His wife, Angie's mother Emilina, cheated on him by having a prolonged affair and they divorced early in season 3. George Lopez, commonly referred to as The George Lopez Show, [1] is an American sitcom created by George Lopez, Bruce Helford and Robert Borden, which originally aired for six seasons, consisting of 120 episodes, on ABC from March 27, 2002, to May 8, 2007. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Max had a crush on Taylor. Though when Carmen was no longer affected by this, it's left questionable as to why she was not put back in public school. However Carmen does not give in when Zack attempts to sleep with her at a hotel, even trying to get her drunk just to do so, which also fails. Angie is a know-it-all who always thinks that George, is wrong, but there have been multiple times when she has to apologize to him. He is a Cuban immigrant who became rich as a cardiac surgeon when he arrived in America. Benita "Benny" Diaz Lopez (Belita Moreno) is George and Linda's mother, Angie's mother-in-law, and Carmen and Max's paternal grandmother; a wise-cracking, outspoken, insensitive alcoholic who was responsible for George's frequently-mentioned traumatic childhood. 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. Angie responds by pulling away and giving him a disgusted look. George found Manny in Phoenix, Arizona, punched him in the face for calling his mother a "cabrona" (Spanish for "Bitch") and was arrested for it a month later. Her most famous line is, "I know, huh?" 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. She's also been described as a bad cook by mainly Benny and sometimes George. 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.. 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!" Stubborn, Benny often hates to admit her mistakes, accept apologies, or reconcile with others, and her relentless alcoholism and strong addiction to smoking is frequently poked fun at by her disrespectful son. George initially believed Manny, his father, was dead (which was what Benny told him so he would stop asking where his father was), but learned he was actually alive from Manny's sister and George's aunt, Cecelia. He claims to be jealous of George's life. Joe picks up George's $20, disagrees with him about the money being his, and walks out. He works on the assembly line at Power Bros. Aviation, he started as a regular worker who later on became the Assembly Line's Team Leader. 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. Eventually she admitted that her parents were right all along about Zach when she confessed that he had dumped and ditched her in a nightclub shortly after she refused to sleep with him at a hotel he had taken her to. Conceiving him in the back of a car wash after engaging in premarital sexual relations with Manny Lopez, Benny wed her lover shortly afterward, only for Manny to divorce her during George's infanthood. Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter He starts to say all those words and dropping dollar bills everywhere, before he says "what-cha" (George's catchphrase) to George in his own house. . Furious and emotional, George destroys the watch, not knowing that it is worth a fortune until Benny tells him it must have been worth a lot more than when she was with Manny. Piper and her other cool friends go on a website to post insulting comments; in the episode "Token of Unappreciation", they target Toby. He ran away from Carmen to pursue a baseball career after she tried to pressure him into having a baby so they could get married. The show entered syndication one month after the series finale on ABC, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution. George later revealed that he needed a kidney transplant, as George, after much thought, and much to the chagrin of Benny, planned to donate his father a kidney, but Manny wound up dying before he had a chance to go through with the transplant. Never a major hit in primetime, the show became an unexpected success in syndication. George was previously hitched to his first and only wife and Mayan's mom, Ann Serrano, from 1993 until their divorce in 2011 (Ann cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for their split in November 2010). Marisol laments that she doesn't want to be a dog groomer and envision herself with a classier job, such as working in an office, to which Angie responds by encouraging George to hire her at Powers Brothers for a trial period. The show's theme song "Low Rider" is intact in these releases. It's been implied that one of the reasons Max didn't do too well at school is George and Angie's constant arguing which makes it hard for him to concentrate on his studies, though his parents don't seem to care or even attempt to change even after Max practically broke down informing them of this, though it was implied he simply used it as an excuse in order to explain his getting a D in history at the time. George had a troubled childhood which is referenced throughout the series. As a boy, George enjoyed playing guitar and baseball; in his teens he started a heavy-metal band with Ernie, and other friends called "Dos Bad Asses"; they won battle of the bands at school by lighting their instruments on fire, but only the first round and making the curtains in the auditorium fire-poof. The percentage of approved Tomatometer critics who have given this title a positive review. George's dad, Manny Lopez, died in this episode right before George donates a kidney to him. George is not publicly dating anybody new at this time. He is also an avid sports fan of teams such as the Oakland Raiders, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. [13] Lopez stated that the explanation was "painful to hear," noting that the show had four different time slots in only five years and had to constantly compete against shows like American Idol, yet the final season of the show was still able to outperform a comedy series that was renewed by ABC: Notes from the Underbelly. He is shown to be quite rebellious and never listening to his father. Since his divorce from his first wife, Maya's mom, the relationship between father and daughter has been rocky, to say the least. That said, at the time, the couple released a statement regarding their split after 17 years. A family has been left heartbroken after a 'beautiful' young woman collapsed and died suddenly in her father's arms despite his best efforts to try and save her life. 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. Esai Morales who plays Manny Lopez, George's father, is actually two years younger than George Lopez. Season 3, Episode 19: Angie Gets Tanked. In reality, Zach was only trying to lure her into having sexual intercourse before dumping her. In the "fantasy dream flashbacks", in which George supposedly has when he's trying to describe to his son Max what his dad Manny, whom he's not seen since he was two, and doesn't remember how he looked, might look and act like, Manny's played first by Esai Morales in "Who's Your Daddy?" After Carmen's departure from the series, Angie's overindulged niece Veronica moved in, laden with a large trust fund that is entrusted to George's care. Angie is very overprotective of Max and supportive of Carmen. George Lopez, commonly referred to as The George Lopez Show,[1] is an American sitcom created by George Lopez, Bruce Helford and Robert Borden, which originally aired for six seasons, consisting of 120 episodes, on ABC from March 27, 2002, to May 8, 2007. 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 and Ernie worked at Mr. Carrillo's restaurant during high school. He is believed to be a Super Bowl fan, because he always has tickets. The series was also shown on Paramount Global sister networks MTV Tres and TV Land. Aggravated by her parents' limits, Carmen often performs acts of rebellion against them as a means of proving her maturity and independence, albeit her father often fears for her virginity. Carmen goes to private school after people keep harassing her, including a guy pulling her shirt up in the hall, and another who follows her into the bathroom and asks her if she wants to have sex with him. His mother, Benny was neglectful and verbally abusive, which took a toll on George's childhood. He even said "My mom's been training for this; she's been smoking three packs a day for years!" (Vic says he learned of it when "Last week I went to her dermatology clinic to surprise her. He is the son of Manny and Benny Lopez. Taylor (played by Valeria Andrews) is Carmen's friend. [10] Upon the series debut, Lopez became one of the few Latinos to star in a television comedy series, following in the footsteps of Desi Arnaz, Freddie Prinze, and John Leguizamo. In a later episode Ernie announces that he broke up with Tammy over irreconcilable differences explaining that he "wanted to communicate more and she wanted to have sex with strangers while he [Ernie] was at work". There is no Audience Score because there are not enough user ratings at this time. He is often at George's house conversing with the family and has very few other friends. 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