VH-1 200 Greatest Pop-Culture Icons

Post by **Squirrelygirl** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 7:30 pm

I've heard a lot of promo for VH1's upcoming series "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons", but there's no mention of Al, and no indication on the website that he'll be included. That is just totally, totally wrong.

As a very wise man once queried: "Wazzup with that!?" :whaasup:

sg

Post by **Kevbo1987** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 9:15 pm

I say we get the e-mails going to VH-1, and let them know how upset we are as Al fans. Al belongs on that list, and VH-1 needs to know it.

Post by **weird_el** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 10:09 pm

It's already set in stone, and frankly it doesn't matter what VH1 thinks. They gone overkill with these insipid lists much like we have with all the polls. It's not long now before we'll see VH1's top 100 VH1 top 100 lists list, or the WOWAY poll for favorite/least favorite WOWAY polls. Enough already!

Website · Post by **Teh Dingo** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 10:13 pm

And don't forget VH-1's list of top 100 WOWAY polls! Oh, I so hope "Favorite Head" is #1!!!!! :biggrin:

Post by **TMBJon** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 10:15 pm

And don't forget VH-1's list of top 100 WOWAY polls!

Dave and I were discussing the other day possibilites for The Top 100 Obscure Weird Al Moments on TV with commentary by Emo Philips, Judy Tenuda, and for some reason Mandy Moore.

Post by **TMBJon** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 3:26 am

Anyone seen the list of 200 Icons yet? How many of the Icons has Al parodied or made reference to?

danthefanman · Post by **danthefanman** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 5:40 am

Al should be included! it's the top 200, how can he be that unpopular.

danthefanman · Post by **danthefanman** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 5:52 am

With the amount of Al satire on that site, ther is no way they're letting our beloved Al onto either the VMAs or VH1's 200 greatist pop icons. DARN!!!! I hate people who don't like Al just because their minds are corupted by rapcrap.

Post by **TMBJon** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 6:01 am

VH-1 has been very gracious in giving Al airtime. I don't think it's fair to say that the reason he isn't on as much is because they hate him or because they like "rapcrap." It has to do with ratings. What's going to sell better? J.Lo videos or Al videos? It's just what people want to see.

Post by **Bruce the Duck** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 6:06 am

Anyone seen the list of 200 Icons yet? How many of the Icons has Al parodied or made reference to?

funny you should ask. I happen to have the special People magazine featuring the 200 icons right here. People Al has parodied:

Aerosmith

The Beatles

Bono

David Bowie (UHF)

James Brown

Kurt Cobain

P. Diddy

Eminem

Friends (Theme)

Janet Jackson (polka)

Michael Jackson

Led Zeppelin (polka)

Madonna

The Rolling Stones

Axl Rose (UHF)

Sting

Bob Dylan (style parody)

Prince (style parody)

People Al has referenced in songs/videos:

Lucille Ball

Roseane Barr

The Bee Gees

The Brady Bunch

Johnny Carson

Cher (AlTV)

Celine Dion (ALTV)

Fred Flintstone

Bill Gates

Gilligan

Arsenio Hall

Kermit the Frog/Miss Piggy (muppets references)

David Letterman

The Osbournes

Robert DeNiro

Regis Philbin

Elvis Presley

The Simpsons

Spider Man

Steven Speilberg

Justin Timberlake (AlTV)

Oprah Winfrey