Dick Shawn plays a public relations man whose life took a HUGE change when some guys approach him with the idea of a Miss Stardust beauty pageant. The idea sounds good and the guys promised him lots of money...so what's the problem? Well, a giant Cabbage Man (Weird Al Yankovic) arrives in the midst of the pageant and cries foul! After all, the contestants are all human and don't at all represent all of space! Either change the name or allow aliens to compete is his demand! He finally vows to bring three NEW contestants--all from this solar system. And, if one of them doesn't win, he implies there will be serious trouble! Yet, despite this, a secretary (Laraine Newman) may just hold the key for saving everyone.
This is not a terrible episode...just a nearly terrible one. While I love Weird Al and am planning on going to one of his concerts in a few weeks, here his acting was just too broad--as was the direction. Choosing to insert lots of goofy sound effects into the show also was a sign that the series was moribund...and fortunately, it turned out to be the final episode for one of the most uneven and often poorly written anthology shows ever made.
This is not a terrible episode...just a nearly terrible one. While I love Weird Al and am planning on going to one of his concerts in a few weeks, here his acting was just too broad--as was the direction. Choosing to insert lots of goofy sound effects into the show also was a sign that the series was moribund...and fortunately, it turned out to be the final episode for one of the most uneven and often poorly written anthology shows ever made.