"Weird Al" Yankovic
- For the actor's animated namsake, see "Weird Al" Yankovic (character).
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Years active at Hanna-Barbera | 1984, 1997 |
| Years active at Williams Street | 1994, 1997, 2002 |
| Years active at Cartoon Network Studios | 2004 |
| Years active at Warner Bros. | 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| Characters played | Al Yankstone Petroleum Joe Himself |
 Yankovic guesting on Space Ghost Coast to Coast | |
 Yankovic's fantasy guesting on The Flintstones | |
 Yankovic guesting on Johnny Bravo | |
 Yankovic guesting on Batman: The Brave and the Bold | |
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer, musician, record producer, and actor. Yankovic has voiced fictionalized versions of himself several times throughout the decades. Yankovic hosted ABC's The ABC Saturday Morning Preview Park from Knott's Berry Farm in 1984.
In 1993, Weird Al performed the song "Bedrock Anthem," which was granted its own music video which contained scenes from The Flintstones TV series. The following year, the song was included on The Flintstones: Music from Bedrock album to coincide with the release of The Flintstones film.
In the 1997 "Talent Show" episode of The Weird Al Show, Yankovic mentioned that he was originally in the pilot episode of The Flintstones, playing Fred Flintstone's cousin, but was cut after failing to say his line correctly.
Roles
Flintstones
- Main article: Flintstones (franchise)
- Al Yankstone on The Weird Al Show episode "Talent Show" (1997).
Johnny Bravo
- Himself in the Johnny Bravo episode "Johnny Makeover" (2004).
Space Ghost
- Main article: Space Ghost (franchise)
- Himself in the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Banjo" (1994).
- Himself in the Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Zorak" (1997).
- Petroleum Joe in The Brak Show episode "Feud" (2002).
Scooby-Doo
- Main article: Scooby-Doo (franchise)
- Himself in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Bat-Mite Presents: Batman's Strangest Cases!" (2011).
- Himself in the Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? episode "Attack of the Weird Al-Osaurus!" 2019).
- Himself in the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! TV special (2021).
- Dandruff Tuba in the Velma TV series (2023).[1]
Other roles
Yankovic is very famous (or rather, infamous) for his numerous parody music videos of other musicians since the 1980s. From 1984 to 2006, he hosted periodic Al TV specials on MTV. In 1989, he wrote and starred in the comedy film UHF, which despite its initial status as a financial disappointment, has been praised in later years and has a devoted cult following. He also created and starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom The Weird Al Show. He has guest-starred in several television shows as himself, both in live-action and animated forms.
Other voice roles include the title characters of Animal Man on Cartoon Network's DC Nation block, and Milo Murphy's Law on Disney XD, Squid Hat on The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Wreck-Gar on Transformers Animated, Banana Man on Adventure Time, and even Superman on Mad, and Darkseid, ruler of Apokolips, on Teen Titans Go!
Behind the scenes
- Yankovic's interview with Space Ghost was later referenced in "Story Book House" (as a drawing), "$20.01," and "Dark Side of the Ghost Planet Planetarium Tour," and recreated in "Woody Allen's Fall Project," with Yankovic played by C. Martin Croker. Archival audio of his voice from "Banjo" is used in "Zorak," and is given a special thanks at the end of the episode.
Where to find him
References
- ^ Velma (October 6, 2022). "So proud to have @alyankovic play against type in his first dramatic role as the very serious and totally normal character, Dandruff Tuba.". Twitter. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
