Actors - Al TV

	Actors - Al TV

Al TV is a show created by singer-songwriter "Weird Al" Yankovic. The premise of the show is that Yankovic uses his pirate satellite transmitter to commandeer the airwaves of a music video station in order to show the videos that he wants to watch. This conveniently happens when he has a new album to promote. In addition to playing videos, he also holds fake interviews with celebrities, comments on the latest music news, takes letters from fans, or shares recipes, all with a humorous twist. A similar show has been broadcast in Canada, under the name ''Al Music.

Al TV Episodes

The following is a comprehensive list of his Al TV specials to date, with the album being promoted, original air date, and length. The first eight specials were broadcast on MTV. The ninth special was broadcast on VH1:

Al TV #1 - In 3-D; April 1, 1984; four hours
Al TV #2 - In 3-D; September 3, 1984; four hours
Al TV #3 - Dare To Be Stupid; July 7, 1985; four hours
Al TV #4 - Polka Party!
; February 3, 1987; two hours
Al TV #5 - Even Worse
; April 20, 1988; two hours
Al TV #6 - Off the Deep End
; April 26, 1992; three hours
Al TV #7 - Bad Hair Day
; May 23, 1996; two hours
Al TV #8 - Running With Scissors; December 4, 1999; two hours
Al TV #9 - Poodle Hat
; June 17, 2003; one hour

Al Music Episodes

The following is a comprehensive list of his Al Music specials to date, with the album being promoted, original air date, and length. All specials have been broadcast on MuchMusic:

Al Music #1 - Off the Deep End
; August 14, 1993; two hours
Al Music #2 - Alapalooza
; unknown; two hours
Al Music #3 - Bad Hair Day
; May 15, 1996; two hours, thirty minutes

Fake Interviews

One of the highlights of the show are the fake celebrity interviews. Yankovic takes footage from old interviews and edits it such that he appears to be interviewing the celebrity. The questions and answers are often of a silly nature. The following is a comprehensive list of his fake interviews to date:

Paula Abdul (Al TV #6)
Boy George (Al TV #1)
James Brown (Al Music #2)
Mariah Carey
(Al Music #3)
Cher
(Al TV #8)
Def Leppard (Al TV #6 and Al Music #1)
Celine Dion (Al TV #9)
Eminem (Al TV #9)
George Harrison
(Al TV #5, Al TV #6 and Al Music #2)
Mick Jagger
(Al Music #3)
Billy Joel (Al Music #3)
Avril Lavigne
(Al TV #9)
Madonna
first interview (Al TV #3 and Al Music #2)
Madonna
second interview (Al Music #3)
Paul McCartney (Al TV #6 and Al Music #3)
John Cougar Mellencamp (Al TV #4)
Vince Neil (Al TV #6)
Ozzy Osbourne (Al TV #6 and Al Music #1)
Tom Petty (Al TV #6)
Robert Plant (Al Music #3)
Prince
(Al Music #2)
Keith Richards (Al Music #3)
Snoop Dogg
(Al TV #8)
Britney Spears
and Justin Timberlake
(Al TV #9)
Bruce Springsteen (Al Music #2)
Sting
(Al TV #5 and Al Music #2)
Michael Stipe (Al TV #8)
Steven Tyler (Al TV #8)

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