The Weird Al Show 

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, along with his pet, Harvey The Wonder Hamster. Each show... See full summary »

Creator:

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Stars:

'Weird Al' Yankovic, Billy West, Brian Haley

Cast

Series cast summary:
'Weird Al' Yankovic	...	Himself / ... 13 episodes, 1997
Billy West	...	Show Announcer / ... 13 episodes, 1997
Brian Haley	...	The Hooded Avenger 12 episodes, 1997
Beau Weaver	...	'Channel Hopping' Announcer / ... 8 episodes, 1997
Gary LeRoi Gray	...	Bobby / ... 7 episodes, 1997
Stan Freberg	...	Papa Boolie / ... 7 episodes, 1997
Paula Jai Parker	...	Val Brentwood - Gal Spy 7 episodes, 1997
Danielle Weeks	...	Cousin Corky / ... 7 episodes, 1997

Storyline

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, along with his pet, Harvey The Wonder Hamster. Each show would have a rather loose plot around which strange and weird things would happen.

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Plot Keywords:

hamster | lesson | hawaiian shirt | polka | cult tv | 

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Genres:

Family | Comedy | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 August 1997 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dick Clark Productions,Ear Booker Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

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 reference to UHF (1989) where Al's girlfriend was a dental hygienist played, and in which a "Spatula City" skit/ad also appears.

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Quotes

Announcer: If you thought there were no more natural disasters left to make a movie about, you thought wrong. 60% Chance of Rain, the most horrifying new movie of the season. The weather got out of hand.
Mayor: We can't go starting a panic, not during tourist season!
Announcer: Only one man had the courage.
Deputy Al: Mr. Mayor, I don't care what happens to your tourist season! Someone needs to tell these people that they might need a jacket!
Announcer: To bring Mother Nature to her knees...
Deputy Al: C'mon, people, let's go! Everybody in the rec room! ...
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Connections

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

User Reviews

Some good moments, some watered down.

The Weird Al show was a children's show that ran in 1997. Shout Factory was generous to release the full season (only season) of the parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic. This show is great for his fans and parents with children for something good to watch. People who dislike Al or never heard of him will probably not want to watch this; haters is going to hate.

CBS wanted Al to make it a children's show or keep it clean that Al have to abide to. Al did a great job abiding to the children's theme, but he probably wanted more creative control.

As for the show, it has great educational pointers for situation adhering to the children's demographic. With great guests including his mother and his friends like Judy Tenuta and music guest like Barenaked Ladies and Hanson. But the show was okay, but not to Al standards. Have you been to his concerts? He is over the top. There are some good shows, my favorite is Talent Show (with a funny Flintstone's skit). And there are some watered down episodes that just dragged like the last episode "Al gets robbed." What a sad way to end a show, bet Al was happy when it did.

With being said I bet if it had controlled by Al himself I give it a 7, 8 or 9-10. But I respectfully hand out a 6 of 10, which is fair grade. And I am a fan of Al, and I understand what he had to go through make the Weird Al show.