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amadeus2490 t1_j4hgy6w wrote

Reply to comment by WhatACunningHam in TIL that when Weird Al wrote I Want A New Duck in 1985, he went to the library and researched ducks for a week by ElderCunningham

Like A Surgeon reportedly came from Madonna, herself: Weird Al called her up to ask for permission to do a parody of her song, and she laughed and asked "What is it called, 'Like A Surgeon?'".

He thought the idea was actually a lot better than what he had come up with on his own, so he scrapped it and wrote an entire parody based off her idea!

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Skin_Effect t1_j4hohu0 wrote

Better than his fish version "like a sturgeon"

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WibbyFogNobbler t1_j4hrjvz wrote

They could've used that as the theme for Wheel of Fish

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Toaster_bath13 t1_j4hscle wrote

I saw UHF in theatres as a kid. My grandma suffered through a lot of weird movies. She was the best.

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WhatAboutDubs t1_j4jzwzj wrote

Ah, red snapper! Very tasty! Or you can have what's in the box!

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