How 'Weird Al' Yankovic Came Up With 'Fat' | CONAN on TBS

“Weird Al” remembers watching Michael Jackson’s “Bad” music video and having a vision of an 800-pound guy trying to navigate subway turnstiles.

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How "Weird Al" Yankovic Came Up With "Fat" | CONAN on TBS

[herbeyspucturs]

"Your Butt Is Wide Well Mine Is Too Better Watch Your Mouth Or I'll Sit On You" Hands down the best line in music history.

[sarcasmo]

His mom calls him "Regular Al".

[themrnails]

"My shadow weighs 42 Ibs let me tell you once again... Who's FAT!?"

[willshaw]

The Fat makeup was done by Kevin Yagher right after he did the first Child's Play movie. He later did the special makeup for UHF, including Al's Rambo-like muscular upper body.

[connorbarclay]

he who is tired of weird al is tired of life ...

[jermis]

Wierd Al is in that group of people that are almost impossible to hate. Along with Steve Irwin, Bob Ross, Mr Rogers, etc.

[jwolfe]

I love the story he told about casting for the music video of "Fat". Only in L.A. could you put out an ad, "Wanted: Fat dancers", and get a bunch of people showing up to try out. They did a great job, too. I wonder how that would work today. Maybe it's something you couldn't do today.

[JPMJPM]

Best Weird Al song parody: “Amish Paradise.”

[paraconsistentjojo]

Ding dong man, ding dong. Ding dong, yo.

[pmeadowdale]

Who on earth would down vote Weird Al?  Honestly.

[OneManOneCamera]

White and Nerdy cracked me up especially when Donny Osmond popped up.

[newbootgoofin]

"When I sit around the house I really sit around the house."

[USMC]

I remember out of all his songs my favorite will always be "the night santa went crazy"

[steelstreet]

If he cuts his hair..he looks like a different person. But only if its cut short like a fade all around number one.

[chaoticgoodcreations]

Can we talk about Al's socks like, forever.

[マシュードーラン]

I wish he would just do the mustache and curly hair. It’s so weird seeing him without one

[SpaceCattttt]

I always assumed Eat It and Fat were making fun of the fact that Michael Jackson was the thinnest pop star ever.

[josealejandrofernandezcami]

I wrote to him with this idea: "every day I'm struggling". He didn't do it. I still think it's good.

[SpiderPigggg]

he kinda looks like Mark Cuban with long hair

[JLovesDisney]

Yo, ding dong man. Ding dong. Ding dong yo.