared 36 times during the run of MADtv. He was in seasons 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. There was also a sketch used in the series finale that Mo pre-taped the voice of Doreen and they did a montage of Stuart.
Doreen appeared 31 times during the run of MADtv. She was in season 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Mo Collins came back for the series finale and recorded the voice of Doreen during a montage of Stuart.
", annoying Howie (played by Michael McDonald), tried to talk to the Banker, and even though very close, they lost the chance to win a $1 million, but were happy to leave with $400.
s," and "kraimenech" for "vulva
". He also always had a cigarette in his hand he would smoke throughout the skit and he once explains that he was a smoking problem, which gives him very bad breath. Also, he does not like to take care of his health, including toenails the size of eagle talons, his "Areola
s" are "the size of "Little Caesars
" Pizza! Pizzas!", and his testicles hang front to back (and make a sound like "Click clack, click clack click clack"). In each skit, he would be given a different title, following the form "The Depressed Persian Tow Truck Man Who [list of problems mentioned during the skit]".
In the skit with Hillary Clinton (Nicole Parker), Mofaz claimed that his full name is "Mofaz Iddi Amine Popot Stalin bin Laden Manson Johnson".
Mofaz appeared 14 times during seasons 6,7,8,9,10,11,12, & 13.
There were a total of 6 Eracists sketches during seasons 4 and 5. Nicole, Will, and Alex's characters Anne, Debbie, and Hugh appeared in all 6. Phil's character of Steve appeared in 4 episodes. And Aries's character of Reggie appeared in only 3 episodes.
(Bobby Lee). Whenever an audience member does not laugh at a joke he says he would have them shot. Apparently, it is a mandatory show on state television.
Guests on the show have included Renee Zellweger
(Nicole Parker), JC Chasez (himself), and Donald Trump
(Frank Caliendo
).
Isadore Kruskal appeared 5 times during seasons 10, 11, & 12.
, despicable, mean, cynical, bigoted
, rude woman with a gaudy appearance (even though the character did not originally have extreme make-up, hair, or clothes).
The Vancome Lady is the very first MADtv recurring character, appearing twice in the show's 1st episode, and was Nicole Sullivan's most popular character.
The Vancome Lady takes her name from Lancôme
cosmetics and the fact that she once worked at a make-up counter in a fashionable department store.
The Vancome Lady crushingly insults every character she comes into contact with, her insults often resembling the jokes of insult comics in the tradition of Don Rickles
or Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
The Vancome Lady moves frequently, and has a different job in each sketch, because she alienates everyone around her. When being fired, she thanks her male employer for "letting me sleep with you" and exits, leaving her ashamed boss behind. In one skit, the Vancome Lady does not have any notable job, instead being a rude neighbor handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, insulting them and their parents until being run out of town by an angry mob just like in the previous towns that she lived in.
The Vancome Lady's catch phrases are "Tcha... you know what? Uh-uh!" (in one sketch, the Vancome Lady was even a host of a gameshow called "Tcha, Ya Know What?"), "La la la..." and "Christmas on a cracker".
In one skit, the Vancome Lady trades insults with Marvin Tikvah, until they find out that they both enjoy hurting people. Marvin offers the Vancome Lady an ideal place to work: Fox
. While in another sketch, titled "Planet Of The Vancome Ladies (a parody of Planet of the Apes
)," the Vancome Lady plays God.
She also became the assistant manager of an IHOP
. She mentions in many sketches that she cannot bear children. She always rubs her nose when she gets upset. She makes a "ra-ra-ra-ra-ra!" or just "Ara" when she is excited. She vomits when she feels nervous. She nearly marries her boyfriend, only to find out at the wedding that he is her twin brother and both their parents are black.
Trina Moss appeared 11 times during seasons 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9.
, X News was hosted by Marsh and Amy. They presented news with a stereotypical teen attitude. Amy later stylized her name to "Ah-mee", much to the joy of Marsh, who stylizes his name as Mersha to mock her. Ah-mee stresses her rebellious nature, although hints have been dropped that she's actually from a upper middle class family (her parents bought her a car and paid her college tuition), while Marsh takes every opportunity present to insult her. Marsh almost constantly seems to confuse "the Man" (an Establishment figure) with "Batman", and has latent racist tendencies (he once said cops treat him like he's black because he steals stuff). Amy was portrayed by Nicole Sullivan, and Marsh by David Herman.
X News appeared on MAD TV during seasons 1 and 2, and had a total of 5 appearances on the show.
Yvonne Criddle appeared in season 10 and 11. She appeared in two sketches total in episodes 1010 and 1117.
She has the distinction of speaking with a tone in which it seems as if everything she says it is as a question.
plays Bon Qui Qui, an obnoxious, rude woman working at King Burger. Bon Qui Qui almost always ends up calling security for no reason and treats customers very badly. Bon Qui Qui flirts with a guy then dances with him at the end of the sketch. She only appears once - Which means she is not a recurring character.
However, the video with Bon Qui Qui has over 50 Million views on YouTube.
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...
.
24 with Bobby Lee
A sketch based on 2424 (TV series)
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
that features Bobby Lee and a guest on the show. Every sketch begins with Bobby sleeping in his underwear in a certain position. Jordan Peele
Jordan Peele
Jordan Peele is an American actor and comedian known as a cast member on MADtv from 2003–2008 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Brian on the Adult Swim series Childrens Hospital...
, Nicole Parker
Nicole Parker
Nicole Frances Parker is an Emmy Award-winning actress and singer best known for her work on Fox's sketch comedy show MADtv. In July 2009, she concluded her run as Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked...
, and Crista Flanagan
Crista Flanagan
Crista Flanagan is an American comedic actress best known for her work as a cast member on the FOX sketch comedy series MADtv from 2005 to 2009 and for her recurring role as Lois Sadler on the AMC series Mad Men.-Early life:...
appeared in the sketches. Celebrities John Cena
John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....
, Cheech and Chong
Cheech and Chong
Cheech & Chong are a comedy duo consisting of Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong, who found a wide audience in the 1970s and 1980s for their films and stand-up routines, which were based on the hippie and free love era, and especially drug culture movements, most notably their love for...
, David Navarro
David Navarro
David Navarro may refer to:*David Navarro , basketball player*David Navarro , Spanish footballer*Dave Navarro, American guitarist...
, John Cho
John Cho
John Yohan Cho is an American actor and musician, best known for his roles in the American Pie films and the Harold & Kumar films . He also starred in the critically acclaimed hit film Better Luck Tomorrow...
, Jamie Kennedy
Jamie Kennedy
James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy is an American comedian, rapper, and actor.-Early life:Kennedy, the youngest of six children, was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family is of Irish descent and he was raised Roman Catholic. He attended and graduated from...
, and Carlos Mencia
Carlos Mencia
Carlos Mencia , born Ned Arnel Mencia, is a Honduran-born American comedian, writer, and actor. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of race, culture, criminal justice, and social class...
have also appeared in the sketches.
3 Minute Meals
Wendy Walker (Crista Flanagan) hosts her own cooking showCooking show
A TV cooking show is a television program that presents the preparation of food, in a kitchen on the studio set. The host of the show, often a celebrity chef, prepares one or more dishes over the course of the show, taking the viewing audience through the food's preparation showing all...
, where she must make a meal in under 3 minutes. The sketches spoof shows, such as Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray (TV series)
Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is a talk show starring Rachael Ray that debuted in syndication in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2006....
's "30 Minute Meals." In each sketch, something goes terribly wrong as she seriously hurts herself trying to make the meal. She also gets annoyed as the clock makes a ticking sound. During the run of MADtv, from 1995 to 2009, the sketch appeared 3 times:
- Tuna Melts - After the pop-lid of the tunaTunaTuna is a salt water fish from the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. Tuna are fast swimmers, and some species are capable of speeds of . Unlike most fish, which have white flesh, the muscle tissue of tuna ranges from pink to dark red. The red coloration derives from myoglobin, an...
doesn't open, locating a can openerCan openerA can opener is a device used to open metal cans. Although preservation of food using tin cans had been practiced since at least 1772 in the Netherlands, the first can openers were patented only in 1855 in England and in 1858 in the United States. Those openers were basically variations of a...
proves difficult. After dropping the open tuna, she scoops it up back into the container, but smacks her head on the counter as she goes to stand back up, cutting her head. Realizing she's running out of time, Wendy simplifies the recipe, but yet cannot open the mayonnaise. As a final straw, she cannot open the bread bag, tearing it apart, finishing just in time with a "Dirty, Bloody Tuna" sandwich. - Banana SplitsBanana splitA banana split is an ice cream-based dessert. In its classic form it is served in a long dish called a boat. A banana is cut in half lengthwise and laid in the dish. There are many variations, but the classic banana split is made with scoops of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream served in...
- Soundly slightly more wearied and paranoid, Wendy must microwave ice creamIce creamIce cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...
after it freezes solid. While doing that, she discovers that the bananas are rotten. She burns herself on the now-boiling liquid ice cream. With the kitchen being a set, there's no ice or water for her to treat her burns. She proceeds to put the ice cream liquid, chocolate sauce, and more rotten bananas on the dish, but discovers that the walnutWalnutJuglans is a plant genus of the family Juglandaceae, the seeds of which are known as walnuts. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meters tall , with pinnate leaves 200–900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnuts , but not the hickories...
s aren't cracked yet. With no appropriate tools, she tries to crack them with her hands and blunt objects, and results in the cracking of her teeth. She then tries a large knife, which ends with the expected cutting-off of her fingertip. After finding her fingertip, she throws full walnuts on the plate. She puts whipped cream on top, ending with topping off the dish with her bloody fingertip, resembling a cherryCherryThe cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy stone fruit. The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species, including especially cultivars of the wild cherry, Prunus avium....
. - Chili DogsChili dogA chili dog is a hot dog that is served topped with chili con carne . Often, other toppings are also added, such as cheese, onions, and mustard. One popular variety of chili dog is the Coney dog, which despite its name originally came from Michigan and not Brooklyn...
- Filmed "on location" at the University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
's football stadium'sMichigan StadiumMichigan Stadium, nicknamed "The Big House," is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan Stadium was built in 1927 at a cost of $950,000 and had an original capacity of 72,000. Before playing football at the stadium, the Wolverines played on Ferry Field...
parking lot, wardrobe has put Wendy in an Ohio StateOhio State Buckeyes footballThe Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state...
sweatshirt and locates her on the Michigan side of the parking lotParking lotA parking lot , also known as car lot, is a cleared area that is intended for parking vehicles. Usually, the term refers to a dedicated area that has been provided with a durable or semi-durable surface....
. She is therefore the target of several acts of hate from Wolverines fans, being on the receiving end of footballs, drinks, and obscene insults. When she gets the hot dogHot dogA hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. It is very often garnished with mustard, ketchup, onions, mayonnaise, relish and/or sauerkraut.-History:...
s out, she finds that they have been frozen solid inside the cooler. She tries prying them apart with a kitchen knifeKitchen knifeA kitchen knife is any knife that is intended to be used in food preparation. While much of this work can be accomplished with a few general-purpose knives – notably a large chef's knife, a tough cleaver, and a small paring knife – there are also many specialized knives that are designed for...
, but a frozen splinterSplinterSplinter may refer to:* A sharp fragment of material, usually wood, metal, or fibreglass-Music:* Splinter * Splinter * Splinter...
of hot dog flies out and gets in her eye. She then goes to turn on the grill, but it has already been turned on and is hot, and she drops it on her open toes, burning them. She goes to get the pre-made chili out of her car, but while inside, gets blocked in by a Michigan fan (Matt BraungerMatt BraungerMatthew "Matt" Braunger is an American actor, writer and stand-up comedian. Outside of performing stand-up, Braunger is most notable for being a cast member on MADtv during its final season in 2008-2009 and for co-starring in the web series IKEA Heights....
). Setting off the car alarms of both cars on either side of her, she ends up climbing out of her sunroof with the crockpot of chili. She slides off the car and lands face-first on the pavement while being pelted with more footballs, but saves the chili. As her time runs out, she is prepared to serve the chili as the meal, but as a possible end to the series, Wendy is suddenly run over by a van.
Bae Sung
Bae Sung (Bobby Lee) is an Asian AmericanAsian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
man who has held several jobs, mostly as a translator. However, no one can understand him because he speaks the language described once as "Dumbass." In a few of the sketches, most of them involving Ike Barinholtz
Ike Barinholtz
Isaac "Ike" Barinholtz is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. Barinholtz is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv from 2002-2007.-Early life:...
, Bae Sung answers a series of questions in gibberish, followed by his catchphrase, "Uh-oh, hot dog!" (On one occasion, he was tackled by a man in a hot dog suit).
Bae Sung appeared to be killed off in season 11 in a sketch involving the Taiwanese Triads and the cast of The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
. He was then ground up into hamburger meat
Ground beef
Beef mince, ground beef, hamburger meat , hamburg or minced meat is a minced meat food, made of beef finely chopped by a mincer. It is used in many recipes including hamburgers and cottage pie...
by Paulie Walnuts (Barinholtz) and Silvio Dante
Silvio Dante
Silvio Manfred Dante, often referred to as "Sil", played by Steven Van Zandt, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He is the consigliere to Tony Soprano in the Soprano crime family. Silvio has one of the lowest profiles on the show. He is usually a behind the scenes figure...
(Frank Caeti
Frank Caeti
Franklin "Frank" Caeti is an American actor and comedian known for his time as a cast member on the FOX sketch-series MADtv from 2005 to 2007. Caeti is also an alumnus of The Second City and Comedysportz in Chicago.- Education :...
) and consumed
Cannibalism
Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh of other human beings. It is also called anthropophagy...
by Bobby Lee, who promptly got sick and defecated Bae Sung into a toilet. (The sketch's final scene shows the feces
Feces
Feces, faeces, or fæces is a waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the anus or cloaca during defecation.-Etymology:...
swirling around and going down the drain.) However, he reappeared in season 12 in a parody of Medium
Medium (TV series)
Medium is an American television drama series that premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005, and ended on CBS on January 21, 2011. Themed on supernatural gifts, its lead character, Allison DuBois , is a medium employed as a consultant for the Phoenix, Arizona district attorney's office...
, as a translator for a future murder victim who speaks Korean. Allison DuBois (Crista Flanagan) was unable to save the victim due to Bae Sung's poor translation. The coroner, also played by Bobby Lee—and also named Bae Sung—spoke perfect English. Bae Sung returned in Season 14 as a translator for a businessman (Keegan-Michael Key
Keegan-Michael Key
Keegan-Michael Key is an American comic actor best known for his roles as a cast member on MADtv for six seasons. He has also had recurring roles on Reno 911! and Gary Unmarried. He used to be the host of The Planet's Funniest Animals...
) in charge of the Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
Halftime Show
Super Bowl Halftime Shows
The following is a list of Super Bowl halftime shows, held in the United States in the middle of the Super Bowl. Halftime shows are a tradition during football games at all levels of competition....
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Coach Hines
Coach Sandoval "Sandy" Hines (Keegan-Michael Key) is a short-tempered, energetic, booty shorts-wearing, gum-chewing high schoolHigh school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
gym teacher, who works at a Catholic school
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
called St. Francis High.
Hines easily becomes upset by inappropriate behavior from unseen students during school assemblies and threatens to kill and injure them in response. However, he is far more disruptive than the students, Many of his threats involve bodily organs, such as the sigmoid colon
Sigmoid colon
The sigmoid colon is the part of the large intestine that is closest to the rectum and anus. It forms a loop that averages about 40 cm...
and the duodenum
Duodenum
The duodenum is the first section of the small intestine in most higher vertebrates, including mammals, reptiles, and birds. In fish, the divisions of the small intestine are not as clear and the terms anterior intestine or proximal intestine may be used instead of duodenum...
. Hines also uses death threats such as: "I will stab you in the neck with a pencil!", "I will punch your heart through the back of your body!" and "I will set you on fire!" Principal Lankenstein (Ike Barinholtz), Coach Hines' nemesis and the principal of St. Francis High, appears to dislike Hines because he always interrupts Lankenstein's speeches during school events, and they end up fighting at the end of some sketches. Barinholtz also plays a student in some sketches. Despite acting mean and tough, Hines is actually a very loving and caring man. Hines' foils are Joseph Yamanashi (who credited himself as "Terry Yamanashi" in his own video, Coach Hines: Ready, Set, Die. It is revealed in his final appearance that his last name is really Heinz, and he's the heir to the Heinz ketchup fortune.
One of the students, Yaminashi (Bobby Lee) often heckles Hines and becomes a recurring target for Hines' threats.
Coffee Twins
Two office workers (Crista Flanagan and Arden MyrinArden Myrin
Arden Myrin is an American comedian and actress known for her role on the television show MADtv.-Early years:Myrin was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island, a seaside fishing village. She was the younger of two children; her father was an accountant, and her mother was a real estate agent. As a...
) are always cracking jokes in their work place. Typically, Arden's character tells a joke, and both laugh for literally hours on end. One example of this was when Crista's character said, "What time is it?" and Arden's replied, "Time to leave!", while it was 11:00 in the morning. When others don't laugh at the joke, Arden's character swears and breaks things, often leaving Crista's character to either follow her or stay behind. When Arden's character would sometimes tell the joke to her husband (Bobby Lee), he would say he doesn't get it and she'd usually explain it to him. They were first introduced when they both had the same coffee mug, hence the name "Coffee Twins."
Eddie Thundercloud
Edward "Eddie" Thundercloud is a Native AmericanIndigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
man (Keegan-Michael Key) living in today's society. He tries to counter all the racial stereotyping from other people, such as people making a war chant when he enters. He also made presidential commercials saying that his ways would bring peace to America, most of which involve doing drugs.
Eugene Struthers
Eugene Struthers (Keegan-Michael Key) is a water delivery man who accosts unsuspecting MADtv guests backstage. His catchphrase is "Ho' Nuva Levo" (Whole 'Nother Level).Jorge
Jorge (Keegan-Michael Key) is a short-tempered MexicanMexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
immigrant
Immigration to the United States
Immigration to the United States has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of the history of the United States. The economic, social, and political aspects of immigration have caused controversy regarding ethnicity, economic benefits, jobs for non-immigrants,...
, who works at a fast food
Fast food
Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a...
restaurant. When disgusted by the meal choices and cooking procedures at the restaurant, Jorge will recite long, overly dramatic soliloquies about his Mexican heritage. Whenever the customers pronounce any Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
word wrong or order an inauthentic menu item, Jorge assaults them, either verbally or physically (for example, when a customer orders "cinnatwists" from the menu, Jorge brandishes a knife from his boot and stabs the customer). Jorge's supervisor is a put-upon black woman suffering from herpes and a nicotine
Nicotine
Nicotine is an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants that constitutes approximately 0.6–3.0% of the dry weight of tobacco, with biosynthesis taking place in the roots and accumulation occurring in the leaves...
addiction named Loretta (Daniele Gaither
Daniele Gaither
Daniele Gaither is an American comic actress. Gaither is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv.-Early life:...
) who yells, "Jorge!" (her catch phrase) whenever he assaults the customers. When Jorge is assaulting the customers and is caught by Loretta, he quickly gets back to the prep line and pretends to push the oven buttons, or pretends to mix. However, Loretta tells Jorge to stop doing the fake stuff, proving that Loretta is smarter than Jorge.
Jorge has long, black shining hair that he flips during his soliloquies.
Jovan Muskatelle
Jovan Muskatelle (Keegan-Michael Key) plays as an African-AmericanAfrican American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
with no shirt on and a shower cap on his head, who usually appears in news bits done by other cast members. When asked what he saw, he describes in a very energetic way, often hopping around, talking fast, and yelling out his catch phrases "It was crazy as hell!" or "It was pandemonium!". He often reappears to say more despite what the other actors may be doing.
James and Andra
Played by Josh MeyersJosh Meyers
Joshua Dylan "Josh" Meyers is an American actor, known for being a cast member of the sketch comedy MADtv and playing Randy Pearson in the eighth and final season of That '70s Show...
(James) and Michael McDonald (Andra); a gay
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
man and his best friend. While James is calm and easy-going, Andra is nervous,and is prone to nervous outbreaks while shouting obscenities (i.e. "OmiGod this is such bulls**t
Bleep censor
A bleep censor is the replacement of profanity or classified information with a beep sound , in television or radio...
!!").
They have appeared in parodies of "Boy Meets Boy
Boy Meets Boy (TV series)
Boy Meets Boy is an American reality television show in which a gay man meets and chooses a mate from a group of 15 potential male suitors. The show was made more novel by the fact that the "leading man" did not know that the mix of suitors included both gay and straight men.The show premiered July...
", "Scare Tactics
Scare Tactics
Scare Tactics is a hidden camera/comedy television show, produced by Hallock Healey Entertainment. Its first two seasons aired from April 2003 to December 2004. After a hiatus, the show returned for a third season, beginning July 9, 2008. The first season of the show was hosted by Shannen Doherty....
" and "Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares is an American panel game show in which two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes. The "board" for the game is a 3 × 3 vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants...
".
Luann Lockhart
Luann Lockhart (Crista Flanagan) is a stand-up comedienne notorious for her poor delivery, lack of punch lines and frequent bouts of crying. Her material includes bits about her abusive ex-boyfriend and terribly unfunny observations about everyday life. Luann's jokeless routine is mostly made up of nervous laughter and long pauses. Her catchphrases include, "Wait, I have impressions!", "I'm only fooling!", "But seriously...", "Now, let's go to the audience", "Let's not get started on men", "Will you talk to me?" and "Let me tell you about my ex-boyfriend." Eric Price appeared in a sketch as Luann's ex-boyfriend.Many Shows! With Johnny Gan and Pongo
First introduced in a season 12 sketch, Xing Lao "Johnny" Gan (Bobby Lee) is a ThaiThai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
millionaire known for his desire to do women "hard and sloppy, the Johnny Gan way." He and his friend Pongo (Danny Cho) host the show on Thailand public-access television
Public-access television
Public-access television is a form of non-commercial mass media where ordinary people can create content television programming which is cablecast through cable TV specialty channels...
cable TV channel 43-C. Segments have included parodies of Jackass
Jackass (TV series)
jackass is an American reality series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002, featuring people performing various dangerous, crude, ridiculous, self-injuring stunts and pranks...
, Dancing With the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
, cooking shows, and movie reviews. Johnny reported several movies as "two thumbs down" because there was no scene with him in it. His trademark catch phrases such as "Hello Thailand!" and "'Ello Pongo!" feature his characteristic, harsh accent.
Nacho Hernandez
A Mexican man (Johnny A. SanchezJohnny A. Sanchez
Johnny A. Sanchez is a stand-up comedian and actor, best known as a member of MADtv since its thirteenth season.-Career:Johnny A. Sanchez has spent many years as a stand-up comedian and is a veteran of many Los Angeles comedy clubs...
) who also goes by the name Lil' Joker. He often annoys reporters who try to ask him serious questions. He has many friends and often shows up at openings for no apparent reason.
Razzle Dazzle
Razzle Dazzle (Keegan-Michael Key) is a homelessHomelessness in the United States
Homelessness in the United States has continued to remain a focus area of concern of social service providers, government officials, and policy professionals since its resurgence among many types of individuals and families. The number of homeless people further grew in the 1980s, as housing and...
man who is also a motivational speaker
Motivational speaker
A motivational speaker or inspirational speaker is a speaker who makes speeches intended to motivate or inspire an audience. In a business context, they are employed to communicate company strategy with clarity and help employees to see the future in a positive light and inspire workers to pull...
. He has a lisp
Lisp
A lisp is a speech impediment, historically also known as sigmatism. Stereotypically, people with a lisp are unable to pronounce sibilants , and replace them with interdentals , though there are actually several kinds of lisp...
and speaks on behalf of the poor and homeless. He also believes urinating in public is an art, and should be practiced.
Tank
Tank (Bobby Lee) is an Asian-American "Street Tuner" character in the style of the film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo DriftThe Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a 2006 street racing action film directed by Justin Lin. It is the third installment in the The Fast and the Furious film series and currently the sixth in terms of series chronology...
. Tank drives a tricked-out Daewoo Lanos
Daewoo Lanos
The Daewoo Lanos is a subcompact car manufactured by the Korean automaker Daewoo Motor from 1997 to 2002. It was manufactured under license agreements from 1997 to 2008 by Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych in Poland, where it was marketed as the FSO Lanos, from 1998 to present in Ukraine by AvtoZAZ,...
(with the registration "PASSONU") and has his brother sit in the back of his car making it bounce, play music and turn on underglow
Underglow
In the car industry, underglow or ground effects lighting refers to neon or LED aftermarket car customization in which lights are attached to the chassis so that they illuminate the ground underneath the car. Underglow has become popular in car shows to add aesthetic appeal to the cars...
lights when he shouts commands. When his brother complains about the conditions inside the trunk, Tank will slam it down on him again. Bouncers
Bouncer (doorman)
A bouncer is an informal term for a type of security guard employed at venues such as bars, nightclubs or concerts to provide security, check legal age, and refuse entry to a venue based on criteria such as intoxication, aggressive behavior, or attractiveness...
will not admit Tank into nightclubs, so he tries to pick up girls outside the clubs and impress them with his car. When he sees a girl he does not find attractive, he replies with "PAY-ass!" or "Pass!" When he finds an attractive one, he would invite them into his "Dae-WWOOOO!" and switch it "from duty mode to Booty MODE!" Tank shows off for girls by sliding across the hood of his Daewoo, but he typically falls hard to the ground (and Lee often exhibits what appear to be rib or elbow pain as a result).
The Blind Kung Fu Master
A blind kung fu master (Bobby Lee) who appears out of nowhere to do heroic stunts—for example, stopping thugs from harassing a senior citizen. Almost without exception, however, he fails miserably because, unlike the blind martial artists whose other senses are heightened, the Blind Kung Fu Master is truly handicapped by his blindness; he runs into solid obstacles at full speed, cannot find the villain to strike at him or her, and often attacks the wrong person. (The only real exception to his string of failures was his attempt to defeat an evil wizard and prevent him from ruling the world by destroying his talisman, which would destroy his power; after witnessing his blind bumbling, the wizard was overconfident and did not try to stop him, expecting him to fail, but he stumbled onto the means to destroy the wizard's talisman by sheer luck, and succeeded before the astonished wizard could stop him. He was as surprised as anyone that he won, and performed a little dance of joy at finally winning a victory.) People are always exploiting his blindness to play jokes on him; for example, when he was learning the martial arts, his teachers, instead of giving him the proper dragon tattoo, gave him a tattoo of a little girl with a balloon. At one point, by sheer chance he temporarily gained his sight and said "I've never seen myself before," implying he was blind since birth. (The first thing he cared about seeing most was computer porn—chunky Milfs). During the brief period he had his sight back, he easily outfought the villain (noting how much easier it was to fight when he could see), implying that, despite his usual incompetence, he is a legitimately trained and dangerous martial artist.The sketeches often follows a pattern:
1. First the villain of the sketch is about to/does something evil then they hear a whisper then TBKFM comes in saying "It is I! the Blind Kung-fu Master!" then shows of some of his "skills" then walking into something.
2. He accidentally attacks the victim of the villain(s).
3. Then after a conversation he pulls of a deadly weapon then finding out its something completely harmless (example: pulls out a sword which is actually a feather duster).
4. Often complains that his enemies should help him because he's blind.
5. Embarrassing himself.
6. Then charges towards a wall or window.
7am Condo Report
7am Condo Report is a show hosted by elderly condo owners Muriel Westig (Stephnie WeirStephnie Weir
Stephnie Carmel Weir is an American actress and comedian, best known for her membership in the recurring cast on MADtv.-Early life:...
) and Clifford Busley (Ron Pederson
Ron Pederson
Ronald "Ron" Pederson is a Canadian actor and comedian, who has performed extensively throughout Canada and in the United States....
). Muriel nearly always has at least one stroke during the show, which she always simply fights off through sheer willpower and continues. Clifford is in a wheelchair, which he often has problems with. Jelly Mae Jackson (Danielle Gaither) is the show's entertainment reporter. After Ron Pederson left MADtv, Muriel Westig appeared in other sketches, like The Silver Fox, with Michael McDonald.
Muriel's catchphrase is: Not today Lord! (while she's having a stroke).
Abercrombie & Fitch Employees
In a parody of Abercrombie & FitchAbercrombie & Fitch
Abercrombie & Fitch is an American retailer that focuses on casual wear for consumers aged 18 to 22. It has over 300 locations in the United States, and is expanding internationally....
's advertising images and hiring practices, Ron Pederson, Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers and 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...
played store employees with names like Dutch, Cougar, Storm and Carpenter as vain, vapid, unhelpful and overly coiffed gay men. They would insult customers, particularly women, minorities and the overweight. The recurring sketch often parodied alleged racist hiring policies. 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....
, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jordan Peele appeared as African American employees- Panther, Midnight and Stingray. Despite appearing athletic, the characters were depicted as weak and cowardly; in one skit they were beaten up by Lane Bryant
Lane Bryant
Lane Bryant is a United States retail women's clothing store chain focusing on plus-size clothing. It began in the early 1900s with the innovative maternity designs created by Lena Himmelstein Bryant Malsin. -Beginning:...
employees for popping their tires because they were taking up staff parking spaces. One sketch featured Bobby Lee as an employee named Turtle, unlike the other employees Turtle was helpful and nice to the customers.
Angela Wright
Angela Wright (Stephnie Weir) is an eighth grade girl at Boyd Junior High, who typically appears on film. Angela often videotapes history projects for her teacher, Mrs. Rogers. Debra Wilson played Angela's African-American best friend, Beth, and Josh Meyers played Billy Wright, Angela's brother. Paul VogtPaul Vogt
Paul C. Vogt is an American actor and comedian best known for his work as a cast member on the sketch comedy programs MADtv, The Big Gay Sketch Show and The Rerun Show.-Life and career:...
plays Natalie, Angela's overweight Canadian cousin. Angela's recurring quotes are: In 3, 2, 1. Hi. I'm Angela Wright, eighth grader at Boyd Junior High School, and this is my social studies project entitled... and I don't understand this!. Angela frequently makes home movies in order to prove her theories, which are mainly stereotypes (i.e. Old people hate black people). Despite her theories and unshakable belief, everything she films ends up being contrary to her thesis, the end result is usually she sets the stage for a positive relationship involving everybody except her.
Antonia Timmens
Antonia Timmens (Nicole SullivanNicole 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...
), who spoke with a noticeable lisp and may have been mildly retarded
Mental retardation
Mental retardation is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors...
, found everyday activities and normal conversations challenging.
Skits featuring Antonia usually showed her attempting to perform a variety of jobs clearly beyond her limited abilities, such as answering a suicide hotline, piloting an aircraft or creating simple signs. Other characters became increasingly frustrated by her, particularly when she would respond with one of her inane catchphrases, such as, "I have a cat named CeeCee." , "It is possible," or "I don't know."
Phil LaMarr
Phil LaMarr
Phillip "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...
usually appeared as a character in Antonia's sketches, even revealing in one sketch that he has played the same character in all of the sketches. In a game show sketch patterned like The $25,000 Pyramid or Password, LaMarr's character tries to describe the word "Cat", to which Antonia repeatedly says "CeeCee". When time runs out, LaMarr's character asks what a "CeeCee" is, to which Antonia replies, "CeeCee's my cat..."
Taedo-Attitudes and Feelings, Both Desirable and Sometimes Secretive
This Korean soap operaKorean drama
Korean drama refers to televised dramas, in a miniseries format, produced in the Korean language. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout Asia and have contributed to the general phenomenon of the Korean wave, known as "Hallyu", and also "Drama Fever" in some countries...
parody centers around the adventures of Dr. Poon Ji-Sum (Bobby Lee). He is in love with Ms. Long Bong (Cathy Shim
Cathy Shim
Cathy Shim is a Korean-American actress and film producer. She has appeared in a variety of television shows, most notably Reno 911!, MADtv and Drake & Josh. She can currently be seen in 3Way, a lesbian web series.-Television:-Filmography:-Other work:-External links:*...
), and has many run-ins with President Gin Kew Yun Chun Yew Nee (Sung Kang
Sung Kang
Sung Kang is an American actor, known for his role as Han Seoul-Oh in the films Better Luck Tomorrow, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, and Fast Five....
) as they fight for her affections. At the end of each episode, a shocking twist is revealed. A running gag is that sometimes what appears to be a short phrase spoken by the cast appears to have an extremely long translation (the entire sketch is done with subtitles), or vice versa. A notable sketch guest stars Edge
Adam Copeland
Adam Joseph Copeland is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Edge. He is currently signed to WWE under a Legends contract....
as Dr. Cornell Overstreet of the Ontario Overstreets, who is described as "not a Korean man, but a vengeful Canadian."
Alison
Alison (Alex BorsteinAlex 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,...
) is a young office worker with an odd habit of expressing her private thoughts by breaking the fourth wall and singing in the manner of a Broadway musical, while the people she is with become stunned and shocked as they hear Alison's views about them.
Average Asian
This series of skits involved Haidiki (Bobby Lee) in different situations in which the people around him say stereotypical things to him, believing that he does things like knowing martial arts, having the ability to fix electronics, and likes eating sushi among others. However, out of these various stereotypes, only two were proven truthful, one involving ninjas where Haidiki summoned a pack of ninjas at his tormentors when he is too annoyed on his birthday and one where he proved he was an expert Ping PongTable tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player.
Bible Dude
A series of sketches satirizing the evangelical superhero BiblemanBibleman
Bibleman is an American video series with an evangelical superhero character . The series includes videos, books and live shows, where they tour locations around North America.-Bibleman Live:...
with Michael McDonald as Bible Dude, a Christ loving superhero who stops children from doing things forbidden by the Bible. The sketches were a television show on the PAX television network. If anyone says or mentions something that's considered a sin (ex: killing a person), he would read a passage from the Bible, but often the passage would be completely unrelated to the topic at hand. If somebody still sinned or questioned Bible Dude, he would zap them until they are just a skeleton. Aries Spears occasionally appeared as Jesus Christ.
Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson
Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson (Debra WilsonDebra 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...
) is a meter maid from Hawthorne, California
Hawthorne, California
Hawthorne is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. The city at the 2010 census had a population of 84,293, up from 84,112 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
, who makes extensive use of ebonics when speaking. She is arrogant, rude, ghetto
Ghetto
A ghetto is a section of a city predominantly occupied by a group who live there, especially because of social, economic, or legal issues.The term was originally used in Venice to describe the area where Jews were compelled to live. The term now refers to an overcrowded urban area often associated...
and insensitive to others; if they become frustrated or fed-up and complain, she quickly accuses them of being racist. She is quick to label other characters' most basic assertions as being motivated by racism
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
. Her character often rapidly shifts her mood at mild stimuli for comedic effect, aggressively arguing with characters one moment, then talking daintily with them seconds afterward. When someone shorts her name to "Bunifa Jackson," she promptly corrects them by saying, "That's Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson, you need to respect a sista's name." She is often seen gabbing on her cellphone with her unseen best friend Sonya (who was once voiced offscreen by Aries Spears). She often flirts with male characters, regardless of race.
Her catchphrases include "I saaaaaaaaaaaid..." (usually without having previously said what she is referring to and almost always following a readjustment of her bangs), "What'd I do?" which sounds more like "wharrrrrrrrrrrrr I do?" and "Why I gotta [perform an action]? (Is it) because I'm BLACK?! Is that it?!", or "You saying black people too [adjective] to [action]!?" An early form of this character appeared in season one, but she was a doctor and more articulate.
Cabana Chat
"Cabana Chat" was a recurring skit during the second and Third seasons of MADtv. The hostess was gleefully lecherous Dixie Wetsworth (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...
), who had a deep tan, wrinkled skin, and a country club
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
lockjaw
Locust Valley lockjaw
Locust Valley Lockjaw is the colloquial term for a stereotypical upper class American accent associated with elite residents of the New York metropolitan area, particularly those on the North Shore of Long Island...
accent. She was prone to broad double-entendres and flirted with all males who appeared on "Cabana Chat", including the beautiful but dim-witted Pool Boy (Bryan Callen
Bryan Callen
Bryan Christopher Callen is an American actor. Callen is notable for being one of the original cast of comedians on the sketch comedy series MADtv.-Early life:...
) and her highly effiminate musical director, Dexter St. Croix (Orlando Jones
Orlando Jones
Orlando Jones is an American comedian and film and television actor. He is notable for being one of the original cast members of the sketch comedy series MADtv and for his role as the 7 Up spokesman from 1999-2002.-Early life:...
). In the third season, Dixie revealed that Pool Boy and Dexter left the show so, 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) took over as musical director and co-host. The similarities between Dixie Wetsworth and comedienne Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller is an American actress and comedian. She created a stage persona of a wild-haired, eccentrically dressed housewife who makes jokes about a husband named "Fang" while pretending to smoke from a long cigarette holder...
were underscored when Diller appeared on "Cabana Chat".
Dixie Wetsworth's catchphrase was "This is 'Cabana Chat', and this (gesturing to her scantily clad body and cackling) is Dixie Wetsworth. You like? I like."
Cindy Delmont
Cindy Delmont (Paul Vogt) is a morbidly obese woman. Although she is morbidly obese, she seems to find herself attractive, and is oblivious to people's patronizing and insulting comments towards her.CLOPS
CLOPS was a MADtv parody of the Fox show COPSCOPS (TV series)
Cops is an American documentary/reality television series that follows police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police activities...
done entirely in claymation. It typically featured police officers pursuing and arresting (and sometimes mistreating) popular cartoon characters or toys for various crimes, such as arresting Gumby
Gumby
Gumby is a green clay humanoid character created and modeled by Art Clokey, who also created Davey and Goliath. Gumby has been the subject of a 233-episode series of American television as well as a feature-length film and other media...
for robbing a convenience store, G.I. Joe
G.I. Joe
G.I. Joe is a line of action figures produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier , Action Sailor , Action Pilot , Action Marine and later on, the Action Nurse...
and Barbie
Barbie
Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration....
for a domestic dispute and disturbing the peace, Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
for driving drunk and smuggling cocaine, the Rock-Em, Sock-Em Robots for brawling, Wallace from "Wallace and Gromit
Wallace and Gromit
Wallace and Gromit are the main characters in a series consisting of four British animated short films and a feature-length film by Nick Park of Aardman Animations...
" for animal abuse (of Gromit), Mr. Potato Head
Mr. Potato Head
Mr. Potato Head! is an American toy consisting of a plastic model of a potato which can be decorated with a variety of plastic parts that can attach to the main body. These parts usually include ears, eyes, shoes, a hat, a nose, and a mouth. The toy was invented and developed by George Lerner in...
for public drunkenness, and Paddington Bear
Paddington Bear
Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He appeared on 13 October 1958 and was subsequently featured in several books, most recently in 2008, written by Michael Bond and first illustrated by Peggy Fortnum....
for indecent exposure.
In one episode, a rampaging Pillsbury Doughboy
Pillsbury Doughboy
Poppin' Fresh, more widely known as the Pillsbury Doughboy, is an advertising icon and mascot of The Pillsbury Company, appearing in many of their commercials. Many commercials from 1965 until 2004 conclude with a human finger poking the Doughboy's stomach...
was shot repeatedly but the bullets had no effect on his doughy body (even reacting to the gunshots with his signature "Hoo-hoo!" laugh), so he was pushed into an oven and baked, paralleling the ending of Terminator 2. Other characters included the Energizer Bunny
Energizer Bunny
The Energizer Bunny is the marketing icon and mascot of Energizer batteries in North America. It is a pink toy rabbit wearing sunglasses and blue and white striped sandals that beats a bass drum bearing the Energizer logo. It is a parody of the preexistent Duracell Bunny, still seen in Europe and...
, Furbies
Furby
A Furby was a popular electronic robotic toy resembling a hamster/owl-like creature which went through a period of being a "must-have" toy following its launch in the holiday season of 1998, with continual sales until 2000...
, a California Raisin, Mr. Peanut
Mr. Peanut
Mr. Peanut is the advertising logo and mascot of Planters, an American snack-food company and division of Kraft Foods. He consists of a drawing of an anthropomorphic peanut in its shell dressed in the formal clothing of an old-fashioned gentleman: a top hat, monocle, white gloves, spats, and a...
, 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...
, the M&M
M&M
M&M may refer to:* M&M's, a chocolate confectionery coated with hard candy shell* Eminem, stage name of rap artist Marshall Mathers III* "M+M's", a song by the American band Blink-182 from Cheshire Cat...
Candies, the Budweiser
Budweiser
Budweiser is a German adjective describing something or someone from the city of České Budějovice in Southern Bohemia, Czech Republic.Beer brewing in České Budějovice dates back to the 13th century...
Lizard, and the Budweiser Frogs.
Cloret
Cloret (Debra Wilson) is an unenthusiastic, lazy, depressedClinical depression
Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...
woman who routinely takes on customer service jobs. When angered she dons a distinctively wide-eyed look and finds the nearest microphone to shout into. She only appeared in two sketches, but has worked at a juice shop and as a gate agent, security officer and pilot for United Airlines
United Airlines
United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees United Air Lines, Inc., is the world's largest airline with 86,852 employees (which includes the entire holding company United Continental...
. She mentioned in her last appearance that she is supposed to be on Wellbutrin
Bupropion
Bupropion is an atypical antidepressant and smoking cessation aid. The drug is a non-tricyclic antidepressant and differs from most commonly prescribed antidepressants such as SSRIs, as its primary pharmacological action is thought to be norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibition...
, but it makes her too aggressive with her kids. She mispronounces words and names often, then makes fun of them or the people attached to them when corrected. Her catchphrase is "What'chu want?", which she sometimes says while cutting off her own sentences.
Clyde and Judith
Clyde (Michael McDonaldMichael McDonald
Michael McDonald may refer to:*Michael McDonald , American "blue-eyed soul" singer*Michael McDonald , American actor-comedian*Michael McDonald , Jamaican runner...
) and Judith (Nicole Sullivan) are a couple who attend venues such as sports meets, parades, and school plays. They are always giving a scathing commentary on their observations, always qualifying their comparisons with "Literally!" even though their opinions tend to be hyperbole
Hyperbole
Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally....
. For example, when Clyde arrives late to a junior high swim meet, Judith tells him, "You were gone for so long, that I literally went through menopause." Clyde and Judith attend such events only for their pleasure, as they have no children of their own. Sketches end with an outraged parent insulting them back, again with excessive use of "literally," and an announcer stating something along the lines of "What will Clyde and Judith do next?"
Crafty Gals
Sisters Denise (Crista Flanagan) and Kendra (Arden Myrin) usually appear at their stand selling their hand-made crafts (with the catchphrase "Are you jazzed for crafts?"). Both are very nerdNerd
Nerd is a derogatory slang term for an intelligent but socially awkward and obsessive person who spends time on unpopular or obscure pursuits, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities. Nerds are considered to be awkward, shy, and unattractive...
y and somewhat naive, and have very low standards when it comes to men (they fell for a white trash
White trash
White trash is an American English pejorative term referring to poor white people in the United States, suggesting lower social class and degraded living standards...
type truck driver, two obese brothers, a rude black man, and so on).
Darlene McBride
Darlene McBride (Nicole Sullivan) is a country musicCountry music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer with an oversized hairdo who often sings about her far right, racist, sexist
Sexism
Sexism, also known as gender discrimination or sex discrimination, is the application of the belief or attitude that there are characteristics implicit to one's gender that indirectly affect one's abilities in unrelated areas...
, homophobic
Homophobia
Homophobia is a term used to refer to a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay and in some cases bisexual, transgender people and behavior, although these are usually covered under other terms such as biphobia and transphobia. Definitions refer to irrational fear, with the...
, strict fundamentalist
Fundamentalism
Fundamentalism is strict adherence to specific theological doctrines usually understood as a reaction against Modernist theology. The term "fundamentalism" was originally coined by its supporters to describe a specific package of theological beliefs that developed into a movement within the...
and anti-Semitic worldviews, parodies of several politically conservative country singers from real life. Her extremist views include:
- "The Lord loves the NRANational Rifle AssociationThe National Rifle Association of America is an American non-profit 501 civil rights organization which advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment of the United States Bill of Rights and the promotion of firearm ownership rights as well as marksmanship, firearm safety, and the protection...
, He told me so the other day; He spelled it out in bullets in the sky. He's sittin' up in heaven with his AK-47, He's a rough-and-ready macho kinda guy."
- "'Scuse me Mister Negro, but I'd like to ask you a question: What's so bad about the back of the busMontgomery Bus BoycottThe Montgomery Bus Boycott was a political and social protest campaign that started in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, intended to oppose the city's policy of racial segregation on its public transit system. Many important figures in the civil rights movement were involved in the boycott,...
? You still got a seat like rest of us. I don't understand all the fuss 'bout you sittin' in the back of the bus."
- (talking about America) "And now look at it, a big ugly meltin' pot just boilin' over on what used to be a nice WHITE stove."
- "Love comes in many colors but it looks best in white" (winks at audience).
- "JesusJesusJesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
was never a JewJewsThe Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
. Forget what you've heard, it's not true. The babe in the manger was no Hebrew stranger. Jesus was never a Jew." (spoken) "Sorry folks, his last name was Christ not Christowitz, nice try."
McBride gave her young sons (John and Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
) assault rifle
Assault rifle
An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are the standard infantry weapons in most modern armies...
s as Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
gifts in one skit, and later blamed their subsequent injuries on lack of school prayer
School prayer
School prayer in its common usage refers to state-approved prayer by students in state schools. Depending on the country and the type of school, organized prayer may be required, permitted, or prohibited...
. A map showing the stops on her "Take Back America" tour created a swastika
Swastika
The swastika is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing form in counter clock motion or its mirrored left-facing form in clock motion. Earliest archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization of Ancient...
pattern. She also released a rap album entitled The Marshall McBride LP after Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
"made hate cool again".
Darrell
From the famous, "Can I Have Your Number" skits that have 2-25 million views on YouTube, Darrell is most famous for being somewhat of a stalker when he meets girls. He constantly asks them for their number, if they have a boyfriend, and if they would like to go out with him. His famous quote is, of course, "Can I Have Your Number?" He often says that his name is spelled like Darrel, but it's pronounced like Durel. Despite being a man in the skits, Darrell is actually played by Nicole Randall JohnsonNicole Randall Johnson
Nicole Randall Johnson is an American comic actress. Johnson is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv.- Biography and education :...
.
Dolomite
Dolemite is based almost exactly off of the 1975 blaxploitation film superhero DolemiteDolemite
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...
.
Dorothy Lanier
Dorothy Lanier, portrayed by Stephnie Weir is an intense, charismatic woman devoted to the craft of acting. She is wildly melodramatic and will react with devastation at the mere suggestion that she is a lousy actress. Dorothy Lanier's bright red bowl cut hairstyle and her long silky scarves are her most recognizable traits.Dot Goddard
Dot Goddard (Stephnie Weir) is an unintelligent, kooky, neglected, hyperactive, gum-chewing 7-year-old girl with ADD, who has an enormous child-like imagination. It is revealed that her real name is Penelope in one episode.Dot's
twin sister, Karen Goddard (Alex Borstein), is a child genius, who has led NASA expeditions.
The parents, Ron Goddard (Michael McDonald), and his wife, Wesley Goddard (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...
), are very proud of Karen, but treat Dot (who seems to be completely unaware of the feelings (especially her father) show towards her) with contempt, including child endangerment and abuse. Ron attends AA and has been arrested for DUI, all revealed by Dot.
Despite her genius and ability to perform advanced scientific procedures, Karen appears to genuinely care about her twin sister and to enjoy spending time with her in childish activities, and never seems to notice the hostility and utter cruelty her parents show towards Dot. After Alex Borstein left the show, Dot still appeared in skits, typically with one of her parents wearing a shirt that said, "My Other Child Is A Genius."
Dot is obsessed with gloves, wearing them pretty often, and getting desperate when she cannot wear them. She usually tries to entertain people by saying, "Look how little my gloves are. How are these ever gonna fit on my hands?". Then, she puts them on and says that it's magic. Also, whenever her hands get sweaty in her gloves and she takes them off, it's always revealed that she's wearing another glove (at which Dot is shocked).
Dot usually makes her dad become even angrier when she mentions embarrassing, but-true, statements about his life that he otherwise would've wanted to keep secret.
Dot is shown as a very outgoing girl, who cannot stop talking about irrelevant things, but gets extremely shy when she is expected to talk. She expresses her shyness by fidgeting on the spot and sometimes asking, "How come everyone's looking at me?". She has shown interest in making a deal with the Devil.
Dot treats God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
and Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
as her close friends as she talks about Them in humorous ways. She even play jokes with Jesus. Her parents (even Karen), however, do not show belief in Them (they are just not very religious people). Dot believes in magic, witches, and even Santa Claus, even though her parents and Karen believe that there is a scientific explanation for everything.
Ron's original name was "Howard".
Dr. Kylie Johnson
Dr. Kylie Johnson (Stephnie Weir) is a doctor with various specialties. She constantly plays practical jokes on her patients, wears belly-shirts, decorates her pencils and stethoscopes in pink fun fur, and generally never seems to take her job seriously. Despite her antics, she is a genius in the medical profession, and her colleagues regard her as one of the best in her field. She even studied in a law school but she did not pass the bar exams. Some of her antics include having a squirt gun fight in the emergency room, pretending that one of her pregnant patients gave birth to a teddy bear, comparing a man's sperm to N'sync("'That's just an old picture of N'sync...' 'Exactly, and your sperm is just as tired and there's only five of them,'"), and pretending to record a dating service video on a proctological camera.El Asso Wipo
El Asso Wipo is an Argentine wrestlerLucha libre
Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...
seeking work on the American wrestling circuit. He has been played by David Herman
David Herman
David Herman is an American actor, comedian and voice actor best known as an original cast member of MADtv and for his role as Michael Bolton in Office Space. He is also known for his voice roles on television programs such as Futurama and King of the Hill.- Biography :David Herman was born in New...
, 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 David Arquette
David Arquette
David Arquette is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, fashion designer, and occasional professional wrestler. A member of the Arquette acting family, he first became known during the mid 1990s after starring in several Hollywood films, such as the Scream series, Wild Bill and...
during a guest appearance. After the debut of El Asso Wipo, other wrestlers with offensive names were introduced, including El Diablo Negro (The Black Devil) and Señor Bag of Crap. El Asso Wipo's catch phrase is "I will break jur (your) back, like so, with my knee!"
Emcee Esher
Emcee Esher (Aries Spears) is a fictional hardcore rapper who uses constant (censored) profanity and has extremely vulgar, though very short, music videos, which are censored heavily on TRLTotal Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
. He has released 14 albums since his death in 1998 and made numerous appearances on MTV TRL. His name is a reference to artist M. C. Escher
M. C. Escher
Maurits Cornelis Escher , usually referred to as M. C. Escher , was a Dutch graphic artist. He is known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints...
.
Funkenstein against...
A blaxploitation short based on FrankensteinFrankenstein
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel about a failed experiment that produced a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first...
. It follows the adventures of Funkenstein (Jordan Peele), Dr. Funkenstein (Keegan-Michael Key). Each episode is filmed to parody the movie styles of the 1970s with bad acting, jittery editing, horrible camerawork and common 1970s slang and settings. Celebrity
appearances include Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric the Entertainer
Cedric Antonio Kyles , known professionally by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor, comedian and director...
) and Wife of Funkenstein (Aisha Tyler
Aisha Tyler
Aisha N. Tyler is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and author, known for her regular role as Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer and voicing Lana Kane in Archer, as well as her recurring roles in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Talk Soup, and on Friends as Charlie...
).
Funky Walker, Dirty Talker
Phil LaMarr plays Desperation Lee, the funky, afro-wearing host of the talk show Funky Walker, Dirty Talker who is a parody of 1970s blaxploitationBlaxploitation
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...
film characters.
Geert
Geert is a Dutch boarder (Josh Meyers) who learns about American culture. He asks a lot of questions is supposed to be annoying. In his sketches, the main character that is supposed to get along with Geert is the only one who is annoyed by him: everyone else loves him. In the end of each sketch, Geert brings one thing that makes the main character like him (for example in the past; marijuana and his attractive sister).Hoppy Potty
Hoppy Potty was a Scandinavian pop group featuring Gunter (Will SassoWill 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:...
), Yarl (Michael McDonald), Elka (Mo Collins), Inga (Nicole Sullivan), and Schtein (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...
). The group was based on ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
(but suspiciously sounds like Aqua
Aqua
- Music :* Aqua , a Danish pop band* Aqua , American record producer and composer of film and television scores* Aqua, album by Edgar Froese* Aqua , 1992* "Aqua", a piano piece by Ryuichi Sakamoto...
's Barbie Girl
Barbie Girl
"Barbie Girl" is a song by the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua, who released the song in 1997 as their third single overall, and the first United Kingdom release...
, which is closer to modern Euro pop) and its name was an accented pronunciation of "Happy Party."http://www.fakebands.com/fakeband_h.html The group's debut song and video was "Meet Hoppy Potty," which had gone to #1 everywhere in the world except the United States. Sadly their second video (the Halloween spooktacular "Schpooky Potty") was also their last.
Inside Looking Out
Pat-Beth Lamontrose (Nicole Parker) and Dontell Lamontrose (Jordan Peele) are an interracial couple who sing and preach against bigotry, despite the fact that Pat-Beth is unintentionally racist. They seem to love each other very deeply despite Pat-Beth's racist comments. In later skits, Dontell realizes what Pat-Beth is really saying and tries to correct her or, failing that, shut her up.Jack/Jaq, The UBS Guy
Jack/Jaq (Phil LaMarr) was a hyperactive delivery man for UBS. He wore a signature brown shirt and shorts, like the uniform worn by employees of the company the skit spoofed, UPSUnited Parcel Service
United Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...
. The UBS Guy loved his job enthusiastically, but he also appeared in sketches outside his workplace. In one episode he stated that he loves his job because his dad and grandpa did the job before him.
In a season three sketch, the UBS Guy met the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) and replaced her as the god
Idolatry
Idolatry is a pejorative term for the worship of an idol, a physical object such as a cult image, as a god, or practices believed to verge on worship, such as giving undue honour and regard to created forms other than God. In all the Abrahamic religions idolatry is strongly forbidden, although...
of a futuristic Planet of the Apes-type society.
Kappa Kappa Kappa Sorority
Kappa Kappa KappaKappa Kappa Kappa
Kappa Kappa Kappa is a local men's fraternity at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The fraternity founded in 1842 is the second-oldest fraternity at Dartmouth College and the oldest local fraternity in the nation...
(KKK) is a sorority house at USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
filled with popular, slutty girls Amber (Jill Michelle Meleán), Gisele (Daniele Gaither), Hayden (Debra Wilson), Mackenzie (Stephnie Weir), Savannah (Nicole Parker), Taylor (Kathryn Fiore
Kathryn Fiore
Kathryn Fiore is an American comic actress.Fiore was born in New York City, New York. She studied Latin at Columbia University, then left to pursue a career in acting. Fiore began her career in a Broadway production of Picnic in 1994, where she played Millie and Madge Owens, alongside Ashley Judd...
), and Toby (Mo Collins). Guest star Trish Stratus also played a member of the Kappa Kappa Kappa.
Although the girls genuinely seem to mean well, their behavior tends to be unconsciously cruel or destructive. If they make an unpopular girl a "Kappa for a day," they will play what they interpret as typical sorority tricks to try to make her feel welcome but which are horribly cruel (such as sneaking the girl out into public while she is asleep and leaving her outside naked.) Despite being aware of the similarity between their initials and that of the Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
(they always introduce themselves as the "Kappa Kappa Kappa, or KKK--but the good kind!"), they wear white hooded sweatshirts with the letters 'KKK' written on them and often use fire while dressed this way. They once tried to "pass the torch of brotherhood" while dressed this way and attempted to give $100 to an African-American married couple with a baby; unsurprisingly, the couple thought they were a lynch mob and ran away from them. Another time they left a flaming cherries jubilee
Cherries jubilee
Cherries jubilee is a dessert dish made with cherries and liqueur , which is subsequently flambéd, and commonly served as a sauce over vanilla ice cream....
on the front lawn of an elderly black couple. Their competitors are the Zeta Iota Tau (ZIT for short).
Ka-Son
Ka-Son (Nicole Randall Johnson), also spelled as "Kayshawn" or "Queshon", is a short-tempered, bitchy, overbearing African American woman, who does her jobs way too seriously and has a little sympathy for customers. She is most notable for her long, beaded braids, long and sharp nails, shrill voice, and quick speaking.In her debut sketch (called "Partial Payment"), Ka-Son was a telephone operator for Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
. She was talking to a customer (Keegan-Michael Key), whose cable was out. They argued about companies allowing you to make a partial payment (she even said that she had "the skills, and the booty, and the gorgeous hair", but she did not have "the time"). She was also a DJ in college.
When talking to customers, Ka-Son often becomes angered with them and starts to argue with them. She then puts them on hold in the middle of their sentences so she can calm down. However, she often gets annoyed again and yells at them towards the end of the conversation. During arguments, she often calls the customer a piece of dookie (or simply "dookie"), a dookie head, or fecal matter.
Ka-Son's catchphrases are "You're welcome!" (which is often shouted at the customer after they are annoyed by her and shout, "Thank you!") and "Dookie head!".
She has 4 appearances.
Larry Felmore
Lawrence "Larry" Felmore (Michael McDonald) is a short-tempered, sarcastic, celebrity-obsessed geek, who gets very angry when someone insults his favorite actors.Larry also tends to cause riots (which include throwing candy bars, yelling at people in a movie theatre, and even pointing a loaded sub-machine gun).
Larry lives in his mother's basement at home, as mentioned by Larry sometimes.
Although it may seem like Larry is the only person out there like that, he meets a woman named Carrie Felmore (Nicole Parker), who is just like him, and falls in love.
Larry often threatens people that he will break their noses, or blow their heads off with his gun.
Larry's catch phrase is "Shut your big, fat, stupid mouth!"
Larry works at a concession stand at a theatre and a video store.
Larry's number 1 favorite actor in the world is Justin Guarini
Justin Guarini
Justin Guarini is an American singer/songwriter and actor who rose to fame in 2002 as the first runner-up on the debut season of the television show American Idol.-Background:...
, as revealed in "Oscar Madness".
Larry will often eavesdrop on conversations and loudly interrupt, saying that the actor they are insulting is amazing, and usually orders them to "shut your big, fat, stupid mouth!".
Leona Campbell
Stephnie Weir plays Mrs. Leona Campbell, a kind, elderly southern woman who likes wearing leisure suits and has a habit of catching people in stupid situations off guard with her truthful commentary, making them look like fools. She does this with no malicious intent, and is rather kind. Mrs. Campbell often mentions how the situation reminds her of her best friend Zelda. Zelda is implied to be over-weight and has yet to appear in a sketch.Leona's Catchphrases:
- "Oh, my goodness!"
- "Really...?"
- "Honey, you know what?"
When she says "really...?" she does so with a very hoarse voice for comedic effect. One sketch shows Leona is a fit and durable woman being she was run over by a large SUV and was trampled by it for 5 miles. She has sold her house for the odd price of $900,000.01.
Lida Rosario and Melina Jacinto
Lida Rosario Vázquez (Nicole Sullivan) and Melina Jacinto (Debra Wilson) are two promiscuous, sarcastic and purposely loud HispanicHispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
girls from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Their ethnicity is never stated, but their exaggerated Spanish accents could be Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
or Dominican
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. Lida and Melina have run a beauty salon, worked at a convenience store, appeared as guests on the et Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
by intrusion, and appeared 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....
's Spring Break. When they appeared on the "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...
" show, Jerry assaulted Rosa on stage. Melina is frequently called "lesbiana" by Lida, but neither of the two are lesbian.
Lida and Melina's arch-nemesis is Rosa (mostly unseen, but played in three sketches by Mo Collins), a "skanky slut" whom they blame for stealing their boyfriends. Lida and Melina idolize Selena
Selena
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez , known simply as Selena, was a Mexican American singer-songwriter. She was named the "top Latin artist of the '90s" and "Best selling Latin artist of the decade" by Billboard for her fourteen top-ten singles in the Top Latin Songs chart, including seven number-one hits...
, even calling her a saint on occasion. Lida and Melina also refer to Rosa as a "dead bitch," and a "cabrona." or "skankabrona". Lida often calls Melina by the name Lili. Lida has a mild obsession with "doing men" as she happens to call it. When she is thinking, she says "umm..." repeatedly, which, caused by their accents, sounds like "oom". They refer to their breasts as "tetas" and the two characters make repeatedly comment on Melina's "tetas" being larger.
Their catch phrases include "Oh My Gaaaaaaaaaaawwd!", "Why she/he gotta be so stupid?"
The Lillian Verner Game Show
Season nine introduced a recurring sketch, The Lillian Verner Game Show, with Paul Vogt playing flamboyant host Dale Priskett. This mock game show involved contestants vying for products that are spoofs of Lillian Vernon products. A recurring character, Gail Cinder (played by Stephnie Weir), would always return as the show's reigning champion. This sketch also featured MADtv writer Michael Hitchcock as the game show's announcer, Simian Dyson (Hitchcock's only character on MADtv). Jeff Probst once guest-starred in place of Paul Vogt.Lords of the Bling
This three part series was a blaxploitation parody of the Lord of the Rings series of films. The main protagonists were Fro-hoFrodo
Frodo may mean:*Frodo Baggins, a character in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien*"Frodo", a song by New Zealand folk-duo Flight of the Conchords*Fróði, the name of a number of Danish kings, Latinized as Frodo*Frodo...
, played by Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim
Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....
(Debra Wilson), later recast to Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in Pop, Rap, Gospel, and R&B. Blige has...
(Daniele Gaither), and Tinsel the Elf, played by a very effeminate Sisqo
Sisqó
Mark Durrell Andrews , known by his stage name Sisqó, is an American R&B singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of R&B group Dru Hill, and also for "Thong Song", a song from his first solo LP, Unleash the Dragon, that became an international hit. - Biography :Sisqó was born Mark...
(Aries Spears), who have been delegated to destroying an evil piece of "bling." They would be assisted by 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...
(also played by Spears) as "Randolph
Gandalf
Gandalf is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. In these stories, Gandalf appears as a wizard, member and later the head of the order known as the Istari, as well as leader of the Fellowship of the Ring and the army of the West...
the Ghost Dad
Ghost Dad
As part of the publicity for the movie, a Ghost Dad novelization written by Mel Cebulash was released the year of the film's debut.-Critical reaction:...
." The primary antagonist was Kazaam
Kazaam
Kazaam is a 1996 comedy film directed by Paul M. Glaser and stars Shaquille O'Neal as the title character Kazaam, a genie who appears from a magic boombox to grant a boy three wishes.-Plot:...
, played by 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...
(also by Spears), who led an army of soldiers called Kobesuks
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
(Kobe Sucks) (all played by Bobby Lee). In the third film he was assisted by Ja Rule
Ja Rule
Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...
(Jordan Peele). At the end of the series, the "bling" would be anti-climatically thrown into the "Lake of Fire
Lake of Fire
A lake of fire appears, in both ancient Egyptian and Christian religion, as a place of after-death punishment of the wicked. The phrase is used in four verses of the Book of Revelation. The image was also used by the Early Christian Hippolytus of Rome in about the year 200 and has continued to be...
", a small pool of red liquid. Aries Spears was the only cast member that appeared in all three parts.
Lorraine Swanson
Lorraine Swanson, played by Mo Collins is a confused, middle-aged woman from Fridley, MinnesotaMinnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
who gets into trouble when failing to comply with people's instructions. Lorraine wears high, elastic-waist track pants into which she tucks her shirt. Lorraine also wears an unbuttoned knit sweater (usually red) and her trademark over-sized thick glasses. She speaks with a very thick Fargo accent.
Lorraine has many dogs and a huge family, including her obese husband, Carl (played by Paul Vogt in later seasons), and her overweight son, Carl Jr., both of whom videotape her zany exploits (often taped on location). Lorraine very rarely but indeed runs nude and/or has run-ins with the police during these tapings. She has a remarkable ability of finding the worth of objects, as seen on a sketch where Lorraine participates in The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right
The Price Is Right is a television game show franchise originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman, and created by Bob Stewart, and is currently produced and owned by FremantleMedia. The franchise centers on television game shows, but also includes merchandise such as video games, printed...
. Lorraine also has a daughter, named Bobby (Bobby Lee) and a son named Mohammed only seen on "Lorraine Goes Camping". Lorraine's catchphrases are "Uh-huh-huh-huh!" (a nervous tic combining a laugh and cough), "Huh?!" (usually spoken before someone is done talking), and "Gaaaaawd, that's/you're cute".
Every sketch features a certain word Lorraine cannot pronounce; she repeatedly interrupts the other character's correct pronunciation several times before going "Uh-huh-huh-huh!" Mo Collins plays Lorraine in a Lady Marmalade
Lady Marmalade
"Lady Marmalade" was also covered by Italian pop star Sabrina. It was released in 1987 as the album's second single by Baby Records. In some countries, including France and the Netherlands, the song was known as "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? " and was released in 1988.-Track listings:7" maxi#...
parody involving the characters of Lorraine Swanson, Dot Goddard, Melina Jacinto and Ms. Swan.
Lorraine appeared 34 times in the run of MADtv. She was in seasons 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 13. Mo Collins came back for the series finale with Lorraine taking pledges in MADtv Gives Back.
Lowered Expectations
Lowered Expectations is a humorous interpretation of the typical dating service where expectations are obviously lowered. Sitting on a sofa, people leave a small message that will be heard by callers by dialing a certain combination of numbers assigned to each person. Lowered Expectation's camera man is seen only very rarely, and the camera man has been ridiculed by the character of Ms. Swan, being called a "bimbo" among other things. In early episodes, the skit was introduced by Mrs. Not Nice (played by Debra Wilson). Voice in off: Nicole Sullivan.Marvin Tikvah
Marvin Tikvah (Michael McDonald) is an obeseObesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems...
, lecherous Jewish film director with a predilection for prostitutes, cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
and odd combinations of food. Marvin's children have appeared on the show: Mindy (Nicole Sullivan) is Marvin's oldest daughter; his other daughter is Michelle (Alex Borstein). (Borstein also appeared as Marvin's wife, Shelly.) Marvin also has a son, Sheldon (Ike Barinholtz). Mo Collins played several characters named Shelly; all were different and had some relationship to Marvin (doctor, fitness trainer, personal assistant). Marvin's catchphrase is: "Shelly!", followed by an awkward silence and then Marvin saying, "COME ON!!". Marvin's accent made the word "on" sound like "awn."
Mrs. Barone
Jewel Barone (Mary Scheer) is a mature lady with a gravel voice, she is extreme chain-smoker who never gets ill from smoking, though everyone around her seems to fall sick, like her daughter Angie, played by Nicole Sullivan. Mrs. Barone appeared several times during seasons one, two and three and made a cameo in the Lowered Expectations sketch, that was her last scene in the show before Scheer left MADtv in 1998. Mrs. Barone's catchphrase was: Oh, yes! There it is... (while she is smoking).Mrs. Vigor
Mrs. Vigor (Mary Scheer) (A.K.A. "The Killer Grandma") is an elderly woman, who kills people by feeding them poisoned brownies.Once, Mrs. Vigor also tried to kill her grandson with a brick.
Ms. Swan
Department of Motor Vehicles
In the United States of America, a Department of Motor Vehicles is a state-level government agency that administers vehicle registration and driver licensing. Similar departments exist in Canada...
. Ms. Swan works as a manicurist at the Gorgeous Pretty Beauty Nail Salon (which she mispronounces as "Goja Pitty Booty Nay Salon"), or the Gorgeous Beauty Nail Salon for short.
Ms. Swan's ethnicity and native country are unclear. In one sketch it is revealed that Ms. Swan is from the fictional country of Kouvaria, near the North Pole
North Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface...
. Although in one sketch where she is leaving a chain of her salons, the setting of the area is very Asian. MADtv execs insist the character was based on the singer 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...
. (She was compared to Björk in one sketch, was referred to as Icelandic by the Vancome Lady in another, and wore Björk's infamous swan dress
Swan dress of Björk
The swan dress of Björk or the Björk swan dress refers to the famous white "swan" dress worn by the Icelandic artist Björk at the 2001 Academy Awards on March 25, 2001...
in another.) When a man asked her where she was from, she replied she lived downtown. One sketch shows Ms. Swan being fluent in Spanish while using an ATM. She told a man in a bar that her mother was Spanish, but her father was from Space. In Swan: The Homecoming, a movie she made with Garry Marshall
Garry Marshall
Garry Kent Marshall is an American actor, director, writer and producer. His notable credits include creating Happy Days and The Odd Couple and directing Nothing In Common, Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, Valentine's Day, and The Princess Diaries.-Early life:Marshall was born in the New York City...
, her father was played by Mark Hamill
Mark Hamill
Mark Richard Hamill is an American actor, voice artist, producer, director, and writer, best known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy of Star Wars. More recently, he has received acclaim for his voice work, in such roles as the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, Firelord...
, and it was implied that she had another sister: Marcia Swan. Kitty Swan was also introduced as her sister in another sketch, but the sisters may be a single person, named Kitty-Marcia. Borstein claims the character was at least partially inspired by her Hungarian grandmother. In an early sketch, the character was supposed to have been a wig-maker. In another sketch, Ms. Swan goes to a restaurant with her sister, Kitty Swan, to meet two American men, and the two converse in Hungarian and Czech. She has also been shown to have a pet dog named JuJu Bee.
In all of her sketches, except the sketch where she goes on a date where she wears Björk's swan gown, she is wearing her work clothes.
In the sketches, people usually ask Ms. Swan questions, but she never gives a straight answer, driving them insane. She usually says, "Okay, I'll tell you everything" (which she pronounces "okay, I teh yu evrteen"), and "He look-a like-a man", both stemming from her debut sketch, in which she could not identify a robber. In the course of the discussion, she will reply, about an obvious detail, that the growing-impatient questioner "didn't say that before" when formulating the question. She also knows to lie and be cunning, which makes her complex in that oftentimes the viewer is unsure of whether she is being dumb or crafty or simply annoying.
Ms. Swan also tends to purse her lips, saying "thanks to you," after she feels another character has helped her. In one sketch, Ms. Swan auditions for the Spice Girls
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...
and was unable to follow simple directions and spoke the lyrics (incorrectly as well) rather than singing them, which made the director yell at her.
When on Lowered Expectations, she ridiculed the camera man. When she is in a sketch with Michael McDonald, she often refers to him as a "monkey in the bush", humorously insinuating his being a homosexual.
Ms. Swan made a cameo appearance on the TV show Family Guy
Family Guy
Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian...
(in which Borstein voices several characters), in the episode Don't Make Me Over.
On February 8, 2011 an unexpected video surfaced of Mrs.Swan in a parody of Black Swan. This video can be found on youtube.com. Made independently of MadTV, the parody was created by Alex Bornstein and her husband, Jackson Douglas.
Noodles & Nippy
Noodles (Jordan Peele) & Nippy (Crista Flanagan) are two clowns (The Hype Jingleberries) who try to teach people the art of krumpingKrumping
Krumping, also spelled Krumpin, is a street dance popularized in the United States that is characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement involving the arms, head, legs, chest, and feet...
. The two often preface their demonstrations by describing, somewhat menacingly, how krumping helps them control their urges of criminal and violent behavior. Ironically, then, most of their demonstrations involve Nippy taking some sort of physical abuse from Noodles, such as getting shoved or hit in the face, then allaying the audience's concerns for her safety by stating repeatedly, "That's just the krump," while holding back tears.
Prehistoric Glamazon Huntresses, AD
Prehistoric Glamazon Huntresses, AD is a parody of TV shows like XenaXena: Warrior Princess
Xena: Warrior Princess is an American–New Zealand supernatural fantasy adventure series that aired in syndication from September 4, 1995 until June 18, 2001....
, Cleopatra 2525
Cleopatra 2525
Cleopatra 2525 is an American science fiction television series that aired in syndication for two seasons, from January 2000 to March 2001. It appeared as the first part of the Back2Back Action Hour, followed by Jack of All Trades.-Synopsis:...
and Sheena
Sheena (TV series)
Sheena is an American action-adventure/fantasy television series which was produced for first-run syndication from 2000 to 2002.Based upon the comic book character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, which previously spawned a popular 1950s TV series of the same title, the 2000s series updated the...
from the late 1990s/early 2000s period, with female characters with superpowers trapped in pre-modern times. Like these shows, Glamazon Huntresses are equipped with revealing outfits, bad props, cheesy dialogue, and terrible acting. In each subsequent sketch, familiar events took place that were consistent with the real shows, i.e. that actors were changed from one episode to the next (The character of Mikayla was played by 3 different actresses), dead characters came back to life from episode to episode (Mikayla died constantly) and every episode ended in exactly the same way (Preparing to battle the 'Giant Red Space Ant'). Like Xena, there was a strong lesbian undertone built into the sketch centering around Mikalya and her 'sister' Takka. Prehistoric Glamazon Huntresses, A.D. is created and produced by Dr. and Mrs. Ira Finkleberg. Debra Wilson as Charme (Alexis Dubane), Stephnie Weir as Rebecca Finkleberg (Zamula Kincaid) and Mo Collins as Cheri Sheldon (Takka). It is implied that Weir's "Huntress" character was cast only because her parents were producers of the program.
Catchphrases:
- "Hunt-RESSes, ATTACK!"
- "You are not a scientist from the future, as I am."
- "Ex-CELLent work, hunt-RESSes!"
Real **********ing Talk
Real **********ing Talk is a recurring skit on MADtv and a show-within-a-show. It spoofs other forum-style shows such as Hardball with Chris MatthewsHardball with Chris Matthews
Hardball with Chris Matthews is a talk show on MSNBC, broadcast weekdays at 5 and 7 PM hosted by Chris Matthews. It originally aired on now-defunct America's Talking and later CNBC. The current title was derived from a book Matthews wrote in 1988, Hardball: How Politics Is Played Told by One Who...
and Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher is a talk show that airs weekly on HBO, hosted by comedian and political satirist Bill Maher. Much like his previous show, Politically Incorrect on ABC , Real Time features a panel of guests that discuss current events in politics and the media...
. However, unlike other talk shows, Real **********ing Talk is known for its excessive use of (censored) foul language. The ten asterisks
Censorship
thumb|[[Book burning]] following the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état|1973 coup]] that installed the [[Military government of Chile |Pinochet regime]] in Chile...
in the title are heavily implied to represent the word motherfucker
Motherfucker
Motherfucker is a vulgarism which, in its most literal sense, refers to one who participates in sexual intercourse with a mother, either someone else's mother, or his own.- Variants :...
, though this is never confirmed due to FCC
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
broadcast restrictions.
The host of Real **********ing Talk is Dollar Bill Montgomery (Aries Spears), who appears in every episode of the show. His personality is sharp, sassy and borderline belligerent. Montgomery's moderating style is a parody of other "sassy" political talking head
Talking head
Talking head may refer to:Computers and internet*Computer facial animation, area of computer graphics that animates images of the human head and face*Interactive online charactersFilm and television*Talking Head , 1992 film by Mamoru Oshii...
s like John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin (host)
John McLaughlin is an American television personality and political commentator. He created, produces and hosts the long-running political commentary series The McLaughlin Group as well as John McLaughlin's One On One....
and Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly (commentator)
William James "Bill" O'Reilly, Jr. is an American television host, author, syndicated columnist and political commentator. He is the host of the political commentary program The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, which is the most watched cable news television program on American television...
. However, unlike them, Montgomery uses foul language to insult his guests, especially the "token white guest" and Woogie Johnson (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...
).
The black guests usually appear to be based on many cultural stereotypes (cheesey Apollo
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater in New York City is one of the most famous, and older, music halls in the United States, and the most famous club associated almost exclusively with Black performers...
comedian, black-power conspiracy theorist, sassy black woman, etc.) and they use ethnic slang to convey their points. However, some of these guests surprise the audience by making very articulate responses to the questions posed to them. Many times, they may be antagonized by Montgomery as much as, if not more than, the token white guest.
At least one "token white" guest has appeared in all episodes of Real **********ing Talk. The white guest tends to be well-educated and high-strung, such as conservative political commentators Pat Buchanan
Pat Buchanan
Patrick Joseph "Pat" Buchanan is an American paleoconservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster. Buchanan was a senior adviser to American Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan, and was an original host on CNN's Crossfire. He sought...
or liberal political commentators like Michael Kinsley
Michael Kinsley
Michael Kinsley is an American political journalist, commentator, television host, and pundit. Primarily active in print media as both a writer and editor, he also became known to television audiences as a co-host on Crossfire...
. One guest who has appeared multiple times was F. Michael McCrosky (Michael McDonald), who inadvertently offended Dollar Bill in every appearance, thus ending the episode due to everyone in that episode wanting to kill him or beat him up.
Real **********ing Talk appeared 14 times during season 7, 8, 9, and 10.
Reality Check
Reality Check was a talk show on Madtv's version of BETBet
Bet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...
hosted by Belma Buttons (Aries Spears) and Tovah McQueen (Debra Wilson), two obese black women. The sketches would begin by each of them partaking in food, and saying that it is "so good" that they would inflict physical harm on each other. Then they would introduce a white guest who gets routinely insulted by Belma and Tovah until the guest makes a witty comeback, such as Tom Ridge
Tom Ridge
Thomas Joseph "Tom" Ridge is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives , the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania , Assistant to the President for Homeland Security , and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security...
(Will Sasso) telling "the two of them to get four chairs and sit down." Belma and Tovah would retaliate by first getting excitied like " Tova, do you feel something coming on? Oh, Belma, yes I do. Then they would count down from three to one and then take turns berating the guest, then ending the show by telling the guest to "think about what we said" and then say "This is Reality Check and we are through!" after Belma usually would get a craving for food. The only person Belma and Tovah liked was Bill Clinton (Sasso) because he put himself down; like Belma and Tovah themselves insulted people. Belma once lost weight by "The Subway Diet" (eating trash left by people on the subway) and declared her personal trainer to be her new best friend, until going into shock, and then reverting back to her gluttonous ways.
Reality Check featured ads for products based on black stereotypes, e.g., Red Kool-Aid
Kool-Aid
Kool-Aid is a brand of flavored drink mix owned by the Kraft Foods Company.-History:Kool-Aid was invented by Edwin Perkins in Hastings, Nebraska, United States. All of his experiments took place in his mother's kitchen. Its predecessor was a liquid concentrate called Fruit Smack...
, Nike T-max shoes and Red Rooster Hot Sauce.
Tovah McQueen and Belma Buttons appeared 14 times during season 5,6,7,8, & 10.
Rusty Miller
Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) is a red-headed college student at Cal State-FullertonCalifornia State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton is a public university located in Fullerton, California. It is the largest institution in the CSU System by enrollment, it offers long-distance education and adult-degree programs...
. Originally, the skits focused on Rusty's college life and his attempts to fit in with his peers, despite his nerdy behavior and annoying tendencies (such as his penchant for Zima
Zima
Zima is a clear, lightly carbonated, alcoholic beverage, made and distributed by the Coors Brewing Company, ultimately MillerCoors. Introduced in 1993, it was marketed not as a beer, but as an alternative to beer, an early example of what is now often referred to as alcopop. Its domestic production...
and obnoxious tendency to correct people’s grammar). In later episodes, the character was revamped as the host of a public access television show, "This and That with Rusty", featuring interviews with celebrities such as 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...
, David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz is an American actor, television producer, and director, known for his role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and as Special Agent Seeley Booth on the television crime drama Bones....
and Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...
. A semi-recurring gag reveals that he has a gargantuan penis
Penis
The penis is a biological feature of male animals including both vertebrates and invertebrates...
(in his words, "Not just in length, but girth too").
Sean the Floor Leader
A series of skits involving Sean Gidcomb (Michael McDonald), the floor leader of a business, watching over the office. He, for some reason, never leaves his swivel chair unless he falls off it while rolling back into his quarters or out of the room.In one episode, Sean was fired and had been replaced by Shane (Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, singer, director, and magician.Prominent roles of his career include the title role in Doogie Howser, M.D., Colonel Carl Jenkins in Starship Troopers, the womanizing Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, a fictionalized version of himself in the Harold...
). Sean had trained him for the job, so much that he turned into a clone of Sean himself swivel chair and all. In the end Shane reveals that he only acted like Sean to get on his good side.
His catch phrases are "sneaky snake", referring to one of the employees talking about him behind his back, also "and I see ya", spinning and pointing at the person directly behind him. also he threw in a "uh hello" and "Uh, are you sure" in stuttering fashion, mocking the new employee that does not fear him "Beth the back-stabbing beaver" (Nicole Parker).
Sherry the Stripper
Stephnie Weir plays Sherry, a stripper who can never quite get through her dances without seeming unattractive or hurting herself. No matter what she does wrong she always insists on dancing even though the guys insist that they feel empathy in some way. As a gag sometimes her hair will fall off her head implying that it's a wig.Snapshot Stories
Snapshot Stories were short, child-like narrations accompanied by still moving pictures, that usually are more gruesome than the narrations imply. Cast members would narrate their own stories that start out simple and end in violence while the narration remains naïve, forcing the viewer to watch the skit in order to understand the jokes.Spishak
Spishak was a fictional company that created different products that appeared in MADtv sketches. Many of the commercials are of poor quality and the products failed miserably to be satirical. The Spishak Spokesman was played by David Herman, Pat Kilbane, and Josh Meyers.Stan McNer the Java Man
Stan McNer (Pat Kilbane) is a man who has bulging eyes and is addicted to caffeineCaffeine
Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a stimulant drug. Caffeine is found in varying quantities in the seeds, leaves, and fruit of some plants, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding on the plants...
, and thus highly valuing his job at a local coffee shop. however, after losing his job he goes on a tour at the Doldgers plant (Folgers
Folgers
Folgers Coffee is a major brand of coffee in the United States, part of the food and beverage division of The J.M. Smucker Co.-Company history:...
knock off). Stan just narrowly survived the tour sans-coffee to prove he "didn't need the bean" but falls of the wagon so fast and makes a hilarious scene involving many pots of different coffee, a giant coffee machine, him licking coffee off the floor, surviving a stun-gun and him ultimately getting banished with the aid of de-caf. His only recourse was to meet up with the big wigs of the Doldgers company, and make his own blend of coffee, "Stans own". (he drinks so much coffee so even when he pees it out it is pure, rich and robust).
Stick Chicks
A parody of Charlie's AngelsCharlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels is a television series about three women who work for a private investigation agency, and is one of the first shows to showcase women in roles traditionally reserved for men...
; Champagne (Nicole Sullivan), Autumn (Debra Wilson), and Echo (Alex Borstein) are international crimefighters who hide their identities by working in a shopping mall food court selling "Wiener on a Stick", hence their nickname.
Stuart Larkin
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 Stuart Larkin, and his mother, Doreen played by Mo Collins.
Stuart Douglas Larkin (Michael McDonald) is a little boy with a constantly dazed and vacant look on his face. His wacky, borderline alcoholic, thick Wisconsin-accented mother Doreen (Mo Collins), nags, scolds and screams at him for getting into mischief. One of her tagphrases is "What did Momma say about that, Stuart? What did Momma say?" For example, he is often seen eating different junk foods, and when his mother inquires about them, he simply replies that he found them on the floor, then shoves them in his mouth. Even though Stuart appears very anti-social, and naive about the world it was mentioned in some episodes (such as "Stuart Takes Piano Lessons") that he is a genius. This was further shown when he had shown exceptional piano talent on only his second lesson.
Stuart's childhood traumas, such as his father leaving the family, are often mentioned. No matter when the sketch takes place, Stuart's dad has always left the previous Tuesday, after meeting an Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
woman through the internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
.
Stuart's catchphrases are "Look what I can do!", "Let me do it!", "Dooooon't!", and "I don't wanna say!".
Stuart tends to kick anyone who he does not want near him with his legs, he lies on the floor and uses his long legs to keep them away from him, sometimes using a violent kick. Stuart occasionally calls his genital area his "danger zone", or calls his genital his "googoo". When pushed too far, his boyish falsetto
Falsetto
Falsetto is the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice register and overlapping with it by approximately one octave. It is produced by the vibration of the ligamentous edges of the vocal folds, in whole or in part...
is replaced by a deep, demonic voice. This voice is used when Stuart enters his "dark place", a glimpse into Stuart's inner turmoil.
Several skits showed Stuart annoying his obese next-door neighbor, Harvey Muckenthaler (Paul Vogt), who apparently cannot stand. Stuart's original name was "Scott".
Since Mo Collins left the show, Stuart had appeared in only one sketch per season.
Stuart appeared 36 times during the run of MADtv. He was in seasons 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. There was also a sketch used in the series finale that Mo pre-taped the voice of Doreen and they did a montage of Stuart.
Doreen appeared 31 times during the run of MADtv. She was in season 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Mo Collins came back for the series finale and recorded the voice of Doreen during a montage of Stuart.
Superstitious Knights
Carl Hall (Keegan-Michael Key) and Ty Gray (Jordan Peele) are extremely superstitious and trained in recognizing traditional bad-luck omens. When an accident occurs because of (or indicating) bad luck, they try to break the curse by performing lengthy, choreographed dance routines, with the phrase "Man Up", "Man Up". In one episode, they appeared on "Deal or No DealDeal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which was the Dutch Miljoenenjacht produced by Dutch producer Endemol. It is played with up to 26 cases with certain sums of money...
", annoying Howie (played by Michael McDonald), tried to talk to the Banker, and even though very close, they lost the chance to win a $1 million, but were happy to leave with $400.
The Depressed Persian Tow Truck Man
Mofaz the Depressed Persian Tow Truck Man (Michael McDonald) scoffs when his customers (also, once one of his daughters, Mofina (Ike Barinholtz), and a father of a new-born) complain about their problems. He describes his miserable life, inadvertently making them feel better about themselves. Mofaz' complaints involve his job, his nagging kids, his cruel and violent parents, his grotesque, unfaithful wife, who may be a monkey, his mother-in-law (whom he calls his "Osama Bin Law"), and life in a one-room apartment with 19 noisy family members. His daughter (Ike Barinholtz) has camel hooves and his wife who now supposedly weighs more or less than 2001 pounds. Mofaz speaks poor English, often searching for words with his catchphrase "Uhh, how you sayyy?", and using the expressions "hellaaa, hellaaa, hellaaa" for "testicleTesticle
The testicle is the male gonad in animals. Like the ovaries to which they are homologous, testes are components of both the reproductive system and the endocrine system...
s," and "kraimenech" for "vulva
Vulva
The vulva consists of the external genital organs of the female mammal. This article deals with the vulva of the human being, although the structures are similar for other mammals....
". He also always had a cigarette in his hand he would smoke throughout the skit and he once explains that he was a smoking problem, which gives him very bad breath. Also, he does not like to take care of his health, including toenails the size of eagle talons, his "Areola
Areola
This article is about the breast tissue. For the entomology term, see the glossary of Lepidopteran terms. For an artistic cloud motif, see aureola. For the cactus feature, see Areole....
s" are "the size of "Little Caesars
Little Caesars
Little Caesars is a pizza chain, estimated to be the 4th largest in the United States. The Little Caesars headquarters is located in the Fox Theatre building in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.-History:...
" Pizza! Pizzas!", and his testicles hang front to back (and make a sound like "Click clack, click clack click clack"). In each skit, he would be given a different title, following the form "The Depressed Persian Tow Truck Man Who [list of problems mentioned during the skit]".
In the skit with Hillary Clinton (Nicole Parker), Mofaz claimed that his full name is "Mofaz Iddi Amine Popot Stalin bin Laden Manson Johnson".
Mofaz appeared 14 times during seasons 6,7,8,9,10,11,12, & 13.
The Eracists
The Eracists were a group of motivational speakers who toured schools and community centers to denounce bigotry, while unknowingly exhibiting bigoted behavior. The Eracists were Anne (Alex Borstein) (whose character was in a wheelchair), Debbie (Nicole Sullivan), Steve (Phil LaMarr) (later replaced by Reggie (Aries Spears)), and Hugh (Will Sasso). In one episode it was stated that Anne is in a wheel chair because of Debbie. When Reggie first appeared he mentioned he is a fan of Steve and sometimes imagines their dancing together.There were a total of 6 Eracists sketches during seasons 4 and 5. Nicole, Will, and Alex's characters Anne, Debbie, and Hugh appeared in all 6. Phil's character of Steve appeared in 4 episodes. And Aries's character of Reggie appeared in only 3 episodes.
The Kim Jong-il Show
This was a talk show hosted by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-ilKim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il, also written as Kim Jong Il, birth name Yuri Irsenovich Kim born 16 February 1941 or 16 February 1942 , is the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...
(Bobby Lee). Whenever an audience member does not laugh at a joke he says he would have them shot. Apparently, it is a mandatory show on state television.
Guests on the show have included Renee Zellweger
Renée Zellweger
Renée Kathleen Zellweger is an American actress and producer. Zellweger first gained widespread attention for her role in the film Jerry Maguire , and subsequently received two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her roles as Bridget Jones in the comedy Bridget Jones's Diary ...
(Nicole Parker), JC Chasez (himself), and Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
(Frank Caliendo
Frank Caliendo
Frank Caliendo is an American comedian and impressionist, best known for his work on the Fox Network television series MADtv, and as the in-house prognosticator for Fox NFL Sunday. In 2007 and 2008, he performed his impersonations on his own show, Frank TV, which aired on TBS...
).
The Parker Sisters
Chris Hogan and Lisa Kushell play Vonda and Wanda Parker, two ugly, nerdy sisters who are constantly looking for a good clean lover. They are both waiting to lose their virginity until their wedding days. Catchphrase: "You ain't gettin' none of this, or none of this, and especially, none of this." - Wanda Parker / Vonda Parker.The Silver Fox
Michael McDonald plays Isadore Kruskal, an elderly and forgetful man who hosts a television show called The Silver Fox, which is filmed in his home at Boca Grove Condos. He has also appeared on 7am Condo Report, and has a romantic history with fellow Boca Grove resident, Muriel Westig. Ike Barinholtz plays Duncan, Isadore's drug addicted nephew who lives with him.Isadore Kruskal appeared 5 times during seasons 10, 11, & 12.
The Vancome Lady
Kathleen "Kathy" Wajonowski (Nicole Sullivan), better known as "The Vancome Lady", is a self-absorbedNarcissism
Narcissism is a term with a wide range of meanings, depending on whether it is used to describe a central concept of psychoanalytic theory, a mental illness, a social or cultural problem, or simply a personality trait...
, despicable, mean, cynical, bigoted
Bigotry
A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices, especially one exhibiting intolerance, and animosity toward those of differing beliefs...
, rude woman with a gaudy appearance (even though the character did not originally have extreme make-up, hair, or clothes).
The Vancome Lady is the very first MADtv recurring character, appearing twice in the show's 1st episode, and was Nicole Sullivan's most popular character.
The Vancome Lady takes her name from Lancôme
Lancôme
Lancôme Paris is a makeup brand. Owned by L'Oréal since 1964, Lancôme is part of the Luxury Products division, which offers skin care, fragrances, and makeup at higher-end prices....
cosmetics and the fact that she once worked at a make-up counter in a fashionable department store.
The Vancome Lady crushingly insults every character she comes into contact with, her insults often resembling the jokes of insult comics in the tradition of Don Rickles
Don Rickles
Donald Jay "Don" Rickles is an American stand-up comedian and actor. A frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Rickles has acted in comedic and dramatic roles, but is best known as an insult comic....
or Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
The Vancome Lady moves frequently, and has a different job in each sketch, because she alienates everyone around her. When being fired, she thanks her male employer for "letting me sleep with you" and exits, leaving her ashamed boss behind. In one skit, the Vancome Lady does not have any notable job, instead being a rude neighbor handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, insulting them and their parents until being run out of town by an angry mob just like in the previous towns that she lived in.
The Vancome Lady's catch phrases are "Tcha... you know what? Uh-uh!" (in one sketch, the Vancome Lady was even a host of a gameshow called "Tcha, Ya Know What?"), "La la la..." and "Christmas on a cracker".
In one skit, the Vancome Lady trades insults with Marvin Tikvah, until they find out that they both enjoy hurting people. Marvin offers the Vancome Lady an ideal place to work: Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
. While in another sketch, titled "Planet Of The Vancome Ladies (a parody of Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
La Planète des singes, known in English as Monkey Planet or Planet of the Apes, is a French 1963 science fiction novel by Pierre Boulle...
)," the Vancome Lady plays God.
Trivia
The Vancome Lady appeared in seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9, and appeared 25 times during the run of MADtv.Trina Moss
Trina (Mo Collins) is a blonde haired woman who has fears of many things. She has had many unfortunate situations that have happened to her (like getting a boil on her butt, having a hairy moss-like patch grow on her shoulder, a skin graft from a corpse-containing the nipple of the corpse-on her head, and even being sodomized by a horse as a child then being put in a body cast). Although she has these unlucky situations she always stays happy about her life. Trina finds a man that likes her, and is even as unlucky as her. She explains to him in one sketch that she has never been in her room alone with a boy since she gave her uncle a sponge-bath when she was a child.She also became the assistant manager of an IHOP
IHOP
IHOP may refer to:* IHOP, a restaurant chain, formerly known as The International House of Pancakes* International House of Prayer, a Christian 24/7 prayer center in Kansas City, Missouri...
. She mentions in many sketches that she cannot bear children. She always rubs her nose when she gets upset. She makes a "ra-ra-ra-ra-ra!" or just "Ara" when she is excited. She vomits when she feels nervous. She nearly marries her boyfriend, only to find out at the wedding that he is her twin brother and both their parents are black.
Trina Moss appeared 11 times during seasons 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9.
X News
A short-lived sketch meant to satirize "edgy" teen news programs like MTV NewsMTV News
MTV News is the news division of MTV, one of the first and most popular music television network in the U.S., as well as some of MTV's related channels around the world. MTV News began in the late 1980s with the program The Week In Rock, hosted by Kurt Loder, the first official MTV News correspondent...
, X News was hosted by Marsh and Amy. They presented news with a stereotypical teen attitude. Amy later stylized her name to "Ah-mee", much to the joy of Marsh, who stylizes his name as Mersha to mock her. Ah-mee stresses her rebellious nature, although hints have been dropped that she's actually from a upper middle class family (her parents bought her a car and paid her college tuition), while Marsh takes every opportunity present to insult her. Marsh almost constantly seems to confuse "the Man" (an Establishment figure) with "Batman", and has latent racist tendencies (he once said cops treat him like he's black because he steals stuff). Amy was portrayed by Nicole Sullivan, and Marsh by David Herman.
X News appeared on MAD TV during seasons 1 and 2, and had a total of 5 appearances on the show.
Yvonne Criddle
Yvonne Criddle (Daniele Gaither) is a self proclaimed evil woman. She has no regard for common decency and displays extreme responses to the most minor inconveniences. Based on her two appearances, her wardrobe consists of very strange shirts, all of which depict flowers. She uses almost every gap in conversation to repeat her point. Although she's despicable she's an extremely honest and calm person who has no problem telling authorities all about what she's done; when being punished for her actions she presents no resistance whatsoever.Yvonne Criddle appeared in season 10 and 11. She appeared in two sketches total in episodes 1010 and 1117.
Susan Whitfield
Lisa Kushell plays Susan Whitfield an unlucky and ugly teenage girl who desperately seeks to divert attention to herself, through telling people about her tragic histories and situations. She is very lonely because she has no friends and defines herself as someone special which does not care what others say about her. Each episode in where she appeared, ends abruptly when, by a particular situation, people who are with her end up leaving the place, leaving her alone and in darkness.She has the distinction of speaking with a tone in which it seems as if everything she says it is as a question.
Bon Qui Qui
Anjelah JohnsonAnjelah Johnson
Anjelah Nicole Johnson is an American actress, comedienne, and former NFL cheerleader. Johnson is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv during its 13th Season...
plays Bon Qui Qui, an obnoxious, rude woman working at King Burger. Bon Qui Qui almost always ends up calling security for no reason and treats customers very badly. Bon Qui Qui flirts with a guy then dances with him at the end of the sketch. She only appears once - Which means she is not a recurring character.
However, the video with Bon Qui Qui has over 50 Million views on YouTube.