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* [[Abusive Parents]]: R.J. Fletcher portrays this ~~real~~ well, when he's first seen & heard abusing his son R.J Fletcher Jr. for not acting intelligent enough.

* [[Abusive Parents]]: R.J. Fletcher portrays this well, when he's first seen and heard abusing his son R.J Fletcher Jr. for not acting intelligent enough.

{{quote|'''R.J:''' You idiot! Can't you do anything I tell you to do? Does this look like a Number 2 pencil?

'''Richard:''' Well... I-I just thought --

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* [[A-Team Firing]]: Taken to a ludicrous extreme in the ''Rambo'' sequence.

* [[All or Nothing]]: At the end of the "Wheel of Fish" scene, the prize box turns out to be empty.

* [[Almighty Janitor]]: Broken into two roles. Stanley lives for being a humble janitor even after becoming famous as a show host (and God help you if you try to take his mop from him). Philo's the somewhat spacey engineer of this run-down station who proves to be a damn sneaky bastard when needed, <s> possibly</s> a [[Mad Scientist]], and definitely {{spoiler|an alien.}}

* [[Almighty Janitor]]: Broken into two roles. Stanley lives for being a humble janitor even after becoming famous as a show host (and God help you if you try to take his mop from him). Philo's the somewhat spacey engineer of this run-down station who proves to be a damn sneaky bastard when needed, <s>possibly</s> a [[Mad Scientist]], and definitely {{spoiler|an alien.}}

* [[And Starring]]: "and Victoria Jackson as Teri". She gets the extra mention because she's the last name listed on the opening credits. This may seem strange, but having been a prominent player on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', she may have been the most famous person cast in the movie, other than Al himself.

** Apparently, Al and Victoria were dating at the time, which couldn't have hurt.

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** There's even a slight implication that R.J. Fletcher did this deliberately to rid of Stanley.

* [[Gilligan Cut]]: From Uncle Harvey saying "no way" about George becoming the manager of a TV station, to George and Teri on their way to the station for the first time.

** A package meant for Channel 8 (Fletcher's station & lair of doom) arrives at Channel 62 (George's UHF station) by accident. George offers to deliver it personally to Fletcher. Pamela warns "...he's not the nicest guy in the world." After George scoffs and says "You just have to know how to talk to those guys..." CUT TO Fletcher berating his son about a pencil (see [[Abusive Parents]] example above).

** A package meant for Channel 8 (Fletcher's station and lair of doom) arrives at Channel 62 (George's UHF station) by accident. George offers to deliver it personally to Fletcher. Pamela warns "...he's not the nicest guy in the world." After George scoffs and says "You just have to know how to talk to those guys..." CUT TO Fletcher berating his son about a pencil (see [[Abusive Parents]] example above).

* [[Grumpy Old Man]]: R.J. Fletcher himself.

* [[Harpo Does Something Funny]]: Aside from one action sequence, Michael Richards' part is entirely ad libbed because "it was funnier than anything we could write."

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...With just a hint of cheese!" }}

* [[I'm Your Worst Nightmare]]: George says this during his Rambo-parodying fantasy.

* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Sort of. During the dreaded phone call between Uncle Harvey & Mr. Big, Mr. Big detaches his hand, replaces it with a meat cleaver appendage & violently chops a big loaf of lunchmeat (since it's Weird Al, probably balogna), signifying he means business. Harvey staggers in the pool (where he's lounging when the call takes place) and says, "I'm dead meat!".

* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: Sort of. During the dreaded phone call between Uncle Harvey and Mr. Big, Mr. Big detaches his hand, replaces it with a meat cleaver appendage and violently chops a big loaf of lunchmeat (since it's Weird Al, probably balogna), signifying he means business. Harvey staggers in the pool (where he's lounging when the call takes place) and says, "I'm dead meat!".

* [[Indy Escape]]: Parodied in a dream sequence with a dauntless boulder. Averted since the dream was interrupted, killing the character in said dream.

* [[I Need a Freaking Drink]]: Invoked by George, but Bob calls him on it, saying he doesn't drink; George says he's been meaning to start.

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** Stanley squeezes in a couple as well.

{{quote|''And now they're throwing me out like a bag of moldy...tangerines.''}}

* [[My Work Here Is Done]]: Philo at the end of the film.

* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: In [[Brick Joke]] form.

* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: as a parody of Geraldo and other 80's talk shows that lead the way for Jerry Springer, a bruised George tells us about what could be described as the ultimate controversial matter: [[Crowning Moment of Funny|"Lesbian Nazi hookers, abducted by UFOs and forced into weight-loss programs... all this week on]]''[[Crowning Moment of Funny|Town Talk."]]''

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* [[Severely Specialized Store]]: Spatula City.

* [[Shouting Shooter]]: In the ''[[Rambo]]'' parody.

* [[Shout-Out]]: George's show, "Uncle Nutzy's Clubhouse" takes its name from a skit in an issue of ''MAD''.

** The scene where Stanley first goes on air has a shout-out to [[Network]]. The whole concept of an station/network rising to instant unscripted prominence could be considered one, too.

** Philo is named after Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of the television.

** George molds mashed potatoes into Devil's Tower like Richard Dreyfus in "[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]".

{{quote|'''George''': This ''means'' something. This is ''important.''}}

** The final scene is a fantasy sequence with George & Teri as Rhett & Scarlett in "[[Gone with the Wind]]".

** Stanley waves his mop like a light saber, complete with sound effects *WHOOM WHOOM WHOOM*.

** One of the unseen shows on U62's lineup is "The Volcano Worshipers Hour". The Volcano Worshipers were a made-up group Al created in high school just so he and his other friends on the yearbook committee could get an extra picture of themselves in the yearbook.

** The ''Money For Nothing/[[The Beverly Hillbillies|Beverly Hillbillies]]'' segment.

** When George is threatened by Fletcher's henchmen while attempting to rescue Stanley: "[[The Shining|Redrum! Redruuum!]]"

* [[Smug Snake]]: RJ Fletcher.

* [[Styrofoam Rocks]]: Parodied. In the opening sequence, a rock bounces right off George Newman's head mid-fantasy and does nothing to him.

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{{quote|"No more Mr. Passive Resistance... he's out to kick some butt!"}}

** Aside from the obvious, he's also depicted ordering a steak.<ref>Hinduism considers practice of the consumption of beef taboo.</ref>

* [[The Unseen]]: Mr. Big. Picture "Dr. Claw" from ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' but with a white jacket, smoking a cigar, no cat & a hand that detaches & can be replaced by a meat cleaver.

* [[The Unseen]]: Mr. Big. Picture "Dr. Claw" from ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' but with a white jacket, smoking a cigar, no cat and a hand that detaches and can be replaced by a meat cleaver.

* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]

* [[What Could Have Been]]: [[Sylvester Stallone]] was going to cameo as the helicopter ride ticketer during the ''Rambo'' parody scene, but had to cancel due to schedule issues.