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*{{IMDb title|0112056|Mad TV}} |
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*[http://www.tv.com/madtv/show/725/summary.html ''Mad TV''] at [[TV.com]] |
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| Mad TV (season 2) | |
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| Season 2 | |
 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 21, 1996 – May 17, 1997 |
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The second season of Mad TV, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on the Fox Network between September 21, 1996, and May 17, 1997.
Season summary
Despite some minor cast changes—Tim Conlon and Pablo Francisco joined as featured players and Artie Lange quietly left mid-season due to a drug scandal—the second season of Mad TV was not a radical departure from season one (largely the same cast, the same humor, and the same format).
The addition of a weekly guest host was the most notable difference of season two, the only season of Mad TV 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 Mad TV ended this format after season two (though later seasons do have special guest stars who appear in sketches or do monologues).
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 Mad TV 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 Mad TV."
Cast
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Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Guest(s) | Original air date |
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| 20 | 1 | Christina Applegate (host) | September 21, 1996 |
| 21 | 2 | Ice-T (host & musical guest) | September 28, 1996 |
| 22 | 3 | Kim Coles (host) | October 5, 1996 |
| 23 | 4 | Jack Wagner (host), Taylor Negron (special guest) | October 16, 1996 |
| 24 | 5 | Neve Campbell (host) | November 2, 1996 |
| 25 | 6 | Kevin McDonald (host), Tony Cox (special guest) | November 9, 1996 |
| 26 | 7 | Joe Rogan (host) and Ken Norton Jr (special guest) | November 16, 1996 |
| 27 | 8 | French Stewart (host) | December 7, 1996 |
| 28 | 9 | Harry Connick, Jr (host) | December 14, 1996 |
| 29 | 10 | Andrea Martin (host) | January 4, 1997 |
| 30 | 11 | Brian Bosworth and Dom Irrera (special guests) | January 25, 1997 |
| 31 | 12 | Rodney Dangerfield (host) | February 1, 1997 |
| 32 | 13 | Queen Latifah (host) | February 8, 1997 |
| 33 | 14 | Tommy Davidson (host), Tom Kenny (special guest) | February 15, 1997 |
| 34 | 15 | Bobcat Goldthwait (host) | 8, 1997 |
| 35 | 16 | Pauly Shore (host) | 15, 1997 |
| 36 | 17 | Thomas Calabro (host) and Corky and the Juice Pigs (Musical Guest) | April 5, 1997 |
| 37 | 18 | Mark Curry (host), Ike Turner (special guest) | April 12, 1997 |
| 38 | 19 | Adam Arkin (host) Bob Marley (special guest) | April 26, 1997 |
| 39 | 20 | Ryan Stiles (host) | 3, 1997 |
| 40 | 21 | David Faustino (host) | 10, 1997 |
| 41 | 22 | LL Cool J (host) | 17, 1997 |
Home releases
Despite a preview on the special features disc of the Mad TV: the Complete First Season DVD box set, season two of Mad TV was not initially released on DVD due to poor sales of season one. Shout Factory finally released the complete second season on March 26, 2013.