Prototype (George Lopez)
| "Prototype" | |
|---|---|
| George Lopez episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Barnet Kellman |
| Written by |
Robert Borden, George Lopez, Bruce Helford |
| Original air date | March 27, 2002 |
| Guest actors | |
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"Prototype" is the pilot episode and first episode of the television series George Lopez. The episode centers on George getting promoted after 15 years working on the assembly line and has to fire either his mom or his best friend.
Plot
George is excited about being manager and being promoted. He goes to work after a talk with his daughter Carmen Lopez, a 13-year-old, about how she wrote in a letter that she "had her period " to get out of swim class; however, she didn't really have it. George says to get back at her he will tell a lie to her and she will not know it was a lie. At work, George talks to Jack, his boss, who tells George he has to fire his mom or his best friend. Before a big barbecue taking place at George's house, George tells Angie Lopez (George's wife) that he is going to fire his mom and she might have to live with them. Angie reluctantly accepts.
Shortly after, Angie tells Carmen that she will need her to watch Max and his friends at the barbecue when they are on the slip 'n' slide. Carmen says no and Angie, furious with her, tells George to tell Carmen that she has to. George talks to her and Carmen says the reason why she doesn't want to watch Max and his friends is because if she is watching kids by a Slip 'N Slide, she will need to wear a swimsuit and if she does her armpit hair will show. George finds out this is why she wouldn't go to Swim Team and George tells Carmen that she can use his shaver. At the barbecue, Carmen claims her underarms burn because of the dullness of the shaver George gave her. George finds out Carmen didn't change the blade on the shaver and tells her the shaver she used was the one that was used to shave his uncle before he was buried. Carmen begins to panic, until Angie tells her, "That's why you don't lie to people" believing that to be the lie he told Carmen about. After Carmen leaves, George informs Angie that what he said wasn't a lie.
After that, George tells his mom Benny Lopez, a smoking, short, drinking 50-year-old that she is fired. Benny, shocked, leaves the premises. The next day at work, George tells Jack he fired his mom. Jack, surprised, tells George that it was just a test of loyalty and George didn't really need to fire his mom. George, furious at Jack, quits. Shortly after, Jack begs him to come back and George agrees after a deal. Benny keeps her job and all is well.
References
External links
- "Prototype" at the Internet Movie Database
- "Prototype" at TV.com