Yakety Yak, Take it Back | |
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Directed by | Michael Patterson Tim Newman |
Produced by | Tim Newman |
Starring | Ozzy Osbourne Bette Midler Randy Newman Queen Latifah Stevie Wonder Tone Loc Pat Benatar Greg Burson B. B. King Kenny Loggins |
Distributed by | Time Warner |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Language | English |
Yakety Yak, Take it Back is a 1991 celebrity charity music video film aimed at encouraging recycling using a combination of live action rock stars, rappers, and animated Warner Bros. characters. [1]
The film originally aired on MTV in a shortened music video form and was released in an extended version on home video. [2] [3] [4] [5] The film was also released in Episode 3043 of Sesame Street .
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