"Weird Al" Yankovic - Just Stupid Enough (Complete Videography) [WIP]

Every video from 1983 to 2014 upscaled/remastered in 4K with restored audio and hours of bonus content.

Will be released as MKV files in corresponding folders.

Music Videos:

1. Ricky
2. I Love Rocky Road
3. Eat It
4. I Lost On Jeopardy
5. This Is The Life
6. Like A Surgeon
7. Dare To Be Stupid
8. One More Minute
9. Living With A Hernia
10. Christmas At Ground Zero
11. Fat
12. Money For Nothing / Beverly Hillbillies *
13. UHF
14. Smells Like Nirvana
15. You Don’t Love Me Anymore
16. Jurassic Park
17. Bedrock Anthem
18. Headline News
19. Amish Paradise
20. Gump
21. Spy Hard
22. The Saga Begins
23. It’s All About The Pentiums
24. Bob
25. Don’t Download This Song
26. I’ll Sue Ya
27. Virus Alert
28. Close But No Cigar
29. Pancreas
30. Weasel Stomping Day
31. White & Nerdy
32. Do I Creep You Out
33. Trapped In The Drive-Thru
34. Craigslist
35. Skipper Dan
36. CNR
37. Ringtone
38. TMZ
39. Party In The CIA
40. Another Tattoo
41. If That Isn’t Love
42. Whatever You Like
43. Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me
44. Perform This Way
45. Polka Face
46. Tacky
47. Word Crimes
48. Foil
49. Handy
50. Sports Song
51. First World Problems
52. Lame Claim To Fame
53. Mission Statement

Bonus Videos:
My Bologna
Another One Rides The Bus (Live on the Tomorrow Show)
Eat It (Alternate Coverage Take)
Patterns
Harvey The Wonder Hamster
Your Horoscope For Today

Bonus Features:
The Compleat Al (1985)
There’s No Going Home (1996)
The “Weird Al” Show [Complete Series] (1997)
“Weird Al” Yankovic - Live (1999)
Behind The Music Special (1999)

This is amazing, definitely looking forward to this one Mango

Just eat it! (still from the restoration)

Very cool! Thanks for doing this!

Here’s a little teaser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aEVEcuoUkQ

I’m very excited about this. Looking forward to an update, whenever there is one!

As time marches on and technology keeps updating, it becomes more and more clear that the best way to upscale is never what I try first. After countless attempts and hours upon hours of experimentation, I have determined that Topaz Video Enhance AI’s upscaling technology is best suited for HD, not 4K. I always have more technical flaws with 4K, and to be fair, the majority of this project is sourced from video. Thats being said, the results of the newest attempts have been quite stunning.

Working very hard on this project and want to finish it by early next year. Ideally, I would love to have it out by Christmas, but it will probably be sometime in January or early February. Screenshots from a few videos will be posted tomorrow.

~ Mango

Ricky

Fat

Dare To Be Stupid

Smells Like Nirvana

This Is The Life

I am having some issues so these are obviously subject to change, but these images serve as good tests.

Ooof that DNR is insane

Chewielewis said:

Ooof that DNR is insane

For the record, these are test images. None of what you’re seeing is final.

I find that theres a huge divide amongst people who think DNR should be used or not. I find that it depends on the individual project. In the case of this project, the goal is not to preserve in HD but to restore or make better than what is already available. If I were just going for a straight preservation, I wouldn’t bother using an upscaler at all, I would just uprez and call it a day.

Keep in mind that the majority of these videos were shot on film then transferred to video for editing. And of course, just like with any project, it is never going to look perfect. I’m doing what I can to improve it, but I’m not a professional and I’m just doing this because I thought it would be fun. I’m sorry I’m not doing it to your standards, but you’re free to do your own project of restoring these videos. All the sources are readily available.

As I continue to experiment, I realize that I might be trying to do too much to save the image. DNR can be useful, but I’ve been relying on it far too much for this project. The final result will have minimal DNR, much more detail and will just overall be better than my tests. As with all of my projects, the longer I experiment, the better the end result. Expect some screenshots within the next few days. I’m also updating the first post to list all the bonus features.

I’ve decided to only include the videos between 1979 and 2007 as upscaling videos shot in HD seems rather pointless. Instead, I’m just gonna do the ones shot in SD. I’m going for a kind of minimalist approach to the whole thing. The detail will be clearer and the image upscaled to 1080, but there will be little to no denoising. My experiments with DNR removed to much detail, and it’s just not worth doing that way.

I’ve spent the past 3 nights working all night to figure out the best solution, and DNR is just not gonna work for these. I hope everyone enjoys the final product. It will still beat the copies on youtube by a long shot.

I am so ready for this!!

Screenshots from the new versions.

Ricky:

I Love Rocky Road:

Eat It:

Dare To Be Stupid:

Fat:

Mango said:

Screenshots from the new versions.

Ricky:

I Love Rocky Road:

Eat It:

Dare To Be Stupid:

Fat:

They look so good

Yeah these are great

I actually found a bootleg VHS of the Behind The Music special on eBay, so I’ll use it as my source for it. The versions online are quite poor quality.

Due to technical issues trying to save virtually unsavable material, the bonus features will be restored in SD. I will try to improve them somewhat, but the quality on some of them is atrocious. I have also decided to cut a few of the bonus features (The Compleat Al, The Weird Al Show, Al’s Home Movies) as they are readily available in good quality. I may do proper upscales of some of them later, but the main purpose here is to make a simple but fun collection of things that are somewhat rare.

Thanks for the feedback on the new versions btw. More screenshots, and progress reports coming soon. We’re moving along very nicely with this project. 😃

~ Mango

Working on this yet again. Hopefully will be ready in time for Christmas, and Project DEVO will be ready early next year.

BREAKING NEWS:

Just after I posted that update, the youtube version of Eat It was upgraded to a 4K remaster from the original film. Looks like official restorations are underway. This is the best possible outcome, and I’m officially canceling this project. 😄

After closer inspection of the 4K version of Eat It, it seems al was barely able to remaster that video, as the film elements were in poor condition. It seems to be a one time thing that was apparently only done for his new movie. The remaster is also missing a sight gag where Al’s breath causes the camera lens to fog up.

I’m sorry for the abrupt cancellation. That was my mistake. Project is still underway, and I hope to have some things ready soon.

Sorry for the delay. I’ve had a lot going on in my personal life for the past few years. Sometimes I have long periods of time where I wonder whether my projects are even worth doing. My anxiety tells me “nobody will care” even though I know that’s untrue. I’ve made a lot of empty promises to you guys and I’m very sorry. This year was supposed to be really involved for me, but health issues came creeping in, and long story short, I now have a pacemaker.

I hope nobody feels like I’ve cheated them on these projects. Working with SD sources is extremely difficult, especially with the bare minimum of technology and software to edit things. AI upscaling while quite impressive, is still in its infancy. It takes much more than just putting a file through an upscaler. Everything has to be adjusted for each individual video. This is why this and my DEVO project have been taking so long. I was attempting to just come up with a simple one step solution for every video, but now I realize it takes a lot of tweaking and experimenting.

I promise I will at least deliver a small group of videos from this project by christmas, say the first 3 albums worth. This little A’V restoration community means the world to me, and this hobby has given me a way to pass my time that doesn’t stress me out and feels rewarding. I love you all. Thank you so much for your patience and support.