# "Weird Al" gives Pharrell the "Tacky" treatment **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 14, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107 "2014-07-14T21:40:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2014, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/181 "2014-07-22T05:07:35Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > Hmm… I don’t think that sounds like Carry On at all… [For comparison.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP0VBB7BO64) The only part of Suite Judy Blue Eyes I hear is [the end section.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=JMbuJXQCIvo#t=393) ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2014, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/182 "2014-07-22T11:19:47Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > When I first saw the photo, I thought “Yeah, that’s from a video shoot. There’s a video where he looks like that.” Then I started racking my brain trying to think which video it was, until I finally concluded I was mistaken. I’m pretty sure it’s from the liner notes of one of the albums around that time. Either Running with Scissors or Poodle Hat… maybe Alapalooza? No idea if the hair is real or fake, though. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/183 "2014-07-22T23:20:56Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > I believe it’s from the filming of the video for “[The Saga Begins](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEcjgJSqSRU).” Trivia about “The Saga Begins”: Al wrote the lyrics _before_ the movie came out. He based the lyrics entirely on Internet discussions and rumors, and yet somehow managed to accurately synopsize the movie’s entire plot. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/184 "2014-07-23T00:18:26Z")
I, for one, as a CSNY fan and corporate shit-lander-onner thought Mission Statement was a blast! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/185 "2014-07-23T00:29:10Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Trivia about “The Saga Begins”: Al wrote the lyrics _before_ the movie came out. He based the lyrics entirely on Internet discussions and rumors, and yet somehow managed to accurately synopsize the movie’s entire plot. I believe he went to a charity screening(paid quite a bit, too) to make sure what he wrote vibed with the movie. It pretty much did. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/186 "2014-07-23T01:23:42Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > When I first saw the photo, I thought “Yeah, that’s from a video shoot. There’s a video where he looks like that.” Then I started racking my brain trying to think which video it was, until I finally concluded I was mistaken. You’re not mistaken, there is a video, and I saw it just a couple of weeks ago. But now I can’t find it! In it he was acting like a bit of a 90s douche for a sketch. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/187 "2014-07-23T15:06:50Z")
[Weird Al’s Mandatory Fun will now be his first Billboard #1 album.](http://uproxx.com/music/2014/07/weird-al-yankovic-is-finally-no-1-on-the-billboard-charts-with-mandatory-fun/) ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/188 "2014-07-23T18:58:31Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > [Weird Al’s Mandatory Fun will now be his first Billboard #1 album.](http://uproxx.com/music/2014/07/weird-al-yankovic-is-finally-no-1-on-the-billboard-charts-with-mandatory-fun/) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Bj3yPSHOd_0/hqdefault.jpg "UHF We're number 1!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj3yPSHOd_0) [QUOTE=UHF] _ **Bob** _: It’s the ratings! _**George Newman [Weird Al]**_: Don’t tell me we actually made the list?! * * * Bob\*\*\*: We’re number one. … _ **Bob & George** _: AAAAAAAAAAAAAH! [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/189 "2014-07-23T19:12:44Z")
Mission Statement was amazing. Loved it and laughed so hard. It wore a little thin by the end, but then picked up again and went out on a high note. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/190 "2014-07-23T19:40:03Z")
SUPPLIES! (Sorry…that’s the only line I really remember from UHF…) ---
**Author:** ![JerrySTL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@JerrySTL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerrySTL)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/191 "2014-07-23T20:07:32Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > SUPPLIES! > > (Sorry…that’s the only line I really remember from UHF…) You forgot these classic lines? “This is my mop.” “Badgers? Badgers!” “Stupid!” ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/192 "2014-07-23T20:14:17Z")
> [@JerrySTL](#): > > You forgot these classic lines? > > “This is my mop.” > > “Badgers? Badgers!” > > “Stupid!” _For those of you just joining us, today we’re teaching poodles how to fly._ ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/193 "2014-07-23T20:26:35Z")
There are many good lines from UHF, but “Supplies!” is the one greatest ever “Asians mixing _R_ sounds with _L_ sounds” joke in the history of human humor. In fact, it may be the only joke that has any merit at all from that specific subgenre. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/194 "2014-07-23T21:00:47Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > _For those of you just joining us, today we’re teaching poodles how to fly._ I just recently learned that the actor that played that role died during the filming of the movie (killed by a drunk driver) and they had to rewrite the script as he was supposed to have a lot bigger part. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/195 "2014-07-23T21:01:55Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > There are many good lines from UHF, but “Supplies!” is the one greatest ever “Asians mixing _R_ sounds with _L_ sounds” joke in the history of human humor. In fact, it may be the only joke that has any merit at all from that specific subgenre. “Fra ra ra ra ra” at the end of Christmas Story is a strong contender. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/196 "2014-07-23T21:09:02Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > There are many good lines from UHF, but “Supplies!” is the one greatest ever “Asians mixing _R_ sounds with _L_ sounds” joke in the history of human humor. In fact, it may be the only joke that has any merit at all from that specific subgenre. It’s based on an old joke, but I loved the way they worked it into the movie. _I’m thinking of something orange. Something orange…_ ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/197 "2014-07-23T21:24:50Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > There are many good lines from UHF, but “Supplies!” is the one greatest ever “Asians mixing _R_ sounds with _L_ sounds” joke in the history of human humor. In fact, it may be the only joke that has any merit at all from that specific subgenre. Yes, as it works on two levels. “Not Craw, _Craw_!” Get Smart. That’s only a maybe, but it’s memorable. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/198 "2014-07-23T21:42:22Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > _I’m thinking of something orange. Something orange…_ Give up? It’s an orange. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/199 "2014-07-23T23:08:47Z")
> [@GrandWino](#): > > Give up? It’s an orange. Oh, _man_. Wish you’d used spoiler tags… ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107/200 "2014-07-24T02:12:43Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > _For those of you just joining us, today we’re teaching poodles how to fly._ > [@GrandWino](#): > > I just recently learned that the actor that played that role died during the filming of the movie (killed by a drunk driver) and they had to rewrite the script as he was supposed to have a lot bigger part. Oh maaan! I hadn’t heard that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-al-gives-pharrell-the-tacky-treatment/693107.md?page=11)