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Season 1 – MADtv

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A sketch comedy series, based on the long-running MAD Magazine, that spoofs TV shows, movies, music videos and other pop-culture staples. Celebrity guests stop by from time to time to help the cast members poke fun. Many episodes also feature performances by popular musical acts.

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Ginia Bellafante TIME Magazine Not surprisingly, such spoofs of pop culture are a staple of Mad TV's lineup, and some of its filmed movie parodies have been especially clever. Sep 11, 2018 Full Review Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel Best of all, like the SNL of old, Mad TV knows how to spoof commercials, with priceless parodies of Budweiser frogs and ''MacDumpsters.'' Sep 11, 2018 Full Review John J. O'Connor New York Times In short, there's no breakthrough material or personality as yet, but the cast is gearing up with appealing verve. Sep 11, 2018 Full Review Craig Tomashoff People Magazine It takes a lot to make Saturday Night Live look like a sharp, sophisticated show, but Mad TV's lowbrow stab at humor does just that. Rated: C- Sep 11, 2018 Full Review Scott D. Pierce Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Imagine a Saturday late-night comedy show with lame jokes, good ideas that fizzle, a liberal dash of tastelessness and vulgarity and a cast you've never heard of. Sep 11, 2018 Full Review Chris Hicks Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Fans of "MADtv" swear the show is much better than "Saturday Night Live"... but this collection of the first season's episodes demonstrates that the show is frequently very funny, in its own subversive way. Sep 11, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Austin P Every bit as painful, racist, sexist, cruel, and unfunny as the original, which had as much to do with Mad Magazine as the Super Mario Bros. movie had to do with Super Mario Bros. Watch Cartoon Network's MAD instead! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/16 Full Review Audience Member So really very awful. They should just pull the plug because it's only getting worse. I feel bad for the MadTV All Stars. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member While your article was wonderful and very much hopeful, as was I, and other critics and fans, hoping that the reboot would live up to the once delightful series, I highly disagree. This reboot is an unfortunate shame and disappointment. The series was once a very unique and irreverent take on humor, with great sketches, writing, and an unmimicable cast to bring it to life! They WERE and ARE what was and is MADtv (original). This reboot seems like something entirely different that slapped the name MADtv on it in an attempt to carry the weight of its notoriety and lure in longtime fans. But having seen the new show, it severely lacks the original humor and direction that made the original MADtv. It feels like the tarnishing of a name of a once legendary sketch series brought on by a network that targets a different audience. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member No one like. CW take down disgrace Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
MADtv — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Bryan Callen

Actor

Alex Borstein

Actor

David Herman

Actor

Orlando Jones

Actor

Phil LaMarr

Actor

Artie Lange

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 14, 1995 "Gump Fiction"; "MTV Week With Poison"; "Star Trek: Deep Stain Nine"; guest Kato Kaelin; Ice-T; Ice Cube. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 21, 1995 "Quantum Dream Team"; "Crimson Tide II"; "The Air Guitar Shop"; guests Joe Walsh; Dean Stockwell. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 28, 1995 Parody crosses "Apollo 13" with "Friday the 13th"; "First to a Million"; "Outing Dummy"; "Like a Rolling Stone"; guest Peter Marshall. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 4, 1995 "Woody Allen Action Flick"; "PR"; "Dennis Rodman PSA"; "Life With Buffer"; with Gary Coleman; Adam West; Michael Buffer; Roy Jones Jr. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 11, 1995 "When Harry Met Sally" and "Free Willy" spawn a romance that transcends barriers of species; a famous host crashes a cocktail party. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 18, 1995 "Clueless of the Lambs"; parodies of "Party of Five," Calvin Klein ads and Oprah Winfrey's show; guests Matthew Fox, Scott Wolf, Neve Campbell. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 25, 1995 Action hero longs for justice in "Hard to Oppress: Dark Territory"; Ken Norton Jr. coaches the cast; actor-comic Dave Foley gives a monologue. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 9, 1995 In "Math Made Easy With Farrakhan," a new method for solving math problems is introduced; RuPaul attends a high-society function. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 16, 1995 Holiday-themed sketches; "Vancome Lady: Department Store Santa"; "Easy to Assemble"; "The Christmas Santa Forgot"; guest Pauly Shore. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 6, 1996 Clintfeld goes behind the scenes at the White House; a spy becomes a movie producer; handicap toilet police; guest Rip Taylor. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 13, 1996 "Mad About Jew"; "Windows of the Soul"; monologue on adoption; the Presidents of the United States; with Andy Dick, Tony Orlando. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 3, 1996 "Menace II High Society"; "Martin"; "Happy News Network"; with Pharcyde; David Faustino. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 10, 1996 "The XXX-Files"; "Jim Carrey School of Acting"; "Vista Militia"; "Vancombe Lady: Hostage Negotiator"; "Quality Time." Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 17, 1996 In "Michael Jackson Infomercial," the pop star shares his "three steps" to success; "Good Cop, Bad Cop" presents unique police techniques. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 9, 1996 "Eddie Murphy Audition"; "Joel & Connie: Small Claims Court"; "That's My White Mama"; "Terms of Imprisonment"; guest Doug Llewelyn. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 16, 1996 "Casino Man"; generation X newscast; "Ozark Singled Out"; guest Chris Hardwick; Barry Williams. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 6, 1996 "For Your Files Only"; "OJ Outtakes"; "That's My White Mama"; "Homegirl Surgeons'; guest Claudia Schiffer; Kim Coles. Details Episode 18 Aired May 25, 1996 "Babe-Watch"; "Funeral DJ"; "Beauty Pageant"; "Drug Bust"; guest Bruce McCulloch. Details Episode 19 Aired Jun 22, 1996 A claymation Gumby & Pokey parody; a woman introduces her lover in "Meet the Folks"; "Little League Bookie"; guest Harland Williams. Details Episode 20 Aired Aug 24, 1996 Best of MAD TV Season 1 Highlights from the first season. Details

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Season Info

Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy, Variety
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 14, 1995