Mad TV season 8
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Mad TV | |
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Season 8 | |
No. of episodes | 25 |
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Original network | Fox |
Original release | September 14, 2002 May 17, 2003 | –
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The eighth season of
Summary
With fan-favorite cast members
With Sasso gone,
Guests this season included: former In Living Color cast members Tommy Davidson and David Alan Grier; comic actor Fred Willard, That '70s Show cast members Mila Kunis, Danny Masterson, and Wilmer Valderrama; and former MADtv cast member, Nicole Sullivan.
Opening montage
The title sequence begins with the Mad TV logo appearing above the
Cast
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Writers
- Bryan Adams (eps. 1–25)
- Ike Barinholtz (eps. 3, 17)
- Dick Blasucci (eps. 1–25)
- Kal Clarke (eps. 1–25)
- Chris Cluess (eps. 1–25)
- Steven Cragg (eps. 1–25)
- John Crane (eps. 1–25)
- Lauren Dombrowski (eps. 1–25)
- Brian Hartt (ep. 20) (Season 05 Encore)
- Michael Hitchcock (eps. 1–25)
- Jennifer Joyce (eps. 1–25)
- Bill Kelley (eps. 1–25)
- Scott King (writing supervisor) (eps. 1–25)
- Karen Maruyama (ep. 8)
- Bruce McCoy (eps. 1–25)
- Michael McDonald (eps. 2, 3, 5, 7–9, 14–16, 19–25)
- Josh Meyers (eps. 3, 17)
- Sultan Pepper (eps. 1–25)
- Tami Sagher (eps. 1–25)
- David Salzman (eps. 12–25)
- Devon Shepard (ep. 23) (Season 06 Encore)
- Dino Stamatopoulos (eps. 1–25)
- Rich Talarico (eps. 1–25)
- Bryan Tucker (ep. 24) (Season 07 Encore)
- Stephnie Weir (eps. 2, 8, 9, 15–17, 19, 22)
- Maiya Williams (eps. 1–25)
- Jim Wise (eps. 1–25)
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Guest(s) | Original air date | |
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172 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Kelly Clarkson, Ryan Seacrest, Brian Dunkleman | September 14, 2002 | |
"Without Me" parody has Eminem (Meyers) rapping about the lackluster fall TV line-up; Daniel Smith (Meyers) and Howard K. Stern (McDonald) put up with Anna Nicole Smith (Weir) on an episode of her reality show; in new XXX sequel, Vin Diesel (Barinholtz) repairs cars for the AAA; Jenny Jones (Collins) interviews a white trash mother (Weir) who accuses her infant son of being a slacker; Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson appear in an all-star American Idol sketch; Kelly Clarkson is interviewed by Ted Koppel (Caliendo), then performs a duet with Whitney Houston (Wilson); as part of his community service, Allen Iverson (Spears) runs a camp for underprivileged kids; a doctor's attempt to remove his patient's infected toenail turns violent and disgusting. Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers | |||||
173 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Jay Mohr | September 21, 2002 | |
The Koppel family star in their own Osbournes style reality show; Angela (Weir) records a documentary about racism; Jay Mohr stars as Chris Penn in a parody of buddy action comedies; policemen chase gay criminals in new police reality show World's Queeniest Criminals; Catherine Zeta-Jones (Collins) fears she's selling out her A-list celebrity image; Dr. Kylie Johnson (Weir) prepares to deliver a baby; Oprah (Wilson) turns into a vampire; Martha Stewart's (Collins) prison sentence is turned into a new season of HBO's Oz. Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers | |||||
174 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Jackie Chan | September 28, 2002 | |
Parody of Nelly's "Hot in Herre" has priests (McDonald, Meyers, Barinholtz, and Lee) lusting after little boys at a Christian camp; Jackie Chan (Lee) stars in his own reality show a la The Anna Nicole Show with Owen Wilson (Meyers); Stuart Larkin (McDonald) receives piano lessons; Michael McDonald and Debra Wilson interview celebrities at the 2002 Emmys; four friends (McDonald, Collins, Spears, Wilson) go to a 1950s diner that takes historical authenticity a bit too far when the staff (Barinholtz, Weir, Meyers) openly discriminates against black patrons; the Glamazon Huntresses must face off against acid rain; a jock named Steve Wellington (Barinholtz) makes friends with a nerd (Meyers) while in detention; Al Pacino (Caliendo) and Robin Williams (Caliendo) discuss their experience filming Insomnia. Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers | |||||
175 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Tony Hawk, WC, Xzibit | November 2, 2002 | |
A parody of "Gangsta Lovin'" shows the downside of having a thug lover; a woman (Weir) goes over her wedding story with her husband; an urban parody of Charlie Brown called Chocolate-Covered Peanuts; an angry coach (Barinholtz) yells at his basketball team for doing poorly, only to learn a horrible secret behind his team's lack of talent; two similar-sounding senators (McDonald, Pederson) have a heated debate; Anna Nicole Smith (Weir) meets Tony Hawk; Real Mother****ing Talk. Xzibit performs "Multiply". Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers, Ron Pederson Absent: Jill-Michele Melean | |||||
176 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Bryan Cranston, Ja Rule, Shaggy | November 9, 2002 | |
Ozzy (McDonald) and Sharon Osbourne (Collins) have a run in with Anna Nicole Smith (Weir) while filming their reality show; Bryan Cranston plays a guy whose wife (Weir) hires a lesbian (Collins) to join them in a threesome; John Madden (Caliendo) struggles with a popcorn maker that he is promoting; during a press conference about an upcoming civil case, Leona Campbell (Weir) wonders if the defendant (Caliendo) of a class-action suit against a fast food restaurant was aware of what he was eating; Wayne Brady (Spears) interviews Ja Rule on The Wayne Brady Show; commercial parody for Walmart; Shakira (Collins) sings about her incoherent speech; Earl Scheib (Barinholtz) offers his services to fix up squad cars that have been dented due to police brutality. Shaggy performs "Strength of a Woman". Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers Absent: Ron Pederson | |||||
177 | 6 | "Episode 6" | David Alan Grier, Jim Rome, The Strokes | November 16, 2002 | |
A parody of Eminem's "Cleanin' Out My Closet" has George W. Bush (Caliendo) running scared from his mom, Barbara (Collins) and Barbara rapping about having an incompetent son; Lorraine Swanson (Collins) checks out a college for her son; Dr. Phil (McDonald) insults guests; the remaining members of *NSYNC unveil their new music video; employees are curious to a growth spurt of one of their employees; David Alan Grier plays 60 Minutes reporter Ed Bradley who assaults and insults Eminem (Meyers); in a special Spears on Sports episode, Jim Rome interviews Shaq; Evander Holyfield (Spears) talks nonsense; John Madden (Caliendo) talks about what he had for breakfast. The Strokes perform "Is This It?" and "New York City Cops". Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Simon Helberg, Josh Meyers, Ron Pederson Absent: Jill-Michele Melean | |||||
178 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Mila Kunis, Danny Masterson, Jack Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Wilmer Valderrama | November 23, 2002 | |
Marvin Tikvah (McDonald) trashes Mad TV after finding out his son (Barinholtz) loves the show; a promo for Indiana University highlights the school's wild partying image; Danny Masterson and Wilmer Valderrama return for another CHiPs parody; Jack and Kelly Osbourne appear in an episode of 7th Heaven; Mo Collins and Debra Wilson interview celebrities at the premiere for Die Another Day; Stuart Larkin (McDonald) has a chaotic day at the park; animal owners (Weir, Collins, McDonald) insult each other in the waiting room of a veterinarian's office. Kelly Osbourne performs "Shut Up". Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Simon Helberg, Josh Meyers, Ron Pederson Absent: Jill-Michele Melean | |||||
179 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Sum 41 | December 7, 2002 | |
On The Price is Right, all the products have sexually suggestive names; a parody of The Bachelor; Tovah (Wilson) and Belma (Spears) host a special episode of Reality Check; talk show host Phil Donahue (Pederson) looks back at his recently canceled show; an HBO First Look for a remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with miscast voice actors; commercial parody for a salon specializing in lesbian hairdos; Cloret (Wilson) doesn't do so well at the juice bar; game show parody where geeky contestants lose to dim-witted public school students thanks to social promotion; average Asian Hideki (Lee) is assumed he's the best at musical instruments because of his heritage; Jesse Jackson (Spears) and Rosa Parks (Wilson) discuss the controversy of their actions mentioned in the movie Barbershop. Sum 41 performs "Still Waiting". Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers, Ron Pederson Absent: Simon Helberg | |||||
180 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Puddle of Mudd | December 14, 2002 | |
Justin Timberlake (Meyers) is revealed to be a copycat of Michael Jackson in newest video; Lord of the Bling saga continues; Trina (Collins) interviews for a job at IHOP; the Kappa Kappa Kappa sisters invite a college student (Lee) to be a member for a day; on The O'Reilly Factor, a scroll goes by criticizing the wave of liberal celebrities speaking out against the Bush administration while Bill O'Reilly (McDonald) insults Janeane Garofalo (Caliendo); Bunifa (Wilson) auditions to be a Lakers cheerleader; on a religious talk show, Dot (Weir) claims that she saw Jesus Christ in her school photo. Puddle of Mudd performs "She Hates Me". Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Simon Helberg, Josh Meyers, Ron Pederson | |||||
181 | 10 | "Episode 10" | Bon Jovi | December 21, 2002 | |
The Epstein Brothers (Vogt, Helberg) sell Christmas tree patches; Diane Sawyer (Collins) discusses the holidays with Whitney Houston (Wilson) and Bobby Brown (Spears); a parody of How the Grinch Stole Christmas has Winona Ryder as the Grinch; a perky elf (Weir) frustrates a mall Santa (Vogt); Santa Claus (McDonald) threatens to kill a young girl (Weir) and makes the audience forget that Saturday Night Live exists; Lorraine Swanson (Collins) goes Christmas shopping; Matthew the Bible Dude (McDonald) has to deal with a kid (Caliendo) who didn't get his favorite shirt; an office worker (Vogt) plots to bring the holiday spirit to an overly politically-correct office. Bon Jovi performs "Bounce". Featuring: Simon Helberg, Paul Vogt Absent: Ike Barinholtz, Bobby Lee, Jill-Michele Melean, Josh Meyers, Ron Pederson | |||||
182 | 11 | "Episode 11" | Tommy Davidson, Queens of the Stone Age | January 18, 2003 | |
A commercial for Scrabble has Aries Spears as Little Richard, Don King, Evander Holyfield, and Bill Cosby; celebrities announce their New Year's resolutions; Oprah (Wilson) gives out free money; Tommy Davidson guest stars as a news correspondent in Real Motherfucking Talk: News Edition; an intervention goes bad when a drunk (McDonald) goes sober without the help of his concerned friends; Jenny Jones (Collins) hosts a clip show episode of her talk show that spans back to the dawn of time. Queens of the Stone Age performs "No One Knows" and "Go with the Flow". Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Simon Helberg, Josh Meyers, Ron Pederson Absent: Paul Vogt | |||||
183 | 12 | "Episode 12" | Anthony Anderson, Jillian Barberie, Jerry O'Connell | January 25, 2003 | |
John Madden (Caliendo) previews the line-up of shows on FOX; a parody of The Love Boat has seasick cast members puking; Spishak promotes their latest product; a mother (Weir) shows off her adopted Korean baby (Lee) who's actually a farmer who has been abducted from his homeland; Jillian Barberie plays Glamazon Huntress Mikayla in an episode of Glamazon Huntresses; a woman (Weir) faces the consequences of leaving Las Vegas; a rich mother (Weir) demonstrates self-defense on her slacker son (McDonald); Evander Holyfield (Spears) shows off his latest clothing style; Jerry O'Connell and Anthony Anderson play employees who look to discover a cure for hiccups. Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers, Ron Pederson, Paul Vogt Absent: Jill-Michele Melean | |||||
184 | 13 | "Episode 13" | Jamie Kennedy, St. Lunatics | February 1, 2003 | |
A new Hooked on Phonics video game only exacerbates a boy's violent tendencies; The Dating Game has dictators as potential suitors; LL Cool J (Spears) raps about his rumored steroid use; Bunifa (Wilson) switches places with an unlikely man (McDonald) on an episode of Trading Spaces; commercial parody for the video series Girls Gone Wild has boys flashing their chests and making out for the cameras; Connie Chung (Lee) interviews Evan Marriott (Barinholtz) and Trista Rehn (Moore); a man (Vogt) gets a colonoscopy from Dr. Kylie Johnson (Weir); the Baldacs (Collins, McDonald) have a dispute with one of their neighbors. St. Lunatics performs "Air Force Ones". Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers, Christina Moore, Ron Pederson, Paul Vogt Absent: Simon Helberg, Jill-Michele Melean | |||||
185 | 14 | "Episode 14" | TBA | February 8, 2003 | |
Fighting Ron (McDonald) testifies against Marvin Tikvah (McDonald) on an episode of The People's Court; the Kappa Kappa Kappa sisters face off against a rival sorority; a Looney Tunes parody featuring Osama and George W. Bush; obese men on CBS sitcoms get their own line-up; Belma (Spears) and Tovah (Wilson) give Senator Trent Lott (McDonald) a Reality Check; Spishak promotes a new machine to make excuses for you; Shaq (Spears) hosts his own TV show with sportscaster Marv Albert (Caliendo); Dorothy Lenier (Weir) reports a robbery. Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers, Ron Pederson, Paul Vogt Absent: Simon Helberg, Bobby Lee | |||||
186 | 15 | "Episode 15" | Evan Marriott | February 15, 2003 | |
Christina Aguilera (Moore) abandons her sleazy pop image in a music video parody of "Beautiful"; Mofaz the Depressed Persian Tow Truck Man (McDonald) whines about his ugly wife; another installment of Chocolate Peanuts has Chucky Brown trying to have sex on Valentine's Day; a parody of Joe Millionaire has Mad TV recurring female characters Anna Nicole Smith (Weir), Bunifa (Wilson), and Lorraine (Collins); Bill O'Reilly (McDonald) has a debate with himself; Ike Barinholtz and Debra Wilson interview celebrities at the premiere for Daredevil; Connie Chung (Lee) interviews Tom Brokaw (Caliendo) and a stripper-turned-reporter (Collins); Dot (Weir) entertains the elderly at a nursing home. Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers, Christina Moore, Paul Vogt Absent: Simon Helberg, Jill-Michele Melean, Ron Pederson | |||||
187 | 16 | "Episode 16" | Andy Dick, Ryan Seacrest, Supergrass | February 22, 2003 | |
Michael Jackson (Spears) abuses his children; Angela (Weir) uses her cousin Natalie (Vogt) as a guinea pig for a video project about high school bullying; Ryan Seacrest counts down Mad TVs best music video parodies; the Larkins (Collins, McDonald) cause havoc at a Chinese restaurant; Andy Dick stars as Christina Aguilera's demented cousin Daphne Aguilera; a commercial promotes the drug ecstasy as a cure for depression; a suave piano player (Vogt) has a painfully effeminate singing voice. Supergrass performs "Rush Hour Soul". Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Simon Helberg, Josh Meyers, Christina Moore, Ron Pederson, Paul Vogt Absent: Jill-Michele Melean | |||||
188 | 17 | "Episode 17" | t.A.T.u. | March 8, 2003 | |
Kim Jong-Il (Lee) discusses his use of nuclear weapons; detectives Grissom (McDonald) and Willows (Collins) reopen a closed case in a parody of CSI; Angela (Weir) records a love message to her next-door neighbor (McDonald); Doug Hefferman (Vogt) goes from king to queen in a parody of King of Queens; James Brown (Spears) shows commercials and clips from around the world; Saddam Hussein (Pederson) throws a party with other world leaders; George W. Bush (Caliendo) and Barbara Bush (Collins) teach exercises; 2 friends (Barinholtz, Meyers) reunite. t.A.T.u. performs "All the Things She Said". Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers, Ron Pederson, Paul Vogt Absent: Jill-Michele Melean, Christina Moore | |||||
189 | 18 | "Episode 18" | Eric Idle, Trish Stratus | March 15, 2003 | |
Belma (Spears) and Tovah (Wilson) give Michael Jackson (Spears) and Deborah Rowe (Caliendo) a reality check; Trish Stratus plays one of the Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority sisters; on The Other Half, Danny Bonaduce (Caliendo) and Dick Clark (Pederson) interview a child psychologist (Collins); 2 bullies (Barinholtz, Meyers) host a talk show in a high school bathroom; contestants literally gun for the chance to win cash and prizes on a game show based on the Grand Theft Auto video games; on Entertainment Tonight, Just Married gets a glowing review and Mary Hart (Collins) quits after tolerating the shallow celebrity news for too long; Eric Idle plays a pianist who sings about sexually deviant animals. Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers, Christina Moore, Ron Pederson, Paul Vogt Absent: Jill-Michele Melean | |||||
190 | 19 | "Episode 19" | Tommy Davidson, Fred Willard | March 22, 2003 | |
Connie Chung (Lee) interviews Catherine Zeta-Jones (Collins) and Queen Latifah (Spears) about Chicago; Jack Nicholson (Caliendo) introduces a clip from The Hours where Nicole Kidman's (Moore) nose prosthetic won't stay on; Leona Campbell (Weir) has a chat with a woman (Moore) preparing to get breast implants; a movie trailer for a generic Hollywood romcom called Just Made in Ten Days; Tommy Davidson and Fred Willard play guests on Real Mother****ing Talk; Rusty Miller (McDonald) pitches his movie to Hollywood; Al Pacino (Caliendo) hosts his version of The Jamie Kennedy Experiment; Woody Allen (Pederson) directs a new teen sex comedy. Featuring: Josh Meyers, Christina Moore, Ron Pederson, Paul Vogt Absent: Ike Barinholtz, Jill-Michele Melean | |||||
191 | 20 | "Episode 20" | OK Go | April 5, 2003 | |
Man vs. Beast; Mariah Carey's latest music video; Jenny Jones (Collins) works at Culver's with mothers and siblings on her show; Johnny Woo (Lee) promotes his own liquor store; Ted Koppel (Caliendo) interviews crime syndicate bosses; Bob Ross (McDonald) broods about his former family; a 21st-century revival of The Mary Tyler Moore Show; a bratty pre-teen (Meleán) fights with her mother (Weir) over prom dresses. OK Go performs "Get Over It". Featuring: Paul Vogt Absent: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers, Christina Moore, Ron Pederson | |||||
192 | 21 | "Episode 21" | Countess Vaughn, The Folksmen | April 12, 2003 | |
Dr. Phil (McDonald) runs into a disguised Oprah (Wilson); Anna Nicole Smith (Weir) ranks the best commercial parodies of Mad TV; Mickey (McDonald) is an eyewitness to a crime and brags about it on the news; psychic Vera Mangus (Weir) makes a return; Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer perform as The Folksmen; Happy Folger (McDonald) disgusts a poetry group with his poem about aging; Countess Vaughn has to put up with lazy clerk Cloret (Wilson) at the airport. Featuring: Josh Meyers, Christina Moore, Paul Vogt Absent: Ike Barinholtz, Mo Collins, Ron Pederson, Aries Spears | |||||
193 | 22 | "Episode 22" | Mandy Moore, Godsmack | April 26, 2003 | |
A closeted gay man (Pederson) hopes to use a pill to have an erection with a woman (Collins); one of Oprah's cameras makes her look thin; a wedding where the parents (Pederson, Weir) perform some dirty dancing; Rusty Miller (McDonald) interviews Mandy Moore; on Star Dates, two hopefuls (Meyers, Collins) date Charlotte Rae (Vogt) and Nick Nolte (Barinholtz); a 21st-century take on The Honeymooners. Godsmack performs "Straight Out of Line". Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers, Christina Moore, Ron Pederson, Paul Vogt Absent: Frank Caliendo, Bobby Lee, Aries Spears | |||||
194 | 23 | "Episode 23" | Missy Elliott | May 3, 2003 | |
A commercial for a correspondence school; a father (McDonald) and daughter (Weir) fight while preparing for a garage sale; Stuart Larkin (McDonald) has a few reservations about visiting his estranged father; James Lipton (Vogt) interviews Matthew McConaughey (Meyers); a wall-hanging pest (McDonald) annoys his brother (Meyers) and his date (Weir). Missy Elliott performs "Work It". Featuring: Josh Meyers, Paul Vogt Absent: Ike Barinholtz, Frank Caliendo, Bobby Lee, Aries Spears | |||||
195 | 24 | "Episode 24" | Tom Arnold | May 10, 2003 | |
A mime (Pederson) performs sexually suggestive acts; Mofaz (McDonald) compares his mother-in-law troubles with another traveler (Caliendo); the Seven Buddy Cops head out West to fight crime; a religious program extols the virtues of atheism; Patrick (McDonald) intervenes with a man (Barinholtz) trying to get a phone number; Tom Arnold interviews Oscar De La Hoya (Spears); Michael McDonald and Debra Wilson offer to give a needy family gifts, but the needy family thinks they're on Saturday Night Live; a rookie cop (Pederson) with bad aim shoots his veteran partner (McDonald). Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers, Christina Moore, Ron Pederson, Paul Vogt Absent: Bobby Lee | |||||
196 | 25 | "Episode 25" | Steve-O, Nicole Sullivan, Jason Acuña | May 17, 2003 | |
Johnny Woo (Lee) holds his own paralegal for African-Americans; Spishak Cars for Kids can be attached to real cars; Oprah (Wilson) invites the cast of Jackass to prank Steadman (Spears); Nicole Sullivan plays Marvin Tikvah's equally sleazy daughter Mindy; Lorraine (Collins) gets her teeth checked by a dentist (McDonald); a married couple (Barinholtz, Collins) do nothing but fight; Ted Koppel (Caliendo) goes from newscaster to Herbal Essence shampoo spokesperson. Featuring: Ike Barinholtz, Josh Meyers Absent: Ron Pederson, Paul Vogt |
Home releases
There is no season 8 complete season DVD release. However, this season's best sketches and segments have been used in the compilation DVD Mad TV: The Best of Seasons 8, 9, and 10.
Season 8 is also available on HBO Max, with episodes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, and 23 missing.
External links
- Mad TV - Official Website
- Mad TV at IMDb