Mad TV season 7
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| Mad TV | |
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| Season 7 | |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
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| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 22, 2001 – May 18, 2002 |
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The seventh season of Mad TV, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on the Fox Network between September 22, 2001, and May 18, 2002.
Summary
Debra Wilson became the only member left from the original 1995-1996 cast following Nicole Sullivan's departure at the end of season six. The previous season's feature players, Andrew Daly and Stephnie Weir were promoted to repertory players. New cast members hired this season include: Frank Caliendo, Kathryn Fiore, Jill-Michele Meleán, Taran Killam (the youngest Mad TV cast member at 19 years old, the only Mad TV cast member to get his start on a children's television show [Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show] and the second MADtv cast member after Jeff Richards to later be hired as a Saturday Night Live cast member), and Bobby Lee (the first, and only, East Asian-American cast member).
Guest stars this season included David Carradine, Michelle Trachtenberg, Todd Bridges, Vivica A. Fox, Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes, *NSYNC members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone, wrestlers Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Man Show hosts Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel, and rappers DMX, Ja Rule, Insane Clown Posse, Master P., Method Man, Redman, and the RZA. Trachtenberg's appearance is notable, as her performance in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer parody sketch netted Tratchenberg a nomination for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series.
This season is also the show's longest with 30 episodes, as the extra episodes from season six that were created in the event that a Writer's Guild of America strike halted production ended up airing in season seven. One can tell these are season six episodes because of the appearances of former cast members, Nicole Sullivan, Christian Duguay, and Nelson Ascencio.
This season is the last for Alex Borstein, Will Sasso, and Andrew Daly and the only season for Taran Killam
Opening montage
The Mad TV logo appears on the screen and the theme song, which is performed by the hip-hop group Heavy D & the Boyz, begins. A voice announces "It's Mad TV! Starring...," and then alphabetically introduces each repertory cast member, followed by the featured cast. The screen splits into several different live-action clips of cast members performing recurring characters. 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 | Title | Guest(s) | Original air date |
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| 147 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Joyce Brothers | September 22, 2001 |
| 148 | 2 | "Episode 2" | TBA | September 29, 2001 |
| 149 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Alien Ant Farm | October 6, 2001 |
| 150 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Lance Bass, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Joey Fatone | October 20, 2001 |
| 151 | 5 | "Episode 5" | David Carradine, Drew Barrymore, Penny Marshall | November 10, 2001 |
| 152 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Todd Bridges, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Christopher Titus, Jessica Simpson | November 17, 2001 |
| 153 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Michelle Trachtenberg, Blink 182 | November 24, 2001 |
| 154 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Brian McFayden | December 1, 2001 |
| 155 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Method Man, Redman, Triple H | December 8, 2001 |
| 156 | 10 | "Episode 10" | TBA | December 15, 2001 |
| 157 | 11 | "Episode 11" | Ja Rule | January 12, 2002 |
| 158 | 12 | "Episode 12" | Usher | January 26, 2002 |
| 159 | 13 | "Mad TV's Rockin' Super Bowl Eve Spectacular" | Amanda Bynes, Frankie Muniz, Andy Dick, Wu-Tang Clan | February 2, 2002 |
| 160 | 14 | "Episode 14" | Chris Klein, Rebecca Romijn | February 9, 2002 |
| 161 | 15 | "Episode 15" | Stone Cold Steve Austin, Martin Short | February 16, 2002 |
| 162 | 16 | "Episode 16" | Adam Carolla, DMX, Melissa Joan Hart, Jimmy Kimmel | February 23, 2002 |
| 163 | 17 | "Episode 17" | Danny Masterson, Wilmer Valderrama, Shakira | March 16, 2002 |
| 164 | 18 | "Episode 18" | Earthquake, Tara Reid | March 23, 2002 |
| 165 | 19 | "Episode 19" | Greg the Bunny, Insane Clown Posse, Master P | April 6, 2002 |
| 166 | 20 | "Episode 20" | TBA | April 13, 2002 |
| 167 | 21 | "Episode 21" | Melina Kanakaredes | April 20, 2002 |
| 168 | 22 | "Episode 22" | Preston Lacy, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Jason Acuña, Tenacious D | April 27, 2002 |
| 169 | 23 | "Episode 23" | TBA | May 4, 2002 |
| 170 | 24 | "Episode 24" | Vivica A. Fox, Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles | May 11, 2002 |
| 171 | 25 | "Episode 25" | Method Man, RZA, Teri Garr, Eve Plumb | May 18, 2002 |
Home Release
This season is available on HBO Max, with episodes 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, and 25 missing.