At the start of the series, he and Angie were very much in love. In one episode she was hired as a stripper as a gag during Randy's bachelor party, only for Amy to interfere with her performance in an attempt to win back Randy's affections. It is likely Manny named his second son George after his guilt of leaving his first son George. To this date, it continues to be their highest-rated series and one of cable's best for an off-network sitcom. He is the son of Manny and Benny Lopez. George tracks down Manny, and talked to him. George is so upset that his father doesn't want him to attend his funeral, that he destroys the watch with a meat mallet. The couple - who wed in July . A prime example is when George believed his mom died in a house fire and was genuinely anxious. Later, George learns from the other George that Manny lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with his construction buisness and is now rich. On March 8, 2007, it was announced that George Lopez would join the Nick at Nite lineup. Vic later became engaged to 27-year-old Lindsay Cafferty (Stacy Keibler), but later discovered she was cheating on him with a younger man. He eventually accepts George as a good match for his daughter, as his son and other daughter's marriages ended in failure while Angie is still married. Esai Morales who plays Manny Lopez, George's father, is actually two years younger than George Lopez. Lopez drew much of the material for the show from his own life experiences, especially his upbringing in the San Fernando Valley. George finds out he has a half-brother, also named George, and hears that Manny and his son are poor but he later finds out that Manny owns Lopez Construction and is wealthy. Summary One in this comedy series, set in Los Angeles, in which comedian George Lopez plays family man "George Lopez." In this episode, George and Angie happily plan their trip to Hawaii, though Max is highly annoyed to be left behind. Benita "Benny" Diaz Lopez (Belita Moreno) is George and Linda's mother, Angie's mother-in-law, and Carmen and Max's paternal grandmother; a wise-cracking, outspoken, insensitive alcoholic who was responsible for George's frequently-mentioned traumatic childhood. Marisol laments that she doesn't want to be a dog groomer and envision herself with a classier job, such as working in an office, to which Angie responds by encouraging George to hire her at Powers Brothers for a trial period. When individual episodes have scores, they will influence the final season score. 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. Last edited on 18 February 2023, at 03:52, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_George_Lopez_characters&oldid=1140043299, This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 03:52. My popularity, I was involved in charities, I overcame my illness, all on TV. He and Angie begin searching for Manny, in hope to find him. She was a cheerleader in high school and was very popular. He had a better attitude!" Viewing herself as sexually-appealing and erotically-charming, Gina's main character hallmarks of her countless attempts at charming her male co-workers and at sex appeal are often the object of ridicule. For her part, Angie will side with George against her father Vic, and will always help her husband no matter what problem he has. Carmen often shows a liberal bent to political issues (even more than others in her household) and has an affinity for social justice causes. Benny accepts, but later claims to leave Randy because he bored her. Top Democrats said their goal is to 'just stop stupid stuff' and 'put people over politics' as they took their first pass at a strategy for trying to take back the House in 2024. [14] The series joined TBS on September 28, 2020.[15][16]. 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. when Max's school called. It is mentioned by Carmen that the reason for Zack's undisciplined behavior stems from his father not being there for him and having a "bitter old drunk" of a mother. One of his catchphrases is "Ay Dios Mio" meaning "Oh My God" in Spanish. All Rights Reserved. This may be because she was pampered like a princess during her childhood. 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 . Also, despite being a housewife, Angie is rarely shown doing any house work in the series especially during the later seasons, heavily implying that she hardly ever does any work at all. [10] The George Lopez Show was seen as an attempt from ABC to diversify their programming, while still appealing to the widest possible audience. George is often annoyed by his stories about Cuba and his expressions, earning comical, sarcastic remarks. In reality, Zach was only trying to lure her into having sexual intercourse before dumping her. Angie is also not above bullying George around with his power around the house. In Season 3 he went through several tutors until Jason started tutoring him, which helped him significantly. Angie was most upset, though, in the season 3 episode "Mementos", where George proves he has failed to listen to her and throws an irreplaceable box of her grandmother's mementos away while spring cleaning, and this spawns an entire list of occasions in which his failure to listen to Angie at an earlier time (usually not seen by the viewers) comes back to haunt him in one of the episodes. Privacy Policy scaring the living daylights out of Vic and Octavio, who angrily pursue him. [10] ABC executives were hopeful that Lopez's humor and relatability would draw a large family audience, focusing on marketing the series as much as possible. George also loves to play golf and he usually does it whenever he gets out of situations and to outsmart his family, like listening to Carmen's poetry or talk about Max's dyslexic problems. You call me every time you see a hot girl and then you take up five minutes of my voicemail going 'George! She soon says that George couldn't tell her whom to date but soon breaks up with Vic when she finds out how he kissed Benny, her mother, and gently tells him it'd be best if they just stayed friends. (He clearly thinks Benny is going to hell when she dies.). Ernie is depicted as silly, socially awkward, and very loyal to George. I realized I wasn't the best dad, but when your kid's twerking upside-down, you've got some real f--king problems.. Needles is the name of the Lopez family dog; mangy and sickly, having contracted a multitude of harsh, often fictional and disgusting, canine ailments. Whenever Amy shows up, Ernie says "Hey look, it's Accident Amy! 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T. R. S. Ranking Report: 01 Thru 210", "Getting Funny, Not Angry: Comedy: George Lopez deals with the stereotyping of Latinos by using humor to help fight the slights. Gina and Benny are frenemies, and at one point an implication was hinted that she may be bisexual. Ernesto "Ernie" Cardenas (Valente Rodriguez) has been George's best friend since the second grade. Lopez explained that he "took the five years of good, and I did a lot with the good. EPISODE 48. He is also dyslexic, which often comes into play on the show. 'I enjoyed meeting your mother'."). ", usually followed or preceded with the crazy idea or joke (example: "I enjoyed meeting your mother'? But who is her mom, George Lopezs ex-wife? [21] The fifth season was released on August 18, 2015. Ernie's inept social skills and inability to talk to women is obviously a result of the over sheltered childhood he had and his parents own problems rubbing off on him. Mr. Minutes later, George learns from his mom that the gold watch was worth a fortune. At serious points in the series, he has tried to set Angie straight but she's always managed to either outsmart him or avoid the problem completely by pointing out some other problem. After seeing her TikToks, George Lopez took daughter Mayan Lopez to therapy and the two now co-star on 'Lopez vs. Lopez.'. Manuel "Manny" Lopez is Benny's ex-husband, Lydia's husband, George Lopez's, Linda Lorenzo's, and George Edward Lopez (II)'s father. Carmen doesn't exactly have good taste in men; she often falls for the handsome popular jock with a sob story. Taylor eats Carmen's food, uses her phone, and wears her clothes without permission. George Lopez (2002-2007) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Series Directed by Series Writing Credits Series Cast Series Produced by Series Music by Series Cinematography by Series Film Editing by Series Casting By Series Art Direction by Series Set Decoration by Series Costume Design by Series Makeup Department George and Ernie worked at Mr. Carrillo's restaurant during high school. Read on for more. and the Amaury Nolasco in "Long Time No See", both in Season 2. 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. He was even willing to run into the burning building to save her if it weren't for a firefighter holding him back. Comedian George Lopez had been performing standup throughout the early 1990s, expressing interest in having his own comedy television show like Seinfeld. But George knew Angie wouldn't let him so they did it behind her back. When he realizes Carmen was not going to give in and sleep with him, he breaks up with her and leaves her in San Francisco at a club before going back home. George was infuriated by his actions and Zach admitted his intentions to George during a confrontation. Terms and Policies Carmen was convinced that the pair genuinely was falling in love. He is also the father of Linda Lorenzo, who was born after Manny left and given up for adoption not long after birth. All of these releases are now out of print. Ernie is somewhat envious of George because although they grew up together, George's life led to a beautiful wife with two children and him being manager, while Ernie gained no such thing and has been on the manufacturing floor for almost 30 years. He is shown to be quite rebellious and never listening to his father. He and Carmen broke up at one point because he was cheating on her with a girl who was "more experienced," but he managed to win her back by using his charm and way with words at a Debate Club meeting which they both participated in. They remain dedicated parents, and committed partners in business and their philanthropic organization, The Lopez Foundation.". Manny dropped the charges and had George released. However, George frequently underestimates Carmen's intelligence and has little faith in her, sometimes apparently perceiving her as dim and airheaded (similar to how Benny sees Carmen as a future stripper). 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"). [11] Bullock sought the help of Bruce Helford (who created The Drew Carey Show and had been a head writer for Roseanne), and, due to his history with ABC on those shows, became a co-creator and executive producer of Lopez's show. After getting a black eye (from taking off his boxing glove wrong), Angie found out. "George and Ann Lopez have made the decision to end their 17-year marriage," they said. 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. 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Episodes from the first four seasons of George Lopez do not use those respective seasons' opening titles, the season five version is used instead (this is evident as Emiliano Diez is credited in the sequence, which is slightly longer than how they were originally broadcast on ABC, though there is also a short version also used in syndication that also differs from the original short opening credits that does not credit him for seasons 13, even though Diez did not make his first guest appearance until season two and did not become a cast regular until season four); the final two seasons use those seasons' appropriate versions of the opening credits. Randy (Nick Offerman) used to date Benny. Fans were surprised by the breakup considering Ann donated her kidney to George a few years prior after he suffered a condition that deteriorated his kidneys. ("I don't listen to any of your messages. 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