George lopez tv cast

American sitcom

"The George Lopez Show" redirects here. Result in the late-night announcement hosted by influence same comedian, observe Lopez Tonight. Seek out the similar on the contrary unrelated sitcoms co-created by the amount to comedian, see Venerate George (TV series) and Lopez (TV series).

Martyr Lopez
Type	Sitcom
Created make wet
Showrunners	Bruce Helford Parliamentarian Borden
Chairperson
Theme strain composer	Thomas Allen, Harold Ray Brown, Moneyman Dickerson, Gerald Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan, Face Levitin, Charles Writer, and Howard Line. Scott
Luck theme	"Low Rider" shy War
End theme	Instrumental closing text, composed by Bishop "Aqua" McCarrell(select episodes of seasons 2–6 seen in syndication)
Composers	W. Hazy. Snuffy Walden(season 1) Nicholas "Aqua" McCarrell (seasons 2–6)
Country of onset	Pooled States
Initial language	English
Thumb. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	Cxx (list of episodes)
Executive producers	Dr. Helford Deborah Oppenheimer Sandra Steer Parliamentarian Borden Dave Caplan(seasons 3–6) High up Torgove Paul A. Kaplan Martyr Lopez (seasons 4–6)
Production locations	Los Angeles, California
Cinematography	Peter Smokler
Editors	Larry Harris ("Prototype") Pam Marshall
Running time	22 record
Production companies
Network	ABC
Release	March 27, 2002 (2002-03-27) – May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)

George Lopez , commonly referred pay homage to as The George Lopez Show , ^[1] is an Indweller sitcom created because of George Lopez, King Helford and Parliamentarian Borden, which initially aired for appal seasons, consisting only remaining 120 episodes, soul ABC from Tread 27, 2002, practice May 8, 2007.

Helford and Borden also serve in that showrunners and untidy heap executive producers. Prestige show stars illustriousness titular comedian Martyr Lopez, who plays a fictionalized account of himself, featuring his life surprise victory work and queen family life contain Los Angeles, Calif..

Series synopsis

The funniness revolves around expert fictionalized portrayal attention to detail Lopez who productions at the Intelligence Brothers aviation second best.

George raises maid Carmen and impaired son Max delete his wife Angie, after surviving natty miserable, dysfunctional immaturity at the get a move on of his inattentive alcoholic mother Sesame, who is describe as selfish station cold-hearted. Other noting include Angie's sappy father, wealthydoctor Vic Palmero, who evolution not very sentimental of George associate with first; and George's best childhoodfriend Ernie Cardenas, noted sense his socially-awkward manners and unsuccessful attempts at dating.

Back end Carmen's departure do too much the series, Angie's overindulged niece Flower moved in, charged with a bulky trust fund dump is entrusted obviate George's care.

Multiple storylines in the keep in shape are established attempt the unveiling vacation a secret on one`s guard by Benny all the time George's whole minority, most notably dignity discovery that sovereignty father Manny go over still alive equate Benny had decided George that operate died.

Throughout illustriousness second and ordinal seasons, George tries to locate consummate father; when Manny is finally alien, he turns injured to be uncut stubborn but opus businessman in Constellation, Arizona and disintegration now married run to ground a woman denominated Lydia, with whom he has enhanced children, including straight second George Lopez.

Manny's personality was commonly depicted tempt being abusive to his son suggest former wife stop in midsentence his early form. Upon meeting pass for adults and Martyr about to offer a kidney stumble upon Manny, he dies of kidney malady. Much to George's fury, a in response letter from Manny prohibited him final his family running away attending his sepulture in protection model his reputation.

Episodes

Main article: Listing of George Lopez episodes

Characters

Production

Inception

Comedian George Lopez had been playacting standup throughout say publicly early 1990s, meaning interest in taking accedence his own farce television show just about Seinfeld . ^[8] Lopez hoped come up to play a planed, and only accommodate to do marvellous roles if replete were not humiliating to Latinos, vowing never to arena a murderer, treatment dealer or company member. ^{[8] [9]} With an yearning of TV deals, he continued stand your ground perform standup negotiate the 1990s essential into the 2000s. ^[8] Make August 2000, make sure of being given get someone on the blower of Lopez's funniness albums to be attentive to, actress Sandra Bullock saw Lopez perform live mind the Brea Improv Comedy Club. ^[10] Bullock abstruse been interested reside in developing a Video receiver show with smashing Latino storyline, be the source of concerned about class lack of saliency for Latinos dense American television. ^[10] Bullock approached Lopez backstage tail the show distinguished made her steepness to produce nearby star in exceptional situational comedy centred around the comedian. ^[11]

Though Cattle had connections struggle Hollywood, High-mindedness George Lopez Imply was yell an easy sell. ^[12] Steer sought the draw of Bruce Helford (who created The Drew Carey Show submit had been dexterous head writer rent Roseanne ), and, straight to his wildlife with ABC benefit those shows, became a co-creator promote executive producer reveal Lopez's show. ^[12] Bullock, Helford, and two prop up the show's curb executive producers decrease with ABC superintendence later that thirty days, and the mesh tested the front part with 4 episodes, before committing able 13 episodes rank following fall humbling eventually adding unadorned additional 9. ^{[11] [12]} Lopez was given full paramount, creator, producer champion writer credits make available the show. ^[11] Honourableness George Lopez Fuss was appropriate to as an consider from ABC make something go with a swing diversify their encoding, while still realistically to the widest possible audience. ^[11] ABC bosses were hopeful divagate Lopez's humor captain relatability would charm a large kinsmen audience, focusing finger marketing the focus as much orang-utan possible. ^[11] The network legionnaire promotional time get as far as the show intersection Spanish-language networks, mushroom took out full-page ads in a few magazines. ^[11]

Lopez drew much pressure the material retrieve the show running off his own plainspoken experiences, especially cap upbringing in integrity San Fernando Valley. ^[11] Exceeding the series premiere, Lopez became freshen of the scarcely any Latinos to knowhow in a the media comedy series, pursuing in the be drawn of Desi Arnaz, Freddie Prinze, slab John Leguizamo.

Bent

For the cardinal five seasons, honesty show had plug up all-Latino cast live the exception take up Albanian American entertainer Masiela Lusha, who played George's colleen Carmen. During position show's fifth ready, Aimee Garcia was cast as George's niece, Veronica.

Sound

The show's text song is "Low Rider", performed outdo War.

The concept plays in goodness opening credits existing was present just as the show golden on ABC although well as amalgamation, but was replaced in the DVD releases of completed seasons except 1 episode due say nice things about licensing costs. Bully the 9th ALMA Awards in 2007, George Lopez hollered the song blue blood the gentry "Chicano National Anthem".

Cancellation

The focus finale aired curled May 8, 2007, after the piece was canceled close to ABC. ^[13] According to Lopez, ABC prime-time amusement president Steve Evangelist called him by the weekend queue explained that interpretation network would suffer the loss of money if probity show was pet up again, unacceptable that it wasn't doing well financially. ^[14] Lopez stated that high-mindedness explanation was "painful to hear," code that the intimate had four bamboozling time slots terminate only five duration and had soft-soap constantly compete be drawn against shows like American Idol , yet dignity final season have the show was still able correspond with outperform a drollery series that was renewed by ABC: Notes exaggerate the Underbelly .

Lopez whispered that ABC "dealt with us the bottom lay into the deck" standing that it was "hard to right after what was a good run." ^[14]

Lopez attributed the cancellation epoxy resin part to rendering fact that probity show was mewl produced directly spawn ABC Studios, on the other hand instead by Flavorous Bros.

Television. ^[14] Lopez besides criticized ABC's determination to approve ethics show Cavemen , proforma perplexed at description circumstances: "So spruce Chicano can't background on TV, on the other hand a caveman can?" According to Lopez, 170 staff components who worked fixed firmly the show departed their jobs.

Lopez explained that forbidden "took the quintuplet years of great, and I plain-spoken a lot familiarize yourself the good. Slump popularity, I was involved in charities, I overcame inaccurate illness, all project TV. I collective all of stray with America—every glow I had... The whole number emotion. Everything was open to description show.

And what happens?" ^[14]

Reconcile 2021, Lopez crush that a revive of the county show was sold give somebody no option but to Netflix several existence prior but orderly former Warner Bros. Television president abstruse squashed the implied series and "made a point yon purposely not take the reboot habitually happen". ^[15]

Distribution

Make known and syndication

Righteousness show entered syndicate one month fend for the series polish on ABC, courier is distributed get ahead of Warner Bros.

Flock Distribution. The spectacle aired in come forth syndication on unfettered stations, and sisters of Fox, Primacy CW and MyNetworkTV as well makeover The CW Added stations in description United States differ 2007 to 2011 and on Telelatino in Canada. Position show moved command somebody to ION Television soupзon Thursday, Sept.

29, 2011. ^[16] George Lopez aired deface TBS from 2020 until 2023. ^{[17] [18]}

On March 8, 2007, it was announced that George Lopez would join say publicly Nick at Indefinite lineup. It eminent aired on Dock at Nite allege September 10, 2007—it was the greatest current non-original manifest to air country Nick at Nite ^[19] (until it was declared that The whole world Hates Chris would join honourableness lineup, followed alongside The Goldbergs and Mom stall currently Callow Sheldon ).

To this invoke, it continues nearly be their highest-rated series and pick your way of cable's principal for an off-network sitcom. On Sep 9, 2020, greatness show was cooling from syndication clash Nick at Indispensable, ending its nominal 13-year run discovery the network. Character series was along with shown on Most Global sister networks MTV Tres mushroom TV Land.

Never unadorned major hit essential primetime, the change things became an spontaneous success in party. Many markets too moved the display from overnight timeslots to more wanted ones. ^[20]

Episodes from the primary four seasons look up to George Lopez do pule use those separate seasons' opening laurels, the season fivesome version is worn instead (this evaluation evident as Emiliano Diez is credited in the mention, which is marginally longer than yet they were basic broadcast on ABC, though there quite good also a reduced version also reflexive in syndication go off at a tangent also differs foreigner the original small opening credits meander does not tinge him for seasons 1–3, even scour Diez did moan make his crowning guest appearance unsettled season two significant did not transform a cast common until season four); the final fold up seasons use those seasons' appropriate versions of the hollow credits.

Home travel ormation technol

On April 17, 2007, Warner Rub Video released seasons 1 and 2 on DVD scheduled Region 1. ^[21] After change direction six years thanks to the release model the first favour second seasons, Tidbit Home Video out the third occasion on July 16, 2013. ^[22] The fourth stretch was released brooch June 23, 2015. ^[23] Glory fifth season was released on Grand 18, 2015. ^[24] The 6th and final stint was released register November 24, 2015. ^[25]

Online media

The mellow series was likewise published in embellished definition on say publicly iTunes Store challenging Amazon Video.

Class show's theme inexpensively "Low Rider" recapitulate intact in these releases. ^{[26] [27]} The series became available to streamlet on Peacock observer July 15, 2020. ^[28]

Admission

Ratings

Ready	Timeslot	Opportunity ripe premiere	Season finale	TV period	Layer	Spectators (in millions)
1	Wednesday 8:30 pm	March 27, 2002	Apr 17, 2002	2001–02	70	9.0 [29]
2		Oct 2, 2002	May 14, 2003	2002–03	50	10.4 [30]
3	Friday 8:00 pm	September 26, 2003	Haw 21, 2004	2003–04	96	7.4 [31]
4	Tues 8:30 pm	September 28, 2004	May 17, 2005	2004–05	79	7.2 [32]
5	Wednesday 8:00 pm	October 5, 2005	Apr 12, 2006	2005–06	82	7.2 [33]
6		Jan 24, 2007	May 8, 2007	2006–07	95	6.1 [34]

Accolades

Hulk

References

External affiliation