Weird Al-gorithm

The Weird Al Show (Episodes 1-3) Nov 01, 2024

We begin our month of "The Weird Al Show" coverage today with the first 3 episodes! Great news ... the whole series is on Tubi!

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Weird Al's "There's No Going Home" Oct 25, 2024

This week we discuss the Disney Channel special Weird Al's "There's No Going Home" ... this is a delightful fake documentary that also ... given very real sad things that happened years later... a tough watch emotionally.

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Spy Hard Oct 18, 2024

Hey do you remember the Leslie Nelson comedy Spy Hard? Neither do most people but Al performed the theme song so we're gonna discuss it!

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MAL Bag - Safety Patrol, Eek the Cat and Post Bad Hair Day Thoughts Oct 11, 2024

Matt and Matt met up at a Wheatus Show last month to go over all of Al's TV appearances between Bad Hair Day and his children's TV Series and respond to emails from listeners like you!

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AL TV 7 (f/ Jeff "UHJeff" Nucera) Oct 04, 2024

UHJeff is back to discuss one of the absolute strangest episodes of AL TV we've seen so far!

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TV Album (Recorded Live at San Diego Comic Con) Sep 27, 2024

At Long Last ... the live panel we did at San Diego Comic Con is HERE!

When we arrived at San Diego Comic Con we joined forced with Dave & Ethan of Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast, Jeff "UHJeff" Nucera and Jackie Rossi (with a cameo from Joey Slater) to draft the best TV songs in Al's catalogue in honor of the TV Album!

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The Night Santa Went Crazy (f/Lily Hirsch) Sep 20, 2024

This week we welcome back Lily Hirsch to discuss the violent "Night Santa Went Crazy" as well as promote her new book "Taking Funny Music Seriously" available everywhere now!

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Phony Calls (f/Dave & Ethan) Sep 13, 2024

Worlds collide this week when fellow weird al podcasters Dave & Ethan of Dave & Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast to discuss the TLC Parody "Phony Calls"

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I Remember Larry Sep 06, 2024

This week the Matts discuss the extreme disturbing Al original "I Remember Larry"

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Syndicated Inc (f/Christian Bladt) Aug 30, 2024

This week we discuss Soul Asylum and M*A*S*H* re-runs with Christian Bladt of Marvel Movie Talk and Bladtcast fame!

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I'm So Sick Of You Aug 23, 2024

This week on the podcast Matt and Matt discuss their love of Elvis Costello and the perfect (and fairly underappreciated) way that Al locks into Costello's signature sound on the song "I'm So Sick of You"

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Gump (f/C Philip Zarina) Aug 16, 2024

C Philip Zarina is back this week to talk about the unique instruments of Presidents of the United States of America, the 1994 Best Picture Winner and how Al blended both into a perfect parody!

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Since You've Been Gone (f/Kelly Phillips) Aug 09, 2024

Our friend Kelly Phillips is back to discuss barber shop, acapella and violent acts. Additionally we learn why she choose Since You've Been Gone as the song she animated for the Illustrated Al book.

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The Alternative Polka (f/Ray Padgett) Aug 02, 2024

This week we are joined by Ray Padgett to discuss the Alternative Polka. Ray's claim to fame is when writing a book about cover songs was able to talk to Al about EXCLUSIVELY his Polkas.

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Callin' in Sick Jul 26, 2024

This week we talk about bad jobs, scary movies and post-grunge music with Al's Nirvana inspired original Callin' In Sick

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Our First Thoughts on Polkamania Jul 20, 2024

Al released his first polka in 6 years and despite being on opposite sides of the country this weekend that Matt's found a way to make sure we got your our immediate and honest thoughts!

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Cavity Search Jul 19, 2024

This week we talk about dentists, Batman and U2 while discussing the song Cavity Search, Al's parody of "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"

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Everything You Know is Wrong (f/Jeff "UHJeff" Nucera) Jul 12, 2024

This week we are joined by returning guest Jeff "UHJeff" Nucera to discuss Al's perfect tribute to They Might Be Giants with the fan favorite "Everything You Know is Wrong!

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Amish Paradise (f/Robert Bacon) Jul 05, 2024

We finally enter our Bad Hair Day era of Weird Al's career with Amish Paradise. For Matt & Matt this is the first Al song they were ever exposed to so it holds a special place in both their hearts. We are joined by die-hard Al fan and comedic podcaster Robert Bacon to break down this massive song!

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Al Music Vol 3 (f/Sean "The Wordburglar" Jordan) Jun 28, 2024

We've reached the final Al Music appearance on MuchMusic and we had to bring rapper Sean "Wordburglar" Jordan who unexpectedly appeared in the previous Al Music special!

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Al's Appearances on The Eddie Files Jun 21, 2024

In possibly the most obscure thing we've ever discussed on this podcast we dive into Al's appearances on the short lived educational kids series The Eddie Files

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MAL Bag: Circus of the Stars, Naked Gun 33 1/3 and Your Letters Jun 14, 2024

We're back with another MAL-Bag episode and boy did y'all send some amazing letters for us!

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Space Ghost Coast to Coast S1E7 "Banjo" Jun 07, 2024

This week we check out Al's appearance on the first season of Space Ghost Coast to Coast!

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Headline News May 31, 2024

This week we dive into the first non-album single from Weird Al ... the Crash Test Dummies parody Headline News!

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Al Music Vol 2 May 24, 2024

This week we are back at the Great White North to discuss the 2nd of Al's 3 AL Music Appearances!

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Bohemian Polka May 17, 2024

We have officially hit the end of Alapalooza with the first (and only) Weird Al Polka-Cover song!

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Waffle King (f/Jeff Nucera) May 10, 2024

This week we are joined again by UHJeff to discuss Al's Peter Gabriel homage Waffle King. Is this an unfairly ignored Al original? We dive in and try to decide!

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Harvey the Wonder Hamster May 03, 2024

This week we celebrate Al with easily his most popular short song!

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She Never Told Me She Was a Mime Apr 26, 2024

This week the Matts tackle one of the more divisive tracks in Al's recording history. One of the Matt's at one time actively said this was the worst Al original ... does that still stand? Listen and find out!

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Livin in the Fridge (f/Kevin Shinick) Apr 19, 2024

This week we are joined by Kevin Shinick. Kevin's love of Al and Mad Magazine as child helped him find a career working on Robot Chicken and co-creating the Mad TV series. Kevin and us dive into the Aerosmith parody Livin' in the Fridge and discuss how it's possible one of the Matt's had little knowledge of the Aerosmith original.

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Talk Soup Apr 12, 2024

This week we discuss the forgotten early years of E!'s daily show celebrating trash TV and the rejected theme song Al wrote for them!

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Traffic Jam Apr 05, 2024

This week we are talking about legally not Prince's Let's go Crazy (but basically Prince's Let's Go Crazy) ... Traffic Jam by Weird Al!

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Achy Breaky Song (f/Taylor Morden) Mar 29, 2024

This week we are joined by Taylor Morden who's horror film Bampire is currently running an IndieGoGo Campaign to hit it's funding! We discuss one of the most mean spirited songs Al's ever written ... Achy Breaky Song!

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Frank's 2000" TV (f/Josh Forbes) Mar 22, 2024

This week we are joined by Josh Forbes. Josh recently wrote and directed Destroy All Neighbors for Shudder but is also a die-hard Weird Al-coholic. Beyond making one of the more unique horror comedies in recent memory, he also directed a music video for Jonah Ray's cover of Frank's 2000" TV which you have to track down and watch!

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Sneak Peek of YA-OK Mar 16, 2024

Matt Kelly never slows down on producing podcasting and he has yet another one! Enjoy this little preview of the newest episode of Matt's new podcast YA-OK. Subscribe to the show if you like what you hear!

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Bedrock Anthem (f/Matt DiStefano) Mar 15, 2024

Yabba Dabba Do Now Listeners! We are joined by Matt "Team Goldie" DiStefano this week to discuss Al's attempt at capturing the sound of Red Hot Chili Peppers as well as trying to get a song on the Flintstones Soundtrack!

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Young, Dumb & Ugly Mar 08, 2024

This week we dive into Al's attempt to do an AC/DC style parody. We're torn on how successful the attempt ultimately ended up being but how do we like it as an Al original in general?

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Jurassic Park Mar 01, 2024

We are finally kicking off our Alapalooza coverage with Al's bizarre tribute to Jurassic Park via one of the strangest hit songs of all time MacArthur Park!

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The Food Album Feb 23, 2024

We have hit 100 episodes and it's perfectly timed with the release of The Food Album! Instead of a regular episodes we are doing a draft episode with regular guest Jim Logrando!

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MAL-Bag on Square One TV and Patterns Feb 16, 2024

It's time for another MAL-Bag episode! Besides answering listener mail we dive into Al's appearances on Square TV and his song Patterns.

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Weird Al On Wheel of Fortune Feb 09, 2024

This week we visit the an episode of Wheel of Fortune where Al Yankovic plays against Little Richard and James Brown (as a team) and Lee Greenwood. This was a hard one to find a quality version of but we're glad we watched it for the bizarre relationship between Little Richard and James Brown

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ALTV #6 (f/Nate Lopez) Feb 02, 2024

We are back with yet another Al-TV episode this time covering the 6th episode that aired to promote Off the Deep End in 1992. We are joined by 91 Donkey Lane host Nate Lopez this week as well. This is a CRAZY episode we watched.

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You Don't Love Me Anymore (f/Jaret Reddick) Jan 26, 2024

This week we are joined by Bowling For Soup vocalist Jaret Reddick to discuss Al's folk-y tribute to heartbreak with You Don't Love Me Anymore! For years people say it's a style parody of Extreme but we think that's strictly because of the iconic music video, stylistically it appears Al dug into a much more obscure and personal reference point!

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The Plumbing Song Jan 19, 2024

This week we discuss The Plumbing Song. This is the first time Al has parodied 2 songs but the same artist in a single song, but unfortunately by the time Off the Deep End was released it felt like a punch down on the the disgraced pop group Milli Vanilli.

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Airline Amy Jan 12, 2024

This week Matt and Matthew discuss the Al original Airline Amy. This is one of the more divisive songs in Al's catalogue made apparent by how differently these two Al loving podcasters think about it. One loves it and one finds it ultimately forgettable. Which side do you fall on?

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Taco Grande (f/Lily Hirsch) Jan 05, 2024

We've referenced author Lily Hirsch's booked Weird Al Seriously quite a few times on the show so we were beyond thrilled to have the author on the podcast to discuss Al's take on Gerardo's "Rico Suave". We discuss how sometimes Al's parodies help us fix a song that's lyrics can be off putting and Taco Grande is a great early example of that!

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When I Was Your Age (f/MC Lars & Schäffer The Darklord) Dec 29, 2023

This week on the podcast we are joined by returning guest MC Lars and new guest Schäffer The Darklord to discuss the dark side of Disney, the dark carnival, old Monty Python sketches and the dangers of nostalgia with the original song When I Was Your Age!

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The White Stuff (f/Jim Logrando) Dec 22, 2023

This week Jim Logrando is back to give us an exciting update on the Weird Al game he made... and then to discuss our collective obsession with Oreos!

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I Was Only Kidding Dec 15, 2023

Al is back to doing a style parody of Tonio K for the second time with I Was Only Kidding. Is this a better attempt than Happy Birthday off his self titled debut album?

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Polka Your Eyes Out (f/Mark Hampton) Dec 08, 2023

This week Mark Hampton returns to break down Al's first polka from the 90's ... made up of ALOT of songs from the 80's.

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I Can't Watch This Dec 01, 2023

This week we tackle Al's take on M.C. Hammer's U Can't Touch This. As a kid I just remembered it being a funny song about TV but maybe there's a much smarter deeper thing Al is saying about the state of Television.

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Trigger Happy (f/A.J. Santini) Nov 24, 2023

This week we are joined by returning guest A.J. Santini to discuss The Beach Boys inspired song Trigger Happy. In many ways this is Al's most politically driven song.

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Smells LIke Nirvana (f/MC Lars) Nov 17, 2023

This week we officially enter the 90's albums with a returning fan favorite guest MC Lars. We dive into this iconic cover that gave Al's career a second breath of life after the financial failure of UHF and is the perfect opening track to Off the Deep End.

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Weird Al on Remote Control Nov 10, 2023

This week we dive into forgotten and delightful MTV Game-show Remote Control. Al appeared on the show twice, once as a category and another time as a contestant. This show also featured the first appearances of Adam Sandler and Colin Quinn.

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Al Music Episode 1 Nov 03, 2023

Did you know that MuchMusic was the Canadian answer to MTV? Also did you know Al made a totally separate series of sketch comedy videos for them! Well now you do!

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MAL-Bag From Wheatus' European Tour Oct 27, 2023

We sign off of the 80's era of Al with a Mal-Bag from you listeners. We also dive into Al's second cameo in the Naked Gun franchise as well as the bizarre TV Special "Seriously... Phil Collins" that he appears in.

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The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota Oct 20, 2023

We have finally reached the end of UHF and the end of Al's 80's era with the first truly epic song in Al's discography ... The Biggest Ball of Twin in Minnesota

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Spam (f/Olive Hui) Oct 13, 2023

Singer Olive Hui joins us to discuss Al's R.E.M. influenced tribute to canned meats.

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Fun Zone Oct 06, 2023

For the first time (and probably the only time) we attempt to cover a Weird Al instrumental. Wish us luck!

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Spatula City Sep 29, 2023

This week we attempt to discuss the 2nd (and Final) Weird Al Sketch ... Spatula City!

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Generic Blues Sep 22, 2023

This week we get Generic while we discuss our second Blues song from Al

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She Drives Like Crazy Sep 15, 2023

This week we discuss Al's Fine Young Cannibals parody and try to decide if it's the least creative parody he's ever done.

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Let Me Be Your Hog (f/MC Lars) Sep 08, 2023

This week MC Lars returns so we can deep dive into the impossibly short LET ME BE YOUR HOG ... somehow this 12 second song takes us 40+ minutes to discuss.

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UHF Sep 01, 2023

This week we dive into the title track of the soundtrack and it's awesome music video. Is this one of the least appreciated originals of Al? It very well may be!

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The Hot Rocks Polka (f/Christian Bladt) Aug 25, 2023

This week we are back with another polka and the return of past guest Christian Bladt to discuss The Rolling Stones and the Polka dedicated to them.

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Isle Thing Aug 18, 2023

This week on the podcast we discuss Tone Loc and Gilligan's Island. Is this better than some of Al's other TV Themed songs? Is it better than his previous rap song Twister? Tune in and find out!!!

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Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters From a Planet Near Mars Aug 11, 2023

We are back to discussing over the top B-movies with Al's ode to schlock Attack of the Radioactive Hamsters From a Planet Near Mars. Are they Aliens or regular Earth hamsters? Is Earth the Planet near Mars? Should we be careful how close we leave creatures near a microwave?

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Gandhi II Aug 04, 2023

This week we dive into one of the strangest decision in Al's discography ... putting the audio from a sketch that's almost entirely a visual gag as the second track of his album. Do we think it's a good decision or not? Listen and find out.

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Money for Nothing / Beverly Hillbillies* (f/Patrick McDonald) Jul 28, 2023

Patrick McDonald is back and this week we are talking about the bizarre history of Al's attempt to put the lyrics to Beverly Hillbillies over top of a pop song. The amount of hoops he had to jump through in order to make this happen is INSANE.

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UHF (Podcast Commentary Track) Jul 21, 2023

This week instead of a regular episode we decided to record our own personal commentary track to the iconic Weird Al feature UHF

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Carnival of Animals Part 2 Jul 14, 2023

This week Matt and Matt are on their own trying to explain the bizarre Carousel of Animals Part 2 ... the b-Side to Wendy Carlos and Al's experimental album.

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Peter & The Wolf (f/Mark Popeney) Jul 07, 2023

This week we are joined by Mark Popeney to analyze the brilliance of Wendy Carlos and Weird Al's homage to the iconic musical storybook "Peter & the Wolf"

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AL TV 5 (with Robert Bacon) Jun 30, 2023

This week 91 Donkey Lane host Robert Bacon joins us to discuss the 5th episode of Al-TV and more specifically the insane 80's commercials we saw on YouTube!

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MAL-Bag #2 - Even Worse Emails and Al's Movie Cameos Jun 23, 2023

This week we are back to reading your emails tied to Even Worse and discuss some of the Weird Al cameos that Al made during the late 80s!

Do you have questions or insights before our next mailbag episode? If so send them to us at weirdalgorithmpodcast@gmail.com or message us on the website https://www.weirdalgorithmpodcast.com

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Good Old Days (f/ MC Lars) Jun 16, 2023

This week on the podcast we are joined by Nerdcore Rapper MC Lars to discuss Good old Days ... sort of. We get into a deep discussion of Al's entire career, his influence on Lars and then we dabble into Good Old Days. Also we decided where Even Worse lands in our Al-bum rankings!

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Twister Jun 09, 2023

This week we talk about a minute long song and still go 30 minutes because boy do we love the Beastie Boys!

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Velvet Elvis Jun 02, 2023

This week the Matts talk about Elvis, The Police and obsessive fandoms with Al's tribute to artwork of the King ... Velvet Elvis.

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Alimony May 26, 2023

This week we talk about our feelings on Billy Idol, bad divorces and playing Many Many in an audition!

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Melanie (f/Allie Goertz) May 19, 2023

This week we are honored to be joined by musician, writer, former Mad Magazine editor and all round cool person Allie Goertz who joins us to discuss one of Al's most unique songs. If you're not paying attention to the verses of the song you could very easily think you're listening to a jangle pop love song; but a quick look at the lyrics reveal a much more sinister song.

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Lasagna (f/Kelly Phillips) May 12, 2023

We are joined once again by Kelly Phillips who tells us about the song that lead to a life-long injury ... Lasagna! We also discuss why this song weirdly works but how much more bizarre the song originally was going to be!

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I Think I'm a Clone Now May 05, 2023

This week on the podcast we discuss Al's take on Tiffany's cover of "I Think We're Alone Now" and one of us has a very very hot take.

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You Make Me (f/C Philip Zarina) Apr 28, 2023

This week we are joined by one of Matthew Milligan's oldest friends Phil who discusses the Oingo Boingo style parody You Make Me. Some people consider this one of the greatest in the Al discography but there are others who can not stand it! Listen to find out how we feel about it!

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(This Song's Just) Six Words Long (f/Paul Scheer) Apr 21, 2023

This week we are HONORED to be joined by Paul Scheer. We have been die-hard fans of Paul for decades be it his podcast How Did This Get Made, his appearances on VH1 shows like I Love the 80s and Best Week Ever or his entire writing, acting and creating career with shows like Human Giant, The League and Children's Hospital. Paul joined us this week to discuss Al's George Harrison/Rudy Clark parody (This Song's Just) Six Words Long and we deep dive into Al's career and it's influence on Paul's work.

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Stuck in a Closet with Vanna White Apr 14, 2023

This week we discuss the Al original "Stuck in a Closet with Vanna White" and discuss our love of Wheel of Fortune. Is this song the masterpiece that many critics found it to be or actually a low point in the Even Worse record? Listen and find out!!!

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Fat Apr 07, 2023

This week we dive back into the music by discussing the 1988 smash hit Even Worse! This album kicks off with one of Al's biggest hits Fat. We dive into the brilliance of the lyrics, the music video and debate if the song is an anthem of positive body image or potentially fat-phobic.

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Amazing Stories "Miss Stardust" Mar 31, 2023

In our final 1987 TV appearance before next week when we dive into the fan favorite album EVEN WORSE we are discussing the final episode of Amazing Stories titled Miss Stardust. In this episode Al plays an alien named the Cabbage Man and it's some of the wildest shit you've ever seen

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Weird Al's Game Show Appearances in 1987 Mar 24, 2023

This week we dive into the two game show appearances Al made during 1987; both as a contestant of Hollywood Squares and as the celebrity guest family member on Family Feud. In case you forgot Al was a valedictorian, these appearances will remind you!

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Al TV #4 (f/Mark Hampton) Mar 17, 2023

This week we dive into another Al-TV episode (this one from 1987) and we are joined by Mark Hampton. This was one of the shortest specials we watched so far but featured one of the absolute craziest moments so far!

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Weird Al's Guide to the Grammy's (1987) Mar 10, 2023

We're taking a few weeks before we dive into Even Worse to check out some of Al's Television Appearances between 1986 and 1987 and we're starting with the almost totally forgotten special "Weird Al's Guide to the Grammys"

As far as we can tell this was aired only once and if not for someone who uploaded it to YouTube it would have been lost to the sands of time! Look it up, watch it and enjoy our thoughts!!!

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Weird Al-Mails - Post Polka Party Recap Mar 06, 2023

We need to give a huge shout out to all the amazing fans who have emailed and messaged us and commented on our social media posts for giving us a reason to do this bonus episode. After each album we will be releasing a bonus episode where we respond to your emails, messages and stories!

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Christmas At Ground Zero (f/MC Frontalot) Mar 03, 2023

This week we complete our coverage of Polka Party with Christmas at Ground Zero and we are joined by godfather of nerd core rap MC Frontalot!

Also you can watch the unedited video from the holiday livestream this was recorded for!

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Good Enough For Now (f/Cowboy Coder) Feb 24, 2023

This week we are joined by Cowboy Coder to discuss the Weird Al Country song tribute "Good Enough For Now"; a song so close to comedic rebel country rock it could have come out of David Allen Coe's mouth.

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Toothless People Feb 17, 2023

We've discussed how the Polka Party album is a collection of highs and lows; unfortunately this week we are discussing a pretty big low. Reportedly Al felt obligated to do this parody after already getting permission from Mick Jagger and the whole song feels like a procrastinated homework assignment.

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Don't Wear Those Shoes (f/Kelly Philips) Feb 10, 2023

This week we are joined by Kelly Phillips who wrote an amazing graphic novel called "Weird Me" about her experiences growing up a die-hard Weird Al fan. She picked the Kinks homage "Don't Wear Those Shoes" as the song she wanted to discuss this week!

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Here's Johnny Feb 03, 2023

This week we discuss Al's parody of El Debarge's "Who's Johnny". Al's take on the song written for Short Circuit is an ode to Johnny Carson's announcer Ed McMahon. Is Al's song good or do we just really really really like the El DeBarge original?

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Polka Party Jan 27, 2023

This week we cover Al's 3rd Polka medley and the ONLY time that the Polka is also a title track of the album. It's also his shortest Polka. Where does it rank up with the other Polkas? Listen and find out!

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One Of Those Days Jan 20, 2023

This week we tackle the song One of Those Days; another entry in the long list of Weird Al songs where someone talks about catastrophe like a day to day minor inconvenience.

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Addicted to Spuds Jan 13, 2023

While the biggest strike against Polka Party is that Al did not parody many songs that would leave it's mark on pop culture; Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love was the one exception. So does Al's send up to Potato obsession "Addicted to Spuds" do the song justice?

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Dog Eat Dog Jan 06, 2023

This week we tackle Al's send-up to Talking Heads and office politics "Dog Eat Dog". We dive into our own personal fandom of the Talking Heads, why Al thinks this is the highlight of this album and our own experiences with working in a corporate hellscape.

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Living with a Hernia (w/Jim Logrando) Dec 30, 2022

We are officially diving into Polka Party, the first album to almost kill Al's career. We are joined by returning guest Jim Logrando to dive into how this song gave us an extensive knowledge of hernias and if Al was forced to make this parody by the Scotti Brothers.

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The Compleat Al (f/Jeff Nucera) Dec 23, 2022

Jeff "UH-Jeff" Nucera is back this week to discuss The Compleat Al. This pseudo-documentary was created to both promote Dare to Be Stupid AND tell the fictional tale of Weird Al's life.

Be sure to check out all of Matt's projects on Geekscape.net and Matthew's band Wheatus

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AL TV #3 (f/Katie Hampton) Dec 16, 2022

This week we dive into more Al-TV with Episode 3 which aired on July 7, 1985! We were joined by Katie Hampton of Geekscape and the Black & White podcast to discuss the highs and the lows of this bizarre anti-comedy.

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Hooked on Polkas (f/James Kochalka) Dec 09, 2022

This week we are joined by Comic Book Artist and Rock Supestar James Kochalka to discuss Al's second Polka "Hooked on Polkas"; which closes out Dare to Be Stupid. Is it improvement on last years Polka or a step down?

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Cable TV Dec 02, 2022

This week on the podcast we talk about something rare in Al's catalogue ... a failed style parody. Cable TV was originally written to be In the style of Elton John; specifically his song Hercules but ultimately they missed the mark and just called it an original. How does it hold up against his other originals?

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This is the Life Nov 25, 2022

This week we discuss Al's first soundtrack song "This is the Life" which was written for the movie Johnny Dangerously and ended up on the Dare to Be Stupid album. Is this send off to 1930's mobsters a classic or should it be sleeping with the fishes?

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Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch (w/ Levi Wilson) Nov 18, 2022

This week filmmaker Levi Wilson joins us to discuss the extremely controversial parody Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch. Reportedly the Scotti Brothers forced Al to write this song and despite a few good funny lines you can hear the rebellion in Al's voice throughout. While many think it's pretty low-ranking for Al's output, it's actually one of Levi's favorites. Can he convince us otherwise?

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Slime Creatures From Outer Space (w/John Wlaysewski) Nov 11, 2022

This week John Wlaysewski joins us to discuss Al's sci-fi new wave song Slime Creatures from Outer Space which was inspired by a very obscure Thomas Dolby song. While it may not be the most laugh out loud song in Al's career it's definitely one of the most unique musically!

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Our Thoughts on Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Nov 09, 2022

Here's a quick bonus episode of Matt and Matthew's immediate thoughts on the Weird Al biopic "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" which is now available on the Roku Channel! This is full of spoilers, you've been warned!

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George of the Jungle Nov 04, 2022

We were debating if it was possible to do a full episode on George of the Jungle; one of the only covers in the entire Al discography. Matt Kelly said it couldn't be done while Matthew Milligan swore it would; based on the fact that we've got this episode out right now it's obvious who was correct.

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Yoda (f/Brendan B. Brown) Oct 28, 2022

This week we are joined by Wheatus vocalist Brendan B. Brown who discusses the first but not last Star Wars parody Yoda! We discuss the finer points of the song, our love of Star Wars and the Kinks and how this song is embedded in Brendan's memories of childhood basement band practices.

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One More Minute (f/A.J. Santini) Oct 21, 2022

This week we are joined by Philly Wedding DJ and Quizzo Host A.J. Santini to discuss one of the most highly coveted songs in Al's catalogue .... One More Minute. This ode to classic Doo Wop music is often considered one of Al's strongest songs and cheapest music videos. We discuss if this was inspired by Billy Joel's "An Innocent Man" as well as one of the rare times Al goes Blue in his lyrics.

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I Want a New Duck Oct 14, 2022

Last week we discussed the highest of the highest and ventured into the lowest of the lows. I Want a New Duck is most likely no one's favorite Weird Al song... but is it his worse? It's definitely a contender.

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Dare to Be Stupid Oct 07, 2022

This week we are taking on the heavy hitter; Dare to Be Stupid. Thanks to it's appearance in Transformers: The Movie it's arguably the most well known Weird Al original (and also one of the rare Weird Al Title Tracks). We dive deep into our love of not just this song, but also Devo.

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LIke a Surgeon (f/Chris Fafalios) Sep 30, 2022

This week we kick off the Dare to be Stupid album with returning guest Chris Fafalios. We breakdown the Weird Al Parody "Like a Surgeon"; this song was the first and possibly only time that Al took a parody concept from the artist he was parodying. It's strange that Al never did another Madonna parody after this since it was such a success.

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ALTV Episodes 1 and 2 (f/Patrick McDonald) Sep 23, 2022

We are joined by Patrick McDonald of the comedy group SMOSH to discuss the first two episodes of ALTV. Did these specials inspire The State? it's very possible! Did it redefine alternative comedy? Sure we can say that I suppose.

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Nature Trail to Hell (f/Christian Bladt) Sep 16, 2022

This week we wrap up the In 3-D album with the fake horror anthem Nature Trail to Hell. We are joined by Christian Bladt of the Geekscape Book Club to breakdown this epic Al original. Plus we decide where the album currently sits amongst the rest!

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Theme From Rocky XIII (Rye or the Kaiser) Sep 09, 2022

This week we review the final parody on In 3-D; the Survivor "Eye of the Tiger" parody that doubles as a Rocky parody .... Theme From Rocky XIII (Rye or the Kaiser). It's not an often discussed parody but maybe it should be!

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That Boy Could Dance Sep 02, 2022

One of the stranger songs on In 3-D is this original song about a man who loves dancing. It's not a specific style parody but it feels like it could have been part of the Footloose soundtrack; only it basically pre-dates the dance movie craze of the mid-80s! How do the Matt's feel about it? Listen and find out!!

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Weird "The Al Yankovic Story" Trailer Reaction Aug 30, 2022

Matt and Matthew React to the Trailer Live on GeekscapeTV's YouTube Channel

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40EHNoTogRI&t=12s

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King of Suede (f/Jim Logrando) Aug 26, 2022

This week we are joined by Punchline Manager Jim Logrando to discuss Al's Police Parody King of Suede. Beyond discussing our feelings on The Police and the song King of Pain; Jim raises the bar on future guests by providing some letters from the close personal friends of Weird Al fan club AND a once in a lifetime artifact from his childhood.

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Mr. Popeil Aug 19, 2022

This week we are talking The B-52s and Matt's terrible ability pronounce names with Mr. Pepeil

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Polkas on 45 Aug 12, 2022

I can't believe it took 20 episodes to get to our first Polka!

But finally we are discussing a Polka on the podcast! Smack in the middle of In 3-D is a track that started a tradition on practically every album that came out after this.

Also if you haven't jumped on the TIkTok trend yet .... Teenage Dirtbag is being used as a TikTok right now and you should film something on your TikTok for it!!

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I Lost on Jeopardy (w/Jeff Nucera) Aug 05, 2022

This week we are joined by Jeff Nucera who has arguably more Al-cred than any other human on the planet. After Jeff gives us a rundown of his qualifications we start to discuss Al's amazing parody of Greg Kihn Band's Jeopardy. This is one of Jeff's favorite al songs and with very good reason! Hopefully its one of your favorites as well.

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Buy Me a Condo Jul 29, 2022

In one of Al's strangest songs he blends the sounds of Reggae with niche Yuppie culture. While it's funny we can't help but debate if the satire still comes off as appropriation.

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The Brady Bunch Jul 22, 2022

This week we are talking about Al's parody of Men Without Hats "Safety Dance" which one of your hosts thinks is a contender for one of the worst Al parodies of all time. Is he over-reacting or is this anti-Brady Bunch song truly the bottom of the barrel for Al?

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Midnight Star Jul 15, 2022

In 1984; Al had every intention of this original to be the lead single off In 3-D. Instead he released the parody Eat It. We discuss how we feel about this original and if we think this could have worked as a single!

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Eat It (f/Chris Fafalios) Jul 08, 2022

We are joined with One Hit Thunder host and Punchline bassist Chris Fafalios to talk about THE song that truly kick-started Al's career ... his Michal Jackson parody EAT IT. Is this deserving of the praise that gets thrown on it or is the song not nearly as iconic as the music video? Listen and find out!!!

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It's Still Billy Joel to Me (f/Dustin Rubin) Jul 01, 2022

We have our first ever guest and not only does he love Al... he's met him! Welcome Dustin Rubin of the Two Dollar Late Fee podcast to the show!! This episode was recorded as part of a fundraiser to help Matt's high school friend Meg. We look at a B-side recorded for (but cut from) the self titled album before we dive into the heavy hitter than is In 3-D next week!

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Mr Frump In The Iron Lung Jun 24, 2022

Holy crap we did it! We finished the first album and man does this album ever end on a perfect closing note. It could be argued this is the darkest and meanest song Al ever wrote but damn if it isn't funny.

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Such a Groovy Guy Jun 17, 2022

Reportedly this song is based on a true event that Al's girlfriend at the time experienced with her ex. Al was so floored by the story that he created a song specifically about it. It's a truly 80's punk thing to do but is the song any good?

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I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead Jun 10, 2022

This week we discuss I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead which shows Al really giving hippies and and therapy a piece of his mind. It's very very possible that one of the reasons he doesn't play this song love anymore is that that subject matter doesn't stand the test of time for him but it could also be a low-key great highlight of the album. Listen to figure out how we feel about it.

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Another One Rides the Bus Jun 03, 2022

This is another big one of the early years and the final parody of the self titled album. Al made the strange choice to not do a studio recording but instead put the original super low-fi version he recorded live on Dr. Demento years earlier. How does it ultimately stack up to his other parodies thus far? Listen and find out!!

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The Check's in the Mail May 27, 2022

This week the Matt's break down the toe-tapping anti-music industry bop from Weird al's self titled album "The Checks in the Mail". Do they think this is a highlight of this under appreciated album or is it one of the first things people think of when they complain about this album? Listen and find out!!

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My Bologna May 20, 2022

It's time to finally discuss the song that was Al's first genuine single; for the self-titled however he re-recorded the song from it's original bathroom quality to a more produced sound. But how does this crucial song stack up against the other parodies discussed so far!?

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Stop Draggin' My Car Around May 13, 2022

"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" which brought two icons Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks together on one track; the original song has been fairly forgotten which doesn't do much to make the parody particularly memorable either. But just because it's forgettable doesn't mean the parody itself is bad! Where will the Matts ultimately rank this?

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Happy Birthday May 06, 2022

Today we're discussing Weird Al's first Style Parody, Happy Birthday. The song is inspired by the songs of Tonio K, one of Al's favorite artists. The song is dark, very weird but also quite fun. Not only did this song make Matt a fan of Tonio K; but it's also a go to Birthday song to send friends for Matthew.

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A Brush With Weirdness: Matthew saw Weird Al live last week May 02, 2022

Matthew went to the first date of the 2nd leg of the Weird Al's Vanity Tour. We break down the set list and Matthew's experience at the show!

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Buckingham Blues Apr 29, 2022

This is a strange one. Weird Al reportedly wrote this song as a parody of Jack & Diane but John Melloncamp declined. Instead of completely scrapping the song he redid it as a Blue song instead. It's clear that the lyrics mostly remained unchanged when he switched to the new style. The Matt's discuss this particularly mean-spirited song that did not age well over the last 40 years and also discuss our feelings on Blues music and John Cougar Melloncamp!

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I Love Rocky Road Apr 22, 2022

This week on the podcast we discuss I Love Rocky Road. This was the song that got Al his record contract. It became a quick classic on MTV and was one of the early minor hits for Al before he truly exploded a few years later!

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Gotta Boogie Apr 15, 2022

We enter into our first official "original song" by Weird Al; the disco inspired pun "Gotta Boogie". There's not a ton to analyze lyrically with this one but Matthew breaks down why this song from a musical perspective is incredible.

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Ricky Apr 08, 2022

Today Matt and Matthew break down Ricky; Al's parody of Toni Basil's Mickey. However before we start analyzing the song that would be Al's first official single and music video we give our thoughts on the self titled album BEFORE we listen to the full album to level set what our nostalgic thoughts on the album and songs is.

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The Dr. Demento B-Sides Apr 01, 2022

In our debut episode Matt and Matthew go through their personal histories with Weird Al and how they first heard his music. Then we dive into three of the lesser known songs in Al's catalogue from his early Dr. Demento days.

Songs Discussed: Belvedere Cruisin' Take Me Down School Cafeteria

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