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Flashback: Celebrating 20 Years of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “UHF”

6/19/09, 2:21 pm EST

After watching “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Doors-mocking new video “Craigslist,” Rock Daily got nostalgic for Yankovic’s classic comedy UHF, about an ultra high frequency television station forced to fill its airwaves with the strangest TV shows you’ve ever seen. The film happens to be celebrating its 20th anniversary next month, so to honor Weird Al’s cult comedy, which also starred Michael Richards (Kramer from Seinfeld) as a night janitor who got his own show, this week’s Flashback features several of our favorite clips from the film. Up top, Yankovic turns Dire Straits’ “Money For Nothing” into an ode to the Beverly Hillbilles. After the jump, check out the hilarious segments “Conan The Librarian” and “Wheel of Fish.” And if you haven’t seen UHF yet, we recommend scouting out the DVD ASAP.


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Oddjob | 6/19/2009, 2:52 pm EST

This movie is fantastic even if nobody has ever seen it.

MattB | 6/19/2009, 4:46 pm EST

Saw this movie about 7 years ago and it still makes me laugh every time. “Spatula City”…..Classic

matt in farmers branch | 6/19/2009, 4:49 pm EST

My aunt was an extra in that movie. She was one of the people working in the bad guy’s tv studio office.

Great 80s movie!

Wrecking Balls | 6/20/2009, 3:08 pm EST

This is one of the most underrated comedies ever.

Fail | 6/23/2009, 1:45 pm EST

Agreed – This is one of the most underrated comedies ever.

zorblaz | 8/5/2009, 7:03 am EST

Bah! I saw UHF in the theaters in 1989. Bow down before my pitiful existence!! (and yeah, this film could be mentioned in the same breath as Airplane, Top Secret, and Blazing Saddles, but nobody realizes that UHF is any good)

JTR Not CNR | 8/5/2009, 4:28 pm EST

zorblaz, I agree with you completely. And yes, I, too, saw it in theaters in ‘89.

PHDisME | 8/8/2009, 2:41 pm EST

Simply one of the best comedies ever made.

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