Mad TV season 1
| Mad TV | |
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| Season 1 | |
 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | October 14, 1995 – June 22, 1996 |
| Season chronology | |
Mad TV's first season premiered in the 1995 television season, on October 14 at 11:00 pm, thirty minutes before the time-slot of its rival, Saturday Night Live.
The original Mad TV repertory cast members were Bryan Callen, David Herman, Orlando Jones, Phil LaMarr, Artie Lange, Mary Scheer, Nicole Sullivan, and Debra Wilson, with Craig Anton as a featured player. The first season's cast was a mixture of seasoned television and film veterans like LaMarr, Herman, and Scheer, and relatively unknown newcomers like Callen, Jones, Lange, Sullivan, and Wilson.
Season one of Mad TV relied heavily on the fan base of
Unlike Saturday Night Live, Mad TV had no celebrity hosts during its first season. However, the show did have special guests including
The initial Mad TV cast was very young and with the exceptions of Debra Wilson and Mary Sheeer (who were 33 and 32 respectively at the time), were all under the age of 30. By contrast, Saturday Night Live, then in its 21st season, only had three cast members under the age of 30 (Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, and Jim Breuer).
Opening montage
The title sequence begins with several fingers pointing at a bomb. The bomb explodes and several different pictures of Alfred E. Neuman appear on the screen, followed by the Mad TV logo. The theme song, performed by the
Cast
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Writers
- Jonathan Aibel(eps. 1, 3, 4, 6)
- Fax Bahr (eps. 1–19)
- Sean Beam (eps. 1, 8)
- Glenn Berger(eps. 1, 3, 4, 6)
- Blaine Capatch (eps. 1–19)
- Rob Cohen (eps. 1, 3, 8)
- Leonard Dick (eps. 2–13)
- Brian Frazer (eps. 2–13)
- Spencer Green (eps. 1–19)
- Dave Hanson (eps. 2–19)
- Brian Hartt (eps. 2–9) (writing supervisor, 10–19)
- Jordan Hawley (eps. 2–13)
- David Herman (ep. 7)
- Steve Hibbert (eps. 2–13, 15)
- Orlando Jones (eps. 2–15)
- Dawna Kaufmann (eps. 15–19)
- Arnie Kogen (creative consultant) (eps. 13–19)
- Phil LaMarr (ep. 2)
- Artie Lange (ep. 2)
- Steve Lookner (eps. 1–10)
- Patton Oswalt (eps. 1–19)
- Mary Scheer (ep. 7)
- Michael Short (creative consultant) (eps. 15–19)
- Paul Slansky (eps. 1, 6)
- Adam Small (eps. 1–19)
- Nicole Sullivan (ep. 4)
- Skip Warburg (eps. 12, 13)
- Mary Elizabeth Williams (eps. 1–19)
- Eric Zicklin (eps. 15–19)
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Guest(s) | Original air date | ||
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| 1 | 1 | Poison | October 14, 1995 | ||
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Pulp Fiction parody is advertised: Gump Fiction; Spike Lee (Phil LaMarr) makes a tinned fish commercial; MTV Week With Poison; Kato Kaelin speaks his truth; chain smoker Mrs. Jewel Barone (Mary Scheer) spends time with her daughter (Nicole Sullivan) at the hospital during treatment; a new restaurant called MacDumpster's where customers literally dig in the garbage for their breakfast food; in Star Trek: Deep Stain Nine, the crew aboard the Enterprise battles such evils as a red sock in a load of white clothing. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | Kato Kaelin, Joe Walsh and Dean Stockwell | October 21, 1995 | ||
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P.C. Cops; Peter Marshall | October 28, 1995 | ||||
| Mom (Mary Scheer) with a phone sex line talks with her son (Bryan Callen); Mary Scheer's A.D.D.; NDI versus AE&E, phone service bills; Lenny (Artie Lange) and Lumpken (David Herman), the Outing Dummy; Psychic Cop (Mary Scheer); Spy vs. Spy: Microbomb; the story of an overprotective mother (Nicole Sullivan) and her teenage daughter (Mary Scheer) going at it; Racism vs Spam; Peter Marshall hosts a new syndicated game show called First to a Million which proves to take so long to progress points for correct answers one by one contestants complain; Don Martin: Couple/Inflatable Lifesaver; Apollo the 13th: Jason Takes Nasa; Mulatto Entertainment Association; Cookin' with Sherry (Mary Scheer); Circus guy; in Homeland Improvement, Tim McAllen (Herman) and Al (Lange) show Militia Time audience members how to protect their home from government attacks; The Rolling Stones' "Like a Rolling Stone" video clip. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | Michael Buffer, Adam West and Gary Coleman | November 4, 1995 | ||
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Life with Buffer; Cast supporting Buster Mathis, Jr.; Highagain beer; Boxing Corner; E.R. parody features has-been celebrities trying to revive their careers: P.R. Public Relations; Spy vs. Spy: Umbrella/Down the Drain; The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) mistreats the patients at the hospital; Lying; Woody Allen (David Herman) Action Flick: Crimes, Misdemeanors and Payback; Sex Therapist; Dennis Rodman (Orlando Jones) recommends white people to stay away from the NBA; Family Feed; Republican Gladiators; Don Martin : Fishing; Drug Abuse; Other White Meat. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | TBA | November 11, 1995 | ||
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Phone Conference Call; IZM CompuPad; A Hare Krishna breaks up with his band at the airport and goes solo; Lowered Expectations; Urine; Affirmative Crips; Got Urine?; Matthew Fox, Dana Gould, Scott Wolf | November 18, 1995 | ||||
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QVC Fine China Hour: Ken Norton, Jr. | November 25, 1995 | ||||
| Lowered Expectations; Ken Norton Jr. encourages the cast; Vud Light; Disruptive Principal (David Herman); Navajo Football League; Don Martin:Water Skiing/Fat freak wife; Mike Tyson vs Billy Barty; Steven Seagal (Bryan Callen) in Hard to Oppress: Dark Territory 2; Spy vs. Spy: Crane Machine/Torpedo; The Happy Happy Storytime Lady; Mary Scheer's Tapeworm; Math Made Easy; Dave Foley speaks about Canada; Phil LaMarr and his imaginative friends; Duck... Goose. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | Quincy Jones, LL Cool J, RuPaul | December 9, 1995 | ||
| Sweatin' to the O.G.'s; Phil LaMarr, the lottery loser; Daytime Jane (Mary Scheer); L.L.Cool J., news shows vs. talk shows; Octoroon (Bryan Callen); Don Martin:Surgery/Castaways; Gump Fiction; Scat Chat; Spy vs. Spy: Prison Escape/Dream Sounds; The UBS Delivery Guy (Phil LaMarr) gets promoted; Ejaculation; Fabulous; Monkey Woman. | |||||
| 9 | 9 | Pauly Shore | December 16, 1995 | ||
| Easy to Assemble; Jesus's Birthday; Wonder Rake 5000; The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan): Department Store Santa; Fruitcake vs. Santa; Spy vs. Spy: Toilet Plunger/Tank Bomb; Raging Rudolph; College Advisor; The Christmas Santa Forgot; The Bank; Pauly Shore talks about a past Christmas; Donut Shop; Clops; Happy Go Lucky Phil LaMarr; Mrs. Barone at a bar. | |||||
| 10 | 10 | Andy Kindler, Rip Taylor | January 6, 1996 | ||
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Stress Management; Bill Clinton (David Herman) makes a US Commercial; Clintfeld; Knowledge; Spy vs. Spy: Spaghetti Door/Training Fleas; Handicapped Toilet Police; The Go-Between; Get Smarty; Improv; Don Martin:Brick Layers/Cake Machine; Mafia Management; Andy Kindler complains on TV entertainment; Line of Duty; Emotional Prostitute; Mime Psychiatrist (Phil LaMarr). Absent: Artie Lange | |||||
| 11 | 11 | Tony Orlando, The Presidents of the United States of America (Musical Guest) | January 13, 1996 | ||
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Political party commercial; The Presidents of the United States of America Commercial; Lounge Lawyer; Spy vs. Spy: Macaroni/Lab Fly; Office Window; Don Martin:Civil War/Bear Hunt; Window of the Soul; I Could Do That; The Presidents of the United States of America perform "Lump"; Time Manager; Coffee and Dana; Take a Letter; Rock, Paper, Scissors; Mad About Jew. Absent: Artie Lange | |||||
| 12 | 12 | Pharcyde | February 3, 1996 | ||
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Cotton Swabs; Heart Pops; The Three Stooges against a backdrop of urban violence; Don Martin:Tennis; The Linder family auditions to appear on an episode of Rescue 911, but the parents (David Herman, Mary Scheer) frequently embarrass their son Mark (Bryan Callen); A loudmouth (David Herman) tells a story to his friends, then tells everyone else to stop looking at him; A psychiatrist (Nicole Sullivan ) doesn't make her patient (Mary Scheer) feel any better when she discusses her relationship troubles; While looking for a target to take out, a hitman (David Herman) tries to think of the song that plays in his head; Needy Guy; Instant Personality; Woman dog.
Absent: Artie Lange | |||||
| 13 | 13 | TBA | February 10, 1996 | ||
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Lowered Expectations; Vista Militia; Dr. Goodwrench (Bryan Callen); Spy vs. Spy: Falling Rocks; Memory Wizard (Bryan Callen); The XXX Files; Your Cheatin' Head; Don Martin:Chemistry Set; Jim Carrey (Bryan Callen) School of Acting; The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) Hostage Negotiator; Sick of It; That's How They Get You; Quality Time; Foreign Psychiatrist. Absent: Artie Lange | |||||
| 14 | 14 | Whoopi Goldberg, Brian Austin Green | February 17, 1996 | ||
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News reporters remain callously umsympathetic while reporting on dangerous events; Casino erupts into a fight; A man (Artie Lange) suffers from a disease that makes him act like a sports fanatic; A coffee addict (Bryan Callen) doesn't understand that his girlfriend (Nicole Sullivan) wants to break up with him. Don Martin: Beach Ball Boy/Tee Pee Guy; Two cops (David Herman, Artie Lange) try different tactics to get one of their suspects (Orlando Jones) to confess to a crime; A fan who look like Whoopi Goldberg accosts the actress/comedian backstage; UBS Delivery Guy (Phil LaMarr) Wake; Odds and Evens: The Movie; Disruptive Waitress (Nicole Sullivan). | |||||
| 15 | 15 | Dave Higgins, Doug Llewelyn | March 9, 1996 | ||
| Spishak Products; Ink Blot; A player (Phil LaMarr) claims to be too good to be a bachelor on Lowered Expectations; That's My White Mama (Artie Lange); Roseanne Barr (Artie Lange), Drew Barrymore (Nicole Sullivan), Whitney Houston (Debra Wilson), and Barbra Streisand (Mary Scheer) star in Terms of Imprisonment; Spy vs. Spy: Dream Tank/Bomb Assembly; Small Claims Court; Eddie Murphy (Orlando Jones) tries to convince director Spike Lee (Phil LaMarr) to work with him; Dave Higgins talks about alcohol; Russian Landlords; Don Martin: Assembly Line. | |||||
| 16 | 16 | Chris Hardwick, Barry Williams | March 16, 1996 | ||
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X-News; International Coffee; Ozark Mountain Single Out; Casino and Encino Man, Nicky Santarone (Artie Lange) helps Dave (Bryan Callen) and Stony (David Herman) become big shots at their school: Encino Man 2, Casino Man; Doctor's Visit; Insanely Disappointed; In the latest installment of X-News Marsh's roommate (Bryan Callen) takes over while the two newscasters (David Herman, Nicole Sullivan) deal with their own problems; Survival Weekend; Spy vs. Spy: Basketball; The Big Game. | |||||
| 17 | 17 | Claudia Schiffer and Kim Coles | April 6, 1996 | ||
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James Bond films: Jane Bond, For Your Files Only; Spy vs. Spy: Brain Swap; Two home girls (Kim Coles, Debra Wilson) work as surgeons; A gangster (Artie Lange) poses as a businessman who sells stolen products, then harasses his partner (Bryan Callen); The high school's valedictorian (Nicole Sullivan) makes reference to grim, historic events during graduation. | |||||
| 18 | 18 | Bruce McCulloch | May 25, 1996 | ||
| X-News; Mary Scheer introduces the cast as soap opera actors; Headache; Unsolved Events: Beauty Pageant; The New Nut Job; Spy vs. Spy: Projector/Fallen in Love/Safe Trick; Babe-Watch; Drug Bust; Bruce McCulloch on different subjects; Funeral DJ. | |||||
| 19 | 19 | Harland Williams (special guest) | June 22, 1996 | ||
| Two clueless martial artists (Bryan Callen, Artie Lange) have a sparring match; The fictitious Spishak Company promotes its margarine; Two parents (Artie Lange, Mary Scheer) are oblivious that their daughter (Nicole Sullivan) is a lesbian, and that her "friend" (Debra Wilson) is her lover; Lowered Expectations bachelors include one who's very uptight (David Herman), one with a special talent (Orlando Jones), and one who's looking for a spiritual relationship (Debra Wilson); A fugitive with missing limbs is on the loose, but several cops are able to find the body parts and other pieces of evidence; Spy vs. Spy: Briefcase; Kids have their slumber party ruined by the host's father (David Herman); A Claymation parody of Gumby involves the curious clay figure looking through a Playboy-like magazine: Gumboy; A scamming little league bookie (Artie Lange) strikes up deals with children; Harland Williams and the secrets of America; Two employees (Mary Scheer, Nicole Sullivan) settle their rivalry by threatening to kick each other's asses; Two goofy performers (David Herman, Mary Scheer) look to get their big break. | |||||
Home releases
All 19 episodes from season one were released on DVD on September 21, 2004, in a boxed set entitled Mad TV: The Complete First Season. The audio track included on this release was a Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround mix. Extra features included the 200th episode of Mad TV (from season nine), the best of Mad TV's commercial, movie, television, music video and animation parodies, a reel of season one bloopers, nine unaired sketches (including one called "Schindler's Lost," which was banned for censorship reasons and mentioned on the clip show episode "Mad TV Ruined My Life"), and a preview of Mad TV: The Complete Second Season.
Despite promises from FOX of a second season DVD release (and a preview of Mad TV's second season on the season one DVD), the Complete First Season DVD remained the only complete season of the show to be released on DVD for almost a decade. In 2012
On the HBO Max release, episodes 2, 3, and 18 are missing.
References
- ^ "MADtv DVD news: DVD Plans for MADtv Season 2 through Season 5". TVShowsOnDVD.com. May 25, 2007. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
- ^ "MADtv DVD news: Announcement for MADtv – The Complete 3rd Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
