Country of origin United States Original network Fox | No. of episodes 23 | |
Original release September 18, 2004 (2004-09-18) – May 21, 2005 (2005-05-21) | ||
The tenth season of Mad TV, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on the Fox Network between September 18, 2004, and May 21, 2005.
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Summary
Season 9 ended with Mo Collins leaving the cast to pursue other projects while Josh Meyers was let go so he can play Randy on the final season of That 70s Show. Last year's featured cast members Daniele Gaither, Keegan-Michael Key, Nicole Parker, and Jordan Peele were upgraded to repertory players. Key and Peele performed a repertory sketch as the "Man Up" crew whose job was to break hexes. After the Ashlee Simpson lip-synching incident on Saturday Night Live, Nicole Parker frequently appeared in sketches as her. She also performed impersonations of Ellen DeGeneres, Kathy Griffin, and Britney Spears.
The season was also the last for Ron Pederson and Paul Vogt. Pederson was let go due to the show cutting its cast budget, while Paul Vogt left to pursue a career on Broadway. Pederson entertained audiences with his Clay Aiken impersonations, and Vogt impersonated James Lipton on Inside the Actor's Studio and performed his recurring characters 2 Liter Beth (from the Fanta Girl commercials) and Dale Priskett (from The Lillian Verner Game Show sketches). Aries Spears, who had been a Mad TV cast member since season 3, also left the show at the end of the season, tying Debra Wilson's then-record for longest tenure as a Mad TV cast member (it would later be surpassed by Michael McDonald's ten years). Crista Flanagan joined the cast and was upgraded to repertory player the next season. Her repertoire included neurotic, struggling comedian Luann Lockhart. Spencer Kayden made her first appearance in episode 15, but did not return the next season.
Opening montage
The title sequence begins with the Mad TV logo appearing above the Los Angeles skyline. The theme song, which is performed by the hip-hop group Heavy D & the Boyz, begins and each repertory cast member is introduced alphabetically, followed by the featured cast. When all cast members and guests are introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching Mad TV."
Home releases
Season 10 of Mad TV has not been released on DVD. However, several sketches culled from this season appear on a compilation DVD called Mad TV: The Best of Seasons 8, 9, and 10 (first released on October 25, 2005).