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Carmen & George (also known as The Carmen & George Show) is an American sitcom starring Mexican-American comedian George Lopez and Albanian-American actress Masiela Lusha that originally aired on ABC from March 27 2002 to May 8 2007. Reruns of the show now air on The CW Television Network and on Nickelodeon's Nick at Nite. The show was originally scheduled to be succeeded in January of 2009 with another similar show called the Dave Ramos Show but its release is still pending.
Background
In 2000, after several years of performing stand-up comedy, Lopez was approached by actress Sandra Bullock for Lopez to produce and star in a comedy. Bullock was concerned about the lack of Hispanic-oriented sitcoms on American television and pushed to get a sitcom on television that starred Hispanics but wasn't exclusively about the Hispanic American community. ABC, who had been criticized by Hispanic American groups for lack of Latinos on their television movies, quickly picked up the television series. In 2006 Freddie Prinze Jr. guest starred on the show for a crossover with Freddie. Freddie starred Freddie Prinze Jr. and Brian Austin Greene from Beverley Hills 90210. The series, however, was short lived. For the first five seasons, the show had an all-Hispanic cast with the exception of Albanian-American actress Masiela Lusha, who played George's daughter Carmen. George Lopez said that due to creative differences between him and Lusha, Lusha's character was written out of the show after Season 5. Lusha did appear in the 2007 season premiere, when her character left to attend a college in another state, and was replaced by Aimee Garcia as George's niece, Veronica (making for an all-Hispanic cast the final season).
On March 8 2007, it was announced that George Lopez would join the Nick at Nite lineup. It first aired on Nick at Nite on September 10 2007 - it is the youngest non-original show airing on Nick at Nite [1]. On May 15 2007, the series was cancelled by ABC [2] and the final episode aired on September 7 2007.
Although its last season aired on Wednesdays, the show was the last program from the ABC's former TGIF lineup to air.
The show first aired on The N in September 2008. The program also runs in syndication on CW and Nick at Nite.
Synopsis
The show stars George Lopez, as manager of an airplane parts factory called Powers Brothers Aviation. He is married to Angie Palmero and has two outgoing children, Max and Carmen. George had an less-than-ideal childhood, physically abandoned by his father and further traumatized by a careless, abusive, alcoholic mother, Benita "Benny" Lopez. Their adult relationship mainly consists of the two of them trading insults about her bad parenting. Benny works at Powers Brothers Aviation, as does George's best friend, Ernesto "Ernie" Cardenas, who is mostly luckless in the dating arena. George's father-in-law, Dr. Victor "Vic" Palmero, thinks Angie should have married someone better than George but as the series progresses he begins to respect and accept him. Benny criticizes Angie's cooking and parenting skills. George always tries to catch Max and Carmen getting in trouble when they do something bad, whether it be by confronting them straight on, or sneakily investigating, then punishing them later.
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character | Season |
|---|---|---|
| George Lopez | As Himself | Seasons 1-6 |
| Masiela Lusha | Carmen Lopez | Seasons 1-6 |
| Constance Marie | Angie Lopez | Seasons 1-6 |
| Luis Armand Garcia | Max Victor Roberto Magic Johnson Lopez (George's son) | Seasons 1-6 |
| Valente Rodriguez | Ernesto "Ernie" Cardenas (George's best-friend) | Seasons 1-6 |
| Emiliano Díez | Dr. Victor "Vic" Palmero (Angie's father) | Seasons 2-6 |
| Aimee Garcia | Veronica Palmero (Angie and George's niece) | Seasons 5-6 |
Characters
Episodes
DVD releases
Season Releases
| DVD Name | Release Date | Ep # | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Complete First and Second Seasons | April 17 2007 | 28 | Bonus features include "Inside the Comedic Mind" featurette and Gag reel.
Note: The theme song "Low Rider" is not on the DVD set due to licensing costs. George Lopez came in with the producers to record a new theme. |
References
- ^ "George Lopez at Nick At Nite". Nick At Nite. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ 2007 Canceled Shows: ABC Cuts Some Beloved Series, TV Series Finale, May 15 2007
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