This article contains synopses for many of the more noteworthy recurring characters that have appeared on the sketch comedy television series MADtv.

Government of the United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed avian influenza H5N1 in three dead wild mute swans in the county of Dorset, 150 km south west of London. The birds were discovered and tested under the United Kingdom, the program routine surveillance.

Three swans have been found with the H5N1 strain of bird flu in Dorset. This outbreak of bird flu in the UK has been confirmed by Department of the Environment, Food and

"So what?", you might ask. Washoe was a special chimp. She could talk. No, not like "Planet of the Apes". She was taught to used American Sign Language.Over the years, her vocabulary expanded. She also "made up" words. Swan, for instance was "water bird". Watermelon was "drink food". She had a life long fascination with shoes.