and "Ay, What are you looking at?" George finally gets to meet her for the first time at a Valley School district meeting in the episode "Feel the Burn". He actually appears in three episodes, and appears in a dream flashback of George's in one of the episodes. At the end of the episode when George and Angie were at the restaurant Angie told George that her father does not want her to go to Cuba unless Castro is not in power anymore. George often buys expensive jerseys of the teams and wears them on his days off. George often refers to his mother as "a crazy old bat". and the George seems to be very infatuated with Angie when she doesn't speak while Angie rarely ever shows a slightest bit of infatuation with him. It is also implied he lives with his parents in Switzerland. 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. ", usually followed or preceded with the crazy idea or joke (example: "I enjoyed meeting your mother'? (George, however, defends himself by saying if she's told him repeatedly, he's obviously not a very good listener) George can also tend to forget Angie's birthday or their anniversary, such as in "George of the Ring", where Angie points out that he actually forgot three days ago. Max once ended up in the hospital for alcohol poisoning after drinking grain alcohol mixed with fruit punch at a party. Amazon. 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. 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. Throughout the series, George demonstrates several times how self-righteous and uncaring he is of Angie, such as in "George's Extreme Makeover: Holmes Edition", where George promises to renovate the garage into an office space for Angie, but resorts to paying a couple of his old friends to do it with "a couple of cases of beer". George raises daughter Carmen and dyslexic son Max with his wife Angie, after surviving a miserable, dysfunctional childhood at the hands of his neglectful alcoholic mother Benny, who is portrayed as selfish and cold-hearted. Later, George learns from the other George that Manny lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with his construction buisness and is now rich. Due to this, Benny is disgusted at what her son George has been reduced to, which further causes her to dislike Angie. George and Angie raise money to send Carmen to private school. Manuel "Manny" Lopez (played by William Marquez and portrayed as younger by Amaury Nolasco and Esai Morales) is George, Linda and George II's father, Angie's father-in-law, Benny's ex-husband, Lydia's husband, and Carmen and Max's paternal grandfather. Originally, after George found out Manny was alive, it was assumed Manny never gave George any support, only to figure out he left behind his own fathers golden watch that would be worth a fortune by the time he was an adult. Ernie is a former co-worker. A month later, the police show up at George's work, and arrest him. He easily gives in to peer pressure mainly because he got bullied in grade school (much like George used to) which prompted him to believe that he must follow the crowd in order to avoid being tormented. He's also a foster father to Max's best friend, Ricky. The comedy revolves around a fictionalized portrayal of Lopez who works at the Powers Brothers aviation factory. One of my favorite shows growing up, George Lopez was a show I constantly found myself rewatching. George smashes the watch, and then Benny tells him it was worth a lot. With the letter, Manny has also sent an expenside golden watch which he wrote that his own father, George's grandfather, once gave him, which George angrily smashes, at the time not realizing that the watch was gold and highly valuable, until Benny told him, after the fact, telling George, in mentioning the watch, "At least you got one thing from that bastard!". In the episode "Girl Fight" Piper writes "Carmen Hopez" on the sliding door and also wrote "Carmen Cant Say No-pez" on her locker at school because Carmen's ex-boyfriend Adam spread a rumor that he had sex with Carmen. This is the episode list for The George Lopez Show "Prototype": George Lopez, a worker at an aviation factory for 20 years, gets promoted to manager. 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. on NBC. Taylor eats Carmen's food, uses her phone, and wears her clothes without permission. He is often very shy around women and cannot seem to ever get a date due to his awkwardness and overall inability to connect with women, let alone talk to them. There is no Audience Score because there are not enough user ratings at this time. She once even ordered George to put up a shelf in Max's room rather than sleep with him. Jack and Mel Powers (Jack Blessing and Mark Tymchyshyn) are the co-presidents of Powers Brothers Aviation, the airplane manufacturing factory that employs George, Benny, and Ernie. They broke up once because Randy wanted to take it to the next level but Benny didn't. Benny couldn't afford to keep both her and George, so she gave her up for adoption. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! She is very melodramatic, always displays superior intelligence and a love of writing laughably dramatic, dark, or melancholy poetry. He even said "My mom's been training for this; she's been smoking three packs a day for years!" One joke was made by George when Ernie asked if George listens to his voicemail. George runs into his aunt at the store and finds out that Benny has been lying to him for over 30 years and that his father is alive and is living in California. In a later episode, Ernie becomes engaged to Ricky's mother, after she informs Ernie she is pregnant with his child. (He clearly thinks Benny is going to hell when she dies.). 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. Lopez drew much of the material for the show from his own life experiences, especially his upbringing in the San Fernando Valley. Carmen was convinced that the pair genuinely was falling in love. In Season 2 she takes a job selling health and beauty products to help pay for Carmen's private school tuition. He likes everyone in the family except for Benny, who sometimes barks at him due to his personality. Minutes later, George learns from his mom that the gold watch was worth a fortune. By creating an account, you agree to the . George Edward Lopez (played by George Lopez) is the main protagonist of the series. He has two daughters and one son. Benny often calls her "princess" sarcastically due to her being spoiled, and the two don't get along well. In the episode "George Discovers How Mescal-ed Up His Life Would Have Been Without the Benny-Fits", Angie sides with Benny when George prevented her from winning a contest at work. She and Vic shortly get together when Vic pays George $2,000 dollars to take to a party his workmates were having much to Angie's and George's disgust due to how she was one of the family basically. Seeks to establish a relationship with son George even after George punches him in the face for insulting ex-wife Benny when the family (except Carmen) travels to Phoenix after learning he's still alive, Construction company owner, Real Estate Investor. In Season 3 he went through several tutors until Jason started tutoring him, which helped him significantly. After taking Carmen out to a club, she is kicked out and ends up with Benny. Needles is the name of the Lopez family dog; mangy and sickly, having contracted a multitude of harsh, often fictional and disgusting, canine ailments. Ah! Amy states that her family has a slight depth perception problem. George had a troubled childhood which is referenced throughout the series. Even so, he still loves his family and cares for them, even if he doesn't show it as often as before. Another running gag is that whenever George is angry at her for something, such as a kept secret, she usually resorts to selling him her body in order to avoid consequence. Benny likes the way Marisol treats people ("She's like you, Mom, but with estrogen."). At another time, when Benny said she would never see George again after an argument, George said he would (when he's called to identify Benny's dead body)- "That's her. His mother is morbidly obese, and lots of jokes are made about her, especially by George and Benny (and sometimes Angie). They got back together in the same episode, during which Randy proposes and Benny finally relents and says yes. and "George's Relatively Bad Idea") is George's successful, long-lost sister who he never knew about until the episode "Feel the Burn", Benny and Manny's daughter, Angie's sister-in-law, Oscar Lopez's niece and Carmen and Max's Aunt. Joe and Benny argue about how he owed her $20, while George subtly takes a $20 out of his pocket and drops it on the floor, exclaiming "Oh, look what fell out of Joe's pocket." This results in Carmen being devastated, as he left California to pursue his baseball career. Veronica's trust fund is jeopardized by her self-serving, cold-hearted, manipulative father in an attempt to rob his daughter of her inherited wealth, resulting in the freezing of her account. Joseph "Joe" Diaz (Ismael 'East' Carlo) is George's and Linda's deceased uncle, Angie's uncle-in-law, Carmen and Max's great-uncle, and Benny's big brother. [10][11] Lopez was given full starring, creator, producer and writer credits for the show. How can I help your ass?" She is popular, one of the stars of Carmen and Toby's school. She talks like a valley girl. But as the series progresses, their marriage becomes more and more competitive, disputing on issues such as who's a better parent or who does more work in the house. Mr. It is likely Manny named his second son George after his guilt of leaving his first son George. Or in "George Nieces a New Video Room", where Veronica's ex-boyfriend leaves her a giant stuffed animal in the backyard and George says that he will use it as Angie's anniversary gift and then says ("Now that doesn't mean you won't get that set of diamond earrings you asked for - but you're not"). , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. That was until Mayan posted a viral video that saw her twerking while simultaneously doing a handstand, and it would've made Megan Thee Stallion proud. Throughout grade school, he and Ernie had the reputation of being outcasts or "unpopular". [12] According to Lopez, ABC prime-time entertainment president Steve McPherson called him over the weekend and explained that the network would lose money if the show was picked up again, and that it wasn't doing well financially. He is believed to be a Super Bowl fan, because he always has tickets. He eventually walked out on his family because he couldn't stand Benny anymore and married Lydia who would have their own son, George together. Taylor (played by Valeria Andrews) is Carmen's friend. George also accidentally saw Sylvie naked as a child. Benny lied to George, telling him Manny had died in a car accident. George Lopez currently stars in a multi-camera comedy series Lopez vs Lopez for NBC, featuring his real-life daughter Mayan Lopez, and is performing stand-up in arenas across the country on his OMG Hi!Comedy Tour. For her part, Angie will side with George against her father Vic, and will always help her husband no matter what problem he has. EPISODE 48. As soon as Manny insults Benny, George punches him in the face. His wife, Angie's mother Emilina, cheated on him by having a prolonged affair and they divorced early in season 3. Ernie refuses to believe so, even though George says there are pictures of him being breastfed at the reception. George was infuriated by his actions and Zach admitted his intentions to George during a confrontation. But what do we know about Mayan, as well as her relationship with her dad? At the 9th ALMA Awards in 2007, George Lopez called the song the "Chicano National Anthem". This is incorrect he should have said that they are in Malibu when actually they are in Cuba. Gina Sorenstam (Elmarie Wendel) is an employee at Powers Brothers Aviation. 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". Synopsis:When George finally decides to approach his estranged father, Manny Lopez (guest star William Marquez), his solitary journey is transformed into a family vacation and a day of reckoning . Per Variety, the two were estranged for . Though aside from all this, they both truly love each other. [8] In August 2000, after being given one of Lopez's comedy albums to listen to, actress Sandra Bullock saw Lopez perform live at the Brea Improv Comedy Club. Lopez vs. Lopez airs Fridays at 9 p.m. EST. All Rights Reserved. Though, the same cant be said for her father, who, at that time, recognized that the rift in their relationship was serious. According to Vibe, George's newfound realizations led him to take Mayan with him to trauma therapy. However it is revealed in "Why You Crying? " [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. One of his catchphrases is "Ay Dios Mio" meaning "Oh My God" in Spanish. Randy (Nick Offerman) used to date Benny. Angie could not choose between the first three names while George wanted their son named after someone famous. Mel is the father of Zack Powers, a delinquent teenager who has a cold relationship with George because he used to date Carmen. Gina and Benny are frenemies, and at one point an implication was hinted that she may be bisexual. But Angie eventually finds out that George didn't really paint it. George's character also goes through a big change over the course of the series. to which Joe replies, "Who told you?" The show stars the titular comedian George Lopez, who plays a fictionalized version of himself, featuring his life at work and his family life in Los Angeles, California. George retaliates by teasing her about her short stature, her age, and her inability to maintain a single man for more than a day. Vic and Octavio later get drunk and brag about kicking Fidel Castro's butt. Lopez vs. Lopez premieres on NBC Friday, Nov. 4, with a star-studded cast of characters that includes his daughter, Mayan Lopez. In the season 3 finale, he runs away with her and takes $5,000 with him. 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. Veronica Ann Palmero (Aimee Garcia) is George and Angie's wealthy, spoiled niece, whose trust fund was left under George's care after the passing of her mother. In the series finale, Jack and Mel eventually end up being bought out for the factory and announce they are co-presidents at a similar airplane factory in Cancun, leaving the factory to George. He and Angie begin searching for Manny, in hope to find him. In the episode "Mementos", George gets a posthumous letter from Manny, telling him his dying wish was that neither George nor Benny attend his funeral, as he had a reputation he wanted to protect, as his friends and associates would not look favorably upon a man who abandoned a wife and young child, as he did Benny and George many years earlier. "The decision is amicable and by mutual agreement. Max naturally goes with George's advice because he can actually compare himself to George much more than Angie. [9] Bullock approached Lopez backstage after the show and made her pitch to produce and star in a situational comedy centered around the comedian. Joe picks up George's $20, disagrees with him about the money being his, and walks out. His mother, Benny was neglectful and verbally abusive, which took a toll on George's childhood. He is also an avid sports fan of teams such as the Oakland Raiders, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Despite his usually good-natured personality, he had been known to cheat on her and break up with her constantly in exchange for different and more experienced girls. [11] Bullock, Helford, and two of the show's other executive producers met with ABC executives later that month, and the network tested the show with 4 episodes, before committing to 13 episodes the following fall and eventually adding an additional 9. In the beginning, he was depicted as a patient man, devoted father and husband. When individual episodes have scores, they will influence the final season score. He begins a secret relationship with Carmen towards the end of season 3, deceiving her into thinking he cared for her, although it later turned out that he only dated Carmen with hopes of getting her into bed and planned to leave her right afterward. George often backs down from his wife, which prompts Benny to tease him on the inevitable fact she's actually the "man" in their marriage. Amy (Sandra Bullock) is a recurring character (appearing in three episodes in total) who is nicknamed Accident Amy, because she is accident-prone. Helford and Borden also serve as showrunners and are executive producers. The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth: Season 8, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 1, Link to Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. George eventually and successfully negotiated Jason's pro baseball contract with the Washington Nationals farm team, the Savannah Sand Gnats. But there seems to be little to no footage of the show on . Jack and Mel are usually looked down upon by most other aviation companies mostly because their father started the business and since they inherited it the company has gone down the tubes somewhat and they constantly prove they are simply not the men their father was. Angie gets mad at him because it was all she had left to remember her grandmother by. After getting a black eye (from taking off his boxing glove wrong), Angie found out. Unfortunately this has left her quite easy to manipulate, as her search for true love and acceptance from her peers blinds her to a person's true nature. She was a cheerleader in high school and was very popular. He also suffered from insomnia at one point due to the stress of having to work harder than anyone due to his dyslexia, so Vic suggested he take up boxing to help him cope with anxiety. Joe appears and dies in the episode "Super Bowl". If you have kids with her, your mom and I will have to pay a dollar to visit our grandkids at the carnival.". 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