List of George Lopez episodes and Plate Boundary Observatory: Difference between pages

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Difference between pages)
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
 
Bdelisle (talk | contribs)
1,524 edits
No edit summary
 
Line 1: Line 1:
'''The Plate Boundary Observatory''' or (PBO) is one of three components of the [[Earthscope]] project, along with [[USARRAY|USArray]] and [[SAFOD]] (the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth)<ref>[http://www.earthscope.org/ EarthScope: An Earth Science Program<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. The PBO is exploring the structure and evolution of the North American continent and the processes related to earthquakes and volcanoes by installing an array of high precision Global Positioning System [[GPS]] monuments, borehole [[strainmeter|strainmeters]], and [[tiltmeter|tiltmeters]] throughout the western United States<ref>[http://pboweb.unavco.org/ UNAVCO: Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://anf.ucsd.edu/ Array Network Facility]</ref><ref>[http://www.iris.edu/ Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology]</ref>.
The following is a list of the episodes for ''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]''.
<br />UNAVCO <ref>[http://www.unavco.org UNAVCO Home Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, a membership-governed consortium funded by the [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF) and [[NASA]], installs the PBO. Upon completion in September of 2008, their will be 875 GPS stations, 103 borehole [[strainmeter|strainmeters]], and 5 laser strainmeters throughout the western United States and [[Alaska]] concentrated around the most active fault systems and [[volcanoes]].


<br />The [[GPS]] stations are categorized into five clusters. The transform cluster is in the vicinity of the [[San_Andreas_Fault|San Andreas transform fault]], which cuts through [[California]]; the subduction cluster is in the [[Cascadia subduction zone]], which includes northern California, [[Oregon]], [[Washington]], and southern [[British Columbia]], and is a result of the [[Juan de Fuca plate]] [[subducting]] under the [[North American plate]]; the extension cluster is in the [[Basin and Range]] region; the volcanic cluster is in volcanic regions such as the [[Yellowstone caldera]], the [[Long Valley caldera]], and the [[Cascade volcanoes]]; the backbone cluster is at 100-200 km across the United States to provide complete spatial coverage.
The show has aired a total of '''120''' episodes over the course of its six seasons.


[[Image:EarthScope-geosensor.jpg|thumb|An EarthScope GPS sensor, a component of the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) system.]]
{| class="wikitable"
<br />The GPS instrumentation is high-precision and continuously operating. High-precision means the units can detect sub-cm motion, and continuously operating means a 15 second sampling rate and one data file for every 24 hours. A completed PBO GPS station occupies about a three by three meter plot of land.
|-
! colspan="2" |Season !! Episodes !! Originally aired !! DVD Release Date
|-
|bgcolor="#D3212D" height="10px"|
|align="center"| [[#Season 1: 2002|1]]
|align="center"| 4
|align="center"| [[2002 in television|2002]]
|rowspan="2" align="center" |[[April 17]], [[2007]]
|-
|bgcolor="#2FCE1F" height="10px"|
|align="center"| [[#Season 2: 2002-2003|2]]
|align="center"| 24
|align="center"| [[2002 in television|2002]] - [[2003 in television|2003]]
|-
|bgcolor="#6699CC" height="10px"|
|align="center"| [[#Season 3: 2003-2004|3]]
|align="center"| 28
|align="center"| [[2003 in television|2003]] - [[2004 in television|2004]]
|align="center"| TBA
|-
|bgcolor="#ff9900" height="10px"|
|align="center"| [[#Season 4: 2004-2005|4]]
|align="center"| 24
|align="center"| [[2004 in television|2004]] - [[2005 in television|2005]]
|align="center"| TBA
|-
|bgcolor="#ba55d3" height="10px"|
|align="center"| [[#Season 5: 2005-2006|5]]
|align="center"| 22
|align="center"| [[2005 in television|2005]] - [[2006 in television|2006]]
|align="center"| TBA
|-
|bgcolor="#b22222" height="10px"|
|align="center"| [[#Season 6: 2007|6]]
|align="center"| 18
|align="center"| [[2007 in television|2007]]
|align="center"| TBA
|}


<br />Some scientific questions that are being addressed by the EarthScope project and the PBO include:
==Season 1: 2002==
* How does accumulated strain lead to [[earthquakes]]?
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
* Are there recognizable precursors to earthquakes?
|- style="background:#4169e1"
* How does the evolution of the [[continent]] influence the motions that are happening today?
! #
* What happens to [[geologic]] structures at depth?
! Title
* What influences the location of features such as [[Fault_(geology)|faults]] and [[mountain ranges]]?
! Airdate
* Is it inherited from earlier [[tectonic]] events or related to deeper processes in the [[Mantle_(geology)|mantle]]?
! Code
* How is [[magma]] generated? How does it travel from the mantle to reach the surface?
|-
* What are the precursors to a [[volcanic eruption]]?<ref>National Research Council, ''Review of EarthScope Integrated Science'' (Washington D.C., National Academy Press, 2001). </ref>
|1
|[[Prototype (George Lopez)|Prototype]]
|[[March 27]], [[2002]]
|104
|-
|colspan="4"|When well-liked George becomes the first guy to be promoted from the assembly line to plant manager at a Los Angeles airplane parts factory, his life becomes a little more complicated. His pal Ernie and former comrades on the plant floor tease him about joining management; George's first test in the new position is to terminate one employee, and he must choose either his acerbic line-inspector mother, Benny, or Ernie. George's hardworking and patient wife, Angie, copes with Benny's constant wisecracks and cares for the couple's kids, precocious 9-year-old Max and 13-year-old Carmen, who is dealing with the traumas of being a teenager. Carmen has what George calls "Jungle Pits" and hairy legs.
|-
|2
|Curious George
|[[April 2]], [[2002]]
|101
|-
|colspan="4"|George worries about Carmen when she brings a boy home for the first time. He persuades Max to spy on them, but despite finding no impropriety, George threatens Duncan, embarrassing Carmen. Later, George replies to instant messages on Carmen's computer, pretending to be her. Although this infuriates both Carmen and Angie when they find out, George goes to a party and further humiliates Carmen with his over-protectiveness. Finally, Carmen sadly ends the relationship with Duncan, not because of her father, but because Duncan tried to pressure her into having sex too soon. Carmen forgives George, who realizes that she is more responsible than he thought.
|-
|3
|Happy Birthdays
|[[April 10]], [[2002]]
|102
|-
|colspan="4"|Much to George's unpleasant surprise, Angie and his family throw him a very belated surprise birthday party that he assumes is Max' upcoming birthday party, while a new worker, accident-prone Amy ([[Sandra Bullock]], one of the executive producers of the series), threatens the pride George takes in his workplace's safety record.
|-
|4
|Max's Big Adventure
|[[April 17]], [[2002]]
|103
|-
|colspan="4"|Benny and George find themselves holding open auditions for workers to replace Reggie's position in the carpool because he got fired due to a bar fight. Meanwhile, George decides to prove something to Max when he insists on George letting him walk to school on his own.
|}


== References ==
==Season 2: 2002–2003==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#20b2aa;"
! #
! Title
! Airdate
! Code
|-
|5
|Who's Your Daddy?
|[[October 2]], [[2002]]
|201
|-
|colspan="4"|George bumps into his long lost Aunt Cecilia who informs him that his father, who his mom has always insisted was dead, is alive. Also, Angie takes in Mr. Needles, a sick dog.
|-
|6
|Token of Unappreciation
|[[October 9]], [[2002]]
|202
|-
|colspan="4"|The "cool" girls court Carmen, but not her best friend. Meanwhile, George is tempted by another firm after he is dissed by his bosses at Powers Aviation.
Guest Starring: [[Brenda Song]], [[Carly Schroeder]], [[Autumn Reeser]], and [[Rachel Snow]] as the "cool" girls.


<references/>
Absent:[[Luis Armand Garcia]] as Max Lopez
|-
|7
|Show Dyslexic The
|[[October 16]], [[2002]]
|203
|-
|colspan="4"|George goes into denial when Max is thought to have [[dyslexia]], and things only get worse when Angie suggests that George may have it too.


{{geology-stub}}
Absent: [[Masiela Lusha]] as Carmen
|-
|8
|Halloween Cheer
|[[October 23]], [[2002]]
|204
|-
|colspan="4"|Carmen goes into a funk after her best friend Toby moves away, and she becomes a troublemaker when George, Angie, and Benny catch her about to smoke and she gets rejected by the Prep Squad that Angie suggested. Meanwhile, George is ordered to fire a worker with calamities in his personal life.
|-
|9
|The Unnatural
|[[October 30]], [[2002]]
|205
|-
|colspan="4"|When Max's coach asks George to have Max sit out the next game because of a problem, George tries to help Max ready but fails. <!-- Needs revising. I tried making it sound better than it did (before it made no sense) but I'm still not sure if this is right. -->
|-
|10
|No Free Launch
|[[November 6]], [[2002]]
|206
|-
|colspan="4"|At a PTA meeting, Accident Amy ([[Sandra Bullock]]) becomes secretary and is in charge of candy sales for a trip to the Space Shuttle launch, who reveals her daughter is in Max's class. When George, Angie, and Max fail to make the quota by $480, the PTA moms demands they write a check. But George won't partly because George doesn't believe they need to go to the Space Shuttle launch, and partly because George is tight with money. In the end, the trip is canceled when George refuses to hand over the check. Elsewhere, Benny seeks a makeover from Carmen because of a guy she met.
|-
|11
|The Wedding Dance
|[[November 13]], [[2002]]
|207
|-
|colspan="4"|Angie doesn't mind when George offers their backyard for a friend's wedding reception, but his refusal to dance causes some havoc. Also, George continues the search for his father.
|-
|12
|Love Bites
|[[November 20]], [[2002]]
|208
|-
|colspan="4"|After George's warning about the evils of boys, Carmen comes home with a [[love-bite|hickey]] given to her by her boyfriend, Angie then George find out and goes after him. Ernie uses Max to meet single moms.
|-
|13
|Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Honey
|[[November 27]], [[2002]]
|209
|-
|colspan=4|After learning Benny had a one-night fling with a co-worker 35 years ago, George believes he has finally found his father [[Cheech Marin]]. He meets Lalo (whose picture bears a striking resemblance to George), and invites him over for Thanksgiving dinner. He finds out that Lalo went gay after breaking up with Benny. George's bond is tested when he learns the truth.
|-
|14
|Charity
|[[December 4]], [[2002]]
|210
|-
|colspan="4"|When Angie finds she has more free time around the house, she volunteers with a variety of charities. Feeling invincible, she soon finds herself joining more organizations than she can handle, and it's up to George and the family to help her get back on track.
|-
|15
|Meet the Cuban Parents
|[[December 11]], [[2002]]
|211
|-
|colspan="4"|When Angie's parents, Victor and Emilina Palmero, come to visit the family for Christmas, George thinks they still believe he's not good enough for their daughter, so he decides to show he can take care of his family without their help and battles it out with Vic for the best Christmas.
Note: First appearance of regular cast member, Dr. Victor Palmero ([[Emiliano Diez]])
|-
|16
|This Old Casa
|[[January 8]], [[2003]]
|212
|-
|colspan="4"|George is sick of being unappreciated by Benny, so with the urging of Angie, he decides to remodel his mother's run-down bathroom. Hoping for a simple thank you, George's plan backfires and Benny continues to be her ungrateful self. After a much needed heart-to-heart, George and Benny realize their significance in each other's lives, and in turn express their gratitude.
|-
|17
|Super Bowl
|[[January 15]], [[2003]]
|213
|-
|colspan="4"|The Lopez family finds out that Benny's estranged brother, Uncle Joe, is dying. George and Angie convince Benny to reconcile with Uncle Joe, but Benny's more interested in getting Joe's Super Bowl tickets but changes her mind when sees him. Meanwhile, since Benny never taught George how to cope with death when he was younger, he has difficulty attending the funeral.
|-
|18
|The Valentine's Day Massacre
|[[February 5]], [[2003]]
|214
|-
|colspan="4"|When George gives Angie a disappointing gift for Valentine's Day, Angie has a flashback to high school in the 1980s when George painted a great mural of her for the holiday. When Angie takes the entire family to look at the mural, only to find out it will soon be torn down, the truth comes out about the origins of the mural.
|-
|19
|Girl Fight
|[[February 12]], [[2003]]
|215
|-
|colspan="4"|After Carmen ends her relationship with her classmate Adam, he tries to ruin her reputation at school out of spite by calling her a [[whore]]. George and Angie want to repair the damage, but school counselor Rango Durango, who knew George when they were kids, refuses to right the wrong, prompting Carmen to take action in her own defense. In the end, after Carmen reveals all of the harassement she has been receiving, George and Angie agree to withdraw her from public school.
Guest Starring: [[Autumn Reeser]], [[Steve Schirripa]].
|-
|20
|George vs. George
|[[February 26]], [[2003]]
|216
|-
|colspan="4"|George and Angie want a loan for Carmen's schooling, but they find out they have bad credit when they go to the bank. George says that it can't be right, but finds out that it actually is another George Lopez, who owns a skateboard shop. When he finds him, he is shocked to find they have the same birthday, social security number, and father, turns out to be George's half-brother. He says he came from a poor family, has no money, and had dropped out of high school. The bank calls and says [[Arizona State University]] needs him to pay back his student loan. When he confronts the other George, he finds that his father was actually rich, and that he just needed money, and understands when George makes him leave. In the end, Angie answers the phone and says it is George's father, and that the other George gave him their number. George picks the phone up and hangs it up. Guest Starring: [[Lou Diamond Phillips]].
Note: It is revealed that Manny named their dog after Benny.
|-
|21
|A Kiss is Just a Kiss
|[[March 5]], [[2003]]
|217
|-
|colspan="4"|As a birthday surprise for Angie, George arranges for her father Vic and sister Gloria to visit for the celebration. Upset about her upcoming divorce and jealous of her sister's marriage to a good man, Gloria makes an inappropriate advance towards George - which Max witnesses.
Guest Starring: [[Jacqueline Obradors]].
|-
|22
|Profiles in Courage
|[[March 12]], [[2003]]
|218
|-
|colspan="4"|The airplane parts factory where George works is under consideration by the federal government for more business. Afraid that an employee's ethnic background will hinder the company's chances of getting the contract, George's boss orders him to demote the worker, which leaves George to decide whether or not to jeopardize his career by being ethical. Max "marries" a classmate, but soon divorces her.
|-
|23
|Secrets and Lies
|[[March 26]], [[2003]]
|219
|-
|colspan="4"|When Benny learns that George's father, who left her years ago to care for George alone, is now wealthy, she decides that she deserves to get rich herself. After getting drunk on her lunch hour, she falls down on work premises, pretends to be hurt and plans to get a huge workman's compensation. When she finds out she will get a mere $375, she plans to sue for a $1,000,000.
|-
|24
|Girls Night Out
|[[April 2]], [[2003]]
|220
|-
|colspan="4"|After giving a young ex-gang member, Marisol, a job at the factory and a chance for a new life, George is shocked when Angie takes further pity on Marisol and allows her to live in the Lopez home instead of with her abusive boyfriend. After impressionable Carmen becomes intrigued with Marisol's lifestyle, Angie admits that she may have made a mistake. Meanwhile, Max joins a scouting troop and develops some disturbing new habits.
|-
|25
|I Only Have Eyes for You
|[[April 23]], [[2003]]
|221
|-
|colspan="4"|Carmen's friend Olivia ([[Ashley Tisdale]]) is over to study and asks if she may change out of her dress. When Max hears this, he pulls a poster off his wall that had a hole behind it, and uses it to watch her, but Carmen sees him and sprays perfume in his eyes. George shrugs it off and instead of punishing Max he punishes Carmen. George tells Max not to do it again, but Carmen decides to get revenge by taking a picture of Max sleeping with a stuffed animal, which causes Max to be beaten-up at school. While Max is getting stitches, George and Carmen argue, and Carmen says George loves Max more than he does her. After a car drive things get seem to get better...... And Carmen gets a phone


[[Category:Seismological observatories, organisations and projects]]
|-
[[Category:GPS]]
|26
[[Category:Plate_tectonics]]
|Team Leader
|[[April 30]], [[2003]]
|222
|-
|colspan="4"|George has to fill out employee evaluations, but doesn't know what to put for Ernie. He puts all 9's when his mom tells him it is because they are trying to figure out who to lay off. It turns out they were making the top 4 team leaders, which includes Ernie. George wants to take the job because he knows Ernie can't handle it, but doesn't know if he can do it, but Ernie tells him how much he really wants the job.And He Ends Up Doing the Job The Best And Takes His Team To The Zoo. Meanwhile, Angie learns how to sell make-up products.
Guest Starring: [[Hilary Duff]].
|-
|27
|George Has Two Mommies
|[[May 7]], [[2003]]
|223
|-
|colspan="4"|After seeing all of the bills from Allendale Prep, George and Angie believe that all of the problems will be solved by Angie's new cosmetics. But when, Max's friend Ricky gives Max a bottle rocket that burns down the garage, George and Angie fall into some serious burden when the LaMarie cosmetics are destroyed. Now, when George and Angie are seeking $17,000, Benny goes to Phoneix to meet Manny's new wife, Lydia, to help George.
Special Guest Star: [[Cristina Saralegui]]
|-
|28
|Long Time No See
|[[May 14]], [[2003]]
|224
|-
|colspan="4"|After George's estranged father gives him a huge loan to save the family from financial ruin, George vows to visit him in Phoenix. George's difficult personal journey becomes a family vacation when Angie insists on joining him with Benny and Max. Along the way, George reminisces about his upbringing. When he meets Manny, George gives him back the cash and punches him in the face (which Manny arrests him for in the next episode). Back at home, Ernie is starting to get more success with meeting women.
|}

==Season 3: 2003–2004==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#b22222"
! #
! Title
! Airdate
! Code
|-
|29
|'''Dubya, Dad and Dating Part 1'''
|[[September 26]], [[2003]]
|301
|-
|colspan="4"|When the President visits Powers Aviation, George prepares with a hair cut. However, Carmen rebels against his arrival and riots during his speech, which George steals after. When Secret Service agents arrive, George is arrested for assaulting his father. Benny begins dating a factory worker named Randy.

Note: Based on a true story, George really did steal the president's speech, but, unlike the story, returned it as soon as he found out it was a felony.
|-
|30
|'''Dubya, Dad and Dating Part 2'''
|[[September 26]], [[2003]]
|302
|-
|colspan="4"|After Manny speaks to him about the reason he left him and Benny, George is freed. But, his problems also include Jack threatening to hand over confidential material about the theft. Then, George invites Manny over to his place to introduce the kids to their grandfather, but also the same night Benny is inviting Randy over so George can meet him. What will Manny think??
|-
|31
|'''The Cuban Missus Crisis'''
|[[October 3]], [[2003]]
|303
|-
|colspan="4"|Angie discovers that her parents are getting divorced after Emiliana is cheating on Vic, and George becomes nervous about his marriage when Angie's social life improves.
|-
|32
|'''Feel the Burn'''
|[[October 10]], [[2003]]
|304
|-
|colspan="4"|George discovers he has a long-lost sister ([[Lisa Guerrero]]) while at the doctor with Benny and contacts her, only for George to realize she doesn't think she's adopted; Benny consults her doctor about an [[Gonorrhea|embarrassing problem]].
|-
|33
|'''Carmen's Dating'''
|[[October 17]], [[2003]]
|305
|-
|colspan="4"|Carmen begins seeing the most popular boy in school, but when he won't be seen in public with her, George and Angie intervene to set him straight.
|-
|34
|'''Split Decision'''
|[[October 24]], [[2003]]
|306
|-
|colspan="4"|Powers Brothers Aviation lands a huge government project and decides to let everyone have the day off and party at a bar. But George gets in trouble when he lets slip that Mel went to Vegas with Jack's ex-wife -- while they were still married. George fears his firing, but is surprised to find out that Powers is splitting in two. Problems ensue when Mel offers George a job at the new design plant. In the end, the split is cancelled due to the fact that the company would go broke and that a plane with parts from the factory crashes and George fears the factory is about to go under. Carmen wants to ski with her new friend.
|-
|35
|'''No One Gets Out Alive'''
|[[October 31]], [[2003]]
|308
|-
|colspan="4"|The Lopez family turns their home into a haunted house in order to raise money for the factory workers who have lost their salaries as a result of the plane crash investigation involving parts from Powers Aviation.
|-
|36
|'''Bringing Home the Bacon'''
|[[November 7]], [[2003]]
|309
|-
|colspan="4"|With his job in jeopardy, George tries to cancel Carmen's expensive ''[[quinceañera]]'' (15th birthday party). But since Angie is successful with her cosmetics business, she gets to make the financial decisions in the family now—to George's chagrin. Meanwhile, Carmen agonizes over how to tell her boyfriend Jason that she loves him without scaring him away.
|-
|37
|'''Fishing Cubans'''
|[[November 14]], [[2003]]
|307
|-
|colspan="4"|This year, Angie decides that she and George should just get something cheap and from the heart for their anniversary due to the family's financial situation. This gives Vic an opening to convince George to help him smuggle his brother Octavio out of Cuba, but they soon rescue Haitians and they have to get past the [[Coast Guard]]. Meanwhile, Max has a fake birthday party to get free presents, thanks to Benny while Angie is at work.
|-
|38
|'''Would You Like a Drumstick or a Kidney?'''
|[[November 21]], [[2003]]
|310
|-
|colspan="4"|After inviting his extended family to Thanksgiving dinner, George learns his estranged father needs a new kidney.
|-
|39
|'''Mementos'''
|[[November 28]], [[2003]]
|311
|-
|colspan="4"|George gets rid of some of Angie's cherished mementos as he prepares to donate a kidney, but Manuel dies soon after, and his wishes was that he refuses George, Benny, and Angie to go to his funeral. Carmen gets a job at a place George had a previous job.
|-
|40
|'''Christmas Punch'''
|[[December 12]], [[2003]]
|312
|-
|colspan="4"|At Christmas time, George will stop at nothing to convince Max to continue believing in [[Santa Claus]], which causes Max to be beat up by his friends. Note: This is one of few episodes of the series rated '''TV-PG-V''' for bullying.
|-
|41
|'''Why You Crying?'''
|[[January 9]], [[2004]]
|313
|-
|colspan="4"|George and Angie react with rage after Benny smacks Max for talking back to her and acting out at school. When George and Angie ask Benny to apologize to Max; instead she gives Max $20.00 to say that she apologized.
|-
|42
|'''The Trouble with Ricky'''
|[[January 23]], [[2004]]
|315
|-
|colspan="4"|When George discovers Max' friend, Ricky ([[J.B. Gaynor]]), has a rough home life (like [[George Lopez]]), Ernie offers to lend a hand and become Ricky's foster-dad.
|-
|43
|'''God Needles George'''
|[[February 6]], [[2004]]
|314
|-
|colspan="4"|George is reluctant to keep his promise to climb the stone path to the ancient Mexican [[Church of the Virgin of Guadalupe]] to Max when a miracle seems to save the family dog from being put to sleep.
|-
|44
|'''Benny and Randy'''
|[[February 13]], [[2004]]
|317
|-
|colspan="4"|George interferes with Benny and Randy's relationship, causing Randy to break up with Benny. Benny starts to mope around so George goes to have a talk with Randy. George sees that Randy really does love his mother, so he tricks Benny into admitting she cares about Randy, but is just afraid he'll run off like George's father. Randy proposes and Benny accepts.

Absent:[[Masiela Lusha]] as Carmen Lopez and [[Luis Armand Garcia]] as Max Lopez
|-
|45
|'''Weekend at Benny's'''
|[[February 20]], [[2004]]
|316
|-
|colspan="4"|When Max and Carmen abuse their items and George's money, George sends them to Benny's for tough love while Angie goes to Vegas for the weekend for a meeting, but returns when the person she substitutes for dies, gets angry at George. In the end, Max and Carmen start to become like Benny.
|-
|46
|'''Jason Tutors Max'''
|[[February 27]], [[2004]]
|319
|-
|colspan="4"|With a state test three weeks away that will say whether Max will have to repeat 5th grade, George and Angie attempt to hire various tutors, especially a very sexy one (guest star [[Paris Hilton]]). Soon, Jason volunteers to become Max's tutor, and Max just makes it. But, Carmen is getting jealous and soon dumps him.
|-
|47
|'''Angie Gets Tanked'''
|[[March 19]], [[2004]]
|318
|-
|colspan="4"|When George and Angie fill in at the dunk tank for a school fund raiser, a student's prank puts Angie in a very embarrassing position, and George suspects it is a boy that he dislikes, but it is someone they never expected...Jason's little brother. Meanwhile, George becomes fiercely competitive when [[New York Yankees|N.Y. Yankee]] [[Kenny Lofton]] pitches in to raise money for handicapped children at Allendale Prep.
|-
|48
|'''The Art of Boxing'''
|[[March 26]], [[2004]]
|322
|-
|colspan="4"|Vic and George prompt Max to take up at boxing at [[Laila Ali]]'s school to help him relieve stress. But when he gets a black eye, they must face telling Angie the truth. Note: This episode was rated '''TV-PG-V''' for boxing violence.
|-
|49
|'''George's House of Cards'''
|[[April 2]], [[2004]]
|323
|-
|colspan="4"|When Vic loses in [[poker]], he won't pay George and instead opts to just take off $50 from money George owes him for the garage, and their fight leads to him locking up the garage and making sure George receives no clues to opening it...including giving the combination to a dyslexic Max.
|-
|50
|'''Dance Fever'''
|[[April 9]], [[2004]]
|320
|-
|colspan="4"|After receiving an award for excellence in business management, George humiliates himself dancing at a congratulatory party in front of his entire staff in order to gain approval from his mom. Meanwhile, Carmen tries to protect the baked goods she's prepared for the Great American Bake Sale from Max, but neglects to protect them from George. Guest Starring [[Jenna Dewan]]
|-
|51
|'''She Drives Me Crazy'''
|[[April 16]], [[2004]]
|325
|-
|colspan="4"|After Benny proves to be irresponsible while teaching Carmen to drive and she is forced to wear an embarrassing sign, George reluctantly takes it upon himself with disastrous results when Carmen breaks up with Jason.
|-
|52
|'''George Goes to Disneyland'''
|[[April 30]], [[2004]]
|324
|-
|colspan="4"|When Max wins an award at school, Angie says she will take him to [[Disneyland]]. Finally off for a weekend to go, George attempts to get out of it because of other commitments, but in reality, he just doesn't want to go and see all the things he missed as a child. Carmen also finds a new guy in Zack Powers.
|-
|53
|'''Bachelor Party'''
|[[May 7]], [[2004]]
|321
|-
|colspan="4"|Amy ([[Sandra Bullock]]) returns and attempts to break up the soon-to-be-married Benny and Randy. And George sees Randy and Amy kissing.
|-
|54
|'''Wrecking Ball'''
|[[May 14]], [[2004]]
|326
|-
|colspan="4"|Still furious about her break-up with Randy, Benny takes a golf club to the hood of her boss' car. So when the Powers Aviation factory is vandalized, Benny gets the blame for this too - but it's a crime she didn't commit. Carmen tries to conceal her relationship with the vandal Zack Powers secret. Note: This episode received a '''TV-PG-DV''' rating for some vandalism and a beating, with some suggestive content.
|-
|55
|'''What George Doesn't Noah (Part 1)'''
|[[May 21]], [[2004]]
|327
|-
|colspan="4"|When George discovers Carmen's new boyfriend is cheating on her, he does some snooping to find out who the other girl is. But he is surprised to find there isn't another girl...it's a dude. Then they also discovered that he is not Carmen's boyfriend. Zack Powers is indeed Carmen's boyfriend.
Guest Starring: [[Johnny Pacar]]
|-
|56
|'''Now George Noah's Ex-Zack-ly What Happened (Part 2)'''
|[[May 21]], [[2004]]
|328
|-
|colspan="4"|George and Angie attempt to convince Carmen to dump Zack when he reveals his interest is only in sleeping with her. Randy attempts to win Benny back with a little help from the [[Commodores]]. Max finally reaches his goal and graduates the 5th grade. Shortly after, Carmen runs away with Zack to San Francisco.
|}

==Season 4: 2004–2005==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#ba55d3"
! #
! Airdate
! Title
! Overview
|-
|57
|[[September 28]], [[2004]]
|George Searches for a Needle in a Haight-Stack
|Carmen is calling George and Angie on Zack's cell phone, but, upon reaching a verbal argument with her father, Carmen hangs up. Cutting to Carmen, Zack emerges from a nearby beer store, with a beer bottle in his hand Carmen asks, "All that for us?" To which Zack replies, "That's why we are going to stay in a hotel room, so that if you get dizzy, you'll have a bed to lie down on". With Carmen still gone, George goes on a hunt for her and eventually finds her in San Francisco with rapper [[Chingy]]. He finally gets her to return home, but the problems aren't over yet. Carmen declares that she is a woman due to her recent experiences and she can do whatever she wants.
Guest Starring: [[Carrot Top]] , [[Chingy]]
|-
|58
|[[October 5]], [[2004]]
|Landlord Almighty
|When Carmen crazily redecorates her room, George snaps. When Carmen claims she should be able to do to her room what she wants, since she is an adult, George conducts a plan to get her to give up that thought. If Carmen wants to be an adult, she will act like one. She'll be treated as the Lopez family's tenant and pay rent, bills and get her own food. But his plan soon backfires when Carmen doesn't relent and even resorts to getting a roommate who is a little over the edge. George draws the line when Carmen's new roommate has a guy in her room whose name she doesn't even know. Angie explodes and threatens Carmen, who finally gives in and goes back to being George and Angie's daughter, instead of a tenant.
|-
|59
|[[October 12]], [[2004]]
|George of the Rings
|After George forgets his and Angie's anniversary, he goes to drastic measures to make it up to her. He takes her to a jewelry store, but the ring she picks is far out of George's price range and he must find a way to pay for it - or feel Angie's wrath.
|-
|60
|[[October 19]], [[2004]]
|Home Sweet Homeschool
|When Carmen's school refuses to let her back in, the recently laid-off Angie agrees to home school her. But the money cut also forces a postponement of George and Angie's wedding.
|-
|61
|[[October 26]], [[2004]]
|Leave It to Lopez
|When a janitor with no life insurance dies at work, Angie finds out that George has been lying and does not have life insurance either. As Angie hounds him, he dozes off to classic TV which leads to a spoof of such classics as ''[[The Munsters]]'', ''[[The Jetsons]]'' and ''[[Leave It To Beaver]]''. Dedicated to [[Rodney Dangerfield]].
|-
|62
|[[November 9]], [[2004]]
|Sk8r Boyz
|When Max starts hanging out with a new group of friends, everything looks like it is going up for the socially plagued boy. But the friends prove to be a little bit darker than Max, and it ends up getting him in trouble with Max getting arrested and banned from the mall.
|-
|63
|[[November 16]], [[2004]]
|The Simple Life
|When George decides a new job opportunity may be for him, he takes the family to a little town in Colorado on "vacation". But when he gets the job, resistance from Angie as well as springing the news on the kids makes George reconsider his idea. But, also Angie believes it may be a better place for the kids. And in a moment of romance, Benny and Vic kiss, to the horror of Ernie.; also Max meets a girl that talks him into smoking, stealing, and making out and Carmen meets a boy who tells her to drink with him.
|-
|64
|[[November 23]], [[2004]]
|Trouble in Paradise
|A horrible dinner that features a drunk Carmen and dirty secrets about the town, convinces the Lopez that L.A. is still the place for them.
|-
|65
|[[November 30]], [[2004]]
|E.I.? E.I. OH '''(a.k.a. Cold Opening)'''
|When George mistakenly thinks he is going to be named VP of Powers Brothers, he whips out his "VP Dance", only to find the company has merged with another corporation and jobs such as Benny's and Ernie's need to be cut. Plus, George is appointed a new co-manager, a beautiful and cunning woman who George fears will take his job. His fears are confirmed when she tricks George into believing she'll help and presenting George to be a sentimental fool not worthy of the job of manager. But George is able to save his job by showing the Powers Brothers the power of family and also, in a twist, is forced to take a pay cut and promote his co-manager to VP.
|-
|66
|[[December 14]], [[2004]]
|A Clear and Presentless Danger
|When George thinks back to the lousy Christmas presents from his mother, he gets worried since she drew Max for the family's "Secret Santa" presents. So as a backup, George buys Max a great present, only to find after he gives it to him that Benny has finally come through with a great present.
|-
|67
|[[January 11]], [[2005]]
|Prescription for Trouble
|When Carmen asks for birth control, George is immediately angry with her reunited boyfriend Jason. But when Jason informs him it was Carmen's idea, George goes on a search to find out the real story, But it's Carmen's idea!
|-
|68
|[[January 18]], [[2005]]
|Friends Don't Let Friends Marry Drunks
|While taking Max and his friend Ricky out, George and Angie discover Ernie's new girlfriend is Tammy, Ricky's birth mother. After finding out she is pregnant, George has problems convincing Ernie not to marry her.
|-
|69
|[[January 25]], [[2005]]
|George to the Third Power
|When George becomes frustrated with Max' dentist, he lobbies to have the company's dental plan changed, by sneaking behind Jack and Mel's backs. Guest starring [[Michael Clarke Duncan]] as Max' dentist.
|-
|70
|[[February 1]], [[2005]]
|George Gets Assisterance
|After finding out a budget cut cancels special ed, George and Angie attend a PTA meeting run by George's sister, Linda, the superintendent. After some complaints of George, Linda finds out she is actually Mexican and adopted. Now, she wants to meet Benny.
|-
|71
|[[February 8]], [[2005]]
|Sabes Quake
|When a 6.2 Earthquake hits the [[Northridge, California|Northridge]] area, it cruelly affects George and Carmen, as they sleep outside for the next few days.
|-
|72
|[[February 15]], [[2005]]
|George Takes a Stroll Down Memory Pain
|When Benny demands money for a box of George's old things, he is shocked to learn Benny (unbeknownst to him) helped him and Angie start up a life, but she also owes George money from a source he never knew about.
|-
|73
|[[February 22]], [[2005]]
|George Buys a Vow
|George uses a fake wedding for his boss as a cover to renew his vows with Angie, but with Angie planning the fake wedding, she begins to ask too many details with guest star [[Robert Rodriguez]].
|-
|74
|[[March 1]], [[2005]]
|George Watcha's Out for Jason
|When Angie and George discover Carmen has been going to Jason's unsupervised for the past month, they confront the couple, only to find Jason's parents are out of the country - because they've moved. When Jason goes to jail for throwing a party where drugs were brought, the police have to send him out of town, thus ruining his possible chance at a pro baseball career. Much to George's chagrin, he allows Jason to stay with the Lopez' -- as long as he and Carmen can keep their hands off each other.
|-
|75
|[[March 8]], [[2005]]
|George's Grand Slam
|With Carmen and Jason grounded for throwing a party at Jason's and getting arrested, neither is able to do much. But George does allow for some bending when it comes to Jason's baseball career which upsets Carmen and her feminist poet friend ([[Hilary Duff]]) who is inspiring her anger. When Carmen questions George about going to college, George makes a big mistake in telling Carmen she has no potential.
|-
|76
|[[March 29]], [[2005]]
|George Needs Anchor Management
|When an old flame of Angie's moves back to town to become a news anchor, George becomes jealous with her giddy excitement over him. But George comes to find out that Angie has not told him the whole story about this former boyfriend.
|-
|77
|[[April 12]], [[2005]]
|George's Relatively Bad Idea
|George gets caught up in some bad family ties when he lets Vic give him money (pays off the garage) to go out on a date with his sister. But, after seeing a kiss, George learns Linda isn't the only Lopez he kissed.
*Guest starring:'''[[Eva La Rue]]''' as '''Linda'''
|-
|78
|[[May 3]], [[2005]]
|George's Extreme Makeover: Holmes Edition
|George turns the garage into a business place for Angie using some old friends, but soon when the building is inspected, George forgets the permits for construction, and the garage is condemned because of some failed constructioning. [[Jim Belushi]] plays the [[building inspector]].
|-
|79
|[[May 10]], [[2005]]
|George Stare-oids Down Jason
|When George and Angie find out that Carmen and her boyfriend, Jason, have become more intimate under their roof, they think about asking Jason to move out. But when they discover that Jason has been using steroids provided by none other than the boy's own father (guest starring [[Stacy Keach]]), their concern for his health causes them to reconsider.
|-
|80
|[[May 17]], [[2005]]
|George Negoti-ate It
|George steps in to be Jason's sports agent when [[NFL]] [[Quarterbacks]] [[Daunte Culpepper]] and [[Donovan McNabb]] (guest starring as themselves) pay a visit to the Lopez household to draft Jason, but when George accepts illegal football gifts from a college recruiting Jason, George is forced to seek out a baseball deal. Meanwhile, Carmen and [[Los Lobos]] [[guitarist]] [[Cesar Rosas]] stir things up at George's family birthday bash.
|}

==Season 5: 2005–2006==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#ffa500"
! #
! Airdate
! Title
! Overview
|-
|81
|[[October 5]], [[2005]]
|George Gets a Pain in the Ash
|Disaster strikes when Benny forgets about a lit [[cigarette]], and her [[house]] is burned down, as well as her $53,000 life savings. Carmen is determined to marry her boyfriend Jason and have a baby, much to George and Angie's dismay. The next morning Jason and his belongings are gone because he did not want to have a baby.
|-
|82
|[[October 5]], [[2005]]
|You Dropped a Mom on Me
|George gets Benny an advance on her paychecks to look for apartments, but Benny foolishly gambles the money away and moves into her car, which burns down as well. Carmen is determined to marry her boyfriend even though he is still gone.
|-
|83
|[[October 12]], [[2005]]
|George's Dog Days of Bummer
|George wants to get a companion for his depressed mother, but when a rowdy biker (guest star [[Duane "Dog" Chapman]]) refuses to give up the stray dog George's mom has grown to love, George takes to impersonating the mayor. Los Angeles Mayor [[Antonio Villaraigosa]] guest stars as himself.
|-
|84
|[[October 19]], [[2005]]
|George Drives the Batmobile
|Rather than give in to Benny's incessant pleas to buy her a new car, George and Angie agree to drive her around town just to get her out of the house. So, when George picks Benny and her friends up after a wild night on the town, her insensitive wisecracks and his temper gets him into a bit of trouble of his own.

There is a reference to one of George's comedy acts in a part of the episode. When George drives Benny to a restaurant, by the name of ''"Jack in the Box"'', George's fast food routine is repeated here, including the restaurant's name and the Mexican worker, which sounds like George with a Mexican accent.
|-
|85
|[[October 26]], [[2005]]
|Trick or Treat Me Right
|George and Angie's practical jokes are funnier and scarier than ever as Halloween approaches, but as Benny's abusive comments and behavior grow worse, George finds it impossible to laugh things off and threatens to make some big changes.
|-
|86
|[[November 2]], [[2005]]
|George Takes a Sentimental Ernie
|George still refuses to return home until his mother leaves, but when he realizes how difficult it is to live with Ernie and his parents, he convinces Ernie to get his own place.
|-
|87
|[[November 9]], [[2005]]
|George Finds Therapy Benny-ficial
|A shooting at Max' school has George taking him to see a counselor (guest star [[Richard Lewis (comedian)|Richard Lewis]]). When George realizes how the event traumatized Max, George must settle things with Benny.
|-
|88
|[[November 16]], [[2005]]
|George Tries to Write a Wrong
|George uncovers some secrets that were better left unrevealed when he sneaks a peek at a ten-year-old unopened letter from Angie, where he finds out Vic made an account for her if she dumped George.
|-
|89
|[[November 30]], [[2005]]
|George Discovers Benny's Sili-Con Job
|George's wisecracks about Benny's age finally get to her, so she decides to enhance her chest to create a youthful appearance.
|-
|90
|[[December 7]], [[2005]]
|George Says I Do... More in This Marriage
|George and Angie compete to see who does more work in their marriage and at home after George claims that to a person he is counseling for marriage issues.
|-
|91
|[[December 14]], [[2005]]
|George is Being Elfish and Christ-misses His Family
|George ends up spending Christmas all by himself after he gets caught telling a lie to get out of spending the holiday with Angie's family.
|-
|92
|[[January 25]], [[2006]]
|George Enrolls Like That
|When George finds out that Max is skipping school, he tries to be a role model by going to college, but no one takes him seriously.
Guest Starring: [[Ming-Na]].
|-
|93
|[[February 1]], [[2006]]
|George Keeps Truant to Himself
|When things get tough for George, he drops out of school. He tries to keep it a secret from his wife and kids but his professor ([[Ming-Na]]) drops by for an uninvited visit.
|-
|94
|[[February 8]], [[2006]]
|The Kidney Stays in the Picture
|Max starts to wet the bed and George makes fun of him, but when this keeps happening, Vic thinks that Max may be sexually active. So they take Max to the doctor to find out that Max' [[kidney]] needs to be taken out.
|-
|95
|[[February 15]], [[2006]]
|A Funeral Brings George to His Niece
|George gets money signs in his eyes when he finds out that he is named trustee of his niece's multi-million dollar inheritance. Guest Star: [[Aimee Garcia]]
|-
|96
|[[February 22]], [[2006]]
|George Gets Caught in a Powers Play
|George tries to teach his niece the meaning of a dollar by making her work at the factory. But Mel falls for Veronica, which causes some problems.
|-
|97
|[[March 1]], [[2006]]
|George Doesn't Trustee Angie's Brother
|Angie's brother, Ray ([[Andy Garcia]]), comes to visit Angie, when he finds out that his daughter, Veronica, is going to inherit the family inheritance. But George is the first to see through Ray's scheme when Ray asks Veronica to tap into her inheritance to invest in a new company. Ray only wants Veronica's money. In the end he tries to walk away at night but is caught by George, and George gives Veronica some of her inheritance to go to fashion college.
|-
|98
|[[March 15]], [[2006]]
|George Helps Ernie See the Cellu-Light
|George helps Ernie lose weight (20 pounds) before he loses his job, and Ernie threatens to sue the factory for terminating a fat person. He then finds out that Ernie has been gaining weight because of his depression which is caused by the life-long rejection of him by women.
|-
|99
|[[March 22]], [[2006]]
|George Gets Cross Over Freddie
|George discovers that Max has begun an online romance with a teenage girl from [[Chicago]]. When he assumes his son's identity to protect him from what he suspects is an internet predator, George comes face to face offline with [[Freddie]]. Note: Crossover episode with the show [[Freddie]].
Guest Star: [[Freddie Prinze Jr.]],[[Brian Austin Green]],and [[Chloe Suazo]]

|-
|100
|[[March 29]], [[2006]]
|George Vows to Make Some Matri-Money
|George takes over planning a wedding for one of Angie's rich clients (special guest star [[Eva Longoria Parker]]) in order to prove he can do her job better than she can.
|-
|101
|[[April 5]], [[2006]]
|George Discovers How Mescal-ed Up His Life Would Have Been Without the Benny-Fits
|Benny gets really mad when she discovers that George has rigged the results of a productivity contest at the factory against her favor. Later, George drinks tequila (with the worm) and hallucinates his living Ernie's life, with Ernie living his life.
|-
|102
|[[April 12]], [[2006]]
|It's a Cliffhanger, By George
|"Season Finale"- Everything hangs in the balance for the entire Lopez family: Ernie tells George that the factory is moving to Mexico and they'll both be out of jobs; after Benny reunites with her ex, Ernie tells George that he (Benny's Ex) robbed a convenience store and calls the cops, though it is for a past crime Benny committed; Angie has been feeling sick for days and awaits the results of a home pregnancy test; Carmen is afraid to open her final college letter after being rejected by her first three choices; Max has swiped a forbidden beer and is about to sample his first alcohol; and Vic prepares to propose marriage to a younger woman he barely knows. This was the last episode in which Masiela Lusha/Carmen featured.

The jokes during Carmen's rejection by colleges were used earlier when Carmen was trying to find a private school.
|}

==Season 6: 2007==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- style="background:#ffd800"
! #
! Airdate
! Title
! Overview
|-
|103
|[[January 24]], [[2007]]
|George's Mom Faces Hard Tambien
|Just as Carmen prepares to go off to [[college]] and George and Angie begin looking forward to being empty nesters, Angie discovers that the Lopez family could be growing. Meanwhile, George's job is in jeopardy, Benny faces jail time for a crime from days gone by and Vic contemplates engagement to a 27 year old., in the season premiere broadcast.
|-
|104
|[[January 31]], [[2007]]
|George's House Has Two Empty Wombs
|Angie maintains her story that she's pregnant to keep George from missing Carmen, even though she finds out the test was wrong. Vic introduces George and Angie to Lindsay.
|-
|105
|[[February 7]], [[2007]]
|George Nieces a New Media Room
|George has just finished remodeling Carmen's room into a new entertainment room, but Veronica returns, announcing her trust fund has been frozen by a relative, threatening her with bankruptcy. Angie forces George to allow Veronica to stay in the new room, and Veronica brings her new boyfriend, her teacher who left his wife for Veronica. After she dumps him, he begins to stalk her, which ends with his arrest and George's TV being destroyed. Note: This episode was rated '''TV-PG-LDV''' for language, suggestive content, and some stalking and harassement, including a fight.
|-
|106
|[[February 14]], [[2007]]
|George Testi-Lies for Benny
|Since her mother ([[Rita Moreno]]) has turned on her, at her trial Benny must rely on George's testimony, which helps Benny by getting her out of jail and she has to do several hundred hours of community service.
|-
|107
|[[February 21]], [[2007]]
|Sabes Que, It's George's Fantasy Episode
|Following being humiliated at work, George drinks some tequila ([[worm]] and all), and hallucinates that he and Ernie are gay sweethearts who are soon to be united as life partners. Ernie gives up on meeting women for good.
|-
|108
|[[February 28]], [[2007]]
|George Thinks Vic's Fiancée is Lion about Being a Cheetah
|After George accidentally encourages Vic into tearing up the pre-nuptial agreement, he believes that Vic's fiancée is a gold digger and a cheater, and enlists the TV Show [[Cheaters]] to help find out. After everything, George discovers Lindsay is cheating on Vic and he plans to get back with his ex-wife.
|-
|109
|[[March 7]], [[2007]]
|George Helps Angie's Wha-Positive Self-Image By Saying You 'Sta Loca Good
|When Angie gets concerned about losing her looks, George asks his young niece to tone down her sex appeal. Benny begins driving seniors to the doctor.
|-
|110
|[[March 14]], [[2007]]
|George's Grave Mistake Send Him to a Funeral, Holmes
|George's poor memory comes back to haunt him when Angie's mother passes away, and George cannot get another grave so Angie can be with her mom for eternity.
|-
|111
|[[March 21]], [[2007]]
|George Joins the Neighborhood Wha-tcha and Raises the Vigil-ante
|An ex-sexual predator moves into the neighborhood so George warns Max not to go to her house; one of George's neighbors ([[Tommy Chong]]) alerts George that Max has gone over there, but before anything happens George and Angie come to find a shirtless Max with a condom; after a talk they realize it was Max's idea to come to the house to have sex. George and Angie decide it's time to have "the talk" with Max.
Guest starring: [[Tommy Chong]]
|-
|112
|[[April 4]], [[2007]]
|George is Maid to be Ruth-Less
|George and Angie hire a maid ([[Barbara Eden]]) who quickly cooks and cleans her way into George's heart but never cleans the house and a jealous Benny decides to steal money from Max and blame the maid and get her fired. George knowing Benny stole the money asks her why but showing her love for George gives him a hug and the maid quits.
|-
|113
|[[April 4]], [[2007]]
|George is Lie-able for Benny's Unhappiness
|When the love of Benny's life, Wayne returns to town, George builds a web of lies to keep them from reuniting.
Guest star: [[Jerry Springer]]
|-
|114
|[[April 11]], [[2007]]
|George Uses His Vato Power to Save Dinero Que La
|After some out-of-control spending by George and Angie, they agree to decide who gets to spend money on $100+. After George's poker game is interrupted by Veronica, who is sent by Angie for revenge for getting a veto, they agree on a bet to be the most frugal.
|-
|115
|[[April 11]], [[2007]]
|George Rocks to the Max and Gets Diss-Band-ed
|George tries to relive his high school days by teaching Max to play the guitar. But when Max moves on without his dad and joins a rock band, George wishes he could take it all back.
|-
|116
|[[April 24]], [[2007]]
|George Gets Smoking Mad at Benny and Develops an Órale Fixation
|When Powers Aviation institutes a smoking ban as part of a new health plan, Benny's nicotine withdrawals drive George to being forced away from her, because he makes Benny smoke. In the end, Benny quits working at the factory because George was going crazy knowing he's the reason she smokes.
|-
|117
|[[April 24]], [[2007]]
|George Can't Let Sleeping Mexicans Lie
|The Lopez family strikes out against a new neighbor ([[Steven Robert Wollenberg]]) who's decorated his front lawn with an offensive art display (e.g. a statue of a sleeping Mexican). Meanwhile, George and Angie run into an old friend who takes an interest in Veronica.
Guest starring: [[Mario Lopez]].
|-
|118
|[[May 1]], [[2007]]
|George's Bogey-ous Relationship with Vic Is Putt to the Test
|Vic feigns fatherly love so George will play in a father-son golf tournament against his long time rival and his son, (played by [[Oscar De La Hoya]].)
Note: Final appearance of Veronica.
|-
|119
|[[May 8]], [[2007]]
|George Thinks Max's Future Is on the Line
|George puts Max to work at the factory to emphasize the importance of education and to pay for a new computer, but Max soon wants to stay at the factory forever. Powers Aviation's workers are worried when a rumor spreads that the new owner of the factory is moving it to Mexico and everyone loses their jobs...and George finds out it is true!
|-
|120
|[[May 8]], [[2007]]
|George Decides to Sta-Local Where It's Familia & Sad Death
|In the pseudo-series finale, a multi-millionaire (played by special guest star [[Edward James Olmos]]) buys Powers Aviation and asks George to stay on board if he's willing to consider making some major life changes (e.g. moving to Phoenix, Arizona; ironically, or coincidentally, the same city his father lived in, but this is not said in the episode). George almost agrees, but soon agrees to a factory boycott when everyone comes and tells him how much they'll miss him, including Benny. The owner agrees to keep the original workers and gives George the factory.
|}

Revision as of 02:42, 13 October 2008

The Plate Boundary Observatory or (PBO) is one of three components of the Earthscope project, along with USArray and SAFOD (the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth)[1]. The PBO is exploring the structure and evolution of the North American continent and the processes related to earthquakes and volcanoes by installing an array of high precision Global Positioning System GPS monuments, borehole strainmeters, and tiltmeters throughout the western United States[2][3][4].
UNAVCO [5], a membership-governed consortium funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA, installs the PBO. Upon completion in September of 2008, their will be 875 GPS stations, 103 borehole strainmeters, and 5 laser strainmeters throughout the western United States and Alaska concentrated around the most active fault systems and volcanoes.


The GPS stations are categorized into five clusters. The transform cluster is in the vicinity of the San Andreas transform fault, which cuts through California; the subduction cluster is in the Cascadia subduction zone, which includes northern California, Oregon, Washington, and southern British Columbia, and is a result of the Juan de Fuca plate subducting under the North American plate; the extension cluster is in the Basin and Range region; the volcanic cluster is in volcanic regions such as the Yellowstone caldera, the Long Valley caldera, and the Cascade volcanoes; the backbone cluster is at 100-200 km across the United States to provide complete spatial coverage.

An EarthScope GPS sensor, a component of the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) system.


The GPS instrumentation is high-precision and continuously operating. High-precision means the units can detect sub-cm motion, and continuously operating means a 15 second sampling rate and one data file for every 24 hours. A completed PBO GPS station occupies about a three by three meter plot of land.


Some scientific questions that are being addressed by the EarthScope project and the PBO include:

  • How does accumulated strain lead to earthquakes?
  • Are there recognizable precursors to earthquakes?
  • How does the evolution of the continent influence the motions that are happening today?
  • What happens to geologic structures at depth?
  • What influences the location of features such as faults and mountain ranges?
  • Is it inherited from earlier tectonic events or related to deeper processes in the mantle?
  • How is magma generated? How does it travel from the mantle to reach the surface?
  • What are the precursors to a volcanic eruption?[6]

References

  1. ^ EarthScope: An Earth Science Program
  2. ^ UNAVCO: Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO)
  3. ^ Array Network Facility
  4. ^ Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology
  5. ^ UNAVCO Home Page
  6. ^ National Research Council, Review of EarthScope Integrated Science (Washington D.C., National Academy Press, 2001).
Stub icon

This geology article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_George_Lopez_episodes&oldid=244904790"