From Foot Dicing to Hillbilly Husband, Crista Joins "Hank"

Well, days after Crista Flanagan mangled a company executives foot with a John Deer lawn mower as Lois on "Mad Men", it seems that she has found another job already, as she will be replacing Melissa McCarthy on the new Kelsey Grammer series "Hank".

Crista will be playing Dawn, the sister in law to Hank who, get this, will be married to David Koechner (of "Anchorman", and Todd Packer on "The Office" fame), who plays a hillbilly type character. Crista may not be in the first, or first few episodes, as Melissa may have been playing the role for a few episodes before the canning, but unless the show gets canceled before that, Crista should appear. Though an odd connection, Flan fans may rejoice at the fact that they can now see Crista week to week, unlike on Mad Men, where they could only see her in certain episodes.

This does however raise a whole bunch of questions.

• What will happen to her "Mad Men" character? I mean, after all, who hasn't gotten drunk, and caused a bloody mess at an office party?
• Will Crista's Flan Ship help "Hank", which is already being panned even before it's airing, stay around longer?
• Why in the article posted does it say that Crista was on "MADtv" for 3 years?! 3 years?! Why do none of these sites go to "Planet Sketchcom" to get there facts right! It was 5 years!

Well regardless of how long Crista's stint on "Hank" lasts, one thing should be mentioned. The later, and often criticized cast of MADtv is probably doing more things right now than any other cast in MADtv history. With Crista on "Mad" and "Hank", Keegan on Gary Unmarried, Arden doing all different kinds of things, Matt hosting his own podcast, Nicole P ruling it on Broadway, Jordan playing Barack Obama on the show "The Station" premiering later this year, and Lauren having a role of True Blood, it is looking like despite the fact "MAD" is gone, the later cast is doing so much in the entertainment world, that "MAD" will not be forgotten too quickly.