Above: Erik (Larry Mauk) tries to get information from Robert (Terry Shirley) who is under alien influence.
Welcome Back to Weirdsville is a satire of all the classic bad sci-fi movies of the 1960's. Can the town of Weirdsville fight off another alien invasion. The Andromidans come to town to punish the citizens for their misgivings on the previous alien attack. This time, they use ordinary town people as their army. Will the town survive? Erik Yablans is on call in Firefly's first sequel...
Welcome Back to Weirdsville has been the only Firefly movie that is a sequel to a previous project. Less than one year after the original Weirdsville, this sequel was presented. Known for its zany and unpredictable humor, Welcome Back to Weirdsville remains true to the Weirdsville saga. Characters from the original are continued and some new characters are introduced.
The relationship of Erik and Lisa becomes stronger in this movie. Some actors were unavailable to continue their roles, thus replacements for the characters had to be find. This is similar to the old "Bewitched" television series, where the star Dick York was replaced by Dick Sergeant playing the same character. In this case, two new actors Jason St. Clair (Cal) and Meghan Dixon (Helen) replaced previous cast members.
Many scenes that were shot almost never made it to the screen. Shortly before shooting was to wrap, a few scenes that had been removed from the original script, had been added once again. The end result, was a longer presentation that helped to tie the loose ends together.
Instead of using the Lemon Blend as with the original Weirdsville. A new substance had to be considered. After careful consideration, Miracle Gro, was determined. However, the actors could not actually be expected to drink Miracle Gro, so in Blue Power Ade was used instead.
Only one major scene had to be reshot before editing, that being the scene in which Erik defeats the Andromidan leader, The original shot was not considered to be good enough by director Joe Stapleton, thus calling for a reshoot. If viewers look closely, they can see the original and the reshot parts of the scene.
Of note in Welcome Back to Weirdsvilles, also known as Weirdsville 2 (which was the original title) the character or Father Bill Cosby (played by Dan Dziagwa) had to be changed in one of the last scenes because the actor was unavailable. Thus, actor Ryan Dixon adlibbed and created the character of Rabbi Irwin to take his place. Thus, adding more flair and an larger amount of humor to the piece. Also, actor Edd Fairman returned to portray the character of Josh.
You too can construct your own Andromidan uniform. They were merely constructed of a white t-shirt with a blue t-shirt worn over top, with black black sweat pants. The uniform ranks were real ranks supplied by a local JROTC unit.
One other note of significance, Lisa's cat was the same animal used in U 2048, a few months earlier.
| Erik Yablans | Larry Mauk |
| Lisa Wells | Lisa Griffith |
| Robert Dixon | Terry Shirley |
| Ed Ward | Joe Stapleton |
| Jesus | Ryan Dixon |
| Cal | Jason St. Clair |
| Mr. Yablans | Larry Mauk |
| Mrs. Yablans | Ryan Dixon |
| Rabbi Irwin | Ryan Dixon |
| Helen | Meghan Dixon |
| Josh | Edd Fairman |
| Andromidan Commander | William Jones |
| Sheriff Wade | B. Wade Mundorff |
| Paul | Nathan Poglein |
| Lemon Blend Man | Simon Poglein |
| Father Bill Cosby | Dan Dziagwa |
| Waitress | Shannon Ryan |
| Heather | Kayla Bartlett |
| Vanessa | Colleen Dixon |
| Man at Bar | Jim Rager |
| Jimmy Stewart | as Himself |
| Cat | as Herself |
| Written and Directed by | Joe Stapleton |
| Produced by | Ryan Dixon |
| Edited by | Joe Stapleton |
| Production Number | 0007 |
| Length | 53:30 |
| Rated | THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED. |
| Original Release Date | 1996 |
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