Teressa Claire MacNeille is an American voice actress,who has contributed to voice-over work with credits including voicing Dot Warner on the animated television series Animaniacs and its revival,Babs Bunny on Tiny Toon Adventures,Colleen on Road Rovers,Chip and Gadget Hackwrench on Chip 'n Dale:Rescue Rangers,Anastasia Tremaine in various Cinderella media since 1994 and Daisy Duck in various Disney media since 1999. She has also worked on animated series such as The Simpsons,Futurama,Disenchantment,Rugrats,and Hey Arnold!
Running with Scissors is the tenth studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic,released on June 29,1999. It was the fourth studio album self-produced by Yankovic,and his first album for Volcano Records after its acquisition of Scotti Brothers. The musical styles on the album are built around parodies and pastiches of pop and rock music of the late 1990s,largely targeting alternative rock and hip-hop. The album's lead single,"The Saga Begins",however,was a parody of the 1971 single "American Pie" by Don McLean,and it recounts the plot of the film Star Wars:Episode I –The Phantom Menace,which was released around the same time. None of the album's singles charted domestically,although "Pretty Fly for a Rabbi",a parody of "Pretty Fly " by the Offspring,charted at number 67 in Australia.
Off the Deep End is the seventh studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic,released in 1992. This album was the first album self-produced by Yankovic,after six albums with Rick Derringer. Recorded between June 1990 and January 1992,the album was a follow-up to the unsuccessful soundtrack to Yankovic's 1989 film UHF. Off the Deep End and its lead single "Smells Like Nirvana" helped to revitalize Yankovic's career after a lull following his last hit single,"Fat",in 1988.
Even Worse is the fifth studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic,released on April 12,1988. The album was produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Recorded between November 1987 and February 1988,this album helped to revitalize Yankovic's career after the critical and commercial failure of his previous album Polka Party! (1986).
Dare to Be Stupid is the third studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic,released on June 18,1985. The album was one of many Yankovic records produced by former McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Recorded between August 1984 and March 1985,the album was Yankovic's first studio album released following the success of 1984's In 3-D,which included the Top 40 single "Eat It".
"Weird Al" Yankovic is the debut studio album by the American parody musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. The album was the first of many produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer. Mostly recorded in March 1982,the album was released by Rock 'n Roll Records as an LP and on Compact Cassette in 1983.
"Headline News" is a parody song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of the Crash Test Dummies' 1993 hit "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm". It was released as the lead-off single for the compilation box set Permanent Record:Al in the Box on September 27,1994. The song was written after Yankovic's label insisted he craft a new song to promote the album;Yankovic in turn combined the music of the Crash Test Dummies' song with three news stories that were popular in late 1993 and early 1994.
"My Bologna" is the debut single by American musical parody artist "Weird Al" Yankovic,originally released in December 1979. It is a parody of the Knack's hit song "My Sharona". Yankovic originally wrote the lyrics while he attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo,California;the original version of the parody was recorded in a bathroom across the hall from the campus radio station,KCPR,at which Yankovic had worked as a DJ. The title refers to Bologna sausage,specifically the Oscar Mayer brand popular in the United States. Yankovic sent "My Bologna" to Dr. Demento,who aired the song on his nationwide radio program,The Dr. Demento Show. The song was a hit on the program,and eventually gained the number one spot on Dr. Demento's "Funny Five" countdown.
"Another One Rides the Bus" is a song by comedy musician "Weird Al" Yankovic. It was released in February 1981 and is a parody of Queen's song "Another One Bites the Dust". Yankovic's version describes a person riding in a crowded public bus. It was recorded live on September 14,1980,on the Dr. Demento Show,hosted by Barret "Dr. Demento" Hansen. Accompanying Yankovic was Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz,who would go on to be the artist's long-time drummer.
"Christmas at Ground Zero" is an original song by "Weird Al" Yankovic,the tenth and final track on his 1986 album,Polka Party! and the final single from the album,released just in time for the 1986 Christmas season. The song is a style parody of Phil Spector-produced Christmas songs.
Permanent Record:Al in the Box is a four disc compilation box set of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic,released on September 27,1994. The album,released by Scotti Brothers Records so that the label could make monetary projections for the fiscal year,collects Yankovic's favorite songs from his first eight studio albums. The collection also includes alternate versions of "My Bologna","Happy Birthday","UHF" and the new single,"Headline News",a parody of "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies. It peaked at number 104 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits is a compilation album of parody and original songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic,featuring his best known songs from his first five studio albums,all of which were released in the 1980s. "Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits was met with mostly positive reviews from critics,with Heather Phrase of AllMusic noting that it provided a good overview of the early part of Yankovic's career. Despite this,the album failed to chart upon release,and ranks as one of Yankovic's lowest-selling records.
"I Love Rocky Road" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic about a man's obsession with rocky road ice cream. It is a parody of the Arrows' 1975 song,"I Love Rock 'n' Roll",originally sung and written by Alan Merrill,in the style of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.
"Yoda" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic from his third album,Dare to Be Stupid (1985). It is a parody of the song "Lola" by the Kinks. Inspired by the events of the movie The Empire Strikes Back,the song is told from the point of view of Jedi-in-training Luke Skywalker and concerns his dealings with Master Yoda on the planet Dagobah. The song was initially written and recorded in 1980,during the original release of The Empire Strikes Back and achieved success on The Dr. Demento Show;however,securing permission from both Star Wars creator George Lucas and "Lola" songwriter Ray Davies delayed the physical release of the song for about five years.
"Pretty Fly for a Rabbi" (alternatively called "Pretty Fly (For a Rabbi)" in Australia) is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a parody of "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" by The Offspring,and it was released from the 1999 album Running with Scissors. The song was released as a single exclusively in Australia. Tress MacNeille performs the line "How ya doin' Bernie?",and appears in the music video. Voice actress Mary Kay Bergman also contributes with the "For a rabbi!" line near the middle of the song.
Another One Rides the Bus is the debut extended play (EP) by American parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic. It was released in 1981 by Placebo Records. The title song is a parody of English rock band Queen's 1980 single "Another One Bites the Dust". The EP also features three other songs,all of which are original recordings. All four songs on Another One Rides the Bus later appeared on Yankovic's eponymous debut studio album;the three original songs were re-recorded for the album,while the title song is the same version that appears on the EP.
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American comedy musician,writer,and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians. He also performs original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts,as well as polka medleys of several popular songs,most of which feature his trademark accordion.
Weird:The Al Yankovic Story is a 2022 American biographical musical parody film directed by Eric Appel,in his feature directorial debut,from a screenplay he co-wrote with Al Yankovic. The film is a satire on musical biopics and is loosely based on Yankovic's life and career as an accordionist and parody songwriter. It stars Daniel Radcliffe as Yankovic,along with Evan Rachel Wood,Rainn Wilson,Toby Huss and Julianne Nicholson in supporting roles.
Weird:The Al Yankovic Story is the soundtrack album to the 2022 film Weird:The Al Yankovic Story,a satirical biopic,loosely based on the life and career of comedy musician "Weird Al" Yankovic,who is also credited as executive producer and co-writer of the film. The film,co-written and directed by Eric Appel,stars Daniel Radcliffe as Yankovic,along with Evan Rachel Wood,Rainn Wilson,Toby Huss,Arturo Castro,and Julianne Nicholson in supporting roles.
