History Trivia / MadTV1995

** ShoutFactory (the same people who put ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and other shows on DVD) announced last year that they just acquired the rights to ''Series/{{MADtv}}'' and will release the second season on DVD in March of 2013. However, since most of the earlier episodes had musical performances from popular bands of the time, the episodes on DVD may be cut due to licensing issues.

* HeyItsThatGuy and RetroactiveRecognition - Alex Borstein (the voice of Lois Griffin on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'') was a ''{{MADtv}}'' cast member. In fact, she had a news reporter character on ''[=MADtv=]'' who sounded like Tricia Takanawa and always addressed Diane ([[Creator/NicoleSullivan Lawyer-Trabajo]], not Simmons) in her reports, even asking where Diane was in a news sketch after Creator/NicoleSullivan had left.

** Indeed, several of ''[=MADtv=]'''s actors have found successful careers in voice acting (with the exception of Taran Killam[[note]]who is currently on ''Saturday Night Live''[[/note]], Jeff Richards[[note]]who was on ''SNL'', then left for different projects[[/note]], Will Sasso[[note]]whose recent credit was as Curly Howard on the movie adaptation of ''The Three Stooges''[[/note]], Matt Braunger, and Bobby Lee[[note]]both of whom have mostly been doing stand-up since ''MADtv'' ended[[/note]]). Unfortunately, many of the later performers (like Crista Flanagan and Nicole Parker) have found themselves stuck in the SeltzerAndFriedberg movies or on failed and/or short-lived ComedyCentral shows (with ''Key & Peele'' hopefully being the exception to the rule, as it was praised for being the best sketch show on the network since ''ChappellesShow'').

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The complete first season and a "Best of" ClipShow featuring the best sketches from seasons eight, nine, and ten are the only officially-released [=DVD=]s of ''{{MADtv}}''. Unless you videotaped all the episodes from 1995 to 2009 or taped reruns from Comedy Central (or Comedy Network), then you're S.O.L[[note]]shit outta luck[[/note]] in finding episodes (especially the ones made during the show's final years, as neither Comedy Central nor Comedy Network reran those. Comedy Central aired up until season 11 while Comedy Network aired up until season 12).
** ShoutFactory (the same people who put ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and other shows on DVD) announced last year that they just acquired the rights to ''MADtv'' and will release the second season on DVD in March of 2013. However, since most of the earlier episodes had musical performances from popular bands of the time, the episodes on DVD may be cut due to licensing issues.
* SiblingRivalry: Josh Meyers (a cast member on ''[=MADtv=]'' for the show's eighth and ninth seasons) is the younger brother of [[SaturdayNightLive Weekend Update]] anchor SethMeyers in RealLife, making SethMeyers the only cast member to have a sibling on a rival sketch show. Made evident when Seth Meyers appeared on Weekend Update to talk to his dad and tells him to turn off ''MADtv''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen - SethMacFarlane (the man behind ''Family Guy'', ''[[{{WesternAnimation/AmericanDad}} American Dad!]]'', and ''TheClevelandShow'') was originally contracted to do cartoon shorts for this show, but backed out in favor of creating his own TV series for FOX. Had [=MacFarlane=] taken the offer, he would have created ''Family Guy'' for ''MADtv'' before spinning it off into its own show, much like Matt Groening did with ''TheSimpsons'' on ''The Tracy Ullman Show''.

** Stephnie Weir (the ''MADtv'' cast member known for recurring character Dot[[note]]a mentally unstable girl who's parents abuse her because she's not smart like her sister[[/note]] and her impression of Anna Nicole Smith) originally auditioned to be a ''SaturdayNightLive'' cast member. She was passed up on ''SNL'' in favor of Rachel Dratch.

** Mo Collins is currently RecurringCharacter Joan Callamezzo on ''ParksAndRecreation''. Joan has a somewhat antagonistic relationship with the main character Leslie Knope, played by AmyPoehler. So essentially, a ''[=MADtv=]'' alum is playing the rival of an ''[=SNL=]'' alum (how apt).

** Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele were originally hired with the intention of FOX picking only one of them to be in the next season's cast, but the two had such great chemistry both separately and together that FOX decided to pick them both.

** Ike Barinholtz (who was on the show from season eight to season 12; known for his impressions of Dane Cook, Nick Nolte, and Kevin Federline, and often paired up with Josh Meyers in sketches) was on this show before he was on ''TheMindyProject''. He left after season 12 due to disputes with the executive producers and overall boredom with the show.

** Indeed, several of ''[=MADtv=]'''s actors have found successful careers in voice acting (with the exception of Taran Killam[[note]]who is currently on ''Saturday Night Live''[[/note]], Jeff Richards[[note]]who was on ''SNL'', then left for different projects[[/note]], Will Sasso[[note]]whose recent credit was as Curly Howard on the movie adaptation of ''The Three Stooges''[[/note]], Matt Braunger, and Bobby Lee[[note]]both of whom have mostly been doing stand-up since ''MADtv'' ended[[/note]]). Unfortunately, many of the later performers (like Crista Flanagan and Nicole Parker) have found themselves stuck in the SeltzerAndFriedberg movies or on failed/short-lived ComedyCentral pilots (with ''Key & Peele'' hopefully being the exception to the rule, as it just got renewed for a second season and critics have praised the show for its humor).

*** Ike Barinholtz (who was on the show from season eight to season 12; known for his impressions of Dane Cook and Kevin Federline, and often paired up with Josh Meyers in sketches) was on this show before he was on ''TheMindyProject''. He left after season 12 due to disputes with the executive producers and overall boredom with the show.

** Indeed, several of ''[=MADtv=]'''s actors have found successful careers in voice acting (with the possible exception of Taran Killam [''MADtv's'' youngest cast member at age 19], who, after a year on ''[=MADtv=]'' and eight years of bit roles and underground comedy, joined the cast of [[SaturdayNightLive another late-night, long-running sketch comedy show]]). Unfortunately, many of the later performers (like Crista Flanagan and Nicole Parker) have found themselves stuck in the SeltzerAndFriedberg movies or on failed or short-lived ComedyCentral pilots (with ''Key & Peele'' hopefully being the exception to the rule, as it just got renewed for a second season and critics have praised the show for its humor).
*** Jeff Richards did the same thing as Taran Killam (stay one year on ''[=MADtv=]'' before crossing over to ''SNL''), only Richards joined ''SNL'' immediately after his tenure on ''[=MADtv=]'' and left in the middle of the 29th season.

** ShoutFactory (the same people who put ''Rocko's Modern Life'' and other shows on DVD) announced last year that they just acquired the rights to ''MADtv'' and will release the second season on DVD in March of 2013.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The complete first season and a "Best of" ClipShow featuring the best sketches from seasons eight, nine, and ten are the only officially-released DVDs of ''{{MADtv}}''. Unless you videotaped all the episodes from 1995 to 2009 or taped reruns from Comedy Central (or Comedy Network), then you're S.O.L[[note]]shit outta luck[[/note]] in finding episodes (especially the ones made during the show's final years, as neither Comedy Central nor Comedy Network reran those. Comedy Central aired up until season 11 while Comedy Network aired up until season 12).

** Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele were originally hired with the intention of FOX picking only one of them to be in the next season's cast, but the two had great chemistry together and proved to be funny both individually and together, so FOX decided to pick them both.

*** Jeff Richards did the same thing as Killam (stay one year on ''[=MADtv=]'' before crossing over to ''SNL''), only he joined ''SNL'' immediately after his tenure on ''[=MADtv=]''.

* SiblingRivalry: Josh Meyers (a cast member on ''[=MADtv=]'' for the show's eighth and ninth seasons) is the younger brother of [[SaturdayNightLive Weekend Update]] anchor SethMeyers in RealLife.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen - SethMacFarlane (the man behind ''Family Guy'', ''[[{{WesternAnimation/AmericanDad}} American Dad!]]'', and ''TheClevelandShow'') was originally contracted to do cartoon shorts for this show, but backed out in favor of creating his own TV series for FOX. Had [=MacFarlane=] taken the offer, he would have created ''Family Guy'' for ''MADtv'' before spinning it off into its own show, much like Matt Groening did with ''TheSimpsons'' on ''The Tracy Ullman Show''.

** Indeed, several of ''[=MADtv=]'''s actors have found successful careers in voice acting (with the possible exception of Taran Killam [''MADtv's'' youngest cast member at age 19], who, after a year on ''[=MADtv=]'' and eight years of bit roles and underground comedy, joined the cast of [[SaturdayNightLive another late-night, long-running sketch comedy show]]). Unfortunately, many of the later performers (like Crista Flanagan and Nicole Parker) have found themselves stuck in the SeltzerAndFriedberg movies
*** Killam was on [TheAmandaShow] before he did MADTv.

** Indeed, several of ''[=MADtv=]'''s actors have found successful careers in voice acting (with the possible exception of Taran Killam [''MADtv's'' youngest cast member at age 19], who, after a year on ''[=MADtv=]'' and eight years of bit roles and underground comedy, joined the cast of [[SaturdayNightLive another late-night, long-running sketch comedy show]]). Unfortunately, many of the later performers (like Crista Flanagan and Nicole Parker) have found themselves stuck in the SeltzerAndFriedberg movies.

* HeyItsThatGuy and RetroactiveRecognition - Alex Borstein (the voice of Lois Griffin on ''FamilyGuy'') was a ''{{MADtv}}'' cast member. In fact, she had a news reporter character on ''[=MADtv=]'' who sounded like Tricia Takanawa and always addressed Diane ([[NicoleSullivan Lawyer-Trabajo]], not Simmons) in her reports, even asking where Diane was in a news sketch after Nicole Sullivan had left.
** PhilLaMarr also falls under this. Before he did voice acting in shows like ''SamuraiJack'' (as the title character) and ''{{Futurama}}'' (as Jamaican accountant Hermes Conrad), he was a cast member on ''[=MADtv=]'' (though before ''[=MADtv=]'', he had a small, but memorable role in ''PulpFiction'' [which explains why in the show's parody called "Gump Fiction," [[ActorAllusion LaMarr screamed]], [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace "Not again!"]])

* HeyItsThatGuy and RetroactiveRecognition - Alex Borstein (the voice of Lois Griffin on ''FamilyGuy'') was a ''{{MADtv}}'' cast member. In fact, she had a news reporter character on ''{{MADtv}}'' who sounded like Tricia Takanawa and always addressed Diane ([[NicoleSullivan Lawyer-Trabajo]], not Simmons) in her reports, even asking where Diane was in a news sketch after Nicole Sullivan had left.
** PhilLaMarr also falls under this. Before he did voice acting in shows like ''SamuraiJack'' (as the title character) and ''{{Futurama}}'' (as Jamaican accountant Hermes Conrad), he was a cast member on ''{{MADtv}}'' (though before ''{{MADtv}}'', he had a small, but memorable role in ''PulpFiction'' [which explains why in the show's parody called "Gump Fiction," [[ActorAllusion LaMarr screamed]], [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace "Not again!"]])
** Indeed, several of {{MADtv}}'s actors have found successful careers in voice acting (with the possible exception of Taran Killam [''MADtv's'' youngest cast member at age 19], who, after a year on ''MADtv'' and eight years of bit roles and underground comedy, joined the cast of [[SaturdayNightLive another late-night, long-running sketch comedy show]]). Unfortunately, many of the later performers (like Crista Flanagan and Nicole Parker) have found themselves stuck in the SeltzerAndFriedberg movies.
*** Jeff Richards did the same thing as Taran Killam (stay one year on ''MADtv'' before crossing over to ''SNL''), only he joined ''SNL'' immediately after his tenure on ''MADtv''.

* SiblingRivalry: Josh Meyers (a cast member on ''MADtv'' for the show's eighth and ninth seasons) is the younger brother of [[SaturdayNightLive Weekend Update]] anchor SethMeyers in RealLife.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen - SethMacFarlane (the man behind ''FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', and ''TheClevelandShow'') was originally contracted to do cartoon shorts for this show, but backed out in favor of creating his own TV series for FOX. Had [=McFarlane=] taken the offer, he would have created ''Family Guy'' for ''MADtv'' before spinning it off into its own show, much like Matt Groening did with ''TheSimpsons'' on ''The Tracy Ullman Show''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen - SethMacFarlane (the man behind ''FamilyGuy'', ''AmericanDad'', and ''TheClevelandShow'') was originally contracted to do cartoon shorts for this show, but backed out in favor of creating his own TV series for FOX. Had [=McFarlane=] taken the offer, he would have created ''Family Guy'' for ''MADtv'' before spinning it off into its own show, much like Matt Groening did with ''TheSimpsons'' on ''The Tracy Ullman Show''.

** PhilLaMarr also falls under this. Before he did voice acting in shows like ''SamuraiJack'' (as the title character) and ''{{Futurama}}'' (as Jamaican accountant Hermes Conrad), he was a cast member on ''{{MADtv}}'' (though before ''{{MADtv}}'', he had a small, but memorable role in ''PulpFiction'' [which explains why in the show's parody called "Gump Fiction," [=LaMarr=] screamed, [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace "Not again!"]])

* WhatCouldHaveBeen - SethMacFarlane (the man behind ''FamilyGuy'', ''AmericanDad'', and ''TheClevelandShow'') was originally contracted to do cartoon shorts for this show, but backed out in favor of creating his own TV series for FOX. Had [=McFarlane=] taken the offer, he would have created ''Family Guy'' for ''MADtv'' before spinning it off into its own show, much like Matt Groening did with ''TheSimpsons'' on ''The Tracy Ullman Show''.
* SiblingRivalry: Josh Meyers (a cast member on ''MADtv'' for the show's eighth and ninth seasons) is the younger brother of [[SaturdayNightLive Weekend Update]] anchor SethMeyers in RealLife.

*** Jeff Richards did the same thing as Taran Killam, but directly after his year with Mad TV.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen - Seth [=MacFarlane=] (the man behind ''FamilyGuy'', ''AmericanDad'', and ''TheClevelandShow'') was originally contracted to do cartoon shorts for this show, but backed out in favor of creating his own TV series for FOX (and that, ladies and tropers, is how ''Family Guy'' was born). Had [=McFarlane=] taken the offer, he would have created ''Family Guy'' for ''MADtv'' before spinning it off into its own show, much like Matt Groening did with ''TheSimpsons'' on ''The Tracy Ullman Show'').
* SiblingRivalry: Josh Meyers appeared on Mad TV for two seasons. You may know his brother, Seth, from [[SaturdayNightLive a rival Saturday Night sketch comedy show]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen - Seth [=MacFarlane=] (the man behind ''FamilyGuy'', ''AmericanDad'', and ''TheClevelandShow'') was originally contracted to do cartoon shorts for this show, but backed out in favor of creating his own TV series for FOX (and that, ladies and tropers, is how ''Family Guy'' was born). Had [=McFarlane=] taken the offer, he would have created ''Family Guy'' for ''MADtv'' before spinning it off into its own show, much like Matt Groening did with ''TheSimpsons'' on ''The Tracy Ullman Show'').

* HeyItsThatGuy and RetroactiveRecognition - Alex Borstein (the voice of Lois Griffin on ''FamilyGuy'') was a ''{{MADtv}}'' cast member. In fact, she had a news reporter character on ''{{MADtv}}'' who sounded like Tricia Takanawa and always addressed Diane ([[NicoleSullivan Lawyer-Trabajo]], not [[LoriAlan Simmons]]), even asking where Diane was in a news sketch after Nicole Sullivan had left.

* HeyItsThatGuy and RetroactiveRecognition - Alex Borstein (the voice of Lois Griffin on ''FamilyGuy'') was a ''{{MADtv}}'' cast member. In fact, she had a news reporter character on ''{{MADtv}}'' who sounded like Tricia Takanawa.

** Indeed, several of {{MADtv}}'s actors have found successful careers in voice acting (with the possible exception of Taran Killam [''MADtv's'' youngest cast member at age 19], who, after nine years, joined the cast of [[SaturdayNightLive another late-night, long-running sketch comedy show]]). Unfortunately, many of the later performers (like Crista Flanagan and Nicole Parker) have found themselves stuck in the SeltzerAndFriedberg movies.

** Indeed, several of {{MADtv}}'s actors have found successful careers in voice acting. Unfortunately, many of the later performers (like Crista Flanagan and Nicole Parker) have found themselves stuck in the SeltzerAndFriedberg movies.
** Mo Collins is currently RecurringCharacter Joan Callamezzo on ''ParksAndRecreation''. Joan has a somewhat antagonistic relationship with the main character Leslie Knope, played by AmyPoehler. So essentially, a ''[=MADtv=]'' alum is playing the rival of an ''[=SNL=]'' alum.