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(audience cheering)

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(clicks tongue)
Aw...

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(cheering)

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(man)
Whoo! We love you!

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(indistinct shouting)

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(woman)
I love you!

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(woman) Al, I want your baby.
I love you.

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(narrator) Weird Al, the man
who set the music world on fire.

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What's behind
his incredible story?

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Where did it all begin?

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Lynwood, California,

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25 miles to the south
of Los Angeles.

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Nothing much
ever came from Lynwood,

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known primarily
for the manufacture

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of aluminum foil
and nasal decongestants.

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For a boy
growing up in Lynwood,

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the future
seemed no brighter

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than the future
of those before him.

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In fact,
there was little to suggest

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that out of this
provincial setting

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would come a young man
and a musical revolution

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that would captivate
and change the world.

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Alfred Matthew Yankovic
was born October 23, 1959.

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He was born in the elevator

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on the way up
to the delivery room

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at St. Vitus Hospital,

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certainly
a prophetic beginning

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for a young man's rise
to the top.

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Al's parents,
Nick and Mary,

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were two simple,
hardworking folks

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just trying
to make ends meet.

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After a hard day
sorting sprinkles

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at the local Dairy Queen,

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Mary would spend hours

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folding and unfolding
the laundry,

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an activity no one
could ever quite explain.

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The Yankovic house
was a modest but happy house

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where a home-cooked meal

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followed by
a quiet family evening

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were the staples
of contented suburban life.

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Outside of his son,

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Nick Yankovic's passion
was shooting home movies.

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Baby Al,

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friends and relatives,

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and freeway traffic

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were all subjects
for Nick's keen eye.

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These early home movies
of young Al

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depict his flair
for the theatrical...

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...and his uncanny feel
for comedy.

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Al's seventh birthday party

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was to play a pivotal role
in the formation of his future.

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His parents
could never have guessed

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the significance
of their birthday gift,

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an accordion.

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Young Al sensed
the joy and wonder

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that this newfound instrument
would bring

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to his impressionable life.

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The hours of hard work
and practice

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with maestro Dino Zamore,
his devoted teacher,

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would pave the way for his long
and illustrious career.

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The years passed.

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It was a time of Woodstock,
political demonstrations,

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flower children,
man on the moon,

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and "The Beverly Hillbillies."

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For Al, life at home

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in the sleepy suburban town
of Lynwood

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was a simple one.

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Some called it simple.
Others called it stupid.

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The Yankovics
would spend hours

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watching their favorite
TV shows.

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For young Al,

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television was more
than a recreational activity.

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It was a way of life,

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and would later serve as
an inspiration for his music.

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Hey, Lucy, I'm home!

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you're so fine

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you blow my mind

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you're so fine

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you blow my mind

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you're so fine

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all the time

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you're so fine

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to hear you whine

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Hey, Lucy!

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Hey, Ricky!

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your conga drums

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you got the right

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in the middle of the night

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now

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the light, Ricky

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always coming over here

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all the pretzel sticks

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he spills his beer

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your casserole

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Lucy

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(Lucy)
like me supposed to do?

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when you sing your "Babalu"

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(Ricky)
don't you have a clue?

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too, Lucy

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Hey, Ricky!

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at the club

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but you always tell me no

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let me be in your show, Ricky

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(sobs)

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(Ricky)
and you drop the dishes too

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right through

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what to do, Lucy

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(Lucy)
don't you understand

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always canned

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(Ricky)
of the band

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too, Lucy

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Everybody rumba!

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("I Love Lucy" theme playing)

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(laughing)

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(narrator)
More years passed.

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Like the warm winds

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following a sumptuous
chili dinner,

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Al attended
Lynwood High School,

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a school noted
for its famous alumni,

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including Fernando Lamas,
Benny Goodman,

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and Leon Spinks.

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Al was an excellent student
who seemed to enjoy his studies.

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He took great pride
in his schoolwork

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and actively participated
in extracurricular activities.

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(laughs)

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How could I forget
Al Yankovic?

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He was -- He was pretty weird
even back then.

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I remember his shop project
was an electric wiener warmer.

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Oh, it was a real work of art.

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It had beveled edges,
and it was brushed metal

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and had Bakelite handles.

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And the hot dogs,

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they were
supposed to revolve

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around a little
aluminum carousel

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so they'd cook evenly.

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And it even had a brass tray at
the bottom

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to catch all
the natural juices.

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Well, when the day came
for Al to try it out,

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he insisted on using only
all-kosher, 100% beef wieners.

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Well, I-- I would have
given him an "A",

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but, well, when we--

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when we
plugged the thing in,

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the power surge blacked out

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all the electricity
in the school

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and (laughs) everything else
within a six-block radius.

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(laughs)

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Do I remember Al?

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He would always wear
those Hawaiian shirts,

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and I remember one day...
(laughs)

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This... (coughs)

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This-- This is very funny.

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One day,

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the funniest thing hit me
right in the middle of class.

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I said... (coughs, laughs)

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I said, "Al, you know those
colored shirts you always wear?"

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(laughs)

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"They--" (coughs)

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"They remind me of
the dorsal coloration

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of the speckled-bellied
salamander."

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(laughs, coughs)

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I just-- (coughs)

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Yankovic?

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I don't remember him.

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Wait!

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Wasn't he that
Puerto Rican football player?

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(narrator)
In addition to his studies,

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Al had a very active
social life.

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He went to movies,

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dinners,

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and dances,

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much like many young men
his age.

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While his contemporaries
were listening

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to the Eagles and Rod Stewart,

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Al was captivated
by the sounds

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of Allan Sherman,
Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones.

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In order to earn
extra spending money,

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Al tried his hand
at a variety of part-time jobs.

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During the summer
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Al's father got him a job

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at the Scheckman
Pharmaceutical Company

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as a quality-control tester

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in the nasal-decongestant
division.

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(inhales deeply)

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But Al's favorite place to work
was the local ice cream parlor.

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and I start to drool

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in my locker at school

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gettin' old

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cold

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good enough for me

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no crummy taste spoon

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half a gallon, baby?

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with me

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are all the same

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know my name

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then I'll be movin' on

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on Monday afternoon

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comin' in for me, all for me

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I love rocky road

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half a gallon, baby?

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with me

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Oh, make it talk!

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and lose my teeth

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and throw away the key

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half a gallon, baby?

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with me

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half a gallon, baby?

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with

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half a gallon, baby?

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with

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half a gallon, baby?

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with me

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(narrator) The California Polytechnic
State University

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and St. Louis Bishop.

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This hallowed institution

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nestled in the foothills of
the Santa Lucia mountain range

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provides an excellent atmosphere
dedicated to higher learning.

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It was here
that an eager Al Yankovic

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embraced academic life.

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He selected architecture
as his field of study

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for its long tradition
of design, aesthetics,

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importance
to Western civilization,

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and, as Al himself
would later admit,

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it was listed first
in the school catalog.

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During the course
of his architectural studies,

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Al's innate talent blossomed
with ambitious creative designs.

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This daring concept
was featured

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in the "Magazine
of Modern Design"--

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"Burgeropolis,
the City of the Future."

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But all work and no play
makes Al a dull boy.

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He continued
to charm his way

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into the hearts
of many young coeds,

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who, even then,
found his natural panache

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and sense of humor
irresistible.

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But even with Al's blossoming
architectural endeavors

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and amorous adventures,

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his main love
continued to be music.

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It was at his
college radio station, KCPR,

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where his taste in music
and his unusual behavior

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earned him the nickname

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that was to stick with him
from then on.

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(record scratches)

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00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:57,520
All right, looks like
it's gonna be

288
00:16:57,580 --> 00:16:59,520
another record-breaking show.

289
00:16:59,580 --> 00:17:00,510
You got Weird Al
on the radio.

290
00:17:00,580 --> 00:17:03,010
It's instant request time.

291
00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,010
Hello. KCPR.

292
00:17:05,090 --> 00:17:06,030
You want to hear
"You Light Up My Life"

293
00:17:06,090 --> 00:17:07,030
by Debby Boone?

294
00:17:07,090 --> 00:17:09,530
All right,
another instant request!

295
00:17:09,590 --> 00:17:12,020

about the bird

296
00:17:12,090 --> 00:17:14,020

bird, bird's the word

297
00:17:14,100 --> 00:17:16,540

bird is the word

298
00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:18,040


299
00:17:18,100 --> 00:17:20,040


300
00:17:20,100 --> 00:17:23,530
(narrator) It was here,
in this men's lavatory

301
00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,540
now designated as a permanent
state historical landmark,

302
00:17:26,610 --> 00:17:30,550
that Al recorded the song
that was to be his first hit.

303
00:17:30,610 --> 00:17:31,540
(Weird Al)


304
00:17:31,610 --> 00:17:34,540

of my bologna

305
00:17:34,620 --> 00:17:36,560

the toast is done

306
00:17:36,620 --> 00:17:38,060


307
00:17:38,120 --> 00:17:40,560

of my bologna

308
00:17:40,620 --> 00:17:43,550
It was really
a stroke of genius.

309
00:17:43,620 --> 00:17:44,550
Al intuitively knew

310
00:17:44,630 --> 00:17:47,070
that the acoustics
inside that bathroom

311
00:17:47,130 --> 00:17:50,070
would give him the precise sound
he was looking for.

312
00:17:50,130 --> 00:17:53,060
The reverberation of those
little diamond-shaped tiles

313
00:17:53,130 --> 00:17:55,560
combined with the echo
available from the showers

314
00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:57,580
was dynamically perfect.

315
00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,080
Al told me how he had searched
the entire campus

316
00:18:00,140 --> 00:18:03,070
looking for
just the right bathroom.

317
00:18:03,140 --> 00:18:04,070
You know, when I produced

318
00:18:04,150 --> 00:18:05,580
Billy Joel's
"Innocent Man" album,

319
00:18:05,650 --> 00:18:08,590
I found several places
where it was effective

320
00:18:08,650 --> 00:18:10,590
to incorporate
the same technique.

321
00:18:10,650 --> 00:18:12,080


322
00:18:12,150 --> 00:18:15,080
(narrator) It was the legendary DJ,
Dr. Demento,

323
00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:18,600
who first introduced Al's music
to national audiences.

324
00:18:18,660 --> 00:18:21,600
An avid listener
since his childhood days,

325
00:18:21,660 --> 00:18:23,090
Al would send tapes
to the doctor

326
00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:27,100
of his latest compositions
recorded in his bedroom.

327
00:18:27,170 --> 00:18:29,110
Al's exposure
on the doctor's radio show

328
00:18:29,170 --> 00:18:31,110
proved to be his big break.

329
00:18:31,170 --> 00:18:33,100
...and now here's the song

330
00:18:33,170 --> 00:18:36,110
that's been lighting up
the Dr. Demento request lines,

331
00:18:36,180 --> 00:18:39,120
the latest
from Weird Al Yankovic,

332
00:18:39,180 --> 00:18:42,620
"Another One Rides the Bus."

333
00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:44,110
(Weird Al)
down the boulevard

334
00:18:44,190 --> 00:18:45,620

was pretty packed

335
00:18:45,690 --> 00:18:47,130
(man)


336
00:18:47,190 --> 00:18:48,130
(Weird Al)
so I had to stand

337
00:18:48,190 --> 00:18:49,630

in the back

338
00:18:49,690 --> 00:18:51,620

like a locker room

339
00:18:51,690 --> 00:18:52,620


340
00:18:52,690 --> 00:18:54,120
(narrator)
This man, who thought himself

341
00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,640
to be a vibrant force
in the entertainment business,

342
00:18:56,700 --> 00:18:58,140
recognized Al's talent

343
00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,140
and would soon
become the mastermind

344
00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:01,630
behind his career.

345
00:19:01,700 --> 00:19:04,130
His name was Barry Cohen.

346
00:19:04,210 --> 00:19:05,640
I hadn't really
had any experience

347
00:19:05,710 --> 00:19:07,650
in pop management before.

348
00:19:07,710 --> 00:19:09,150
I'd had some degree of success

349
00:19:09,210 --> 00:19:12,150
with Brickman's Poodle Review
and the Flying Manzeni Sisters--

350
00:19:12,210 --> 00:19:13,640
you're probably familiar
with them--

351
00:19:13,710 --> 00:19:15,640
as well as some success

352
00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:18,160
marketing certain
special merchandise,

353
00:19:18,220 --> 00:19:20,660
but I never really managed
a pop artist

354
00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,150
before that day I went down
to Mickey's Bowl-A-Rama

355
00:19:23,220 --> 00:19:25,650
and saw Weird Al performing.

356
00:19:25,730 --> 00:19:28,170
From the first moment
I heard him,

357
00:19:28,230 --> 00:19:32,170
I knew he was gonna be
a force to be reckoned with.

358
00:19:32,230 --> 00:19:35,160
(narrator) Barry Cohen convinced Weird Al
to put up his own money

359
00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,180
to make a test pressing
of "Another One Rides the Bus."

360
00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:40,180
Barry assured Al
he had the right connections

361
00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,170
to make him famous.

362
00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,670
Listen, how long
have we known each other?

363
00:19:44,750 --> 00:19:45,680
I told you, you got to order

364
00:19:45,750 --> 00:19:48,190
six sets of the personalized
grapefruit knives

365
00:19:48,250 --> 00:19:51,190
in order to get the free
happy-face auto air freshener.

366
00:19:51,250 --> 00:19:53,180
Okay. Okay, we'll talk.

367
00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,700
From now on, every customer
gets on of these.

368
00:19:57,760 --> 00:19:59,700
I mean, you never know
who's out there.

369
00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:02,190
So, Al, let's talk promotion.

370
00:20:02,260 --> 00:20:04,690
I got this plan
that absolutely can't fail.

371
00:20:04,770 --> 00:20:07,210
(woman)
Barry, Brickman's here.

372
00:20:07,270 --> 00:20:08,710
He wants his check.

373
00:20:08,770 --> 00:20:12,210
Uh, Al, would you excuse me
for a moment?

374
00:20:12,270 --> 00:20:15,200
(dogs barking)

375
00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,220
Karl, how are you?

376
00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:18,720
Look, you know checks
can only be issued

377
00:20:18,780 --> 00:20:20,220
on the 17th
of the month.

378
00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,710
I know, but Fifi needs
a manicure and a shampoo,

379
00:20:22,780 --> 00:20:25,210
and Griselda's costume
needs new sequins--

380
00:20:25,290 --> 00:20:27,230
you know, the little blue one
you love so much.

381
00:20:27,290 --> 00:20:29,230
Yeah, yeah, I know, I know.
Listen, we'll take care of it.

382
00:20:29,290 --> 00:20:30,730
But first
I want you to meet

383
00:20:30,790 --> 00:20:32,720
our newest member
of the little family.

384
00:20:32,790 --> 00:20:36,230
Karl Brickman, canine trainer,
showman extraordinaire,

385
00:20:36,300 --> 00:20:37,740
meet Al Yankovic,

386
00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:39,740
king of rock-'n'-roll
accordion

387
00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:41,230
and future music legend.

388
00:20:41,300 --> 00:20:42,730
How do you do, young man?

389
00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:44,730
Barry, these things
can't wait.

390
00:20:44,810 --> 00:20:45,740
The show must go on.

391
00:20:45,810 --> 00:20:47,750
I must get prepared
for my next performance.

392
00:20:47,810 --> 00:20:48,750
(dog barking)

393
00:20:48,810 --> 00:20:50,750
(gasps)
Oh, Fifi, no, no!

394
00:20:50,810 --> 00:20:51,740
Don't do that!

395
00:20:51,810 --> 00:20:52,740
(laughs)

396
00:20:52,810 --> 00:20:54,240
Uh, listen,
I'll talk to you later

397
00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,260
about that gig at
the Cuyahoga County Fair, okay?

398
00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:58,760
What-- What about the deli
platter for my dressing room?

399
00:20:58,820 --> 00:20:59,760
Oh, yeah, yeah.

400
00:20:59,820 --> 00:21:00,750
Well, I spoke to
the promoter personally,

401
00:21:00,820 --> 00:21:02,750
and he assured me that
the cold cuts will be fresh

402
00:21:02,820 --> 00:21:04,750
and the ricotta cheese is in
the little triangular shapes

403
00:21:04,830 --> 00:21:05,760
that you like so much.

404
00:21:05,830 --> 00:21:07,270
Okay.
Okay.

405
00:21:07,330 --> 00:21:08,270
Yeah, I'll see you later.
Don't forget. Don't forget.

406
00:21:08,330 --> 00:21:09,770
See you later.
We'll talk, yeah.

407
00:21:09,830 --> 00:21:12,260
What a nut.
I love that guy.

408
00:21:12,330 --> 00:21:15,760
(woman) Barry, your mother's
on the phone.

409
00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:17,280
Okay, okay, I'll get it.

410
00:21:17,340 --> 00:21:19,780
Uh, and get me Allan Pepper
at the Boom Boom Room.

411
00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,770
Look, Al, we're gonna book
a hot gig for you,

412
00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:22,770
an industry showcase,

413
00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:24,270
and when we do it,
we're gonna do it right.

414
00:21:24,350 --> 00:21:26,280
We'll rehearse, we'll have
lights and everything,

415
00:21:26,350 --> 00:21:27,290
we'll put a band
around you.

416
00:21:27,350 --> 00:21:28,790
It'll be great.

417
00:21:28,850 --> 00:21:30,790
Hello, Mom?
I'll call you back.

418
00:21:30,850 --> 00:21:34,280
(woman) Barry, Mr. Pepper's
on the line.

419
00:21:34,360 --> 00:21:35,290
Watch this.

420
00:21:35,360 --> 00:21:38,300
Hello, Allan.
How are you?

421
00:21:38,360 --> 00:21:40,800
Yeah, how was
Gordon's bar mitzvah?

422
00:21:40,860 --> 00:21:42,790
Good, good, I'm glad.

423
00:21:42,860 --> 00:21:44,790
Uh, listen, Allan,

424
00:21:44,870 --> 00:21:47,810
I got a hot new musical act
that's perfect for your club.

425
00:21:47,870 --> 00:21:49,810
No! Honest, I'm serious.

426
00:21:49,870 --> 00:21:52,800
Yeah, his name's
Weird Al Yankovic.

427
00:21:52,870 --> 00:21:55,800
What do you mean
that's too bad?

428
00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:56,820
Well, he's fantastic,

429
00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:58,320
and-- and he'd be great
in your club.

430
00:21:58,380 --> 00:21:59,820
He belongs on your stage.

431
00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:01,810
We're looking
for the right industry showcase.

432
00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:03,310
We're gonna pull out
all the stops.

433
00:22:03,380 --> 00:22:04,810
So, talk to me.
What do you got?

434
00:22:06,890 --> 00:22:09,330
He says you can open
for Billy and the Scumwads!

435
00:22:09,390 --> 00:22:11,830
Yeah, well...

436
00:22:11,890 --> 00:22:14,820
okay, Allan, let's talk
some serious ducats, then.

437
00:22:14,900 --> 00:22:16,330
How much?

438
00:22:17,900 --> 00:22:20,340
Oh, there must be something
wrong with the line, Allan.

439
00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,330
Now I can't hear you
too good.

440
00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:23,330
How much was that?

441
00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:24,330
How much?

442
00:22:25,910 --> 00:22:29,350
Okay. Okay, as a favor to you,
we'll take it.

443
00:22:29,410 --> 00:22:32,350
Yeah, yeah, I know he's got
to pay for his own food.

444
00:22:32,410 --> 00:22:33,840
(chuckling)
Yeah, okay, okay,

445
00:22:33,910 --> 00:22:35,840
but you owe me one,
you monster.

446
00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:37,360
Yeah, send over
the contracts.

447
00:22:37,420 --> 00:22:38,860
Uh-huh. Good-bye.

448
00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,850
It's the day after tomorrow.

449
00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:48,360
(narrator) Barry used his natural instincts
and close personal contacts

450
00:22:48,430 --> 00:22:52,370
to arrange auditions
for Al's band.

451
00:22:52,430 --> 00:22:54,360
Okay, send the first one in.

452
00:22:55,940 --> 00:22:57,880


453
00:23:12,950 --> 00:23:14,880
Thank you.

454
00:23:16,460 --> 00:23:19,400
(playing "Day Tripper")

455
00:23:19,460 --> 00:23:20,900
Thank you.

456
00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:22,390
No, wait, I'll get it.

457
00:23:22,460 --> 00:23:24,390
(playing "Day Tripper")

458
00:23:24,470 --> 00:23:25,900
Thank you!

459
00:23:33,970 --> 00:23:34,900


460
00:23:34,980 --> 00:23:36,420
Thank you!

461
00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:39,920


462
00:23:39,980 --> 00:23:46,410


463
00:23:46,490 --> 00:23:51,430

so long today

464
00:23:51,490 --> 00:23:52,920
Thank you.

465
00:23:52,990 --> 00:23:54,420
We'll let you know.

466
00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:57,440


467
00:24:01,500 --> 00:24:03,430
Thank you.

468
00:24:05,510 --> 00:24:07,950
Get her phone number.

469
00:24:08,010 --> 00:24:09,950
(playing "Soul Man")

470
00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:19,960
Thank you.

471
00:24:20,020 --> 00:24:22,450
We'll get back to you.

472
00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,950


473
00:24:25,030 --> 00:24:27,970

my laundry

474
00:24:28,030 --> 00:24:30,970

to do my laundry

475
00:24:31,030 --> 00:24:33,460

for me?

476
00:24:33,530 --> 00:24:36,970

baby, please

477
00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,480

for me...

478
00:24:39,540 --> 00:24:42,980
(narrator) Despite Barry Cohen's efforts
on his behalf,

479
00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:47,480
Al was finally able
to put a band together.

480
00:24:47,550 --> 00:24:49,990
Meanwhile,
Barry continued to pursue

481
00:24:50,050 --> 00:24:51,980
all of his record label
connections,

482
00:24:52,050 --> 00:24:56,990
taking full advantage
of his personal charm.

483
00:24:57,060 --> 00:25:00,000
Oh, this is a crazy,
crazy business.

484
00:25:00,060 --> 00:25:02,990
Everything happens for a reason
and in its own time.

485
00:25:03,060 --> 00:25:04,990
You can't have
unreasonable expectations.

486
00:25:05,070 --> 00:25:08,010
It's like the tortoise
and the hare,

487
00:25:08,070 --> 00:25:10,010
like the yin and the yang,

488
00:25:10,070 --> 00:25:12,000
supply and demand,

489
00:25:12,070 --> 00:25:14,000
ba-da-beep, ba-da-bop,
ba-da-boom.

490
00:25:14,070 --> 00:25:17,010
(woman)
Johnny Ronzoni's on the line.

491
00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:18,020
Ronzoni Records?

492
00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:21,520
That's right, Barry,
on line two.

493
00:25:21,580 --> 00:25:23,010
(clears throat)

494
00:25:24,590 --> 00:25:26,020
Hello?

495
00:25:26,090 --> 00:25:27,530
<i>Is this Barry Cohen?

496
00:25:27,590 --> 00:25:30,530
Yes, of Barry Cohen
Associates.

497
00:25:30,590 --> 00:25:32,020
<i>Barry, this is
Johnny Ronzoni

498
00:25:32,090 --> 00:25:33,020
<i>at Ronzoni Records.

499
00:25:33,090 --> 00:25:36,520
Johnny, how are you?
How's business?

500
00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,040
<i>Yeah, yeah, listen.

501
00:25:38,100 --> 00:25:40,040
<i>I just received my two dozen
monogrammed golf balls.

502
00:25:40,100 --> 00:25:42,030
Oh. Yeah.

503
00:25:42,100 --> 00:25:43,530
Well, I'm glad
you like them.

504
00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:45,530
<i>But listen,
that's not why I called.

505
00:25:45,610 --> 00:25:48,050
<i>This record
by this Yankovic kid--

506
00:25:48,110 --> 00:25:50,050
<i>What is it? Crazy Al?

507
00:25:50,110 --> 00:25:52,540
<i>It has interesting
possibilities.

508
00:25:52,610 --> 00:25:53,540
Oh, I think so too.

509
00:25:53,610 --> 00:25:55,540
<i>Listen, why don't you come
down to the office

510
00:25:55,620 --> 00:25:57,560
<i>and bring Big Al
with you,

511
00:25:57,620 --> 00:25:59,560
<i>and we can talk
about the tune,

512
00:25:59,620 --> 00:26:01,060
<i>and we can see
what we can do here.

513
00:26:01,120 --> 00:26:03,550
Well, listen, I've been
impressed with your operation,

514
00:26:03,620 --> 00:26:04,550
the way your treat
your artists,

515
00:26:04,630 --> 00:26:07,070
so if we can
come to terms on this,

516
00:26:07,130 --> 00:26:08,070
I think it would be
mutually beneficial

517
00:26:08,130 --> 00:26:09,570
for both of us.

518
00:26:09,630 --> 00:26:12,570
<i>Yeah, well...
Hold on a second.

519
00:26:12,630 --> 00:26:14,060
<i>(to someone else)
Tell him if he doesn't like it,

520
00:26:14,130 --> 00:26:16,060
<i>he's history.

521
00:26:16,140 --> 00:26:18,080
<i>So, we'll see you, right?

522
00:26:18,140 --> 00:26:19,580
<i>(receiver clicks)

523
00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:22,080
What did I tell you?

524
00:26:22,140 --> 00:26:24,070
(distant phone ringing)

525
00:26:32,650 --> 00:26:34,080
Listen, Crazy Al,

526
00:26:34,150 --> 00:26:35,580
in the record business,

527
00:26:35,660 --> 00:26:39,600
radio has got you
by the goniomes.

528
00:26:39,660 --> 00:26:41,600
We're on the phone here
day and night

529
00:26:41,660 --> 00:26:43,090
with those
programming yo-yos,

530
00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:45,090
but that's what it takes.

531
00:26:45,170 --> 00:26:46,600
Push, push, push,

532
00:26:46,670 --> 00:26:48,610
and we're the ones
who do it.

533
00:26:48,670 --> 00:26:50,610
You know, when my brother
Ronnie and me,

534
00:26:50,670 --> 00:26:52,600
when we first started
this company,

535
00:26:52,670 --> 00:26:55,600
everybody said
it was impossible.

536
00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,120
But we're a family here.

537
00:26:58,180 --> 00:27:01,120
That word, "impossible,"
it's not in our vocabulary.

538
00:27:01,180 --> 00:27:02,110
You know, Wild Al,

539
00:27:02,180 --> 00:27:04,110
life is like one big
pizza, you know?

540
00:27:04,180 --> 00:27:06,110
You got to <i>mangia.
You know what "mangia" means?

541
00:27:06,190 --> 00:27:08,130
It means "eat."
<i>Mangia, mangia, mangia.

542
00:27:08,190 --> 00:27:10,130
And you can't be afraid
of taking big bites.

543
00:27:10,190 --> 00:27:11,620
Me, I want to eat
the whole pizza.

544
00:27:11,690 --> 00:27:13,120
It's like that
with everything.

545
00:27:13,190 --> 00:27:15,620
And at Ronzoni Records,

546
00:27:15,700 --> 00:27:17,640
our artists select
the choice toppings.

547
00:27:20,700 --> 00:27:22,630
(Johnny)
Big Al?

548
00:27:22,700 --> 00:27:25,130
You too can be
a green pepper.

549
00:27:25,210 --> 00:27:28,150
I was just thinking
along those lines today.

550
00:27:28,210 --> 00:27:32,150
Time is money, more is less,
less is more.

551
00:27:32,210 --> 00:27:34,640
Ba-da-beep, ba-da-bop,
ba-da-boom.

552
00:27:38,220 --> 00:27:40,660
So, Al, how does that sound
to you?

553
00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:42,650
Are you ready
to join the roster

554
00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,150
of Ronzoni
international superstars

555
00:27:44,220 --> 00:27:45,650
and make millions of dollars?

556
00:27:50,730 --> 00:27:51,660
Okay.

557
00:27:51,730 --> 00:27:54,160
Hey, hey, congratulations!

558
00:27:54,230 --> 00:27:57,670
Welcome to Ronzoni.
Thanks a lot. Thanks.

559
00:27:57,740 --> 00:28:00,180
Hey, I'm pretty happy
about this, fellas.

560
00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:01,170
(chuckles)

561
00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:02,670
How you feeling?
Oh, great.

562
00:28:02,740 --> 00:28:04,170
Great, great, great.

563
00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:05,670
Listen, you just let me

564
00:28:05,750 --> 00:28:08,190
work out the nuts and bolts
of the deal with Barry here.

565
00:28:08,250 --> 00:28:11,190
You just worry about
writing those hits, huh?

566
00:28:11,250 --> 00:28:12,180
Listen, there's something
I want to talk to you about.

567
00:28:12,250 --> 00:28:13,180
I'll be just a minute.

568
00:28:13,250 --> 00:28:15,180
We got something important
to discuss.

569
00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:20,700
Listen, you got any more
of those monogrammed golf balls?

570
00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:21,690
I'd like to get some

571
00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:23,190
for some of the boys
in the office.

572
00:28:24,770 --> 00:28:27,210


573
00:28:27,270 --> 00:28:29,710
(narrator) With things starting
to go their way,

574
00:28:29,770 --> 00:28:32,710
Barry took Al
to a fashionable clothing store

575
00:28:32,770 --> 00:28:36,710
to begin their search
for the right image for Al.

576
00:28:36,780 --> 00:28:38,720


577
00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,260
After an exhaustive search,

578
00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:21,760
Barry had finally found
the perfect look for Al.

579
00:29:21,820 --> 00:29:23,750


580
00:29:26,830 --> 00:29:28,770
Al was looking
for just the right song

581
00:29:28,830 --> 00:29:32,270
to start his new record career
off with a bang.

582
00:29:32,330 --> 00:29:35,260
He needed the right look,
the right artist, to parody

583
00:29:35,340 --> 00:29:38,280
and most importantly,
his permission.

584
00:29:38,340 --> 00:29:41,280
(wind gusting,
distant animal howling)

585
00:29:48,850 --> 00:29:50,290
(thunder rolling)

586
00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:01,790
(door squeaks)

587
00:30:06,870 --> 00:30:09,810
I, um...
Son...

588
00:30:09,870 --> 00:30:12,810
we've been
expecting you.

589
00:30:25,890 --> 00:30:27,830
(thunder crashes)

590
00:30:29,890 --> 00:30:32,830
(distant animal howls)

591
00:30:51,910 --> 00:30:53,840
(door creaking)

592
00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:05,410
(distant animal howls)

593
00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:38,960
(clears throat)

594
00:32:39,020 --> 00:32:40,960
I've always been
a great fan of yours.

595
00:32:41,020 --> 00:32:43,450
I've-- I've got
all your records,

596
00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:46,960
and...
I'm very grateful

597
00:32:47,030 --> 00:32:50,470
for this opportunity
to talk to you.

598
00:32:53,530 --> 00:32:57,470
Well, um, the reason
I wanted to see you

599
00:32:57,540 --> 00:33:04,980
was I had this idea
to do kind of a takeoff--

600
00:33:05,050 --> 00:33:09,490
you know, a parody--
of, um...

601
00:33:09,550 --> 00:33:11,990
uh, one of your songs.

602
00:33:14,050 --> 00:33:16,990
(growling)

603
00:33:25,070 --> 00:33:26,000
(panting)

604
00:33:29,070 --> 00:33:31,010
It would all be in good fun,
of course.

605
00:33:31,070 --> 00:33:34,500
I mean, I have the greatest
respect for your work.

606
00:33:34,570 --> 00:33:37,000
(ape whooping)
Um, I would never...

607
00:33:40,580 --> 00:33:43,510
I would never...

608
00:33:43,580 --> 00:33:47,520
I mean, uh...

609
00:33:47,590 --> 00:33:51,030
Well, anyway, I was just...

610
00:33:51,090 --> 00:33:52,520
I was just wondering
how you'd feel

611
00:33:52,590 --> 00:33:56,520
about my doing a parody
of "Beat It" called, um...

612
00:33:57,600 --> 00:33:59,040
"Eat It."

613
00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:06,530
You know,
it would be about food

614
00:34:06,610 --> 00:34:09,550
and what mothers
say to their kids

615
00:34:09,610 --> 00:34:13,550
about eating tuna casserole
and Spam,

616
00:34:13,610 --> 00:34:16,040
and I'd even try to make it
sound-- sound like yours.

617
00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:18,060
It could never be
as good as yours,

618
00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:21,560
but it'll be pretty good,
so what do you think?

619
00:34:28,130 --> 00:34:31,070
(dramatic music playing)

620
00:34:50,650 --> 00:34:53,080
Oh! Oh, oh, wow!
Thanks a lot!

621
00:34:53,150 --> 00:34:54,580
You won't be sorry!

622
00:34:54,650 --> 00:34:56,580
I don't believe this!
This is great!

623
00:34:56,660 --> 00:34:59,600
Thanks again.
You won't regret this.

624
00:34:59,660 --> 00:35:00,600
(laughs)

625
00:35:00,660 --> 00:35:02,090
No, no, no,
this is great!

626
00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:05,590
I can't believe it.
(laughing)

627
00:35:05,670 --> 00:35:07,610
Oh, I can't believe it.
This is great!

628
00:35:07,670 --> 00:35:09,110
Oh, God!

629
00:35:09,170 --> 00:35:11,110
I'll bet you ten...

630
00:35:11,170 --> 00:35:13,100
(growling)

631
00:35:14,170 --> 00:35:16,600
(laughing)

632
00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:21,620
Really, thank you.
Thank you so much.

633
00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:23,610
This is great.
I can't believe this.

634
00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:26,610
That was--
What a nice guy.

635
00:35:28,690 --> 00:35:30,630
(chatter)

636
00:35:38,700 --> 00:35:40,640


637
00:36:08,230 --> 00:36:11,170

such a fussy young man?

638
00:36:11,230 --> 00:36:14,160

don't want no Raisin Bran

639
00:36:14,230 --> 00:36:15,160


640
00:36:15,240 --> 00:36:17,170

are starving in Japan?

641
00:36:17,240 --> 00:36:21,180


642
00:36:21,240 --> 00:36:24,170

I don't want to debate

643
00:36:24,240 --> 00:36:27,680

what kind of food you hate

644
00:36:27,750 --> 00:36:30,690

till you clean off your plate

645
00:36:30,750 --> 00:36:32,180


646
00:36:32,250 --> 00:36:33,680

you're full

647
00:36:33,750 --> 00:36:37,180

eat it, eat it

648
00:36:37,260 --> 00:36:40,700

and beat it

649
00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:43,690

have some more pie

650
00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:46,690

if it's boiled or fried

651
00:36:46,770 --> 00:36:48,710



652
00:36:48,770 --> 00:36:49,710



653
00:36:49,770 --> 00:36:51,710



654
00:36:51,770 --> 00:36:52,700



655
00:36:52,770 --> 00:36:54,200


656
00:36:54,270 --> 00:36:56,700

are a cryin' shame

657
00:36:56,780 --> 00:36:59,720

this ain't some kind of game

658
00:36:59,780 --> 00:37:01,720

starve to death

659
00:37:01,780 --> 00:37:03,210

to blame

660
00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:05,210


661
00:37:05,290 --> 00:37:06,720
(trills, burps)

662
00:37:06,790 --> 00:37:09,730

better do what you're told

663
00:37:09,790 --> 00:37:11,730

your tuna casserole

664
00:37:11,790 --> 00:37:13,220


665
00:37:13,290 --> 00:37:16,220

or it's gonna get cold

666
00:37:16,300 --> 00:37:17,740


667
00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:19,240


668
00:37:19,300 --> 00:37:21,740



669
00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:22,730



670
00:37:22,800 --> 00:37:26,230

and feed it

671
00:37:26,310 --> 00:37:29,250

have some more Spam

672
00:37:29,310 --> 00:37:32,250

it it's fresh or canned

673
00:37:32,310 --> 00:37:34,740



674
00:37:34,810 --> 00:37:36,240



675
00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:39,260

repeat it

676
00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:42,760

have a whole bunch

677
00:37:42,820 --> 00:37:45,750

what you had for lunch

678
00:37:45,830 --> 00:37:48,270

eat it, eat it

679
00:37:48,330 --> 00:37:50,770

eat it, eat it

680
00:37:50,830 --> 00:37:51,760
(panting)

681
00:37:51,830 --> 00:37:53,760


682
00:38:18,860 --> 00:38:20,300



683
00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:21,800



684
00:38:21,860 --> 00:38:25,290

reheat it

685
00:38:25,370 --> 00:38:28,310

have a light snack

686
00:38:28,370 --> 00:38:31,310

you can't send it back

687
00:38:31,370 --> 00:38:33,300



688
00:38:33,370 --> 00:38:34,800



689
00:38:34,870 --> 00:38:36,800

and beat it

690
00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:38,320
Oh, Lord.

691
00:38:38,380 --> 00:38:41,320

have some more pie

692
00:38:41,380 --> 00:38:44,310

if it's boiled or fried

693
00:38:44,380 --> 00:38:46,810



694
00:38:46,890 --> 00:38:47,830



695
00:38:47,890 --> 00:38:50,330

repeat it

696
00:38:50,390 --> 00:38:51,330
Oh, no.

697
00:38:51,390 --> 00:38:54,320

have a whole bunch

698
00:38:54,390 --> 00:38:55,820


699
00:38:55,900 --> 00:38:57,330


700
00:38:57,400 --> 00:38:59,840
(narrator) "Eat It" became
an instant smash,

701
00:38:59,900 --> 00:39:02,340
and Weird Al's video
was seen everywhere.

702
00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:03,830
In no time at all,

703
00:39:03,900 --> 00:39:07,330
Al had become one of the world's
most sought-after celebrities.

704
00:39:07,410 --> 00:39:09,350


705
00:39:30,930 --> 00:39:32,860
You know, in all my years
in the music business,

706
00:39:32,930 --> 00:39:34,860
I can honestly say
I've never seen anything

707
00:39:34,930 --> 00:39:38,370
like the phenomenal response
to Al's music.

708
00:39:38,440 --> 00:39:41,380
He combines the great
showmanship of the Beatles

709
00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:43,370
with the poignancy of Dylan.

710
00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:45,870
He's created a kind of magic
all his own.

711
00:39:45,950 --> 00:39:48,390
It's not the Motown sound.

712
00:39:48,450 --> 00:39:51,390
It's not the Philadelphia sound.

713
00:39:51,450 --> 00:39:54,880
It can only be described
as...

714
00:39:54,950 --> 00:39:56,380
the Al sound.

715
00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:01,900
(narrator) Al's success catapulted him
to the concert stage,

716
00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:03,390
and Barry Cohen
had his hands full

717
00:40:03,460 --> 00:40:06,890
arranging for
a national concert tour.

718
00:40:06,970 --> 00:40:10,910
Al's live appearances
drew standing-room-only crowds.

719
00:40:10,970 --> 00:40:14,900
Philadelphia, San Francisco,
Chicago,

720
00:40:14,970 --> 00:40:17,410
New York, and Toledo

721
00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:20,920
all played host
to rock's newest superstar.

722
00:40:20,980 --> 00:40:23,410
Al's record-breaking
concert tour

723
00:40:23,480 --> 00:40:26,410
culminated with 42
sold-out performances

724
00:40:26,490 --> 00:40:29,430
in the entertainment capital
of the world.

725
00:40:29,490 --> 00:40:30,430
(man)
Good morning, everybody.

726
00:40:30,490 --> 00:40:32,430
This is KIDB radio
in Los Angeles.

727
00:40:32,490 --> 00:40:34,420
It's 76 degrees at 8:14

728
00:40:34,490 --> 00:40:36,920
and time to get ready
for Weird Al Yankovic.

729
00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:38,940
Weird Al will be coming
to Los Angeles later tonight

730
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:41,440
for his concert under the stars
at the Greek Theatre.

731
00:40:41,500 --> 00:40:42,430
Now, the show is sold out,

732
00:40:42,500 --> 00:40:45,430
but we still have six tickets
here at KIDB,

733
00:40:45,510 --> 00:40:46,440
and we'll be giving them away,

734
00:40:46,510 --> 00:40:48,950
so stay tuned, because you
might be a lucky winner.

735
00:40:49,010 --> 00:40:50,450
And right now at the hotel,

736
00:40:50,510 --> 00:40:52,450
Al's army,
as they've come to be known,

737
00:40:52,510 --> 00:40:53,940
are setting up
for his arrival.

738
00:40:54,010 --> 00:40:55,440
Weird Al himself
is still at Yankland,

739
00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:57,460
his home in Lynwood, California,
of course,

740
00:40:57,520 --> 00:40:59,460
but he'll be here
later this afternoon.

741
00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:01,460
And now here's another tune
from Weird Al.

742
00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:02,950
This is "Midnight Star."

743
00:41:03,020 --> 00:41:04,450


744
00:41:17,540 --> 00:41:19,980

in the express lane

745
00:41:20,040 --> 00:41:23,480


746
00:41:23,540 --> 00:41:27,980

at the local grocery store

747
00:41:28,050 --> 00:41:29,490


748
00:41:29,550 --> 00:41:35,490

but a paper caught my eye

749
00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:40,500

I never knew before

750
00:41:40,560 --> 00:41:45,500

an extraterrestrial

751
00:41:47,070 --> 00:41:52,010

is living in my den

752
00:41:53,070 --> 00:41:56,000

with stress

753
00:41:56,080 --> 00:41:59,020


754
00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:03,520

is on the loose again

755
00:42:06,090 --> 00:42:10,030


756
00:42:12,090 --> 00:42:15,020

Midnight Star

757
00:42:17,600 --> 00:42:22,540

are sleeping in my car

758
00:42:22,600 --> 00:42:28,540

I want to know, I want to know

759
00:42:28,610 --> 00:42:31,550


760
00:42:31,610 --> 00:42:33,540

read all about it

761
00:42:33,610 --> 00:42:36,540

Midnight Star

762
00:42:38,620 --> 00:42:43,560

to learn to play guitar

763
00:42:43,620 --> 00:42:46,050
(guitar riff plays)

764
00:42:46,130 --> 00:42:49,070

I want to know

765
00:42:49,130 --> 00:42:52,570


766
00:42:52,630 --> 00:42:55,560

I want to know

767
00:42:55,640 --> 00:42:58,080


768
00:42:58,140 --> 00:43:01,580

I want to know

769
00:43:01,640 --> 00:43:04,070


770
00:43:04,140 --> 00:43:07,070

I want to know

771
00:43:07,150 --> 00:43:10,590


772
00:43:10,650 --> 00:43:13,090

want to know

773
00:43:13,150 --> 00:43:16,580


774
00:43:16,660 --> 00:43:20,100
(group, chanting)
We love Al! We love Al!

775
00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:25,100
We love Al! We love Al!
We love Al!

776
00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:30,100
We love Al!
We love Al! We love Al!

777
00:43:30,170 --> 00:43:35,610
We love Al! We love Al!
We love Al!

778
00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:39,620
And the name of it is
"The Dawn of a New Beginning."

779
00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:41,120
You see, Weird Al is the dawn.

780
00:43:41,180 --> 00:43:43,610
He's the beginning,
the beginning of everything.

781
00:43:43,680 --> 00:43:45,610
'Cause you know how things,
like, begin and end?

782
00:43:45,690 --> 00:43:49,130
'Cause, you know,
Weird Al is the greatest guy.

783
00:43:49,190 --> 00:43:52,130
He's an original.
He's, like, nature and growing.

784
00:43:52,190 --> 00:43:54,120
And I like to oil paint
and everything.

785
00:43:54,190 --> 00:43:55,620
And if I could
just give this to him,

786
00:43:55,700 --> 00:43:56,630
it would mean everything
because--

787
00:43:56,700 --> 00:44:00,140
Do you think you have a chance
of meeting Weird Al?

788
00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:03,140
Well-- Well, I don't know,
because sometimes you got to--

789
00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:06,630
It's all who you know, anyway,
and it's luck too,

790
00:44:06,710 --> 00:44:10,650
and I'm a very lucky person,
and I'm his biggest fan,

791
00:44:10,710 --> 00:44:11,650
and if I--

792
00:44:11,710 --> 00:44:14,640
if I could just meet him
and talk to him...

793
00:44:14,710 --> 00:44:16,640
Because he's the beginning
of everything!

794
00:44:16,720 --> 00:44:18,160
Oh, it's the real thing,

795
00:44:18,220 --> 00:44:19,660
because the hotel manager

796
00:44:19,720 --> 00:44:21,660
of the Park Plaza Hotel
in New York

797
00:44:21,720 --> 00:44:23,150
and Swingles in Cleveland

798
00:44:23,220 --> 00:44:25,650
signed affidavits
certifying that this is

799
00:44:25,730 --> 00:44:28,170
Weird Al's actual dental floss
that he used,

800
00:44:28,230 --> 00:44:31,170
what piece was used
after what meal or what day.

801
00:44:31,230 --> 00:44:34,160
You could even see
a little piece of, uh...

802
00:44:34,230 --> 00:44:36,660
I think it's vegetable matter
right here.

803
00:44:36,740 --> 00:44:38,680
(man) Now, what do you plan to do
with this stuff?

804
00:44:38,740 --> 00:44:40,680
I'm gonna sell 'em.

805
00:44:40,740 --> 00:44:43,680
(chatter)

806
00:44:43,740 --> 00:44:46,170
Okay, that's two T-shirts,
one poster,

807
00:44:46,250 --> 00:44:47,180
and a miniature accordion.

808
00:44:47,250 --> 00:44:50,190
That comes to, uh, $22.95.

809
00:44:52,750 --> 00:44:53,680
Thank you.

810
00:44:53,750 --> 00:44:55,180
Hey, don't forget
your free slice

811
00:44:55,250 --> 00:44:57,180
of Weird Al pizza.

812
00:44:57,260 --> 00:44:59,200
Excuse me. Can you tell us
what you're selling here?

813
00:44:59,260 --> 00:45:00,700
Oh, we have here
your complete line

814
00:45:00,760 --> 00:45:02,200
of Al T-shirts.

815
00:45:02,260 --> 00:45:04,190
These shirts are
guaranteed 50/50--

816
00:45:04,260 --> 00:45:05,690
half polyester,
half cotton,

817
00:45:05,770 --> 00:45:06,700
They never shrink.

818
00:45:06,770 --> 00:45:09,210
Over here is a complete set
of souvenir buttons.

819
00:45:09,270 --> 00:45:11,210
These buttons sell
for $7 apiece

820
00:45:11,270 --> 00:45:14,700
or five for $35
today only.

821
00:45:14,770 --> 00:45:17,200
These are your actual
partially eaten hot dogs

822
00:45:17,280 --> 00:45:19,220
by Al or members of
his immediate entourage,

823
00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:21,220
complete with buns
of condiments.

824
00:45:21,280 --> 00:45:23,710
And, oh, here's something
really fantastic.

825
00:45:23,780 --> 00:45:26,210
This is a bootleg
picture disk

826
00:45:26,290 --> 00:45:28,730
of Weird Al
live at Sizzler

827
00:45:28,790 --> 00:45:30,230
The quality
is really good.

828
00:45:30,290 --> 00:45:32,730
And for every purchase
over $49.95,

829
00:45:32,790 --> 00:45:34,720
you get your choice of
a complimentary authentic

830
00:45:34,790 --> 00:45:36,720
Weird Al keychain.

831
00:45:36,800 --> 00:45:40,740
Weird Al! Weird Al! Weird Al!
Weird Al! Weird Al!

832
00:45:40,800 --> 00:45:44,740
Weird Al! Weird Al!
Weird Al! Weird Al! Weird Al!

833
00:45:44,800 --> 00:45:46,230
Weird Al! Weird Al!

834
00:45:46,310 --> 00:45:47,740
$2. $2.

835
00:45:47,810 --> 00:45:50,750
Genuine imitation.
Looks like the real thing.

836
00:45:50,810 --> 00:45:52,250
Step right up.
That's nice.

837
00:45:52,310 --> 00:45:54,240
Now smile.
There you go.

838
00:45:54,310 --> 00:45:55,740
$2 a picture. $2.

839
00:45:55,820 --> 00:45:57,760
There you-- Whoops.
$2. There you go.

840
00:45:57,820 --> 00:45:58,760
Thank you very much.

841
00:45:58,820 --> 00:46:00,760
Step right up.
Don't be shy.

842
00:46:00,820 --> 00:46:03,260
$2, ladies and gentlemen.
Send one home.

843
00:46:03,320 --> 00:46:05,750
(indistinct shouting)

844
00:46:05,830 --> 00:46:07,760
(woman)
Oh, my God, it's Al!

845
00:46:07,830 --> 00:46:09,770
It's Al! I love you!

846
00:46:09,830 --> 00:46:11,770
(man) It's him!
Al, I'm over here!

847
00:46:11,830 --> 00:46:14,260
(man
and get your shirt, man!

848
00:46:14,330 --> 00:46:15,760
(woman)
Al! Al!

849
00:46:15,840 --> 00:46:17,770
Oh, you wonderful
person!

850
00:46:17,840 --> 00:46:20,280
(man) Get out of the way!
Get out of the way!

851
00:46:20,340 --> 00:46:22,280
(woman)
I love you, Al!

852
00:46:22,340 --> 00:46:25,270
(woman
Me too!

853
00:46:25,340 --> 00:46:28,780
(man) Over here, Al!
Over here! Over here!

854
00:46:28,850 --> 00:46:31,790
$5. $5, ladies
and gentlemen!

855
00:46:31,850 --> 00:46:35,780
$5. It's the real thing,
the genuine article.

856
00:46:35,860 --> 00:46:38,300
There you go.
That's right, $5 a picture.

857
00:46:38,360 --> 00:46:40,800
There you are.
$5. 5--

858
00:46:42,360 --> 00:46:44,790
$2. $2. A discount.

859
00:46:44,860 --> 00:46:46,290
There you go.
Thank you.

860
00:46:46,370 --> 00:46:47,810
There you are.
Smile away.

861
00:46:47,870 --> 00:46:48,810
There you go.

862
00:46:48,870 --> 00:46:51,810
(indistinct shouting,
cheering)

863
00:46:54,870 --> 00:46:56,800


864
00:47:07,390 --> 00:47:09,830
(narrator) But even as he was
enjoying the fruits

865
00:47:09,890 --> 00:47:11,830
of his newfound stardom,

866
00:47:11,890 --> 00:47:13,820
success was beginning
to change Al

867
00:47:13,890 --> 00:47:18,330
in ways perceptible only to
those closest to him.

868
00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:20,840
No, success has not
changed Alfred at all.

869
00:47:20,900 --> 00:47:23,840
Yeah, he's a great kid.
Hasn't changed a bit.

870
00:47:23,900 --> 00:47:25,330
You know, a lot of people
let this kind of thing

871
00:47:25,400 --> 00:47:26,830
go to their head.

872
00:47:26,910 --> 00:47:29,850
Yeah, our boy has really
got his head on straight.

873
00:47:29,910 --> 00:47:31,350
He doesn't really
call us anymore.

874
00:47:31,410 --> 00:47:33,840
Of course,
he's real busy now.

875
00:47:33,910 --> 00:47:35,840
Yeah, too busy
to call his own parents.

876
00:47:35,920 --> 00:47:37,850
This is the thanks
we get.

877
00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:40,360
It's not like he's being
an obnoxious jerk but...

878
00:47:40,420 --> 00:47:42,860
He just acts
like he knows everything.

879
00:47:42,920 --> 00:47:44,350
Yes, he thinks
he knows everything.

880
00:47:44,420 --> 00:47:47,350
That's why he went
on that ridiculous game show.

881
00:47:47,430 --> 00:47:48,370
Ever since he was a kid,

882
00:47:48,430 --> 00:47:50,870
all he could talk about
was being on a game show.

883
00:47:50,930 --> 00:47:52,370
Now that he's a big star,

884
00:47:52,430 --> 00:47:54,360
you'd think he wouldn't
care about that anymore,

885
00:47:54,430 --> 00:47:55,860
but he went on anyway.

886
00:47:55,940 --> 00:47:57,370
If he wanted a new car,

887
00:47:57,440 --> 00:47:59,380
he could go ahead
and come to us.

888
00:47:59,440 --> 00:48:01,380
We would have got him
a new car.

889
00:48:01,440 --> 00:48:03,370
Instead he had to
make a fool of himself

890
00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:04,870
on a game show.

891
00:48:04,940 --> 00:48:07,370
I was never so embarrassed
in all my life.

892
00:48:07,450 --> 00:48:09,390
We had to move.

893
00:48:09,450 --> 00:48:10,890
(man)
He's down in the booth?

894
00:48:10,950 --> 00:48:11,890
(man
He's ready.

895
00:48:11,950 --> 00:48:12,880
Okay, here we go.

896
00:48:12,950 --> 00:48:14,380
Loosen up, camera two.

897
00:48:14,450 --> 00:48:15,880
Cameras one and three,
that's fine.

898
00:48:15,960 --> 00:48:18,900
In 5, 4, 3, 2...

899
00:48:18,960 --> 00:48:20,400
Cue lights, music.

900
00:48:20,460 --> 00:48:21,900


901
00:48:21,960 --> 00:48:24,890
(man) Now entering the studio
are today's contestants.

902
00:48:26,970 --> 00:48:30,410
This is Mr. Millard Snodkin
from Carbondale, Illinois.

903
00:48:30,470 --> 00:48:31,910
And this is
Mr. Leroy Finkelstein

904
00:48:31,970 --> 00:48:33,400
from Brooklyn, New York.

905
00:48:33,470 --> 00:48:37,910
And this is Alfred Yankovic
from Lynwood, California.

906
00:48:37,980 --> 00:48:40,420
These three people
will compete today

907
00:48:40,480 --> 00:48:42,920
on "Jeopardy."

908
00:48:42,980 --> 00:48:44,410
(Weird Al)


909
00:48:44,480 --> 00:48:47,910


910
00:48:47,990 --> 00:48:51,430


911
00:48:51,490 --> 00:48:56,420

oh, and an architect

912
00:48:56,500 --> 00:48:59,440


913
00:48:59,500 --> 00:49:03,940

I was nervous

914
00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:07,940

just wasn't my night

915
00:49:08,010 --> 00:49:12,450

gave the answers

916
00:49:12,510 --> 00:49:16,440

the questions right-ight-ight

917
00:49:16,520 --> 00:49:21,460

baby

918
00:49:21,520 --> 00:49:24,950


919
00:49:25,020 --> 00:49:30,460

baby

920
00:49:30,530 --> 00:49:33,970


921
00:49:34,030 --> 00:49:38,970

I was in trouble now

922
00:49:39,040 --> 00:49:42,480


923
00:49:42,540 --> 00:49:47,980

the Daily Double now

924
00:49:48,050 --> 00:49:50,990

went blank

925
00:49:51,050 --> 00:49:55,490

for 100

926
00:49:55,550 --> 00:49:58,990

head started to spin

927
00:49:59,060 --> 00:50:01,500


928
00:50:01,560 --> 00:50:03,990


929
00:50:04,060 --> 00:50:08,000

what I didn't win, yeah, yeah

930
00:50:08,070 --> 00:50:13,010

baby

931
00:50:13,070 --> 00:50:16,500


932
00:50:16,580 --> 00:50:21,520

baby

933
00:50:21,580 --> 00:50:25,010


934
00:50:25,080 --> 00:50:26,510


935
00:50:26,590 --> 00:50:29,530
(Man)
That's right, Al, you lost!

936
00:50:29,590 --> 00:50:31,530
And let me tell you
what you didn't win:

937
00:50:31,590 --> 00:50:34,520
a 20-volume set of the
"Encyclopedia International,"

938
00:50:34,590 --> 00:50:35,520
a case of Turtle Wax,

939
00:50:35,590 --> 00:50:38,020
and a year's supply
of Rice-A-Roni,

940
00:50:38,100 --> 00:50:39,540
the San Francisco Treat.

941
00:50:39,600 --> 00:50:41,040
But that's not all.

942
00:50:41,100 --> 00:50:43,540
You also made yourself
look like a jerk

943
00:50:43,600 --> 00:50:45,030
in front of
millions of people,

944
00:50:45,100 --> 00:50:48,030
and you brought shame
and disgrace on your family name

945
00:50:48,110 --> 00:50:50,050
for generations to come.

946
00:50:50,110 --> 00:50:52,050
You don't get to come back
tomorrow.

947
00:50:52,110 --> 00:50:55,540
You don't even get a lousy copy
of our home game.

948
00:50:55,610 --> 00:50:59,050
You're a complete loser.

949
00:50:59,120 --> 00:51:03,560

I was thinkin' of

950
00:51:03,620 --> 00:51:07,550

just wasn't too bright

951
00:51:07,630 --> 00:51:13,070

I do better

952
00:51:13,130 --> 00:51:16,060

The Price Is Right-ight-ight

953
00:51:16,140 --> 00:51:21,080

baby

954
00:51:21,140 --> 00:51:24,580


955
00:51:24,640 --> 00:51:29,580

baby

956
00:51:29,650 --> 00:51:33,090


957
00:51:33,150 --> 00:51:38,590

baby

958
00:51:38,660 --> 00:51:40,100


959
00:51:54,170 --> 00:51:56,100


960
00:52:06,190 --> 00:52:11,130
(narrator) Japan, land of mystery
and enchantment.

961
00:52:11,190 --> 00:52:15,630
A country steeped in tradition
thousands of years old.

962
00:52:15,690 --> 00:52:17,620
An ancient culture

963
00:52:17,700 --> 00:52:22,140
weathering the stormy onslaught
of Western influences.

964
00:52:22,200 --> 00:52:23,630


965
00:52:31,210 --> 00:52:34,150
Al had traveled
to this distant land

966
00:52:34,210 --> 00:52:35,140
as an ambassador

967
00:52:35,210 --> 00:52:38,140
of international peace
and understanding

968
00:52:38,220 --> 00:52:42,160
and to promote his two new
Japanese albums.

969
00:52:42,220 --> 00:52:44,650
The success of Al's music
in Japan

970
00:52:44,720 --> 00:52:47,150
was an unprecedented phenomenon.

971
00:52:47,230 --> 00:52:49,670
Al's meteoric rise
up the Japanese charts

972
00:52:49,730 --> 00:52:52,170
and the enormous response
to his videos

973
00:52:52,230 --> 00:52:54,660
endeared him to the hearts
of millions.

974
00:52:54,730 --> 00:52:57,660
Al found himself
a celebrity stranger

975
00:52:57,740 --> 00:52:59,180
in a strange land.

976
00:52:59,240 --> 00:53:01,680
A longtime student
of human behavior,

977
00:53:01,740 --> 00:53:05,170
Al was anxious to observe
traditional Japanese customs.

978
00:53:05,240 --> 00:53:07,170


979
00:53:07,250 --> 00:53:09,190


980
00:53:09,250 --> 00:53:11,690

a lop good good

981
00:53:11,750 --> 00:53:14,680


982
00:53:14,750 --> 00:53:16,680

whoo

983
00:53:16,760 --> 00:53:19,200


984
00:53:19,260 --> 00:53:21,200


985
00:53:21,260 --> 00:53:24,200

yes, indeed

986
00:53:24,260 --> 00:53:25,690

what you do to me

987
00:53:25,760 --> 00:53:29,200


988
00:53:29,270 --> 00:53:31,210


989
00:53:31,270 --> 00:53:33,710


990
00:53:33,770 --> 00:53:35,700


991
00:53:35,770 --> 00:53:38,710


992
00:53:38,780 --> 00:53:40,720

a lop good good

993
00:53:40,780 --> 00:53:43,220


994
00:53:43,280 --> 00:53:45,210


995
00:53:45,280 --> 00:53:48,210


996
00:53:48,290 --> 00:53:50,230


997
00:53:50,290 --> 00:53:52,730

yes, indeed

998
00:53:52,790 --> 00:53:55,720

what you do to me

999
00:53:55,790 --> 00:53:57,720


1000
00:53:57,800 --> 00:53:59,740


1001
00:54:05,300 --> 00:54:06,730
(narrator)
On the way

1002
00:54:06,810 --> 00:54:09,250
to do a number of radio
and television appearances,

1003
00:54:09,310 --> 00:54:12,250
Al and his guide
looked for a bite to eat.

1004
00:54:12,310 --> 00:54:13,240
I'm starved.

1005
00:54:13,310 --> 00:54:14,740
Any place to eat
around here?

1006
00:54:14,810 --> 00:54:17,240
Yes, a lot
of Japanese restaurants.

1007
00:54:17,320 --> 00:54:19,260
Oh, look.
How about this?

1008
00:54:19,320 --> 00:54:21,260
Eww.

1009
00:54:21,320 --> 00:54:22,260
Eww!

1010
00:54:24,820 --> 00:54:26,250
Eww!

1011
00:54:28,830 --> 00:54:30,270
What? What?

1012
00:54:30,330 --> 00:54:32,270
Over there!

1013
00:54:32,330 --> 00:54:34,760
I'll explain
the ingredients.

1014
00:54:34,830 --> 00:54:36,260
It's all-beef pat--

1015
00:54:36,340 --> 00:54:37,270
I know what this is.

1016
00:54:37,340 --> 00:54:41,280

eat it, eat it

1017
00:54:41,340 --> 00:54:44,780

and beat it

1018
00:54:44,840 --> 00:54:47,770

have some more pie

1019
00:54:47,850 --> 00:54:48,790


1020
00:54:48,850 --> 00:54:50,790
(speaking Japanese)

1021
00:54:56,360 --> 00:54:58,290
(speaking Japanese)

1022
00:55:08,370 --> 00:55:10,810
Uh, I can't understand
a word you're saying.

1023
00:55:16,880 --> 00:55:18,820


1024
00:55:30,390 --> 00:55:33,830

such a fussy young man?

1025
00:55:33,890 --> 00:55:36,320

don't want no Raisin Bran

1026
00:55:36,400 --> 00:55:37,830


1027
00:55:37,900 --> 00:55:39,840

are starving in Japan?

1028
00:55:39,900 --> 00:55:42,840


1029
00:55:42,900 --> 00:55:46,330

eat it, eat it

1030
00:55:46,410 --> 00:55:49,350


1031
00:55:49,410 --> 00:55:53,350

have a whole bunch

1032
00:55:53,410 --> 00:55:55,840

what you had for lunch

1033
00:55:55,910 --> 00:55:58,850

eat it, eat it

1034
00:55:58,920 --> 00:56:00,860

eat it, eat it

1035
00:56:00,920 --> 00:56:02,860


1036
00:56:08,430 --> 00:56:11,870
(narrator) After an exhaustive series
of media appearances,

1037
00:56:11,930 --> 00:56:15,360
Al was looking
for a quiet way to unwind.

1038
00:56:15,430 --> 00:56:18,870
Unfortunately, he wandered
into a pachinko parlor,

1039
00:56:18,940 --> 00:56:21,380
the Japanese national pastime.

1040
00:56:21,440 --> 00:56:23,380
People spend endless hours

1041
00:56:23,440 --> 00:56:25,370
watching thousands
of little, steel balls

1042
00:56:25,440 --> 00:56:27,870
bouncing around at random.

1043
00:56:32,450 --> 00:56:35,380
Al thought this was a great idea

1044
00:56:35,450 --> 00:56:37,380
and was totally mesmerized

1045
00:56:37,460 --> 00:56:41,400
until a flashing red light
indicated a psychomotor overload

1046
00:56:41,460 --> 00:56:43,400
and Al feared
his head would explode.

1047
00:56:45,960 --> 00:56:49,400
Overwhelmed and exhausted
by the events of the day,

1048
00:56:49,470 --> 00:56:52,910
Al checked into a hotel
in downtown Tokyo,

1049
00:56:52,970 --> 00:56:53,900
where rooms are available

1050
00:56:53,970 --> 00:56:57,400
for the bargain price
of $15 a night.

1051
00:57:02,480 --> 00:57:05,410
<i>D�nde est� la biblioteca?

1052
00:57:06,990 --> 00:57:08,430
(speaking Japanese)

1053
00:57:12,490 --> 00:57:13,920
Um...

1054
00:57:13,990 --> 00:57:17,420
A capsule?
Night-night?

1055
00:57:17,500 --> 00:57:18,940
Capsule night-night?

1056
00:57:19,000 --> 00:57:20,940
(speaking Japanese)

1057
00:57:25,000 --> 00:57:26,930
Name. Address.

1058
00:57:38,520 --> 00:57:42,960
(narrator) This modern hotel boasted
a variety of luxury suites,

1059
00:57:43,020 --> 00:57:45,450
each complete
with all the comforts of home:

1060
00:57:45,520 --> 00:57:47,950
an AM/FM stereo/radio...

1061
00:57:48,030 --> 00:57:49,470
<i>(man speaking Japanese)

1062
00:57:49,530 --> 00:57:51,470
...a color TV,

1063
00:57:51,530 --> 00:57:53,470
an adjustable reading light,

1064
00:57:53,530 --> 00:57:57,460
and the added convenience
of personalized room service.

1065
00:57:57,540 --> 00:57:58,980
One...

1066
00:58:01,040 --> 00:58:01,980
<i>Thank you.

1067
00:58:06,040 --> 00:58:08,980
<i>(man speaking Japanese
is the radio)

1068
00:58:11,550 --> 00:58:14,490
(narrator) Reflecting on all
he had seen and done,

1069
00:58:14,550 --> 00:58:16,980
Al's imagination ran wild

1070
00:58:17,060 --> 00:58:18,500
with thoughts
of further adventures

1071
00:58:18,560 --> 00:58:20,500
in strange and faraway
places

1072
00:58:20,560 --> 00:58:24,000
as he turned in
for the night.

1073
00:58:24,060 --> 00:58:25,990


1074
00:58:29,570 --> 00:58:31,010
Tonight is
your last chance

1075
00:58:31,070 --> 00:58:33,010
to catch this week's
top 20 videos

1076
00:58:33,070 --> 00:58:35,000
on the MTV
Top 20 Video Countdown...

1077
00:58:35,070 --> 00:58:38,000
(narrator) After returning home
from his trip to the Orient,

1078
00:58:38,080 --> 00:58:42,520
Al decided to activate
his pirate satellite transmitter

1079
00:58:42,580 --> 00:58:45,510
and take over the airwaves
of MTV.

1080
00:58:45,580 --> 00:58:49,020
(static, indistinct speech)

1081
00:58:49,090 --> 00:58:52,030
(man imitating whooshing air)

1082
00:58:52,090 --> 00:58:57,520
Boop, boop, boop,
boop, boop, boop, boop.

1083
00:58:57,600 --> 00:59:00,540
(MTV theme song playing)

1084
00:59:06,610 --> 00:59:12,050
(Weird Al) "Al TV," another one of those
music video kind of shows

1085
00:59:12,110 --> 00:59:15,040
you watch on television
sometimes.

1086
00:59:15,110 --> 00:59:19,550
All right, it's time once again
for Al News.

1087
00:59:19,620 --> 00:59:21,060
Starting off on a sad note,

1088
00:59:21,120 --> 00:59:23,560
Mick Jagger is in traction
this week

1089
00:59:23,620 --> 00:59:26,550
after being involved
in a minor car accident.

1090
00:59:26,630 --> 00:59:28,060
It seems he stuck his head
out of the window

1091
00:59:28,130 --> 00:59:29,570
on the freeway

1092
00:59:29,630 --> 00:59:32,070
only to be slapped repeatedly
in the face

1093
00:59:32,130 --> 00:59:34,060
by his own lips.

1094
00:59:34,130 --> 00:59:36,060
Doctors have called it
the worst case of liplash

1095
00:59:36,130 --> 00:59:37,060
they've ever seen.

1096
00:59:37,140 --> 00:59:39,080
Well, get well soon, Mick.

1097
00:59:39,140 --> 00:59:40,080
On the concert scene,

1098
00:59:40,140 --> 00:59:42,080
Elvis Costello
is in the process

1099
00:59:42,140 --> 00:59:44,570
of planning his next
North American tour,

1100
00:59:44,640 --> 00:59:46,070
and there's talk
he'll be out on the road

1101
00:59:46,140 --> 00:59:49,080
with the international
supergroup ABBA.

1102
00:59:49,150 --> 00:59:53,090
So, look for ABBA and Costello
when they come to your town.

1103
00:59:53,150 --> 00:59:54,080
There seems to be
a little problem

1104
00:59:54,150 --> 00:59:55,580
with the billing, however.

1105
00:59:55,650 --> 00:59:59,590
They still haven't decided
who's on first.

1106
00:59:59,660 --> 01:00:03,600
Got a letter from Kathy Splain
out of El Paso, Texas.

1107
01:00:03,660 --> 01:00:05,090
And, uh...

1108
01:00:07,670 --> 01:00:11,110
Aww, it's an envelope
full of chili.

1109
01:00:11,170 --> 01:00:15,110
That's great.
Thanks, Kathy.

1110
01:00:15,170 --> 01:00:17,100
ZZ Top's management

1111
01:00:17,180 --> 01:00:18,610
tells us the group decided

1112
01:00:18,680 --> 01:00:20,120
to shave off their beards
last week,

1113
01:00:20,180 --> 01:00:23,620
and we here at "Al TV"
wish ZZ Top

1114
01:00:23,680 --> 01:00:25,610
the best of luck
with their new image.

1115
01:00:25,680 --> 01:00:28,110
Okay, what could this be?

1116
01:00:28,190 --> 01:00:30,130
(rattling)

1117
01:00:30,190 --> 01:00:32,130
Oh, no.

1118
01:00:32,190 --> 01:00:34,620
Oh, no.

1119
01:00:34,690 --> 01:00:36,620
I hate these chain letters.

1120
01:00:36,700 --> 01:00:38,630
And in our Hollywood Report,

1121
01:00:38,700 --> 01:00:42,140
Sting has been turning down
movie offers for some time now,

1122
01:00:42,200 --> 01:00:44,630
just waiting for the ideal role
to come along.

1123
01:00:44,700 --> 01:00:46,130
Well, apparently it has,

1124
01:00:46,200 --> 01:00:50,140
because word has it that Sting
just signed a contract

1125
01:00:50,210 --> 01:00:51,650
to play the title role

1126
01:00:51,710 --> 01:00:55,650
in a remake of the Jerry Lewis
movie "The Nutty Professor."

1127
01:00:55,710 --> 01:00:57,140
When asked for a comment,

1128
01:00:57,220 --> 01:01:01,660
all Sting could say was,
"La, la, la, nice lady."

1129
01:01:01,720 --> 01:01:02,660
Uh, while you're waiting,

1130
01:01:02,720 --> 01:01:04,650
you might as well
hop out to the kitchen

1131
01:01:04,720 --> 01:01:06,650
for a little
nutrition break.

1132
01:01:06,730 --> 01:01:09,670
This is one
of my favorite recipes:

1133
01:01:09,730 --> 01:01:11,170
ice cream...

1134
01:01:12,230 --> 01:01:13,660
carrots...

1135
01:01:15,230 --> 01:01:16,660
Twinkies,

1136
01:01:16,740 --> 01:01:18,170
and mustard...

1137
01:01:19,740 --> 01:01:21,180
on whole wheat bread.

1138
01:01:24,740 --> 01:01:26,670
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum.

1139
01:01:26,750 --> 01:01:28,680
We'll be right back.

1140
01:01:32,250 --> 01:01:34,180


1141
01:01:52,270 --> 01:01:54,700

seven times a day

1142
01:01:54,770 --> 01:01:57,700

with Perrier

1143
01:01:57,780 --> 01:02:00,720

This is the life

1144
01:02:00,780 --> 01:02:04,220

when I'm in the mood

1145
01:02:04,280 --> 01:02:06,710

to chew my food

1146
01:02:06,790 --> 01:02:07,720

dude

1147
01:02:07,790 --> 01:02:10,730


1148
01:02:10,790 --> 01:02:13,730

money corrupts you

1149
01:02:13,790 --> 01:02:15,720


1150
01:02:15,790 --> 01:02:17,720

at my feet

1151
01:02:17,800 --> 01:02:20,240

it's pretty swell

1152
01:02:20,300 --> 01:02:22,740

outside my door

1153
01:02:22,800 --> 01:02:25,230

since the week before

1154
01:02:25,300 --> 01:02:28,230

This is the life

1155
01:02:28,310 --> 01:02:29,750


1156
01:02:47,330 --> 01:02:48,260


1157
01:02:48,330 --> 01:02:50,770

for a real long time

1158
01:02:50,830 --> 01:02:52,770


1159
01:02:52,830 --> 01:02:55,260

happiness

1160
01:02:55,330 --> 01:02:57,260

rent it

1161
01:02:58,840 --> 01:03:02,780

the front-page news

1162
01:03:02,840 --> 01:03:04,270


1163
01:03:04,340 --> 01:03:05,770

of shoes

1164
01:03:05,840 --> 01:03:08,270


1165
01:03:08,350 --> 01:03:11,290

number one

1166
01:03:11,350 --> 01:03:13,790

by the ton

1167
01:03:13,850 --> 01:03:15,780

I call the shots

1168
01:03:15,850 --> 01:03:18,280

I buy the yachts

1169
01:03:18,360 --> 01:03:20,300


1170
01:03:20,360 --> 01:03:22,800

they sure ain't free

1171
01:03:22,860 --> 01:03:24,290

just to be me

1172
01:03:24,360 --> 01:03:27,290


1173
01:03:27,370 --> 01:03:29,310
(women)


1174
01:03:29,370 --> 01:03:31,310


1175
01:03:40,880 --> 01:03:42,820
(humming MTV theme song)

1176
01:04:06,400 --> 01:04:09,840
Guys, I could just
watch those videos all day long

1177
01:04:09,910 --> 01:04:12,350
until my brain
turns into mush.

1178
01:04:12,410 --> 01:04:13,840
Couldn't you?

1179
01:04:13,910 --> 01:04:17,340
Well, I'm eating my lunch
right now,

1180
01:04:17,420 --> 01:04:19,360
so let's just keep the show
going.

1181
01:04:19,420 --> 01:04:21,360
You're watching "Al TV,"

1182
01:04:21,420 --> 01:04:22,860
the music video program

1183
01:04:22,920 --> 01:04:26,350
that helps build strong bodies
12 ways.

1184
01:04:28,430 --> 01:04:30,870
Anyway, I want you to meet
a special friend of mine.

1185
01:04:30,930 --> 01:04:34,370
This is my best friend
in the whole world--

1186
01:04:34,430 --> 01:04:36,360
Harvey the wonder hamster.

1187
01:04:36,430 --> 01:04:38,870
Say hello, Harvey.

1188
01:04:38,940 --> 01:04:41,880
Oh, isn't he cute?
Isn't he cute?

1189
01:04:45,440 --> 01:04:48,370
Go ahead, make my day.

1190
01:04:48,450 --> 01:04:49,890
Just kidding.

1191
01:04:49,950 --> 01:04:51,890
This is great.
I can't wait to see this.

1192
01:04:51,950 --> 01:04:54,390
Right now we're going to
world-premiere

1193
01:04:54,450 --> 01:04:57,880
the new "State of Shock" video
on "Al TV."

1194
01:04:57,960 --> 01:04:59,900
Um, they told me
I should read this letter

1195
01:04:59,960 --> 01:05:01,400
before I play it.

1196
01:05:05,460 --> 01:05:08,890
"Dear Al, hope you enjoy
the new 'State of Shock' video.

1197
01:05:08,970 --> 01:05:11,910
"We here at Epic Records
consider it a great privilege

1198
01:05:11,970 --> 01:05:15,410
"that you are world-premiering
it on 'Al TV.'

1199
01:05:15,470 --> 01:05:16,900
"We did have a problem,
however.

1200
01:05:16,980 --> 01:05:19,920
"We couldn't get Mick Jagger
or Michael Jackson

1201
01:05:19,980 --> 01:05:21,420
"to appear in the video.

1202
01:05:21,480 --> 01:05:24,420
"But we wanted a video
real bad,

1203
01:05:24,480 --> 01:05:26,410
"so we just did
the best we could.

1204
01:05:26,480 --> 01:05:29,420
Yours truly,
Harvey Leeds, Epic Records."

1205
01:05:29,490 --> 01:05:30,930
Well, thanks, Harvey.

1206
01:05:30,990 --> 01:05:31,930
Um...

1207
01:05:31,990 --> 01:05:33,930
Okay, without further ado,

1208
01:05:33,990 --> 01:05:36,420
here's, uh,
here's the world premiere

1209
01:05:36,490 --> 01:05:39,430
of "State of Shock"
on Al TV.

1210
01:05:41,500 --> 01:05:42,940
(man)
300,000 albums

1211
01:05:43,000 --> 01:05:44,930
when the movie
was on cable television

1212
01:05:45,000 --> 01:05:45,930
for one month.

1213
01:05:46,000 --> 01:05:47,930
You know, what are you
hockin' me for?

1214
01:05:48,010 --> 01:05:49,950
Play the video.

1215
01:05:50,010 --> 01:05:52,450
You don't want to play it?
Go play Bugs Bunny videos.

1216
01:05:52,510 --> 01:05:53,940
Call Burbank, okay?

1217
01:05:54,010 --> 01:05:55,940
Now, if you want to do
this promotion,

1218
01:05:56,010 --> 01:05:57,440
we can talk about that
some other time.

1219
01:05:57,520 --> 01:05:59,960
Look, I got to go.
All right?

1220
01:06:00,020 --> 01:06:01,460
Hang on.
I'll call you right back.

1221
01:06:03,020 --> 01:06:04,450


1222
01:06:04,520 --> 01:06:07,450


1223
01:06:07,530 --> 01:06:08,970


1224
01:06:09,030 --> 01:06:10,970


1225
01:06:11,030 --> 01:06:12,970


1226
01:06:13,030 --> 01:06:14,960


1227
01:06:15,030 --> 01:06:16,460


1228
01:06:16,530 --> 01:06:18,460


1229
01:06:18,540 --> 01:06:20,480


1230
01:06:20,540 --> 01:06:22,480


1231
01:06:22,540 --> 01:06:24,470


1232
01:06:24,540 --> 01:06:26,470


1233
01:06:26,540 --> 01:06:28,470


1234
01:06:28,550 --> 01:06:30,490


1235
01:06:30,550 --> 01:06:32,490


1236
01:06:32,550 --> 01:06:34,480


1237
01:06:34,550 --> 01:06:36,480


1238
01:06:36,550 --> 01:06:37,980


1239
01:06:38,060 --> 01:06:40,000

you should

1240
01:06:40,060 --> 01:06:42,000


1241
01:06:42,060 --> 01:06:44,000


1242
01:06:44,060 --> 01:06:45,490


1243
01:06:45,560 --> 01:06:47,490


1244
01:06:47,570 --> 01:06:50,010


1245
01:06:50,070 --> 01:06:53,010

every time I see her face

1246
01:06:53,070 --> 01:06:56,000

unh

1247
01:06:56,070 --> 01:06:57,000


1248
01:06:57,080 --> 01:06:59,010


1249
01:06:59,080 --> 01:07:01,020



1250
01:07:01,080 --> 01:07:02,520


1251
01:07:02,580 --> 01:07:05,010


1252
01:07:05,080 --> 01:07:06,510


1253
01:07:06,580 --> 01:07:08,510


1254
01:07:08,590 --> 01:07:10,530


1255
01:07:10,590 --> 01:07:12,530


1256
01:07:12,590 --> 01:07:14,020


1257
01:07:14,090 --> 01:07:16,020


1258
01:07:16,090 --> 01:07:18,020


1259
01:07:18,100 --> 01:07:20,040


1260
01:07:20,100 --> 01:07:22,040


1261
01:07:22,100 --> 01:07:24,040


1262
01:07:24,100 --> 01:07:25,530


1263
01:07:25,600 --> 01:07:27,530


1264
01:07:27,610 --> 01:07:29,550


1265
01:07:29,610 --> 01:07:31,550


1266
01:07:31,610 --> 01:07:33,550


1267
01:07:33,610 --> 01:07:35,540


1268
01:07:35,610 --> 01:07:37,040


1269
01:07:37,120 --> 01:07:39,060


1270
01:07:39,120 --> 01:07:43,060

every time I see her face

1271
01:07:43,120 --> 01:07:46,050

unh

1272
01:07:46,120 --> 01:07:47,050


1273
01:07:47,130 --> 01:07:48,560


1274
01:07:48,630 --> 01:07:51,070


1275
01:07:51,130 --> 01:07:52,570


1276
01:07:52,630 --> 01:07:55,060


1277
01:07:55,130 --> 01:07:57,060

baby

1278
01:07:57,140 --> 01:07:59,580


1279
01:07:59,640 --> 01:08:01,080


1280
01:08:01,140 --> 01:08:03,080


1281
01:08:03,140 --> 01:08:05,070

to me, baby

1282
01:08:05,140 --> 01:08:08,070

to me

1283
01:08:10,150 --> 01:08:11,590


1284
01:08:11,650 --> 01:08:13,590


1285
01:08:13,650 --> 01:08:18,580

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

1286
01:08:18,660 --> 01:08:20,100


1287
01:08:20,160 --> 01:08:21,100


1288
01:08:21,160 --> 01:08:24,100


1289
01:08:24,160 --> 01:08:26,590


1290
01:08:26,660 --> 01:08:29,600


1291
01:08:29,670 --> 01:08:32,110


1292
01:08:32,170 --> 01:08:35,610

in a state of shock

1293
01:08:35,670 --> 01:08:38,100


1294
01:08:38,180 --> 01:08:40,620


1295
01:08:42,180 --> 01:08:44,620


1296
01:08:44,680 --> 01:08:47,110


1297
01:08:47,190 --> 01:08:49,120
Whoo!

1298
01:08:51,190 --> 01:08:52,130
Well, I...
(clears throat)

1299
01:08:52,190 --> 01:08:53,630
I hate to get serious here,

1300
01:08:53,690 --> 01:08:55,620
but I've been getting
a lot of letters

1301
01:08:55,690 --> 01:08:57,120
from concerned viewers
about this,

1302
01:08:57,200 --> 01:08:59,130
and as you all know,

1303
01:08:59,200 --> 01:09:02,640
we here at "Al TV" do our best
to set the record straight.

1304
01:09:02,700 --> 01:09:07,630
People are asking, "Al,
is there any truth to the rumor

1305
01:09:07,710 --> 01:09:10,150
that the great songs
of rock-'n'-roll

1306
01:09:10,210 --> 01:09:13,650
were actually written
by ancient astronauts?"

1307
01:09:13,710 --> 01:09:15,640
Well, I--
I can't say for sure.

1308
01:09:15,710 --> 01:09:18,140
All I can do is let you
take a look at the evidence

1309
01:09:18,220 --> 01:09:20,660
and decide for yourself.

1310
01:09:20,720 --> 01:09:24,160
Here's an aerial photograph
of the Himalayan mountain range

1311
01:09:24,220 --> 01:09:27,150
taken by a research team
during the 1950s.

1312
01:09:27,230 --> 01:09:30,170
The phrase "be bop a lula"

1313
01:09:30,230 --> 01:09:32,670
is clearly burned
on the mountaintop

1314
01:09:32,730 --> 01:09:35,160
in letters 2,000 feet high.

1315
01:09:35,230 --> 01:09:39,160
Who but ancient astronauts
would have the time

1316
01:09:39,240 --> 01:09:41,180
to do something stupid
like this?

1317
01:09:41,240 --> 01:09:43,180
Here, take a look

1318
01:09:43,240 --> 01:09:46,170
at the Fleetwood Mac
"Rumors" album.

1319
01:09:46,240 --> 01:09:48,670
Look at the position
of Mick and Stevie's bodies

1320
01:09:48,750 --> 01:09:50,190
on the cover.

1321
01:09:50,250 --> 01:09:52,690
As you can see
from this diagram,

1322
01:09:52,750 --> 01:09:55,180
their bodies are aligned
in such a way

1323
01:09:55,250 --> 01:09:58,180
that it looks like
some kind of constellation

1324
01:09:58,260 --> 01:10:02,200
that ancient astronauts
might hang out in or something.

1325
01:10:02,260 --> 01:10:03,700
Okay, not too good.
Wait.

1326
01:10:03,760 --> 01:10:05,190
Okay, look at this.

1327
01:10:05,260 --> 01:10:07,190
On the Beatles "White Album,"

1328
01:10:07,270 --> 01:10:09,200
if you look at the back cover,

1329
01:10:09,270 --> 01:10:11,210
near the bottom,

1330
01:10:11,270 --> 01:10:14,210
almost invisible
to the naked eye...

1331
01:10:14,270 --> 01:10:16,200
There it is.

1332
01:10:16,270 --> 01:10:18,700
"Thanks, Bob."

1333
01:10:18,780 --> 01:10:24,220
That's right-- Bob,
a famous ancient astronaut.

1334
01:10:24,280 --> 01:10:25,710
But wait, there's more!

1335
01:10:25,780 --> 01:10:29,720
Remember that old
Pink Floyd album "Ummagumma"?

1336
01:10:29,790 --> 01:10:31,230
Well, I did a little research,

1337
01:10:31,290 --> 01:10:35,230
and I found out that "Ummagumma"
is a common alien phrase

1338
01:10:35,290 --> 01:10:36,720
which, translated literally,

1339
01:10:36,790 --> 01:10:40,730
means, "We're running out
of good ideas for songs.

1340
01:10:40,800 --> 01:10:42,740
Help us."

1341
01:10:42,800 --> 01:10:44,230
Hmm.

1342
01:10:44,300 --> 01:10:45,230
Need more proof?

1343
01:10:45,300 --> 01:10:47,230
Here's a copy
of "Houses of the Holy"

1344
01:10:47,310 --> 01:10:48,740
by Led Zeppelin.

1345
01:10:48,810 --> 01:10:51,750
Let's take a look
at the actual record.

1346
01:10:51,810 --> 01:10:53,250
Look at that!

1347
01:10:53,310 --> 01:10:55,740
It's perfectly round!

1348
01:10:55,810 --> 01:10:57,740
And that's not all.
Listen to this.

1349
01:10:57,820 --> 01:11:00,260
(warbling)

1350
01:11:00,320 --> 01:11:03,260
Kind of sounds like a spaceship
taking off, doesn't it?

1351
01:11:03,320 --> 01:11:04,750
And-- And look at this!

1352
01:11:04,820 --> 01:11:07,250
If you put a scoop
of cottage cheese

1353
01:11:07,330 --> 01:11:08,260
right on the top...

1354
01:11:10,330 --> 01:11:13,270
it even looks like something
from outer space.

1355
01:11:13,330 --> 01:11:16,260
Oh, this is scary stuff!
Oh!

1356
01:11:16,330 --> 01:11:18,260
What? Still not convinced?

1357
01:11:18,340 --> 01:11:21,780
Okay, here's the clincher.
Listen to this.

1358
01:11:21,840 --> 01:11:24,780
"Don't Fear the Reaper"
by Blue Oyster Cult.

1359
01:11:24,840 --> 01:11:25,770
Listen.

1360
01:11:25,840 --> 01:11:29,270

the reaper

1361
01:11:29,350 --> 01:11:31,290

and the rain

1362
01:11:31,350 --> 01:11:32,790


1363
01:11:32,850 --> 01:11:36,780
Okay, okay, now let's
listen to that backwards.

1364
01:11:36,850 --> 01:11:39,280


1365
01:11:39,360 --> 01:11:40,300
<i>Hello.

1366
01:11:40,360 --> 01:11:42,800
<i>We would like to take
this opportunity

1367
01:11:42,860 --> 01:11:44,790
<i>to thank
the ancient astronauts

1368
01:11:44,860 --> 01:11:45,790
<i>for helping us
write this...

1369
01:11:45,860 --> 01:11:48,290
Incredible, isn't it?

1370
01:11:48,370 --> 01:11:52,310
Well... I could go on,
but we're running out of time.

1371
01:11:52,370 --> 01:11:53,810
You're watching "Al TV,"

1372
01:11:53,870 --> 01:11:54,800
the video music channel

1373
01:11:54,870 --> 01:11:58,800
that gives meaning
to your boring, miserable life.

1374
01:11:58,880 --> 01:12:01,320
<i>Thank you.
Thank you very much.

1375
01:12:01,380 --> 01:12:03,320
<i>No, thank you.
Thank you.

1376
01:12:03,380 --> 01:12:04,310
<i>Thank you.
Thank you.

1377
01:12:04,380 --> 01:12:06,310
<i>Oh, we really
appreciate it.

1378
01:12:06,380 --> 01:12:09,310
(MTV theme song plays)

1379
01:12:17,900 --> 01:12:18,830
(narrator) As Al's success
continued to flourish,

1380
01:12:18,900 --> 01:12:21,840
stardom began
to take its toll,

1381
01:12:21,900 --> 01:12:23,340
and he turned inward

1382
01:12:23,400 --> 01:12:27,330
to search
for the meaning of life.

1383
01:12:27,410 --> 01:12:29,850
This introspective period
of Al's life

1384
01:12:29,910 --> 01:12:33,350
spawned the highly personal
and emotionally charged album

1385
01:12:33,410 --> 01:12:36,840
entitled "Me, Myself, and I."

1386
01:12:36,910 --> 01:12:40,850
This album included the songs
"Apples, Oranges, and Silence,"

1387
01:12:40,920 --> 01:12:45,360
"Cosmic Shoes,"
and "Everybody Shut Up."

1388
01:12:45,420 --> 01:12:47,350
During this period,

1389
01:12:47,430 --> 01:12:50,370
Al experimented with a variety
of recording techniques

1390
01:12:50,430 --> 01:12:53,370
to intensify
his personal expression.

1391
01:12:53,430 --> 01:12:55,360


1392
01:13:03,940 --> 01:13:05,870
It was in these sessions

1393
01:13:05,940 --> 01:13:08,370
that Al searched
for new sources of inspiration

1394
01:13:08,450 --> 01:13:10,890
to complement his creativity.

1395
01:13:10,950 --> 01:13:13,390
In further search
of universal understanding,

1396
01:13:13,450 --> 01:13:16,880
Weird Al stumbled upon
Baba Fred Denandananda,

1397
01:13:16,950 --> 01:13:21,390
a suburban guru who extolled
the virtues of existentialism

1398
01:13:21,460 --> 01:13:24,400
and low-interest
second-mortgage payments.

1399
01:13:24,460 --> 01:13:26,890
Realizing that they were
about to lose him

1400
01:13:26,960 --> 01:13:29,400
to an endless sea
of unproductivity,

1401
01:13:29,470 --> 01:13:31,410
the members of Al's band

1402
01:13:31,470 --> 01:13:33,410
took matters
into their own hands.

1403
01:13:33,470 --> 01:13:35,400
With the help
of his close friends,

1404
01:13:35,470 --> 01:13:38,400
Al snapped out
of his troubled state.

1405
01:13:38,480 --> 01:13:40,920
Unfortunately for history,

1406
01:13:40,980 --> 01:13:43,920
the master tapes
from this introspective period

1407
01:13:43,980 --> 01:13:45,910
were accidentally erased

1408
01:13:45,980 --> 01:13:47,910
when Al carried them
through the metal detector

1409
01:13:47,990 --> 01:13:51,430
at the Los Angeles
International Airport.

1410
01:13:51,490 --> 01:13:55,930
We can only guess what impact
this album would have had

1411
01:13:55,990 --> 01:13:57,920
upon the world.

1412
01:14:01,500 --> 01:14:05,940
Yeah, we were all pretty worried
about Al for a while.

1413
01:14:06,000 --> 01:14:06,930
For a period of time,

1414
01:14:07,000 --> 01:14:09,430
he just didn't seem
like himself.

1415
01:14:09,510 --> 01:14:12,950
But like any great artist
who knows his true calling,

1416
01:14:13,010 --> 01:14:16,940
he just seemed to snap out of it
and return to his true self.

1417
01:14:17,010 --> 01:14:20,450
In fact, all of us around him

1418
01:14:20,520 --> 01:14:24,960
felt that by him going through
this introspective experience,

1419
01:14:25,020 --> 01:14:28,450
that he matured more
as a person and as an artist.

1420
01:14:28,530 --> 01:14:31,470
I noticed the change
in the studio right away.

1421
01:14:31,530 --> 01:14:32,970
He was--
He was more self-confident

1422
01:14:33,030 --> 01:14:34,460
and more self-assured.

1423
01:14:34,530 --> 01:14:37,960
His artistic goals
seemed to be clearer than ever.

1424
01:14:40,040 --> 01:14:41,480
I think he really
showed the world

1425
01:14:41,540 --> 01:14:44,480
that he was capable
of growth and change,

1426
01:14:44,540 --> 01:14:47,470
that he could handle
the responsibility of stardom.

1427
01:14:47,550 --> 01:14:49,990
Yep, we're pretty proud of him.

1428
01:14:51,550 --> 01:14:52,990
We always knew

1429
01:14:53,050 --> 01:14:54,480
that Alfred would make
something of himself.

1430
01:14:54,550 --> 01:14:56,480
Yeah, he was always
a straight-A student.

1431
01:14:56,550 --> 01:14:57,980
Kind of kept to himself,
though.

1432
01:14:58,060 --> 01:14:59,490
We were so proud
when he announced

1433
01:14:59,560 --> 01:15:01,000
that he was going to be
an architect.

1434
01:15:01,060 --> 01:15:03,500
Yeah, architects make
pretty good money.

1435
01:15:03,560 --> 01:15:04,990
Doctors make better money.

1436
01:15:05,060 --> 01:15:06,990
But he wanted to be
an architect.

1437
01:15:07,060 --> 01:15:08,490
Always told him,
"Whatever you want to do,

1438
01:15:08,570 --> 01:15:09,510
it's okay with us."

1439
01:15:09,570 --> 01:15:11,510
"Just as long
as your happy."

1440
01:15:11,570 --> 01:15:14,510
But then he started doing
all that rock-'n'-roll stuff.

1441
01:15:14,570 --> 01:15:16,000
We didn't understand.

1442
01:15:16,070 --> 01:15:17,500
What did we send him
to college for?

1443
01:15:17,580 --> 01:15:20,020
Not so he could hang around
with a bunch of jerks.

1444
01:15:20,080 --> 01:15:21,520
He used to be
such a nice boy.

1445
01:15:21,580 --> 01:15:23,020
Where did we
go wrong?

1446
01:15:26,080 --> 01:15:28,010
(distant phone ringing)

1447
01:15:28,090 --> 01:15:30,530
(woman on P.A.) <i>Dr. Roth, please report
to Emergency.

1448
01:15:30,590 --> 01:15:32,030
<i>Dr. Roth.

1449
01:15:35,090 --> 01:15:38,520
Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine,
Dr. Howard.

1450
01:15:40,600 --> 01:15:42,540
(flatline tone)

1451
01:16:01,620 --> 01:16:03,060
(beeping)

1452
01:16:05,620 --> 01:16:07,550


1453
01:16:12,130 --> 01:16:16,070

through med school

1454
01:16:16,130 --> 01:16:20,570


1455
01:16:20,640 --> 01:16:22,580


1456
01:16:22,640 --> 01:16:27,080

a mistake or two

1457
01:16:27,140 --> 01:16:31,580


1458
01:16:31,650 --> 01:16:35,590

at the institute

1459
01:16:35,650 --> 01:16:39,080


1460
01:16:39,160 --> 01:16:42,600


1461
01:16:42,660 --> 01:16:46,600


1462
01:16:46,660 --> 01:16:49,090


1463
01:16:49,170 --> 01:16:50,610
(whirring)

1464
01:16:50,670 --> 01:16:54,610

for the very first time

1465
01:16:54,670 --> 01:16:58,600


1466
01:16:58,680 --> 01:17:02,120

are my line

1467
01:17:02,180 --> 01:17:06,120

all your gauze, nurse

1468
01:17:06,180 --> 01:17:11,120

fading fast

1469
01:17:11,190 --> 01:17:13,630

have set in

1470
01:17:13,690 --> 01:17:17,120

he'll last

1471
01:17:17,190 --> 01:17:21,130


1472
01:17:21,200 --> 01:17:25,140

time to operate

1473
01:17:25,200 --> 01:17:29,130


1474
01:17:29,210 --> 01:17:32,150


1475
01:17:32,210 --> 01:17:36,150


1476
01:17:36,210 --> 01:17:38,640


1477
01:17:38,720 --> 01:17:40,160


1478
01:17:40,220 --> 01:17:44,160

for the very first time

1479
01:17:44,220 --> 01:17:48,150

(bell dings)

1480
01:17:48,230 --> 01:17:55,670

for you to sign

1481
01:17:55,730 --> 01:17:58,160


1482
01:17:58,240 --> 01:17:59,170
(suction)

1483
01:17:59,240 --> 01:18:02,180


1484
01:18:02,240 --> 01:18:03,180
(suction)

1485
01:18:03,240 --> 01:18:05,670


1486
01:18:07,240 --> 01:18:11,180

I'm a quack

1487
01:18:11,250 --> 01:18:15,190


1488
01:18:15,250 --> 01:18:18,680


1489
01:18:18,760 --> 01:18:26,200

before they can pay

1490
01:18:26,260 --> 01:18:28,690


1491
01:18:28,770 --> 01:18:29,700


1492
01:18:29,770 --> 01:18:34,210

for the very first time

1493
01:18:34,270 --> 01:18:38,200


1494
01:18:38,280 --> 01:18:41,720

on my mind

1495
01:18:41,780 --> 01:18:44,220


1496
01:18:44,280 --> 01:18:48,210


1497
01:18:48,290 --> 01:18:51,730


1498
01:18:51,790 --> 01:18:53,730


1499
01:18:53,790 --> 01:18:55,720


1500
01:18:55,790 --> 01:18:57,720


1501
01:18:57,800 --> 01:19:00,740


1502
01:19:00,800 --> 01:19:06,240

oh... I... oh... I...

1503
01:19:08,310 --> 01:19:10,750


1504
01:19:10,810 --> 01:19:12,250


1505
01:19:12,310 --> 01:19:16,250


1506
01:19:16,310 --> 01:19:18,740


1507
01:19:18,820 --> 01:19:20,760
(flatline tone)

1508
01:19:20,820 --> 01:19:22,760


1509
01:19:29,830 --> 01:19:30,770
(buzzer)

1510
01:19:30,830 --> 01:19:34,270
(narrator)
Al's success continued to grow,

1511
01:19:34,330 --> 01:19:37,260
and Barry Cohen continued
to rise to the occasion.

1512
01:19:37,330 --> 01:19:39,260
Al, some gentlemen
are coming by

1513
01:19:39,340 --> 01:19:41,780
to show us some ideas
about ancillary merchandising.

1514
01:19:41,840 --> 01:19:44,780
There's all kinds of money
that can be made here.

1515
01:19:44,840 --> 01:19:46,770
It's like
apples and oranges,

1516
01:19:46,840 --> 01:19:47,770
death and taxes,

1517
01:19:47,850 --> 01:19:49,780
uh, Amos and Andy,

1518
01:19:49,850 --> 01:19:50,790
ba-da-beep, ba-da-bop,
ba-da-boom.

1519
01:19:50,850 --> 01:19:53,290
Mr. Cohen!

1520
01:19:53,350 --> 01:19:54,780
Mr. Yankovic!

1521
01:19:54,850 --> 01:19:56,780
I don't want to take
much of your time,

1522
01:19:56,850 --> 01:19:59,280
so let me get
straight to the point.

1523
01:19:59,360 --> 01:20:02,300
This little baby's
gonna sell like hotcakes.

1524
01:20:02,360 --> 01:20:04,800
It's a perfect tie-in
for your client.

1525
01:20:04,860 --> 01:20:05,790
It's the hottest product

1526
01:20:05,860 --> 01:20:08,290
on the rock-'n'-roll market
today!

1527
01:20:10,870 --> 01:20:11,810
This item's a perennial

1528
01:20:11,870 --> 01:20:13,310
that never fails
to grab the younger market.

1529
01:20:13,370 --> 01:20:14,800
Now, if you're
talking penetrating

1530
01:20:14,870 --> 01:20:16,300
the 6- to 12-year-old
segment,

1531
01:20:16,370 --> 01:20:18,300
this baby wholesales
for $14.95,

1532
01:20:18,380 --> 01:20:19,820
but believe me
when I tell you

1533
01:20:19,880 --> 01:20:22,320
the stores won't be able
to stock 'em fast enough.

1534
01:20:22,380 --> 01:20:23,820
Sounds interesting.

1535
01:20:25,880 --> 01:20:29,820
It comes complete
with a genuine nylon wig;

1536
01:20:29,890 --> 01:20:32,330
plastic, nontoxic eyeglasses;

1537
01:20:32,390 --> 01:20:35,830
and a self-adhesive,
fire-resistant mustache.

1538
01:20:35,890 --> 01:20:38,320
It is a genuine fun item.

1539
01:20:38,400 --> 01:20:40,840
Why, my whole family
derives hours of pleasure

1540
01:20:40,900 --> 01:20:43,840
from this unique
leisure product.

1541
01:20:46,400 --> 01:20:47,330
You know, Al,

1542
01:20:47,400 --> 01:20:49,330
all your female friends
everywhere

1543
01:20:49,410 --> 01:20:50,350
will love this.

1544
01:20:50,410 --> 01:20:51,850
Now, maybe they're at home,

1545
01:20:51,910 --> 01:20:53,850
they're having a great,
romantic evening

1546
01:20:53,910 --> 01:20:55,340
with a husband, a boyfriend,

1547
01:20:55,410 --> 01:20:58,840
they're playing Weird Al music
on the record player,

1548
01:20:58,920 --> 01:21:01,360
and they need
that certain something

1549
01:21:01,420 --> 01:21:03,860
to turn up the heat.

1550
01:21:03,920 --> 01:21:04,850
Voil�!

1551
01:21:09,930 --> 01:21:12,370
Edible underwear.

1552
01:21:14,930 --> 01:21:16,360
Great idea, huh?

1553
01:21:16,430 --> 01:21:17,860
That's fantastic!

1554
01:21:17,940 --> 01:21:19,880
What do you think, Al?

1555
01:21:19,940 --> 01:21:22,380
(narrator) Al realized that his vision
of show business

1556
01:21:22,440 --> 01:21:23,380
was very different

1557
01:21:23,440 --> 01:21:26,870
from the glaring reality
confronting him.

1558
01:21:26,940 --> 01:21:30,880
This palatial estate,
now known as Yankland,

1559
01:21:30,950 --> 01:21:32,890
became Al's retreat.

1560
01:21:32,950 --> 01:21:34,890
Previously owned
by Charlie Chaplin

1561
01:21:34,950 --> 01:21:36,380
and Ricardo Montalb�n,

1562
01:21:36,450 --> 01:21:38,380
Al used his unique
design talents

1563
01:21:38,460 --> 01:21:41,900
to adapt the house to his
personal living standards.

1564
01:21:43,460 --> 01:21:46,390
Although he owned
thousands of automobiles,

1565
01:21:46,460 --> 01:21:49,390
this '77 Toyota
was his favorite.

1566
01:21:50,970 --> 01:21:53,910
One of the pleasures that comes
with international stardom

1567
01:21:53,970 --> 01:21:54,900
is the companionship

1568
01:21:54,970 --> 01:21:58,400
of Hollywood's
most alluring starlets.

1569
01:21:58,480 --> 01:22:01,420
Yeah, Al's career
is really exploding.

1570
01:22:01,480 --> 01:22:02,920
The things
he comes up with!

1571
01:22:02,980 --> 01:22:06,420
It boggles my mind.
How does he do it?

1572
01:22:06,480 --> 01:22:08,410
In fact, we've just come
from editing his latest video.

1573
01:22:08,490 --> 01:22:10,430
It's phenomenal!

1574
01:22:10,490 --> 01:22:13,430
It's hip. It's black.
It's country. It's now.

1575
01:22:13,490 --> 01:22:14,920
It's all over the charts.

1576
01:22:14,990 --> 01:22:15,920
Here, let me show it to you.

1577
01:22:17,490 --> 01:22:18,420
You're gonna love this.

1578
01:22:24,000 --> 01:22:25,930
Hey, are we still rolling?

1579
01:22:26,000 --> 01:22:26,930
No, wait a minute.
Wait a minute.

1580
01:22:27,000 --> 01:22:28,430
Cut that.
Shut that thing off!

1581
01:22:28,510 --> 01:22:29,940
(beep-beep)

1582
01:22:32,510 --> 01:22:36,450
In fact, we've just come
from editing Al's latest video.

1583
01:22:36,510 --> 01:22:37,440
Here it is.

1584
01:22:40,020 --> 01:22:41,960


1585
01:22:42,020 --> 01:22:45,460


1586
01:22:45,520 --> 01:22:48,450


1587
01:22:48,530 --> 01:22:52,470


1588
01:22:55,030 --> 01:22:59,460



1589
01:22:59,540 --> 01:23:01,980


1590
01:23:02,040 --> 01:23:04,480

far behind

1591
01:23:04,540 --> 01:23:07,970


1592
01:23:08,050 --> 01:23:12,990

a brand-new lover

1593
01:23:13,050 --> 01:23:16,990

that I'm not your kind

1594
01:23:17,050 --> 01:23:18,980

ah... ah...

1595
01:23:19,060 --> 01:23:24,500

of my Rolodex

1596
01:23:24,560 --> 01:23:25,490


1597
01:23:25,560 --> 01:23:31,500

in two

1598
01:23:31,570 --> 01:23:34,510

the malt shop

1599
01:23:34,570 --> 01:23:38,000


1600
01:23:38,080 --> 01:23:42,020

of you

1601
01:23:42,080 --> 01:23:44,020

yeah

1602
01:23:44,080 --> 01:23:46,010



1603
01:23:46,080 --> 01:23:50,520

cryin'

1604
01:23:50,590 --> 01:23:52,030



1605
01:23:52,090 --> 01:23:56,530

somebody new

1606
01:23:56,590 --> 01:23:59,520

spend eternity

1607
01:23:59,600 --> 01:24:03,040

of broken glass

1608
01:24:03,100 --> 01:24:07,040

with you

1609
01:24:07,100 --> 01:24:10,040


1610
01:24:10,110 --> 01:24:15,550

kind of bitter

1611
01:24:15,610 --> 01:24:20,050

in the dumps

1612
01:24:20,120 --> 01:24:21,560


1613
01:24:21,620 --> 01:24:27,560

in the gas station of love

1614
01:24:27,620 --> 01:24:33,060

the self-service pumps

1615
01:24:33,130 --> 01:24:39,070

with that suitcase

1616
01:24:39,140 --> 01:24:40,580


1617
01:24:40,640 --> 01:24:41,580



1618
01:24:41,640 --> 01:24:46,580

in two

1619
01:24:46,640 --> 01:24:48,070


1620
01:24:48,150 --> 01:24:52,590

paper cuts on my face

1621
01:24:52,650 --> 01:24:58,090

with you

1622
01:24:58,160 --> 01:25:00,090


1623
01:25:00,160 --> 01:25:05,600

my intestines with a fork

1624
01:25:05,660 --> 01:25:10,090

with other men

1625
01:25:10,170 --> 01:25:13,110


1626
01:25:13,170 --> 01:25:16,610

in a door

1627
01:25:16,670 --> 01:25:18,100


1628
01:25:18,180 --> 01:25:21,620

and again and again

1629
01:25:21,680 --> 01:25:24,120
Oh, can't you see
what I'm tryin' to say, darlin'?

1630
01:25:24,180 --> 01:25:29,110

sucked out by leeches

1631
01:25:29,190 --> 01:25:30,120


1632
01:25:30,190 --> 01:25:36,130

under a toenail or two

1633
01:25:36,190 --> 01:25:39,120

all the bathrooms

1634
01:25:39,200 --> 01:25:42,640

with my tongue

1635
01:25:42,700 --> 01:25:48,140

with you

1636
01:25:48,210 --> 01:25:54,650

on a huge pile of thumbtacks

1637
01:25:54,710 --> 01:26:00,150

with Krazy Glue

1638
01:26:00,220 --> 01:26:01,160


1639
01:26:01,220 --> 01:26:04,660

into a swimming pool

1640
01:26:04,720 --> 01:26:07,650

double-edged razor blades

1641
01:26:07,720 --> 01:26:13,660

with you

1642
01:26:13,730 --> 01:26:16,660

right out of my rib cage

1643
01:26:16,730 --> 01:26:18,160


1644
01:26:18,240 --> 01:26:23,680

and stomp on it till I die

1645
01:26:23,740 --> 01:26:25,670
(shrieks)

1646
01:26:25,740 --> 01:26:31,180


1647
01:26:31,250 --> 01:26:34,690


1648
01:26:36,750 --> 01:26:41,190


1649
01:26:46,260 --> 01:26:49,690
Oh, it was a great shot, Frank.
It was truly inspired.

1650
01:26:49,770 --> 01:26:53,710
The light behind Al
was... mystical.

1651
01:26:53,770 --> 01:26:54,700
I feel good about it
myself.

1652
01:26:54,770 --> 01:26:58,700
I knew that take 32
was going to be the one.

1653
01:26:58,780 --> 01:26:59,710
Yeah, but did we have to
do it so many times?

1654
01:26:59,780 --> 01:27:02,720
I mean-- I mean, take 32
looked the same as take 3.

1655
01:27:04,780 --> 01:27:07,210
Didn't have the magic.

1656
01:27:07,280 --> 01:27:09,710
Yeah, well, guess this
is almost a wrap,

1657
01:27:09,790 --> 01:27:13,230
so we can get this thing
in the can, huh?

1658
01:27:13,290 --> 01:27:16,230
By the way, has Al come up
with an end for the video yet?

1659
01:27:16,290 --> 01:27:19,220
I don't think so,
but he's working on it.

1660
01:27:19,300 --> 01:27:21,740
Oh... wait a minute
Working on it?

1661
01:27:21,800 --> 01:27:24,240
What? What? What?
Like his last album?

1662
01:27:24,300 --> 01:27:26,230
God, it took him six months
just to come up with a title.

1663
01:27:26,300 --> 01:27:28,230
I mean, I don't even think
his stuff is funny.

1664
01:27:28,310 --> 01:27:31,250
Oh, oh, sure, my kids
like it and everything, but...

1665
01:27:31,310 --> 01:27:33,250
Al! How you doing?
Love your stuff, babe.

1666
01:27:33,310 --> 01:27:34,750
I want to tell you,

1667
01:27:34,810 --> 01:27:36,240
this video is gonna be
a monster,

1668
01:27:36,310 --> 01:27:37,740
and all the guys
down at the label

1669
01:27:37,810 --> 01:27:39,740
are behind you 110%.

1670
01:27:39,820 --> 01:27:40,760
Shh!

1671
01:27:43,320 --> 01:27:45,760
(shouts)
I got it!

1672
01:27:45,820 --> 01:27:47,250
A kiwi!

1673
01:27:47,320 --> 01:27:48,750
Oh, a kiwi!

1674
01:27:48,830 --> 01:27:50,260
Kiwi.
$1.15 a pound.

1675
01:27:50,330 --> 01:27:52,270
Are-- Are--
Are kiwis imported? Yeah.

1676
01:27:52,330 --> 01:27:54,270
A kiwi.
No!

1677
01:27:54,330 --> 01:27:55,760
An eggplant.

1678
01:27:55,830 --> 01:27:57,260
An eggplant!

1679
01:27:57,330 --> 01:28:00,770
No, no, never mind.
A kiwi. More seeds.

1680
01:28:00,840 --> 01:28:02,780
Uh, okay, we should
now be able to--

1681
01:28:02,840 --> 01:28:04,280
A man!

1682
01:28:04,340 --> 01:28:06,770
I see a man

1683
01:28:06,840 --> 01:28:08,270
wrapped in bandages
from the waste up.

1684
01:28:08,350 --> 01:28:10,280
No!

1685
01:28:10,350 --> 01:28:11,290
From head to toe.

1686
01:28:11,350 --> 01:28:13,290
His entire body
covered with bandages.

1687
01:28:13,350 --> 01:28:15,290
A bandaged man.

1688
01:28:15,350 --> 01:28:19,280
And he's got a knife
in his left hand.

1689
01:28:19,360 --> 01:28:20,800
And what is he cutting?

1690
01:28:23,360 --> 01:28:25,300
A kiwi!
(gasps)

1691
01:28:25,360 --> 01:28:28,290
This is fantastic!

1692
01:28:28,370 --> 01:28:31,310
Did I say they were
Day-Glo green bandages?

1693
01:28:31,370 --> 01:28:32,310
No.

1694
01:28:32,370 --> 01:28:34,810
Come on!
Let's shoot this thing!

1695
01:28:34,870 --> 01:28:35,800
We have the smoke
happening,

1696
01:28:35,870 --> 01:28:37,300
so come on!

1697
01:28:37,370 --> 01:28:38,800
Everybody's waitin'.

1698
01:28:38,880 --> 01:28:40,310
Yeah, yeah, I agree.
Time is money.

1699
01:28:40,380 --> 01:28:42,820
Let's get this thing
in the can, huh?

1700
01:28:42,880 --> 01:28:44,320
Okay! Let's see.

1701
01:28:44,380 --> 01:28:46,310
We've got a man
dressed in bandages

1702
01:28:46,380 --> 01:28:48,310
from head to toe.

1703
01:28:48,390 --> 01:28:49,820
Green bandages.

1704
01:28:49,890 --> 01:28:52,330
He's holding a knife
in his left hand,

1705
01:28:52,390 --> 01:28:55,830
and he's cutting open
a kiwi.

1706
01:28:55,890 --> 01:28:59,820
And he's wearing
sunglasses!

1707
01:28:59,900 --> 01:29:01,340
(gasps)

1708
01:29:01,400 --> 01:29:04,340
This is fantastic!

1709
01:29:04,400 --> 01:29:05,830
I don't-- I don't know.
I don't get it.

1710
01:29:05,900 --> 01:29:07,830
I mean, what's this
got to do with anything?

1711
01:29:07,900 --> 01:29:09,330
(chuckling)
I mean...

1712
01:29:09,410 --> 01:29:10,850
It's a dream.

1713
01:29:10,910 --> 01:29:12,850
It's all happening
in a dream.

1714
01:29:12,910 --> 01:29:13,850
It's beautiful!

1715
01:29:13,910 --> 01:29:15,340
It's like a cross between

1716
01:29:15,410 --> 01:29:18,840
"The Wizard of Oz"
and "Return of the Mummy."

1717
01:29:18,920 --> 01:29:20,350
Sounds good to me.

1718
01:29:20,420 --> 01:29:22,360
(shouts)
Mr. Potato Head!

1719
01:29:22,420 --> 01:29:23,360
(gasps)

1720
01:29:23,420 --> 01:29:27,360
A whole army
of Mr. Potato Heads.

1721
01:29:27,420 --> 01:29:28,850
High concept.

1722
01:29:28,930 --> 01:29:29,860
I love it.
It works.

1723
01:29:29,930 --> 01:29:36,370
I need a fish-eye lens
and a crane.

1724
01:29:36,430 --> 01:29:37,360
Okay.

1725
01:29:37,430 --> 01:29:38,360
So, now that
that's settled,

1726
01:29:38,440 --> 01:29:39,370
let's put this thing
to bed.

1727
01:29:39,440 --> 01:29:41,380
This video does
world-premiere tomorrow,

1728
01:29:41,440 --> 01:29:44,380
and maybe we can still
bring it in under budget.

1729
01:29:44,440 --> 01:29:46,870
Shh! He's on a roll.

1730
01:29:46,940 --> 01:29:49,370
Chinese checkers,

1731
01:29:49,450 --> 01:29:51,890
mashed potatoes,

1732
01:29:51,950 --> 01:29:53,390
and a Tyrannosaurus Rex!

1733
01:29:53,450 --> 01:29:55,390
Fabulous!
Fabulous.

1734
01:29:55,450 --> 01:29:58,380
It's like a cross between
"Blade Runner"

1735
01:29:58,460 --> 01:29:59,890
and "Kramer vs. Kramer."

1736
01:29:59,960 --> 01:30:02,900
Unbelievable!
Unbelievable!

1737
01:30:02,960 --> 01:30:05,400
Oh, yeah, and I suppose they all
ride off into the sunset

1738
01:30:05,460 --> 01:30:06,890
on plastic cows, huh?

1739
01:30:06,960 --> 01:30:08,890
That's good.
I like that.

1740
01:30:08,970 --> 01:30:10,910
Plastic cows!

1741
01:30:10,970 --> 01:30:12,410
(motor revving)

1742
01:30:12,470 --> 01:30:15,910
We oughta shoot this.

1743
01:30:15,970 --> 01:30:18,400
Uh, Al, can I
get you anything?

1744
01:30:18,480 --> 01:30:21,420
What?
What'd he say?

1745
01:30:21,480 --> 01:30:24,420
This is fabulous!
Fabulous!

1746
01:30:27,480 --> 01:30:28,910
More smoke!

1747
01:30:29,990 --> 01:30:35,930


1748
01:30:51,510 --> 01:30:53,950

and listen to me

1749
01:30:54,010 --> 01:30:56,940

to join in the fight

1750
01:30:57,010 --> 01:30:59,440

grow up to be cowboys

1751
01:30:59,520 --> 01:31:01,960

the bedbugs bite

1752
01:31:02,020 --> 01:31:03,960

in one basket

1753
01:31:04,020 --> 01:31:06,950

before they hatch

1754
01:31:07,020 --> 01:31:09,950

before its time

1755
01:31:10,030 --> 01:31:12,970

an itch to scratch

1756
01:31:13,030 --> 01:31:15,470

all the Charmin you can

1757
01:31:15,530 --> 01:31:17,960

not around

1758
01:31:18,030 --> 01:31:19,460

in the microwave

1759
01:31:19,540 --> 01:31:20,980


1760
01:31:21,040 --> 01:31:26,480


1761
01:31:26,540 --> 01:31:28,970


1762
01:31:29,050 --> 01:31:31,990

that feeds you

1763
01:31:32,050 --> 01:31:33,990

than you can chew

1764
01:31:34,050 --> 01:31:35,980


1765
01:31:36,050 --> 01:31:36,980


1766
01:31:37,050 --> 01:31:39,980


1767
01:31:40,060 --> 01:31:42,500


1768
01:31:42,560 --> 01:31:44,500


1769
01:31:44,560 --> 01:31:47,990

you can dare to be stupid

1770
01:31:48,060 --> 01:31:50,500

the other cheek

1771
01:31:50,570 --> 01:31:53,510

the ship

1772
01:31:53,570 --> 01:31:57,010

then forget to leave a tip

1773
01:31:57,070 --> 01:31:59,000


1774
01:31:59,080 --> 01:32:01,020

to be stupid

1775
01:32:01,080 --> 01:32:04,020



1776
01:32:04,080 --> 01:32:06,010


1777
01:32:06,080 --> 01:32:08,010


1778
01:32:08,080 --> 01:32:13,520


1779
01:32:17,090 --> 01:32:20,020

out of a molehill

1780
01:32:20,100 --> 01:32:22,540


1781
01:32:22,600 --> 01:32:25,040

for crying over spilled milk

1782
01:32:25,100 --> 01:32:27,530

in your beer

1783
01:32:27,600 --> 01:32:30,540

join the PTA

1784
01:32:30,610 --> 01:32:33,050

and a Chevrolet

1785
01:32:33,110 --> 01:32:35,550

and they drag you away

1786
01:32:35,610 --> 01:32:39,040

you can dare to be stupid

1787
01:32:39,120 --> 01:32:41,560

on a fish

1788
01:32:41,620 --> 01:32:44,560

up a tree

1789
01:32:44,620 --> 01:32:46,050

you gotta buy one

1790
01:32:46,120 --> 01:32:48,050


1791
01:32:48,120 --> 01:32:50,550



1792
01:32:50,630 --> 01:32:52,570

to be stupid?

1793
01:32:52,630 --> 01:32:54,570



1794
01:32:54,630 --> 01:32:56,560


1795
01:32:56,630 --> 01:32:58,060


1796
01:32:58,130 --> 01:33:00,560

at both ends

1797
01:33:00,640 --> 01:33:03,080

in the mouth

1798
01:33:03,140 --> 01:33:05,580

can be your friends

1799
01:33:05,640 --> 01:33:11,080


1800
01:33:11,150 --> 01:33:13,590

a coffee achiever

1801
01:33:13,650 --> 01:33:16,590

and watch "Leave It To Beaver"

1802
01:33:16,650 --> 01:33:19,080

so what you gonna do?

1803
01:33:19,160 --> 01:33:21,600

dare to be stupid

1804
01:33:21,660 --> 01:33:23,100


1805
01:33:23,160 --> 01:33:24,600


1806
01:33:24,660 --> 01:33:25,590

what did I say?

1807
01:33:25,660 --> 01:33:27,090


1808
01:33:27,160 --> 01:33:28,090


1809
01:33:28,160 --> 01:33:29,590


1810
01:33:29,670 --> 01:33:31,110

all night

1811
01:33:31,170 --> 01:33:32,110


1812
01:33:32,170 --> 01:33:34,110

join the crowd

1813
01:33:34,170 --> 01:33:35,100


1814
01:33:35,170 --> 01:33:36,600


1815
01:33:36,670 --> 01:33:38,100


1816
01:33:38,170 --> 01:33:39,600


1817
01:33:39,680 --> 01:33:40,620


1818
01:33:40,680 --> 01:33:42,120


1819
01:33:42,180 --> 01:33:43,120



1820
01:33:43,180 --> 01:33:44,620


1821
01:33:44,680 --> 01:33:46,110


1822
01:33:46,180 --> 01:33:47,610


1823
01:33:47,680 --> 01:33:48,610


1824
01:33:48,690 --> 01:33:50,120


1825
01:33:50,190 --> 01:33:51,630


1826
01:33:51,690 --> 01:33:53,130


1827
01:33:53,190 --> 01:33:54,630


1828
01:33:58,700 --> 01:34:01,140
Hi, Al here.

1829
01:34:01,200 --> 01:34:03,140
Well, that's the whole story.

1830
01:34:03,200 --> 01:34:04,640
The ups and the downs,

1831
01:34:04,700 --> 01:34:07,130
the dreams
and the disappointments.

1832
01:34:07,200 --> 01:34:09,630
The agony and the ecstasy.

1833
01:34:09,710 --> 01:34:12,650
The compleat Al.

1834
01:34:12,710 --> 01:34:15,150
And now, I'd just like
to take this opportunity

1835
01:34:15,210 --> 01:34:17,140
to say thank you
to all of my fans

1836
01:34:17,210 --> 01:34:19,640
who have been so supportive
over the years.

1837
01:34:19,720 --> 01:34:22,660
I can't begin to tell you
how much you all mean to me.

1838
01:34:22,720 --> 01:34:26,660
You know, without you,
I'd be nothing.

1839
01:34:26,720 --> 01:34:29,150
Well, not exactly <i>nothing,
but...

1840
01:34:29,230 --> 01:34:32,170
I'd be a worthless hunk
of slime.

1841
01:34:32,230 --> 01:34:35,670
I'd be a horrible, smelly,
weasel-faced shell of a man

1842
01:34:35,730 --> 01:34:37,660
just crawling around
in the gutter

1843
01:34:37,730 --> 01:34:39,160
and eating leftover
macaroni and cheese

1844
01:34:39,240 --> 01:34:40,670
out of the garbage can.

1845
01:34:40,740 --> 01:34:43,180
I'd be this fat, hairy,
disgusting slob

1846
01:34:43,240 --> 01:34:45,680
with green teeth,
talking to fire hydrants

1847
01:34:45,740 --> 01:34:47,170
and drooling on myself.

1848
01:34:47,240 --> 01:34:49,170
I'd be less than human!

1849
01:34:49,250 --> 01:34:51,690
I'd be a pathetic
little worm.

1850
01:34:51,750 --> 01:34:54,190
No, not a worm, a--
a kangaroo!

1851
01:34:54,250 --> 01:34:56,680
I'd just be this kangaroo
hop-hop-hopping along--

1852
01:34:56,750 --> 01:34:59,180
Did I say "kangaroo"?
I meant an amoeba.

1853
01:34:59,260 --> 01:35:02,200
I'd be a one-celled amoeba,
or, or a paramecium.

1854
01:35:02,260 --> 01:35:04,700
Yeah, yeah, that's it,
a paramecium!

1855
01:35:04,760 --> 01:35:07,190
I can see it now.
I'd be this lousy,

1856
01:35:07,260 --> 01:35:10,690
stinking paramecium, just waving
my flagella all around

1857
01:35:10,770 --> 01:35:12,710
and translocating
from place to place.

1858
01:35:12,770 --> 01:35:15,710
I'd be this--
Hey, hey, where you going?

1859
01:35:15,770 --> 01:35:17,700
Hey, wait a minute,
come back!

1860
01:35:17,770 --> 01:35:22,210
(voice echoing)
Hey! Hey, hey, hey...

1861
01:35:22,280 --> 01:35:24,220
(narrator)
Weird Al,

1862
01:35:24,280 --> 01:35:28,210
the man, the myth,
the legend.

1863
01:35:28,280 --> 01:35:30,720
Where will he go
from here?

1864
01:35:30,790 --> 01:35:33,230
What new worlds
will he conquer?

1865
01:35:33,290 --> 01:35:35,730
Who does he think he is?

1866
01:35:35,790 --> 01:35:39,720
Will he continue to capture
the hearts of millions,

1867
01:35:39,800 --> 01:35:42,240
or will he fade
into oblivion

1868
01:35:42,300 --> 01:35:44,240
like some insignificant pest?

1869
01:35:44,300 --> 01:35:47,730
How should I know?