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  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: At the end of Stardust Crusaders, after Joseph is revived via a blood transfusion, he proves that he isn't possessed by answering Jotaro's question that "Weird Al" Yankovic is the singer of the song "Eat It".

Video Games

  • Coromon: To "Amish Paradise" and the man himself and his wife, Suzanne: Al the farmer and his wife Suzanne in Hayville. Al references lines from the song:
    Al: I've been seeding and plowing so long, that even my wife thinks my mind is gone. But I'm a man of the land, with quite some discipline. And befitting this job, I grow a beard on my chin! And if the chores are all done, and all is well and fine, Harvest Fest is here and we'll enjoy the party time!
    Suzanne: We've spent most of our lives living in this small paradise. And we like it so much that we'll live out the rest here.
  • Victoria 3 has an achievement named "Amish Paradise": As a Yankee nation, pass the Industry Banned Law before 1846 and have at least 20 average Standard of Living. The image used for the achievement is a drawn portrait of Weird Al.

Western Animation

  • Family Guy: In "The Munchurian Candidate", Lois and Peter drive home after a very awkward situation involving oral sex, and they decide to turn on the radio to ease the tension. The song that comes on is "Eat It", and they quickly turn it off.
  • King of the Hill: In "The Son That Got Away", when Bobby and Connie get in trouble at school, Bobby explains to Hank that he was parodying songs, like "Weird Al Yankovich". Hank claims that Al "blew his brains out" in the late '80s after dwindling record sales. Later in the episode, Bobby fears that he'll have the same fate Yankovic supposedly had.
  • The Simpsons:
    • In "Three Gays of the Condo", Weird Al guest-stars as himself, singing a parody of "Jack & Diane" called "Homer & Marge".
    • In "That '90s Show", Homer starts a grunge band called Sadgasm, and their song "Shave Me" is eventually parodied by Weird Al as "Brain Freeze".
    • The Couch Gag for "Hostile Kirk Place" has the family entering the living room to find Weird Al, who plays the Simpsons theme on his accordion before asking them if he can stay for dinner.

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