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What are your favorite parts of UHF?
What's one of your favorite Weird Al songs?
How many spatulas from Spatula City do you own? lol
Cheers!
Emily and Matthew 😋
Awesome movie
I can decide on the favorite song. A few of the great songs most people overlook are;
Don't download this song
You don't love me anymore
C.N.R
Everything you know is wrong
The night Santa went crazy
Please Please watch Radio Flyer!!! Love the videos
PLEASE WATCH WILD THINGS
Love this movie! The supplies and Rauls wild kingdom are the best jokes ever!
I can't walk past a supply closet without chuckling.
SUPPLIES!!! :D
Me either......and no one else knows.
Supplies!!!
Rogers State University in Claremore, OK dedicated a supply closet to Weird Al
we're not suppliesed
"He who is tired of Weird Al is tired of life."
-Homer Simpson
It's awesome that the quote could be made up, but isn't.
I’m always tired of life….
*But I’m NEVER tired of Weird Al.*
When this movie came out one of my group of friends was about to turn 21. We asked him what he wanted for gifts and he said “SPATULAS!”. So we, being the excellent friends that we are, gave him spatulas every birthday for the next 10 years. Regular ones, wood ones, plastic ones, an 8 foot long one, a really cool stained glass one, and finally a gold plated one engraved with his name and birth date. Weird Al has been a big influence in our lives to this day.
That is awesome.
"supplies" is the funniest, most well delivered joke in the movie.
Me just sitting here waiting for "supplies!". 🤣
UHF- accurately predicting Vine, TicTok and RUclips 31 years ago.
I'm pretty sure public Access was old even then.
"I forgot about that one" is my favorite Matthew comment. There's nothing like the joy of rediscovering something you once loved.
I figured the humor in this movie would be right up Emily’s alley :)
The failure of UHF at the box office is well documented, but in a nutshell: it received Orion’s best test audience scores since Robocop, but was completely overshadowed by Batman, Ghostbusters 2, Do the Right Thing, and other big movies in what was a huge blockbuster summer.
Yup, one of the best years for movies of all time. When blockbusters abound, a really good comedy movie just gets crushed. :(
I think Indiana Jones 3 as well as honey I shrunk the kids
Al said that he hated when comedies had these horrific villains that barely got any comuppance at all. So he decided Fletcher should get *everything* he deserved.
“They lied to me. There really are some stupid questions.” Best quote from any of your reactions
I believe another variation (and my favorite) is "there are no stupid questions ... only stupid people who ask questions ;-)
@@mikel2686 "There are no stupid questions; just stupid people."
- Mr. Garrison, "South Park"
Pair up triple feature:
Three Amigos
Galaxy Quest
Tropic Thunder
Stanley's reaction to being kidnapped made me think there should be a whole skit.
Imagine a kidnapper taking someone from a grocery store parking lot, and taking the victim back to their lair. Instead of being frightened, the victim is annoyingly enthusiastic, excited, and a little inappropriately turned on about being kidnapped. By the end, the kidnapper is dumping the victim back off at the grocery store parking lot and accelerating away as fast as possible, while the victim is running and screaming after them, "Call me!"
So Police Academy 5....
@@arisucheddar3097 Was this idea in Police Academy 5? If it is, I never saw that movie, so my idea is a unintended coincidence. Just goes to show that most of the time when a person has what they think is a great idea, someone smarter and more talented has already thought of it first.😀
@@dongilleo9743 lol not precisely the locations, and I won't ruin the total plot, but someone is very excited to be kidnapped, even offering suggestions to the kidnappers on how to do it better.
The Nickelodeon I grew up with was "You Can't Do That On Television" "Turkey Television" and "Out of Control". I'm old.
Omg all great shows. Now you're going to make me looks those up to watch...lol.
Cut It Out!
Danger Mouse
When I hear "nickelodeon" I think of tiny theaters showing silent movies. I'm even older...
All that, double dare 2000, Doug, rugrats, catdog, rocko's modern life
Oh those were wonderful times!
UHF(Ultra High Frequency) before the days of cable with an extra round antenna on your TV they picked up the high numbered stations on your TV . VHF(Very High Frequency) rabbit ear antenna's on the TV picked up the lower numbers usually your regular ABC,NBC,CBS and Local station which became FOX.
"Family assume FOX watching positions."-Ten Experience points for anyone that gets it.
@@brucechmiel7964 Married with Children.
Al Bundy was hilarious
When this movie came out, everybody with a television knew that UHF meant local broadcasting. Almost all TVs had a channel on the dial that was labeled UHF. When I was a kid I saw UHF on our TV but I didn't know what the letters meant. So even if we didn't know what the movie was about, we knew it was going to be something about local (meaning REALLY low budget) TV. Which meant we didn't go into it completely blind.
That being said, UHF in my area was just snow. We never watched it because there was nothing to watch.
Favorite line from this movie:
[heavy despairing sigh] "I'll have a blueberry daquiri."
probably one of the greatest little known comedies out there..the creativity/imagination of Weird Al is at another level. I have not met a person who has discovered this movie that hasn't loved it.
*Factoid:* Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits gave Weird Al permission to parody *Money From Nothing* with one exception. Knopfler had to play lead guitar (Jim West, Al's regular lead guitarist plays lead live). Plus Knopfler also played lead guitar off key a tad *ON PURPOSE!!*
Oh this should be fun and is much needed.Emily’s laugh is always a spirit lifter.🥰
Gotta love Stanley. "Supplies !" my favourite joke in the movie.
No, the internet has deemed that joke racist so you're not allowed to find it funny. 🙄
@@-Devy- Oh, no! I'm a racist? Darn internet!
As a long time Weird Al fan, really glad to see you enjoy this one. Always loved this movie.
Also as an Adventure Time fan, big respect to Emily for not only remembering a minor character like Cuber, but being able to recognize his voice almost immediately.
Such a fun movie; Gedde Watanabe (Kuni) is such a treasure. If yous seen 16 Candles that's one of his most known roles, but my favorite is Gung Ho with Michael Keaton.
For UHF I always enjoy Raul's scenes: Badgers?! And my heart just broke into pieces when Emily said: yeah, go for the box there could be ANYTHING in there!
"It could even be a boat!"
1992 Stay Tuned....is the perfect movie to follow up after UHF. I know Emily would LOVE this movie. I can't wait until one day y'all get to watch this ☺️
I don’t think anybody’s react that movie and that’s an awesome movie to react to. Good call.
Need someone to react to that movie. Over 600 channels and nothing's on
Oh, boy! I sure wish 'Weird' Al had made more films. I'd call him 'Brilliantly Skilled & Talented' Al, but it doesn't quite roll off the tongue.
One of my favorite interviews with him
"So why do they call you Weird Al?'
"Well people are essentially cruel. I mean why would you call someone Al?"
This was done by Orion Films who were financially struggling. It did extremely well with test audiences. So they decided to release it in Summer of 1989, believing it would save the studio. So it was only up against such minor films as "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "Lethal Weapon 2" and "Ghostbusters II".
It did not save the studio, and like all cult classics, most of the time, a small vociferous following doesn't lead to a booming film career. But I think 'Weird' Al has done just fine. (He already had musical hits; I'm not saying his music career came from the movie; just saying not having a film career didn't hurt him.) And Michael Richards (Stanley) did have a small part on a minor sitcom later. (Kramer on Seinfeld, for anyone who didn't know.) Those are the two most notable examples I think.
I don't know what you are talking about back in '89 al made a solemn vow to make a movie every 33 years, and he is right on track. :P
My favorite Al Yankovic song is a '50s doo-wop parody called "One More Minute."
To clarify: Al wrote the original tune for "One More Minute", so it's not a parody of any particular song. However, it is a "style parody" of the doo-wop genre as a whole.
I have that song memorized. I used to do it at karaoke all the time. The looks on people's faces when they start to listen to the lyrics is awesome!😆
One time the karaoke lyrics didn't sync up and the dj was going to start over. I waved him off and he stood there slack jawd as I sang it word for word perfectly the rest of the way through. 😎
My favorite is his Michael Jackson Beat it. Absolutely hilarious.
“🎶Shove an ice pick under🎶
🎶a toenail or twooooo🎶
@sirfriendzone1228 that song is so fun to sing for karaoke
I can't believe this movie got past Emily?! So glad you guys watched it. Amazon Women on The Moon - 1987 next? Please add it to your lists. Thanks. 😀👍
I love this movie. But watching this I just noticed how incredibly violent it is. I watched a horror movie last night that had less shock violence than this. In UHF, a man saws his own thumb off, a clown gets beaten with a frying pan, Gandhi punches through a guy's body, a man gets chopped in half, people explode after getting shot, a guy gets randomly run over by a train, etc. And the whole time I'm laughing my head off. I think weird Al found the right formula where the more absurd it is, the more violent it can be, and your brain just finds it funny instead of shocking and upsetting. The violence actually adds to the absurdity. There's a touch of genius in it somewhere.
Not only that, Al found a way to "kill the dog" and we _still_ laughed!
Great reaction guys! We started watching Nickelodeon right when it started and What You Can't Do On Television and Danger Mouse were my go-toes!
It makes me proud that I've been a Weird Al fan from way back when I watch videos like these. His humor really is timeless but it makes me feel like less of an outcast knowing that other people appreciate him like I always have since I was 9 years old.
If you guys like this kind of humor, you're going to love Kung Pow.
I’ve been going through a really bad break up,And went through what might be my lowest point,, but hearing you’re contagious laughter and feeling the warmth That radiates from you as a person it really helps me a lot and put me out of that funk. Thank you so much
Sending you all my best vibes hon!
Much love 💗
Emily
The fake mustache gag cracks me the hell up 😂
Emily's laugh Is absolutely priceless . The actor who played Raul was also a serious actor who is in the l.a. gang movie called colors starring Robert Duvall and Sean Penn
I remember him as Jesus from Hill Street Blues. On checking, he died in '88. Damn. RIP.
The actor who played the old bum was Vance Colvig, son of the original Bozo the Clown, Pinto Colvig (Pinto also voiced Goofy and Pluto)
One of my friends was one of the depressed kids in Uncle Nutsy's Funhouse. The kid, Billy, who spits in Al's face: they had to *numerous* takes because "Billy" kept laughing every time. You can clearly see him trying to not laugh in the take they used.
Decades before Rick & Morty’s Interdimensional cable, there was UHF
"Supplies" Greatest joke in movie history.
The references might be rather dated but this movie still holds up, Weird Al, GOAT.
First things first… UHF is the exact opposite of The Green Mile… in the most positive way..so happy you guys watched it.
Next.. Please finish the naked gun series with Naked Gun 33 1/3.. Weird Al loves this series.
And please watch spy hard, staring leslie nelson and opening song by weird al himself
@@exceedcharge1 I'd also throw in Wrongfully Accused.
@@billoo13
Dont think ive seen it, good?
@@exceedcharge1 it's a Leslie Nielson comedy, yes. Especially the train scene.
@@billoo13
You’re right that was a stupid question
That meme "well...we're waiting...." was said by Ted Knight in Caddyshack.
This was my first time watching a video of yours - it was great to see someone enjoy UHF for the first time!
Unfortunately this movie bombed in theaters, it opened the same weekend as the first Michael Keaton Batman movie in 1989. Roger Ebert of Siskel and Ebert called it the worst movie of the year. That's why only one Weird Al movie exists. Although, there is also The Weird Al Show done kind of in the style of Pee Week's Playhouse, but that show suffered from new TV Saturday morning morality guidelines that all new shows had to hit kids over the head with positive life lessons to be on the air.
It didn't bomb, it just didn't do nearly as well as expected. It turned a profit in theaters, and with video (and later dvd/streaming) it has made a reasonable profit.
The interviews are GOLD though
@@Protoman85 On the DVD? You're not wrong. Emo Phillips showing his ~$0.16 royalty check and such.
In europe it was a vhs rental and we rented it almost every weekend till we kopied it . Legendary movie .topcomedy
Having a doorknob in the center of the door is a mixed "blessing". It looks cool, but it makes opening the door a bit more awkward. The knob is not near the outer edge of the "swing" and therefore if you push or pull with the knob the door is harder to open or close because of leverage.
Having perused (but not memorized) your list, may I recommend...
S.T.R.I.P.E.S - Bill Murray found a new use for a spatula!
Spies Like Us - Akroyd/Chase spy farce.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins - Joel Silver as Master Chun. End of reason.
And for Halloween, Wes Craven's People Under the Stairs. Criminally underrated.
I have officially seen too many films when I can make suggestions to add to such an expansive list.
As for "Weird" Al...always gotta go with "The Saga Begins". My, that Anikin guy....
Don McLean's children LOVED that song. He said they sang it around the house so often that occasionally as he prepared to sing American Pie the lyrics to The Saga Begins would flash in his mind.
This feels like one long marathon of live-action Interdimensional Cable
The two dudes with prosthetics on going, "uwweueueueueueueu" are a performance art duo called The Kipper Kids. They were also in Forbidden Zone and one of them went on to marry Bette Midler. Their rendition of "say say oh playmate" is in The Addams Family.
I grew up watching "You can't do that on television" on Nickelodeon.... I am old.
Centered doorknobs are more common overseas than they are here.. Difficult to find, but not impossible.
As I understand it, they filmed a lot of this in and around Tulsa, OK (it was during a bust in the boom/bust cycle of the oil business), and the billboard for Spatula City was left up after they finished filming. For months afterward, people driving by actually got off the highway and spent time looking for it!
That's correct and it was near a criss cross interchange of 2 major cross city expressways
Emily's smile and eye batting, it's easy to see why Mathew hasn't left you at the mall. ;-)
So many "before they were famous" actors in this movie. Michal Richards (Kramer in Seinfeld), Fran Drescher (The Nanny), Victoria Jackson (SNL), The Japanese Guy (Long Duck Dong in 16 Candles)
Only thing that made me more happy than seeing you were reacting to this movie was seeing how much Emily loved it. I love making people watch it and they usually wonder what is wrong with me for loving it. My answer is ALOT. ❤️❤️
I might‘ve wetten my pants a bit, when Emily cheered „Damn the man, save the Empire,“ I loved Empire Records @Just SUMM Reactions
This came out when I was a kid and I loved it. I was surprised at how much I still loved it when I rewatched it a couple years ago
Same for me ..this was the movie back then
That little Clampet got his own cement pond
Most TV sets of that era were able to receive VHF over the air broadcast signals with a standard antenna. To receive the UHF signals, a special antenna had to be attached to the TV. VHF (Very High Frequency), was considered the best signal, and all the major networks broadcast in this range, but the smaller broadcasters that couldn't afford VHF (like the fictional Ch 62), broadcast via UHF (Ultra High Frequency) which had less clear signals. The TV sets of that era had a dial that was labeled U, and the numbers 2-13. To watch a UHF channel, you set the main dial on 'U', then there was an additional dial that went from 14-83.
The "Supplies!" gag was funny. But the cliche is that the Japanese replace Ls with Rs since there is no L sound in the Japanese language.
Stanley's speech about his mop is a direct parody of the speech in the movie Network
Uhf stands for Ultra High Frequency, old T.V.'s before cable used antannae to get signals over the air, and the channels were split between U.H.F. and V.H.F. spectrum. Your T.V.s had 3 knobs, a channel knob, a subchannel knob for fine tuning, and a frequency selector between U.H.F and V.H.F.
One reviewer had not seen enough movies to get many of the references. She still enjoyed it.
Funny thing, when the beggar received the penny he was told "don't spend it all in one place". By the end he actually did.
He also bought a Rolex, so I guess he spent it at 2 places (at least) ☺
The Wheel of Fish scene was shot over a very long day in a hot set... the actors deserve serious props for doing that. The only comment I remember is "It was rough..."
Fun fact: The mad scientist was originally meant to star Joel Hodgeson, who went on to do some show called "Mystery Science Theater 3000".
Prior to digital TV broadcast we had analog which was transmitted in either VHF or UHF
Before cable, broadcast TV came in VHF and UHF. UHF was a weaker signal and mostly used for local stuff. UHF stand for Ultra High Frequency and VHF stands for Very High Frequency.
Fran Dresher was in this and now she's the head of the Screen Actors Guild.
“Today we’re teaching poodles to fly!”🤣
"damn the man, save the Empire"
best part 😂
After this, watch Peewee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Better Off Dead and One Crazy Summer.
I grew up watching early Nickelodeon, but not any of those shows. I watched the really early ones. Those came out years after the channel started.
Emily thinking UHF might be a VHS tape thing . . . In the days before even the VHS vs BETA wars there was UHS (Ultra High Speed) videocassettes for home use. Of course UHF is Ultra High Frequency analog broadcast TV. Just my 2 bits.
I'm surprised no one has yet mentioned this featured to actors who would go on to be sit-com legends. Fran Drescher, aka The Nanny, and Michael Richards, aka Kramer of Seinfeld fame.
Ha, here's one for ya: Celluloid Sensei. That should deserve a reaction and here's a great one for you: Logan Lucky. Steven Soderbergh came out of retirement to direct and distribute the film and it's got a My Name Is Earl and Ocean's Eleven vibe. Satisfaction guaranteed!
Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits agreed to let Weird Al do the parody but ONLY if HE got play guitar on it.
I haven't seen UHF since it first released. Man I need to watch it again now after this. Also, looking at the movie list I see a few movies that aren't on it that I think should be: Funny Farm, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Big, Major League, and Neverending Story just to name a few. Also, not sure if you have any plans to watch anime movies, but if so then any of the movies from Studio Ghibli are well worth a watch.
I hadn’t seen it in about 25 years…
“Raul’s Wild Kingdom” nearly made me bust a gut laughing for about 2 mins. “Today we’re teaching poodles how to fly”
The sad thing about this movie, is that they wanted to do more with the Raoul's Wild Kingdom guy; unfortunately he tragically died in a car accident during production.
Yeah, I believe he was the guy who delivered the Channel 8 package to the studio early on (I read the script sometime back... the other thing I remember that wasn't used so much was the cameraman kept intentionally messing with the on-air talent, that's probably why he handed over the dog treats instead of the cookies)
UHF is a range of frequencies (like 2G, 3G, 5G, etc). It was used for wireless TV broadcasting (as opposed to cable TV).
"There are no stupid questions. Just stupid people" - Mr Garrison
28:52 - "Have our people call his people... I'm our people." Not only did this give me a chuckle, but it reminded me of a near-ancient memory. If I remember correctly, the proper phrase is, "Have your people call my people and we can do lunch." Well, one day someone randomly threw out, "Have your people call my people and they can do each other," and I lost it!
31:30 - Oh, look. My morning coffee through my nose. Still smells great, I guess. Seriously, you guys are so cute together!
Would have been much huger at the boxoffice, if it didn't have to compete against “Batman,” “Lethal Weapon 2,” “Ghostbusters II,” “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids,” “Do the Right Thing,” “License to Kill,” “Dead Poets Society,” “When Harry Met Sally” and “Star Trek V.”
The movie BOMBED in theaters. Not because it was bad, but because it did well enough in screenings that they released it opposite Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Ghostbusters II, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Lethal Weapon 2, Batman, Licence to Kill, When Harry Met Sally..., Do the Right Thing and Weekend at Bernie's. Orion was also desperate at this point, and only had UHF to possibly save them from bankruptcy. It failed. But it's always been a cult classic. (And proof that Weird Al can act AND sing.)
I just watched someone else's reaction to this that they posted a few days ago.
I guess everyone's doing UHF right now? 🤷🏻♂️
Pleasant Supplies.
@@richardrobbin2225 Present Supplies*.
Awkward Asheigh did it last week as well. Must be a memo going around.
@@SonOfMuta
Dorthy in the streets
Blanche in the sheets.
Ashleigh was also enamored of the doorknob.
Thumbs up, for anything related to "Weird" Al.
John Paragon who played Fletcher’s son was formerly married to Elvira,Mistress of the Dark and unfortunately passed away in April.In Peewee’s Playhouse he was Jambie the genie.
Badgers, we don't need no stinking Badgers! 🤣🤣🤣
Cannibal the Musical (1993) has a tribe of Nihonjins in the Utah territory.
Before cable was an option we had VHF vs UHF as types of broadcast options. VHF could be widely broadcast. UHF is for local broadcasts mainly. One of my area local channels changed to UHF I recall. Each required its own antenna for best reception.
The music video and comedy segments were about 20% of the movie. Much of the crazy TV comedy is based on what was popular on TV with the crazy talk shows and ads.
Overall, it is a slice of 1970's and 1980's pop culture from the point of view of a musician famous for funny songs.
You can thank the radio show "Dr Demento" for playing his songs on the radio. You could start to wander into the novelty song genre. I have yet to see that other than a few funny song reactions.
In Detroit, the weirdest station was Channel 62. I have to wonder if Weird Al chose that number on purpose.Before it was purchesed by a a network Detroit 62 was a one-of-a-kind TV station.
Saw this in the theater and just loved it! We still quote this movie in our house. So much fun, and endlessly quotable.
UHF is a radio frequency its what most TV stations used to broadcast their shows. Ultra High Frequency. some used VHF, very high frequency. both were analogue. now we use digital.
So glad I checked for updates before going to bed! Loved the reaction! 10 More Years! Yea! Here's one of my favorite Weird Al videos. Have fun you two!
Back in the early 80s they were selling a TV/radio combo certain TV channels were on UHF and the rest of the channels were available on VHF
Philo is played Anthony Geary who is best known for his role of Luke in the soap opera General Hospital.
As long as you're doing this stuff from my childhood, I'd highly recommend Better Off Dead.
Weird Al is called weird for a reason. Though he is more fun than weird.
The first time I watched UHF, & could follow it, I was blown away when I realized Stanley was the same actor as Cosmopolitan Kramer in Seinfeld! I watched it in the first place because I adored Weird Al through his other works, like the UHF soundtrack which I had for years prior!
Thee is a Weird Al "documentary" called The Compleat Al (spelled that way), which does give information about his start, but done with his humor and silly bits. It is a real fun one to watch.
"Don't you know the Dewey Decimal system!" lol
I'm very confused about why the video keeps going purple... is it for copyright reasons? Otherwise its a fun reaction as usual... I loved this movie when it came out, and felt very old when you didn't know what UHF meant ;-). Back in the day, when "don't touch that dial!" actually meant something, lol!
Yip, it's for copyright
I love Weird Al. I've not seen this movie in years and when i first saw it, here in Australia, it was known as The Vidiot From UHF. On a different subject do you have Fargo on your list? I think Emily would enjoy that one.
I love this movie. I would legit watch ALL of those shows. :D Also, RIP John Paragon. Everyone usually knows him as Jambi, but his comedy special was really great.
"Meka Leka Hi Meka Hiney Ho!" - Jambi the Genie
19:15- she HASN'T SEEN CADDYSHACK YET???? I've been asking for this since around when you saw Blazing Saddles (so you would get the Badgers joke;) PLEASE don't make me wait that long again Matt!!
Why would you need to see Blazing Saddles to get the badgers joke? It's from Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and was parodied in Blazing Saddles. So a parody of a parody? You'd have to understand it was a joke in the first place.