An unemployed visionary finds a job as the manager of a television station his uncle owns. Unfortunately, due to gambling debts, the uncle is forced to consider selling the station to a rival station's owner. With popular less-then network standards of programming, George and his friends try to save the town's new favorite station

"Weird Al" Yankovic and his band perform songs from his 1999 album "Running With Scissors" plus most of his older hits, including a showstopping parody medley. Also includes the music videos for "The Saga Begins" and "It's All About The Pentiums."

Parody accordianist "Weird Al" Yankovic saves TV producer JB Toppersmith (Stan Freberg) from a bear trap and gets a television contract. Al's show comprises of hanging out with his friends Harvey the Wonder Hamster, The Hooded Avenger (Brian Haley), Cousin Corky (Danielle Weeks), Madame Judy (Judy Tetuna), Valerie Brentwood, Gal Spy (Paula Jai Parker), Mrs. Fesenmeyer (Patricia Place), and Bobby the Inquisitive Boy (Gary LeRoi Gray) as they answer Al's Mailbag, watch educational films, watch Fatman cartoons, have Harvey do death defying stunts, see what's on the other channels (including News Anchor Al, Aerobic Instructor Al, the Fred Huggins show, the Uncle Ralphie show, Siskel and Ebert, and Martha Quinn public service announcements), and sing some of Al's famous songs or songs from a special musical guest. Each episode, by FCC requirement, had a lesson, usually given by The Hooded Avenger.