and the Amaury Nolasco in "Long Time No See", both in Season 2. When they meet again, Joe only gives Benny a $10. She is said to be deeply religious, though she was pregnant with Ernie before marrying his father. Mayan then started making videos on TikTok and spilled all of the family tea. He also suffered from insomnia at one point due to the stress of having to work harder than anyone due to his dyslexia, so Vic suggested he take up boxing to help him cope with anxiety. Joe picks up George's $20, disagrees with him about the money being his, and walks out. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. 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. 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. The percentage of approved Tomatometer critics who have given this title a positive review. Benny is incensed at this, but decides to accept it for George's sake. After convincing George that his father had died, Benny showed her son an abusive, dysfunctional home life and childhood, desensitizing him to her constant criminal actions as if they were any normal occurrences, guarding numerous other secrets from her son as well that were unveiled during his adulthood. As Max grew into a teenager, a number of problems made George begin to seriously doubt his son's capability, intelligence and overall future after leaving education. She has a daughter, Kimmy, who is also accident-prone. He is also the father of Linda Lorenzo, who was born after Manny left and given up for adoption not long after birth. In the pilot episode, "Prototype," George gets promoted to manager of Powers & Sons Aviation (usually seen as Powers Bros.), an airplane parts factory. He is a Cuban immigrant who became rich as a cardiac surgeon when he arrived in America. Gina and Benny are frenemies, and at one point an implication was hinted that she may be bisexual. Carmen and Toby don't go to the party and Carmen and Toby remain best friends. Lopez vs. Lopez airs Fridays at 9 p.m. EST. Before Randy and Benny got married, Amy showed up at Randy's bachelor party and told Randy to leave Benny at the altar. Benny lied to George, telling him Manny had died in a car accident. George's son Max is attracted to her, saying he loves her. Later, George learns from the other George that Manny lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with his construction buisness and is now rich. At the end of the episode when George and Angie were at the restaurant Angie told George that her father does not want her to go to Cuba unless Castro is not in power anymore. Born in 1996, Mayan is George's only child. Read on for more. He actually appears in three episodes, and appears in a dream flashback of George's in one of the episodes. He's also a foster father to Max's best friend, Ricky. Per Variety, the two were estranged for about a decade before the pandemic brought them back together. 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. At one point, George finds out that Manny is alive from Manny's sister Cecelia Lopez. Veronica's charms often play a key role in earning her what she wants, enticing men into filling out her wishes, much to the jealousy of her aging aunt in one episode, fearing for her reputation as the family's main beauty. [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. All rights reserved. He decided to return to Emilina, who had indicated that she wanted him back; unfortunately, she died before they could reunite. He used to live with his parents until George inspired him to get his own apartment. George Lopez: [looking at a picture of Manny] Who's that he's holding? She usually has been misled through someone else's deception or by her own desires (such as when she ran away from home with the womanizing Zach Powers and later insisted upon re-decorating her bedroom symbolically in order to match with her supposed maturity). How can I help your ass?" When individual episodes have scores, they will influence the final season score. Amy's first appearance occurs at the plant when she returns from breaking her arm. She is popular, one of the stars of Carmen and Toby's school. To this date, it continues to be their highest-rated series and one of cable's best for an off-network sitcom. Carmen Consuela Lopez (Masiela Lusha) is the daughter of the Lopez family; Max's older sister; granddaughter of Vic, Benny, Emelina and Manny. She talks like a valley girl. He easily gives in to peer pressure mainly because he got bullied in grade school (much like George used to) which prompted him to believe that he must follow the crowd in order to avoid being tormented. Ah! 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. Terms and Policies Mel is said to be a womanizer; he often hires female managers and at one point he dates Veronica. Later, George learns from the other George that Manny lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with his construction buisness and is now rich. He also says "oye chico" or "Cuba" or "Castro" and George tells him in one episode that he will have to pay him $1 to say those words in his house. The series finale aired on May 8, 2007, after the show was canceled by ABC. Her compassion for others not only annoys George, but often backfires. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Many episode plots were established through his stay in the Lopez household. Also, despite being a housewife, Angie is rarely shown doing any house work in the series especially during the later seasons, heavily implying that she hardly ever does any work at all. Comedian George Lopez had been performing standup throughout the early 1990s, expressing interest in having his own comedy television show like Seinfeld. Copyright 2023 Distractify. Summary One in this comedy series, set in Los Angeles, in which comedian George Lopez plays family man "George Lopez." In this episode, George and Angie happily plan their trip to Hawaii, though Max is highly annoyed to be left behind. Danny boy, a lazy worker voiced by Lopez, always called into work with hilarious phone calls, making excuses for not being there. Amy states that her family has a slight depth perception problem. Max also shares George's sense of humor and will make decisions based on his father's actions. Dr. Victor "Vic" Garcia Lantigua Palmero (Born August 26, 1942) is a recurring character who later becomes a main character on the ABC-TV series George Lopez in Season Six. At the start of the series, he and Angie were very much in love. Angie responds by pulling away and giving him a disgusted look. He was even willing to run into the burning building to save her if it weren't for a firefighter holding him back. But as the series progresses, he becomes increasingly more arrogant, seemingly difficult, and becomes more-and-more competitive with Angie and Benny. Manny dies before this can happen. Written by Dailyn Rodriguez, the episode, which was written by John Pasquin, originally aired on ABC-TV on November 28, 2003. Vic despises Fidel Castro; in Carmen's Dating, when George tells him that Castro died, he is irrepressibly thrilled. George stated Carmen and Taylor's friendship as "Carmen having her own Carmen." A third brother, Lou, is also co-owner of the company but estranged from his brothers. 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. Lopez explained that he "took the five years of good, and I did a lot with the good. Uncle Joe once appeared to have an oversized bump on his neck which is so huge George claims "It looks like you're growing a second head!" Zack (played by Trevor Wright) is Mel's son and Jack's nephew. Episodes from the first four seasons of George Lopez do not use those respective seasons' opening titles, the season five version is used instead (this is evident as Emiliano Diez is credited in the sequence, which is slightly longer than how they were originally broadcast on ABC, though there is also a short version also used in syndication that also differs from the original short opening credits that does not credit him for seasons 13, even though Diez did not make his first guest appearance until season two and did not become a cast regular until season four); the final two seasons use those seasons' appropriate versions of the opening credits. George's character also goes through a big change over the course of the series. In Lopez vs. Lopez, George and his daughter discover that theyre not that different after all which is also true IRL. But before he dies, he gives Benny the tickets. Fridge Brilliance. Angie is considerably softer and more forgiving as a parent, unlike her husband who is quick to come down hard on their kids. His wife, Angie's mother Emilina, cheated on him by having a prolonged affair and they divorced early in season 3. In one episode, it is learned that Angie once fell in love with him because of a mural Angie that George claims to have made. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and 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. Max naturally goes with George's advice because he can actually compare himself to George much more than Angie. Though George may be aware of this, he still prefers to accuse Jason possibly because he can't accept the fact that it's his daughter that's lustful for Jason. George often backs down from his wife, which prompts Benny to tease him on the inevitable fact she's actually the "man" in their marriage. [9] Bullock had been interested in developing a TV show with a Latino storyline, being concerned about the lack of visibility for Latinos on American television. Amy (Sandra Bullock) is a recurring character (appearing in three episodes in total) who is nicknamed Accident Amy, because she is accident-prone. "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. He and Benny were estranged for fifteen years over a foolish grudge, but George convinces his mom to see Joe and get "closure" before he dies. George pathetically tried to counter it by asking her "You sure it's not because you want to see me with my tool belt?" 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! George adds to this by replying that Ernie's mother sneezed and he "popped out to her shoulders". He was purchased from a homeless man who was unable to afford medical treatment for his pet, and was named by Max for the countless injections that the dog required in order to lessen the symptoms of its numerous illnesses. One episode focused on Mr. He is shown to be quite rebellious and never listening to his father. This is incorrect he should have said that they are in Malibu when actually they are in Cuba. Manny, wishing to estabish a relationship with George, drops charges on George, and he is released, as George invites him to have dinner over at his house, so that Manny could meet Angie and the kids. George married Angie Palmero right out of high school and had two children, Carmen and Max. Sylvie is Ernie's morbidly obese mother who needs assistance with bathing and dining. 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.. Carmen often shows a liberal bent to political issues (even more than others in her household) and has an affinity for social justice causes. In the three episodes which he actually appears, Manny is played by William Marquez. In reality, Zach was only trying to lure her into having sexual intercourse before dumping her. George Edward Lopez (played by George Lopez) is the main protagonist of the series. Per Variety, the two were estranged for . She laughs this off, but learns not to take a shower when Max is home, as she found him in the hamper once. He has two daughters and one son. So let's wrap her around the keg and start this party!" Though, the same cant be said for her father, who, at that time, recognized that the rift in their relationship was serious. According to Vibe, George's newfound realizations led him to take Mayan with him to trauma therapy. Joe and Benny argue about how he owed her $20, while George subtly takes a $20 out of his pocket and drops it on the floor, exclaiming "Oh, look what fell out of Joe's pocket." Unlike George's tough childhood, Angie had a spoiled upbringing, which sometimes causes friction between herself and George. Angie was most upset, though, in the season 3 episode "Mementos", where George proves he has failed to listen to her and throws an irreplaceable box of her grandmother's mementos away while spring cleaning, and this spawns an entire list of occasions in which his failure to listen to Angie at an earlier time (usually not seen by the viewers) comes back to haunt him in one of the episodes. It is mentioned by Carmen that the reason for Zack's undisciplined behavior stems from his father not being there for him and having a "bitter old drunk" of a mother. "Amazon.com: George Lopez: The Complete First and Second Seasons (HD)" Retrieved on June 24, 2014. Top Democrats said their goal is to 'just stop stupid stuff' and 'put people over politics' as they took their first pass at a strategy for trying to take back the House in 2024. 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. He had a better attitude!" She was last seen cleaning up in Benny's house. [11] Bullock, Helford, and two of the show's other executive producers met with ABC executives later that month, and the network tested the show with 4 episodes, before committing to 13 episodes the following fall and eventually adding an additional 9. [11] Bullock sought the help of Bruce Helford (who created The Drew Carey Show and had been a head writer for Roseanne), and, due to his history with ABC on those shows, became a co-creator and executive producer of Lopez's show. It is later revealed that the child belongs to someone else, and Ernie's fiance makes a swift and permanent exit. He has a brother, Octavio Palmero. It's possible that he died because of this because it is mentioned to be serious. He is an incompetent, big-eared, clumsy, dim-witted, but loyal and lovable character. And what happens?"[13]. George often buys expensive jerseys of the teams and wears them on his days off. 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 George is of Mexican descent and proudly boasts about it several times throughout the series, though he occasionally makes jokes about it as well. [10][11] Lopez was given full starring, creator, producer and writer credits for the show. On April 17, 2007, Warner Home Video released seasons 1 and 2 on DVD in Region 1. 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 replies and says the thing is for 2020 and Castro would dead or her dad would be senile and they could tell him that they are in Cuba when they were actually in Malibu. George gets a package with a gold watch and a letter from Manny asking him not to come to his funeral to avoid ruining his reputation. George! Linda Lorenzo (played by Lisa Guerrero in episode "Feel the Burn" and by Eva LaRue in episodes "George Gets Assisterance" 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. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Since his divorce from his first wife, Maya's mom, the relationship between father and daughter has been rocky, to say the least. George also accidentally saw Sylvie naked as a child. In Season 3 he went through several tutors until Jason started tutoring him, which helped him significantly. 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. Needles's development of a deadly, life-threatening tumor that required surgical extraction in order for the dog to receive treatment, which the Lopez family refused in exchange for euthanasia of Mr. George's employee. In the episode "Girl Fight" Piper writes "Carmen Hopez" on the sliding door and also wrote "Carmen Cant Say No-pez" on her locker at school because Carmen's ex-boyfriend Adam spread a rumor that he had sex with Carmen. Television. Whenever he torments his sister, George will usually enable and/or encourage his behavior. 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