Was the weird Al show (1997) too late or too early? It felt like it could have both been an early 90s mtv hit or a 2010 adult swim hit. It somehow ended up on CBS early mornings in 1997.

The original post: /r/television by /u/neuro_space_explorer on 2025-04-04 07:16:26.

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Who saw this show when it aired. What’s insane is I was the perfect age for this show and never heard of it till tonight. The theme song ended up on running with scissors which was the first weird Al album I bought on cd. I’ve come to the conclusion that Weird Al is an artist studios never knew what to do with, but he was successful enough he was able to make things like this show, UHF, comedy bang bang, and Weird: the Yankovic story.

I love he’s never sold out and fans and somehow studios keep giving him chances. This show shocked me though. I first watched it and guessed 93-94, late night mtv, and then 2004-2006 adult swim, turns out it’s 97 cbs Saturday mornings. Of course I didn’t see it.

I was watching Nickelodeon and fox but watching it now it’s exactly what I wanted from a show at that time. Felt like a precursor to space ghost coast to coast. And letterman. My wife feels the same.