List of George Lopez episodes
The following is a list of episodes of ABC television sitcom George Lopez. The series ran from March 27, 2002 to May 8, 2007 with a total of 120 episodes produced over the course of 6 seasons.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Volume | DVD Release Date | |
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1 | 4 | March 27, 2002 - April 17, 2002 | 1 | April 17, 2007 | |
2 | 24 | October 2, 2002 - May 14, 2003 | |||
3 | 28 | September 26, 2003 - May 21, 2004 | None | None | |
4 | 24 | September 28, 2004 - May 17, 2005 | None | None | |
5 | 22 | October 5, 2005 - April 12, 2006 | None | None | |
6 | 18 | January 24, 2007 - May 8, 2007 | None | None |
Season 1: 2002
# | Episode title | Director | Writer(s) | Original air date | Prod. code |
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01 | "Prototype" | Barnet Kellman | George Lopez Bruce Helford Robert Borden | March 27, 2002 | 104 |
When well-liked George (George Lopez) becomes the first guy to be promoted from the assembly line to plant manager at a Los Angeles airplane parts factory, his life becomes a little more complicated. His pal Ernie (Valente Rodriguez) and former compadres on the plant floor tease him about joining management. George's first test in the new position is to terminate one employee. He must choose either his acerbic line-inspector mother, Benny (Belita Moreno), or Ernie. George's hardworking and patient wife, Angie (Constance Marie), copes with Benny's constant wisecracks and cares for the couple's kids, precocious 9-year-old Max (Luis Armand Garcia) and 13-year-old Carmen (Masiela Lusha), who is dealing with the traumas of being a teenager. Carmen has what George calls "Jungle Pits" and hairy legs. | |||||
02 | "Curious George" | Andy Cadiff | Dailyn Rodriguez | April 3, 2002 | 101 |
George worries about Carmen when she brings a boy home for the first time. He persuades Max to spy on them, but despite finding no impropriety, George threatens Duncan, embarrassing Carmen. Later, George replies to instant messages on Carmen's computer, pretending to be her. Although this infuriates both Carmen and Angie when they find out, George goes to a party and further humiliates Carmen with his over-protectiveness. Finally, Carmen sadly ends the relationship with Duncan, not because of her father, but because Duncan tries to pressure her into having sex too soon. Carmen forgives George, who realizes that she is more responsible than he thought. Guest starring: Jonathan Jones, as Duncan | |||||
03 | "Happy Birthdays" | Philip Charles MacKenzie | Lawrence Bloch | April 10, 2002 | 102 |
Much to George's unpleasant surprise, Angie and his family throw him a very belated surprise birthday party that he assumes is Max's upcoming birthday party while a new worker, accident-prone Amy (Sandra Bullock, one of the executive producers of the series), threatens the pride George takes in his workplace's safety record. | |||||
04 | "Max's Big Adventure" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | George Lopez Rick Nyholm | April 17, 2002 | 103 |
Benny and George find themselves holding open auditions for workers to replace Reggie's position in the carpool because he has gotten arrested due to a bar fight. Meanwhile, George tries to prove to Angie that Max is too young to walk to school on his own when Angie insists on George letting him do so. |
Season 2: 2002–2003
- Luis Armand Garcia and Masiela Lusha are both absent for one episode each.
Halloween Cheer
Carmen becomes depressed after her best friend Toby moves away, and she becomes a troublemaker when George, Angie, and Benny catch her about to smoke. Angie suggests Pep Squad But when the cheerleaders tease her, she blames Angie by telling her to stay out of her life. George Has a hard time firing a worker named Reggie.
# | Episode title | Director | Writer(s) | Original air date | Prod. code |
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05 | "Who's Your Daddy?" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Rachel Sweet | October 2, 2002 | 205 |
George meets his aunt Cecilia at a superstore with Benny and finds out his father isn't dead and lives in northern California. When George attempts to find his father Benny lies to him saying he never held him, but then his aunt came to his house with a picture of him holding him in his house smiling. Meanwhile, Angie buys a dog off a homeless man because the dog needs veterinary help. Note: This is the only episode where you get to see Ernie's Mother's face.She is also thin. | |||||
06 | "Token of Unappreciation" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Rick Nyholm | October 9, 2002 | 208 |
The "cool" girls court Carmen, but not her best friend, Toby. Meanwhile, George is tempted to join another firm after he is disrespected by his bosses at Powers Aviation. Guest Starring: Brenda Song, Carly Schroeder, and Autumn Reeser as the "cool" girls, Rachel Snow as Toby Absent: Luis Armand Garcia as Max Lopez | |||||
07 | "Show Dyslexic The" | Philip Charles MacKenzie | Robert Borden | October 16, 2002 | 206 |
George goes into denial when Max is thought to have dyslexia, and Angie makes things worse when she suggests that George may have it, too. Absent: Masiela Lusha as Carmen Lopez | |||||
09 | "The Unnatural" | Joe Regalbuto | Frank Pace Mike Upchurch | October 30, 2002 | 203 |
Max's coach asks George to have Max sit out the next sports game because he doesn't think Max is good enough for the team. George tries to help Max get better at baseball, but he fails because he was no good at baseball. Then Max accidentally lets Mr. Needles get a hold of George's autographed baseball and he chews it up. George gets really mad at Max for this, but Angie tells him he is being too hard on Max. George then has a dream that his bobbleheads tell him he is being too hard on Max and that Max might not like baseball. Then Max decides to quit baseball completely. | |||||
10 | "No Free Launch" | Gerry Cohen | Luisa Leschin | November 6, 2002 | 204 |
At a PTA meeting, Accident Amy (Sandra Bullock) becomes secretary and is in charge of candy sales for a trip to the Space Shuttle launch, who reveals that her daughter is in Max's class. When George, Angie, and Max fail to make the quota of $480, the PTA moms demand that they write a check, but George refuses, partly because George doesn't believe they need to go to the Space Shuttle launch and partly because George has little spending money. In the end, Max doesn't go on the trip when George burns the check. However, George and Max watch the launch at home on TV, but much to their joy the launch is canceled and they instead watch wrestling. Elsewhere, Benny seeks a makeover from Carmen because of a guy she has met. Guest Starring: Connie Ray, Sandra Bullock as Accident Amy | |||||
11 | "The Wedding Dance" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Dailyn Rodriguez | November 13, 2002 | 203 |
Angie doesn't mind when George offers their backyard for a friend's wedding reception, but his refusal to dance causes problems (especially when Angie starts drinking). George continues the search for his father, as well. Guest Starring: Paget Brewster as Ginger | |||||
12 | "Love Bites" | Gerry Cohen | John R. Morey Allen J. Zipper | November 20, 2002 | 207 |
After George's warning about how boys are evil, when Carmen comes home with a hickey given to her by her boyfriend, Angie and George go after him. After accidentally meeting a single mother who believes that Max is his son, Ernie decides to use Max to meet single mothers. | |||||
13 | "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Honey" | Barnet Kellman | John R. Morey | November 27, 2002 | 209 |
After learning Benny had a one-night stand with a co-worker, Lalo (Cheech Marin), 35 years ago, George believes him to his real father. He meets the man (whose picture bears a striking resemblance to George) and invites him over for Thanksgiving dinner. He finds out that Lalo is a homosexual who only took care of Benny when she got drunk and passed out. Guest Starring: Cheech Marin and John Michael Higgins as Lalo and Charles. | |||||
14 | "Charity" | Barnet Kellman | Jim Hope Dailyn Rodriguez | December 4, 2002 | 210 |
When Angie finds she has more free time around the house, she volunteers for a variety of charities. Feeling invincible, she soon finds herself joining more organizations than she can handle, and George and the family must help her to keep her from being overwhelmed. She also brings a worker named Marisol to Power Brothers, and her disrespectful, slacking attitude provides hard work for everyone, including when Max fakes vomit and Marisol answers with, "How can I help your ass?" | |||||
15 | "Meet the Cuban Parents" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Michele Serros | December 11, 2002 | 211 |
When Angie's parents, Victor Palamero (Emiliano Diez) and Emilina (Sonia Braga), come to visit the family for Christmas, George thinks they still believe that he is not good enough for their daughter, so he decides to show that he can take care of his family without their help and challenges Victor to a contest to see who can have the best Christmas. Note: First appearance of future regular cast member Dr. Victor Palmero. This is also the only episode we actually see Angie's mother. | |||||
16 | "This Old Casa" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Rick Nyholm | January 8, 2003 | 212 |
George is tired of being unappreciated by Benny, so, with the urging of Angie, he decides to remodel his mother's decaying bathroom. Hoping for a simple thank you, George's plan backfires, and Benny continues to be entirely ungrateful. After a talk, George and Benny realize their significance in each other's life and in turn express their gratitude. | |||||
17 | "Super Bowl" | Amanda Bearse | George Lopez Bruce Helford | January 15, 2003 | 213 |
The Lopez family finds out that Benny's estranged brother, Joe, is dying. George and Angie convince Benny to reconcile with Joe, but Benny is more interested in getting his Super Bowl tickets. She changes her mind, however, when she sees him. Meanwhile, since Benny never taught George how to cope with death when he was younger, he has difficulty attending the funeral. Note: In this episode it is mentioned that Benny's Mother is dead, even though she appears in a later episode. | |||||
18 | "The Valentine's Day Massacre" | John Pasquin | Robert Borden | February 5, 2003 | 214 |
When George gives Angie a hat as a disappointing gift for Valentine's Day, Angie has a flashback to high school in the 1980s when George painted a great mural of her for the holiday. When Angie takes the entire family to look at the mural, only to find out it will soon be torn down, its true origin becomes known. It is revealed that the construction worker told Angie that the mural was actually painted by an artist named Chanto Perez, not George. George wrote his signature on the mural using spray paint as graffiti to make Angie believe he painted it. After finding out the truth Angie feels disappointed and starts arguing with George, which makes her think that George has been lying to her since then. The next day, Angie still feels disappointed with George. Next, Ernie arrives at the Lopez house and shows them another mural on the garage. Ernie tells Angie that George painted it and George wants Angie to forgive him; however, Marisol shows up and tells Ernie about the deal they'd made. Angie then realizes that Marisol painted the mural on the garage and not George again. This makes George lie to Angie again. While Angie is in the house, George feels terrible that he's been lying, but he is not the only one.`It turns out that Angie told a lie way back before. One that caused her and George to fall in love in the first place. In the end all is forgiven. | |||||
19 | "Girl Fight" | Gerry Cohen | Luisa Leschin Michele Serros | February 12, 2003 | 215 |
After Carmen ends her relationship with her classmate Adam, he tries to ruin her reputation at school out of spite by saying that she had sex with him, leading her to be called a whore. Carmen's friend Piper writes 'Carmen Ho-pez!" on the sliding glass window and also "Carmen can't say no-pez" on her locker because she wanted to be a virgin. George and Angie want to repair the damage, but school counselor Rango Durango, who had known George when they were kids, refuses to right the wrong( until they convince him), prompting Carmen to take action in her own defense-by fighting, but Carmen is suspended. In the end, after Carmen reveals that a boy snuck up on her in the girl's bathroom that he wanted to have sex with her by pulling down his pants and nearly raping her, and another boy pulling up her shirt to try and suck her breasts, George and Angie agree to withdraw her from public school. Guest Starring: Autumn Reeser, Steve Schirripa. | |||||
20 | "George vs. George" | John Pasquin | Jim Hope John R. Morey | February 26, 2003 | 216 |
George and Angie want a loan for Carmen's schooling, but they discover that they have bad credit when they go to the bank. George believes that there is some mistake, but he finds out that it actually is another George Lopez who owns a skateboard shop. When he finds him, he is shocked to find they have the same birthday, social security number, and father. He realizes that they are half brothers. He says that he came from a poor family, has no money, and had dropped out of high school. The bank calls and says Arizona State University needs him to pay back his student loan. When he confronts the other George, he finds that his father, Manny, is actually rich and that he just needed money, causing George to disown him and kick him out of his house. Guest Starring: Lou Diamond Phillips. Note: It is revealed that Manny named their dog after Benny. Note: George's middle name is Edward. | |||||
21 | "A Kiss is Just a Kiss" | Barnet Kellman | Jay Kogen Ann Serano Lopez | March 5, 2003 | 217 |
As a birthday surprise for Angie, George arranges for her father Vic and sister Gloria to visit for the celebration. Upset about her upcoming divorce and jealous of her sister's marriage to a good man, Gloria makes an inappropriate advance towards George - which Max witnesses. Guest Starring: Jacqueline Obradors. | |||||
22 | "Profiles in Courage" | Andrew Tsao | George Lopez | March 12, 2003 | 218 |
The airplane parts factory where George works is under consideration by the federal government for more business. Afraid that an employee named Hosni's (Jason Antoon) ethnic background will hinder the company's chances of getting the contract, George's boss orders him to demote Hosni, which leaves George to decide whether or not to jeopardize his career by being ethical. Max "marries" a classmate, but soon divorces her After she gets mad about Max giving her gum as a Anniversary Present. | |||||
23 | "Secrets and Lies" | Joe Regalbuto | David Grubstick | March 26, 2003 | 219 |
When Benny learns that George's father, who left her years ago to care for George alone, is now wealthy, she decides that she deserves to get rich herself. After getting drunk on her lunch hour, she falls down on work premises, pretends to be hurt and plans to get a huge workman's compensation. When she finds out she will get a mere $375, she plans to sue for one million dollars. | |||||
24 | "Girls Night Out" | Barnet Kellman | Luisa Leschin Dailyn Rodriguez Allen J. Zipper | April 2, 2003 | 220 |
After giving a young ex-gang member, Marisol, a job at the factory and a chance for a new life, George is shocked when Angie takes further pity on Marisol and allows her to live in the Lopez home instead of with her abusive boyfriend. After impressionable Carmen becomes intrigued with Marisol's lifestyle, Angie admits that she may have made a mistake. Meanwhile, Max joins a scouting troop and develops some disturbing new habits. | |||||
25 | "I Only Have Eyes on You" | Joe Regalbuto | Jim Hope Rick Nyholm | April 23, 2003 | 221 |
Max peeks on Carmen's friend Olivia (Ashley Tisdale) changing and when Carmen catches him, she sprays his eyes with perfume. Instead of George punishing Max for peeking, he punishes Carmen for spraying his eyes. Carmen wants revenge on Max by taking a picture of him sleeping in his underwear while hugging a stuffed animal and putting the photo in his school. Max is then beaten up and Carmen is punished again, making George realize that he's showing preference for one child over the other. George then feels bad and in the end gets Carmen a cell phone. | |||||
26 | "Team Leader" | Joe Regalbuto | Spiro Skentzos | April 30, 2003 | 222 |
George has to fill out employee evaluations, but doesn't know what to put for Ernie. He puts all 9's when his mom tells him it is because they are trying to figure out who to lay off. It turns out they were making the top 4 team leaders, which includes Ernie. George wants to take the job because he knows Ernie can't handle it, but doesn't know if he can do it, but Ernie tells him how much he really wants the job, ends up finishing early, to take his team out to go to the zoo. Meanwhile, Angie learns how to sell make-up products. Guest Starring: Hilary Duff as Stephanie. | |||||
27 | "George Has Two Mommies (Part 1)" | Joe Regalbuto | Robert Borden Rachel Sweet | May 7, 2003 | 223 |
After seeing all of the bills from Allendale Prep, George and Angie believe that all of the problems will be solved by Angie's new cosmetics. But when, Max's friend Ricky gives Max a bottle rocket that burns down the garage, George and Angie fall into some serious burden when the LaMarie cosmetics are destroyed. Now, when George and Angie are seeking $17,000, Benny goes to Phoenix to meet Manny's new wife and George II's mother, Lydia, to help George. Special Guest Star: Cristina Saralegui First Appearance of Ricky | |||||
28 | "Long Time No See (Part 2)" | John Pasquin | Luisa Leschin & John R. Morey Story by Dailyn Rodriguez | May 14, 2003 | 224 |
After George's estranged father gives him a huge loan to save the family from financial ruin, George vows to visit him in Phoenix. George's difficult personal journey becomes a family vacation when Angie insists on joining him with Benny and Max. Along the way, George reminisces about his upbringing. When he meets Manny, George gives him back the cash and punches him in the face (which the police arrest him for in the next episode). Back at home, Ernie is starting to get more success with meeting women. Guest starring: Amaury Nolasco First Appearance of Manny Lopez |
Season 3: 2003–2004
# | Episode title | Director | Writer(s) | Original air date | Prod. code |
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29 | "Dubya, Dad and Dating (Part 1)" | John Pasquin | Rick Nyholm | September 26, 2003 | 301 |
President George W. Bush comes to speak at Powers Brothers Aviation and everything becomes a mess. Jack wants George to cut his hair but George likes his hair the way it is, but he cuts it anyway. Benny has started dating a 42 year old man named Randy without telling George. During the president's speech, Carmen comes to the factory and disrupts it. After the speech, George steals it from his desk. This results in the secret service coming to George's house to ask about the President's speech, but George doesn't admit to stealing it. George then returns to the factory, and the police arrest him for punching Manny. Note: This is based on a true story, George Lopez really did steal the president's speech when he was asked to perform at the White House. First Appearance of Randy Second Appearance of Manny | |||||
30 | "Dubya, Dad and Dating (Part 2)" | John Pasquin | Rick Nyholm | September 26, 2003 | 302 |
George is in Jail for punching Manny. Manny comes to visit him and talk to him about why he left. He drops the charges and then George invites him for dinner so he can meet Angie and his grandchildren. Benny and Randy also go over to George's house that night to tell him that they are seeing each other. Benny is not happy to find out that he invited Manny to dinner because she doesn't want to see him again. George is not happy to find out that Benny and Randy are seeing each other. | |||||
31 | "The Cuban Missus Crisis" | John Pasquin | John R. Morey | October 3, 2003 | 303 |
Angie's social life is starting to improve and she goes out with her friend. While she is gone, George finds out that Angie's mother had an affair and that Angie's parents are getting a divorce. Angie comes home late and George goes crazy because he thought she was cheating on him. Angie then finds out about her parents' divorce and she starts to understand why George was acting crazy. | |||||
32 | "Feel the Burn" | John Pasquin | Luisa Leschin | October 10, 2003 | 304 |
Benny feels sick, so George takes her to the hospital, and they find out she has the clap. George then finds out he has a sister that his mom gave away at birth. George then wants to meet the sister but Benny doesn't want him to. He ends up meeting her, but he doesn't tell her she is adopted. Lisa Guerrero guest stars as George's sister Linda. | |||||
33 | "Carmen's Dating" | John Pasquin | Rachel Sweet | October 17, 2003 | 305 |
Carmen brings home a boy named Jason for the first time and George and Angie don't want her to date. They then give Jason an interview and decide to let Carmen and Jason date. Then Carmen and Jason go to homecoming and George finds out that Jason will not be seen in public with her. George will not let Jason see Carmen anymore. After a week, Jason comes back and the two are back together. First appearance of Bryan Fisher as Jason MacNamera | |||||
34 | "Split Decision" | John Pasquin | Paul A. Kaplan Mark Torgrove | October 24, 2003 | 306 |
Everyone at Powers Brothers aviation goes to Thirsties to celebrate a new contract. George Lets it slip that Mel went to Vegas with Jack's ex-wife when they were together. Jack and Mel get into a fight that results in them spliting up the company. Each of them want George to be a part of their company, and George has a hard time choosing between them. In the end, they make it up and stay together. Meanwhile, Carmen gets invited to go on a ski trip and George and Angie won't let her go, but they change their minds and she ends up going. They then find out about a plane crash, which resulted in two deaths, and that the factory's landing gear might be responsible. | |||||
35 | "No One Gets Out Alive" | John Pasquin | Richard Goodman | October 31, 2003 | 307 |
It is Halloween, and all of the workers are worried about the plane crash. An inspector from the NTSB comes to the factory, interviews George and Benny, and then shuts down the factory while they inspect the landing gear. All of the workers are worried about losing their jobs, so George turns his house into a haunted tomb of terror to help raise money for the inspection. | |||||
36 | "Bringing Home The Bacon" | John Pasquin | Dailyn Rodriguez | November 7, 2003 | 308 |
Carmen is turning 15 and she wants to have a quinceañera. George wants to cancel the quinceañera because money is tight since he is not working, but Angie doesn't want to cancel the quinceañera because she doesn't want to break Carmen's heart. Meanwhile, Carmen is debating about what to say to Jason in her speech. Carmen ends up having her quinceañera, but Jason breaks up with her for saying how much he means to her. In the end, they find out that the factory's landing gear is not responsible for the crash, and the factory is re-opened. | |||||
37 | "Fishing Cubans" | John Pasquin | John R. Morey | November 14, 2003 | 309 |
Vic's brother Octavio was supposed to leave Cuba, but Castro decided not to let him go. George, Ernie and, Vic and go to pull Octavio out of the ocean as a surprise present for Angie's Anniversary present. At first, George doesn't want to do it but Vic talks him into it. Once they find Octavio, they have to outrun the Coast Guard, but they make it. Meanwhile, Benny throws Max a fake birthday party so he can get presents. | |||||
38 | "Would You Like a Drumstick or a Kidney?" | John Pasquin | Luisa Leschin | November 21, 2003 | 310 |
George II tells George that Manny is in need of a kidney. George then invites Manny, Lydia, and George II for thanksgiving. George II was going to donate a kidney, but they found out that his kidney doesn't match so now it is up to George to donate the kidney. Manny and Lydia both want him to donate the kidney, but Angie, Benny, and Max don't, and George doesn't know what to do. Note: Final appearance of Manny | |||||
39 | "Mementos" | John Pasquin | Dailyn Rodriguez | November 28, 2003 | 311 |
George throws out a box of Angie's grandmother's mementos because he thought it was just a box of trash. Angie gets mad at him because it was all she had left to remember her grandmother by. George is about to donate a kidney to Manny, but then Manny dies before he can donate the kidney. Manny sends George a letter telling him not to go to the funeral, but with the letter, he sends George a gold watch that was handed down from Manny's father. George then smashes the watch, and then Benny tells him it was worth a lot. Meanwhile, Carmen gets a job working at the restaurant that George worked at as a teenager. | |||||
40 | "Christmas Punch" | John Pasquin | Jim Hope | December 12, 2003 | 312 |
Max is eaves dropping on a phone call where George and Angie were disscussing what to get Max for Christmas. At this point he starts to doubt Santa's existence, but George tries to get him to continue believing in Santa because Benny ruined Santa for George. Then one kid starts beating up Max for believing in Santa. At this point, Angie wants to tell Max the truth about Santa so he won't get beaten up, but still George wants Max to believe in Santa. In the end, Max still believes in Santa. Meanwhile, Carmen and Jason get back together and they start kissing but George doesn't approve. | |||||
41 | "Why You Crying?" | John Pasquin | Jim Hope | January 9, 2004 | 313 |
George and Angie get an email from Max's teacher saying she wants to come to the house. Meanwhile, Max mouths off to Benny and she hits him for it. George and Angie get really mad at Benny for it and Angie tries to get Benny to apologize to Max, but she ends up paying him instead, which he finds to be much better than an apology. Max's teacher comes to the house to tell George and Angie that Max is about to fail the 5th grade, and they find out that Max forged Angie's signature to cover up his failing and get mad at him for it. Max insults George by saying, "I can get some loser job in a factory like you?" George gives up on Max, but later takes it back. Max is tempted to try harder in school. | |||||
42 | "The Trouble with Ricky" | Joe Regalbuto | Allen J. Zipper | January 23, 2004 | 314 |
Max tries to sneak Ricky into the house, but George and Angie find out. Angie calls his mother to tell her to pick him up, but she finds out Ricky's mother is going through a tough time and she decides to let him stay for a few days but George doesn't like the idea. Ricky and Max skip school, and drive the car through the fence. Then Angie changes her mind about letting him stay, and George takes Ricky back his apartment, but he finds out about Ricky's crappy childhood and he decides to let him stay. Angie talks him out of it and Ricky ends up staying with Ernie and his parents. | |||||
43 | "God Needles George" | John Pasquin | Paul A. Kaplan Mark Torgrove | February 6, 2004 | 315 |
The family dog Mr. Needles is sick, so the family takes him to the vet, and they find out he has a tumor. The family plans to put him to sleep but George promises God he would crawl on his knees up the cobblestone path to the Church of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico, if Mr. Needles gets better, and Mr. Needles ends up getting better. George then tries to get out of going to Mexico, but he ends up going anyway. Final appearance of Mr. Needles. However, he is mentioned many more times. | |||||
44 | "Benny and Randy" | Joe Regalbuto | Robert Borden | February 13, 2004 | 316 |
Benny and Randy have been together for six months and Angie is planning a big night for them. Randy comes and tells Benny that they should take it to the next level, but Benny is not ready so she leaves. Then George tells Randy to accept Benny the way she is and he dumps her. Benny gets very mad at George. George Tells Benny that he is going out with another woman. Benny gets even madder and starts to beat up Randy's Truck. They end up getting back together. | |||||
45 | "Weekend at Benny's" | Joe Regalbuto | David Grubstick | February 20, 2004 | 317 |
Angie has to fill in for the La Marie sales manager in a conference in Vegas so George has to watch the kids. The kids are misbehaving so George sends them to Benny's house for a while so they can get a taste of his childhood. Angie returns home and doesn't like the idea. When the kids return from Benny's they serve George and Angie dinner and Angie admits that sending the kids to Benny's was a good idea. | |||||
46 | "Jason Tutors Max" | Victor Gonzalez | Stacey Pulwer | February 27, 2004 | 318 |
Max has a state test in three weeks and he is struggling with algebra. George and Angie couldn't help him, so they decided to get him a tutor. They try a few tutors including a very hot one named Ashley (Paris Hilton) and none of them work out. Then Jason decides to tutor him and Max starts to understand algebra, but Carmen doesn't like this because he already has too many extracurricular activities. Jason and Carmen then break up because of that. George and Angie want Jason to continue tutoring Max but Carmen doesn't want him around. In the end, Carmen and Jason get back together, and Max barely passes the state test. | |||||
47 | "Angie Gets Tanked" | Joe Regalbuto | Richard Goodman | March 19, 2004 | 319 |
There is a fair at Carmen's school to raise money for people in wheel chairs, such as Jason's little brother. George and Angie go to this fair and they volunteer to work at the dunk tank. George is the one everyone is trying to dunk, but Angie fills in for George and she get tanked. Then someone takes a picture of her getting out, with one being able to see though her wet shirt, and the person posts it on the internet. Then, everyone starts to make fun of Carmen. It turns out to be Jason's wheelchair-bound brother. Angie tries to call him out, but can't bring herself to yell at a handicapped child, and decides to just let it go. Meanwhile, George teases a kid named Lawrence about his weight and the Principal asks George to leave and write an apology letter to Lawrence. | |||||
48 | "The Art of Boxing" | Joe Regalbuto | Jim Hope | March 26, 2004 | 320 |
Max is having trouble sleeping because he is worried about failing the 5th grade. Vic suggests that Max takes boxing lessons to take his mind off school, but George knows that Angie won't like the idea so they decide not to tell her until they are sure Max decides he likes it. Max then gets a black eye, from accidentally hitting himself in the face, while taking his boxing gloves off, and Angie finds out that Max has been boxing and gets mad. Then Max goes to a tournament and gets a concussion. They all decide boxing is over. | |||||
49 | "George's House of Cards" | Joe Regalbuto | Paul A. Kaplan Mark Torgrove | April 2, 2004 | 321 |
Angie convinces George to let Vic in on his poker game. Vic loses poker and owes George 50 dollars, but Vic decides to take it off George's debt for the garage instead of paying it. George and Vic get into a fight over the 50 dollars which results in Vic putting a lock on the garage and not telling George the combination, however, he does tell Max who doesn't remember it because he is dyslexic. In the end, he takes the lock off the garage, and pays George his 50 dollars. | |||||
50 | "Dance Fever" | Joe Regalbuto | John R. Morey | April 9, 2004 | 322 |
George wins an award at work for being the rising star in LA among all the minorities. Everyone is proud of him except his own mother Benny. He then goes to Thirsties with everyone to celebrate his award. While he is at Thirsties he humiliates himself by dancing. | |||||
51 | "She Drives Me Crazy" | Mark Cendrowski | Valentina Garza Rachel Sweet | April 16, 2004 | 323 |
Carmen gets her learner's permit and she wants to learn how to drive. She drives with Benny, and Benny gets caught drinking with Carmen driving, and Benny has to go to court. Benny then has to wear an embarrassing sign. Then George drives with Carmen and he yells at her making her nervous and she goes up a curb. Angie tells George he needs to be more patient and not yell. George tries driving with Carmen again, this time with more patience, but Carmen drives recklessly because Jason left her for another girl. | |||||
52 | "George Goes to Disneyland" | Joe Regalbuto | George Lopez | April 30, 2004 | 324 |
Max wins an award at school for being the most improved special ed kid. Angie rewards him by taking him to Disneyland. George doesn't want to go because he doesn't want to see what he missed as a child. Then he changes his mind and he goes with Benny and looks for the rest of the group. They meet at the tea cup ride. Meanwhile, Mel's son Zack falls for Carmen and follows her to Disneyland. George doesn't want the two to see each other. At first, Carmen doesn't like Zack because of what George said about him, but he buys her jewelry and she falls for him. At the end of the episode George goes to Disneyland again by himself. First appearance of Zack Powers Note: This episode is banned from syndication due to copyright claims with the Walt Disney Company. This episode was a contest to see who could find the most Hidden Mickies throughout the show, and the winner would win $10,015 and a family vacation for four to the Disneyland Resort.[1] | |||||
53 | "Bachelor Party" | Joe Regalbuto | Rick Nyholm | May 7, 2004 | 325 |
Benny and Randy are about to get married, they are planning their wedding and bachelor party. Accident Amy returns from the hospital and tries to win Randy back. George then catches them kissing and gets mad at Randy, but he refuses to tell Benny. Benny finds out about the kiss through Angie. Randy then has to choose between Benny and Amy and Benny and Randy break up. | |||||
54 | "Wrecking Ball" | Don Scardino | Richard Goodman Spiro Skentzos | May 14, 2004 | 326 |
Benny is still furious about her break up with Randy, so she and Gina goes to Thirsties and talk about how they both think that all men are bad. The next day, the factory was trashed, and everyone blames it on Benny because she was so mad about what Randy did. In the end, they find out that Benny is innocent and Zack did it. Meanwhile, Carmen is dating Zack behind George and Angie's back. | |||||
55 | "What George Doesn't Noah... (Part 1)" | Joe Regalbuto | Robert Borden | May 21, 2004 | 327 |
Carmen pretends to break up with Zack and start dating a new boy named Noah, to cover up her relationship with Zack. George and Benny think Noah is cheating on Carmen, so they follow him to the movies and they find out he is gay. Noah comes over to their house and he accidentally lets it slip that Carmen is actually dating Zack. | |||||
56 | "Now George Noah Ex-Zack-Ly What Happened (Part 2)" | Joe Regalbuto | Luisa Leschin Dailyn Rodriguez | May 21, 2004 | 328 |
George and Angie find Carmen's diary and read that she's been dating Zack for quite a while. When Carmen arrives home from school she tells them she is maturing and she can do whatever she wants. George snaps and tells her that if she can't live by their rules, she should just leave. The next morning Carmen tells George that she's sorry and that she'll stop seeing Zack. At Max's 5th grade graduation, Angie gets a call from Carmen and she tells them that she's leaving with Zack and she isn't coming back. |
Season 4: 2004-2005
# | Episode title | Director | Writer(s) | Original air date | Prod. code |
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57 | "George Searches for a Needle in a Haight-Stack (Part 3)" | Joe Regalbuto | John R. Morey | September 28, 2004 | 401 |
Carmen is calling George and Angie on Zack's cell phone, but, upon reaching a verbal argument with her father, Carmen hangs up. Cutting to Carmen, Zack emerges from a nearby beer store, with a vodka bottle in his hand Carmen asks, "All that for us?" To which Zack replies, "That's why we are going to stay in a hotel room, so that if you get dizzy, you'll have a bed to lie down on". With Carmen still gone, George goes on a hunt for her and eventually finds her in San Francisco with rapper Chingy. He finally gets her to return home, but the problems aren't over yet. Carmen declares that she is a woman due to her recent experiences and she can do whatever she wants. Guest Starring: Carrot Top and Chingy. Note: Final appearance of Zack Powers. All though he is mentioned a few more times. | |||||
58 | "Landlord Almighty (Part 4)" | Joe Regalbuto | John R. Morey | October 5, 2004 | 402 |
When Carmen crazily redecorates her room, George snaps. When Carmen claims she should be able to do to her room what she wants, since she is an adult, George conducts a plan to get her to give up that thought. If Carmen wants to be an adult, she will act like one. She'll be treated as the Lopez family's tenant and pay rent, bills and get her own food. But his plan soon backfires when Carmen doesn't relent and even resorts to getting a roommate who is a little over the edge. George draws the line when Carmen's new roommate has a guy in her room whose name she doesn't even know. Angie explodes and threatens Carmen, who finally gives in and goes back to being George and Angie's daughter, instead of a tenant. George and Angie think that Carmen will end up unmarried, having children, and wear a thong and bra holding signs for fights while her children watch. To which Angie replies " It is not as easy as it sounds. You got to keep the numbers in order." The episode ends with Max making breakfast for Carmen's roommate but then learns that she left. Guest Starring: Valeria Andrews | |||||
59 | "George of the Rings" | Joe Regalbuto | Paul A. Kaplan Mark Torgrove | October 12, 2004 | 403 |
After George forgets his and Angie's anniversary, he goes to drastic measures to make it up to her. He takes her to a jewelry store, but the ring she picks is far out of George's price range and he must find a way to pay for it. He eventually stikes up a deal, with Vic, that he will trade Emilina's engagement ring to George, in exchange for him giving Vic many of his possessions. When he shows the ring to Angie, she almost faints with joy, but Vic returns, and tells George that he got drunk last, and accidentally told Emilnia about giving George the ring, and she demands it back. George thinks up the clever idea to "accidentally" drop the ring down the garbage disposal, and take it out later. But Vic, unaware of George's plan blurts out what's really happening. With Angie angrier than she's ever been, George thinks of the idea to have their wedding vows renewed, though, when he says it, time slows down, to show that George is not thinking rationally, anymore. This is proven, when a personifiction of George's common sense, steps out of his body in the form of a transparent George, and tries everything he can to get the real George's attention, but to no success. After failing, the transparent George commits suicide, by breaking his neck. | |||||
60 | "Home Sweet Homeschool" | Joe Regalbuto | Luisa Leschin | October 19, 2004 | 404 |
When Carmen's school refuses to let her back in, the recently laid-off Angie agrees to home school her. But the money cut also forces a postponement of George and Angie's wedding vow renewal. | |||||
61 | "Leave It to Lopez" | Gerry Cohen | Paul A. Kaplan Mark Torgrove | October 26, 2004 | 407 |
When a janitor with no life insurance dies at work, Angie finds out that George has been lying and does not have life insurance either. As Angie hounds him, he dozes off to classic TV which leads to a spoof of such classics as The Munsters, The Jetsons and Leave It to Beaver. Dedicated in the memory of Rodney Dangerfield. | |||||
62 | "Sk8r Boyz" | Joe Regalbuto | Jim Hope | November 2, 2004 | 406 |
When Max starts hanging out with a new group of friends, everything looks like it is going up for the socially plagued boy. But the friends prove to be a little bit darker than Max, and it ends up getting him in trouble with Max getting arrested and banned from the mall. | |||||
63 | "The Simple Life" | Gerry Cohen | Rick Nyholm | November 9, 2004 | 408 |
When George decides a new job opportunity may be for him, he takes the family to a little town in Colorado on "vacation". But when he gets the job, resistance from Angie as well as springing the news on the kids makes George reconsider his idea. But, also Angie believes it may be a better place for the kids. And in a moment of romance, Benny and Vic kiss, to the horror of Ernie.; also Max meets a girl that talks him into smoking, stealing, and making out and Carmen meets a boy who tells her to drink with him. | |||||
64 | "Trouble in Paradise" | Gerry Cohen | Dave Caplan | November 16, 2004 | 405 |
A horrible dinner that features a drunk Carmen, Max with a hickey on his neck,and other dirty secrets about the town, convinces the Lopez that L.A. is still the place for them. | |||||
65 | "E. I., E. I.? Oh" | Joe Regalbuto | Danielle Sanchez-Witzel | November 23, 2004 | 409 |
When George mistakenly thinks he is going to be named VP of Powers Brothers, he whips out his "VP Dance", only to find the company has merged with another corporation and jobs such as Benny's and Ernie's need to be cut. Plus, George is appointed a new co-manager, Vanessa Brooks (Kimberly Williams-Paisley) a beautiful and cunning woman who George fears will take his job. His fears are confirmed when she tricks George into believing she'll help and presenting George to be a sentimental fool not worthy of the job of manager. But George is able to save his job by showing the Powers Brothers the power of family and also, in a twist, is forced to take a pay cut and promote his co-manager to VP. Note: This episode marks the last appearance of Nick Offerman as Randy McGee. | |||||
66 | "A Clear and Presentless Danger" | Victor Gonzalez | Dave Caplan | December 14, 2004 | 411 |
When George thinks back to the lousy Christmas presents from his mother, he gets worried since she drew Max for the family's "Secret Santa" presents. So as a backup, George buys Max a great present, only to find after he gives it to him that Benny has finally come through with a great present. BMX athlete Dave Mirra makes a guest appearance. | |||||
67 | "Prescription for Trouble" | Gerry Cohen | Jim Hope | January 11, 2005 | 412 |
When Carmen asks for birth control pills, George is immediately angry with her reunited boyfriend Jason. But when Jason informs him it was Carmen's idea, George goes on a search to find out the real story... but it was Carmen's idea! | |||||
68 | "Friends Don't Let Friends Marry Drunks" | Gerry Cohen | Allen J. Zipper | January 18, 2005 | 413 |
While taking Max and his friend Ricky out, George and Angie discover Ernie's new girlfriend is Tammy, Ricky's birth mother. After finding out she is pregnant, George has problems convincing Ernie not to marry her. | |||||
69 | "George to the 3rd Power" | Andy Cadiff | George Lopez | January 25, 2005 | 410 |
George becomes frustrated with Max' dentist when he accuses Max of being a wimp for getting his braces loosened. George then lobbies to have the company's dental plan changed, by sneaking behind Jack and Mel's backs. Eventually, it turns out Max only wanted to get his braces so loosened they would be taken off, all because of a girl he likes. Guest starring Michael Clarke Duncan as Max' dentist and Paul Gleason as Lou Powers. | |||||
70 | "George Gets Assisterance" | Andy Cadiff | Danielle Sanchez-Witzel | February 1, 2005 | 415 |
After finding out a budget cut cancels special ed, George and Angie attend a PTA meeting run by George's sister, Linda, the superintendent. After some complaints of George, Linda finds out she is actually Mexican and adopted. Now, she wants to meet Benny. | |||||
71 | "Sabes Quake" | Bob Koherr | Michael Loftus | February 8, 2005 | 416 |
When a 6.2 Earthquake hits the Northridge area, it cruelly affects George and Carmen, as they sleep outside for the next few days. | |||||
72 | "George Takes A Stroll Down Memory Pain" | Joe Regalbuto | David Grubstick | February 15, 2005 | 414 |
When Benny demands money for a box of George's old things, he is shocked to learn Benny (unbeknownst to him) helped him and Angie start up a life, but she also owes George money from a source he never knew about. | |||||
73 | "George Buys a Vow" | Bob Koherr | Robert Borden | February 22, 2005 | 418 |
George uses a fake wedding for his boss as a cover to renew his vows with Angie, but with Angie planning the fake wedding, she begins to ask too many details with guest star Robert Rodriguez and his band Chingon. | |||||
74 | "George Watcha's Out for Jason" | Victor Gonzalez | Paul A. Kaplan Mark Torgrove | March 1, 2005 | 417 |
When Angie and George discover Carmen has been going to Jason's unsupervised for the past month, they confront the couple, only to find Jason's parents are out of the country - because they've moved. When Jason goes to jail for throwing a party where drugs were brought, the police have to send him out of town, thus ruining his possible chance at a pro baseball career. Much to George's chagrin, he allows Jason to stay with the Lopez' -- as long as he and Carmen can keep their hands off each other. | |||||
75 | "George's Grand Slam" | Victor Gonzalez | Valentina Garza | March 8, 2005 | 420 |
With Carmen and Jason grounded for throwing a party at Jason's and getting arrested, neither is able to do much. But George does allow for some bending when it comes to Jason's baseball career which upsets Carmen and her feminist poet friend (Hilary Duff) who is inspiring her anger. When Carmen questions George about going to college, George makes a big mistake in telling Carmen she has no potential. In the end, George goes to the poetry slam, and gets embarrassed by Carmen's poem about him being a dreamkiller. | |||||
76 | "George Needs Anchor Management" | Joe Regalbuto | Rick Nyholm | March 29, 2005 | 419 |
When an old friend of Angie's moves back to town to become a news anchor, George becomes jealous with her giddy excitement over him. But George comes to find out that Angie has not told him the whole story about this former boyfriend. | |||||
77 | "George's Relatively Bad Idea" | Joe Regalbuto | Stacey Pulwer | April 12, 2005 | 421 |
George gets caught up in some bad family ties when he lets Vic give him money (pays off the garage) to go out on a date with his sister. But, after seeing a kiss, George learns Linda isn't the only Lopez he kissed. Guest starring: Eva La Rue as Linda | |||||
78 | "George's Extreme Makeover: Holmes Edition" | Victor Gonzalez | Spiro Skentzos | May 3, 2005 | 422 |
George turns the garage into a business place for Angie using some old friends, but soon when the building is inspected, George forgets the permits for construction, and the garage is condemned because of some failed constructioning. James Belushi plays the building inspector. | |||||
79 | "George Stare-oids Down Jason (Part 1)" | Joe Regalbuto | Michael Loftus | May 10, 2005 | 423 |
George one morning discovers Carmen, and Jason sleeping together George and Angie decide to kick Jason out. Jason's father (Walter Keach) arrives for a dinner and George decide to slam him with the bill and then give him the bad news. While riding out the check he offers the two $10,000 to keep Jason until he goes to college. George decides to vote against the money and kick Jason out but, Jason and Carmen get into a heated argument and Jason goes ballistic and storms out of the house. While searching through Jason's bag he discovers that Jason is taking steroids. When Jason's father comes back to George's house George also discovers that Jason's own dad forced him onto steroids. Jason returns and George tells him if he tells his father that he won't take steroids and he can stay with them. | |||||
80 | "George Negoti-ate It (Part 2)" | Joe Regalbuto | Luisa Leschin | May 17, 2005 | 424 |
George steps in to be Jason's sports agent when NFL Quarterbacks Donovan McNabb and Daunte Culpepper (guest starring as themselves) pay a visit to the Lopez household to draft Jason, but when George accepts illegal football gifts from a college recruiting Jason, George is forced to seek out a baseball deal. Meanwhile, Carmen and Los Lobos guitarist Cesar Rosas stir things up at George's family birthday bash. |
Season 5: 2005-2006
# | Episode title | Director | Writer(s) | Original air date | Prod. code |
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81 | "George Gets a Pain in the Ash (Part 3)" | Joe Regalbuto | Dave Caplan | October 5, 2005 | 501 |
Disaster strikes when Benny forgets about a lit cigarette, and her house is burned down, as well as her $53,000 life savings. Carmen is determined to marry her boyfriend Jason and have a baby, much to George and Angie's dismay. The next morning, Jason and his belongings are gone because he did not want to have a baby. Note: Final appearance of Jason | |||||
82 | "You Dropped A Mom On Me (Part 4)" | Joe Regalbuto | Dave Caplan | October 5, 2005 | 502 |
George gets Benny an advance on her paychecks to look for apartments, but Benny foolishly gambles the money away and moves into her car, which burns down as well. Carmen is determined to marry her boyfriend even though he is still gone. | |||||
83 | "George's Dog Days of Bummer" | Joe Regalbuto | Paul A. Kaplan Mark Torgrove | October 12, 2005 | 503 |
George wants to get a companion for his depressed mother, but when a rowdy biker (guest star Duane "Dog" Chapman) refuses to give up the stray dog George's mom has grown to love, George takes to impersonating the mayor. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa guest stars as himself. | |||||
84 | "George Drives the Batmobile" | Bob Koherr | Allen J. Zipper | October 19, 2005 | 504 |
After refusing Benny's pleas for a new car, and when Benny bribes Carmen to bring her to a bar, George and Angie are forced to drive Benny around. Angie quits after being invited to a make-out between Benny and her guest. George then brings the ten friends to Circus Burger, the ten friends started screaming all over the place when George asked them to be quiet, after a while George parked in front of a young man that wanted to race him, George eventually had a problem with the law. Notes: There is a reference to one of George's comedy acts in a part of the episode. When George drives Benny to a restaurant, by the name of "Jack in the Box", George's fast food routine is repeated here, including the restaurant's name and the Mexican worker, which sounds like George with a Mexican accent. | |||||
85 | "Trick or Treat Me Right (Part 1)" | Bob Koherr | Jim Hope | October 26, 2005 | 505 |
George and Angie's practical jokes are funnier and scarier than ever as Halloween approaches, but as Benny's abusive comments and behavior grow worse, George finds it impossible to laugh things off and threatens to make some big changes. | |||||
86 | "George Takes a Sentimental Ernie (Part 2)" | Victor Gonzalez | Rick Nyholm | November 2, 2005 | 506 |
George still refuses to return home until his mother leaves, but when he realizes how difficult it is to live with Ernie and his parents, he convinces Ernie to get his own place. Note: When george is eating cereal, you can hear a sneeze in the background. | |||||
87 | "George Finds Therapy Benny-ficial (Part 3)" | Victor Gonzalez | John R. Morey | November 9, 2005 | 507 |
A shooting at Max's school has George taking him to see a counselor (guest star Richard Lewis). When George realizes how him being gone has traumatized Max, George must settle things with Benny. At the end, George got back at Angie[for taking Benny's side during the fight] by telling the counselor to convince Angie that she has "Know-it-all syndrome", and he agrees due to being annoyed by her constant talking. | |||||
88 | "George Tries to Write a Wrong" | Bob Koherr | Michael Loftus | November 16, 2005 | 508 |
George uncovers some secrets that were better left unrevealed when he sneaks a peek at a ten-year-old unopened letter from Angie, where he finds out Vic made an account for her if she dumped George. | |||||
89 | "George Discovers Benny's Sili-Con Job" | George Lopez | Luisa Leschin | November 30, 2005 | 509 |
George's wisecracks about Benny's age finally get to her, so she decides to enhance her chest to create a youthful appearance, much to George's dismay. | |||||
90 | "George Says I Do... More in This Marriage" | Joe Regalbuto | Kathy Fischer | December 7, 2005 | 510 |
George and Angie compete to see who does more work in their marriage and at home after George claims he does more. | |||||
91 | "George is Being Elfish and Christ-misses His Family" | Joe Regalbuto | Paul A. Kaplan Mark Torgrove | December 14, 2005 | 511 |
George ends up spending Christmas all by himself after he gets caught telling a lie to get out of spending the holiday with Angie's family. The episode was dedicated to the memory of Richard Pryor. | |||||
92 | "George Enrolls Like That" | Joe Regalbuto | Rick Nyholm | January 25, 2006 | 512 |
When George finds out that Max is skipping school, he tries to be a role model by going to college, but no one takes him seriously. Guest Star: Ming-Na | |||||
93 | "George Keeps Truant to Himself" | Bob Koherr | John R. Morey | February 1, 2006 | 513 |
When things get tough for George, he drops out of school. He tries to keep it a secret from his wife and kids but his professor drops by for an uninvited visit. | |||||
94 | "The Kidney Stays in the Picture" | Joe Regalbuto | Jim Hope | February 8, 2006 | 514 |
Max starts to wet the bed and George makes fun of him, but when this keeps happening, Vic thinks that Max may be sexually active. So they take Max to the doctor to find out that Max needs surgery on his kidney. Max also gets a girlfriends named Chrissy. | |||||
95 | "A Funeral Brings George to His Niece" | Bob Koherr | Luisa Leschin | February 15, 2006 | 515 |
George gets money signs in his eyes when he finds out that he is named trustee of his niece's multi-million dollar inheritance. Guest Stars: Aimee Garcia and Maria Canals Barrera | |||||
96 | "George Gets Caught in a Powers Play" | Bob Koherr | Kathy Fischer | February 22, 2006 | 516 |
George tries to teach his niece the meaning of a dollar by making her work at the factory. But Mel falls for Veronica, which causes some problems. | |||||
97 | "George Doesn't Trustee Angie's Brother" | Sheldon Epps | Paul A. Kaplan Mark Torgrove | March 1, 2006 | 517 |
Angie's brother, Ray (Andy García), comes to visit Angie, when he finds out that his daughter, Veronica, is going to inherit the family inheritance. But George is the first to see through Ray's scheme when Ray asks Veronica to tap into her inheritance to invest in a new company. Ray only wants Veronica's money. In the end he tries to walk away at night but is caught by George, and George gives Veronica some of her inheritance to go to college. | |||||
98 | "George Helps Ernie See the Cellu-Light" | Sheldon Epps | Dave Caplan | March 15, 2006 | 518 |
George helps Ernie lose weight (20 pounds) before he loses his job, and Ernie threatens to sue the factory for terminating a fat person. He then finds out that Ernie has been gaining weight because of his depression which is caused by the life-long rejection of him by women. | |||||
99 | "George Gets Cross Over Freddie" | Katy Garretson | Stacey Pulwer | March 22, 2006 | 519 |
George discovers that Max has begun an online romance with a teenage girl from Chicago. When he assumes his son's identity to protect him from what he suspects is an internet predator, George comes face to face offline with Freddie. Guest Stars: Freddie Prinze Jr., Brian Austin Green and Chloe Suazo Note: Crossover episode with the series Freddie. | |||||
100 | "George Vows to Make Some Matri-Money" | Katy Garretson | George Lopez | March 29, 2006 | 520 |
George takes over planning a wedding for one of Angie's rich clients (special guest star Eva Longoria Parker) in order to prove he can do her job better than she can. This episodes ends of George spending his commission on a picture of him holding a cigar that appears in George Nieces a New Media Room Note: This episode reveals that Max's full name is Max Victor Roberto Magic Johnson Lopez. This episode also references Eva Longoria Parker's marriage to NBA point guard Tony Parker because Brook's fiance in this episode is named Anthony, Tony Parker's full name. | |||||
101 | "George Discovers How Mescal-ed Up His Life Would Have Been Without the Benny-Fits" | Joe Regalbuto | Valentina Garza | April 5, 2006 | 521 |
Benny gets really mad when she discovers that George has rigged the results of a productivity contest at the factory against her favor. Later, George drinks tequila (with the worm) and hallucinates his living Ernie's life, with Ernie living his life. Just because Benny was not mean to him so he wouldn't have been tough enough to go and be the manager at Powers Bros. and win over Angie. | |||||
102 | "It's a Cliffhanger, By George (Part 1)" | Joe Regalbuto | Robert Borden | April 12, 2006 | 522 |
Everything hangs in the balance for the entire Lopez family: Ernie tells George that the factory is moving to Mexico and they'll both be out of jobs; after Benny reunites with her ex, Ernie tells George that he (Benny's Ex) robbed a convenience store and calls the cops, though it is for a past crime Benny committed; Angie has been feeling sick for days and awaits the results of a home pregnancy test; Carmen is afraid to open her final college letter after being rejected by her first three choices; Max has swiped a forbidden beer and is about to sample his first alcohol; and Vic prepares to propose marriage to a 27-year-old woman he barely knows. Final appearance of Carmen in a live appearance, the very next episode she is seen in a slideshow of her growing up from other episodes and the previous one. |
Season 6: 2007
- Luis Armand Garcia was absent for one episode.
# | Episode title | Director | Writer(s) | Original air date | Prod. code |
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103 | "George's Mom Faces Hard Tambien (Part 2)" | Joe Regalbuto | Dave Caplan | January 24, 2007 | 601 |
Just as Carmen prepares to go off to her college in Vermont and George and Angie begin looking forward to being empty nesters, Angie discovers that the Lopez family could be growing. Meanwhile, there is much going on in the Lopez house. George's job is in jeopardy, Benny faces jail time for a crime from 30 years ago, Max has a hangover and Vic contemplates engagement to a 27 year old. Angie finds out she isn't really pregnant. Note: This is the last episode featuring Masiela Lusha as Carmen Lopez; she departed the show due to her conflicts with George Lopez. Plus, theres a slideshow of Carmen Lopez at the end. | |||||
104 | "George's House Has Two Empty Wombs (Part 3)" | Joe Regalbuto | Paul A. Kaplan Mark Torgrove | January 31, 2007 | 602 |
Angie maintains her story that she's pregnant to keep George from missing Carmen, even though she finds out the test was wrong. Vic introduces George and Angie to his 27-year-old fiance Lindsay. Guest Starring: Stacy Keibler and Adam West | |||||
105 | "George Nieces a New Media Room (Part 4)" | Joe Regalbuto | Jim Hope | February 7, 2007 | 603 |
George has just finished remodeling Carmen's room into a new entertainment room, but Veronica returns, announcing her trust fund has been frozen by a relative, threatening her with bankruptcy. Angie forces George to allow Veronica to stay in the new room, and Veronica brings her new boyfriend, her teacher who left his wife for Veronica. After she dumps him, he begins to stalk her, which ends with George punching him in the face and getting arrested and George's TV being destroyed. After that the cops told Veronica she can put a restraining order against the teacher. Guest Starring: Jason Connery | |||||
106 | "George Testi-Lies for Benny (Part 5)" | Bob Koherr | Rick Nyholm | February 14, 2007 | 604 |
When Luisa Diaz, Benny's estranged mother, turns on her daughter during trial, Benny must rely on George's testimony, which helps her by getting her out of jail and she has to do several hundred hours of community service. Guest Starring: Rita Moreno | |||||
107 | "Sabes Gay, It's George's Fantasy Episode" | George Lopez | George Lopez | February 21, 2007 | 605 |
Following being humiliated at work, George drinks some tequila (with the worm), and hallucinates that he and Ernie are gay sweethearts who are soon to be united as life partners. Ernie gives up on meeting women for good. Absent: Luis Armand Garcia as Max Lopez | |||||
108 | "George Thinks Vic's Fiancée is Lion about Being a Cheetah" | Bob Koherr | Luisa Leschin | February 28, 2007 | 606 |
After George accidentally encourages Vic into tearing up the pre-nuptial agreement, he believes that Vic's fiancée is a gold digger and a cheater, and enlists the TV show Cheaters to help find out. After everything, George discovers Lindsay is cheating on Vic and he plans to get back with his ex-wife. | |||||
109 | "George Helps Angie's Wha-Positive Self-Image By Saying You 'Sta Loca Good" | Bob Koherr | John R. Morey | March 7, 2007 | 607 |
When Angie gets concerned about losing her sexy looks while trying to get free satellite from the installer, George asks his niece, Veronica, to tone her sexuality down who was successful with the cable man. Angie continues to compare herself to Veronica, who is 10-20 years younger. George and Angie get invited to a party, but Angie dresses nearly nude in a nurse outfit in a desperate attempt to be sexy. Final appearance of Ricky | |||||
110 | "George's Grave Mistake Sends Him to a Funeral, Holmes" | Sheldon Epps | Michael Loftus | March 14, 2007 | 608 |
George's poor memory comes back to haunt him when Angie's mother passes away, and George cannot get another grave so Angie can be with her mom for eternity. | |||||
111 | "George Joins the Neighborhood Wha-tcha and Raises the Vigil-ante" | Sheldon Epps | Laura House | March 21, 2007 | 609 |
An ex-sexual predator moves into the neighborhood so George warns Max not to go to her house; one of George's neighbors (Tommy Chong) alerts George that Max has gone over there, but before anything happens George and Angie come to find a shirtless Max with a condom; after a talk they realize it was Max's idea to come to the house to have sex. George and Angie decide it's time to have "the talk" with Max.Final mention of Carmen. Guest starring: Tommy Chong, Kristin Bauer, Gerry Bednob | |||||
112 | "George is Maid to be Ruth-Less" | Victor Gonzalez | Paul A. Kaplan Mark Torgrove | April 4, 2007 | 610 |
George and Angie hire a maid (Barbara Eden) who quickly cooks and cleans her way into George's heart but never cleans the house and a jealous Benny decides to steal money from Max and blame the maid and get her fired. George knowing Benny stole the money asks her why but showing her love for George gives him a hug and the maid quits. | |||||
113 | "George is Lie-able for Benny's Unhappiness" | Joe Regalbuto | Jim Hope | April 4, 2007 | 611 |
When the love of Benny's life, Wayne returns to town, George builds a web of lies to keep them from reuniting, which includes death. Guest Star: Jerry Springer | |||||
114 | "George Uses His Vato Power to Save Dinero Que La" | Victor Gonzalez | Dave Caplan | April 11, 2007 | 612 |
After some out-of-control spending by George and Angie, they agree to decide who gets to spend money on $100+. After George's poker game is interrupted by Veronica, who is sent by Angie for revenge for getting a veto, they agree on a bet to be the most frugal. | |||||
115 | "George Rocks to the Max and Gets Diss-Band-ed" | Andy García | John R. Morey | April 11, 2007 | 613 |
George tries to relive his high school days by teaching Max to play the guitar. But when Max moves on without his dad and joins a rock band, George wishes he could take it all back. Guest Star: Mayan Lopez, George Lopez' real-life daughter | |||||
116 | "George Gets Smoking Mad at Benny and Develops an Órale Fixation" | Sheldon Epps | Paul A. Kaplan Mark Torgrove | April 24, 2007 | 614 |
When Powers Aviation institutes a smoking ban as part of a new health plan, Benny's nicotine withdrawals drive George to being forced away from her, because he makes Benny smoke. In the end, Benny quits working at the factory because George was going crazy knowing he's the reason she smokes. Guest Star: Alton Brown | |||||
117 | "George Can't Let Sleeping Mexicans Lie" | Sheldon Epps | Luisa Leschin | April 24, 2007 | 615 |
The Lopez family strikes out against a new neighbor who's decorated his front lawn with an offensive art display (e.g. a statue of a sleeping Mexican). Guest Star: Mario Lopez | |||||
118 | "George's Bogey-ous Relationship with Vic Is Putt to the Test" | Joe Regalbuto | Rick Nyholm | May 1, 2007 | 616 |
Vic feigns fatherly love so George will play in a father-son golf tournament against his long time rival and his son, (played by Oscar De La Hoya). But George gets angry after discovering Vic's true intentions and throws the game. Final mention of Mr. Needles Final appearance of Veronica. | |||||
119 | "George Thinks Max's Future Is on the Line (Part 1)" | Joe Regalbuto | Dave Caplan | May 8, 2007 | 617 |
George puts Max to work at the factory to emphasize the importance of education and to pay for a new computer, but Max soon wants to stay at the factory forever. Powers Aviation's workers are worried when a rumor spreads that the new owner of the factory is moving it to Mexico and everyone loses their jobs. Final appearance of Thirsty's the bar. | |||||
120 | "George Decides to Sta-Local Where It's Familia (Part 2)" | Joe Regalbuto | Bruce Helford | May 8, 2007 | 618 |
In the series finale, a multimillionaire (played by special guest star Edward James Olmos) buys Powers Aviation and asks George to stay on board if he's willing to consider making some major life changes (e.g. moving to Phoenix, Arizona; ironically, or coincidentally, the same city his father lived in, but this is not said in the episode). George almost agrees, but soon agrees to a factory boycott when everyone comes and tells him how much they'll miss him, including Benny (which she admits she wouldn't really miss him). The owner agrees to keep the original workers and George ends up running the factory on his own, due to the departure of Jack and Mel. Also, the multimillionaire found out he would be able to get some tax credits by keeping the factory with the original workers. Note: Final episode of the series, ABC announced on May 18, 2007, that the show would not renew for a 7th season due to low advertising revenue. |
References
- ^ "Friday, April 30". The Futon Critic. April 22, 2004.