[MADtv] Bunifa

[Miss Information]

• Debra Wilson ... Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson (21 appearances)
  
  
  
  
  Biography
  
  Debra Wilson plays Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson, from Hawthorne California, who's always broke. Her best friend is Sonya, who drives a tow truck. When she's feelin' it, she wears strawberry champaign and fudge body splash. She also wears nipple rings and a belly ring. She likes movies that you can talk through, All My Children, "scrimps" with ketchup and mayonnaise, Sizzler, Red Lobster, avacado, catfish and Popeye's on biscuit night. She describes herself as friendly, outgoing and easy to get along with, but is anything but easy to get along with. According to Bunifa, her name is African, and it means "The first and the fifteenth."
  
  
  Sketches
  
  117 Homegirl Surgeons (David, Nicole, Bryan, Kim Coles-Shekranza Melika Stephanie Jackson)
  Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson takes a bullet out of a govornor's chest.
  
  413 Introducing Bunifa
  We are introduced to Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson
  
  413 Lowered Expectations: Bunifa
  Bunifa sends in a tape to a dating service.
  
  415 Bunifa: Big Top Circus Burger (Aries, Nicole-Karen)
  Bunifa orders food at a restaurant and gets the cashier to quit her job.
  
  416 Bunifa's Dating Game (Brian McKnight, Pat-Chuck Woolery, Phil, Aries)
  Bunifa appears on a dating game.
  
  421 Open: Bunifa (Andrew-himself)
  Castmember Andrew Bowen opens the show by randomly selecting audience member Bunifa.
  
  422 Bunifa & Springer (Jerry Springer-himself)
  Bunifa tries to give a parking ticket to Jerry Springer.
  
  503 Bunifa at the Mall (Pat, Mo, Aries)
  Bunifa gets angry at a salesman for trying to pick out clothes for her.
  
  515 Bunifa's Driving Test (Michael-Mr. Reynolds)
  Bunifa takes a driving test.
  
  521 Bunifa: Judge Joe Brown (Judge Joe Brown-himself, Pat-Lester Williams, Brooke-Jacque Kessler)
  
  525 Bunifa vs. Katisha (Tyra Banks-Katisha Latisha Parisha Farisha Johnson, Mo)
  Bunifa meets a woman just like her when she tries to return a five year old pair of boots.
  
  603 Bunifa: Survivor II Audition Tape (Aries-Sonya [voice only])
  Bunifa sends an audition tape in to Survivor II.
  
  611 Bunifa on Regis (Alex-Regis Philbin)
  Bunifa guest co-hosts on Live with Regis.
  
  627 Bunifa in the Hospital (Mo, Aries)
  Bunifa stays in the hospital after having her tonsels removed.
  
  628 Bunifa at the Movies (Nelson, Aries, Andrew-Steve)
  Bunifa goes to the movies with her date Steve, but she ends up annoying everyone in the theater.
  
  629 Bunifa: Antiques Road Show (Nicole, Aries)
  Bunifa takes a plate to the Antiques Road Show to get it appraised, and is disgusted by it's low value.
  
  720 Bunifa: Making It Through Customs (Aries, Andrew)
  Bunifa goes through customs at an airport, and gets searched.
  
  724 Bunifa: MTV Dismissed (Taran-Ridge, Jill-Alexis)
  Bunifa competes with another woman for a date on MTV Dismissed.
  
  809 Bunifa: Laker Girl Audition (Jill, Stephnie)
  Bunifa auditions to be a Lakers cheerleader.
  
  813 Bunifa: Trading Spaces (Frank-Frank Bielec, Mo-Paige Davis, Bobby-Vern Yip, Michael-Paul Berg)
  Bunifa redecorates ger neighbor's apartment on Trading Spaces.
  
  815 Joe Millionaire II (Paul Hogan-himself, Evan Marriott-himself, Mo-Lorraine Swanson, Stephnie-Anna Nicole Smith)
  Bunifa appears as a contestant on Joe Millionaire II, along with Lorraine Swanson and Anna Nicole Smith.
  
  
  Catchphrases
  
• "Whaat'd I do?"
  
• "Oh. So that's how it is, huh?"
  
• "Oh my GOOOOOOOOOD!!!"
  
• "Sonya!"
  
• "Is it because I'm black??"
  
• "Well let me tell you somethin!"
  
• "I SAID!!!"
  
• "My name is Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson!"
  
• "Thaaaank you! You so nice!"
  
• "Shoot!"
  
• "What you need to do is..."
  
  Trivia
  
  Bunifa always hated being called by just Bunifa
  
  Though Bunifa's first sketch was the season 1 Homegirl Surgeons, many MADtv fans don't consider this the first one because "it's not the Bunifa we know and love" due to the fact that she did not have the same additude as Bunifa in later seasons.
  
  This was Debra Wilson's most recurring chracter.

[MysterE]

From episode 413 where Phil LaMarr is on a blind dinner date with Bunifa:

Phil: Bunifa, that's an interesting name.

Bunifa: It's African, it means the first and the fifteenth.

She said this same exact thing in 421 Open: Bunifa

[Viper]

Here's a Better Bunifa:

[MJB12]

I like Viper's picture better.


Sorry...that's wrong.

[Pizzotty]

Wasn't bunifa in the first season when she was in the hospital with guest star Kim Coles. And shouldn't it be added that Aries was the voice of Sonya? Just curious.

[MJB12]

I was gonna bring this up earlier, but now that someone else has, I guess I'll say that...

Even though it isn't the same Bunifa, I think that in the guide here it should be noted that a very different version of Bunifa appeared in that season 1 episode, just don't list it or count it as an appearance.

[elscorcho]

I don't know about that...they were way too different to even be considered as the same character (besides the name, of course). But that's just my opinion

[MJB12]

I realize that, but because of the namesake, it should at least be noted so that we don't get more questions about that sketch. That way, no one will have to ask where it is, because it has happened several times before. It'll make it easier on all of us.

[MysterE]

I watched my Bunifa last night and took notes....

Stuff to add to her bio: She's from Hawthorne California. She's always broke. Her best friend is Sonya who drives a tow truck. When she's feelin' it, she wears strawberry champaign and fudge body splash. She also wears nipple rings and a belly ring. She likes movies that you can talk through, All My Children, "scrimps" with ketchup and mayonnaise, Sizzler, Red Lobster, avacado, catfish and Popeye's on biscuit night. She describes herself as friendly, outgoing and easy to get along with, but is anything but easy to get along with.

Memorable Quotes:
"You white boys can call me too, cause like as far as I'm concerned, vanilla and chocolate still make chocolate."

Catchphrases:
"Hello, Sonya!"
"You so nice"
"shoot"
"What you need to do is..."
"I'm sorry"
"Cause I'm black ... well, let me tell you something..."

[potroastpig]

question...I was watching Season 1 and Bunifa was in an episode with some special guest star. It was toward the end of the episode! She was a doctor..........but it wasn't the Bunifa we all know, but Debra introduced herself as Bunifa Latifa Halifa Sharifa Jackson. It was epsidoe 17, or 18 I think.

[Scorpiogrrl4405]

So whats the question?

[potroastpig]

wow, sorry after reading that i guess it wasn't that clear. I was just wondering if it should be added that BUnifa first appeared in season 1.

[Scorpiogrrl4405]

No, because that particular bunifa was a totally different character that just happened to have the same name......

[potroastpig]

true true. PS: I love that Annalise is your avatar!!!!

[Scorpiogrrl4405]

Originally Posted by potroastpig

true true. PS: I love that Annalise is your avatar!!!!

hehe, thanks

[whoopiedoo2]

Another one of her likes: Janet Jackson's Rythem Nation 1814
From the trading spaces episode spoof

[tvmanismadformad]

I would like to bring up the first Bunifa appearance again. I think that the first appearance of Bunifa was in episode 117, but it is not mentioned here because some people say that it is "not the Bunifa we all know and love". I disagree, the woman seems very Bunifa like. Maybe not the Bunifa from season 4 on, but maybe something happened to Bunifa that had caused a change that turned her into the Bunifa "we all know and love". This would be like saying that Will Sasso's Kenny Rodgers impressions in the early times does not count because "it was not the drunk, angry Kenny we all know and love". I want to add the first Bunifa on here. If I do not get a response I will add it.

[potroastpig]

Originally Posted by tvmanismadformad

I would like to bring up the first Bunifa appearance again. I think that the first appearance of Bunifa was in episode 117, but it is not mentioned here because some people say that it is "not the Bunifa we all know and love". I disagree, the woman seems very Bunifa like. Maybe not the Bunifa from season 4 on, but maybe something happened to Bunifa that had caused a change that turned her into the Bunifa "we all know and love". This would be like saying that Will Sasso's Kenny Rodgers impressions in the early times does not count because "it was not the drunk, angry Kenny we all know and love". I want to add the first Bunifa on here. If I do not get a response I will add it.

i agree with this.....I decided not to argue way back when, when I originally talked about it, but i'm glad someone else agrees!

[tvmanismadformad]

Yeah. Scorp says that it was a completely different character, but it's not like her name was John Doe, Mary Beth Parker, or some type of common name. What are the chances that 2 characters would be named Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson? I will put it up in 24 hours unless I hear a rebuddle.