History of MADtv (2000–05)

The following is a history of the FOX sketch series ''MADtv from the 2000 television season to 2005'''.

2000–2005

After the departures of Phil LaMarr and Pat Kilbane, with the exception of Will Sasso, Aries Spears and Michael McDonald, the major sketches and characters from 2000 to 2005 were led by the female cast members.

Season 6

In season 6 cast members Nicole Sullivan and Debra Wilson continued to produce sketches with the recurring characters Sullivan with The Vancome Lady, Antonia, and Darlene McBride. Wilson with Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson, and her Oprah Winfrey impression.

Sullivan created new characters including Diane Lawyer-Trabajo for the News at 6 sketch, Charlotte (Anti-Depressercize Minute), Mimi O'Malley (The O'Malley's), Champagne (The Stick Chicks), Inga (Hoppy Potty), Susan Caydel (The Caydels) and she and Michael McDonald created the character Judith for the couple sketch. Wilson's new characters included Autumn (Stick Chicks), Rosa Marticorena (News at Six), Miss Sylvia, Alexis Dubane (Prehistoric Glamazon Huntresses) and Ms. Not Nice (Jenny Jones).

Sullivan and Wilson created the promiscuous Latina duo Lida and Melina. Wilson and Aries Spears played Tovah McQueen in the Reality Check sketches and Nautica Brown from Real Mother****ing Talk with Dollar Bill Montgomery. Other women in the show included repertory players Alex Borstein, Mo Collins and featured player Stephnie Weir.

Season 7, 8

In the seventh season (2001–2002) Nicole Sullivan, Christian Duguay, and Nelson Ascencio left the show, with Bobby Lee (the first and only Asian cast member - Lee is Korean-American), Stephnie Weir, Andrew Daly, Taran Killam (the youngest ever cast member at 19 years old, the first and only one to have gotten his start on children's shows, and one of two former MADtv cast members to be hired on Saturday Night Live), and Jill-Michele Meleán (the first Hispanic woman hired) joining.

By the eighth season (2002–2003), Alex Borstein, Will Sasso and Andrew Daly had left the cast while Killam was fired. With Debra Wilson as the only member of the original cast from season one left, FOX hired Ike Barinholtz, Frank Caliendo, Josh Meyers (younger brother of SNL cast member Seth Meyers, making Josh Meyers the only MADtv cast member to have a sibling on a competing sketch show), Ron Pederson (the only Canadian-born cast member hired on MADtv), and Paul Vogt (the only homosexual male cast member ever hired on the show and the only cast member to have an identical twin).

Season 9

For the ninth season (2003–2004) Debra Wilson left the show, making her the last member of the original cast to leave the show. The cast was composed of Ike Barinholtz, Frank Caliendo, Mo Collins, Bobby Lee, Michael McDonald, Josh Meyers, Ron Pederson, Aries Spears, Paul Vogt, and Stephnie Weir, along with newly hired featured performers Daniele Gaither (hired following Debra Wilson's departure), Keegan-Michael Key, Nicole Parker, Melissa Paull, Jordan Peele, and Gillian Vigman.

Season 10

The tenth season (2004–2005) premiered without Mo Collins and in the middle of the season, Aries Spears announce that he would leave at the end of the tenth season.

Season breakdown

:*MADtv: Season Six (2000-2001)

:*MADtv: Season Seven (2001-2002)

:*MADtv: Season Eight (2002-2003)

:*MADtv: Season Nine (2003-2004)

:*MADtv: Season Ten (2004-2005)

Sketches (2000–2005)

Recurring characters

The following is a list of some of the sketches featuring recurring characters:

Seasons Six – Ten (2001–2005)

• Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority (Debra Wilson, Mo Collins, Stephnie Weir and Kathryn Fiore)
• Lords of the Bling with Fro Ho (Debra Wilson, Season 8, Stephnie Weir, Season 8, and Daniele Gaither, Season 9) Sisqo (Aries Spears), Ja Rule (Jordan Peele), Shaquille O'Neal (Aries Spears) and Bill Cosby (Aries Spears)
• Real **********ing Talk with host *Dollar Bill Montgomery (Aries Spears) and with frequent guests (Tommy Davidson, Andrew Daly,) Nautica Brown (Debra Wilson) F. Michael McCrosky (Michael McDonald) Larvelle Dupree Real (Jordan Peele) and Producer (Daniele Gaither)
• Mr. Daichai (Aries Spears)
• The Depressed Persian Tow Truck Man (Michael McDonald)
• Dot (Stephnie Weir)
• Bae Sung (Bobby Lee)
• Funkenstein's Monster (Jordan Peele) with Dr. Funkenstein (Keegan-Michael Key) and Blacula (Aries Spears)
• Inside Looking Out with Dantel LaMontrose (Jordan Peele) and Pat-Beth LaMontrose (Nicole Parker)
• Coach Hines (Keegan-Michael Key)
• Superstitious Knights with Ty (as in Tyler) (Jordan Peele) and Carl (Keegan-Michael Key)
• Holly Meadow Estates with Tyrone Conkling (Jordan Peele)
• Abercrombie and Fitch with Stingray (Jordan Peele)
• Clorox
• Charlotte
• Jovan Muscatel

• The primary director for seasons Six through Ten was Bruce Leddy.

Celebrity impressions

Cast members continued to satirize politicians including George W. Bush, John F. Kerry and [...] Cheney, and celebrities including Clay Aiken, Mariah Carey or Shaquille O'Neal. The following are categories of the MADtv cast's impressions.

Television and film

The following is a list of some of the celebrity impressions (from the worlds of music, film, television, sports and entertainment) that premiered.

Music

The following is a list of some of the celebrity impressions (from the worlds of music, film, television, sports and entertainment), that premiered.

Public figures

The following is a lists of some of the public figure impressions (from the worlds of politics, business, news and the media), that premiered.

Sport figures

The following is a list of some of the impressions from the world of sports that premiered.

See also

• History of MADtv (2000–2005)
• History of MADtv (2005-2010)

External links

• MADtv – Official Website
• MADtv at TV.com
• Jump The Shark – MADtv