MADtv (season 3)

The third season of "MADtv" aired from September 20, 1997, to May 16, 1998, with 25 episodes.

eason summary

At the start of season three, one third of the original cast (Bryan Callen, Orlando Jones and Artie Lange) was replaced by newcomers Alex Borstein, Chris Hogan, Pat Kilbane, Lisa Kushell, Will Sasso, and Aries Spears.

This was the last season to feature original cast members David Herman and Mary Scheer. Herman left to pursue a movie career, while Scheer left show business to become a full-time mother.

This was the last season Fax Bahr and Adam Small would produce "MADtv" with Quincy Jones and David Salzman, although Barr and Small are still credited as "executive consultants". They went on to create "Blue Collar TV", a similar sketch show that ran from 2004 to 2006.

This was the last season Alfred E. Neuman and the bomb sequence was seen in the opening credits. However, Neuman's image still appeared on the "MADtv" stage in the fourth season. This was also the last season of Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts, although Spy vs. Spy would be seen as part of the MADtv rerun segments in the fourth season.

This was the first season in which "MADtv" showed "classics", i.e. reruns of episodes from previous seasons.

Opening montage

The title sequence begins with several fingers pointing at a bomb. Then the bomb explodes and a picture of Alfred E. Neuman and a brain appears on a purple screen followed by the "MADtv" logo. 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 black-and-white still photos of them. When the last cast member is introduced, the music stops and the title sequence ends with the phrase "You are now watching "MADtv"."

Cast

Repertory players

*Craig Anton
*Alex Borstein*
*Tim Conlon
*David Herman^
*Chris Hogan *
*Pat Kilbane *
*Lisa Kushell*
*Phil LaMarr
*Will Sasso
*Mary Scheer
*Aries Spears
*Nicole Sullivan
*Debra Wilson

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

"^ Performer left mid-season."

Episodes

DVD releases

Season three of "MADtv" has not been released on DVD.

External links

* [http://www.madtv.com/ "MADtv" - Official Website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt{1|0112056}/ "{2|MADtv}"] at The Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.tv.com/madtv/show/725/summary.html "MADtv"] at TV.com
* [http://www.jumptheshark.com/m/madtv.htm Jump The Shark - "MADtv"]