Taylor (played by Valeria Andrews) is Carmen's friend. Many episode plots had often been established through George's discovery of a protected secret, such as the revelation of his having a sister named Linda (who had enjoyed a far more loving childhood after Benny had given her up for adoption), and many jokes had been brought up referencing one of Benny's numerous acts of child abuse directed toward George and mistreatment of him. Despite all this, Angie still loves him. The show moved to ION Television on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. George! With George Lopez, Constance Marie, Masiela Lusha, Valente Rodriguez. George, who's preparing to give a kidney to his father, is in trouble with Angie because he threw away a box of her family mementos, but both their priorities shift when Benny delivers bad news: Manny has died. And I walked in on her checking a man for moles in a place where sun damage is not a possibility!"). 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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. At one point, George finds out that Manny is alive from Manny's sister Cecelia Lopez. This is often demonstrated when a particularly challenging situation arises and rather than admit that he is in over his head, George will quote in a very high-pitched voice, "I got this! Multiple storylines in the series are established through the unveiling of a secret guarded by Benny throughout George's whole childhood, most notably the discovery that his father Manny is still alive after Benny had convinced George that he died. At serious points in the series, he has tried to set Angie straight but she's always managed to either outsmart him or avoid the problem completely by pointing out some other problem. The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth: Season 8, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 1, Link to Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. When Angie's boyfriend before George seemed only to be attracted to Angie because of her looks, Vic paid him to end their relationship to teach her "that attraction was just physical, that looks don't matter"; this leads to her marrying George. 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. Angie is considerably softer and more forgiving as a parent, unlike her husband who is quick to come down hard on their kids. Ernie dates her and takes care of Ricky for her because of her personal issues. George is of Mexican descent and proudly boasts about it several times throughout the series, though he occasionally makes jokes about it as well. Piper (Autumn Reeser) is Carmen's former friend turned nemesis. This may be because she was pampered like a princess during her childhood. George was infuriated by his actions and Zach admitted his intentions to George during a confrontation. They remain dedicated parents, and committed partners in business and their philanthropic organization, The Lopez Foundation.". Fridge Brilliance. Comedian George Lopez had been performing standup throughout the early 1990s, expressing interest in having his own comedy television show like Seinfeld. Manny sends George a letter telling him not to go to the funeral, but with the letter, he sends George a gold watch that was handed down from Manny's father. At another time, when Benny said she would never see George again after an argument, George said he would (when he's called to identify Benny's dead body)- "That's her. Another notable fact about her marriage with George is their infatuation with each other. After Carmen's departure from the series, Angie's overindulged niece Veronica moved in, laden with a large trust fund that is entrusted to George's care. She got George in trouble with the Powers Brothers for not responding to important calls. She is very melodramatic, always displays superior intelligence and a love of writing laughably dramatic, dark, or melancholy poetry. Seeks to establish a relationship with son George even after George punches him in the face for insulting ex-wife Benny when the family (except Carmen) travels to Phoenix after learning he's still alive, Construction company owner, Real Estate Investor. He is shown to be quite rebellious and never listening to his father. Needles is the name of the Lopez family dog; mangy and sickly, having contracted a multitude of harsh, often fictional and disgusting, canine ailments. Like his father, Max suffers from dyslexia, which is a lot more severe than George's dyslexia. However, it is later revealed Vic paid him off to do so (with George joking that he'd leave Angie if he got paid $200,000). 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. Lopez vs. Lopez airs Fridays at 9 p.m. EST. Mel is said to be a womanizer; he often hires female managers and at one point he dates Veronica. Her compassion for others not only annoys George, but often backfires. George smashes the watch, and then Benny tells him it was worth a lot. [13] Lopez stated that the explanation was "painful to hear," noting that the show had four different time slots in only five years and had to constantly compete against shows like American Idol, yet the final season of the show was still able to outperform a comedy series that was renewed by ABC: Notes from the Underbelly. that Benny was in turn raised in an abusive environment. He eventually accepts George as a good match for his daughter, as his son and other daughter's marriages ended in failure while Angie is still married. George is so upset that his father doesn't want him to attend his funeral, that he destroys the watch with a meat mallet. Ricky (J.B. Gaynor) is Max's closest friend. Benny often calls her "princess" sarcastically due to her being spoiled, and the two don't get along well. Throughout the series, George demonstrates several times how self-righteous and uncaring he is of Angie, such as in "George's Extreme Makeover: Holmes Edition", where George promises to renovate the garage into an office space for Angie, but resorts to paying a couple of his old friends to do it with "a couple of cases of beer". 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. and the Amaury Nolasco in "Long Time No See", both in Season 2. Comedy Drama When George's father Manny sends him a check for $20,000 to pay off his debt, George and the family take a trip out to Phoenix to meet his father for the first time in 36 years however he punches him and storms out. In the season 3 finale, he runs away with her and takes $5,000 with him. She was last seen cleaning up in Benny's house. Ernie's inept social skills and inability to talk to women is obviously a result of the over sheltered childhood he had and his parents own problems rubbing off on him. Much like George is overprotective of Carmen, Angie is overprotective of Max, and sees him as her little boy just like any stereotypically overprotective mother. Lou drinks often and is described as being more "caring" for the workers by promoting better quality health care. Who's Your Daddy? The series was also shown on Paramount Global sister networks MTV Tres and TV Land. It is likely Manny named his second son George after his guilt of leaving his first son George. At Thanksgiving dinner later that year, Manny is revealed to need a kidney transplant, so George offers to donate his kidney. George Edward Lopez (played by George Lopez) is the main protagonist of the series. He is believed to be a Super Bowl fan, because he always has tickets. George!'") One joke was made by George when Ernie asked if George listens to his voicemail. Fortunately the prayers of both Max and George miraculously cured Mr. Mr. George had a troubled childhood which is referenced throughout the series. According to George, Jason may have a new girlfriend who is thought to be Asian or African American. Another running gag in the series is her hitting George at least once an episode after he says something she doesn't want to hear or something that she believes is too inappropriate in front of the kids. The show stars the titular comedian George Lopez, who plays a fictionalized version of himself, featuring his life at work and his family life in Los Angeles, California. ", usually followed or preceded with the crazy idea or joke (example: "I enjoyed meeting your mother'? 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. 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. EPISODE 48. [23], The complete series was also published in high definition on the iTunes Store and Amazon Video. After seeing her TikToks, George Lopez took daughter Mayan Lopez to therapy and the two now co-star on 'Lopez vs. Lopez.'. Manuel "Manny" Lopez (played by William Marquez and portrayed as younger by Amaury Nolasco and Esai Morales) is George, Linda and George II's father, Angie's father-in-law, Benny's ex-husband, Lydia's husband, and Carmen and Max's paternal grandfather. Occasionally, Jack and Mel will make racial comments towards George such as calling him 'amigo' and 'Senor Pumpkin Head.' Later, George learns from the other George that Manny lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with his construction buisness and is now rich. [10], Though Bullock had connections through Hollywood, The George Lopez Show was not an easy sell. Viewing herself as sexually-appealing and erotically-charming, Gina's main character hallmarks of her countless attempts at charming her male co-workers and at sex appeal are often the object of ridicule. George seems to be very infatuated with Angie when she doesn't speak while Angie rarely ever shows a slightest bit of infatuation with him. She is known for having an attitude problem and for being very rude to people. Bullock executive produced the show; normally a film actress, Bullock's three episodes as Amy are her only television acting credits in the twenty-first century. It's possible that he died because of this because it is mentioned to be serious. [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. He joins the DC Extended Universe in the upcoming superhero film Blue Beetle, releasing in-theaters in 2023.His extensive film credits include Walking with Herb, the . This is the episode list for The George Lopez Show "Prototype": George Lopez, a worker at an aviation factory for 20 years, gets promoted to manager. George's dad, Manny Lopez, died in this episode right before George donates a kidney to him. Carmen did not agree, and Piper made Carmen choose to be friends with her or with Toby. She soon says that George couldn't tell her whom to date but soon breaks up with Vic when she finds out how he kissed Benny, her mother, and gently tells him it'd be best if they just stayed friends. Vic was shown to have a romantic interest in Benny, even kissing her a few times in a way more intense than that of "just in-laws," even calling her his "little devil." Angie responds by pulling away and giving him a disgusted look. Manny dropped the charges and had George released. George later revealed that he needed a kidney transplant, as George, after much thought, and much to the chagrin of Benny, planned to donate his father a kidney, but Manny wound up dying before he had a chance to go through with the transplant. George Lopez Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. He likes everyone in the family except for Benny, who sometimes barks at him due to his personality. George eventually and successfully negotiated Jason's pro baseball contract with the Washington Nationals farm team, the Savannah Sand Gnats. In a later episode, Ernie becomes engaged to Ricky's mother, after she informs Ernie she is pregnant with his child. However, it has been revealed that Benny secretly does love her son; some reasons relating to her secrecy and deprivation of multiple privileges toward George were out of protection and worry for him. George's employee. He is the son of Manny and Benny Lopez. A family has been left heartbroken after a 'beautiful' young woman collapsed and died suddenly in her father's arms despite his best efforts to try and save her life. She's cold. [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 raises daughter Carmen and dyslexic son Max with his wife Angie, after surviving a miserable, dysfunctional childhood at the hands of his neglectful alcoholic mother Benny, who is portrayed as selfish and cold-hearted. He actually appears in three episodes, and appears in a dream flashback of George's in one of the episodes. He even said "My mom's been training for this; she's been smoking three packs a day for years!" Her parents pulled her out of public school and placed her in a private one (at considerable expense), only to have similar problems follow her there. She told Max "What we called discipline is now called child abuse". People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. All rights reserved. In a later episode Ernie announces that he broke up with Tammy over irreconcilable differences explaining that he "wanted to communicate more and she wanted to have sex with strangers while he [Ernie] was at work". [26], "The George Lopez Show" redirects here. TV-14 Buy Assembly-line worker and family man George (comic George Lopez) is promoted to manage an airplane parts factory in Los Angeles. George warns him, "She's your first cousin; you have dyslexia. Unlike George's tough childhood, Angie had a spoiled upbringing, which sometimes causes friction between herself and George. (George, however, defends himself by saying if she's told him repeatedly, he's obviously not a very good listener) George can also tend to forget Angie's birthday or their anniversary, such as in "George of the Ring", where Angie points out that he actually forgot three days ago. George is not publicly dating anybody new at this time. Her most famous line is, "I know, huh?" Many episode plots were established through his stay in the Lopez household. Max naturally goes with George's advice because he can actually compare himself to George much more than Angie. In response to years of the abuse that George has put up with her, a common theme throughout the series is George referring to Benny in some demonic shape or form or when he won the award for manager of the year, he proudly stated, "And to my mother, I wish she'd lived to see this day but I know she's down there looking up at me and she's saying "Oh my flesh is burning! Angie on the other hand would much rather not and instead do some other activity. to try calming himself. ABOUT GEORGE. In the end, though, he always comes through with getting gifts. Initially, George stayed quiet about her accusations. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Last edited on 18 February 2023, at 03:52, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_George_Lopez_characters&oldid=1140043299, This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 03:52. Gina Sorenstam (Elmarie Wendel) is an employee at Powers Brothers Aviation. Jason came to live with the Lopez family briefly while he trying to earn a football scholarship. George also accidentally saw Sylvie naked as a child. 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 one point, he was engaged to Ricky's mom Tammy because she was pregnant with another man's baby and he wanted a family. Based on their true story, George and Mayas new show tells their tale of reconciliation. 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. Becomes a Brick Joke in 'George Drives the Batmobile', where the . Distractify is a registered trademark. Lopez drew much of the material for the show from his own life experiences, especially his upbringing in the San Fernando Valley. By creating an account, you agree to the Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck dropped by a home in the Pacific Palisades on Tuesday amid reports that they are 'in escrow' on a $34.5million property in the area.. He claimed he "saw one boob through one window and the other boob through the other window." George Lopez (2002-2007) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Series Writing Credits Series Cast Series Produced by Series Music by Series Cinematography by Series Film Editing by Series Casting By Series Art Direction by Series Set Decoration by Series Costume Design by Series Makeup Department 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. George married Angie Palmero right out of high school and had two children, Carmen and Max. During the show's fifth season, Aimee Garcia was cast as George's niece, Veronica. Television. When Angie's mother dies, George . He is an incompetent, big-eared, clumsy, dim-witted, but loyal and lovable character. Carmen has dated a multitude of boys, most notably Zach Powers, and a member of the high school football and baseball teams, Jason McNamara. Linda Lorenzo (played by Lisa Guerrero in episode "Feel the Burn" and by Eva LaRue in episodes "George Gets Assisterance" The couple - who wed in July . A month later, the police show up at George's work, and arrest him. He is also the father of Linda Lorenzo, who was born after Manny left and given up for adoption not long after birth. He is also dyslexic, which often comes into play on the show. George is about to donate a kidney to Manny, but Manny dies before he can donate the kidney. He is a Cuban immigrant who became rich as a cardiac surgeon when he arrived in America. 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