But you’ve done a superb job in editing and syncing this video, really, it’s one of the better music videos I’ve seen here on You Tube!

Apparently that skit was inspired by an actual, British children’s TV series, “Simon In The Land Of Chalk Drawings,” where the child character would enter (via his backyard fence) the action of his pictures drawn on a magic chalkboard.

The best line from the parody is “Oh, Ricky,
what a pity, don’t you understand/That every day’s a rerun, and the laughter’s always canned.”

Of course that’s a bit disingenuous, because, unlike most of the TV sitcoms of the 1950’s & ’60’s, “I Love Lucy” WAS actually filmed before a studio audience, so no laugh tracks or “canned laughter,” as commonly called.

But Yankovic’s version of this song, especially his video, is even more clever & entertaining than Basil’s.

In fact, I’ll bet Yankovic’s original video for “Ricky” is even uploaded here on the Tube. I think I’ll go have a look-see right now, then report back here for anybody who’s interested.

Who knows, maybe even the original original, “Kitty,” by Racey, is also uploaded? In which case, add that to your video mix as well.

The song “Hey Mickey” by Toni Basil in the ’80s was about the only “Mickey” she knew–Dolenz. Toni choreographed The Monkees’ movie Head (1968) and was in the movie dancing with Davy Jones in the harem scene. She went on to appear in Easy Rider (1969) (which involved Jack Nicholson and Bert Schneider, who were a big part of “Head”).