Mad TV (season 7) | |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 25 |
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Original network | Fox |
Original release | September 22, 2001 | – May 18, 2002
Season chronology | |
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.
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).