Everything was open to the show. 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. Angie on the other hand would much rather not and instead do some other activity. ABOUT GEORGE. Since his divorce from his first wife, Maya's mom, the relationship between father and daughter has been rocky, to say the least. 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. When George learned from his Aunt Cecilia that he was alive, he tried to track him down. At the start of the series, he and Angie were very much in love. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. He abandoned Benny and George when George was two and before Linda was born. The part of Vic is played by Emiliano Diez. I realized I wasn't the best dad, but when your kid's twerking upside-down, you've got some real f--king problems.. Per Variety, the two were estranged for . Another notable fact about her marriage with George is their infatuation with each other. George Lopez, commonly referred to as The George Lopez Show, [1] is an American sitcom created by George Lopez, Bruce Helford and Robert Borden, which originally aired for six seasons, consisting of 120 episodes, on ABC from March 27, 2002, to May 8, 2007. : Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel. 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. In the pilot episode, "Prototype," George gets promoted to manager of Powers & Sons Aviation (usually seen as Powers Bros.), an airplane parts factory. At one point, George finds out that Manny is alive from Manny's sister Cecelia Lopez. Angie is very overprotective of Max and supportive of Carmen. George is clearly devoted to his wife, Angie, and. [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. [10] Upon the series debut, Lopez became one of the few Latinos to star in a television comedy series, following in the footsteps of Desi Arnaz, Freddie Prinze, and John Leguizamo. George! and "George's Relatively Bad Idea") is George's successful, long-lost sister who he never knew about until the episode "Feel the Burn", Benny and Manny's daughter, Angie's sister-in-law, Oscar Lopez's niece and Carmen and Max's Aunt. Though when Carmen was no longer affected by this, it's left questionable as to why she was not put back in public school. 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. In the end, though, he always comes through with getting gifts. After taking Carmen out to a club, she is kicked out and ends up with Benny. Lopez vs. Lopez airs Fridays at 9 p.m. EST. Many episode plots were established through his stay in the Lopez household. George [to Benny after Manny dies]: You know, I used to feel sorry he walked out on you, now I'm sorry he didn't take me with him. He is also an avid sports fan of teams such as the Oakland Raiders, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. George and Angie agreed that he would not box anymore, and resolved to help him deal with his stress; George later implied he was lying and would make Angie handle it alone. Usually, whenever she sees a family member she held a grudge against, they usually greet her with, "Hello Benita." She took Carmen to a club past midnight and got her grounded, although she had good intentions and was only helping Carmen stand up to mean kids who were teasing her just like in her old school. At Thanksgiving dinner later that year, Manny is revealed to need a kidney transplant, so George offers to donate his kidney. 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. On March 8, 2007, it was announced that George Lopez would join the Nick at Nite lineup. Copyright Fandango. 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. Along with her role in Mr. Troop Mom, shes also appeared in Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie, TMI Hollywood, and Celebrity Family Feud. Fortunately the prayers of both Max and George miraculously cured Mr. 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. He had a better attitude!" 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. Ernie is a former co-worker. She has a daughter, Kimmy, who is also accident-prone. Veronica's trust fund is jeopardized by her self-serving, cold-hearted, manipulative father in an attempt to rob his daughter of her inherited wealth, resulting in the freezing of her account. She was a cheerleader in high school and was very popular. Minutes later, George learns from his mom that the gold watch was worth a fortune. Despite this, Angie was extremely whip-smart. [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. George is of Mexican descent and proudly boasts about it several times throughout the series, though he occasionally makes jokes about it as well. 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. 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. "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. [22] The sixth and final season was released on November 24, 2015. When they meet again, Joe only gives Benny a $10. He decided to return to Emilina, who had indicated that she wanted him back; unfortunately, she died before they could reunite. Max had a crush on Taylor. Joe appears and dies in the episode "Super Bowl". Joseph "Joe" Diaz (Ismael 'East' Carlo) is George's and Linda's deceased uncle, Angie's uncle-in-law, Carmen and Max's great-uncle, and Benny's big brother. This is incorrect he should have said that they are in Malibu when actually they are in Cuba. Because of Manny's absence, George sometimes fumbles in his attempts to be a good dad, and he has to figure out for himself what might be the best ways to handle parenting issues. George Lopez, commonly referred to as The George Lopez Show,[1] is an American sitcom created by George Lopez, Bruce Helford and Robert Borden, which originally aired for six seasons, consisting of 120 episodes, on ABC from March 27, 2002, to May 8, 2007. Carmen was convinced that the pair genuinely was falling in love. When he got back to his home town, Mel finds him sleeping on the couch and brings him into the factory to confront a furious George about Carmen's whereabouts. Mr. Angelina "Angie" Lopez (ne Palmero) (Constance Marie) is the daughter of Vic and Emilina Palmero, sister of Gloria and Ray Palmero, wife of George, daughter-in-law of Benny, and mother of Carmen and Max. Mayan then started making videos on TikTok and spilled all of the family tea. George smashes the watch, and then Benny tells him it was worth a lot. Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Jurassic Park Movies Ranked By Tomatometer, The Mandalorian Creators Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni on Grogus Force Training and the Darksabers Significance. In the episode where Carmen wants to get birth-control pills for safe sex, Vic says that he lost his virginity in a field "with the sound of revolution in the background." Originally, Vic strongly disapproved of Angie marrying George (In "A Kiss is Just a Kiss," it was revealed that as he walked Angie down the aisle on her wedding day he told her to leave George), even saying "when you make waffles, you always toss out the first one"; he later said he tailored his message to the moment as he told his other daughter "don't let this one go". Amy states that her family has a slight depth perception problem. Benny: Do you know why he's holding you? George's son Max is attracted to her, saying he loves her. He is the son of Manny and Benny Lopez. Est loco! In "God Needles George", he shares the beginning of a speech he saved for Benny's death; the beginning of his speech was "The reason I'm drinking champagne is because". 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. According to George, Jason may have a new girlfriend who is thought to be Asian or African American. He begins a secret relationship with Carmen towards the end of season 3, deceiving her into thinking he cared for her, although it later turned out that he only dated Carmen with hopes of getting her into bed and planned to leave her right afterward. They remain dedicated parents, and committed partners in business and their philanthropic organization, The Lopez Foundation.". George's character also goes through a big change over the course of the series. Her most famous line is, "I know, huh?" He claims to be jealous of George's life. For the late-night program hosted by the same comedian, see, (select episodes of seasons 26 seen in syndication), Due to a creative difference that she had with George Lopez, Masiela Lusha's character, Carmen was written out of the sixth season, only appearing in the premiere episode. After they tell Carmen she can go back to school now, she refuses, telling them that she's the school whore now after revealing a phone call from boys who were asking if they could leave a message for the school whore. Max also shares George's sense of humor and will make decisions based on his father's actions. 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 is an incompetent, big-eared, clumsy, dim-witted, but loyal and lovable character. Meanwhile, Carmen gets a job working at the restaurant that George worked at as a teenager. . His mother is morbidly obese, and lots of jokes are made about her, especially by George and Benny (and sometimes Angie). When George was talking to Angie he says,"You remember the guy we fired that came back and tried to shoot up the place? 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. He is believed to be a Super Bowl fan, because he always has tickets. George's dad, Manny Lopez, died in this episode right before George donates a kidney to him. He was known for his on-again-off-again romance with Carmen. Gina Sorenstam (Elmarie Wendel) is an employee at Powers Brothers Aviation. George attempts to teach Veronica responsibility by helping her find a job in the factory, though his efforts are often thwarted when Veronica seduces the male workers (particularly Ernie and Mel Powers) into carrying out her duties for her. His son, Max, also has dyslexia, but a more severe case than his father. George also loves to play golf and he usually does it whenever he gets out of situations and to outsmart his family, like listening to Carmen's poetry or talk about Max's dyslexic problems. 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T. R. S. Ranking Report: 01 Thru 210", "Getting Funny, Not Angry: Comedy: George Lopez deals with the stereotyping of Latinos by using humor to help fight the slights. to which Joe replies, "Who told you?" See production, box office & company info, The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Dinner for Schmucks/Charlie St. Cloud/Get Low, Stage 4, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA. and the Amaury Nolasco in "Long Time No See", both in Season 2. Sylvie is Ernie's morbidly obese mother who needs assistance with bathing and dining. He starts to say all those words and dropping dollar bills everywhere, before he says "what-cha" (George's catchphrase) to George in his own house. "The decision is amicable and by mutual agreement. George often buys expensive jerseys of the teams and wears them on his days off. Manny left Benny when George was only two years old, as he was cheating on Benny. At one point, he was engaged to Ricky's mom Tammy because she was pregnant with another man's baby and he wanted a family. Mel is the father of Zack Powers, a delinquent teenager who has a cold relationship with George because he used to date Carmen. She helped Carmen pay rent in the episode "Landlord Almighty". 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. [12] According to Lopez, ABC prime-time entertainment president Steve McPherson called him over the weekend and explained that the network would lose money if the show was picked up again, and that it wasn't doing well financially. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! She rebelliously fled to San Francisco with him against George and Angie's wishes in one episode. 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