An unemployed daydreamer becomes the general manager of a local TV station, challenging the town\u2019s network affiliate with his successful, oddball shows. Tune in as Chris talks Weird Al Yankovic, superheated fish, & Orion Pictures as the LSCE screens the 1989 cult comedy classic \u201cUHF.\u201d Join Us!
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\nWorks Cited:
\nAnderson, Sam. The Weirdly Enduring Appeal of \u2018Weird Al\u2019 Yankovic.\u201d The New York Times. April 9, 2020. Article Link. (Accessed 4/11/2022)
\nEbert, Roger. UHF. Chicago Sun Times, July 21, 1989. Article Link. (Accessed 4/6/2022)
\nHolden, Stephen. \u201cThe Mop as a Metaphor for Life and Other Madness.\u201d The New York Times. July 22, 1989. Article Link (Accessed 4/2/2022)
\nKehr, Dave. \u201cWeird Al\u2019 Yankovich gives Old College Try with \u201cUHF\u2019.\u201d Chicago Tribune, Jul 21, 1989. Article Link (Accessed 4/3/2022).
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\nMatthew, Tom. \u201cReviews: UHF.\u201dBoxoffice, October 1, 1989. Article Link. (Accessed 4/3/2022)
\nMalnic, Eric. \u201cActor Trnidad Silva, 38, Dies in Collision. Los Angeles Times.Aug 2, 1988. Article Link (Accessed 4/13/22)
\nO\u2019Neil, Sean. \u201cWe Got It All On UHF: And Oral History of \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic\u2019s Cult Classic. The A.V. Club. March 23, 2015. Article Link. (Accessed 4/5/2022)
\nSiskel, Gene. \u201cUHF\u2019s attempts to be funny a complete failure.\u201d Chicago Tribune. July 21, 1989. Article Link. (Accessed 4/4/2022)
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