It is mentioned by Carmen that the reason for Zack's undisciplined behavior stems from his father not being there for him and having a "bitter old drunk" of a mother. EPISODE 48. At Thanksgiving dinner later that year, Manny is revealed to need a kidney transplant, so George offers to donate his kidney. Later, George learns from the other George that Manny lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with his construction buisness and is now rich. The show moved to ION Television on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. Throughout much of the series George tries to locate his father; when Manny is finally introduced, he turns out to be a nasty but successful businessman who is now married to a woman named Lydia with whom he has more children. He speaks with a thick Cuban accent which George often mocks; George has stated that Vic's heavy Cuban accent makes every sign sound angry. . Max also shares George's sense of humor and will make decisions based on his father's actions. He is an incompetent, big-eared, clumsy, dim-witted, but loyal and lovable character. Vic does not care. Though George may be aware of this, he still prefers to accuse Jason possibly because he can't accept the fact that it's his daughter that's lustful for Jason. and "Ay, What are you looking at?" Angie is a know-it-all who always thinks that George, is wrong, but there have been multiple times when she has to apologize to him. Unloving, cold, and uncaring, Benny had shown George no compassion or affection of any kind during his childhood, leading him to seemingly detest her for her utter lack of empathy. Veronica Ann Palmero (Aimee Garcia) is George and Angie's wealthy, spoiled niece, whose trust fund was left under George's care after the passing of her mother. However, every appearance after that, the character is never shown and is voiced by a man. Angie gets mad at him because it was all she had left to remember her grandmother by. on NBC. The show stars the titular comedian George Lopez, who plays a fictionalized version of himself, featuring his life at work and his family life in Los Angeles, California. Veronica is a talented poker player; in Season 6 she beats Ernie, George, and Vic in a game. Needles is the name of the Lopez family dog; mangy and sickly, having contracted a multitude of harsh, often fictional and disgusting, canine ailments. One joke was made by George when Ernie asked if George listens to his voicemail. For one Halloween, Max was asked what superhero he wanted to dress up as, and he said it was George; this shows how greatly Max appreciates his father. George was infuriated by his actions and Zach admitted his intentions to George during a confrontation. Towards the conclusion of the series, Carmen left for college and the role filled by her character was replaced through the addition of her snobbish, overindulged, wealthy cousin Veronica, whose trust fund has been left in George's care after the death of her mother and who debuted shortly before Carmen's departure. George finally gets to meet her for the first time at a Valley School district meeting in the episode "Feel the Burn". Rather than being a complete dick, Manny has shown sympathetic moments who lived full of fear and guilt of leaving George behind with his ex-wife, Benny. George raises daughter Carmen and dyslexic son Max with his wife Angie, after surviving a miserable, dysfunctional childhood at the hands of his neglectful alcoholic mother Benny, who is portrayed as selfish and cold-hearted. Taylor is the backup dancer for Chingy. The theme plays in the opening credits and was present when the show aired on ABC as well as syndication, but was replaced in the DVD releases of all seasons except 1 episode due to licensing costs. Another running gag is that whenever George is angry at her for something, such as a kept secret, she usually resorts to selling him her body in order to avoid consequence. He was purchased from a homeless man who was unable to afford medical treatment for his pet, and was named by Max for the countless injections that the dog required in order to lessen the symptoms of its numerous illnesses. George initially believed Manny, his father, was dead (which was what Benny told him so he would stop asking where his father was), but learned he was actually alive from Manny's sister and George's aunt, Cecelia. Benny likes the way Marisol treats people ("She's like you, Mom, but with estrogen."). She laughs this off, but learns not to take a shower when Max is home, as she found him in the hamper once. George Edward Lopez (played by George Lopez) is the main protagonist of the series. Occasionally, Jack and Mel will make racial comments towards George such as calling him 'amigo' and 'Senor Pumpkin Head.' Though aside from all this, they both truly love each other. The show aired in broadcast syndication on independent stations, and affiliates of Fox, The CW and MyNetworkTV as well as The CW Plus stations in the United States from 2007 to 2011 and on Telelatino in Canada. Seeks to establish a relationship with son George even after George punches him in the face for insulting ex-wife Benny when the family (except Carmen) travels to Phoenix after learning he's still alive, Construction company owner, Real Estate Investor. Max took on a more selfish attitude mainly from George's part and begins to make decisions based on his own insight rather than George's, which is seen towards the end of season 5 and beginning of season 6. George Lopez Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Angie responds by pulling away and giving him a disgusted look. By creating an account, you agree to the And I walked in on her checking a man for moles in a place where sun damage is not a possibility!"). Though when Carmen was no longer affected by this, it's left questionable as to why she was not put back in public school. And what happens?"[13]. All Rights Reserved. Despite this, Angie was extremely whip-smart. On Lopez Tonight, the real George Lopez stated that he had a best friend named Ernie in real life who he based the character off of. He almost constantly clashes with George because George constantly accuses Jason to be lustful for Carmen, despite the obvious fact that she lusts for him. After Carmen's departure from the series, Angie's overindulged niece Veronica moved in, laden with a large trust fund that is entrusted to George's care. [8] With an absence of TV deals, he continued to perform standup through the 1990s and into the 2000s. Max and George had a close relationship together as father and son at the beginning of the series but as the series progressed and Max became a teenager, their relationship together became more estranged. Copyright Fandango. When George and Angie work at the dunk tank for a school fund-raiser, a student's prank puts Angie in a very embarrassing position. This is the episode list for The George Lopez Show "Prototype": George Lopez, a worker at an aviation factory for 20 years, gets promoted to manager. Carmen goes to private school after people keep harassing her, including a guy pulling her shirt up in the hall, and another who follows her into the bathroom and asks her if she wants to have sex with him. George smashes the watch, and then Benny tells him it was worth a lot. He and Carmen broke up at one point because he was cheating on her with a girl who was "more experienced," but he managed to win her back by using his charm and way with words at a Debate Club meeting which they both participated in. Just like her dad, the 26-year-old actress has also spent some time on the small screen. [10] The network bought promotional time for the show on Spanish-language networks, and took out full-page ads in some magazines.[10]. He ran away from Carmen to pursue a baseball career after she tried to pressure him into having a baby so they could get married. and the Amaury Nolasco in "Long Time No See", both in Season 2. "Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi Camera Series Nominees / Winners 2004", "Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi Camera Series Nominees / Winners 2005", US ABC network to offer more shows dubbed in Spanish, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Lopez_(TV_series)&oldid=1142208394, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 02:51. Max is an avid skateboarder. Manny dropped the charges and had George released. He decided to return to Emilina, who had indicated that she wanted him back; unfortunately, she died before they could reunite. As Max grew into a teenager, a number of problems made George begin to seriously doubt his son's capability, intelligence and overall future after leaving education. Season 3, Episode 19: Angie Gets Tanked. "[13], Lopez attributed the cancellation in part to the fact that the show was not produced directly by ABC Studios, but instead by Warner Bros. He is the son of Manny and Benny Lopez. She has a daughter, Kimmy, who is also accident-prone. [8] In August 2000, after being given one of Lopez's comedy albums to listen to, actress Sandra Bullock saw Lopez perform live at the Brea Improv Comedy Club. Ernie dates her and takes care of Ricky for her because of her personal issues. She disapproves of the constant fighting between George and Benny and consistently tries to mend fences between them. Other attempts at educating Veronica in responsibility before leaving her inheritance in her care include her enrollment at college, where she begins a romance with her married professor, who stalks her after their relationship ends. In Season 3 he went through several tutors until Jason started tutoring him, which helped him significantly. [19] After over six years since the release of the first and second seasons, Warner Home Video released the third season on July 16, 2013. "George and Ann Lopez have made the decision to end their 17-year marriage," they said. . Viewing herself as sexually-appealing and erotically-charming, Gina's main character hallmarks of her countless attempts at charming her male co-workers and at sex appeal are often the object of ridicule. He was even willing to run into the burning building to save her if it weren't for a firefighter holding him back. But what do we know about Mayan, as well as her relationship with her dad? One of my favorite shows growing up, George Lopez was a show I constantly found myself rewatching. Needles in order to lessen his agony. The other George gives Manny the first George's number, and Manny calls, where as George hangs up, upset of the fact Manny left him and Benny. Ernesto "Ernie" Cardenas (Valente Rodriguez) has been George's best friend since the second grade. Max's learning disabilities were so bad that he nearly failed the 5th grade, but managed to avoid this. ABOUT GEORGE. At the 9th ALMA Awards in 2007, George Lopez called the song the "Chicano National Anthem". He is often at George's house conversing with the family and has very few other friends. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Dr. Victor "Vic" Garcia Lantigua Palmero (Emiliano Dez) is Angie's wealthy father, Emilina's ex-husband, George's father-in-law, and Carmen, Max, and Veronica's grandfather. For example, whenever they have the house to themselves, George usually recommends they go upstairs and have sex. George throws out a box of Angie's grandmother's mementos because he thought it was just a box of trash. George Lopez currently stars in a multi-camera comedy series Lopez vs Lopez for NBC, featuring his real-life daughter Mayan Lopez, and is performing stand-up in arenas across the country on his OMG Hi!Comedy Tour. She is also portrayed as a goody-two-shoes, very naive, and often takes people at face-value. At some point during the second George's childhood, Manny, his second son, and wife, Lydia, had a dog whom Manny named "Benny" after his ex-wife. He and Angie begin searching for Manny, in hope to find him. More than a decade after the George Lopez show went off-air, the comedian has returned to the small screen with another family-friendly sitcom series. With George Lopez, Constance Marie, Masiela Lusha, Valente Rodriguez. Vic makes his series debut in the Season Two episode "Meet the Cuban Parents", where he appears along with wife Emelina Palmero, his wife, who's played in the episode by model . In the beginning, he was depicted as a patient man, devoted father and husband. Carmen boldly defended Zach against her mother and father's claims of his true intentions. George tracks down Manny, and talked to him. During the show's fifth season, Aimee Garcia was cast as George's niece, Veronica. As a boy, George enjoyed playing guitar and baseball; in his teens he started a heavy-metal band with Ernie, and other friends called "Dos Bad Asses"; they won battle of the bands at school by lighting their instruments on fire, but only the first round and making the curtains in the auditorium fire-poof. In one episode, it is learned that Angie once fell in love with him because of a mural Angie that George claims to have made. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Benny calls it a neck wallet. Taylor's exit comes when a one-night stand refuses to leave and George tricks her into packing her things and going back to San Francisco to make him think she is leaving, to which it's obvious to everyone but Taylor that he is actually forcing her to leave. He is the son of Manny and Benny Lopez. Marisol laments that she doesn't want to be a dog groomer and envision herself with a classier job, such as working in an office, to which Angie responds by encouraging George to hire her at Powers Brothers for a trial period. On September 8, 2020, the show was removed from syndication on Nick at Nite, ending its almost 13-year run on the network. [8] Lopez was only willing to do a show if it meant that the roles were not demeaning to Latinos, vowing never to play a murderer, drug dealer or gang member. Benita "Benny" Diaz Lopez (Belita Moreno) is George and Linda's mother, Angie's mother-in-law, and Carmen and Max's paternal grandmother; a wise-cracking, outspoken, insensitive alcoholic who was responsible for George's frequently-mentioned traumatic childhood. Because he just sold your crib for weed. "Amazon.com: George Lopez: The Complete First and Second Seasons (HD)" Retrieved on June 24, 2014. George Lopez (2002-2007) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Series Writing Credits Series Cast Series Produced by Series Music by Series Cinematography by Series Film Editing by Series Casting By Series Art Direction by Series Set Decoration by Series Costume Design by Series Makeup Department Manny also stole George's birth certificate when he left him and Benny and used it to legalize the second George, who was born in Mexico. Ernie is somewhat envious of George because although they grew up together, George's life led to a beautiful wife with two children and him being manager, while Ernie gained no such thing and has been on the manufacturing floor for almost 30 years. George runs into his aunt at the store and finds out that Benny has been lying to him for over 30 years and that his father is alive and is living in California. Jason MacNamara (Bryan Fisher) is Carmen's boyfriend during seasons 3 and 4: popular, athletic, handsome, charming and smart. Flashbacks are made to when George and Ernie were friends and classmates in grade school. George and Ernie worked at Mr. Carrillo's restaurant during high school. That was until Mayan posted a viral video that saw her twerking while simultaneously doing a handstand, and it would've made Megan Thee Stallion proud. After convincing George that his father had died, Benny showed her son an abusive, dysfunctional home life and childhood, desensitizing him to her constant criminal actions as if they were any normal occurrences, guarding numerous other secrets from her son as well that were unveiled during his adulthood. Benny is incensed at this, but decides to accept it for George's sake. Carmen and Toby don't go to the party and Carmen and Toby remain best friends. Whenever Amy shows up, Ernie says "Hey look, it's Accident Amy! It is stated that he was kicked out of school, vandalized the factory (in the episode "Wrecking Ball") and got a girl pregnant at a previous school, simply to infuriate the principal. The show's theme song is "Low Rider", performed by War. In the end, though, he always comes through with getting gifts. scaring the living daylights out of Vic and Octavio, who angrily pursue him. It's possible that he died because of this because it is mentioned to be serious. George married Angie Palmero right out of high school and had two children, Carmen and Max. Dr. Victor "Vic" Garcia Lantigua Palmero (Born August 26, 1942) is a recurring character who later becomes a main character on the ABC-TV series George Lopez in Season Six. [10][11] Lopez was given full starring, creator, producer and writer credits for the show. Several times in the series George has had to prove to her that people were lying or being insincere. Since his divorce from his first wife, Mayas mom, the relationship between father and daughter has been rocky, to say the least. George adds to this by replying that Ernie's mother sneezed and he "popped out to her shoulders". Tammy (Gigi Rice) is Ricky's alcoholic mother. At the start of the series, he and Angie were very much in love. His mother is morbidly obese, and lots of jokes are made about her, especially by George and Benny (and sometimes Angie). It was said in one episode that he was apparently born in a bathtub, due to his mom being overweight and she apparently didn't even know she was pregnant with Ernie. However, it is later revealed Vic paid him off to do so (with George joking that he'd leave Angie if he got paid $200,000). Her compassion for others not only annoys George, but often backfires. Benny constantly teases George about not being the man of the house, his big head, his failures as a child. Jason came to live with the Lopez family briefly while he trying to earn a football scholarship. In the three episodes which he actually appears, Manny is played by William Marquez. He is a Cuban immigrant who became rich as a cardiac surgeon when he arrived in America. George's dad, Manny Lopez, died in this episode right before George donates a kidney to him. Max thinks the world of his father and is very close to him, part of which is due to their shared disability. Written by Dailyn Rodriguez, the episode, which was written by John Pasquin, originally aired on ABC-TV on November 28, 2003. George's employee. He is also an avid sports fan of teams such as the Oakland Raiders, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. They both share a hatred for Carmen. Carmen doesn't exactly have good taste in men; she often falls for the handsome popular jock with a sob story. George often refers to his mother as "a crazy old bat". He abandoned Benny and George when George was two and before Linda was born. After getting a black eye (from taking off his boxing glove wrong), Angie found out. Conceiving him in the back of a car wash after engaging in premarital sexual relations with Manny Lopez, Benny wed her lover shortly afterward, only for Manny to divorce her during George's infanthood. Jack and Mel Powers (Jack Blessing and Mark Tymchyshyn) are the co-presidents of Powers Brothers Aviation, the airplane manufacturing factory that employs George, Benny, and Ernie. A family has been left heartbroken after a 'beautiful' young woman collapsed and died suddenly in her father's arms despite his best efforts to try and save her life. In the episode "George Discovers How Mescal-ed Up His Life Would Have Been Without the Benny-Fits", Angie sides with Benny when George prevented her from winning a contest at work. Despite his usually good-natured personality, he had been known to cheat on her and break up with her constantly in exchange for different and more experienced girls. Born in 1996, Mayan is George's only child. Unlike George's tough childhood, Angie had a spoiled upbringing, which sometimes causes friction between herself and George. [13] Lopez also criticized ABC's decision to approve the show Cavemen, being perplexed at the circumstances: "So a Chicano can't be on TV, but a caveman can?" Benny: Do you know why he's holding you? Much like George is overprotective of Carmen, Angie is overprotective of Max, and sees him as her little boy just like any stereotypically overprotective mother. If you have kids with her, your mom and I will have to pay a dollar to visit our grandkids at the carnival.". Copyright 2023 Distractify. On April 17, 2007, Warner Home Video released seasons 1 and 2 on DVD in Region 1. 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Carmen often shows a liberal bent to political issues (even more than others in her household) and has an affinity for social justice causes. He was known for his on-again-off-again romance with Carmen. Mayan then started making videos on TikTok and spilled all of the family tea. His younger brother, Eric, is in a wheelchair. Amy's first appearance occurs at the plant when she returns from breaking her arm. George is of Mexican descent and proudly boasts about it several times throughout the series, though he occasionally makes jokes about it as well. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Many episode plots had often been established through George's discovery of a protected secret, such as the revelation of his having a sister named Linda (who had enjoyed a far more loving childhood after Benny had given her up for adoption), and many jokes had been brought up referencing one of Benny's numerous acts of child abuse directed toward George and mistreatment of him. Lopez said that ABC "dealt with us from the bottom of the deck" and that it was "hard to take after what was a good run. (He clearly thinks Benny is going to hell when she dies.). They remain dedicated parents, and committed partners in business and their philanthropic organization, The Lopez Foundation.". George and Angie fix the problem and the principal revokes Carmen's suspension, suspending Piper. Meanwhile, Carmen gets a job working at the restaurant that George worked at as a teenager. George finds out he has a half-brother, also named George, and hears that Manny and his son are poor but he later finds out that Manny owns Lopez Construction and is wealthy. He actually appears in three episodes, and appears in a dream flashback of George's in one of the episodes. Piper (Autumn Reeser) is Carmen's former friend turned nemesis. George retaliates by teasing her about her short stature, her age, and her inability to maintain a single man for more than a day. When Manny sends George a check to help him out of financial trouble, George goes to see him in Phoenix, and ends up punching him in Benny's honor (the first gift Benny actually wanted from him). George Lopez: [looking at a picture of Manny] Who's that he's holding? Despite all this, Angie still loves him. It has also been heavily implied that Angie's typical housewife status and inability to get a decent well-paying job is because George is the one who kept her from going to college and obtaining a degree. When Manny sends George $20,000 to pay off his debt, he decides to go to Phoenix and meet his long-lost father, with his family tagging along for the ride.

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