A SMOKING BAN AT WORK NEARLY SENDS BENNY AND GEORGE OVER THE EDGE, ON ABC'S "GEORGE LOPEZ"

"George Gets Smoking Mad at Benny and Develops an �rale Fixation" � When Powers Aviation institutes a smoking ban, Benny's nicotine withdrawals drive George to self-destructive behavior, on "George Lopez," TUESDAY, APRIL 17 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"George Lopez" stars George Lopez as George, Constance Marie as Angie, Belita Moreno as Benny, Luis Garcia as Max, Valente Rodriguez as Ernie, Emiliano D�ez as Vic and Aimee Garcia as Veronica.

Guest-starring are Jack Blessing as Jack Powers, Peter Mackenzie as Dr. Loftusi and Bob Koherr as Carl.

"George Gets Smoking Mad at Benny and Develops an �rale Fixation" is written by Paul A. Kaplan & Mark Torgove and directed by Sheldon Epps.

"George Lopez" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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