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George Lopez Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Prototype

First aired: Mar/27/2002
Writer: Bruce Helford, George Lopez, Robert Borden
Director: Barnet Kellman
Guest star: Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Dagney Kerr (Claudia)

Popular comedian George Lopez makes his television series debut in this family comedy as an assembly line worker who's been promoted to manage a Los Angeles airplane parts factory, and whose job and busy family life are complicated by the presence of his stubborn, insensitive mother. In the premiere, George's management skills are put to severe test when his boss, Jack, asks him to choose between firing his overbearing mother or his best friend. Meanwhile, George's daughter, Carmen, discovers the hard way that going through puberty is a royal pain, literally.



2 :01x02 - Curious George

First aired: Apr/03/2002
Writer: Dailyn Rodriguez
Director: Andy Cadiff
Guest star: Jonathan Jones (Duncan), Ron Schmidt (Party Kid), Dagney Kerr (Claudia), Kenneth Schmidt (Party Kid), Paige Segal (Jessica)

George's relentless mother, Benny, convinces him to spy on his daughter when Carmen brings a boy home for the first time.



3 :01x03 - Happy Birthdays

First aired: Apr/10/2002
Writer: Lawrence Bloch
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Guest star: Dagney Kerr (Claudia), Sandra Bullock (Amy)

Much to George's dislike, Angie plans a long-overdue surprise birthday party for George. Meanwhile, when an accident prone worker, Amy — played by guest star Sandra Bullock — returns to the factory after a medical leave of absence, her clumsiness threatens George's coveted safety record.



4 :01x04 - Max's Big Adventure

First aired: Apr/17/2002
Writer: George Lopez, Rick Nyholm
Director: Lee Shallat-Chemel
Guest star: Dagney Kerr (Claudia), Jim O'Hair (Reggie), Mel Rodriguez (Frank), Gregg Daniel (Jim), Brooke Radding (Kid #1), Jordan Calloway (Kid #2), Rory Thost (Timmy)

When factory employee Jim is arrested for his involvement in a bar fight, George and Benny have an open audition to fill his spot in the carpool. Meanwhile, George puts Max's street smarts to the test with some devious tricks and sets himself up for a fall.



5 :02x01 - Who's Your Daddy?

First aired: Oct/02/2002
Writer: Rachel Sweet
Director: Lee Shallat-Chemel
Guest star: Olga Merediz (Aunt Cecilia), Esai Morales (Manny Lopez), Lillian Hurst (Mrs. Cardenas), Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (Campbell)

In the premiere, George bumps into his long lost Aunt Cecilia who informs him that his father, who his mom has always insisted was dead, is still alive. After drawing the truth from Benny, George conjures up images of his fantasy dad, played by guest star Esai Morales, and sets out on a mission to find the real Manny Lopez. Meanwhile, Angie buys a sickly dog from a homeless man and vows to return him to health and adopt him as the family pet.



6 :02x02 - Token of Unappreciation

First aired: Oct/09/2002
Writer: Rick Nyholm
Director: Lee Shallat-Chemel
Guest star: Jack Blessing (Jack), Brenda Song (Popular Girl #2), Rachel Snow (Toby), James Lesure (Adams), Carl Anthony Payne (Curtis), Autumn Reeser (Piper), Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel)

George quickly learns the meaning of company loyalty when his bosses ask him to pitch in on the assembly line and he's offered a job by a competitor with ulterior motives. Meanwhile, Carmen has to choose whether she wants to keep her best friend or be part of the in-crowd.



7 :02x03 - The Show Dyslexic

First aired: Oct/16/2002
Writer: Robert Borden
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Guest star: Nancy Linehan Charles (Mrs. Wilder), Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers), Jack Blessing (Jack Powers)

George is forced to admit something embarrassing about himself in order to help Max overcome a learning disability.



8 :02x04 - Halloween Cheer

First aired: Oct/23/2002
Writer: Jim Hope
Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie
Guest star: Jim O'Heir (Pete), Jessica Friedman (Valerie), Rachel Snow (Toby), Paige Hurd (Trick or Treater)

George prepares the house for his favorite spooky holiday while dealing with the stress of hiring a line worker whose life is a complete disaster. Meanwhile, after Carmen loses her best friend, Angie encourages her to become someone she's not so she'll be more popular at school.



9 :02x05 - The Unnatural

First aired: Oct/30/2002
Writer: Mike Upchurch
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Joe Morgan (Himself), Rod Carew (Himself), Jim Palmer (Himself), Scott Klace (Bobby Murphy), Steve Garvey (Himself)

When Max is asked not to play in an upcoming Little League game because he can't hit the ball, George works tirelessly on improving his son's game. But it takes a "special" visit from some of baseball's premiere players to teach George that there's more to playing well than meets the eye.



10 :02x06 - No Free Launch

First aired: Nov/06/2002
Writer: Luisa Leschin
Director: Gerry Cohen
Guest star: Sandra Bullock (Amy)

Selling chocolate bars for Max's school trip to Florida's Cape Canaveral doesn't quite go according to plan, and Carmen gives Benny a fashion makeover when her grandmother has a crush on a fellow employee. Guest starring Sandra Bullock as Accident Amy!



11 :02x07 - The Wedding Dance

First aired: Nov/13/2002
Writer: Dailyn Rodriguez
Director: Lee Shallat-Chemel
Guest star: Paget Brewster (Ginger), Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (Campbell), Mel Rodriguez (Frank), Carl Anthony Payne (Curtis)

George asks a very tipsy Angie to slow dance for the first time in their sixteen-year marriage -- much to her surprise and delight -- but he gets more than he bargained for.



12 :02x08 - Love Bites

First aired: Nov/20/2002
Writer: Allen J. Zipper, John R. Morey
Director: Gerry Cohen
Guest star: Dani Goldman (Michelle (Guest Star)), Jordan Masterson (Adam), Bari Hochwald (Cindy), Sarah Bibb (Meter Lady)

With Carmen growing up physically, George and Angie have to re-teach the birds and the bees — with hilarious results.



13 :02x09 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Honey

First aired: Nov/27/2002
Writer: John R. Morey
Director: Barnet Kellman
Guest star: John Michael Higgins (Charles), Cheech Marin (Lalo)

After learning Benny had a one-night fling with a co-worker 35 years ago, George believes he has finally found his father. He meets Lalo - whose picture bears a striking resemblance to George -- and invites him over for Thanksgiving dinner. But George's bond is tested when he learns the truth.



14 :02x10 - Charity

First aired: Dec/04/2002
Writer: Dailyn Rodriguez, Jim Hope
Director: Barnet Kellman
Guest star: Cristos Andrew (Groomer), Diane Sellers (Emma)

When Angie finds she has more free time around the house, she volunteers with a variety of charities. Feeling invincible, she soon finds herself joining more organizations than she can handle, and it's up to George and the family to help her get back on track.



15 :02x11 - Meet the Cuban Parents

First aired: Dec/11/2002
Writer: Michele Serros
Director: Lee Shallat-Chemel
Guest star: Sonia Braga (Emilina Palmero), Tonantzin Esparza (Marisol), Oleg Zatsepin (Roberto Crotchett), Sonia Iris Lozada (Narrator), Emiliano Díez (Vic Palmero), Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers), Tony O'Dell (Delivery Guy), Marcelo Tubert (Senor Scrooge)

When Angie's parents, Vic and Emilina, come to visit the family for Christmas, George thinks they still believe he's not good enough for their daughter. But George shows he can take care of his family without their help and battles it out with Vic for the best Christmas.



16 :02x12 - This Old Casa

First aired: Jan/08/2003
Writer: Rick Nyholm
Director: Lee Shallat-Chemel

George is sick of being unappreciated by Benny, so with the urging of Angie, he decides to remodel his mother's run-down bathroom. Hoping for a simple thank you, George's plan backfires and Benny continues to be her ungrateful self. But after a much needed heart-to-heart, George and Benny realize their significance in each other's lives, and in turn express their gratitude.



17 :02x13 - Super Bowl

First aired: Jan/15/2003
Writer: George Lopez, Bruce Helford
Director: Amanda Bearse
Guest star: Tonantzin Esparza (Marisol), Ismael 'East' Carlo (Uncle Joe)

The family finds out that Benny's estranged brother, Joe, is dying. George and Angie talk her into making up with him for closure, while Benny decides to do it for the possibility of getting his Super Bowl tickets. Meanwhile, Benny never taught George how to deal with death when he was younger and so he has a hard time attending the funeral.



18 :02x14 - The Valentine's Day Massacre

First aired: Feb/05/2003
Writer: John Pasquin
Director: Robert Borden

When George gives Angie a disappointing gift for Valentine's Day, Angie has a flashback to high school in the '80s, when George painted a great mural of her for the holiday. But when Angie takes the entire family to look at the mural — only to find out it will soon be torn down — the truth comes out about the origins of the mural.



19 :02x15 - Girl Fight

First aired: Feb/12/2003
Writer: Luisa Leschin, Michele Serros
Director: Gerry Cohen
Guest star: Steve Schirripa (Tony Durango), Autumn Reeser (Piper), Jordan Masterson (Adam)

After Carmen breaks up with her boyfriend Adam, he spreads nasty rumors about her around school. With Carmen's reputation jeopardized, George and Angie step in to repair the damage. But the school counselor (Steven R. Schirripa) is a haunting figure from George's past who will not right the wrong — prompting Carmen to takes matters into her own hands.



20 :02x16 - George vs. George

First aired: Feb/26/2003
Writer: Jim Hope, John R. Morey
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Lou Diamond Phillips (George Lopez)

When Carmen gets into private school, George and Angie decide to take out a loan to pay for the tuition. But a bad credit report reveals a bit more of the history of George's dad when George learns he has a half-brother — also named George.



21 :02x17 - A Kiss Is Just a Kiss

First aired: Mar/05/2003
Writer: Ann Serano Lopez, Jay Kogen
Director: Barnet Kellman
Guest star: Emiliano Díez (Vic), Jacqueline Obradors (Gloria)

As a surprise to Angie on her birthday, George flies in Angie's dad, Vic, and her sister, Gloria, for the celebration. Upset about her upcoming divorce, and jealous of her sister's marriage to a good man, Gloria makes an inappropriate move on George — which his son, Max, sees.



22 :02x18 - Profiles in Courage

First aired: Mar/12/2003
Writer: George Lopez
Director: Andrew Tsao
Guest star: Demetra Raven (Allison), Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Carl Anthony Payne (Curtis), Steven Montfort (Earl), Deirdre M. Smith (Cynthia), Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers), Jason Antoon (Hosni)

With George's airplane parts company in the running for business from the federal government, the boss asks George to demote one of the employees because of his ethnic background — afraid that will hinder their getting the contract. It's a dilemma for George — should he do the right thing and potentially jeopardize his career?



23 :02x19 - Secrets and Lies

First aired: Mar/26/2003
Writer: David Grubstick
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Elmarie Wendel (Gina)

When Benny finds out that George's father is wealthy, she cooks up a get-rich-quick scheme of her own that could harm George's company.



24 :02x20 - Girls Night Out

First aired: Apr/02/2003
Writer: Allen J. Zipper, Dailyn Rodriguez, Luisa Leschin
Director: Barnet Kellman
Guest star: Casey Sander (Dugan), Ashley Tisdale (Olivia), Tonantzin Esparza (Marisol), Branden Williams (Junior)

Carmen takes ex-gang member Marisol as a role model and gets into some trouble when George and Angie invite her to stay with them.



25 :02x21 - I Only Have Eyes for You

First aired: Apr/23/2003
Writer: Jim Hope, Rick Nyholm
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Ashley Tisdale (Carmen's Friend)

Carmen's first day at her new school turns the family upside-down when George misdirects his worry and concern for Carmen's safety and it's taken as distrust. Meanwhile, Max develops his first crush on a much older woman — Carmen's new high school friend.



26 :02x22 - Team Leader

First aired: Apr/30/2003
Writer: Spiro Skentzos
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Mel Rodriguez (Frank), Hilary Duff (Stephanie), Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers)

George has to hide his concern and disapproval when Ernie is made team leader at work. Meanwhile, a cosmetics saleswoman (Hilary Duff) encourages Angie to lie to her clients.



27 :02x23 - George Has Two Mommies

First aired: May/07/2003
Writer: Robert Borden, Rachel Sweet
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), J. B. Gaynor (Ricky), Cristina Saralegui (Lydia), Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers), Josip Kuchan (Yuri)

When George and Angie run into some financial hot water, Benny reaches out to George's estranged father's second wife, Lydia (guest starring Cristina), to help them out.



28 :02x24 - Long Time No See

First aired: May/14/2003
Writer: John R. Morey, Luisa Leschin
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Maria Beck (Young Benny), William Marquez (Manny Lopez), Nicole Stuart (Rachel), Rod Britt (Doctor), Emiliano Díez (Vic Palermo), Amaury Nolasco (Young Manny)

On the season finale, when George finally decides to approach his estranged father, Manny Lopez, his solitary journey turns into a family vacation and a day of reckoning for Benny.



29 :03x01 - Dubya, Dad and Dating (1)

First aired: Sep/26/2003
Writer: Rick Nyholm
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Patrick St. Esprit (Special Agent Saunders), Jimmie Walker (Lionel), Nick Offerman (Randy), Brent Mendenhal (President George W. Bush), Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Teddy Lane, Jr. (The Cop), Marlene Forte (Sylvia)

In the two-part season premiere, George prepares the crew for a visit from the President of the United States. But he becomes so wrapped up in the thrill of the day's events and the horror of Carmen's unexpected political outbursts, he commits a crime without being aware of it. When the police knock on his door, he's arrested for something entirely unexpected and is forced to meet his estranged father face-to-face. In the meantime, Benny drops a bomb on George about the new man in her life.



30 :03x02 - Dubya, Dad and Dating (2)

First aired: Sep/26/2003
Writer: Rick Nyholm
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Nick Offerman (Randy), Bijoux Deluxe (Mrs. Lopez), Jimmie Walker (Lionel), Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Brent Mendenhal (President George W. Bush), Teddy Lane, Jr. (Officer Hope), Marlene Forte (Sylvia), Patrick St. Esprit (Special Agent Saunders), William Marquez (Manny Lopez)

In the two-part season premiere, George prepares the crew for a visit from the President of the United States. But he becomes so wrapped up in the thrill of the day's events and the horror of Carmen's unexpected political outbursts, he commits a crime without being aware of it. When the police knock on his door, he's arrested for something entirely unexpected and is forced to meet his estranged father face-to-face. In the meantime, Benny drops a bomb on George about the new man in her life.



31 :03x03 - The Cuban Missus Crisis

First aired: Oct/03/2003
Writer: John R. Morey
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Denise Faye (Noole), Ashley Edner (Frances), Emiliano Díez (Vic Palmero)

Angie discovers her parents are getting divorced, and George gets nervous about his marriage when Angie's income and social life pick up.



32 :03x04 - Feel the Burn

First aired: Oct/10/2003
Writer: Luisa Leschin
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Lisa Guerrero (Linda), Nick Offerman (Randy), Emiliano Díez (Vic Palmero)

When George accompanies Benny to the doctor, he discovers that he has a long-lost sister (guest starring Lisa Guerrero), and Benny finds out she's received an embarrassing and uncomfortable little gift from her boyfriend, Randy.



33 :03x05 - Carmen's Dating

First aired: Oct/17/2003
Writer: Rachel Sweet
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Emiliano Díez (Vic Palmero), Bryan Fisher (Jason MacNamara)

Carmen begins seeing the most popular boy in school, but when he won't be seen in public with her, George and Angie intervene to set him straight.



34 :03x06 - Split Decision

First aired: Oct/24/2003
Writer: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers)

George is forced to put things in perspective when the future of Powers Aviation and his career are jeopardized by a tragic accident.



35 :03x07 - No One Gets Out Alive

First aired: Oct/31/2003
Writer: Richard Goodman
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Attila Davidhazy (Young Boy), Spencer Garrett (Investigator), Tony O'Dell (Patrick), Sierra Abel (Fairy Girl), Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Mel Rodriguez (Frank), Elmarie Wendel (Gina)

The Lopez family turns their home into a haunted house in order to raise money for the factory workers who have lost their salaries as a result of a plane crash investigation.



36 :03x08 - Bringing Home the Bacon

First aired: Nov/07/2003
Writer: Dailyn Rodriguez
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Bryan Fisher (Jason)

George tries to put his foot down about Carmen's expensive quincenera (fifteenth birthday party) — unsuccessfully, since Angie has begun making major financial decisions and party plans for the family.



37 :03x09 - Fishing Cubans

First aired: Nov/14/2003
Writer: John R. Morey
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Matthew Jones (Haitian Guy), Sammy Fine (Billy), Emiliano Díez (Vic Palmero), Bert Rosario (Octavio Palmero)

George, Ernie and Vic set out to sea to rescue Angie's uncle, who has escaped by raft from Cuba. Meanwhile Max throws himself an unsanctioned birthday party.



38 :03x10 - Would You Like a Drumstick or a Kidney?

First aired: Nov/21/2003
Writer: Luisa Leschin
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: William Marquez (Manny Lopez), Lou Diamond Phillips (George Lopez), Cristina Saralegui (Lydia)

When George invites his extended family, including his estranged father, his stepmother Lydia (Cristina Saralegui) and stepbrother — also named George (Lou Diamond Phillips) — to Thanksgiving dinner, he discovers that his father needs a new kidney. Meanwhile, Benny returns to work at the factory with great reservation.



39 :03x11 - Mementos

First aired: Nov/28/2003
Writer: Dailyn Rodriguez
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Alfred De Contreras (Customer), Danny Mora (Mr. Camillo)

George gets rid of some of Angie's cherished mementos as he prepares to give his ailing father one of his kidneys. But when he gets wind of Manny's death, he learns the hard way that the things left behind can be important — albeit painful — reminders of someone's life.



40 :03x12 - Christmas Punch

First aired: Dec/12/2003
Writer: Jim Hope
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Jimmy Briscoe (Elf), Alex Rayfiel (Kenny), Steve Larkin (Santa), Bryan Fisher (Jason MacNamara)

At Christmastime George will stop at nothing, including fighting his son's grade school battles — to convince Max to continue believing in Santa Claus.



41 :03x13 - Why You Crying?

First aired: Jan/09/2004
Writer: Jim Hope
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: Alyson Reed (Mrs. Reynolds)

George and Angie react with rage after Benny disciplines Max for talking back and acting out at school.



42 :03x14 - The Trouble with Ricky

First aired: Jan/23/2004
Writer: Allen J. Zipper
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: J. B. Gaynor (Ricky), Gigi Rice (Wendy)

When George discovers that Max's friend, Ricky, has a very rough home life, Ernie offers to lend a hand.



43 :03x15 - God Needles George

First aired: Feb/06/2004
Writer: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove
Director: John Pasquin
Guest star: David Purdham (Father Rick), Steve Hytner (Dr. Lisby), Rudy Ramos (Old Man)

George makes a regrettable deal with God if Max's dog, Mr. Needles, is healed.



44 :03x16 - Benny and Randy

First aired: Feb/13/2004
Writer: Robert Borden
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Nick Offerman (Randy)

When Randy begins getting much more serious about love, neither Benny nor George are quite ready to take things to the next level.



45 :03x17 - Weekend at Benny's

First aired: Feb/20/2004
Writer: David Grubstick
Director: Joe Regalbuto

When Angie goes away on a business trip, George sends the kids to Benny's house for the weekend to teach them a lesson about tough love.



46 :03x18 - Jason Tutors Max

First aired: Feb/27/2004
Writer: Victor Gonzalez
Director: Stacey Pulwer
Guest star: Trent Gill (Brad), Paris Hilton (Ashley), Bryan Fisher (Jason MacNamara)

When George and Angie hire a beautiful tutor (Paris Hilton) for Max, he becomes too distracted to learn. Carmen's boyfriend, Jason, volunteers for the job, but when the young couple breaks up, the house becomes a powderkeg of teenage angst.



47 :03x19 - Angie Gets Tanked

First aired: Mar/19/2004
Writer: Richard Goodman
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Jamal Mixon (Lawrence), Gianni Manganelli (Timmy), Soren Fulton (Eric), Bryan Fisher (Jason MacNamara), Kenny Lofton (Himself), Brooks Almy (Principal Stoller)

When George and Angie fill in at the dunk tank for a school fundraiser, a student's prank puts Angie in a very embarrassing position. Meanwhile, George becomes fiercely competitive when N.Y. Yankee Kenny Lofton pitches in to raise money for handicapped children.



48 :03x20 - The Art of Boxing

First aired: Mar/26/2004
Writer: Jim Hope
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Steven Robert Wollenberg (Referee), Laila Ali (Laila Ali), Emiliano Díez (Vic Palmero)

Unbeknownst to his mom, Max takes up boxing at a local ring owned by Laila Ali (guest starring as herself) in order to relieve stress and insomnia. George and Benny run in circles trying to keep Max's new pastime a secret from Angie, which gets more difficult when Max is knocked out in a match.



49 :03x21 - George's House of Cards

First aired: Apr/02/2004
Writer: Mark Torgove, Paul A. Kaplan
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Emiliano Díez (Dr. Victor 'Vic' Palmero)

George invites Angie's newly divorced dad to join a poker game. But when George wins fifty dollars in a hand and Angie's dad refuses to pay him out of principle, a simple game threatens to tear down the foundation of the entire family.



50 :03x22 - Dance Fever

First aired: Apr/09/2004
Writer: John R. Morey
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Nick Offerman (Randy)

After receiving an award for excellence in business management, George humiliates himself dancing at a congratulatory party in front of his entire staff in order to gain approval from his mom. Meanwhile, Carmen tries to protect the baked goods she's prepared for the Great American Bake Sale from Max, but neglects to protect them from George.



51 :03x23 - She Drives Me Crazy

First aired: Apr/16/2004
Writer: Rachel Sweet, Valentina Garza
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Guest star: Kendall Clement (Officer Johnson), Bryan Fisher (Jason MacNamara)

Though concerned about his daughter's maturity and readiness to be out on her own, George teaches Carmen to drive. But when Carmen and Jason break up just before the prom, Carmen's grace proves that she is much more grown up than her parents had expected. Meanwhile Benny has a run-in with the law.



52 :03x24 - George Goes to Disneyland

First aired: Apr/30/2004
Writer: George Lopez
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Trevor Wright (Zack Powers), J. B. Gaynor (Ricky)

George reluctantly agrees to reward Max with a trip to Disneyland for improving his grades, but makes up an excuse to get out of going to the park with his family. When guilt finally gets the best of him and he asks Benny for a ride, he finally, for the first time in his life, spends a day at the happiest place on earth — alone with his mom.



53 :03x25 - Bachelor Party

First aired: May/07/2004
Writer: Rick Nyholm
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Nick Offerman (Randy), Sandra Bullock (Amy), Ron Pearson (Winter), Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Alan Baltes (Bartender Bob), Elmarie Wendel (Gina)

As wedding plans progress between Benny and Randy, clutsy factory worker Amy (Sandra Bullock, reprising her guest starring role), returns from six months in the hospital and tries to win Randy back.



54 :03x26 - Wrecking Ball

First aired: May/14/2004
Writer: Spiro Skentzos, Richard Goodman
Director: Don Scardino
Guest star: Trevor Wright (Zack Powers), Harley Zumbrum (Big Bob), Elmarie Wendel (Gina), Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers)

Still furious about her break-up with Randy, Benny takes a golf club to the hood of her boss' car. So when the Powers Aviation factory is vandalized, Benny gets the blame for this too - but it's a crime she didn't commit.



55 :03x27 - What George Doesn't Noah (1)

First aired: May/21/2004
Writer: Robert Borden
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Johnny Pacar (Noah), Trevor Wright (Zack Powers)

Carmen's friend, Noah, goes to great extremes to help Carmen keep her relationship with Zack a secret from her parents, in the first of a two-part season finale. In the second part, George and Angie confront Carmen and Zack about their secret romance, and risk pushing Carmen away forever when they forbid the relationship. Meanwhile, Randy returns to the factory and brings some very special musical guests (The Commodores, guest starring as themselves) in the hope of winning Benny back



56 :03x28 - Now George Noah's Ex-Zack-ly What Happened (2)

First aired: May/21/2004
Writer: Luisa Leschin, Dailyn Rodriguez
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Steven Montfort (Officer), Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers), Jordan Medina (Young Carmen), The Commodores (The Commodores), Christopher Carroll (Principal), Nick Offerman (Randy), Trevor Wright (Zack Powers)

Carmen's friend, Noah, goes to great extremes to help Carmen keep her relationship with Zack a secret from her parents, in the first of a two-part season finale. In the second part, George and Angie confront Carmen and Zack about their secret romance, and risk pushing Carmen away forever when they forbid the relationship. Meanwhile, Randy returns to the factory and brings some very special musical guests (The Commodores, guest starring as themselves) in the hope of winning Benny back



57 :04x01 - George Searches For A Needle In A Haight-Stack

First aired: Sep/28/2004
Writer: John R. Morey
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Trevor Wright (Zack Powers), Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers), Chingy (Chingy), Marcus Brown (Bouncer), Scott "Carrot Top" Thompson (Carrot Top)

The Lopez family is worried sick about Carmen, who has left home after an argument with her father. George and Angie's dad, Vic, set out to the Haight-Ashbury to look for her. When they find her, they learn that, after two weeks on her own, Carmen has already become a groupie for rap artist Chingy, and is now much more grown up and independent. Meanwhile, George has nightmares in which Carmen is carrying Carrot Top's baby.



58 :04x02 - Landlord Almighty

First aired: Oct/05/2004
Writer: John R. Morey
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Valeria Andrews (Taylor)

When Carmen grows tired of the house rules and remodels her room without her parents' consent, George grants her request for independence and charges her for living expenses.



59 :04x03 - George of the Rings

First aired: Oct/12/2004
Writer: Mark Torgove, Paul A. Kaplan
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Ian Gomez (Jewelry Salesman)

When George forgets his wedding anniversary, he promises Angie to renew their wedding vows.



60 :04x04 - Home Sweet Homeschool

First aired: Oct/19/2004
Writer: Luisa Leschin
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Kaitlin Olson (Janet)

Looking for something more fulfilling to do, Angie decides to home school Carmen, but when their mother-daughter relationship becomes strained, George suggests a much better career option for his wife.



61 :04x05 - Leave It To Lopez

First aired: Oct/26/2004
Writer: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove
Director: Gerry Cohen
Guest star: Donna Pieroni (Clara), Leslie Jordan (Dr. Wilson)

Feeling guilty about his failure to buy life insurance, George's new obsession with death surfaces in nightmares of a nostalgic kind as he envisions his family as members of The Munsters, The Jetsons and Leave It to Beaver, in a special Halloween-themed episode.



62 :04x06 - Sk8r Boyz

First aired: Nov/09/2004
Writer: Jim Hope
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Gus Hoffman (Heavyset Kid), Candace Morley (Hayley), Christopher T. Wood (Mall Cop), Mike Madrigal (Dan Ota), Alex Diaz (Nerd #1), Landon Bell (Trevor), Will Myer (Kyle)

Max gets in trouble with the law when he starts hanging out with a gang of skateboarders in order to make a few friends.



63 :04x07 - The Simple Life

First aired: Nov/16/2004
Writer: Rick Nyholm
Director: Gerry Cohen
Guest star: George Wendt (Boss), Kyle Searles (Tom), Marietta DePrima (Winnie), Skye McCole Bartusiak (L'il Bit)

When George gets a job opportunity in a small Colorado town, he and Angie consider moving there to provide a better life for the kids, in the first of a two-part Thanksgiving-themed story.



64 :04x08 - Trouble in Paradise

First aired: Nov/23/2004
Writer: David A. Caplan
Director: Gerry Cohen
Guest star: Skye McCole Bartusiak (L'il Bit), George Wendt (Boss), Kyle Searles (Tom), Marietta DePrima (Winnie)

When Carmen and Max manage to get in to more trouble visiting a small Colorado town than in L.A., George and Angie realize that there's no place like home, in the second of a two-part Thanksgiving-themed story arc.



65 :04x09 - E.I.? E.I. OH (a.k.a. Cold Opening)

First aired: Nov/30/2004
Writer: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Grace Rolek (Sara), Nick Offerman (Randy), Kimberly Williams (Vanessa Brooks)

George pulls out all the stops when a young upstart, guest starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley, is brought in to co-manage and shake things up after Powers Aviation undergoes a merger.



66 :04x10 - A Clear and Presentless Danger

First aired: Dec/14/2004
Writer: David A. Caplan
Director: Victor Gonzalez
Guest star: Dave Mirra (Himself)

George may have to eat some humble holiday pie when he accuses his mother of being a scrooge, on a Christmas-themed episode.



67 :04x11 - Prescription For Trouble

First aired: Jan/11/2005
Writer: Jim Hope
Director: Gerry Cohen
Guest star: Bryan Fisher (Jason MacNamara)

When Carmen wants to begin using birth control, George and Angie contemplate making her a deal in order to keep her from taking the next step with her boyfriend.



68 :04x12 - Friends Don't Let Friends Marry Drunks

First aired: Jan/18/2005
Writer: Allen J. Zipper
Director: Gerry Cohen
Guest star: Gigi Rice (Tammy), J. B. Gaynor (Ricky)

When Ernie considers marrying a troubled woman, George risks their friendship to keep him from making the biggest mistake of his life.



69 :04x13 - George to the Third Power

First aired: Jan/25/2005
Writer: George Lopez
Director: Andy Cadiff
Guest star: Michael Clarke Duncan (Dr. Holland), Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Paul Gleason (Lou Powers), Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers)

George is very unhappy with Max's less than compassionate dentist -- guest star Michael Clarke Duncan ("The Green Mile") -- so he reluctantly appeals to his bosses and their drunk older brother to change the company dental plan.



70 :04x14 - George Gets Assisterance

First aired: Feb/01/2005
Writer: Danielle Sanchez-Witzel
Director: Andy Cadiff
Guest star: Eva La Rue (Linda Lorenzo)

In a plea to help Max get additional help in school, George breaks the news to his long lost sister, Linda (guest starring "All My Children's" Eva La Rue) -- who happens to be Superintendent of Schools -- that she was given up for adoption at birth, and worse, that Benny is her real mother.



71 :04x15 - Sabes Quake

First aired: Feb/08/2005
Writer: Michael Loftus
Director: Bob Koherr
Guest star: Ron Pearson (Inspector), Luis Garcia (Little George)

When a major earthquake hits, George's deep-seated childhood fears really hit home. Guest starring Ron Pearson as the inspector and Luis Garcia as little George.



72 :04x16 - George Takes a Stroll Down Memory Pain

First aired: Feb/15/2005
Writer: David Grubstick
Director: Joe Regalbuto

When Benny demands cash for a box of George's childhood memorabilia, George gets to the bottom of some painful moments and truths from his boyhood.



73 :04x17 - George Buys a Vow

First aired: Feb/22/2005
Writer: Robert Borden
Director: Bob Koherr
Guest star: Robert Rodriguez (Robert Rodriguez), Joseph Fatale (Mini Kiss), William Hung (William Hung), Jennifer Hasty (Dell)

A host of wedding singers audition -- guest starring Robert Rodriguez and band and William Hung ("American Idol") -- as George hatches a plan for Angie's dream wedding.



74 :04x18 - George Watcha's Out For Jason

First aired: Mar/01/2005
Writer: Mark Torgove, Paul A. Kaplan
Director: Victor Gonzalez
Guest star: Bryan Fisher (Jason MacNamara)

When the parents of Carmen's boyfriend, Jason, move away, jeopardizing his plans to finish the baseball season, George agrees to let him stay at the Lopez residence.



75 :04x19 - George's Grand Slam

First aired: Mar/08/2005
Writer: Valentina Garza
Director: Victor Gonzalez
Guest star: Bryan Fisher (Jason MacNamara), Hilary Duff (Kenzie)

George would seem to be playing favorites between Carmen and her boyfriend and new housemate, Jason, when he really just lacks faith in his daughter's potential. So when Carmen enters a poetry slam with a feminist rhymester, guest starring Hilary Duff ("Lizzie McGuire," "A Cinderella Story") as Kenzie, George is called on the carpet about the way he's treating Carmen.



76 :04x20 - George Needs Anchor Management

First aired: Mar/29/2005
Writer: Rick Nyholm
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Hayden Adams (Spencer Vogel), Dina Defterios (Women), Jim Lau (Maitre d')

When Angie meets an old flame who's now a news anchor for lunch, George becomes concerned she might be having an affair.



77 :04x21 - George's Relatively Bad Idea

First aired: Apr/12/2005
Writer: Stacey Pulwer
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Eva La Rue (Linda Lorenzo)

George considers taking bribes from his father-in-law and his best friend in exchange for granting permission to date his long lost sister, Linda (guest starring All My Children's Eva La Rue).



78 :04x22 - George's Extreme Makeover: Holmes Edition

First aired: May/03/2005
Writer: Spiro Skentzos
Director: Victor Gonzalez
Guest star: Efren Ramirez (Efren), Bryan Fisher (Jason MacNamara), Danny Trejo (Bobby), Greg Lee (Rob), Jim Belushi (city inspector), Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Victor), Michelle Paradise (Laura)

When George reaches out to some old high school flunkies -- Victor and Bobby -- for help in building an office in the garage for Angie's wedding planning business, the construction doesn't pass muster with Angie or the city inspector.



79 :04x23 - George Stare-oids Down Jason

First aired: May/10/2005
Writer: Michael Loftus
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Stacy Keach (Blaine McNamara), Bryan Fisher (Jason MacNamara), Eric Olson (Brad)

When George and Angie find out that Carmen and her boyfriend, Jason, have become more intimate under their roof, they think about asking Jason to move out. But when they discovers that Jason has been using steroids provided by none other than the boy's own father (guest starring Stacy Keach), their concern for his health causes them to reconsider.



80 :04x24 - George Negoti-ate It

First aired: May/27/2005
Writer: Luisa Leschin
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Daunte Culpepper (Himself), Joel McKinnon Miller (Ed Driscoll), Donovan McNabb (Himself), Steve Ryan (Dan Morey), Ron Pearson (cop), Bryan Fisher (Jason MacNamara), Cesar Rosas (Himself)

George steps in to be Jason's sports agent when NFL Quarterbacks Daunte Culpepper and Donovan McNabb (guest starring as themselves) pay a visit to the Lopez household to draft Jason for their alma maters and a minor league baseball recruiter approaches him for a contract. Meanwhile, Carmen and Los Lobos guitarist Cesar Rosas stir things up at George's family birthday bash.



81 :05x01 - George Gets a Pain in the Ash

First aired: Oct/05/2005
Writer: David A. Caplan
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Bryan Fisher (Jason MacNamara), Jack Diamond (doctor), Michael Taggart (The Fireman)

The Lopez household suddenly becomes very crowded when George's mother, Benny, forgets about a burning cigarette and causes a family disaster of huge proportions. Meanwhile George and Angie are pushed to the brink when Carmen insists that she and her boyfriend, Jason, get married and have a baby so they can be together.



82 :05x02 - You Dropped a Mom on Me

First aired: Oct/05/2005



83 :05x03 - George's Dog Days of Bummer

First aired: Oct/12/2005
Writer: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Antonio Villaraigosa (Himself - Los Angeles Mayor), Duane "Dog" Chapman (Biker)

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pays a personal visit to the Lopez family when he hears that George has been imitating him in order to bully a menacing biker (guest starring Bounty Hunter Duane 'Dog' Chapman) into releasing a stray dog that his depressed mom has grown to love.



84 :05x04 - George Drives the Batmobile

First aired: Oct/19/2005
Writer: Allen J. Zipper
Director: Bob Koherr
Guest star: Ren Casey (the driver), Tom Wilson (Sonny), Ron Pearson (the police officer), Elmarie Wendel (Gina)

Rather than give in to Benny's incessant pleas to buy her a new car, George and Angie agree to drive her around town just to get her out of the house. So, when George picks Benny and her friends up after a wild night on the town, her insensitive wisecracks and his temper gets him into a bit of trouble of his own.



85 :05x05 - Trick or Treat Me Right

First aired: Oct/26/2005
Writer: Jim Hope
Director: Bob Koherr

George and Angie's practical jokes are funnier and scarier than ever as Halloween approaches, but as Benny's abusive comments and behavior grow worse, George finds it impossible to laugh things off and threatens make some big changes.



86 :05x06 - George Takes a Sentimental Ernie

First aired: Nov/02/2005
Writer: Rick Nyholm
Director: Victor Gonzalez

George still refuses to return home until his mother leaves, but when he realizes how difficult it is to live with Ernie and his parents, he convinces Ernie to get his own place.



87 :05x07 - George Finds Therapy Benny-ficial

First aired: Nov/09/2005
Writer: John R. Morey
Director: Victor Gonzalez
Guest star: Richard Lewis (Phillip Nickleson), Judy Louise Johnson (Jamie Hope), J. Richey Nash (John Morey)

When Max begins having nightmares after witnessing a traumatic incident at school, George reluctantly agrees to take him to a counselor, guest starring actor/comedian Richard Lewis. So, when the good doctor discovers that the real reason for Max's nightmares is his father's absence, George is forced to confront his feelings about his childhood.



88 :05x08 - George Tries to Write a Wrong

First aired: Nov/16/2005
Writer: Michael Loftus
Director: Bob Koherr

When George takes a sneak peek at a ten-year-old unopened letter from Angie, he discovers some dirty secrets that they both may wish were never revealed.



89 :05x09 - George Discovers Benny's Sili-Con Job

First aired: Nov/30/2005
Writer: Luisa Leschin
Director: George Lopez
Guest star: Keith Burke (Trent), Troy Spurlin (Rick), Elmarie Wendel (Gina), Scott Michael Morgan (Carl)

Benny takes George’s wisecracks about her age to heart and decides to get ridiculously large breast implants to make herself look younger.



90 :05x10 - George Says I Do... More in This Marriage

First aired: Dec/07/2005
Writer: Kathy Fischer
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Claudia Choi (Tina), Robert Wu (Andrew), Hector Elias (Father John)

George and Angie enter a fierce competition to determine who does more work in their marriage and around the house.



91 :05x11 - George is Being Elfish and Christ-misses His Family

First aired: Dec/14/2005
Writer: Mark Torgove, Paul A. Kaplan
Director: Joe Regalbuto

George has second thoughts about spending Christmas alone after he lies to get out of a holiday reunion with Angie's family.



92 :05x12 - George Enrolls Like That

First aired: Jan/25/2006
Writer: Rick Nyholm
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Ming-Na (Professor Lim), Julian Acosta (Rick Martinez), Rudy Moreno (blue collar parent), Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Brooks Almy (Principal Stahler)

George catches Max skipping school so he enrolls in college to set a positive example. But George has difficulty getting anyone to take him seriously when even his Professor laughs his questions off as jokes.



93 :05x13 - George Keeps Truant to Himself

First aired: Feb/01/2006
Writer: John R. Morey
Director: Bob Koherr
Guest star: Ming-Na (Professor Lim)

When the going gets tough, George drops out of school. But his attempt to hide his truancy from Angie and the kids becomes the worst-kept secret around when his professor stops by the house to check in.



94 :05x14 - The Kidney Stays in the Picture

First aired: Feb/08/2006
Writer: Jim Hope
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Ken Howard (Dr. Woodson), Ashly Holloway (Kristi Chapman)

In this special episode loosely based on George Lopez’s real-life battle with kidney disease, Max starts wetting the bed and George laughs it off as childish. But as Max’s symptoms worsen and his grandfather, Vic, suggests that it may mean Max is sexually active, George and Angie take him to the doctor, played by actor Ken Howard -- himself a real-life kidney transplant recipient. He breaks the news that Max needs surgery, but that it will help him avoid kidney disease in the future.



95 :05x15 - A Funeral Brings George to His Niece

First aired: Feb/15/2006
Writer: Luisa Leschin
Director: Bob Koherr
Guest star: Connie Ramirez (Aunt Lynette), Pete Leal (Uncle Arturo), Aimee Garcia (Veronica), Maria Canals (Claudia)

George and Angie’s ex-sister-in-law passes away, leaving George in charge of her 20-year-old daughter and her very large inheritance.



96 :05x16 - George Gets Caught in a Powers Play

First aired: Feb/22/2006
Writer: Kathy Fischer
Director: Bob Koherr
Guest star: Aimee Garcia (Veronica), Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers)

George tries to teach his niece, whose multi-million dollar inheritance he controls, a lesson in the value of hard work by putting her to work at the factory.



97 :05x17 - George Doesn't Trustee Angie's Brother

First aired: Mar/01/2006
Writer: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove
Director: Sheldon Epps
Guest star: Aimee Garcia (Veronica), Andy Garcia (Ray)

Angie’s scam artist brother, Ray, reappears after a long absence looking to make amends with his estranged daughter, Veronica, and the Lopez family. But George is the first to see through Ray’s transparent scheme when Ray asks Veronica to tap into her inheritance to invest in a new company.



98 :05x18 - George Helps Ernie See the Cellu-Light

First aired: Mar/15/2006
Writer: David A. Caplan
Director: Sheldon Epps
Guest star: Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers), Jason Stuart (the salesman), Kincaid Walker (Nancy)

George helps Ernie lose weight before Mel Powers fires him.



99 :05x19 - George Gets Cross Over Freddie (1)

First aired: Mar/22/2006
Writer: Stacey Pulwer
Director: Katy Garretson
Guest star: Chloe Suazo (Zoey), Brian Austin Green (Chris), Freddie Prinze, Jr. (Freddie), Annie Sorell (Pretty Twin)

George discovers that Max has begun an online romance with a teenage girl from Chicago. When he assumes his son’s identity to protect him from what he suspects is an internet predator, George comes face to face offline with Zoey’s uncle, Freddie.



100 :05x20 - George Vows to Make Some Matri-Money

First aired: Mar/29/2006
Writer: George Lopez
Director: Katy Garretson
Guest star: Eva Longoria (Brooke)

George takes over planning a wedding for one of Angie’s very high maintenance clients in order to prove he can do her job better than she can.



101 :05x21 - George Discovers How Mescal-ed Up His Life Would Have Been Without the Benny-Fits

First aired: Apr/05/2006
Writer: Valentina Garza
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Elmarie Wendel (Gina), Julie Wittner (Tanya), Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers)

Benny is furious when she discovers that George has rigged the results of a productivity contest at the factory against her favor, but gets the ultimate revenge when George can’t sleep at night without dreaming of his dysfunctional childhood.



102 :05x22 - It's a Cliffhanger, By George

First aired: Apr/12/2006
Writer: Robert Borden
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Richard Riehle (Eddie Carter), Ron Pearson (Officer Robinson)

Everything hangs in the balance for the entire Lopez family: Ernie tells George that the factory is moving to Mexico and they’ll both be out of jobs; the police want to question Benny for her part in an old robbery, so she flees; Angie has been nauseated for days and awaits the results of a home pregnancy test; Carmen is afraid to open her final college letter after being rejected by her first three choices; Max has swiped a forbidden beer and is about to sample his first alcohol; and Vic prepares to propose marriage to younger woman he barely knows.



103 :06x01 - George's Mom Faces Hard Tambien

First aired: Jan/24/2007
Writer: David A. Caplan
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Adam West (Jonathon K. Martin), Ron Pearson (Officer Robinson), Marilyn Milian (Judge Alvarez), Hira Ambrosino (Prosecuting Attorney), Dot Jones (inmate)

Angie tells George she's pregnant, and Benny's off to jail after she's arrested as an accessory to the convenience-store robbery. So George has to find a lawyer (Adam West). And that won't be his only expense: Carmen got accepted into college. Meanwhile, Vic announces that he's getting married again, to a 27-year-old.



104 :06x02 - George's House Has Two Empty Wombs

First aired: Jan/31/2007
Writer: Mark Torgove, Paul A. Kaplan
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Stacy Keibler (Lindsay), Geoffrey Wade (doctor), Dot Jones (inmate)

Angie maintains her story that she's pregnant to keep George from missing Carmen. Meanwhile Vic introduces his young and beautiful but not too bright fiancée to the family.



105 :06x03 - George Nieces a New Media Room

First aired: Feb/07/2007
Writer: Jim Hope
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Jason Connery (Mike)

When George gets a new Media Room, George's room is suddenly full when niece Veronica, and her boyfriend need a new freeloading pad.



106 :06x04 - George Testi-Lies for Benny

First aired: Feb/14/2007
Writer: Rick Nyholm
Director: Bob Koherr
Guest star: Marilyn Milian (Judge Alvarez), Rita Moreno (Luisa Diaz), Tanika Brown McKelvy (Bailiff), Brett Kean (Foreman), Adam West (Jonathon K. Martin)

At her trial, Benny must rely on George's testimony since her lawyer and even her mother have all turned on her.



107 :06x05 - Sabes Gay, It's George's Fantasy Episode

First aired: Feb/21/2007
Writer: George Lopez
Director: George Lopez
Guest star: Elmarie Wendel (Gina), Carrie Ann Nagy (Waitress), Jacquie Barnbrook (Helen)

George, upset about being publicly humiliated at work, downs a shot of liquor along with the worm in it and hallucinates that he and Ernie are gay and about to be married to each other.



108 :06x06 - George Thinks Vic's Fiancée is Lion about Being a Cheetah

First aired: Feb/28/2007
Writer: Luisa Leschin
Director: Bob Koherr
Guest star: Joel Greco (Himself), Stacy Keibler (Lindsay)

George seeks help from a popular reality TV game show in order to expose Vic's cheating, gold-digging fiancée.



109 :06x07 - George Helps Angie's Wha-Positive Self Image by Saying, "You 'Sta Loca Good"

First aired: Mar/07/2007
Writer: John R. Morey
Director: Bob Koherr
Guest star: Frank Crim (Allen), Elmarie Wendel (Gina), Marilyn O'Connor (Dorothy), Roger V. Burton (Walter)

When Angie gets concerned about losing her looks, George asks his gorgeous young niece to tone down her sex appeal.



110 :06x08 - George's Grave Mistake Sends Him to a Funeral, Holmes

First aired: Mar/14/2007
Writer: Michael Loftus
Director: Sheldon Epps
Guest star: Elena Lyons (Mary)

George's poor memory comes back to haunt him when Angie's mother passes away.



111 :06x09 - George Joins the Neighborhood Wha-tcha and Raises the Vigil-ante

First aired: Mar/21/2007
Writer: Laura House
Director: Sheldon Epps
Guest star: Tommy Chong (Mr. Gutierrez), Kristin Bauer (Cris Watson), Gerry Bednob (Mr. Gidwani)

When a sexual predator moves into the neighborhood, George and Angie decide it's time to finally have "the talk" with Max.



112 :06x10 - George Is Maid to Be Ruth-Less

First aired: Apr/04/2007
Writer: Mark Torgove, Paul A. Kaplan
Director: Victor Gonzalez
Guest star: Barbara Eden (Ruth)

Much to Benny's dismay, George and Angie hire a maid who quickly cooks and cleans her way into George's heart.



113 :06x11 - George Is Lie-Able for Benny's Unhappiness

First aired: Apr/04/2007
Writer: Jim Hope
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Jerry Springer (Wayne Hill)

When the love of Benny's life returns to town, George builds a web of lies to keep them from reuniting.



114 :06x12 - George Uses His Vato Power to Save Dinero Que La

First aired: Apr/11/2007
Writer: David A. Caplan
Director: Victor Gonzalez

George and Angie make a bet to determine who can live the most frugally.



115 :06x13 - George Rocks to the Max and Gets Diss-Band-ed

First aired: Apr/11/2007
Writer: John R. Morey, Andy Garcia
Director: Andy Garcia
Guest star: Mayan Lopez (Jackie)

George tries to relive his high school days by teaching Max to play the guitar. But when Max moves on without his dad and joins a rock band, George wishes he could take it all back.



116 :06x14 - George Gets Smoking Mad at Benny and Develops an Órale Fixation

First aired: Apr/24/2007
Writer: Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove
Director: Sheldon Epps
Guest star: Jack Blessing (Jack Powers), Peter MacKenzie (Dr. Loftusi), Bob Koherr (Carl)

When Powers Aviation institutes a smoking ban, Benny's nicotine withdrawals drive George to self-destructive behavior.



117 :06x15 - George Can't Let Sleeping Mexicans Lie

First aired: Apr/24/2007
Writer: Luisa Leschin
Director: Sheldon Epps
Guest star: Steven Robert Wollenberg (Bob Sorkin), Mario López (Officer Sanchez)

The Lopez family strikes out against a new neighbor who's decorated his front lawn with an offensive art display. Meanwhile, George and Angie run into an old friend who takes an interest in their niece.



118 :06x16 - George's Bogey-ous Relationship with Vic is Putt to the Test

First aired: May/01/2007
Writer: Rick Nyholm
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Oscar De La Hoya (Tony), Eloy Casados (Dr. Anthony Tovar)

Vic feigns fatherly love so George will play in a father-son golf tournament against his long time rival and his son, Tony.



119 :06x17 - George Thinks Max's Future Is on the Line

First aired: May/08/2007
Writer: David A. Caplan
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Mark Tymchyshyn (Mel Powers), Mel Rodriguez (Frank), Elmarie Wendel (Gina)

George puts Max to work at the factory to emphasize the importance of education.



120 :06x18 - George Decides to Sta-Local Where It's Familia

First aired: May/08/2007
Writer: Bruce Helford
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Guest star: Elmarie Wendel (Gina), Edward James Olmos (Mr. Vega), Jack Blessing (Jack), Jerry Springer (Wayne Hill)

A multi-millionaire buys Powers Aviation and asks George to stay on board if he's willing to consider making some major life changes.