George Lopez (TV series)
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| George Lopez | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Robert Borden Bruce Helford George Lopez |
| Starring | George Lopez Constance Marie Luis Armand Garcia Masiela Lusha (seasons 1-5) Aimee Garcia (season 6; season 5, recurring) Valente Rodriguez Emiliano Díez (seasons 4-6; seasons 2-3, recurring) Belita Moreno |
| Opening theme | "Low Rider" performed by War |
| Composers | W.G. Snuffy Walden (season 1) Nicholas "Aqua" McCarrell (seasons 2-6) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 120 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bruce Helford Deborah Oppenheimer Sandra Bullock Robert Borden (season 1-mid season 6) Dave Caplan (seasons 4-6) Mark Torgove & Paul A. Kaplan (seasons 2-6) George Lopez (seasons 4-6) |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Fortis Productions Mohawk Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 27, 2002 – May 23, 2007 |
George Lopez is an American sitcom starring comedian George Lopez. The show originally aired on ABC from March 27, 2002 to May 23, 2007.
Synopsis
The show stars George Lopez as manager of Powers Brothers Aviation, an airplane parts factory. He is married to Angie Palmero and has two outgoing children, Max and Carmen. They all live together in Los Angeles. George had a difficult childhood. He was abandoned by his father, Manny, and further mistreated by a careless, abusive, alcoholic mother, Benita "Benny" Lopez. She usually criticizes Angie's cooking and parenting skills. George and Benny's adult relationship mainly consists of the two of them trading insults about each other, mainly referring to George's childhood. They appear to care for each other, and George has admitted his feelings for Benny in some episodes. Benny works at Powers Brothers Aviation, as does George's best friend, Ernesto "Ernie" Cardenas, who is mostly luckless in the dating area and still lives with his mom. 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. George always tries to catch his children getting in trouble when they do something bad, whether it be by confronting them straight on, or sneakily investigating, then punishing them later. It is still always shown that George loves and cares deeply for his family.
Production
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 college in Vermont. She was replaced by Aimee Garcia as George's niece, Veronica (making for an all-Hispanic cast the final season). When the show first aired on ABC a few episodes were rated TV-14 for language, violence, and strong profanity in Spanish. Nick at Nite changed every episode to TV-PG.
On May 15, 2007, the series was cancelled and ABC removed all mentions of the show on its website. [1] The final episode aired on May 23, 2007, and the show last aired on ABC on September 7, 2007.
Although its last season aired on Wednesdays, the show was the last program from ABC's former TGIF lineup to air. The show was replaced by the short-lived series Cavemen.
On December 15, 2009 the cast reunited on George Lopez' late night talk show Lopez Tonight on TBS. George Lopez and the rest of the cast did a finale to George Lopez.[2]
Cast
| Actor/Actress | Character | Season |
|---|---|---|
| George Lopez | George Lopez | All Seasons |
| Constance Marie | Angela "Angie" Palmero Lopez | All Seasons |
| Belita Moreno | Benita "Benny" Lopez | All Seasons |
| Luis Armand Garcia | Maximilian "Max" Lopez | All Seasons |
| Valente Rodriguez | Ernesto "Ernie" Cardenas | All Seasons |
| Masiela Lusha | Carmen Consuela Lopez | Seasons 1-5 |
| Emiliano Díez | Victor "Vic" Palmero | Seasons 2-6 |
| Aimee Garcia | Veronica Palmero | Season 6 |
Nielsen ratings
| Season | Episodes | Timeslot (ET) | Season Premiere | Season Finale | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
Wednesday 8:30 |
March 27, 2002 | April 17, 2002 | #70 | 9.0 |
| 2 | 24 |
Wednesday 8:30 |
October 2, 2002 | April 18, 2003 | #58 | 10.44 |
| 3 | 28 |
Friday 8:00 |
September 26, 2003 | May 21, 2004 | #96 | 7.4 |
| 4 | 24 |
Tuesday 8:30 |
September 28, 2004 | April 12, 2005 | #79 | 7.2 |
| 5 | 22 | Wednesday 8:00 | October 5, 2005 | April 5, 2006 | #82 | 7.2 |
| 6 | 18 | January 24, 2007 | May 8, 2007 | #95 | 6.1 |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top TV Series | Thomas Allen, Harold Ray Brown, Morris Dickerson, Gerald Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Lee Levitin, Charles Miller, and Howard E. Scott |
| 2005 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series | Judi Giovanni and John Shaffner For episodes "Leave it to Lopez"/"The Simple Life"/"Trouble in Paradise" |
| 2003 | Imagen Awards | Best Primetime Comedy Series - Television | |
| 2004 | Best Supporting Actress in a Television Comedy | Belita Moreno | |
| Best Primetime Series - Comedy | |||
| Best Actress in a Television Comedy | Constance Marie | ||
| Best Actor in a Television Comedy | George Lopez | ||
| 2003 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress | Masiela Lusha |
| Best Family Television Series (Comedy or Drama) | |||
| 2004 | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress | Masiela Lusha |
Syndication
The show entered syndication one month after the series finale on ABC, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution.
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 was the youngest non-original show to air on Nick at Nite [3] (until it was announced that Everybody Hates Chris would join the lineup). To this date, it continues to be their highest rated series and one of cables best for an off-network sitcom.
The show currently airs 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 and on Telelatino in Canada.
Never a major hit in primetime, the show became an unexpected success in syndication. Many markets also moved the show from overnight timeslots to more desirable ones.[4]
DVD release
On April 17, 2007, Warner Home Video released seasons 1 and 2 on DVD in Region 1.
| 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.
The theme song "Low Rider" has been replaced due to licensing costs. George Lopez came in with the producers to record a new theme. |
The first and second seasons have also been published on iTunes.[5]
References
- ^ 2007 Cancelled Shows: ABC Cuts Some Beloved Series, TV Series Finale, May 15, 2007
- ^ http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2009/12/george-lopez-sitcom-reunion-on-lopez.html
- ^ "George Lopez at Nick At Nite". Nick At Nite. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ Albiniak, Paige (2008-04-13). "'Lopez' A Sleeper Hit". broadcastingcable.com. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ http://www.apple.com/search/ipoditunes/?q=George+Lopez Under Section "TV Shows". Retrieved on July 29, 2009.
External links
- 2002 American television series debuts
- 2007 American television series endings
- 2000s American television series
- American television sitcoms
- American Broadcasting Company network shows
- Fictional versions of real people
- Television series by Warner Bros. Television
- Television shows set in Los Angeles, California
- Dyslexia in fiction
- TGIF (ABC)