"Ricky" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "Mickey" by Toni Basil. The song focuses on the show I Love Lucy, and ends with a segment of the theme from the show. The music video was Yankovic's first.
[edit] Track listing
The following tracks are on the single:
- "Ricky" – 2:35
- "Buckingham Blues" – 3:11
The promo single only contains "Ricky".
[edit] Music video
The music video was directed by Janet Greek. It was filmed mostly in black and white and parodies the I Love Lucy television show.
- Yankovic plays the part of Ricky Ricardo, complete with affected Cuban accent. Yankovic appears minus his mustache and glasses, and with his hair slicked back, to more closely resemble Desi Arnaz.
- Yankovic is also seen briefly in several scenes as himself with his band, playing the accordion and sporting his normal mustache and curly hair.
- Tress MacNeille plays the part of Lucy, giving an impression of Lucille Ball's somewhat raspy voice and her usual shticks such as her unique way of crying.
- The video (and song) ends with a segment of the I Love Lucy theme (played by guitarist Jim West) rounding out with Ricky on accordion, followed by Ricky doing his "Huah! Huah! Huah!" trademark laugh.
- This was Yankovic's first music video. The liner notes in The Ultimate Video Collection (a compilation DVD) suggest that Ricky "was arguably the first comedy video ever shown on MTV".
- Near the end of the video, a cheerleader can be seen dancing in the crowd. This is a direct reference to the music video "Mickey" by Toni Basil.
- Dr. Demento makes a cameo appearance at the very end of the music video.
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