History Music / RickDees

* GutturalGrowler: He switched to this voice to say the title of his gossip segment "Dees Sleaze." His voice otherwise fits more in line with deeper voice. He also used this tone for most of "Disco Duck".

* GutturalGrowler: He switched to this voice to say the title of his gossip segment "Dees Sleaze." His voice otherwise fits more in line with BadassBaritone. He also used this tone for most of "Disco Duck".

fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the pursuit of loose women!''

* VerbalTic: The "Dees Sleaze" segment of the ''Weekly Top 40'' made much use of a soundclip of a senior-sounding male character, ostensibly the show's "boss", saying "Yes." This clip ended up being convenient whenever Music/{{Yes}} had a hit on the chart.

* {{Jingle}}: Just like ''American Top 40'', ''Weekly Top 40'' would have some these in the form of commercial bumpers and music beds[[note]]which, just like the [=AT40=] package from 1984, were initially produced by JAM Creative Productions with some handled by Dees and crew themselves[[/note]] that Dees and his cast of idiots would talk over. Some cuts in the later 80s to early 90s would also ape some popular singers like Music/MichaelJackson ([[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed who was also a recurring character on the show]]).

* AudienceParticipation: Contests were a regular part of ''Weekly Top 40'', and generally involved Rick playing a small snippet of a song, movie or a celebrity interview and asking for the name or title.

* GutturalGrowler: He switched to this voice to say the title of his gossip segment "Dees Sleaze." His voice otherwise fits more in line with BadassBaritone.

* ManOfAThousandVoices: ''Weekly Top 40'' exploits this between both him and Julie with the amount of characters and impressions they pull off.

* {{Satire}}: "Disco Duck" was this for the {{Disco}} genre. It also served to make him a OneHitWonder as far as his music career was concerned with his second attempt "Discorilla" not hitting high on the charts and later attempts in the 80s barely even charting at all.

** "NoBudget"

* ParodyCommercial: An "ad" announced the release of a new {{Comedy}} album, ''Hurt Me Baby. Make Me Write Bad Checks.'' On what [[FictionalMedia record label?]] Why, NoBudget of course!

* {{Satire}}: "Disco Duck" was this for the {{Disco}} genre. It also served to make him a OneHitWonder as far as his music career was concerned with his second attempt "Discorilla" not hitting high on the charts and latter attempts in the 80s barely even charting at all.

* FullNameBasis: ''Weekly Top 40'''s scatterbrained elderly engineer Willard Weisman would always introduce himself like this, to the dismay and annoyance of Rick. His appearances usually ending with HarmlessElectrocution after fiddling with the microphone wires against Rick's wishes.

* {{Jingle}}: Just like ''American Top 40'', ''Weekly Top 40'' would have some these in the form of commercial bumpers and music beds[[note]]which, just like the [=AT40=] package from 1984, were initially produced by JAM Creative Productions with some handled by Dees and crew themselves[[/note]] that Dees and his cast of idiots would talk over. Some cuts in the later 80s to early 90s would also ape some popular singers like Music/MichaelJackson (who was also a recurring character on the show).

* OpeningNarration: Quoted above. From the show's debut until sometime in the very early-'90s, ''Weekly Top 40'' began with a {{Parody}}/{{Pastiche}} in which Music/JohnWilliams' score from ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' underscored a riff on the old serials' opening narration.

* VerbalTic: In "Rick Dees Top 40" with the show's boss, a senior-sounding male character only says one word: "Yes." This was convenient when Music/{{Yes}} had a hit on the chart.

--> Original OpeningNarration to ''Rick Dees Weekly Top 40'', set to Music/JohnWilliams' [[Film/SupermanTheMovie Superman]] theme

-> ''"Try your luck. Don't be a cluck!"''

* OpeningNarration: From the show's debut until sometime in the very early-'90s, ''Weekly Top 40'' began with a {{Parody}}/{{Pastiche}} in which Music/JohnWilliams' score from ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' underscored this riff on the old serials:
--> And now here he is.\\
Strong enough to bend records with his bare hands.\\
Able to tell tall tales in a single breath.\\
It's Super Dees!\\
Yes, Super Dees, Strange Visitor from another neighborhood,\\
with powers and abilities far below those of mortal male and female people,\\
and who, disguised as Rick Dees, mild-mannered disc jockey,\\
fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the pursuit of loose women!

* OpeningNarration: A {{Parody}}/{{Pastiche}} in which Music/JohnWilliams' score from ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' underscored this riff on the old serials:

Yes, Super Dees, Strange Visitor from another neighborhood, and who, disguised as Rick Dees, mild-mannered disc jockey, fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the pursuit of loose women.

* DenserAndWackier: Than the more staid ''American Top 40'', which helped it to stand out during its competing years with the Casey Kasem and Shadoe Stevens eras of that program. Akin to his morning show, each episode would feature skits, vocal impressions, and deadpan remarks from Dees and his "Cast of Idiots". The humor aspect (as well as the Cast) would gradually be dropped throughout UsefulNotes/TheNewTens and [[UsefulNotes/TheNewTwenties '20s]] (partially to better match the dueling Ryan Seacrest era of ''[=AT40=]'').

--> Capable of bending records with his bare hands.
--> Able to tell tall tales in a single breath.
--> It's Super Dees! Yes, Super Dees, Strange Visitor from another neighborhood, and who, disguised as Rick Dees, mild-mannered disc jockey, fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the pursuit of loose women.

* {{Satire}}: "Disco Duck" was this for the {{Disco}} genre. It also served to make him a OneHitWonder as far as his music career was concerned with his second attempt with "Discorilla" didn't hit high on the charts.

* GutturalGrowler: He switched to this voice to say the title of his gossip segment "Dees Sleaze."

* SoundEffectBleep: Using the sound "cuckoo." He also got around with announcing George Michael's "I want Your Sex" by using a video game sound effect where "Sex" would be said.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: A good chunk of the regular ''Weekly Top 40'' characters with Dees having to be the [[OnlySaneMan straight man]] among them, hence the "Cast of Idiots" moniker.
* GratuitousJapanese: One clip that popped up on occasion during the early years of the ''Weekly Top 40'' was that of a Japanese woman angrily ranting. Rick somehow was able to understand this.

* {{Satire}}: "Disco Duck" was this for the {{Disco}} genre. It also served to make him a OneHitWonder as far as his music career was concerned.

* SoundEffectBleep: Using the sound "cuckoo."

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: A good chunk of the regular ''Weekly Top 40'' characters with Dees having to be the [[OneSaneMan straight man]] among them, hence the "Cast of Idiots" moniker.

* {{Jingle}}: Just like ''American Top 40'', ''Weekly Top 40'' would have some these in the form of commercial bumpers and music beds[[note]]which, just like the [=AT40=] package from 1984, were initially produced by JAM Creative Productions with some handled by Dees and crew themselves[[/note]] that Dees and his cast of idiots would talk over. Some cuts in the 90s would also ape some popular singers like Music/MichaelJackson.

* PunnyName: Recurring characters in TheEighties includes "radio aerobics" instructor Jane Fondle (Creator/JaneFonda) and regular caller John [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Revolting]] (Creator/JohnTravolta).

* VerbalTic: In "Rick Dees Top 40," senior-sounding male character only says one word: "Yes." This was convenient when Music/{{Yes}} had a hit on the chart.

* {{Satire}}: "Disco Duck" was this for the {{Disco}} genre.

* {{Jingle}}: Just like ''American Top 40'', ''Weekly Top 40'' would have some these in the form of commercial bumpers and music beds[[note]]which, just like the [=AT40=] package from 1984, were initially produced by JAM Creative Productions with some handled by Dees and crew themselves[[/note]] that Dees would talk over. Some cuts in the 90s would also ape some popular singers like Music/MichaelJackson.

* {{Jingle}}: Just like ''American Top 40'', ''Weekly Top 40'' would have some these in the form of commercial bumpers and music beds[[note]]which, just like the [=AT40=] package from 1984, were initially produced by JAM Creative Productions with some handled by Dees and crew themselves[[/note]] that Dees would talk over. Some cuts in the 90s would also pae some popular singers like Music/MichaelJackson.

* {{Jingle}}: Just like ''American Top 40'', ''Weekly Top 40'' would have some these in the form of commercial bumpers and music beds[[note]]which, just like the [[AT40=] package from 1984, were initially produced by JAM Creative Productions with some handled by Dees and crew themselves[[/note=]] that Dees would talk over. Some cuts in the 90s would also pae some popular singers like Creator/MichaelJackson.