5.8 /10 1 Votes
8.4/10 TV Country of origin United States No. of episodes 52 Final episode date 23 July 2008 | 3.1/10 IMDb No. of seasons 4 Network Comedy Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Carlos MenciaJoseph Mencia Cast Carlos Mencia, Brad Williams, Josh Blue, Ryan Seacrest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mind of Mencia is an American television comedy series on the cable channel Comedy Central. Hosted by Carlos Mencia, it aired from July 6, 2005 to July 23, 2008.
Contents
- Carlos mencia mind of mencia
- History
- Cast members
- Stereotype Olympics
- Punji
- Carlosaurus Rex
- Judge Carlos
- The Adventures of Carlitos
- DVD releases
- References
History
The first season of Mind of Mencia ran from July 6, 2005 to September 28, 2005, premiering on Comedy Central with an initial order of ten episodes. Soon after that the series was renewed for a second season, set to air in winter of 2006. Season 2 premiered on March 22, 2006. The first season was released on DVD on March 21, 2006 to coincide with the premiere. The second season became Comedy Central's ninth highest rated program.
In a May 2006 Wall Street Journal article, Mencia said he initially resisted requests by his network to take a deal to do a stand-up comedy album on the Comedy Central label, but will now likely appear on one.
The series ended in 2008 after four seasons when Mencia decided against filming a fifth season.
Cast members
Stereotype Olympics
In season two they put stereotypes to the test. Few of the stereotypes stood up to the test. With the exception of the following character, Punji, of course.
Punji
Punji is a Hindu storekeeper who insults customers with obvious physical and/or social problems, before telling them to "get the park out of my store". He often expresses the wish to be reincarnated as something the person is not likely to ever see/use (for example, he says "I hope I am reincarnated as your feet, so you will never see me again" to an obese woman). Before going on his tirades, he begs for forgiveness from various Hindu gods such as Shiva and Vishnu. Punji has been a storekeeper at "Heaven-11", a store that sells wives, and an electrical store.
Carlosaurus Rex
Carlosaurus Rex is a call-in kid's show that deals with serious/mature matters. The show is a parody of Barney & Friends and was originally hijacked from a Barney-like character, Larry the Lizard. Examples of the mature matters the show deals with include:
Judge Carlos
Carlos plays a judge, and with the help of the ghost of Johnnie Cochran looks at real life recent court cases.
The Adventures of Carlitos
An animated cartoon based on Carlos' life as a kid.
DVD releases
Each DVD set includes uncensored versions of each season's episodes with bonus features including commentary, a behind the scenes featurette, and deleted scenes.