Here you will find all the references to the number 27 on episodes of "The Weird Al Show." If you found a 27 I missed, please e-mail it to me. Thanks.

Never heard of the connection between "Weird Al" and the number 27? Well, from the "Weird Al" Frequently Asked Questions, here is the connection.

First of all, this amazing number in Al's life was first discovered by "The Midnight Star", when somebody asked Al if the number 27 in the "Like a Surgeon" and "This is the Life" video had some certain special meaning. Al hadn't actually noticed this number in the beginning. His final reply: "Twenty-seven is a pretty funny number."

And thus a new age was born, Twenty-seven. Soon after that, the staff, readers, domesticated animals, and twenty seven kitchen appliances started noticing more and more occurances of the number "27." It was amazing! It was surprising! It was mediocre, even! Every where we looked, another "27" popped into Al's life.

There's a 27 in the album "Bad Hair Day." In the song, "Callin' In Sick", the first line goes: "Hit my snooze alarm for the 27th time..." In the latest album, "Running with Scissors," there's another 27 reference! Al is wearing the number 27 on the cover.

Now, David Rossi posts "The 27 List" to alt.music.weird-al on the 27th of every month. To get the latest version take a look at: http://www.webspan.net/~dprossi/txt/27.list.html

And from Carlotta Barnes, from the former Midnight Star:

The 27 stuff goes far beyond what's on Al's albums, videos, etc -- and to me the non-"official" stuff (where 27 has shown up related to Al & the band in some way VERY coincidentally) is the interesting part! For a couple of years now the Midnight Star has listed 27 sightings in almost every issue, but offhand two of my favorites are:

Al being assigned dressing room/trailer #27 at a festival in 1993 (Bermuda kindly took Al's picture as Al posed in the doorway pointing to the big number 27 on the door, and sent it to the Midnight Star for a cover photo)

The video collection Alapalooza being the 27th top selling video last year (as reported by a surprised Bermuda).

As I said, there's been a column for 27 sightings in the newsletter for a year or so, and already there are lots more to report in future issues.

Carlotta

Episode #3601: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Hamster

• At the end of the show, Al says, "Brush your teeth 27 times a day!

Episode #3602: Mining Accident

• There are no 27s in the show, but the show first aired on September 27, 1997.

• This episode repeated on both December 27, 1997 and June 27, 1998.

Episode #3603: Bad Influence

• The only reference occurs during the safety video. A paper on a billboard says, "Woodrow Wilson Elementary School. 27 days without a papercut."

Episode #3604: Promises, Promises

• During Al's infomercial, the number to call is "555-0127."

Episode #3605: Back to School

• During the commercial for the Know-It-All Correspondence School, Albert Einstein is shown in front of a chalkboard. One of the mathematical equations behind him has a 27 in it. The equation looked like this:

Episode #3607: Because I Said So

• There were no direct references to the number, but Al sang 9 songs. And 9 is, of course, 2 + 7.

• Tri/Omen pointed out that 27 is divisible by 9.

Episode #3613: The Obligatory Holiday Episode

• Right at the beginning of the show, Al says, "Hey! where is everyone? They should have been here 27 seconds ago!"