Mind of Mencia is an
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series on the cable channel
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. It is hosted by
Carlos MenciaNed Arnel Mencía , better known by his stage name Carlos Mencia, is a comedian, writer, and actor in the United States. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of race, culture, and social class, juxtaposing existing social issues with ethical convention...
.
The first season premiered on July 6, 2005 with an initial order of 10 episodes. However due to high ratings, Comedy Central ordered 3 more episodes of the show.
Mind of Mencia finished its first season on September 28, 2005 and soon after that the series was renewed for a second season set to air in winter of 2006.
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 widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
comedyComedy as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse generally intended to amuse, 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 Ancient Greece...
series on the cable channel
Comedy CentralComedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries predominantly comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
. It is hosted by
Carlos MenciaNed Arnel Mencía , better known by his stage name Carlos Mencia, is a comedian, writer, and actor in the United States. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of race, culture, and social class, juxtaposing existing social issues with ethical convention...
.
History
The first season premiered on July 6, 2005 with an initial order of 10 episodes. However due to high ratings, Comedy Central ordered 3 more episodes of the show.
Mind of Mencia finished its first season on September 28, 2005 and 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 and the first season was released on DVD on March 21, 2006 to coincide with the premiere.
After finishing its spring run of eight episodes,
Mind of Mencia returned on July 9, 2006 to air the second half of the season.
Mind of Mencia's second season became Comedy Central's ninth highest rated program.
In a
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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.
Occasional/Guest appearances
- Carlos' Wife, Amy Mencia
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- Pablo Francisco
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Punji
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shopkeeper who verbally bashes his customers. His catchphrase is "Get the park out of my store!" or some variation. Punji's various jobs are: Heaven 11 shopkeeper, a job at a store that sells wives, a shopkeeper at an electrical store.
Carlosaurus Rex
In a parody of Barney the Dinosaur, the Carlosaurus Rex is based on a kid's show that deals with serious/mature matters. For example: There is one kid who calls in saying that his parents 'sent their dog to live on a farm'. Carlosaurus sings him a song explaining that the kid's dad shot the dog and dumped the body into a river. Another example is when another kid calls in saying that "all my other friends like girls, but I think I like boys!". Carlosaurus sings him a song to the tune of If You're Happy and You Know It:
"If you think you might be gay then you're gay!"
(claps hands)
"If you think you might be gay then you're gay!"
(claps hands)
"If you think you might be gay and dream of boning
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"If you think you might be gay then you're gay!"
(claps hands)
The kid is then heard saying 'Hey mom, I'm gay!'
Another example is when a kid asks if touching himself when he wakes up is wrong. Carlosaurus sings him a song to the tune of Rock-a-bye Baby:
"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
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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.
Dee Dee Dee
Perhaps the most famous staple of the show is the line, "Dee dee dee!" which Carlos uses whenever he's talking about someone (or something that happened) that is stupid, idiotic and done with lack of forethought. For example when talking about how celebrity decisions are genius and retarded he refers to a rapper marrying a female senator which is genius and then lists things that the rapper did that is retarded (robbing a bank without any concealment, resisting arrest and killing half a SWAT team while doing so, and violating
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rules) and ultimately deems the lady (who's apparently still married to him) as "Dee dee dee!" Apparently "dee dee dee" doesn't mean being mentally retarded but rather being stupid and having little-to-no common sense. When Carlos did the now-famous "dee dee dee song" the song begins with Carlos saying, "Dee dee dee doesn't mean retarded. It means stupid."
DVD Sets
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 |
12 |
| 2 |
April 3 2007 |
14 |
| 3 |
October 23 2007 |
14 |
| 4 |
November 11 2008 |
10 |
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