- Prototype (George Lopez)
Infobox Television episode
Title =Prototype
Series =George Lopez
Season =1
Episode =1
Airdate =March 27, 2002
Writer =Robert Borden, George Lopez, Bruce Helford
Director =Barnet Kellman
Guests =Dagney Kerr
Episode list =List of George Lopez episodes
Season list = Infobox George Lopez season 1
Next =Curious GeorgePrototype is the series primere of the show George Lopez it is about where George gets promoted after 16 years working on the assembly line and has to fire either his mom or his best friend.Plot
George excited about being manager and being promoted goes to work after a talk with his daughter Carmen Lopez a 13 year old teenager about how she wrote in a letter that she "had her period" to get out of swim team, however she didn't really have it. George says to get back at her he will she a lie to her and she will not know it was a lie. At work George talks to Jack his boss and his boss (Jack Powers) tells George he has to fire his mom or his best friend. Before a big BBQ happening at George's house, George tells Angie Lopez (George's wife) that he his going to fire his mom and she might have to live with them. Angie reluctantly accepts. Shortly after Angie tells Carmen that she will need her to watch Max and his friends at the BBQ when they are on the slip 'n' slide. Carmen says no and Angie furious with her tells George to tell Carmen she has to. George talks to her and Carmen says the reason why is because if she is watching kid's by a slip 'n' slide she will need to wear a swimsuit and if she does her armpit hair will show. George finds out this is why she wouldn't go to Swim Team and George tells Carmen that she can use his shaver. At the Barbecue George uses his lie on Carmen and she falls for it and after that tells his mom Benny Lopez a smoking, shrinking, 50 year old that she is fired. Benny shocked leaves. The next day at work George tells Jack he fired his mom. Jack surprised tells George that it was just a test of loyalty and George didn't really need to fire his mom. George furious at Jack quits. Shortly after Jack begs him to come back and George agrees after a deal. Benny keeps her job and all is well.
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