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* [[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.
* [[Temporary Substitute]]: Anthony Geary wasn't originally planned to play Philo; one of Al's favorite comics, [[Joel Hodgson]], was. But he couldn't accept the role. Before you go "aw, man!" keep in mind that Joel had turned it down due to being burned out in Los Angeles and returning to Minneapolis, where he ended up starting [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|his own little show]] on its own UHF station KTMA.
* [[They Just Didn't Care]]: Parodied with ''[[Gandhi]] II'', which deliberately misses the entire point of the original movie (and, for that matter, [[Critical Research Failure|Mahatma Gandhi's way of life]]).
{{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>
** It's Weird Al. [[They Just Didn't Care]], or [[Comically Missing the Point]]?
* [[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.
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** After Hodgson turned down the role of Philo, Al asked Crispin Glover if he wanted the role, and Crispin said he would only be in the movie if he could play Crazy Ernie. Al turned him down.
** David Spade was one of the people who auditioned for the role of Bob.
** [[Christopher Lloyd]] would've been another choice for Stanley if Michael Richards turned the role down.
** If the movie hadn't been picked up, Yankovic would have toured Europe opening for [[Michael Jackson]].
▲* [[The Unseen]]: Mr. Big. Picture "Dr. Claw" from ''[[Inspector Gadget]]'' but [[Dissimile|with a white jacket, smoking a cigar, no cat and a hand that detaches and can be replaced by a meat cleaver.]]
* [[Where the Hell Is Springfield?]]: Although the station's location is never mentioned, it is clearly filmed in Tulsa, with several landmarks making appearances. There's an entire [http://tulsatvmemories.com/uhf.html fan page] listing these locations.
** Al lists off the addresses for many of the locations as they appear during his commentary track.
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