Food of the Week

Banana Mustard Sandwich

Guests

Dick Van Patten as Himself Mathew McCurley as Huey Musical guest Charles Fleischer as Buford Tahj Mowry as Himself

Lesson of the Day

The best way to work out a problem with a bully is through peaceful communication.

Pictures

Buford Dick Van Patten in a tutu Huey Saying goodbye to a piece of pie Tahj Mowry

Song Lyrics

Al's Mailbag I Made You into a Freak I Quit Jurassic Park Tahj Mowry There's Someone at the Door/Open the Door What's with the Singing? Why Did You Come on This Stupid Show? Why Don't We Show a Clip Now?

Sounds

Al's Mailbag Theme Song There's Someone at the Door/Open the Door Tahj Mowry What's with the Singing? Why Don't We Show a Clip Now? Why Did You Come on This Stupid Show? I Made You into a Freak I Quit Something to Remember Me By Piece of Pie

Stunts

Harvey appears in Al's mouth towards the end of the show. Harvey tests Al's Nail Trimming Machine.

27 References

Tri/Omen pointed out that 27 is divisible by 9. There were no direct references to the number, but Al sang 9 songs. And 9 is, of course, 2 + 7.

Memorable Lines

Al: Oh. I've got a letter here from Bill Burke in Wausau, Wisconsin. And Bill says, "Dear Al, I've got a special request. Could I see Dick Van Patten in a tutu doing a little pirate dance?" Hmm. Sure I guess we've have time for that. Okay, here you go. (Dick Van Patten is shown in a pink tutu doing a little dance.) Tahj Mowry: What was that? Al: Jurassic Park, smart guy. You were in Jurassic Park, remember? Tahj Mowry: No, no, I wasn't! And besides, that wasn't even a clip from the movie! That was just your music video! Al: Gee, Huey, that was amazing! What skill! What finesse! Can you teach me how to be as talented as you? Wait a minute, look! I got you a cake because I think you're so great. Hey, everybody, isn't Huey just the greatest? Oh, did you know I started a Huey fan club? We've got our own Huey web site and everything! Oh, oh! Would you autograph this for me, oh Master Huey? Huey: Do I look like a ski instructor? Al: Huh? Huey: I said, "Do I look like a ski instructor?" Al: No. Huey: Then spare me the snow job! Buford: I'm gonna miss you man. Al: Buford, keep providing musical accompaniment and punctuation to dramatic events. Buford: You the man, Al. Al: Yes, yes, I know. Say, Buford, since I'm probably never going to see you again, I wanted to leave you something to remember me by: this chunk of ice from my refrigerator. Buford: Al, man! That's cold! That's really cold! Huey: No one likes me! Al: I like you! I mean, in theory. If you weren't so bossy. In an alternate universe where you weren't like a tyrant, I like you. Fred Huggins: Hello, boys and girls. I'm Fred Huggins, and these are my little friends Papa Boolie and Baby Boolie. Baby Boolie: I'm hungry. Papa Boolie: When do we get paid? Fred Huggins: Oh, what a beautiful day it is. It's such a nice day, isn't it? It's really, really nice. I like that word nice. Baby Boolie: I hate you, Fred. Fred Huggins: You know, you should always be nice. Because it's nice to be nice. Papa Boolie: It'd be nice if you'd just shut-up! Fred Huggins: And if you're nice to people, people will be nice to you, too. How about that? I wrote a little song about it. It's called, "It's Nice to Be Nice." (Papa Boolie grabs the ukelele and smashes it.)

Plot and Review

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