Mind of Mencia is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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comedyComedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
series on the cable channel
Comedy CentralComedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
. Hosted by
Carlos MenciaCarlos Mencia , born Ned Arnel Mencia, is a Honduran-born American comedian, writer, and actor. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of race, culture, criminal justice, and social class...
, it aired from 2005 to 2008.
Dee Dee Dee!
If you don't believe that God has a sense of humor, tomorrow go to Walmart and just LOOK AT PEOPLE!
(on Easter) By the way, what do eggs have to do with Jesus Christ?
(pulling on the fat on his chin) That's Chunky Monkey ice cream!!!
(from Carlosaurus Rex) Whether you're black or white, Uzbeki or Jew...you're probably an asshole too.
When a black person has no electricity, no water, they call it the ghetto. When white people have no electricity and no water, they call it camping.
If you ain't laughing, you ain't living, baby.
'Achmed' - Why don't you check the women?
Carlos - Because, Achmed, women in this country have been treated like crap for about 150 years when they couldn't vote. So, unless you want to not vote for that long and possibly give me head, I suggest you get your ass over there!
'Achmed' - Why don't you check the black people?
Carlos - And how many gold medals have you won for us lately?
'Achmed' - Well why don't you check the white people?
Carlos - Because they gave me the job!
Mind of Mencia is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
televisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
comedyComedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
series on the cable channel
Comedy CentralComedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
. Hosted by
Carlos MenciaCarlos Mencia , born Ned Arnel Mencia, is a Honduran-born American comedian, writer, and actor. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of race, culture, criminal justice, and social class...
, it aired from 2005 to 2008.
History
The first season of Mind of Mencia ran from July 6, 2005 to September 28, 2005, premiering on Comedy Central with an initial order of ten episodes. Soon after that the series was renewed for a second season, set to air in winter of 2006. Season 2 premiered on March 22, 2006. The first season was released on DVD on March 21, 2006 to coincide with the premiere. The second season became Comedy Central's ninth highest rated program.
In a May 2006 Wall Street Journal article, Mencia said he initially resisted requests by his network to take a deal to do a stand-up comedy album on the Comedy Central label, but will now likely appear on one.
After the fourth season, Comedy Central canceled the show due to suffering ratings.
Cast members
- Carlos Mencia
Carlos Mencia , born Ned Arnel Mencia, is a Honduran-born American comedian, writer, and actor. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of race, culture, criminal justice, and social class...
- Joseph Mencia
- Brad Williams
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- Ray Payton
Guest appearances
- James Adomian
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- Dave Attell
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- Robin Bain
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- Josh Blue
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- Peter Boyle
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- Frank Caliendo
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- Edge
- Pablo Francisco
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- Joey Greco
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- Chris Hansen
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- Tony Hawk
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- Courtney Jackson
- Ken Jeong
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- Jamie Kennedy
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- Angela Kinsey
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- Phil LaMarr
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- Bobby Lee
- Mario Lopez
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- Method Man
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- Cheech Marin
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- Tracy Morgan
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- Amaury Nolasco
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- Lupe Ontiveros
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- P.O.D.
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- Smush Parker
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- Jeff Richards
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- Gene Simmons
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- Aries Spears
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- Three 6 Mafia
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- Daniel Tosh
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- Billy Dee Williams
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- Robin Williams
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- Debra Wilson
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Stereotype Olympics
In season two they put stereotypes to the test. Few of the stereotypes stood up to the test.
Punji
Punji is a
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storekeeper who insults customers with obvious physical and/or social problems, before telling them to "get the park out of my store". He often expresses the wish to be
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as something the person is not likely to ever see/use (for example, he says "I hope I am reincarnated as your feet, so you will never see me again" to an obese woman). Before going on his tirades, he begs for forgiveness from various Hindu gods such as
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and
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. Punji has been a storekeeper at "Heaven-11", a store that sells wives, and an electrical store.
Carlosaurus Rex
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and was originally hijacked from a
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-like character, Larry the Lizard. Examples of the mature matters the show deals with include:
- A kid telephones the show, saying that his parents sent their dog "to live on a farm" (a euphemism parents use to explain the death of a family pet). Carlosaurus sings him a song explaining that the kid's dad shot the dog and dumped the body into a river.
- A boy calls, saying that "all my other friends like girls, but I think I like boys
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!". Carlosaurus sings him a song, "If you think you might be gay then you're gay!" (to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It"If You're Happy and You Know It" is a popular repetitive children's song, stemming from an old Latvian folk song. The song is supposed to belong to the public domain, although many of the different versions of the song are still protected by copyright law...
"), whereupon the boy is then heard saying, 'Hey, Mom, I'm gay!".
- A kid asks if touching himself
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when he wakes up is wrong. Carlosaurus sings him a song to the tune of "Rock-a-bye BabyRock-a-bye Baby is a nursery rhyme and lullaby. The melody is a variant of the English satirical ballad Lilliburlero. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 2768.-Lyrics:...
":
- Rock-a-bye, Billy,
- Time for sleep!
- You've washed your face,
- You've brushed your teeth.
- Now grab some lotion and that crunchy sock.
- Think of Jessica Alba
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while stroking your-- "...Listen kids I'm trying to tell you!"
Judge Carlos
Carlos plays a judge, and with the help of The Ghost of Johnny Cochran looks at real life recent court cases.
DVD releases
Each DVD set includes uncensored versions of each season's episodes with bonus features including commentary, a behind the scenes featurette, and deleted scenes.
| Season |
DVD release date |
Episodes |
| 1 |
March 21, 2006 |
13 |
| 2 |
April 3, 2007 |
16 |
| 3 |
October 23, 2007 |
16 |
| 4 |
November 11, 2008 |
10 |
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