"The Weird Al Show" (1997) TV series 1997-1998

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Keith Alcorn

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

13 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy | Musical

Plot:

The basic plot of this show was that Weird Al was coming to you from a split-level cave twenty miles below the surface of the earth...

Plot Keywords:

Spoof | Surrealism | Kids And Family | Character Name In Title

Cast

'Weird Al' Yankovic	...	Himself / ... (13 episodes, 1997)
Harvey the Wonder Hamster	...	Himself (13 episodes, 1997)
Brian Haley	...	The Hooded Avenger (12 episodes, 1997)
Billy West	...	Show Announcer / ... (12 episodes, 1997)
Beau Weaver	...	'Channel Hopping' Announcer / ... (8 episodes, 1997)
Paula Jai Parker	...	Val Brentwood - Gal Spy / ... (7 episodes, 1997)
Danielle Weeks	...	Cousin Corky / ... (7 episodes, 1997)
Gary LeRoi Gray	...	Bobby / ... (7 episodes, 1997)
Stan Freberg	...	J.B. Toppersmith / ... (7 episodes, 1997)

Runtime:

30 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Company:

Dick Clark Productions

Trivia:

The show's theme song contains the lyrics, "Well, the very next year he met a dental hygienist with a spatula tattooed on her arm." This is a double-edged reference to UHF (1989) where Al's girlfriend was a dental hygienist played, and in which a "Spatula City" skit/ad also appears.

Quotes:

[Al dips his arms into a vat of hot, melted chocolate and raises his fists triumphantly]
Al: I am so *cool!*

Movie Connections:

Edited into 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection (2003) (V)

The Weird Al Show is weird thats for sure but in a good way.

Weird Al Yankovics TV show is a good comedy that if you can get your hands on a copy you should definitely watch as it has lots of scenes that had me in stitches(for example The "Grass is green" segment is so funny.)The show is about the daily life of Al and he has many adventures where at the end he learns a responsibility. The funniest bits in the show are bits from T.V or mini movies he puts on. The show has bits where it is just stupid but most of it is very funny and really quite entertaining. Overall I rate this movie pretty high even though it is not the best nor funniest show in the world it is good for quite a few chuckles so I rate it a pretty solid 73% and I hope they make more episodes one day.