The TV Album

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The TV Album
Compilation album by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Released	November 7, 1995
Recorded	contains songs recorded from 1983 through 1993
Genre	Comedy
Label	Scotti Brothers
"Weird Al" Yankovic chronology
Greatest Hits Volume II (1994)	The TV Album (1995)	Bad Hair Day (1996)

The TV Album is a compilation CD of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic that features songs about television and TV shows. Yankovic released a similar album called The Food Album that contained songs about food.

Thanks to a merchandising deal with Muchmusic, this album was released in Canada under the name The MuchMusic TV Album.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Bedrock Anthem" (Flea, Frusciante, Kiedis, Chad Smith, Yankovic) – 3:43 - About The Flintstones, spoofing "Under the Bridge" and "Give it Away" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. "I Can't Watch This" (Alonzo Miller, M.C. Hammer, James, Yankovic) – 3:31 - Spoof of M.C. Hammer's "U Can't Touch This"
3. "Frank's 2000" TV" (Yankovic) – 4:07
4. "Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" (Mark Knopfler, Paul Henning, Sting, Yankovic) – 3:14 - A song about the Beverly Hillbillies to the tune of "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits
5. "Ricky" (Daniel, Adamson, Mike Chapman(?), Nicky Chinn, Yankovic) – 2:37 - About I Love Lucy, spoofing "Mickey" by Tony Basil
6. "Talk Soup" (Yankovic) – 4:25
7. "Here's Johnny" (Yankovic) – 3:25- A tribute Ed McMahon from the The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, spoofing "Who's Johnny" by El DeBarge
8. "The Brady Bunch" (??) – 2:41 - about The Brady Bunch, spoofing "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats
9. "Cable TV" (Yankovic) – 3:38
10. "I Lost on Jeopardy" (Greg Kihn, Yankovic) – 3:29 - spoof of "Jeopardy" by the Greg Kihn Band
11. "UHF" (Yankovic) – 5:08

Since the release of The TV Album, Yankovic has released additional television-related songs, such as "Syndicated Inc." from Bad Hair Day "The Weird Al Show Theme" and "Jerry Springer", both from Running With Scissors, and "Couch Potato" from Poodle Hat.

“Weird Al” Yankovic
Band members
"Weird Al" Yankovic • Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz • Steve Jay • Jim West • Rubén Valtierra
Discography
Studio albums: "Weird Al" Yankovic (1983) • "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D (1984) • Dare to Be Stupid (1985) • Polka Party! (1986) • Even Worse (1988) • UHF (1989) • Off the Deep End (1992) • Alapalooza (1993) • Bad Hair Day (1996) • Running with Scissors (1999) • Poodle Hat (2003) • Straight Outta Lynwood (2006)
List of singles by "Weird Al" Yankovic • List of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic • Complete discography
Filmography
Music videos: "Ricky" • "I Love Rocky Road" • "Eat It" • "I Lost On Jeopardy" • "This Is the Life" • "Like A Surgeon" • "Dare to Be Stupid" • "One More Minute" • "Living With A Hernia" • "Christmas at Ground Zero" • "Fat" • "UHF" • "Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies" • "Smells Like Nirvana" • "You Don't Love Me Anymore" • "Jurassic Park" • "Bedrock Anthem" • "Headline News" • "Spy Hard" • "Amish Paradise" • "Gump" • "The Saga Begins" • "It's All About The Pentiums" • "Bob" • "Don't Download This Song" • "White & Nerdy"
Feature films, TV shows & Long form videos: The Compleat Al • UHF • "Weird Al" Yankovic Live! • "Al TV" • "The Weird Al Show"
Related articles
Singles • Songs • Songs Parodied • Dr. Demento • Parodists • Parody musicians • Comedy musicians
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