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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!!! If you want to let us know your thoughts, stories, insights or anything else send us an email at weirdalgorithmpodcast@gmail.com. Check us out on: In...

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. If you want to let us know your thoughts, stories, insights or anything else send us an email at weirdalgorithmpodca...

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

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

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

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...

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! If you want to let us know your thoughts, stories, insights or anything else send us an email at weirdalgorithmp...

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! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf5Ngd2JKAg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Email us with your thoughts at: weirdalgorithmpodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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

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? Learn mor...

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

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