This week we dive into another Al-TV episode (this one from 1987) and we are joined by Mark Hampton. This was one of the shortest specials we watched so far but featured one of the absolute craziest moments so far!

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We're taking a few weeks before we dive into Even Worse to check out some of Al's Television Appearances between 1986 and 1987 and we're starting with the almost totally forgotten special "Weird Al's Guide to the Grammys"

As far as we can tell this was aired only once and if not for someone who uploaded it to YouTube it would have been lost to the sands of time! Look it up, watch it and enjoy our thoughts!!!

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This week we complete our coverage of Polka Party with Christmas at Ground Zero and we are joined by godfather of nerd core rap MC Frontalot!

Also you can watch the unedited video from the holiday livestream this was recorded for!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf5Ngd2JKAg

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This week we are joined by Cowboy Coder to discuss the Weird Al Country song tribute "Good Enough For Now"; a song so close to comedic rebel country rock it could have come out of David Allen Coe's mouth.

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We've discussed how the Polka Party album is a collection of highs and lows; unfortunately this week we are discussing a pretty big low. Reportedly Al felt obligated to do this parody after already getting permission from Mick Jagger and the whole song feels like a procrastinated homework assignment.

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This week we are joined by Kelly Phillips who wrote an amazing graphic novel called "Weird Me" about her experiences growing up a die-hard Weird Al fan. She picked the Kinks homage "Don't Wear Those Shoes" as the song she wanted to discuss this week!

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This week we discuss Al's parody of El Debarge's "Who's Johnny". Al's take on the song written for Short Circuit is an ode to Johnny Carson's announcer Ed McMahon. Is Al's song good or do we just really really really like the El DeBarge original?

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This week we cover Al's 3rd Polka medley and the ONLY time that the Polka is also a title track of the album. It's also his shortest Polka. Where does it rank up with the other Polkas? Listen and find out!

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This week we tackle the song One of Those Days; another entry in the long list of Weird Al songs where someone talks about catastrophe like a day to day minor inconvenience.

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