MADtv (season 6)

The sixth season of "MADtv" aired from October 7, 2000, to June 23, 2001, with 30 episodes.

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MADtv began its sixth season with several cast changes. Pat Kilbane and Phil LaMarr left the show at the end of the fifth season. Returning repertory players Alex Borstein, Mo Collins, Michael McDonald, Will Sasso, Aries Spears, Nicole Sullivan, and Debra Wilson were joined by Nelson Ascencio (a featured player from last season) and newcomer Christian Duguay. Andrew Daly, Dannah Feinglass, Jeff Richards, and Stephnie Weir were added as featured players.

Cast members reprised many of their well-known characters and schticks. Alex Borstein and Will Sasso interviewed celebrities at red-carpet events, while Sasso performed celebrity impersonations of Robert De Niro and Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit. Mo Collins appeared as Doreen Larkin, Trina Moss, Lorraine Swanson, and Liz Whitman-Goldfarb. Debra Wilson and Aries Spears appeared frequently as Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown.

The cast also added several new characters. Michael McDonald portrayed the Depressed Persian Tow Truck Man (later named Mofaz the next season), an irritable American immigrant who uses pop culture references to illustrate his family's shortcomings. Stephnie Weir played Dot Goddard, a seven-year-old girl whose intelligence pales next to her twin sister, Karen (Alex Borstein), a child genius who has written several books, found cures for diseases and planned NASA expeditions. Michael McDonald and Mo Collins played Dot's parents, who treasure Karen but despise Dot. Stephnie Weir also unveiled the characters Mrs. Campbell, a curious old lady, and Dr. Kylie, an immature, party-loving doctor. Season five guests Seth Green and Susan Sarandon returned periodically during season six.

Christian Duguay impersonated Jay Leno, President George W. Bush, and *NSYNC member Joey Fatone. Duguay also played hyperactive preteen Edward and Loopgarue of "Loopgarue & Hulahoop," with Mo Collins as Hulahoop.

Jeff Richards soon left "MADtv" but later appeared on "Saturday Night Live", where he became well-known for his "Drunk Girl" character during his three-year tenure. Nelson Ascencio, Dannah Feinglass, and Nicole Sullivan also left "MADtv" at the end of season six.

Opening montage

The "MADtv" logo appears and the theme song, which is performed by the hip-hop group Heavy D & the Boyz, begins. Each member of the repertory cast, followed by the featured cast, is introduced alphabetically. The screen is divided into three live-action clips of each cast member performing recurring characters during the introductions. When the last featured cast member is introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching "MADtv"."

Cast

*Nelson Ascencio
*Alex Borstein
*Mo Collins
*Andrew Daly
*Christian Duguay
*Dannah Feinglass
*Michael McDonald
*Jeff Richards
*Will Sasso
*Aries Spears
*Nicole Sullivan
*Stephnie Weir
*Debra Wilson

Episodes

DVD releases

Season six of "MADtv" has not been released on DVD.

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"]