In September 2004, "La Parodia" was one of the most successful shows on Mexican television. Characters presented here first would later appear on "El Privilegio de Mandar", like "Chente" and "Andrés Manuel". The idea of the name "Privilegio" emerged from a skit on the famous Mexican telenovela "El Privilegio de Amar" (The privilege of loving), so the main title was presented with golden letters and slide images, just like a telenovela. This show was first aired as a section on "La Parodia", on Monday October 25, 2004, at 10pm with its first episode, "El Informe". This quickly became such a success that from January 3, 2005 it became a show in its own right, "La Parodia" now being broadcast on Sundays. In September of the same year, Alter Films released a DVD containing the first ten broadcast episodes of "El Privilegio de Mandar".