Mad TV Season 7 Episode 10 Episode #710
- December 15, 2001
Mad TV was an American sketch comedy show that aired on Fox from 1995 to 2009. The show featured a rotating cast of comedians who would parody various aspects of pop culture through sketches, music videos, and fake commercials. The seventh season of Mad TV aired from 2001 to 2002 and featured cast members such as Mo Collins, Aries Spears, Michael McDonald, and Will Sasso.
Episode 10 of season 7, titled "Episode #710," originally aired on February 9, 2002. Like many episodes of Mad TV, this one featured a mix of sketches and recurring segments. One recurring segment that appeared in this episode was "The Real Bachelor," a parody of the popular reality show "The Bachelor" that featured male cast members competing for the affections of a female contestant.
Another recurring sketch in this episode was "Dot and Pam," which featured Mo Collins and Michael McDonald as two middle-aged women who ran a beauty spa. In this installment, Dot and Pam tried to market a new product called the "Boobie Leash," which they claimed would keep women's breasts from sagging.
The opening sketch of the episode featured Aries Spears as rapper Jay-Z, who was rapping about his life and career. The sketch spoofed Jay-Z's claim to have retired from making music and focused on his relationships with other celebrities, including Beyonce and Kobe Bryant.
Other sketches in this episode included "Spy vs. Spy," a recurring segment that featured two spies trying to outwit each other with various gadgets and schemes, and "Tickle Me Emo," a fake commercial for a toy that was a gothic version of the popular Tickles Me Elmo doll.
One of the most memorable sketches from this episode was "Celebrity Civil War," which featured cast members playing various celebrities who were fighting against each other in a mock Civil War. The sketch pitted celebrities such as Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, and Jim Carrey against each other in a battle with absurd weapons and tactics.
Overall, episode 10 of season 7 of Mad TV was a typically absurd and irreverent installment of the long-running sketch series. Fans of the show would likely have found plenty to enjoy in the episode's various recurring segments and one-off sketches, all of which lampooned various aspects of popular culture in typical Mad TV style.