World of Weird Al Yankovic

Good question. I wondered that myself ever since I first saw it. My mom watched it, and she said it was Anthony Geary (Philo from UHF), only without glasses, but I'm not sure.

Dr_Dad @ Jul 19 2005, 07:47 AM wrote: And did you also notice ... one of the cheerleaders has a barcode for a tattoo??:

It's not a real tattoo btw it's a sticker/gummed label , but thanks for showing.

I'm sure Dr. Dad didn't think it was a real tattoo, either. But it was supposed to look like one, so that's why he said that.

I think it's Tony Geary as Dr. Jones, too. That's who it looks like to me, anyway. Tony doesn't wear glasses.

algonacchick @ Aug 20 2005, 10:04 PM wrote: Tony doesn't wear glasses.

He did as Philo, though. Didn't he? I think that's what GiM was referring to.

I couldn't remember if he did or not, but he doesn't IRL. I used to be into General Hospital. I even had a little crush on Tony Geary. Ok I said it. Anyway, tws was the one who mentioned the glasses. Maybe he did wear them as Philo.

twinkieweinersandwiches24_7 @ Aug 21 2005, 12:51 AM wrote: My mom watched it, and she said it was Anthony Geary (Philo from UHF), only without glasses, but I'm not sure.

It is most definitely not Anthony Geary, as he didn't first meet Al until he auditioned for the role of Philo. In the "UHF" commentary Al even said they were initially unsure about casting Tony for the movie due to his more dramatic-leaning work on "General Hospital." One would think if Tony had worked with Al before, such as in a music video (and especially in the role of a crazy doctor), then there wouldn't have been any doubt about using him again in a similarly styled movie (or at least enough to bother bringing it up over a decade later).

This is partly the reason I wish "The Ultimate Video Collection" had commentaries on it, as Al would probably know or have recorded the names of every extra and crew member involved with every single frame.

Ah, ok. That makes sense. I guess it's the hairdo. It's similar to Philo's. Another question for Ask Al, I suppose.

algonacchick @ Aug 21 2005, 01:26 AM wrote: I guess it's the hairdo. It's similar to Philo's.

That's certainly true, but Dr. Jones's hair, IIRC, was more "Doc Brownish" than it was Garfunkelish, like Tony's was at the time.

I don't know about Garfunkel, but Tony's hair was red, yes. Anyway, it would be interesting to find out who played Dr. Jones.

algonacchick @ Aug 20 2005, 11:04 PM wrote: I'm sure Dr. Dad didn't think it was a real tattoo, either. But it was supposed to look like one, so that's why he said that.

Exactly right, Patti. I know it's a sticker; Al used it as a tattoo metaphor, I suppose. Thenk yaw for clarifying.

Genius in Maine @ Aug 20 2005, 08:43 PM wrote: I'm not really sure if this is something subtle, but I don't want to start a new topic for this, so here it its: in the LWAH video, who plays Dr. Jones? That's been driving me crazy for a while now.

Yeah, I've wondered about it before too. As Greg said earlier, I can tell you for sure -- it's NOT Tony Geary. It's a bit character actor that Al has used before. How do I know??

Watch "Dr Jones" on the "Living With A Hernia" video from 1986:



then watch the insane guy with the dog hand puppet in "Headline News" from 1994:



... same guy.

CatraDhtem @ Aug 20 2005, 11:21 PM wrote: This is partly the reason I wish "The Ultimate Video Collection" had commentaries on it, as Al would probably know or have recorded the names of every extra and crew member involved with every single frame.

And you just KNOW he would, too :9~ ... so why'd it never happen? ... *moan* ... maybe for the future "'Weird Al' Yankovic Super-Duper-Mega-Colossal Video Collection" ....


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