Normal Life with Dweezil Zappa circa 1990

I was capturing my old VHS tapes and came across this show I loved. Long live Dweezil Zappa.

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  • @thenothing2786
    @thenothing2786 Жыл бұрын

    Starring Moon Unit Dweezil and Dweezil’s Unibrow.

  • @mrmaclipstick5183
    @mrmaclipstick5183 Жыл бұрын

    man... remember watching this show on tv thinking it was pretty cringe. But I wanted to watch to see Dweezil shread on his guitar. I miss my youth!

  • @frankpontone2139
    @frankpontone21399 жыл бұрын

    Ohhh Moon Unit.....forever in my dreams :-)

  • @monoped8437

    @monoped8437

    3 жыл бұрын

    just hope she doesn't turn into gail.

  • @pechondelgado

    @pechondelgado

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@monoped8437 She's turning into Maya Rudolph.

  • @BlankSlate1111

    @BlankSlate1111

    Жыл бұрын

    you and me both brotha!

  • @TheRealHucasys
    @TheRealHucasys6 жыл бұрын

    I didn't even know this existed, awesome!

  • @tedcabana
    @tedcabana7 ай бұрын

    I always had a thing for Moon Zappa. She was hot as hell!

  • @AMEER-114-

    @AMEER-114-

    4 ай бұрын

    You're probably thinking of her dad being hot like that .

  • @Mister_Listener
    @Mister_Listener5 ай бұрын

    Anybody else here for Max Gail? 😮

  • @JetScreamer_YT
    @JetScreamer_YT Жыл бұрын

    This show had so much heart. We had some legends to help balance the newcomers. I was a big fan of Frank Zappa. When I found out his kids had a TV show, I was immediately a fan. I'm off, I have a vegetable to call.

  • @scottperrin9655

    @scottperrin9655

    Жыл бұрын

    The chances are good...

  • @user-cs6up8eq7s

    @user-cs6up8eq7s

    Жыл бұрын

    The show was garbage dude that's why it was canceled

  • @user-cs6up8eq7s

    @user-cs6up8eq7s

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@scottperrin9655 😆😆

  • @JetScreamer_YT

    @JetScreamer_YT

    Жыл бұрын

    @@user-cs6up8eq7s ...and the chances are good the vegetable will respond to you...

  • @user-cs6up8eq7s

    @user-cs6up8eq7s

    Жыл бұрын

    @@JetScreamer_YT 🤪🤪🤪🤪

  • @KiddAngler.22
    @KiddAngler.229 ай бұрын

    I'm young and have never seen this because I was born right after this. But Dweezil is in my top 5 list of favorite guitar players. Damn I need to find the rest of these.

  • @devilutioner666
    @devilutioner6665 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this I didn't know this existed and only seen it a good 28 years later. Frank and Dweezil for the win. Always.(=

  • @scotthayes4135
    @scotthayes41352 жыл бұрын

    I remember when this show was on TV, miss those good old days.

  • @fjosephgonzales6870
    @fjosephgonzales68706 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for posting this! :) I remember this show. I was a huge Dweezil Zappa fan around the time this showed aired and have a couple of his CDs (including the album "Having a Bad Day" that contains Dweezil's minor hit "Let's Talk About It," on which sister Moon sings).

  • @Diggerdog2nd
    @Diggerdog2nd3 жыл бұрын

    I totally forgot about this. Thanks for posting.

  • @Dementia_Joe
    @Dementia_Joe Жыл бұрын

    I forgot what a fantastic guitar player Dweezil Zappa was/is...his inspiration is most definitely Eddie Van Halen.. Thanx for posting this sadly forgotten tv show!

  • @jamiemoll4128

    @jamiemoll4128

    Жыл бұрын

    Dweezil learned some things from Van Halen when Ed found out Frank's son was a huge fan.

  • @TGMATCHIM

    @TGMATCHIM

    Жыл бұрын

    Dweezil plays Teacher’s Pet by Extreme at 12:53

  • @redacted2275

    @redacted2275

    Жыл бұрын

    You have to be great to play his father's work lol Dweezil has very good albums with no Zappa stuff but it's beautiful that he also loves his father and his father's work so much.

  • @BillLarkinmusic
    @BillLarkinmusic10 ай бұрын

    I say Wow! Never saw this before. Thanks

  • @MissValdostaFeedAndGrain
    @MissValdostaFeedAndGrain3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for posting this gem!!💕💕🙏🏼🙏🏼🎉🎉🎉. I forgot how hotttt Dweezil was/is🙈🙈💕💕💕💕💕

  • @agirlandaphone4625
    @agirlandaphone46258 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting this. I havent seen it since middle school. :)

  • @dweezilzappa7937

    @dweezilzappa7937

    3 жыл бұрын

    It has been a perfect playing for me having a lovely and awesome Fan like you, thanks for your love, I have you mostly to be thankful for 🎼🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🌹🌹🌹

  • @tnawcwvictoria
    @tnawcwvictoria Жыл бұрын

    Normal Life from the Producers of ALF, The Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, NewsRadio, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, The Naked Truth, The Steve Harvey Show and Just Shoot Me and from the Co-Producer of The Royal Family Dweezil & Moon Unit Zappa teaming with ½ of Laverne & Shirley and Wojo from Barney Miller I remember this show very well when I was in the 3rd Grade This show aired on Wednesday Nights at 8/7 Central followed by Sydney with Valerie Bertinelli of One Day at a Time Fame and then both shows switched times on the same nights The problem with both Normal Life and Sydney was that both shows were up against NBC's Hit Series Unsolved Mysteries and abc's Wednesday Night Duo of Growing Pains and Head of the Class I guess you can say that the Zappas and Valerie were no match for the likes of Robert Stack, The Seavers and Charlie Moore aka Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP

  • @anthonygonzalez4888
    @anthonygonzalez48886 жыл бұрын

    incredible...beauty...MOON Good bit of acting

  • @trixtersixx2921
    @trixtersixx292110 жыл бұрын

    great!! i loved this show, if you find more please upload. this is the only episode iv found anywhere

  • @deanarupe73
    @deanarupe737 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting this. I Loved this show. Dweezil and his dad are my guitar idols. This show is classic.

  • @WhyTheHorseface

    @WhyTheHorseface

    Жыл бұрын

    I think it’s insane that Dweezil is such a great guitarist and band leader that he can recreate all of his dad’s music live and he can’t even read music!!! Dweezil is and has always been (since he was 12 years old and wrote the excellent Police meets Van Halen rocker “My Mother is a Space Cadet”) one extraordinary person. Wow.

  • @freshtracksify
    @freshtracksify2 жыл бұрын

    I always used to watch this show. I totally forgot about this.

  • @robertfrankenburger4672
    @robertfrankenburger46723 жыл бұрын

    Damn! i used to watch this when i was a little kid!

  • @paulinebutcherbird
    @paulinebutcherbird5 жыл бұрын

    I don't know why Moon hasn't made it in the film business. She's brilliant. And Dweezil clearly has a career ahead of him!

  • @dweezilzappa7937

    @dweezilzappa7937

    3 жыл бұрын

    It has been a perfect playing for me having a lovely and awesome Fan like you, thanks for your love, I have you mostly to be thankful for 🎼🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🌹🌹🌹

  • @yorkandpomona

    @yorkandpomona

    2 жыл бұрын

    Is this really dweezil? Then why post generic duplicate responses to many different people

  • @rulerofomicronpersei8

    @rulerofomicronpersei8

    6 ай бұрын

    ⁠@@yorkandpomonabecause it’s a scammer, a shameless, scummy scammer. Ignore it.

  • @iceWaterProductions1
    @iceWaterProductions12 жыл бұрын

    Moon is so funny and pretty.

  • @mikal
    @mikal6 жыл бұрын

    12:50 - Riff from Teacher's Pet by Extreme

  • @WyattScott
    @WyattScott3 жыл бұрын

    wtf this is great never knew it existed!?!

  • @digbyinthedoghouse7455
    @digbyinthedoghouse74557 жыл бұрын

    Goddam, I wish I had hair like Dweezil.

  • @spookybaba

    @spookybaba

    5 жыл бұрын

    Back then, you mean. Surely not today.

  • @joepinto509
    @joepinto509 Жыл бұрын

    I never knew about this...wow .

  • @Kohntarkosz
    @Kohntarkosz8 жыл бұрын

    I haven't seen this since it originally aired. Nice to hear Dweezil's openign theme again!

  • @mkii1964
    @mkii19643 жыл бұрын

    Never heard of this show!

  • @gallery7596
    @gallery75966 жыл бұрын

    Bess Meyer's character entering the scene: "Hi, it's me, Prima!" and a moment later when she answers the phone: "Hi, it's me, Prima!"

  • @TimothyBall-mv3lp
    @TimothyBall-mv3lp3 ай бұрын

    3-30-2024 Wow Max is Max. Zero change!!!

  • @PreApocalypseJitters
    @PreApocalypseJitters Жыл бұрын

    I watched every episode of this show and was sad that it didn't survive the summer. It aired before "Sydney", a sitcom with Valerie Bertinelli as a detective, so yeah, was addicted to this hour of television, truly. Moderately funny shows but I knew they didn't have the kick or zaniness that would endure to a 2nd season - besides, these shows aired against "Growing Pains" "Head of the Class" and NBC's powerhouse "Unsolved Mysteries", so yeah, couldn't win.

  • @gracebuzik246
    @gracebuzik2468 жыл бұрын

    More Episodes Pleeeeze

  • @dweezilzappa7937

    @dweezilzappa7937

    3 жыл бұрын

    It has been a perfect playing for me having a lovely and awesome Fan like you, thanks for your love, I have you mostly to be thankful for 🎼🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🌹🌹🌹

  • @richiguy
    @richiguy9 жыл бұрын

    I have a couple of episodes on VHS as well.

  • @jerrykisling8814
    @jerrykisling88143 жыл бұрын

    Crazy.

  • @kevinsmith9502
    @kevinsmith95024 жыл бұрын

    as a huge zappa fan i love watching these old shows .I wonder what Dweezel thinks of these shows now.He must get a chuckle out of it

  • @riceflatpicking4954
    @riceflatpicking4954 Жыл бұрын

    The year I joined the Marines. I don’t think I saw a single sitcom until I got out in 1994.

  • @mr.brenman2132

    @mr.brenman2132

    10 ай бұрын

    How old were you?

  • @surfdigby
    @surfdigby4 жыл бұрын

    11:30 Dweezil playing " Maybe Tonight" from his Confessions album.

  • @pennylane1595
    @pennylane15957 жыл бұрын

    That's funny because he met Van Halen as a kid. Love Dweezil ❤️

  • @annemarie5622
    @annemarie56224 жыл бұрын

    Prima is awesome

  • @zechs77
    @zechs772 жыл бұрын

    "Give me 11 bologna sandwiches, and a glazed donut. To go!"

  • @JoseTwitterFan
    @JoseTwitterFan2 жыл бұрын

    Episode #5: It's Only Rock 'N Roll (April 18, 1990)

  • @brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey
    @brunoBEGARANI-kx2eyАй бұрын

    ❤Happy Birthday to Ahmet,hey DZ YOURE SO COOL😂❤

  • @coronet67
    @coronet678 жыл бұрын

    I remember watching part of one of these shows back then and changing the channel.

  • @local-teen

    @local-teen

    8 жыл бұрын

    HAHA. Yeah.

  • @paulinebutcherbird

    @paulinebutcherbird

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's why it lasted only one season, clearly, because you were not alone.

  • @tnawcwvictoria

    @tnawcwvictoria

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@paulinebutcherbird It lasted 1 season because it was on Wednesday Nights against NBC's Hit Reality Series Unsolved Mysteries and abc's Growing Pains and it later moved 1/2 hour later competing against Head of the Class I guess you can say that the Zappas were no match for the likes of Robert Stack, The Seavers and Charlie Moore aka Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP

  • @paulinebutcherbird

    @paulinebutcherbird

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tnawcwvictoria Thanks for that feedback. It looks like your analysis is correct. Probably a wake-up call for them because they both started out thinking they were going to make it in television.

  • @tnawcwvictoria

    @tnawcwvictoria

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@paulinebutcherbird Not only that, but CBS was still in 3rd place behind abc which was in 2nd place and NBC which was still #1 thanks to the likes of The Cosby Show, A Different World, The Golden Girls, Empty Nest, Cheers and of course, HUNTER also during the 89/90 Season, The Cosby Show and Roseanne were both tied at #1 CBS only had 5 shows in the Nielsen Ratings Top 30 60 Minutes (Prime Time's #1 News Magazine) which was the only CBS show in the Top 10, Murder, She Wrote (Prime Time's #1 Drama for the 5th straight year) which was the only CBS scripted show in the Top 15, Designing Women, the CBS Sunday Movie which were in the Top 25 and Murphy Brown which was in its 2nd season in the Top 30

  • @dorothysmith3120
    @dorothysmith31203 жыл бұрын

    Wow I never saw this before but I'm glad I got to cindy williams is my all time favorite actress ever ❤

  • @vivalapsych
    @vivalapsych2 жыл бұрын

    I love Moon

  • @lfader
    @lfader4 жыл бұрын

    Wicked slime Charvel💪👊👊💪❤️

  • @Boydster318
    @Boydster3183 жыл бұрын

    Please post the rest

  • @BillDerBerg
    @BillDerBerg2 жыл бұрын

    Wojo

  • @edwargo
    @edwargo5 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see Dweezil remembered to put on his "ceremonial ring of guitar power" before he practices. I mean he couldn't be married, that would be silly. ;)

  • @BillDerBerg
    @BillDerBerg2 жыл бұрын

    Moon 😍

  • @cevancarr
    @cevancarr Жыл бұрын

    Are they using the same sets/soundstage as "ALF"? I'm getting that vibe here!

  • @adisharr
    @adisharr3 жыл бұрын

    Frank's kids sure have great hair

  • @toucansam3
    @toucansam38 жыл бұрын

    This is no worse than today's faire. Way better than "Two Broke Girls."

  • @razorjules
    @razorjules7 жыл бұрын

    WTF? He started playing "Teacher's Pet" as his mom leaves the room!

  • @markcoluzzi9545
    @markcoluzzi95455 жыл бұрын

    Hey that's Laverne !!!!!!

  • @5jerry1

    @5jerry1

    5 жыл бұрын

    ~ No, that's Shirley.

  • @robert-lz9qf
    @robert-lz9qf11 ай бұрын

    Didn't know Shirley was on here

  • @kennethhodsdon5876
    @kennethhodsdon58762 жыл бұрын

    Dweezil plays a bit of Nuno between scenes

  • @naturallawhealth9272
    @naturallawhealth9272Ай бұрын

    Was the dad also in DC Cab? He looks familiar.

  • @niksatt4843
    @niksatt48432 жыл бұрын

    Is that kitchen the same kitchen on Dinosaurs?

  • @BillDerBerg
    @BillDerBerg2 жыл бұрын

    was that big roadie the guy from home improvement?

  • @pilgrimMj
    @pilgrimMj4 жыл бұрын

    Is the father an older David Cross?

  • @bassfishingwiththeantichri2921
    @bassfishingwiththeantichri29214 жыл бұрын

    How did I miss this? I'd much rather have watched this than that ped-fest show.

  • @tnawcwvictoria

    @tnawcwvictoria

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's because the show was up against NBC's Unsolved Mysteries and abc's Growing Pains and later moved 1/2 hour later up against Head of the Class That's why the show didn't last too long

  • @TheSoundEngineAF
    @TheSoundEngineAF8 жыл бұрын

    Not too bad

  • @brainsareus
    @brainsareus6 жыл бұрын

    ....She was "GONNA" be an actress... sorry, I could not help myself... he he

  • @spanishbrighton1448
    @spanishbrighton14485 жыл бұрын

    The Frank Zappas son!!

  • @gregbenefield7658
    @gregbenefield765810 ай бұрын

    Moon was so 🔥 hot

  • @AMEER-114-

    @AMEER-114-

    4 ай бұрын

    You're probably thinking of her dad being the one who has been very hot... since moving out of time.

  • @gwensciora8516
    @gwensciora85164 жыл бұрын

    did this song have a video???

  • @dweezilzappa7937

    @dweezilzappa7937

    3 жыл бұрын

    It has been a perfect playing for me having a lovely and awesome Fan like you, thanks for your love, I have you mostly to be thankful for 🎼🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🌹🌹🌹

  • @rogerthompson71
    @rogerthompson717 жыл бұрын

    when did this show air?

  • @matthewstechel2037

    @matthewstechel2037

    7 жыл бұрын

    according to Wiki--it aired in spring of 1990. (This episode in particular aired on April 18th, 1990 on CBS)

  • @rogerthompson71

    @rogerthompson71

    7 жыл бұрын

    oh ok ty

  • @tnawcwvictoria

    @tnawcwvictoria

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@matthewstechel2037 Yes, I remember this show This aired during the 89/90 Season and CBS was still in 3rd place on Prime Time CBS only had 5 shows in the Nielsen Ratings Top 30 60 Minutes (Prime Time's #1 News Magazine) which was the only CBS show in the Top 10, Murder, She Wrote (Prime Time's #1 Drama for the 5th straight year) which was the only CBS scripted show in the Top 15, Designing Women, the CBS Sunday Movie which were in the Top 25 and Murphy Brown which was in its 2nd season in the Top 30

  • @rgolten
    @rgolten Жыл бұрын

    got any morra?

  • @grantmcalpine6364

    @grantmcalpine6364

    Жыл бұрын

    Sadly no.

  • @Frankincensedjb123
    @Frankincensedjb1239 жыл бұрын

    No wonder I never saw this show. Pretty lame. Love Moon and the Dweeze, but their futures were certainly not in acting. lol

  • @local-teen

    @local-teen

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Frankincensed They aren't bad though.

  • @Frankincensedjb123

    @Frankincensedjb123

    8 жыл бұрын

    okGhostlyGhost Fair

  • @tnawcwvictoria

    @tnawcwvictoria

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just so ya know, the late Bernie Brillstein Producer of ALF and The Blues Brothers produced this series along with Brad Grey who co-produced Newsradio, The Steve Harvey Show and Just Shoot Me Could ya imagine Dweezil and Moon Unit Zappa teaming up with ALF? That would've been cool or crazy lol

  • @tnawcwvictoria
    @tnawcwvictoria Жыл бұрын

    Ya know? I was thinking, where's Laverne, Lenny & Suiqqy and Barney Miller when ya need'em? I could picture Laverne saying this: "Shirl? Where the hell are your children from? Mars or Venus?" Capt. Barney Miller: "Wojo? Who the hell are they? Your children or aliens from another world?"

  • @jistikoff2361
    @jistikoff23617 жыл бұрын

    Man, Zappa is the best! Music is the best! But this is worst.

  • @user-cs6up8eq7s
    @user-cs6up8eq7s Жыл бұрын

    Not hard to see why this got cancelled

  • @AMEER-114-

    @AMEER-114-

    4 ай бұрын

    Care to explain it for others?

  • @georgemandom69
    @georgemandom692 жыл бұрын

    11:33

  • @TheReubenKincaid
    @TheReubenKincaid Жыл бұрын

    And it was in late 1991 with the release of Nirvanas Nevermind , Jake finally went to College .

  • @AMEER-114-

    @AMEER-114-

    4 ай бұрын

    COBAIN BLOWS... And Grohl made a deal.... And continues to make offerings... Take note of his drummer

  • @coronet67
    @coronet678 жыл бұрын

    The audience thinks every line is hilarious.

  • @pretorious700

    @pretorious700

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's canned laughter, you ignoramus.

  • @albertog7245

    @albertog7245

    6 жыл бұрын

    no need to be a dick about it

  • @40pianos
    @40pianos6 жыл бұрын

    Gag me with a shovel. God this is bad.

  • @hackiest
    @hackiest10 ай бұрын

    creepy how at 2:14 'dad' has he hand on Moon's butt

  • @samb614ify
    @samb614ify7 жыл бұрын

    this could have been palatable if Cindy Williams weren't in it.

  • @bulkvanderhuge9006
    @bulkvanderhuge900626 күн бұрын

    Wow, this is terribly on par with the other syndicated shows like "Small Wonder" and "ALF"

  • @maan0704
    @maan07045 жыл бұрын

    I always found Max to be soooo stiff in his acting. Cindy was quite good in each episode. Max had no charisma with anyone in the cast and he sure as HELL was not Frank Zappa!

  • @maan0704

    @maan0704

    5 жыл бұрын

    You know who would have been good to play Frank Zappa? Howard Hessman! He left Head of Class by then and Max was more of a folk artist rather than rock.

  • @tnawcwvictoria

    @tnawcwvictoria

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@maan0704 Well the show was up against Growing Pains and then when it moved 1/2 later, it was up against Head of the Class and it failed

  • @pauliamsocool
    @pauliamsocool6 жыл бұрын

    I wonder what Frank thought.. This is exactly the kind of cheeseball, insipid, garbage he railed against. Wholesome tv for Debbie. And what's with the awful acting?! Not to mention the GodAwful writing.

  • @spookybaba

    @spookybaba

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's what I thought. Even more so when Dweezil appeared topless on the front cover of Playgirl Magazine not long after Frank's death. But if you watch some interviews with Frank, he states that he just let's the kids get into whatever they want to do, even if he doesn't share that same like. Though Frank would ask what exactly are they getting from whatever it is they're getting into.

  • @paulinebutcherbird

    @paulinebutcherbird

    5 жыл бұрын

    Frank was very liberal in his attitude toward what those around him did. He encouraged us all. So he would have encouraged Moon and Dweezil in their careers if acting was what they wanted. He himself wrote lyrics to get his music heard - that was his cheesing down. He always said he would rather not write lyrics at all.

  • @evetsnitram8866

    @evetsnitram8866

    5 жыл бұрын

    As I recall the show changed drastically from the original concept when the network had a whack at it.

  • @simonmcnamee619

    @simonmcnamee619

    5 жыл бұрын

    Maybe he was happy for them that they got work. You don't end up living in a mansion in Laurel canyon by living by and adhering to rigid, unshakable idealistic principles.

  • @13blackcats33
    @13blackcats334 жыл бұрын

    One of the worst sitcoms ever.

  • @wangdangdoodie
    @wangdangdoodie6 жыл бұрын

    About as funny as cancer.

  • @SnazzyDetritus
    @SnazzyDetritus3 жыл бұрын

    the zappas are always interesting, but, man, this show sucks. crappy, cheesy writing and subpar performances...I see why it was cancelled almost before it began.