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.
Comments
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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