Weird Al-gorithm

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Singer Olive Hui joins us to discuss Al's R.E.M. influenced tribute to canned meats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices