Mind of Mencia

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Mind of Mencia
Format	Stand-up comedy and Sketch comedy
Created by	Carlos Mencia
Starring	Carlos Mencia Joseph Mencia
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	45
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Comedy Central
Original run	July 6, 2005 (2005-07-06) – July 23, 2008 (2008-07-23)

Mind of Mencia is an American television comedy series on the cable channel Comedy Central. It was hosted by Carlos Mencia.

History

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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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Comedy Central canceled the show in 2008.

Cast Members

• Carlos Mencia
• Joseph Mencia

Occasional/Guest appearances

• Carlos' Wife, Amy Mencia
• Josh Blue
• Mario Lopez
• Three 6 Mafia
• Peter Boyle
• Method Man
• Edge
• Bobby Lee
• Jamie Kennedy
• Robin Williams
• Estelle Harris
• Tony Hawk
• Dave Attell
• Gene Simmons
• Pablo Francisco
• Aries Spears
• Tracy Morgan
• Frank Caliendo
• Joey Greco
• Amaury Nolasco
• John Witherspoon
• P.O.D.
• Debra Wilson
• Gabriel Iglesias
• Phil LaMarr
• Jeff Richards
• Cheech Marin
• Smush Parker
• Lupe Ontiveros
• Chris Hansen
• James Adomian
• Tom Virtue
• Angela Kinsey
• Courtney Jackson (Goldie from Flavor of Love)
• Billy Dee Williams

Recurring Characters/Sketches

Punji

A Hindu 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 Nick Lachey" "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 Jessica Alba 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.

The Adventures of Carlitos

An animated cartoon based on Carlos' life as a kid.

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 parole 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 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.

References

External links

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• Official website
• Mind of Mencia at the Internet Movie Database
• Mind of Mencia at TV.com
• Comedy Central Corners The Laughs Business by Joe Flint, Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2006. p.B1