Synopsis: George Lopez, the hilarious family comedy starring popular standup comedian George Lopez, moves to Fridays (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET), to kick off ABC's all new TGIF lineup. The series is from Bruce Helford, Deborah Oppenheimer and Robert Borden - all from ABC's long-running hit comedy series, "The Drew Carey Show" - and actress/producer Sandra Bullock ("Speed," "Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood").

George Lopez is a guy whose life has become much more complicated since he became the first assembly line worker to be promoted to plant manager at a L.A. airplane parts factory. Though his affable friend, Ernie (Valente Rodriguez, "Erin Brockovich"), and former compadres rib him about becoming "Mr. Clipboard," they still like him -- they just have to have their fun behind his back now. Managing his tough and acerbic but loving mother, Benny (Belita Moreno, "Perfect Strangers"), while sifting through her vast assortment of lies about his childhood, and maintaining a civil relationship presents a whole new kind of challenge, both at work and at home.

Fortunately George's devoted wife, Angie (Constance Marie, "American Family," "Union Square"), possesses the patience of a saint and copes surprisingly well with Benny's questionable past and insensitive wisecracks, and with George's freewheeling approach to parenthood. Her newfound success as a cosmetics salesperson and her passion for lost causes tries George's patience, but in the end makes him love and rely upon her that much more.

George and Angie's nine-year-old son, Max (Luis Armand Garcia), is a dyslexic, sports-loving, constantly curious ball of energy, while their bright 15-year-old daughter, Carmen (Masiela Lusha), struggles with self esteem problems as well as the trials, tribulations and peer pressure of being a teenage high school girl. (courtesy ABC, 2003)

The Cast:
George Lopez as George
Constance Marie as Angie
Valente Rodriguez as Ernie
Masiela Lusha as Carmen
Luis Armand Garcia as Max
Belita Moreno as Benny

Production Credits:
Bruce Helford, Robert Borden, Academy Award-winner Deborah Oppenheimer and Sandra Bullock serve as executive producers. George Lopez is produced by Mohawk Productions, Inc. and Fortis Films, in association with Warner Bros. Television.

The Episodes:
Mementos--11/28/2003
George gets rid of some of Angie's cherished mementos as he prepares to give his ailing father one of his kidneys. But when he gets wind of Manny's death, he learns the hard way that the things left behind can be important -- albeit painful -- reminders of someone's life.
Written by: Dailyn Rodriguez
Directed by: John Pasquin
Guest stars: Danny Mora as Mr. Carrillo and Alfred de Contreras as the customer.

2- Benny And Randy--02/13/2004
When Randy begins getting much more serious about love, neither Benny nor George are quite ready to take things to the next level.
Written by: Robert Borden
Directed by: Joe Regalbuto
Guest stars: