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George Lopez: The Complete First and Second Seasons

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George Lopez is a factory worker in a Plane parts factory in LA who has just been promoted to management. His Cuban wife Angie{played by the stunning Constance Marie}, is the good Samaritan & matriarchal "know it all." His father in-law Victor Palmero{played perfectly by Emiliano Diez}, is the Cardiologist who can't accept that his upper-middle class daughter married a blue-collar man. The kids are hyperemotional Carmen{Masiela Lusha}, & dyslexic Max{Luis Armand Garcia}. George's best friend & co-worker is the sweet, insecure, loveless, Ernesto Cardenas{Valente Rodriguez} Now for the other main character, one truly can't describe George's verbally cruel mom Benita Lopez-Benny{played brilliantly by Belita Moreno}. She is a cross between Godzilla & Roseanne{Roseanne Barr}, without the softness. She works with George, chain smokes, & drinks.


This is a blue-collar Hispanic version of the "Cosby Show" with more laughs. In this show a solution given to a problem at the end of one episode often creates new plots while maintaining the basic themes. You have an array of multiple disputes. Cuban vs. Mexican, white-collar vs. blue-collar, dominant wife{George, end of discussion!} vs. cynical husband{George loses 99% of the time}, daughter vs. son, parents vs. kids, George vs. Victor, & everyone vs. BENNY! Typically, episodes that involve her are the most hilarious. She can walk into a room{George move your big Pumpkin head out of the way, your blocking the TV!}, offend everyone in 30 seconds, & then leave for a "smoke & a beer." George's wounds from his fatherless childhood & neglectful mother are at the heart of the show as he & Benny rehash every battle as they draw all into their mini Armageddons. The first two seasons were not the best, but this show got better every season. Lastly, Sandra Bullock deserves credit for getting this show on TV.

The George Lopez show is twenty first century family entertainment at its best. He is the Captain of the house, as long as you do not tell his Cubain born wife Angie. His kids respect him-NOT and his mother Benny...well lets say, she wont win mother of the year anytime soon

Lopez is part in the vein of Desi Arnaz and Part in the vein of Chico (Freddie Prinze SR) of Chico & the Man. He is also the first comic to survive in TV as a latino, since Chico and the man. The humor is dry and rapid. Not just one liners, but heartfelt barbs of family life. Think Roseanne with more heart and better humor

One of my two favorite episodes is George not wanting to celebrate his birthday and his son Max following suit. The end of the episode (SPOILER)is George spending time with his childhood hero. I wont say who that
is, that would be a real spoiler. However the last 5 minutes (HINT) will be well KROFTED (note not mispelled) for the kid in all of us.

the second of my two episodes involves accident Amy (played by executive producer Sandra Bullock). She seems to have so much fun pratfalling and ending up in mishap after mishap, while George tries for a 30 day accident free shop.

So if you want family fun with a target on fun. This hits the bullseye on all accounts

Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD

I cannot tell you how much I love this show. It's so funny and under-rated. George's humour is so dry and quick and he pulls it off amazingly. I love the banter between him and his mother, and how he talks about his kids to his wife.
It's about time that this finally came to dvd. I cannot wait to get my hands on it because I want to see it all again from the beginning. Here in Australia we only get to see it during the early hours of the morning (I guess our networks don't know a good thing when they see it), so I'm also hoping to catch up on the episodes I might have missed, or they cut out of it.
For 8 episodes, one of the executive producers was Sandra Bullock and she's responsible for this fantastic show getting off the ground. Do yourself a favour and pick this up when it's released. It's so funny and enjoyable, you're bound to love it as much as I do.

I just finished watching the first two seasons. I laughed so much. There are 28 episodes, the first season being only 4 episodes long. I really enjoyed how the show hit on real life issues but always with funny moments to keep it lighthearted. Also the cast really works well together. If you give the show a chance you will laugh and really enjoy it. I have only watched these DVDs so I can't speak for the rest of the show, but I really enjoyed these first two seasons. I highly recommend you buy/watch this DVD set.

I loved the the show from the beginning. George Lopez really tells it like it is and much resembles my own family upbringing. I hope they complete the series with the following seasons. There is one flaw. During each of the beginning credits, why was the song "Low Rider" by War taken out of the beginning credits and replaced with some weird moaning and groaning music. Keep up the good work George!

As a fan of the show that was unable to watch it regularly, due to the unpredictability of ABC's schedule, this is a great way to finally enjoy all the episodes. Please don't drop the ball with releasing the entire series on DVD as some other shows have had happen to them (Leave It To Beaver, The Bob Newhart Show, Simon and Simon).

A show that I know EVERYONE in my family enjoys. We have rewatched them over & over again; and still do not get bored. I wasn't able to see a lot of these shows, because of having to work. So, it is nice to have them for ANYTIME viewing; and catch up. Although, we enjoy watching them over and over again; we are anxiously waiting for the next seasons to come out. Better yet, why not release the whole series? THE BEST!

I am one of George's biggest Fans and I ordered this before it was even released. I already received it and have watched it twice from start to finish. As the seasons go by, it is sure to get funnier. I have not missed an episode since day 1. Get this and get his upcoming seasons as they are released! George! Hit me up! It's HEXX!

George Lopez is absolutely hilarious, ever since I saw his comedy routine, "Why you crying?" I fell in love with his sense of humor!
George Lopez is a light-hearted, family friendly comedy that can easily appeal to all ages. The disfunctional relationship between George and his mom one of the funniest things about the show, George makes light of a rather sad and tramatic childhood relationship with his real life mother by writing it into the script as a kind of joke that is truely hilarious to watch. Benny Lopez is one of my favorite characters on the show next to George, and Angie's father.
The holiday episodes are always outrageously funny!
The actors work well together, and are easily believable as a real family.

This is a great collection of 3 DVDs containing the complete 1st & 2nd season of George Lopez, my only complaint being that the theme song, "Low Rider" doesn't appear in this collection, it is replaced instead by an annoying bass beat accompanied by George Lopez making some funny sounds such as, "I know huh" Funny the first time you hear it, but gets really annoying if you're watching more than one episode at once...

Overall Rating: 4.5 Stars

Suggestions for further viewing: "George Lopez: Why You Crying?"

I am grateful that this show is finally out on DVD. This is hilarious. I have only been watching this show for about a year now so I am finally able to start watching from the beginning.

I picked up my copy of seasons 1 and 2 and will definately not regret it a minute.

Do yourself a favor and go pick this up