MADtv - The Complete First Season

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: "I can't recommend this show. Poor taste and not too funny. MADtv should get no stars."

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Summary: Where it all started...
Review: ....although, I think it got a lot funnier in tha 2nd or 3rd season when Will Sasso, tha tall skinny guy, Aries Spears, tha short lady who plays Ms Swan...along with Phil Lamarr, Orlando Jones, Debra Wilson...

I still like this 3 disk DVD set...it is funny and this is how it all started out...this is much better than SNL to me...SNL is kinda boring....I mean, a long time ago when they had Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Chris Farley, David Spade, among others of that calliber...it was an excellent show but now to me...it's kind of boring...

I take Mad Tv over SNL anyday...no offense to all tha SNL fans but I love MAD TV!!!'

TWO THUMBS UP!!

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Summary: Not bad
Review: It's nice to be able to see the beginning of the series but I really think the actors/actresses in seasons 6-9 and the roles they play are much better. I still plan on collecting all the seasons as they become available to purchase though!

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Summary: "STOP DEALING WITH PAAAAGANS!!!!"
Review: Mad TV is one of the funniest sketch comedy shows around. It's nice to see the orginal cast members again. Since the show probably didn't pick up steam untill the 3rd season, I wasn't expecting too much. But this DVD exceeded my expectations. The special featurees were "CLASSIC!" Although I found the best ofs extremely funny, I do think there needed to be more. Like the sng paradoides were funny, but I wouldn't the BEST OF. Maybe the best of the CURRENT, but what about "Real Lady mad TV," or the HILARIOUS "Keep Posin'"? Those were thre BEST OFs. but I understand. If you find the Easter Eggs by clicking on either David Herman or Orlando Jones in the cast picture. You'll find that there DEFINATELY will be a season 2 (soon I hope!) So, they are probably just saving some for then. The bbloopers were HILARIOUS, and the 200th episode was nice. Then, there's the actual show! First of all, we get to see the FIRST appareance of the favorites charecters like the UBS Guy or the Vancome Lady. I mean, the modern day mad TV is pretty funny, but it can't compare to "RUN DADDY RUN!" I think I speak for everyone who's seen this DVD when I say, season 2 BETTER dang well not come out like 2 years from now. Can we have it now???????? Because we have attention spans that can only be measured in nano-seconds. ooo look at that........... What? What was I talking about? Oh yeah, Mad TV. Anyway, I seriously recommend this DVD to anyone who 1. is a big mad tv fan or 2. has yet to see mad tv. If you haven't seen it, buy this before watching todays episodes. They're better. If you don't like mad TV, well...you've fallen helpless and are a hopeless case to something I call.....maturity. Ugh. Glad I never got it. Keep up the good work mad TV! And keep up the fart joke. ha ha ha....FART!

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Summary: Worst season for me
Review: Ok, I'm not saying it is a horrible season, but I find other seasons to be funnier, like the 6th and 7th season, despite what other people say about them. I like Nicole, Mary and Bryan though in this season. I bought the DVD, so I recommend everyone to do so, I just wanted to share my opinion with other poeple.

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Summary: WAY better than SNL
Review: Saturday Night Live pioneered the art of sketch comedy with its debut in 1975. MADtv first appeared on FOX in the mid-1990s, based on Mad Magazine and ever since people say that its nothing more than a badly-imitated SNL with far less celebrities. Whatever. I believe SNL has lost that essential ingredient in making people laugh: HUMOR. I can hardly recall any sketches that truly made me laugh my ass off, although some did manage chuckles here and there. Maybe it's New York's version of British humor, maybe its humor for adults, I don't know... MADtv has far more brilliant and clever writing. Granted, the show hasn't had many star celebrities visit its set, but it honestly doesn't need them (though it helps). Lately, it seems that SNL has gone totally dependant on its "What current famous star will be hosting this week?" roster and forgotten about trying to forge wit and hilarity into its sketches. MADtv has had an excellent forray of cast members, with some exceptions; Pat Kilbane, Andrew Daly, Lisa Kushell just seem like the last-minute comedians tacked on the list. Some left the show I think much too soon since the people in this category (Alex Borstein, Will Sasso, Nicole Sullivan) left a legacy of memorable characters like Ms. Swan, the Vancome Lady, and Sasso's hilarious and brutal portrayal of Steven Seagal. Some may say the show goes for cheap laughs, and yes, sometimes they do. But, hey, at least I laugh. The sketches aren't afraid to cross that politically-correct boundary that those liberal-idiots invented, with political satire, racial and ethnic parodies, and just overall fun. Besides, how can you resist a total lovable idiot child like Stuart?

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Summary: Dope show, dope deal.
Review: Think about it: $40, for approximately 880 minutes of episodes, 90 or so minutes of extras. 970 minutes for $40. Good deal. And the show is very good.

Rating:
Summary: Better than SNL
Review: This is one of the funniest late night sketch shows in the world. Who cares about SNL. I mean SNL's funny but not as good as MAD TV. Plus the MAD magazine came out in 1952 and SNL came out 1975. I didn't see this DVD season 1 but I see it LIVE on Fox every Saturday nights at 11/10 PM central. My favorite character is Michael McDonald. He's real funny in the show. I like those episodes where he plays as Stuart. And sometimes, he comes out in his underpants. I hope they make a MAD movie one day. If they do, they should call it "The MAD movie." And they should show the picture of the original guy on the MAD magazine Alfred E. Neuman but they should have the original characters playing in it. But I'd have to say, this is 10x better than SNL.

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Summary: The beginning
Review: When Mad TV premiered on Fox in 1995, it provided a great alternative to a then duller than usual Saturday Night Live. While there are a number of skits that are as equally dull on this first season set, Mad TV made a name for itself with it's scathing and irreverant sense of humor and parodies of commercials and general pop culture. While the first season's cast didn't feature many of the familiar and hilarious faces that fans of the show would come to love (Michael MacDonald, Alex Borstein, Mo Colins, Aries Spears, and Stephanie Weir would come in later seasons), it did feature some breakout talent like comedians Orlando Jones and Phil LaMar, Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange, fan favorites Nicole Sullivan and Debra Wilson, and Office Space's David Herman. Dull moments aside, the cast mostly does some great work, and the claymation and animation shorts are laugh out loud hilarious. All in all, longtime fans of the series will want to check this out for a nostalgia trip down memory lane, and new viewers will want to give this a look as well to see where it all began.

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Summary: One of the most underated shows of the decade, FINALLY hits.
Review: When MADtv first came out in mid 1995, many speculated whether it would be even close competition to SNL...well it was. With crazy, wild humor and an awesome cast, MADtv was a groundbreaking show that pushed the limits on the rude, and crudness of American comedy. With classic skits like: Gump Fiction, O.J. Simpson bloopers, The XXX Files, and the UPS guy, MADtv proved that not only was it funnier than any sketch comedy show on t.v., it was also more creative. After MADtv all of the original cast has found thier calling after the MADness, for example:
Mary Scheer(host of Cabana Chat) is now producer of the hit t.v. show Most Extreme Elemination Challenge. David Herman is now voice of Roy on Father of the Pride, and Mayor PoopenMayor on Futurama. He has also starred in Dude, where's my car?
Bryan Callen is now star of shows like Oz, CSI, Law & Order, and 7th Heavan. Orlando Jones is one of Hollywood's top black comedic actors starring in movies like Runaway Jury, Evolution, and Drumline. Phil LaMaar, maybe the most succesfull of all, is voices and stars of shows and movies like Spider Man 2, Futurama, RENO 911, and Samurai Jack. Now Stern sidekick Artie Lange has made appearences in Elf, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and Old School. King of Queen's star Nicole Sullivan has been on Family Guy and Kim Possible, and Debra Wilson, well we love Debra Wilson. Features include HILARIOUS bloopers, a "We're missing most of the first cast, but we'll call it a reunion anyway" 200th Episode, deleted sketches(that were deleted for a good reason, they're pretty dull),and a collection of MADtv's best parodies. SO... GET OFF OF YOUR FAT [...] AND BUY THIS DVD, NOW!!!!(you won't be sorry.)

I GIVE IT:*****:five stars