Weird TV

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Weird TV
Also known asWeird Television
GenreSyndicated Television Program
Created by Chuck Cirino, Todd Stevens, Arthur Maturo
Written byEric Trueheart, David Floyd, Dave Nichols, Shadoe Stevens
Directed by Chuck Cirino, Paul Marshal
Starring Skylaire Alfvegren, Franklin Ruehl and Eric Trueheart
Voices of Shadoe Stevens
Theme music composer Chuck Cirino
ComposersShark Bait, Tinfed, Chuck Cirino
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers Chuck Cirino, Todd Stevens, Arthur Maturo, Dewey Reid
ProducerAlexia Cirino [1]
Editors Chuck Cirino, Paul Marshal
Running time1hr
Production companyWeird TV Inc.
Original release
NetworkFox
Release1994 (1994) –
1996 (1996)
Related
  • "Weird TV" (2003) [2]

Weird TV, or Weird Television, was a programme that aired in 1991 on Canadian late-night TV, as well as American stations such as KCOP, Channel 13 in Los Angeles; KTZZ (now KZJO), Channel 22 in Seattle, and Columbus, Ga. NBC affiliate WLTZ, Channel 38.

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Premise

The "host" of the show was Chuck Cirino, who was also one of the show's executive producers along with Todd Stevens (who also produced the hit show Friends ) and Arthur Maturo.

Cirino was the one constant of every show. He pops up in his landcruiser for a few seconds, setting up new segments of the show in his own eccentric way. He is known as the "comfort zone" of the show, as the subtitles during these segments tell you.

Also included in the program were clips Cirino had filmed from the Burning Man festival. [3]

Segments include:

Another segment of the show includes stand-alone video pieces that are produced specifically for the show, as well as other video pieces sent in by viewers themselves.

These include:

Controversy

The show was banned in Philadelphia and Wisconsin for broadcasting a stop-motion animated short about a squirrel defecating massively. [6]

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Chuck Cirino Producer Director" . Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Weird TV" (2003) at IMDb
  3. ↑ Burning Man – Early Years on YouTube
  4. ↑ Packman, Jason (November 8, 1995). "'Weird TV' a surreal assault to the senses". Archived from the original on November 2, 2004. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Weird TV – Car Hunt". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  6. ↑ weirdtv. "About weirdtv". YouTube. Retrieved March 31, 2012. Pushing the envelope of so-called moral acceptability Weird TV was banned in Philadelphia and Wisconsin for broadcasting a stop-motion animated squirrel taking a dump.
  7. ↑ "Chuck Cirino Bio" . Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  8. ↑ Scott Beale (April 21, 2006). "Weird TV Nominated For 3 Webby Awards" . Retrieved January 27, 2011.
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