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{{Short description|Season of television series}}
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The fourth season of '']'', an American ] series, originally aired in the United States on the ] between September 12, 1998, and May 22, 1999.


==Season summary== ==Season summary==
The new season had several cast changes. ], ], and ] left the show. ] and ] joined as repertory players, with ] as a featured player. ] did not appear in the first five episodes of the fourth season. However, she did return in the sixth episode, the show's Halloween special, performing her popular characters Antonia and The Vancome Lady. The new season had several cast changes. ], ], and ] left the show. ] (in what would be his only season) and ] joined as repertory players, with ] as a featured player (and later upgraded to the repertory status). ] did not appear in the first five episodes of the fourth season. However, she did return in the sixth episode, the show's Halloween special, performing her popular characters Antonia and The Vancome Lady.


Season four had a notable change of pace and format compared to the first three seasons. The show had a faster pace and began to use recurring characters more, as seen with the wacky mother/son duo Doreen (Collins) and Stuart (McDonald) Larkin. Separately, Collins played the eccentric Midwestern character Lorraine Swanson and McDonald played sleazy Jewish director Marvin Tikvah and overexcited dweeb Rusty Miller in sketches that appeared in heavy rotation.
Season 4 is ]'s last season, who was a original cast member on the show, her characters were: Bonquita and Fly Girl, she impersonated ], ], ], ], ], and ], she left the show to get out of the comedy industry and star in ABC's hit soap ].


Original cast players ] and ] introduced new characters, playing Latina bimbos Lida and Melina together, while Wilson performed Bunifa, a fast-talking ] girl. ] frequently appeared as Ms. Swan and ]; ] appeared as the Coffee Guy and the spokesman for Spishak, and performed his ] impersonation; ] frequently impersonated famous people such as ], ], ], ], ], and ]; ] did several impersonations such as ], ], ], ], ], as well as his reoccurring character James Brown Jr.
Season four had a notable change of pace and format compared to the first three seasons. The show had a faster pace and began to use recurring characters, such as the wacky mother/son duo Doreen (Collins) and Stuart (McDonald) Larkin, more often. Separately, Collins played the eccentric Midwestern character Lorraine Swanson and McDonald played Jewish slob director ] and overexcited dweeb ] in sketches that appeared in heavy rotation.


Season four was marked by one notable controversy. During the February 6, 1999 episode, ] appeared in a sketch with ]. Hart, a WCW wrestler, attacked Sasso during filming. It was unclear whether the attack was scripted or an ad-libbed part that was kept in, until a ''Mad TV'' head writer revealed that the fight was not scripted, was real, and Sasso was actually injured from it.<ref>{{usurped|1=}}</ref> Hart returned three weeks later to accept Sasso's challenge of an arm-wrestling match.
Original cast players ] and ] introduced new characters, playing Latina bimbos Lida and Melina together, while Wilson performed Bunifa, a fast-talking ] girl. ] frequently appeared as ] and ]; ] appeared as the Coffee Guy and the spokesman for Spishak, and performed his ] impersonation; ]'s character who was on ] came to the show last season, and impersonated ] and ]. ] frequently impersonated famous people such as ], ], and ] and ] did several impersonations of popular African-American celebrities.


Season four was marked by one notable controversy. During the episode that aired ], ], ] appeared in a sketch with ]. Hart, a WCW wrestler, attacked Sasso during filming. It was unclear whether this was part of the sketch or ad-libbed, until a ''MADtv'' head writer revealed that the fight was real and Sasso did actually bleed.<ref></ref>
Hart returned three weeks later to accept Sasso's challenge of an arm-wrestling match.


==Opening montage== ==Opening montage==
The ''MADtv'' logo appears against the backdrop of a busy street in ]. The theme song, which is performed by the ] group ], begins. Cast members are introduced alphabetically, with their names appearing in caption over a slow-motion montage of color still photos of them. When the last featured cast member is introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching ''MADtv''." The ''Mad TV'' logo appears against the backdrop of a busy street in ]. The theme song, which is performed by the ] group ], begins. Cast members are introduced alphabetically, with their names appearing in caption over a slow-motion montage of color still photos of them. When the last featured cast member is introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching ''Mad TV''."


==Cast== ==Cast==
;Repertory cast members
* ]
* ] <small> (25/25 episodes) </small>
* ]
* ] <small> (25/25 episodes) </small>
* ]
* ] * ] <small> (19/25 episodes) </small>
* ] * ] <small> (25/25 episodes) </small>
* ] * ] <small> (25/25 episodes) </small>
* ]'''''*''' * ]'''''*'''<small> (20/25 episodes) </small>
* ] * ] <small> (25/25 episodes) </small>
* ] * ] <small> (25/25 episodes) </small>
* ] * ] <small> (21/25 episodes) </small>
* ] <small> (25/25 episodes) </small>
* ]
* ]


'''''*''' Performer was a featured cast member at the start of the season, but was promoted to repertory status mid-season.'' '''''*''' ''''''Performer was a featured cast member at the start of the season, but was promoted to repertory status mid-season''''''.''

==Writers==

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*Bryan Adams (eps. 6-25)
*] (eps. 1-25)
*] (eps. 1-25)
*] (ep. 24) (Season 02 Encore)
*] (writing supervisor) (eps. 1-25)
*] (eps. 1-25)
*] (eps. 1-25)
*] (ep. 2) (Season 02 Encore)
*] (eps. 1-25)
*] (eps. 4, 8, 10) (All Encore)
*] (eps. 1-25)
*Tim Hightower (eps. 2, 24) (both Season 02 Encore)
*] (ep. 4) (Season 03 Encore)
*] (eps. 1-25)
*Brad Kaaya (eps. 2, 24) (both Season 02 Encore)
*Scott King (eps. 1-25)
*] (ep. 19)
*] (eps. 1-25)
*] (ep. 10) (Season 01 Encore)
*] (eps. 1-25)
*] (eps. 1-25)
*Michael Short (creative consultant) (eps. 1-25)
*Adam Small (eps. 1-25)
*] (eps. 1-25)
*] (eps. 1-25)
*] (eps. 4, 8) (Both Encore)
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==Episodes== ==Episodes==
{{See also|List of Mad TV episodes}}
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| #401 || ], ] || ], ] || Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) opens the show with a joke. A spoof of '']'' focuses on the romance between Bill Clinton (Will Sasso) and ] (Alex Borstein). ] (Judith Foxworth) tries not to get into a fight with a woman (Vivica A. Fox). ] (Andrew Bowen) gives students lessons in wooden acting. ] (Pat Kilbane) gives sex tips to a couple in bed. ] frequently interrupts a TV show with an important news bulletin by ] (Phil LaMarr). ] does spring cleaning. A man (Will Sasso) calling a sex line accidentally reaches Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein). ''MADtv'' vies for ] consideration with a sketch featuring ]'s widow ] (Alex Borstein) and first wife ] (Mo Collins) settling their differences through song. A jock (Aries Spears) is less than thrilled to have overexcited nerd Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) as his dorm mate. Vivica A. Fox is a guest on ''Funky Walker, Dirty Talker''. || ], ], and ]'s First Episode.
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| #402 || ], ] || ] || Howard Stern (Pat Kilbane) reviews ''MADtv's'' past and present cast. ] (Pat Kilbane) & ] (Michael McDonald) fight crime and their fear of women in a crime drama. A commercial parody for Egg-Beaters' newest product, Meat-Beaters, shows a man (Will Sasso) apparently masturbating as he prepares food. Obese Jewish film director Marvin Tikvah (Michael McDonald) joins a fitness program. ] promotes clothes that protect children from school shootings. Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and ] Jr. (Aries Spears) host a cooking show. ] (Andrew Bowen) introduces a vintage superhero show called ''Rocket Revengers''. A man (Jeremy Wayne) recalls for what happened after the divorce. A randy senior citizen (Michael McDonald) recalls how he survived the crash of the ]. ||
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| #403 || ], ] || || Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) kicks the crap out of people while touring America. Lorraine (Mo Collins) peruses items at a yard sale. ] (Phil LaMarr) demands funnier material in an episode of '']''. ] (Jeremy Wayne) sells his #1 Fan T-shirts. Spishak promotes a cereal bowl that also works as a pasta bowl. Debra Wilson promotes a virtual reality retirement home. Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) gets lost. || Debut of Doreen and Stuart Larkin sketch
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| #404 || ], ] || || '']'' and '']'' merge in a parody. ] (Will Sasso) and ] (Phil LaMarr) dance with each other (recurring sketch throughout episode). A parody of '']'' has ] (Aries Spears) playing it not-so-straight. ] (Jeremy Wayne) interview ] (Phil LaMarr). A young kid repeatedly hits his stepdad (Pat Kilbane) in the groin. Havoc ensues in a hotel lobby where everyone says "sir" or "ma'am." ''The ] Show'' turns as sleazy as Howard Stern's radio show. A parody of feminine hygiene commercials turns into a promotion for Canada's marriage laws. Bonquita (Judith Foxworth) gets into the holiday spirit and runs a fall sale. ] (Aries Spears) and ] (Phil LaMarr) star in a parody of courtroom shows. ] (Aries Spears) promotes ] pudding. ||
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| #405 || ], ] || ], ] || Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) gets hypnotized. Debra Wilson promotes a product for keeping women's nether regions fresh. Monica Lewinsky (Alex Borstein) appears on ''Talking American.'' Trina Moss (Mo Collins) attends a baby shower. ] (Alex Borstein) interviews Kevin Sorbo on the set of his sitcom, ''Oh, Hercules''. ] (Jeremy Wayne) challeges a game of basketball. Gary Coleman plays a police negotiator in a parody of '']'', co-starring ] (Aries Spears) and Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen). ||
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| #406 || ], ] || ], ] || MC Lyte (Judith Foxworth) gives out her new album to trick-or-treaters. Members of KISS appear in a sketch as life-size action figures which must stop ] (Phil LaMarr); in another sketch, band members go on a date. Kenny Rogers sings duets with Cher (Mo Collins), ] (Alex Borstein), ] (Pat Kilbane), and ] (Phil LaMarr). After a sketch about his role in '']'', ] becomes entangled in a string of murders on the ''MADtv'' set. ] celebrates Halloween with [[Kiss (band|KISS). Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) goes trick-or-treating with Antonia (Nicole Sullivan). || Special Halloween episode
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| #407 || ], ] || || Little Hassan Taylor (Phil LaMarr) performs racist songs. In a pornographic version of '']'' directed by coke-addled director Harvey Lachien (Aries Spears), two nymphomaniacs (Mo Collins, Debra Wilson) service troops. ] (Aries Spears) hosts '']''. Björk (Alex Borstein), Marilyn Manson (Pat Kilbane), and Stuart (Michael McDonald) and Doreen Larkin (Mo Collins) appear on ''Lowered Expectations''. A woman (Judith Foxworth) worries that she might spill her chance to go out on a date. An undergraduate named "Intensity" (Nicole Sullivan) is obsessed with a man (Pat Kilbane) she barely knows in a parody of '']''. Lida (Nicole Sullivan) and Melina (Debra Wilson) open their own beauty salon. ] (Jeremy Wayne) goes one-on-one with ] (Aries Spears). In a new medical drama, doctors are so focused on their work that they ignore other patients in the waiting room. A drunken storyteller (Will Sasso) tells fractured fairy tales to children. Reverend ] (Aries Spears) plays psychiatrist to the Clinton family. ||
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| #408 || ], ] || || The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) hosts her own game show. Bill Clinton (Will Sasso) sells commemorative plates. Michael McCleoud (Will Sasso) and Jasmine Wayne-Wayne (Alex Borstein) sing an annoying song. Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) goes to the College Bowl. ] (Jeremy Wayne) gets trapped in an elevator on the way to work. Karl Childers (Pat Kilbane) and ] (Aries Spears) join forces in a new movie. Working as a maternity ward nurse, Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) delivers the wrong baby to a new mother's (Alex Borstein) room. Spishak promotes a dance father can perform. ||
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| #409 || ], ] || || Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) and ] (Andrew Bowen) defend their fathers in the hard-hitting drama ''One True Impact''. Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and James Brown Jr. (Aries Spears) host a Thanksgiving cooking show, where they must cook food for homeless people. A man (Phil LaMarr) becomes so obsessed with the taste of the food he's served that he goes insane. ] celebrates Thanksgiving. Pat Kilbane tells his "Snapshot Stories." || Special Thanksgiving episode
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| #410 || ], ] || ] || Shaquille O'Neal interrupts a monologue by ] (Aries Spears). The Eracists spread their message of tolerance in the Middle East. '']'' cops Riggs (Pat Kilbane) and Murtaugh (Aries Spears) appear at a comedy club with Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and his puppet friend Pappy. On an episode of '']'', Mother Love (Aries Spears) hopes to reunite ] (Phil LaMarr) with ] (Debra Wilson). In a parody of '']'', ] (Andrew Bowen) tries to escape the clutches of ] (Debra Wilson). ] (Jeremy Wayne) interviews ]. Shaquille O'Neil's plea to get out of prison is misunderstood. O'Neil plays ]'s sister on ''Lowered Expectations''. Rick (Phil LaMarr) appears as a contestant on '']''; one of his potential suitors is Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein). A college jock (Andrew Bowen) hosts his own show from his dorm room. ||
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| #411 || ], ] || || Spishak spokesman (Pat Kilbane) promotes radioactive Christmas tree lights. Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) tries to celebrate the holidays by himself. Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) goes Christmas shopping at The Sharpest Image. Woodworking show host Paul Timberman (Will Sasso) endangers himself with power tools. Old Man Sasso (Will Sasso) drunkenly reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to children. ] (Jeremy Wayne) celebrates christmas. A claymation parody of '']'' involves Christmas. Bonquita (Judith Foxworth) gives out free goodie bags. The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) insults ] (Michael McDonald) in ''A Vancome Christmas Carol''.]'s (Aries Spears) literacy skills fail him when he tries to ring in ]. || Special Christmas episode
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| #412 || ], ] || || A man (Michael McDonald) tries to get nearly everyone to go down on him. Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen) and Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) perform stand-up comedy at a comedy club. ] employees harass a couple. Lounge singer Shaunda (Alex Borstein) sings in a public restroom. While performing at a hospital, '']'' cops (Pat Kilbane, Aries Spears) receive a lukewarm reception to their over-the-top antics. ] (Jeremy Wayne) and ] (Debra Wilson) gets harrassed by photographers. In a parody of '']'', the teenage cast is replaced by babies. The Spishak salesman (Pat Kilbane) promotes a mini-guillotine that chops vegetables and can be used for a quick and easy circumcision. ] (Alex Borstein) questions if ] (Mo Collins) will remain loyal to her. ||
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| #413 || ], ] || || Spishak promotes a razor with ten blades. ] (Nicole Sullivan) celebrates Martin Luther King Day in song. Bunifa (Debra Wilson) goes on a date and appears on ''Lowered Expectations''. Will (Will Sasso) is bothered by his annoying sister (Alex Borstein) at an arcade. Nicole Sullivan tells her "Snapshot Story." Fly Girl (Judith Foxworth) rescues a life of a man (Pat Kilbane). A psychotic woman (Nicole Sullivan) obsessed with murder appears on ''Lowered Expectations''. ] (Jeremy Wayne) doesn't allow anyone to touch his banner. Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) tries to use an automated teller machine. ] (Andrew Bowen) discusses his drug escapades in an anti-drug commercial. Bill Cosby (Aries Spears) hosts a parody of '']'' - with pimps! ||
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| #414 || ], ] || || Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) referees a football game. Adam Sandler (Michael McDonald) and ] (Nicole Sullivan) star in ''The Riverboy''. Bonquita (Judith Foxworth) runs a superbowl sale. The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) sells refreshments at a football game. Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) hosts a Super Bowl halftime show. || Special Super Bowl episode
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| #415 || ], ] || ] || Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) opens the show and discusses his portrayal on ''MADtv''. Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) plugs her own perfume. ] (Will Sasso) composes songs for the new '']'' movie. Bunifa (Debra Wilson) gets a fast-food employee (Nicole Sullivan) fired. ] (Phil LaMarr) stars in a parody of '']''. ] (Jeremy Wayne) keeps getting bothered by a guy (Andrew Bowen). Minnesota Governor ] (Will Sasso) introduces his new lieutenant governor, Bret Hart. Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) goes to the doctor. '']'' presents a music video from ] (Mo Collins), and reveals what went on during the shoot. ] (Jeremy Wayne) wins a ]. Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) and ] (Aries Spears) star in '']''. Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen) is a ''Lowered Expectations'' bachelor. ||
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| #416 || ], ] || ] || Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) opens the show by plugging his college. Magic Johnson (Aries Spears) doesn't fare well as a teacher. Brian McKnight stars as himself on ''The Dating Game'', where Bunifa (Debra Wilson) is the contestant. Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) creates a disturbance at a local cineplex. A Spanish-language version of '']'' airs. Bonquita (Judith Foxworth) goes out with her new beau (Phil LaMarr). A ''Star Wars'' special edition features clips of Hans Solo (Pat Kilbane) fleeing danger. Old Man Sasso (Will Sasso) reads a fractured Valentine's Day tale to children. Will Sasso trains to exact revenge on Bret Hart for injuring him during the previous episode of ''MADtv''. ] (Jeremy Wayne) gives out free candy. During the taping of a cooking show, the chef (Nicole Sullivan) broods about her romantic problems. || Special Valentine's Day episode
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| #417 || ], ] || || Miss Swan (Alex Borstein) opens the show by singing the ''MADtv'' theme song. A special ] feast help those who want to look like ]. A new Spishak product doesn't work well for its user (Andrew Bowen), but his wife (Alex Borstein) falls for the salesman (Pat Kilbane). The O'Malley parents (Mo Collins, Michael McDonald) embarrass their daughter (Nicole Sullivan) with their nudity. ] (Pat Kilbane) stars in a variation of '']''. A married couple (Michael McDonald, Nicole Sullivan) struggle to get into their honeymoon suite. Michael Jackson (Phil LaMarr) and ] (Alex Borstein) appear on '']''. Two employers (Mo Collins, Jeremy Wayne) gets discovered. The events surrounding ] (Michael McDonald) and ] (Alex Borstein) are recast as a romantic comedy starring ] (Pat Kilbane) and ] (Nicole Sullivan). In a sequel to the family drama '']'', a man (Michael McDonald) and his children replace his frumpy wife (Alex Borstein) with a younger, hotter woman (Debra Wilson). ||
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| #418 || ], ] || ], ], ] || ] (Judith Foxworth) gives advice to a woman (Alex Borstein) about relationships. Woodworker Paul Timberman (Will Sasso) suffers accidents while building a ]. The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) stars in a parody of ]'s "Hard Knock Life" co-starring rapper ] (Aries Spears). Lida (Nicole Sullivan), Melina (Debra Wilson) and their friend Jeff (Jeremy Wayne) host their own news show. A welfare board game is unveiled. Will Sasso competes with Bret Hart in an arm-wrestling match. Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) gets his picture taken. A ] parody called ''Son of ]'' airs. || This is ]'s last episode.
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| #419 || ], ] || ] || Cher (Mo Collins) opens the show with a new song. ] (Aries Spears) becomes the new spokesman for ] clothing. A Spanish-language version of '']'' airs. UBS guy Jaq (Phil LaMarr) rents pornography and '']'' episodes. Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) learns how to play Tee-ball. Aries Spears reviews his day with Michael McDonald and Jeremy Wayne in his Snapshot Story. Keri Russell stars in a parody of ''Felicity'' with several ''MADtv'' recurring characters. A telegram-singing couple (Pat Kilbane, Nicole Sullivan) pester another couple (Andrew Bowen, Debra Wilson). ] (Jeremy Wayne) runs into an old flame (Debra Wilson). The Eracists want to allow gays to march in the St. Patrick's Day parade. Desperation Lee (Phil LaMarr), ] (Aries Spears), Cocoa Latite (Debra Wilson), and Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) star in a parody of '']''. ||
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| #420 || ], ] || || Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) opens the show with a magic trick. Fess Weiss (Pat Kilbane) sings a tale about a lumberjack (Will Sasso). ] (Andrew Bowen) performs party tricks. A man (Pat Kilbane) refuses to stop dry-humping his wife (Alex Borstein). A cop (Jeremy Wayne) who's having a hard time discussing about his problems. The Cable Guy (Jeremy Wayne) tries to fix cable for a couple (Aries Spears, Debra Wilson). ] (Pat Kilbane) promotes illicit drugs as a sleep aid. Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) appears in a commercial for a fast-food joint. Catwoman (Debra Wilson) fights the cableman (Aries Spears) to get her cable TV installed. Happy Folger (Michael McDonald) embarrasses his daughter at her wedding with a gross story. ||
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| #421 || ], ] || || Andrew Bowen opens the show by inviting Bunifa (Debra Wilson) onstage. Debra Wilson promotes a product to help stop masturbation. In a sitcom, a daughter (Alex Borstein) loses her boyfriends to her irresistible gay dad (Andrew Bowen). Army specialists observe a rubber-like man (Pat Kilbane). Coffee addict Stan (Pat Kilbane) is nervous when he sees ] (Alex Borstein) at a bistro. Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) offers exams for testicular cancer. ] (Andrew Bowen) stars in an episode of ''Rocket Revengers''. All Tammany (Will Sasso) wants to talk about is Hollywood. ||
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| #422 || ], ] || ] || A Spanish-language of '']'' airs. A ''] ]'' special examines the lives of the Eracists after Steve (Phil LaMarr) left the group. Spishak claims one out of ten customers prefers its new detergent. Jerry Springer interviews Lida (Nicole Sullivan), Melina (Debra Wilson), and is accosted by Bunifa (Debra Wilson) as he leaves the studio. ] (Alex Borstein) interviews shock jock Howard Stern (Pat Kilbane). ] (Jeremy Wayne) interviews ]. Lorraine Swanson (Mo Collins) takes hours shopping for a car. Shaunda (Alex Borstein) performs at a prison. ||
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| #423 || ], ] || || Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and James Brown (Aries Spears) open the show. George Jefferson (Phil LaMarr) moves further on up in a parody of '']''. Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) stars in a ] parody in which she flirts with a private eye (Pat Kilbane). ] (Jeremy Wayne) invites his mother (Debra Wilson) to his show. The Aussie Hunter gets mauled by crocodiles, sharks, and cheetahs. An elderly pharmacy employee (Debra Wilson) embarrasses other people by reading their prescriptions aloud. Debra Wilson tells her Snapshot Story. The ''Rocket Revengers'' do battle in Atlantica with the help of their new member (Aries Spears). A handicapped repairman (Phil LaMarr) fumbles around while fixing a woman's (Nicole Sullivan) apartment. ||
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| #424 || ], ] || ] || Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) and his mother Doreen (Mo Collins) open the show. Parody of '']''. A man (Michael McDonald) keeps shushing his girlfriend (Nicole Sullivan). ] (Jeremy Wayne) gives autographs. Mo Collins tells her Snapshot Story. Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) is ecstatic to meet his idol Donny Osmond on ] Fanatic. Lorraine Swanson (Mo Collins) creates a disturbance at a grocery store. Superheroes Falconman (Andrew Bowen) and Birdboy (Phil LaMarr) bring order to the workplace. ||
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| #425 || ], ] || || Celine Dion (Nicole Sullivan) opens the show with a joke. Spishak promotes a new product for managing ice. The Aussie Hunter gets mauled by gorillas, elephants, and ants. Competitors pass gas during a dance competition. The ''News at Six'' team reports on a spore attack. Marvin Tikvah (Michael McDonald) enlists the aid of the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan). ||]'s Last Episode.
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| EpisodeNumber = 67
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|9|12}} | RTitle = ], ], ] | ShortSummary = Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) opens the show with a joke; a spoof of '']'' focuses on the illicit romance between ] (Will Sasso) and his intern ] (Alex Borstein); ] (Andrew Bowen) gives students lessons in his brand of wooden acting; ] (Pat Kilbane) gives sex tips to a couple (Aries Spears, Debra Wilson) in bed; ] frequently interrupts a TV show with an important news bulletin by ] (Phil LaMarr); a man (Will Sasso) calling a sex line accidentally reaches Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein); ''Mad TV'' vies for ] consideration with a sketch featuring ]'s widow ] (Alex Borstein) and first wife ] (Mo Collins) settling their differences through song; A jock (Aries Spears) is less than thrilled to have overexcited nerd Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) as his dorm mate; Vivica A. Fox is a guest on ''Funky Walker, Dirty Talker''.
Absent: Nicole Sullivan
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| EpisodeNumber = 68
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|9|19}} | RTitle = ] | ShortSummary = Howard Stern (Pat Kilbane) reviews ''Mad TV's'' past and present cast; ] (Pat Kilbane) & ] (Michael McDonald) fight crime and their fear of women in a crime drama; a commercial parody for Egg-Beaters' newest product, Meat-Beaters, shows a man (Will Sasso) apparently masturbating as he prepares food; obese Jewish film director Marvin Tikvah (Michael McDonald) joins a fitness program; a reporter (Alex Borstein) is given a birthday surprise while reporting on the scene of a crime; ] promotes clothes that protect children from school shootings. Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and ], Jr. (Aries Spears) host a cooking show; ] (Andrew Bowen) introduces a vintage superhero show called ''Rocket Revengers''; a randy senior citizen (Michael McDonald) recalls how he survived the sinking of the ]; a lonely, single woman named Trina (Mo Collins) works at a clinic.
Absent: Nicole Sullivan
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| EpisodeNumber = 69
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|9|26}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = Bill Clinton (Will Sasso) and Reverend ] (Aries Spears) open the show by doing some improv; ] (Will Sasso) kicks the crap out of people while touring America; Female office workers (Alex Borstein, Debra Wilson, Mo Collins) find UBS delivery man Jaq (Phil LaMarr) attractive; Lorraine (Mo Collins) peruses a small box of tacks at a yard sale in a three-part sketch; ] (Phil LaMarr) demands funnier material in an episode of '']''; Spishak promotes a cereal bowl that also works as a pasta bowl; Debra Wilson promotes a virtual reality retirement home; Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) gets lost.
Absent: Nicole Sullivan
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|October|3}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = '']'' and '']'' merge in a parody; ] (Will Sasso) and ] (Phil LaMarr) dance with each other to beat a new world record (recurring sketch throughout episode); a parody of '']'' has ] (Aries Spears) playing it not-so-straight; a young kid repeatedly hits his stepdad (Pat Kilbane) in the groin; havoc ensues in a hotel lobby where everyone says "sir" or "ma'am"; ''The ] Show'' turns as sleazy as Howard Stern's radio show; a parody of feminine hygiene commercials turns into a promotion for Canada's marriage laws; ] (Aries Spears) and ] (Phil LaMarr) star in a parody of courtroom show; ] (Aries Spears) promotes ] pudding.
Absent: Michael McDonald, Nicole Sullivan
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| EpisodeNumber = 71
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|October|10}} | RTitle = ], ] | ShortSummary = Jaq (Phil LaMarr) opens the show; Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) gets hypnotized; Debra Wilson promotes a product for keeping women's nether regions fresh; Monica Lewinsky (Alex Borstein) appears on ''Talking American.''; the mother (Alex Borstein) of a police commissioner (Will Sasso) is given the task to trace the body of a crime scene; Trina Moss (Mo Collins) attends a baby shower; ] (Alex Borstein) interviews Kevin Sorbo on the set of his sitcom, ''Oh, Hercules''; Gary Coleman plays a police negotiator in a parody of '']'', co-starring ] (Aries Spears) and Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen); A man (Phil LaMarr) is given a job interview with ] (Pat Kilbane).
Absent: Michael McDonald
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| EpisodeNumber = 72
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|October|31}} | RTitle = ], ] | ShortSummary = The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) wishes everyone a Happy Halloweeen; the members of KISS appear in a sketch as life-size action figures which must stop ] (Phil LaMarr); in another sketch, the band members go on a date; Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) tries to rent a movie; Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) sings duets with Cher (Mo Collins), ] (Alex Borstein), ] (Pat Kilbane), and ] (Phil LaMarr); After a sketch about his role in ], ] becomes entangled in a string of murders on the ''Mad TV'' set; Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) goes trick-or-treating with Antonia (Nicole Sullivan); Li'l Nestor (Nicole Sullivan) trick-or-treats at a psycho killer's house.
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| EpisodeNumber = 73
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|7}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = Stan the Coffee Guy (Pat Kilbane) opens the show; 1950s singer Little Hassan Taylor (Phil LaMarr) performs anti-white songs; a porno version of '']'' has two nymphomaniacs (Mo Collins, Debra Wilson) service troops; ] (Aries Spears) hosts '']''; Björk (Alex Borstein), Marilyn Manson (Pat Kilbane), and Stuart (Michael McDonald) & Doreen Larkin (Mo Collins) appear on ''Lowered Expectations''; an undergraduate named "Intensity" (Nicole Sullivan) is obsessed with a man (Pat Kilbane) she barely knows in a parody of '']''; Lida (Nicole Sullivan) and Melina (Debra Wilson) open their own beauty salon; in a new medical drama, doctors (Alex Borstein, Phil LaMarr, Mo Collins) are so focused on their work that they ignore other patients in the waiting room; a drunken storyteller (Will Sasso) tells fractured fairy tales to children; Reverend Jesse Jackson (Aries Spears) plays psychiatrist to the Clinton family (Will Sasso, Mo Collins, Alex Borstein).
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| EpisodeNumber = 74
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|14}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = Nicolas Cage (Andrew Bowen) opens the show; the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) hosts her own game show; Bill Clinton (Will Sasso) sells commemorative plates; Michael McCleoud (Will Sasso) and Jasmine Wayne-Wayne (Alex Borstein) sing an annoying song; James Brown, Jr. (Aries Spears) does celebrity impressions; Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) goes to the College Bowl; Karl Childers (Pat Kilbane) and ] (Aries Spears) join forces in a new movie; working as a maternity ward nurse, Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) delivers the wrong baby to a new mother's (Alex Borstein) room; Spishak promotes a dance fathers can perform.
Absent: Mo Collins
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| EpisodeNumber = 75
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|21}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = Various recurring characters go on stage to share their Thanksgiving memories with everyone; Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) and ] (Andrew Bowen) defend their father (Michael McDonald) in the hard-hitting drama ''One True Impact''; Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and James Brown Jr. (Aries Spears) host a Thanksgiving cooking show, where they must cook food for homeless people; a man (Phil LaMarr) becomes so obsessed with the taste of the food he's served that he goes insane; Pat Kilbane tells his "Snapshot Stories."; Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) goes to the airport to visit his father; Darlene McBride (Nicole Sullivan) promotes her new Thanksgiving album; Happy Folger (Michael McDonald) gives a Thanksgiving toast that gets out of hand.
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| EpisodeNumber = 76
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|12|5}} | RTitle = ] | ShortSummary = Shaquille O'Neal interrupts a monologue by ] (Aries Spears); the Eracists (Nicole Sullivan, Will Sasso, Alex Borstein, Aries Spears) spread their message of tolerance in the Middle East; '']'' cops Riggs (Pat Kilbane) and Murtaugh (Aries Spears) appear at a comedy club with Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and his puppet friend Pappy; on an episode of '']'', Mother Love (Aries Spears) hopes to reunite ] (Phil LaMarr) with ] (Debra Wilson); in a parody of '']'', ] (Andrew Bowen) tries to escape the clutches of ''Touched By An Angel'''s ] (Debra Wilson). Shaquille O'Neal's plea to get out of prison is misunderstood. O'Neil also plays ]'s sister on ''Lowered Expectations''. Rick (Phil LaMarr) appears as a contestant on '']''; one of his potential suitors is Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein); a college jock (Andrew Bowen) hosts his own show from his dorm room.
Absent: Mo Collins, Michael McDonald
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| EpisodeNumber = 77
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|12|12}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = ] (Alex Borstein) and ] (Mo Collins) open the show; the Spishak spokesman (Pat Kilbane) promotes radioactive Christmas tree lights; Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) tries to celebrate the holidays by himself; Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) goes Christmas shopping at The Sharpest Image; woodworking show host Paul Timberman (Will Sasso) endangers himself with power tools while putting up a Christmas tree; Stuart (Michael McDonald) and Doreen Larkin (Mo Collins) participate in a Christmas pageant; Old Man Sasso (Will Sasso) drunkenly reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to children; a claymation parody of '']'' involves Christmas; the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) insults ] (Michael McDonald) in ''A Vancome Christmas Carol''; ]'s (Aries Spears) literacy skills fail him when he tries to ring in ].
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| EpisodeNumber = 78
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|January|9}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = ] (Will Sasso) opens the show by announcing that he's stepping down as the governor of Minnesota; a man (Michael McDonald) tries to get nearly everyone to go down on him; Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen) and Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) perform stand-up comedy at a comedy club; ] employees (Phil LaMarr, Alex Borstein, Aries Spears) harass a couple (Will Sasso, Nicole Sullivan) in a commercial for ]; Lounge singer Shaunda (Alex Borstein) sings in a public restroom. While performing at a hospital, '']'' cops (Pat Kilbane, Aries Spears) receive a lukewarm reception to their over-the-top antics. In a parody of '']'', the teenage cast is replaced by children; the Spishak salesman (Pat Kilbane) promotes a mini-guillotine that chops vegetables and can be used for a quick and easy circumcision for Jewish ] reasons; Ellen DeGeneres (Alex Borstein) questions if Anne Heche (Mo Collins) will remain loyal to her; a rowdy sports fan (Mo Collins) photobombs during a report on the Super Bowl.
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| EpisodeNumber = 79
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|January|16}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = James Brown, Jr. (Aries Spears) opens the show with a song. Spishak promotes a razor with 20 blades; ] (Nicole Sullivan) celebrates Martin Luther King Day in song; Bunifa (Debra Wilson) goes on a date and appears on ''Lowered Expectations''; Will (Will Sasso) is bothered by his annoying sister (Alex Borstein) at an arcade; Nicole Sullivan tells her "Snapshot Story."; a psychotic woman (Nicole Sullivan) obsessed with murder appears on ''Lowered Expectations''; Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) tries to use an automated teller machine; ] (Andrew Bowen) discusses his drug escapades in an anti-drug commercial; Bill Cosby (Aries Spears) hosts a parody of '']'' where the "kids" are pimps (Phil LaMarr, Will Sasso, Debra Wilson).
Absent: Mo Collins, Michael McDonald
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| EpisodeNumber = 80
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|January|30}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen) opens the show with a big announcement; Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) referees a football game; a woman (Mo Collins) helps her friend (Debra Wilson) pick up men at a nightclub; Adam Sandler (Michael McDonald), ] (Nicole Sullivan), and ] (Andrew Bowen) star in '']''; the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) sells refreshments at a football game; Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) hosts a Super Bowl halftime show with ] (Andrew Bowen), ] (Pat Kilbane), Magic Johnson (Aries Spears), and ] (Nicole Sullivan); the ] Troll (Alex Borstein) stumps a man (Pat Kilbane) with a riddle.
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| EpisodeNumber = 81
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|6}} | RTitle = ] | ShortSummary = Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) opens the show and discusses his portrayal on ''Mad TV''. Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) plugs her own perfume; ] (Will Sasso) composes songs for the new '']'' movie with ] (Pat Kilbane). Bunifa (Debra Wilson) gets a fast-food employee (Nicole Sullivan) fired; ] (Phil LaMarr) stars in a parody of '']''; Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura (Will Sasso) introduces his new lieutenant governor, Bret Hart. Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) goes to the doctor (Nicole Sullivan); '']'' presents a ] from ] (Mo Collins), and reveals what went on during the shoot; Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) and ] (Aries Spears) star in '']'' with ] (Debra Wilson) and ] (Alex Borstein); Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen) is a ''Lowered Expectations'' bachelor.
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| EpisodeNumber = 82
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|13}} | RTitle = ] | ShortSummary = Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) opens the show by plugging his college; Magic Johnson (Aries Spears) doesn't fare well as a teacher; Brian McKnight stars as himself on ''The Dating Game'', where Bunifa (Debra Wilson) is the contestant; Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) creates a disturbance at a local cineplex in a two-part sketch; a Spanish-language version of '']'' airs; a ''Star Wars'' special edition features clips of Han Solo (Andrew Bowen) fleeing danger; Old Man Sasso (Will Sasso) reads a fractured Valentine's Day tale to children; Will Sasso trains to exact revenge on Bret Hart for injuring him during the previous episode of ''Mad TV''; during the taping of a cooking show, the chef (Nicole Sullivan) broods about her romantic problems.
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| EpisodeNumber = 83
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|20}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = Miss Swan (Alex Borstein) opens the show by singing the ''Mad TV'' theme song; a special ] feast help those who want to look like ]; a new Spishak product doesn't work well for its user (Andrew Bowen), but his wife (Alex Borstein) falls for the salesman (Pat Kilbane); the O'Malley parents (Mo Collins, Michael McDonald) embarrass their daughter (Nicole Sullivan) with their nudity; ] (Pat Kilbane) stars in a variation of '']''; a married couple (Michael McDonald, Nicole Sullivan) struggle to get into their honeymoon suite; Michael Jackson (Phil LaMarr) and ] (Alex Borstein) appear on '']''; the events surrounding ] (Michael McDonald) and ] (Alex Borstein) are recast as a romantic comedy starring ] (Pat Kilbane) and ] (Nicole Sullivan); a lawyer (Pat Kilbane) tells jokes while he and his client (Debra Wilson) are being interviewed after their court case; in a sequel to the family drama '']'', a man (Michael McDonald) and his children replace his frumpy wife (Alex Borstein) with a younger, hotter woman (Debra Wilson).
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| EpisodeNumber = 84
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|27}} | RTitle = ], ], ] | ShortSummary = Nicole Sullivan opens the show by dispelling rumors about her and Aries Spears hating each other; woodworker Paul Timberman (Will Sasso) suffers accidents while building a ]; the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) stars in a parody of ]'s "Hard Knock Life" co-starring rapper ] (Aries Spears); Lida (Nicole Sullivan) and Melina (Debra Wilson) host their own news show; wealthy socialites (Michael McDonald, Alex Borstein, Andrew Bowen, Nicole Sullivan) play the (literal) poor man's Monopoly board game, "Welfare."; Will Sasso competes with Bret Hart in an arm-wrestling match; Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) gets his picture taken; a ] parody called ''Son of ]'' airs.
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| EpisodeNumber = 85
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|3|13}} | RTitle = ] | ShortSummary = Cher (Mo Collins) opens the show with a new song; ] (Aries Spears) becomes the new spokesman for ] clothing; a Spanish-language version of '']'' airs; UBS guy Jaq (Phil LaMarr) rents pornography and '']'' episodes for a bachelors' party; Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) learns how to play Tee-ball; Aries Spears reviews his day with Michael McDonald in his Snapshot Story; Keri Russell stars in a parody of ''Felicity'' with several ''Mad TV'' recurring characters; a telegram-singing couple (Pat Kilbane, Nicole Sullivan) pester another couple (Andrew Bowen, Debra Wilson); the Eracists (Nicole Sullivan, Will Sasso, Alex Borstein, Aries Spears) sing about letting homosexuals march in a St. Patrick's Day parade; Li'l Nestor (Nicole Sullivan) goes ice-skating; desperation Lee (Phil LaMarr), ] (Aries Spears), Cocoa Latite (Debra Wilson), and Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) star in a parody of '']''.
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| EpisodeNumber = 86
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|3|27}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) opens the show with a magic trick; Fess Weiss (Pat Kilbane) sings a tale about a ]-like lumberjack (Will Sasso) who cleans outhouses; ] (Andrew Bowen) performs party tricks; a man (Pat Kilbane) refuses to stop dry-humping his wife (Alex Borstein); ] (Pat Kilbane) promotes illicit drugs as a sleep aid; Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) appears in a commercial for a fast-food joint; a pool hustler (Will Sasso) doesn't think his plan through when he bets a lot of money against him; Catwoman (Debra Wilson) fights the cableman (Aries Spears) to get her cable TV installed; Happy Folger (Michael McDonald) embarrasses his granddaughter (Alex Borstein) at her wedding with a Washington D.C. story.
Absent: Mo Collins
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| EpisodeNumber = 87
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|4|10}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = Andrew Bowen opens the show by inviting Bunifa (Debra Wilson) onstage; Debra Wilson promotes a new anti-masturbation aid; in a sitcom, a daughter (Alex Borstein) loses her boyfriends to her irresistible gay dad (Andrew Bowen); an office worker named Mickey (Michael McDonald) gets fired due to his bad jokes and annoying laugh. Army specialists (Nicole Sullivan, Phil LaMarr, Andrew Bowen, Alex Borstein) observe a rubber-like man (Pat Kilbane); the red and yellow ], the ], and the ] Chameleon are featured in a new installment of '']''; coffee addict Stan (Pat Kilbane) is nervous when he sees ] (Alex Borstein) at a bistro; Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) offers exams for testicular cancer; ] (Andrew Bowen) introduces another episode of ''Rocket Revengers''; All Tammany (Will Sasso) wants to talk about is Hollywood.
Absent: Mo Collins
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| EpisodeNumber = 88
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|1}} | RTitle = ] | ShortSummary = Jerry Springer reveals that he and Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) are in a relationship; a Spanish-language version of '']'' airs; a ''] ]'' special examines the lives of the Eracists after Steve (Phil LaMarr) left the group; Spishak claims one out of ten customers prefers its new detergent; Jerry Springer interviews Lida (Nicole Sullivan) and Melina (Debra Wilson), and is accosted by Bunifa (Debra Wilson) as he leaves the studio; ] (Alex Borstein) interviews shock jock Howard Stern (Pat Kilbane). Lorraine Swanson (Mo Collins) takes hours shopping for a car; ] (Mo Collins) and ] (Alex Borstein) return as ] in ''Police Babes: Pigs in the City''; Shaunda (Alex Borstein) performs at a prison with ] (Will Sasso); a claymation parody of the ] commercials features the polar bears drinking blood out of the eskimos they mauled.
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| EpisodeNumber = 89
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|8}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and James Brown (Aries Spears) open the show by dubbing over a Japanese movie; George Jefferson (Phil LaMarr) moves further on up in a parody of '']''; Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) stars in a ] parody in which she flirts with a private eye (Pat Kilbane); the Aussie Hunter (Will Sasso) and his wife (Alex Borstein) get mauled by crocodiles, sharks, and cheetahs; an elderly pharmacy employee (Debra Wilson) embarrasses other people by reading their prescriptions aloud; Debra Wilson tells her Snapshot Story; the ''Rocket Revengers'' (Pat Kilbane, Will Sasso, Phil LaMarr) do battle in Atlantica with the help of their new member (Aries Spears); a handicapped repairman (Phil LaMarr) fumbles around while fixing a woman's (Nicole Sullivan) apartment.
Absent: Mo Collins, Michael McDonald
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 24 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|15}} | RTitle = ] | ShortSummary = Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) and his mother Doreen (Mo Collins) open the show with Will Sasso; parody of '']'' called ''Whose Idea Was It Anyway''; a man (Michael McDonald) keeps shushing his girlfriend (Nicole Sullivan); Mo Collins tells her Snapshot Story; Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) is ecstatic to meet his idol Donny Osmond on ] Fanatic; Lorraine Swanson (Mo Collins) creates a disturbance at a grocery store; Superheroes Falconman (Andrew Bowen) and Birdboy (Phil LaMarr) bring order to the workplace.
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| EpisodeNumber = 91
| EpisodeNumber2 = 25 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|22}} | RTitle = | ShortSummary = Celine Dion (Nicole Sullivan) opens the show with a joke; Spishak promotes a new product for managing ice; the Aussie Hunter (Will Sasso) and his wife (Alex Borstein) get mauled by gorillas, elephants, and fire ants; competitors (Debra Wilson, Mo Collins) pass gas during a dance competition; the ''News at 6'' team (Michael McDonald, Nicole Sullivan, Phil LaMarr, Will Sasso, Alex Borstein) reports on a spore attack; ] (Phil LaMarr) gets hounded by a wannabe actor (Aries Spears) trying to find a role in a film; Marvin Tikvah (Michael McDonald) enlists the aid of the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan).
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==Home releases==
Season four of ''Mad TV'' was released on ] on November 12, 2013 by Shout! Factory. As of 2024, this was the last season of the show to be released on DVD, barring the compilation special ''MADtv: The Best of Seasons 8, 9, and 10''.

On the HBO Max release, episodes 1, 11, and 24 are missing.


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Season of television series
Mad TV
Season 4
DVD cover
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 12, 1998 (1998-09-12) –
May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fourth season of Mad TV, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on the Fox Network between September 12, 1998, and May 22, 1999.

Season summary

The new season had several cast changes. Mary Scheer, Chris Hogan, and Lisa Kushell left the show. Andrew Bowen (in what would be his only season) and Mo Collins joined as repertory players, with Michael McDonald as a featured player (and later upgraded to the repertory status). Nicole Sullivan did not appear in the first five episodes of the fourth season. However, she did return in the sixth episode, the show's Halloween special, performing her popular characters Antonia and The Vancome Lady.

Season four had a notable change of pace and format compared to the first three seasons. The show had a faster pace and began to use recurring characters more, as seen with the wacky mother/son duo Doreen (Collins) and Stuart (McDonald) Larkin. Separately, Collins played the eccentric Midwestern character Lorraine Swanson and McDonald played sleazy Jewish director Marvin Tikvah and overexcited dweeb Rusty Miller in sketches that appeared in heavy rotation.

Original cast players Nicole Sullivan and Debra Wilson introduced new characters, playing Latina bimbos Lida and Melina together, while Wilson performed Bunifa, a fast-talking ghetto fabulous girl. Alex Borstein frequently appeared as Ms. Swan and Rosie O'Donnell; Pat Kilbane appeared as the Coffee Guy and the spokesman for Spishak, and performed his Howard Stern impersonation; Will Sasso frequently impersonated famous people such as Bill Clinton, Kenny Rogers, Steven Seagal, Jesse Ventura, William Shatner, and Randy Newman; Aries Spears did several impersonations such as Eddie Murphy, Bill Cosby, Jesse Jackson, Mike Tyson, Magic Johnson, as well as his reoccurring character James Brown Jr.

Season four was marked by one notable controversy. During the February 6, 1999 episode, Bret Hart appeared in a sketch with Will Sasso. Hart, a WCW wrestler, attacked Sasso during filming. It was unclear whether the attack was scripted or an ad-libbed part that was kept in, until a Mad TV head writer revealed that the fight was not scripted, was real, and Sasso was actually injured from it. Hart returned three weeks later to accept Sasso's challenge of an arm-wrestling match.

Opening montage

The Mad TV logo appears against the backdrop of a busy street in Los Angeles. 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 a slow-motion montage of color still photos of them. When the last featured cast member is introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching Mad TV."

Cast

Repertory cast members

* 'Performer was a featured cast member at the start of the season, but was promoted to repertory status mid-season'.

Writers

Episodes

See also: List of Mad TV episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Guest(s)Original release date
671Vivica A. Fox, Usher, Dylan and Cole SprouseSeptember 12, 1998 (1998-09-12)

Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) opens the show with a joke; a spoof of There's Something About Mary focuses on the illicit romance between Bill Clinton (Will Sasso) and his intern Monica Lewinsky (Alex Borstein); Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen) gives students lessons in his brand of wooden acting; Al Gore (Pat Kilbane) gives sex tips to a couple (Aries Spears, Debra Wilson) in bed; CNN frequently interrupts a TV show with an important news bulletin by Bernard Shaw (Phil LaMarr); a man (Will Sasso) calling a sex line accidentally reaches Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein); Mad TV vies for Emmy consideration with a sketch featuring Sonny Bono's widow Mary (Alex Borstein) and first wife Cher (Mo Collins) settling their differences through song; A jock (Aries Spears) is less than thrilled to have overexcited nerd Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) as his dorm mate; Vivica A. Fox is a guest on Funky Walker, Dirty Talker.

Absent: Nicole Sullivan
682Jane KrakowskiSeptember 19, 1998 (1998-09-19)

Howard Stern (Pat Kilbane) reviews Mad TV's past and present cast; Siegfried (Pat Kilbane) & Roy (Michael McDonald) fight crime and their fear of women in a crime drama; a commercial parody for Egg-Beaters' newest product, Meat-Beaters, shows a man (Will Sasso) apparently masturbating as he prepares food; obese Jewish film director Marvin Tikvah (Michael McDonald) joins a fitness program; a reporter (Alex Borstein) is given a birthday surprise while reporting on the scene of a crime; JCPenney promotes clothes that protect children from school shootings. Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and James Brown, Jr. (Aries Spears) host a cooking show; Nicolas Cage (Andrew Bowen) introduces a vintage superhero show called Rocket Revengers; a randy senior citizen (Michael McDonald) recalls how he survived the sinking of the Titanic; a lonely, single woman named Trina (Mo Collins) works at a clinic.

Absent: Nicole Sullivan
693TBASeptember 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)

Bill Clinton (Will Sasso) and Reverend Jesse Jackson (Aries Spears) open the show by doing some improv; Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) kicks the crap out of people while touring America; Female office workers (Alex Borstein, Debra Wilson, Mo Collins) find UBS delivery man Jaq (Phil LaMarr) attractive; Lorraine (Mo Collins) peruses a small box of tacks at a yard sale in a three-part sketch; Chris Rock (Phil LaMarr) demands funnier material in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show; Spishak promotes a cereal bowl that also works as a pasta bowl; Debra Wilson promotes a virtual reality retirement home; Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) gets lost.

Absent: Nicole Sullivan
704TBAOctober 3, 1998 (1998-October-03)

Beverly Hills, 90210 and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later merge in a parody; Mark McGwire (Will Sasso) and Sammy Sosa (Phil LaMarr) dance with each other to beat a new world record (recurring sketch throughout episode); a parody of He Got Game has Denzel Washington (Aries Spears) playing it not-so-straight; a young kid repeatedly hits his stepdad (Pat Kilbane) in the groin; havoc ensues in a hotel lobby where everyone says "sir" or "ma'am"; The Donny & Marie Show turns as sleazy as Howard Stern's radio show; a parody of feminine hygiene commercials turns into a promotion for Canada's marriage laws; Magic Johnson (Aries Spears) and Tommy Davidson (Phil LaMarr) star in a parody of courtroom show; Bill Cosby (Aries Spears) promotes Jell-O pudding.

Absent: Michael McDonald, Nicole Sullivan
715Gary Coleman, Kevin SorboOctober 10, 1998 (1998-October-10)

Jaq (Phil LaMarr) opens the show; Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) gets hypnotized; Debra Wilson promotes a product for keeping women's nether regions fresh; Monica Lewinsky (Alex Borstein) appears on Talking American.; the mother (Alex Borstein) of a police commissioner (Will Sasso) is given the task to trace the body of a crime scene; Trina Moss (Mo Collins) attends a baby shower; Rosie O'Donnell (Alex Borstein) interviews Kevin Sorbo on the set of his sitcom, Oh, Hercules; Gary Coleman plays a police negotiator in a parody of The Negotiator, co-starring Eddie Murphy (Aries Spears) and Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen); A man (Phil LaMarr) is given a job interview with Genghis Khan (Pat Kilbane).

Absent: Michael McDonald
726KISS, Robert EnglundOctober 31, 1998 (1998-October-31)
The Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) wishes everyone a Happy Halloweeen; the members of KISS appear in a sketch as life-size action figures which must stop Michael Jackson (Phil LaMarr); in another sketch, the band members go on a date; Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) tries to rent a movie; Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) sings duets with Cher (Mo Collins), Björk (Alex Borstein), Marilyn Manson (Pat Kilbane), and Nat King Cole (Phil LaMarr); After a sketch about his role in V, Robert Englund becomes entangled in a string of murders on the Mad TV set; Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) goes trick-or-treating with Antonia (Nicole Sullivan); Li'l Nestor (Nicole Sullivan) trick-or-treats at a psycho killer's house.
737TBANovember 7, 1998 (1998-11-07)
Stan the Coffee Guy (Pat Kilbane) opens the show; 1950s singer Little Hassan Taylor (Phil LaMarr) performs anti-white songs; a porno version of Saving Private Ryan has two nymphomaniacs (Mo Collins, Debra Wilson) service troops; Magic Johnson (Aries Spears) hosts Jeopardy; Björk (Alex Borstein), Marilyn Manson (Pat Kilbane), and Stuart (Michael McDonald) & Doreen Larkin (Mo Collins) appear on Lowered Expectations; an undergraduate named "Intensity" (Nicole Sullivan) is obsessed with a man (Pat Kilbane) she barely knows in a parody of Felicity; Lida (Nicole Sullivan) and Melina (Debra Wilson) open their own beauty salon; in a new medical drama, doctors (Alex Borstein, Phil LaMarr, Mo Collins) are so focused on their work that they ignore other patients in the waiting room; a drunken storyteller (Will Sasso) tells fractured fairy tales to children; Reverend Jesse Jackson (Aries Spears) plays psychiatrist to the Clinton family (Will Sasso, Mo Collins, Alex Borstein).
748TBANovember 14, 1998 (1998-11-14)

Nicolas Cage (Andrew Bowen) opens the show; the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) hosts her own game show; Bill Clinton (Will Sasso) sells commemorative plates; Michael McCleoud (Will Sasso) and Jasmine Wayne-Wayne (Alex Borstein) sing an annoying song; James Brown, Jr. (Aries Spears) does celebrity impressions; Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) goes to the College Bowl; Karl Childers (Pat Kilbane) and Blade (Aries Spears) join forces in a new movie; working as a maternity ward nurse, Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) delivers the wrong baby to a new mother's (Alex Borstein) room; Spishak promotes a dance fathers can perform.

Absent: Mo Collins
759TBANovember 21, 1998 (1998-11-21)
Various recurring characters go on stage to share their Thanksgiving memories with everyone; Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) and Jean-Claude Van Damme (Andrew Bowen) defend their father (Michael McDonald) in the hard-hitting drama One True Impact; Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and James Brown Jr. (Aries Spears) host a Thanksgiving cooking show, where they must cook food for homeless people; a man (Phil LaMarr) becomes so obsessed with the taste of the food he's served that he goes insane; Pat Kilbane tells his "Snapshot Stories."; Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) goes to the airport to visit his father; Darlene McBride (Nicole Sullivan) promotes her new Thanksgiving album; Happy Folger (Michael McDonald) gives a Thanksgiving toast that gets out of hand.
7610Shaquille O'NealDecember 5, 1998 (1998-12-05)

Shaquille O'Neal interrupts a monologue by Mother Love (Aries Spears); the Eracists (Nicole Sullivan, Will Sasso, Alex Borstein, Aries Spears) spread their message of tolerance in the Middle East; Lethal Weapon cops Riggs (Pat Kilbane) and Murtaugh (Aries Spears) appear at a comedy club with Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and his puppet friend Pappy; on an episode of Forgive or Forget, Mother Love (Aries Spears) hopes to reunite Bobby Brown (Phil LaMarr) with Whitney Houston (Debra Wilson); in a parody of Meet Joe Black, Brad Pitt (Andrew Bowen) tries to escape the clutches of Touched By An Angel's Della Reese (Debra Wilson). Shaquille O'Neal's plea to get out of prison is misunderstood. O'Neil also plays Dennis Rodman's sister on Lowered Expectations. Rick (Phil LaMarr) appears as a contestant on The Dating Game; one of his potential suitors is Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein); a college jock (Andrew Bowen) hosts his own show from his dorm room.

Absent: Mo Collins, Michael McDonald
7711TBADecember 12, 1998 (1998-12-12)
Ellen DeGeneres (Alex Borstein) and Anne Heche (Mo Collins) open the show; the Spishak spokesman (Pat Kilbane) promotes radioactive Christmas tree lights; Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) tries to celebrate the holidays by himself; Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) goes Christmas shopping at The Sharpest Image; woodworking show host Paul Timberman (Will Sasso) endangers himself with power tools while putting up a Christmas tree; Stuart (Michael McDonald) and Doreen Larkin (Mo Collins) participate in a Christmas pageant; Old Man Sasso (Will Sasso) drunkenly reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to children; a claymation parody of I Know What You Did Last Summer involves Christmas; the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) insults Adam Sandler (Michael McDonald) in A Vancome Christmas Carol; Magic Johnson's (Aries Spears) literacy skills fail him when he tries to ring in Kwanzaa.
7812TBAJanuary 9, 1999 (1999-January-09)
Jesse Ventura (Will Sasso) opens the show by announcing that he's stepping down as the governor of Minnesota; a man (Michael McDonald) tries to get nearly everyone to go down on him; Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen) and Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) perform stand-up comedy at a comedy club; Saturn employees (Phil LaMarr, Alex Borstein, Aries Spears) harass a couple (Will Sasso, Nicole Sullivan) in a commercial for Honda; Lounge singer Shaunda (Alex Borstein) sings in a public restroom. While performing at a hospital, Lethal Weapon cops (Pat Kilbane, Aries Spears) receive a lukewarm reception to their over-the-top antics. In a parody of Dawson's Creek, the teenage cast is replaced by children; the Spishak salesman (Pat Kilbane) promotes a mini-guillotine that chops vegetables and can be used for a quick and easy circumcision for Jewish bris reasons; Ellen DeGeneres (Alex Borstein) questions if Anne Heche (Mo Collins) will remain loyal to her; a rowdy sports fan (Mo Collins) photobombs during a report on the Super Bowl.
7913TBAJanuary 16, 1999 (1999-January-16)

James Brown, Jr. (Aries Spears) opens the show with a song. Spishak promotes a razor with 20 blades; Celine Dion (Nicole Sullivan) celebrates Martin Luther King Day in song; Bunifa (Debra Wilson) goes on a date and appears on Lowered Expectations; Will (Will Sasso) is bothered by his annoying sister (Alex Borstein) at an arcade; Nicole Sullivan tells her "Snapshot Story."; a psychotic woman (Nicole Sullivan) obsessed with murder appears on Lowered Expectations; Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) tries to use an automated teller machine; Charlie Sheen (Andrew Bowen) discusses his drug escapades in an anti-drug commercial; Bill Cosby (Aries Spears) hosts a parody of Kids Say the Darndest Things where the "kids" are pimps (Phil LaMarr, Will Sasso, Debra Wilson).

Absent: Mo Collins, Michael McDonald
8014TBAJanuary 30, 1999 (1999-January-30)
Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen) opens the show with a big announcement; Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) referees a football game; a woman (Mo Collins) helps her friend (Debra Wilson) pick up men at a nightclub; Adam Sandler (Michael McDonald), Drew Barrymore (Nicole Sullivan), and Michael Flatley (Andrew Bowen) star in The Riverboy; the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) sells refreshments at a football game; Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) hosts a Super Bowl halftime show with Garth Brooks (Andrew Bowen), Lyle Lovett (Pat Kilbane), Magic Johnson (Aries Spears), and LeAnn Rimes (Nicole Sullivan); the GAP Troll (Alex Borstein) stumps a man (Pat Kilbane) with a riddle.
8115Bret "The Hitman" HartFebruary 6, 1999 (1999-02-06)
Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) opens the show and discusses his portrayal on Mad TV. Antonia (Nicole Sullivan) plugs her own perfume; Randy Newman (Will Sasso) composes songs for the new Star Wars movie with Rob Zombie (Pat Kilbane). Bunifa (Debra Wilson) gets a fast-food employee (Nicole Sullivan) fired; Prince (Phil LaMarr) stars in a parody of The Prince of Egypt; Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura (Will Sasso) introduces his new lieutenant governor, Bret Hart. Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) goes to the doctor (Nicole Sullivan); Pop-Up Video presents a music video from Alanis Morissette (Mo Collins), and reveals what went on during the shoot; Steven Seagal (Will Sasso) and Ice Cube (Aries Spears) star in The Odd Couple III with Rosie Perez (Debra Wilson) and Roseanne Barr (Alex Borstein); Keanu Reeves (Andrew Bowen) is a Lowered Expectations bachelor.
8216Brian McKnightFebruary 13, 1999 (1999-02-13)
Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) opens the show by plugging his college; Magic Johnson (Aries Spears) doesn't fare well as a teacher; Brian McKnight stars as himself on The Dating Game, where Bunifa (Debra Wilson) is the contestant; Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) creates a disturbance at a local cineplex in a two-part sketch; a Spanish-language version of Three's Company airs; a Star Wars special edition features clips of Han Solo (Andrew Bowen) fleeing danger; Old Man Sasso (Will Sasso) reads a fractured Valentine's Day tale to children; Will Sasso trains to exact revenge on Bret Hart for injuring him during the previous episode of Mad TV; during the taping of a cooking show, the chef (Nicole Sullivan) broods about her romantic problems.
8317TBAFebruary 20, 1999 (1999-02-20)
Miss Swan (Alex Borstein) opens the show by singing the Mad TV theme song; a special McDonald's feast help those who want to look like Ally McBeal; a new Spishak product doesn't work well for its user (Andrew Bowen), but his wife (Alex Borstein) falls for the salesman (Pat Kilbane); the O'Malley parents (Mo Collins, Michael McDonald) embarrass their daughter (Nicole Sullivan) with their nudity; Robin Williams (Pat Kilbane) stars in a variation of Patch Adams; a married couple (Michael McDonald, Nicole Sullivan) struggle to get into their honeymoon suite; Michael Jackson (Phil LaMarr) and Deborah Rowe (Alex Borstein) appear on Change of Heart; the events surrounding John (Michael McDonald) and Patsy Ramsey (Alex Borstein) are recast as a romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks (Pat Kilbane) and Meg Ryan (Nicole Sullivan); a lawyer (Pat Kilbane) tells jokes while he and his client (Debra Wilson) are being interviewed after their court case; in a sequel to the family drama Stepmom, a man (Michael McDonald) and his children replace his frumpy wife (Alex Borstein) with a younger, hotter woman (Debra Wilson).
8418Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Michael Buffer, Roddy PiperFebruary 27, 1999 (1999-02-27)
Nicole Sullivan opens the show by dispelling rumors about her and Aries Spears hating each other; woodworker Paul Timberman (Will Sasso) suffers accidents while building a Lazy Susan; the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan) stars in a parody of Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life" co-starring rapper Mase (Aries Spears); Lida (Nicole Sullivan) and Melina (Debra Wilson) host their own news show; wealthy socialites (Michael McDonald, Alex Borstein, Andrew Bowen, Nicole Sullivan) play the (literal) poor man's Monopoly board game, "Welfare."; Will Sasso competes with Bret Hart in an arm-wrestling match; Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) gets his picture taken; a blaxploitation parody called Son of Dolemite airs.
8519Keri RussellMarch 13, 1999 (1999-03-13)
Cher (Mo Collins) opens the show with a new song; Mike Tyson (Aries Spears) becomes the new spokesman for GAP clothing; a Spanish-language version of All in the Family airs; UBS guy Jaq (Phil LaMarr) rents pornography and Teletubbies episodes for a bachelors' party; Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) learns how to play Tee-ball; Aries Spears reviews his day with Michael McDonald in his Snapshot Story; Keri Russell stars in a parody of Felicity with several Mad TV recurring characters; a telegram-singing couple (Pat Kilbane, Nicole Sullivan) pester another couple (Andrew Bowen, Debra Wilson); the Eracists (Nicole Sullivan, Will Sasso, Alex Borstein, Aries Spears) sing about letting homosexuals march in a St. Patrick's Day parade; Li'l Nestor (Nicole Sullivan) goes ice-skating; desperation Lee (Phil LaMarr), Redd Foxx (Aries Spears), Cocoa Latite (Debra Wilson), and Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) star in a parody of Armageddon.
8620TBAMarch 27, 1999 (1999-03-27)

Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) opens the show with a magic trick; Fess Weiss (Pat Kilbane) sings a tale about a Paul Bunyan-like lumberjack (Will Sasso) who cleans outhouses; Yassir Arafat (Andrew Bowen) performs party tricks; a man (Pat Kilbane) refuses to stop dry-humping his wife (Alex Borstein); Keith Richards (Pat Kilbane) promotes illicit drugs as a sleep aid; Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) appears in a commercial for a fast-food joint; a pool hustler (Will Sasso) doesn't think his plan through when he bets a lot of money against him; Catwoman (Debra Wilson) fights the cableman (Aries Spears) to get her cable TV installed; Happy Folger (Michael McDonald) embarrasses his granddaughter (Alex Borstein) at her wedding with a Washington D.C. story.

Absent: Mo Collins
8721TBAApril 10, 1999 (1999-04-10)

Andrew Bowen opens the show by inviting Bunifa (Debra Wilson) onstage; Debra Wilson promotes a new anti-masturbation aid; in a sitcom, a daughter (Alex Borstein) loses her boyfriends to her irresistible gay dad (Andrew Bowen); an office worker named Mickey (Michael McDonald) gets fired due to his bad jokes and annoying laugh. Army specialists (Nicole Sullivan, Phil LaMarr, Andrew Bowen, Alex Borstein) observe a rubber-like man (Pat Kilbane); the red and yellow M&M's, the Energizer Bunny, and the Budweiser Chameleon are featured in a new installment of Clops; coffee addict Stan (Pat Kilbane) is nervous when he sees Janeane Garofalo (Alex Borstein) at a bistro; Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) offers exams for testicular cancer; Nicolas Cage (Andrew Bowen) introduces another episode of Rocket Revengers; All Tammany (Will Sasso) wants to talk about is Hollywood.

Absent: Mo Collins
8822Jerry SpringerMay 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)
Jerry Springer reveals that he and Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) are in a relationship; a Spanish-language version of Star Trek airs; a VH1 Behind the Music special examines the lives of the Eracists after Steve (Phil LaMarr) left the group; Spishak claims one out of ten customers prefers its new detergent; Jerry Springer interviews Lida (Nicole Sullivan) and Melina (Debra Wilson), and is accosted by Bunifa (Debra Wilson) as he leaves the studio; Rosie O'Donnell (Alex Borstein) interviews shock jock Howard Stern (Pat Kilbane). Lorraine Swanson (Mo Collins) takes hours shopping for a car; Sharon Gless (Mo Collins) and Tyne Daly (Alex Borstein) return as Cagney & Lacey in Police Babes: Pigs in the City; Shaunda (Alex Borstein) performs at a prison with Wayne Newton (Will Sasso); a claymation parody of the Coca-Cola commercials features the polar bears drinking blood out of the eskimos they mauled.
8923TBAMay 8, 1999 (1999-05-08)

Kenny Rogers (Will Sasso) and James Brown (Aries Spears) open the show by dubbing over a Japanese movie; George Jefferson (Phil LaMarr) moves further on up in a parody of The Jeffersons; Ms. Swan (Alex Borstein) stars in a film noir parody in which she flirts with a private eye (Pat Kilbane); the Aussie Hunter (Will Sasso) and his wife (Alex Borstein) get mauled by crocodiles, sharks, and cheetahs; an elderly pharmacy employee (Debra Wilson) embarrasses other people by reading their prescriptions aloud; Debra Wilson tells her Snapshot Story; the Rocket Revengers (Pat Kilbane, Will Sasso, Phil LaMarr) do battle in Atlantica with the help of their new member (Aries Spears); a handicapped repairman (Phil LaMarr) fumbles around while fixing a woman's (Nicole Sullivan) apartment.

Absent: Mo Collins, Michael McDonald
9024Donny OsmondMay 15, 1999 (1999-05-15)
Stuart Larkin (Michael McDonald) and his mother Doreen (Mo Collins) open the show with Will Sasso; parody of Whose Line is It Anyway called Whose Idea Was It Anyway; a man (Michael McDonald) keeps shushing his girlfriend (Nicole Sullivan); Mo Collins tells her Snapshot Story; Rusty Miller (Michael McDonald) is ecstatic to meet his idol Donny Osmond on MTV Fanatic; Lorraine Swanson (Mo Collins) creates a disturbance at a grocery store; Superheroes Falconman (Andrew Bowen) and Birdboy (Phil LaMarr) bring order to the workplace.
9125TBAMay 22, 1999 (1999-05-22)
Celine Dion (Nicole Sullivan) opens the show with a joke; Spishak promotes a new product for managing ice; the Aussie Hunter (Will Sasso) and his wife (Alex Borstein) get mauled by gorillas, elephants, and fire ants; competitors (Debra Wilson, Mo Collins) pass gas during a dance competition; the News at 6 team (Michael McDonald, Nicole Sullivan, Phil LaMarr, Will Sasso, Alex Borstein) reports on a spore attack; Morgan Freeman (Phil LaMarr) gets hounded by a wannabe actor (Aries Spears) trying to find a role in a film; Marvin Tikvah (Michael McDonald) enlists the aid of the Vancome Lady (Nicole Sullivan).

Home releases

Season four of Mad TV was released on DVD on November 12, 2013 by Shout! Factory. As of 2024, this was the last season of the show to be released on DVD, barring the compilation special MADtv: The Best of Seasons 8, 9, and 10.

On the HBO Max release, episodes 1, 11, and 24 are missing.

References

  1. CANOE - JAM! Television - TV Shows - Mad TV: Bret Hart goes mad on 'Mad TV'

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