MADtv (season 2)

MADtv (season 2)

The second season of "MADtv" aired from September 21, 1996, to May 17, 1997, with 22 episodes.

eason summary

Despite some minor cast changes—Tim Conlon and Pablo Francisco joined as featured players and Artie Lange quietly left mid-season—the second season of "MADtv" was not a radical departure from season one (largely the same cast, the same type of humor, and the same format).

The addition of a weekly guest host was the most notable difference of season two, the only season of "MADtv" to feature one. Although every season has had several guest stars, season two's guest stars were referred to as "hosts" and appeared in nearly every sketch. Every episode had a new host, whereas in other seasons, not every episode had a guest star and the guest star usually only appeared in a few sketches. The guest host format was similar to "Saturday Night Live"'s, but "MADtv" ended this format after season two.

Opening montage

The title sequence for season two is exactly the same as the previous season, except the theme song features more bass. The sequence starts with several fingers pointing at a bomb. The bomb explodes and several different pictures of Alfred E. Neuman appear, followed by the "MADtv" logo. The theme song, which is performed by the hip-hop group Heavy D & the Boyz, begins. Cast members are introduced alphabetically with their names appearing in caption over live-action clips of them. More pictures of Alfred E. Neuman appear between the introduction of each cast member. When the last cast member is introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching "MADtv"."

Cast

*Craig Anton
*Bryan Callen
*Tim Conlon
*Pablo Francisco
*David Herman
*Orlando Jones
*Phil LaMarr
*Artie Lange^
*Mary Scheer
*Nicole Sullivan
*Debra Wilson

"^ Performer left mid-season, but his departure wasn't announced until the end of the season

Episodes

DVD releases

Despite a preview on the special features disc of the "MADtv: the Complete First Season" DVD box set, season two of "MADtv" has not been released on DVD due to poor sales of season one.

External links

* [http://www.madtv.com/ "MADtv" - Official Website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt{1|0112056}/ "{2|MADtv}"] at The Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.tv.com/madtv/show/725/summary.html "MADtv"] at TV.com
* [http://www.jumptheshark.com/m/madtv.htm Jump The Shark - "MADtv"]


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