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* CreatorWorship: As the current high priest of comedy, he has a surprisingly obsessive fanbase.
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* CreatorWorship: As the current high priest of comedy, or at the very least the undisputed king of song parodies and novelty songs, he has a surprisingly obsessive fanbase.fanbase, who have him on their Mount Rushmore of comedy figures. On a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xuWHMetJ2k video of Oprah interviewing him,]] the comments are filled with fans insisting it was Al giving ''Oprah'' the ColbertBump.
-->'''@Meatfrequency:''' You know Oprah made it big when she got to interview the legend himself
-->'''@Meatfrequency:''' You know Oprah made it big when she got to interview the legend himself
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* SignatureSong: "Eat It", although "White and Nerdy" is a close second.
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* SignatureSong: "Eat It", although "White and Nerdy" is a close second. Among fans, "Albuquerque" is generally the favorite, and a bombastic rendition of it usually closes out Al's live concerts.
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* CreatorWorship: As the current high priest of comedy, he has a surprisingly obsessive fanbase.
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Viewer Pronunciation Confusion is NRLEP.
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* ViewerPronunciationConfusion: He doesn't like it when people pronounce his last name "Yank-o-VITCH" (or spell it with an 'H'). His band elaborates in "Al's Band".
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* ViewerPronunciationConfusion: He doesn't like it when people pronounce his last name "Yank-o-VITCH" (or spell it with an 'H'). His band elaborates in "Al's Band".
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*** Trashy talk shows ('Talk Soup', 'Jerry Springer').
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*** Trashy talk shows ('Talk Soup', 'Jerry Springer').Springer' - the latter overlaps a little bit with the "tv addict" category, as the narrator is a viewer of the title show who admits how trashy and exploitative it is, but keeps on watching anyway).
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* OnceOriginalNowOverdone: In these days when anyone can put a parody song on Website/YouTube, some people don't get what's so great about Al.
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* OnceOriginalNowOverdone: OnceOriginalNowCommon: In these days when anyone can put a parody song on Website/YouTube, some people don't get what's so great about Al.
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* SpiritualSuccessor
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* OnceOriginalNowOverdone: In these days when anyone can put a parody song on Website/YouTube, some people don't get what's so great about Al.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: In these days when anyone can put a parody song on Website/YouTube, some people don't get what's so great about Al.
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* CommonKnowledge: It's often said that, although Al always gets permission from the original artist before creating a parody song, he's not legally obligated to since parody is a protected exemption to copyright law. However, in order for a work to count as a parody as defined in this context, it needs to be making criticism or commentary on the original, which most of Al's work [[note]]With a few exceptions such as [[Music/BillyRayCyrus "Achey Breaky Song"]] and [[Music/{{Nirvana}} "Smells Like Nirvana"]][[/note]] doesn't do. Thus asking permission is good thing for Al to do from a legal standpoint and not just a personal one. It's also probably why Atlantic Records was able to block the release of "You're Pitiful", Al's parody of {{Music/James Blunt}}'s "Your Beautiful", which led to Al's famous TakeThat against the label in "White and Nerdy".
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* CommonKnowledge: It's often said that, although Al always gets permission from the original artist before creating a parody song, he's not legally obligated to since parody is a protected exemption to copyright law. However, in order for a work to count as a parody as defined in this context, it needs to be making criticism or commentary on the original, which most of Al's work [[note]]With a few exceptions such as [[Music/BillyRayCyrus "Achey Breaky Song"]] Song"]], [[Music/LadyGaga "Perform This Way"]], and [[Music/{{Nirvana}} "Smells Like Nirvana"]][[/note]] doesn't do. Thus asking permission is good thing for Al to do from a legal standpoint and not just a personal one. It's also probably why Atlantic Records was able to block the release of "You're Pitiful", Al's parody of {{Music/James Blunt}}'s "Your Beautiful", which led to Al's famous TakeThat against the label in "White and Nerdy".
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Why would they be enjoying a resurgence in popularity thanks to a song that was released four years prior?
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* GeniusBonus: Some of Al's albums contain style parodies of classic artists that may seem out of place for the era, but said artist had done something to bring them renewed notoriety at the time. For example, "Off the Deep End" contains a Music/BeachBoys style parody, as they were enjoying a resurgence in popularity in 1992 triggered by the smash success of "Kokomo". "Straight Outta Lynwood" then contains a homage to Music/BrianWilson, owing to him [[Music/SmileTheBeachBoys finally completing SMiLE in 2004]]. "Mandatory Fun" contained a Music/CatStevens style parody in response to him returning to recording and touring after a nearly 30 year hiatus.
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* GeniusBonus: Some of Al's albums contain style parodies of classic artists that may seem out of place for the era, but said artist had done something to bring them renewed notoriety at the time. For example, "Off the Deep End" contains a Music/BeachBoys style parody, as they were enjoying a resurgence in popularity in 1992 triggered by the smash success of "Kokomo".1992. "Straight Outta Lynwood" then contains a homage to Music/BrianWilson, owing to him [[Music/SmileTheBeachBoys finally completing SMiLE in 2004]]. "Mandatory Fun" contained a Music/CatStevens style parody in response to him returning to recording and touring after a nearly 30 year hiatus.
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* FaceOfTheBand: Al has recorded with the same band (Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, Jim West, and Steve Jay) for virtually his entire career, and they appear in all his videos.
** Lampshaded by the band themselves in "Al's Band," a stand-alone single featuring Al solely on accordion. Sung by the guys themselves, it details their history with him.
** Lampshaded by the band themselves in "Al's Band," a stand-alone single featuring Al solely on accordion. Sung by the guys themselves, it details their history with him.
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* SpiritualSuccessor
** ''Face to Face with "Weird Al" Yankovic'', a WebOriginal which sees Al "interviewing" celebrities, is this to ''Al TV''.
** "Handy" is this to "Hardware Store". And more directly to the unreleased "I'll Repair For You".
** In fact; Weird Al's oeuvre is full of Spiritual Successors....
*** The big super-long, really epic song ('Nature Trail To Hell', 'The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota', 'Albuquerque', 'Genius In France').
*** TV-Themed List Songs ('The Brady Bunch' starts this way, 'Can't Watch This', 'Couch Potato', 'Syndicated Inc.', etc.)
*** Songs where the guy's a TV addict who's watching shows he hates ('Can't Watch This', 'Couch Potato').
*** TV Theme lyrics to the tune of pop-songs ('The Brady Bunch', 'Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies').
*** Fat jokes ('Fat' and 'Grapefruit Diet').
*** Trashy talk shows ('Talk Soup', 'Jerry Springer').
*** Silly, LargeHam-sung Blues songs ('Chuck & Diane', 'Generic Blues').
*** AlienInvasion by Kaiju-sized things ('Slime Creatures From Outer Space' and 'Attack Of The Radioactive Hamsters From A Planet Near Mars').
*** Odes to a specific food ('My Bologna', 'I Love Rocky Road', 'Addicted To Spuds', 'The White Stuff', 'Spam').
*** Tracks only a few seconds long ('Let Me Be Your Hog', 'Bite Me', 'Harvey The Wonder Hamster', 'Stupid Haircut').
** The polka medleys are all {{in the style of}} Music/SpikeJones's "travesties" (ie, play the lyrics straight, make the music goofy).
** ''Face to Face with "Weird Al" Yankovic'', a WebOriginal which sees Al "interviewing" celebrities, is this to ''Al TV''.
** "Handy" is this to "Hardware Store". And more directly to the unreleased "I'll Repair For You".
** In fact; Weird Al's oeuvre is full of Spiritual Successors....
*** The big super-long, really epic song ('Nature Trail To Hell', 'The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota', 'Albuquerque', 'Genius In France').
*** TV-Themed List Songs ('The Brady Bunch' starts this way, 'Can't Watch This', 'Couch Potato', 'Syndicated Inc.', etc.)
*** Songs where the guy's a TV addict who's watching shows he hates ('Can't Watch This', 'Couch Potato').
*** TV Theme lyrics to the tune of pop-songs ('The Brady Bunch', 'Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies').
*** Fat jokes ('Fat' and 'Grapefruit Diet').
*** Trashy talk shows ('Talk Soup', 'Jerry Springer').
*** Silly, LargeHam-sung Blues songs ('Chuck & Diane', 'Generic Blues').
*** AlienInvasion by Kaiju-sized things ('Slime Creatures From Outer Space' and 'Attack Of The Radioactive Hamsters From A Planet Near Mars').
*** Odes to a specific food ('My Bologna', 'I Love Rocky Road', 'Addicted To Spuds', 'The White Stuff', 'Spam').
*** Tracks only a few seconds long ('Let Me Be Your Hog', 'Bite Me', 'Harvey The Wonder Hamster', 'Stupid Haircut').
** The polka medleys are all {{in the style of}} Music/SpikeJones's "travesties" (ie, play the lyrics straight, make the music goofy).
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* MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales: His "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" parody song "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" is beloved by Jewish people. It helps that he consulted with his Jewish drummer, Jay "Bermuda" Schwartz, and the lyrics show that Al did his research.
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* GeniusBonus: Some of Al's albums contain style parodies of classic artists that may seem out of place for the era, but said artist had done something to bring them renewed notoriety at the time. For example, "Off the Deep End" contains a Music/BeachBoys style parody, as they were enjoying a resurgence in popularity in 1992 triggered by the smash success of "Kokomo". "Straight Outta Lynwood" then contains a homage to Music/BrianWilson, owing to him [[Music/SmileTheBeachBoys finally completing SMiLE in 2004]]. "Mandatory Fun" contained a Music/CatStevens style parody in response to him returning to recording and touring after a nearly 30 year hiatus.
