Weird TV | |
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Also known as | Weird Television |
Genre | Syndicated Television Program |
Created by | Chuck Cirino, Todd Stevens, Arthur Maturo |
Written by | Eric 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 |
Composers | Shark Bait, Tinfed, Chuck Cirino |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Chuck Cirino, Todd Stevens, Arthur Maturo, Dewey Reid |
Producer | Alexia Cirino [1] |
Editors | Chuck Cirino, Paul Marshal |
Running time | 1hr |
Production company | Weird TV Inc. |
Original release | |
Network | Fox |
Release | 1994 – 1996 |
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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.
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:
The show was banned in Philadelphia and Wisconsin for broadcasting a stop-motion animated short about a squirrel defecating massively. [6]
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