Released: April 14, 1992
Songwriter: “Weird Al” Yankovic Alonzo Miller Rick James MC Hammer
Producer: “Weird Al” Yankovic
I can't watch this
I can't watch this
I can't watch this
I can't watch this
My my my my TV makes me so bored
Makes me say, oh my Lord
What is this garbage here?
Wanna cover my eyes and plug my ears
It sucks, and that's no lie
It's about as much fun as watching paint dry
Lowers my IQ one notch
And that's the reason why, uh, I can't watch
I told you homeboy, I can't watch this
Yeah, nothin' but trash and you know, I can't watch this
Poke out my eyes, man, I can't watch this
Yo, gimme that remote control, I can't watch this
Talkin' 'bout sick shows
There's America's Funniest Home Videos
I can't believe my eyes
When I see the kind of stuff that wins first prize
Somebody's poor old mom
Falls down off the roof, lands right on the lawn
Face first on a rake
I hear they got it on the seventeenth take
That's funny as a kick in the crotch
And that kind of show, uh, I can't watch
Yo, I told you, I can't watch this
Change the channel now, man, I can't watch this
Yo, pass the TV Guide here, sucker, I can't watch this
Cosby Show and Roseanne
Think I've taken 'bout as much as I can
Judge Wapner, oh my
You gotta be Rain Man to like this guy
Thirtysomething is alright
If you like hearing yuppies whining all night
Can't stand Twin Peaks
Wish they'd lynch those donut-eatin' freaks
Those Siskel and Ebert bums
Oughta go home and sit on their thumbs
That's word because you know, I can't watch this
I can't watch this
Break it down
Here's how to order
Money back guarantee
Removes tough stains fast
It tastes more like fresh peanuts
They keep going and going
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful
Could be dandruff
Our prices are insane!
Stop, primetime
I'm pretty sure I'll be sick
If I have to watch another stupid pet trick
Or that guy with the real flat hair
That goes 'Woof woof woof' and waves his fist in the air
Those weird talk shows
About transsexual Nazi Eskimos
They're rude, crude and vile
Just for a minute let's flip down the dial
Flip, flip, flip, eww, I can't watch this
Look man, I can't watch this
I can't take this torture no more, I can't
I can't watch this
Pay the bills, station break
Break it down
Operators are standing by
Cubic zirconium necklace
You're soaking in it
And our fabulous swimsuit issue
When you've got a headache this big
Read the book
This is your brain on drugs
I've fallen and I can't get up!
Stop, cable time
HBO and Playboy, Showtime and MTV
I might like 'em more after my lobotomy
Now why did I ever pay for this junk?
I hooked up eighty channels and each one stunk
Just brainless blood and guts
And mindless T&A
It's awful, it's putrid, it's crummy, it's stupid
Gonna throw my set away
I can't watch this
I can't watch this
I can't watch this
Yeah, I can't watch this
I told you, can't watch this
Too hip, can't watch this
Get me outta here, can't watch this
I can't watch this
I can't watch this
I can't watch this
My my my my TV makes me so bored
Makes me say, oh my Lord
What is this garbage here?
Wanna cover my eyes and plug my ears
It sucks, and that's no lie
It's about as much fun as watching paint dry
Lowers my IQ one notch
And that's the reason why, uh, I can't watch
I told you homeboy, I can't watch this
Yeah, nothin' but trash and you know, I can't watch this
Poke out my eyes, man, I can't watch this
Yo, gimme that remote control, I can't watch this
Talkin' 'bout sick shows
There's America's Funniest Home Videos
I can't believe my eyes
When I see the kind of stuff that wins first prize
Somebody's poor old mom
Falls down off the roof, lands right on the lawn
Face first on a rake
I hear they got it on the seventeenth take
That's funny as a kick in the crotch
And that kind of show, uh, I can't watch
Yo, I told you, I can't watch this
Change the channel now, man, I can't watch this
Yo, pass the TV Guide here, sucker, I can't watch this
Cosby Show and Roseanne
Think I've taken 'bout as much as I can
Judge Wapner, oh my
You gotta be Rain Man to like this guy
Thirtysomething is alright
If you like hearing yuppies whining all night
Can't stand Twin Peaks
Wish they'd lynch those donut-eatin' freaks
Those Siskel and Ebert bums
Oughta go home and sit on their thumbs
That's word because you know, I can't watch this
I can't watch this
Break it down
Here's how to order
Money back guarantee
Removes tough stains fast
It tastes more like fresh peanuts
They keep going and going
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful
Could be dandruff
Our prices are insane!
Stop, primetime
I'm pretty sure I'll be sick
If I have to watch another stupid pet trick
Or that guy with the real flat hair
That goes 'Woof woof woof' and waves his fist in the air
Those weird talk shows
About transsexual Nazi Eskimos
They're rude, crude and vile
Just for a minute let's flip down the dial
Flip, flip, flip, eww, I can't watch this
Look man, I can't watch this
I can't take this torture no more, I can't
I can't watch this
Pay the bills, station break
Break it down
Operators are standing by
Cubic zirconium necklace
You're soaking in it
And our fabulous swimsuit issue
When you've got a headache this big
Read the book
This is your brain on drugs
I've fallen and I can't get up!
Stop, cable time
HBO and Playboy, Showtime and MTV
I might like 'em more after my lobotomy
Now why did I ever pay for this junk?
I hooked up eighty channels and each one stunk
Just brainless blood and guts
And mindless T&A
It's awful, it's putrid, it's crummy, it's stupid
Gonna throw my set away
I can't watch this
I can't watch this
I can't watch this
Yeah, I can't watch this
I told you, can't watch this
Too hip, can't watch this
Get me outta here, can't watch this
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