Country of origin United States Original network Fox | No. of episodes 25 | |
Original release September 22, 2001 (2001-09-22) – May 18, 2002 (2002-05-18) | ||
The seventh season of Mad TV, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on the Fox Network between September 22, 2001, and May 18, 2002.
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Summary
After Nicole Sullivan left at the end of season six, Debra Wilson was the last remaining member of the original cast. Season 6 featured players Andrew Daly and Stephnie Weir were promoted to repertory players. Joining the cast this season were Frank Caliendo, Kathryn Fiore, Jill-Michele Meleán, Taran Killam (the youngest Mad TV cast member at 19 years old, the only Mad TV cast member to get his start on a children's television show [Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show] and, later, the second MADtv cast member to be hired as a Saturday Night Live cast member), and Bobby Lee (the first Asian-American cast member).
Guest Michelle Trachtenberg appeared in a parody of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Alex Borstein's Ms. Swan. Trachtenberg, who actually appears in "Buffy", was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series for her Mad TV stint. Other guests included Todd Bridges, Vivica A. Fox, Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes, *NSYNC members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone, wrestlers Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Man Show hosts Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel, and several hip-hop artists (including DMX, Ja Rule, Insane Clown Posse, Master P., Method Man, Redman, and the RZA).
This was the final season for Alex Borstein, Will Sasso, and Andrew Daly. This season was also the only one with 30 episodes, owing to five holdover episodes from the previous season (with former cast members Nicole Sullivan, Christian Duguay, and Nelson Ascencio) which were filmed in advance in the event a writer's strike halted production.
Opening montage
The Mad TV logo appears on the screen and the theme song, which is performed by the hip-hop group Heavy D & the Boyz, begins. A voice announces "It's Mad TV! Starring...," and then alphabetically introduces each repertory cast member, followed by the featured cast. The screen splits into several different live-action clips of cast members performing recurring characters. When the last cast member is introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching Mad TV."