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A short live-action clip displays the song as 'The Ballad of Jed Clampett' by George Newman (Yankovic's character in UHF).

In the parody, this character is modeled on the Jed Clampett character from Beverly Hillbillies.

In the original, a portly blue-collar worker is shown 'lip syncing' to Knopfler's vocals.

The live action scenes are similar to the original, including partially rotoscoped-animation in bright neon colors, light emitting from the lead singer's head, and the 'invisible man' playing the guitar.

In the parody, this character is modeled after George Newman (Yankovic's character in UHF).

In the opening of the original video, a skinny, computer-generated man (who 'lip syncs' Sting's vocals) is watching television.

The music video for the 'Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*' was done in the same style as the original. I'm not sure why, and I've obviously never been very happy about it.' Yankovic later stated he would rather have wanted the title to be either 'Money for Nothing for the Beverly Hillbillies' or 'Beverly Hillbillies for Nothing'. Those wacky lawyers! Whatcha gonna do?' Yankovic also gave the following comment on his official website in regards to the title: 'That incredibly stupid name is what the lawyers insisted that the parody be listed as.

Yankovic commented on the legal complications with the titling of the song in the DVD audio commentary for the film UHF, explaining: 'We had to name that song 'Money for Nothing 'slash' Beverly Hillbillies 'asterisk'' because the lawyers told us that had to be the name. Originally the title of the song was going to be simply 'Beverly Hillbillies' however, the title of the song was changed to 'Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*' (with an asterisk), and it is legally copyrighted and registered as such. 'Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*' – 3:10.

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