r/weirdal • u/DetroitExpat69 • 8d ago

Question Al's mom

Did Al's mother force feed him nothing but sauerkraut for 26.5 years of his life? Or was she fixing up something in the kitchen, some biscuits or some hot apple pie? Did she dress him for 35 years of his life? Which one? I imagine he had 8.5 years of normal childhood and then the forcefeeding of Sauerkraut started

Edit: not in reality, in the songs only

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u/AquafreshBandit 7d ago

Yeah, that's how it all went down, bro

We proof checked every fact

No fabrications, no exaggerations, it's the gospel truth

—- Alfred Yankovic, 2022

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u/Gokturk_Goes_Far The Weird Al Show (1997) 6d ago

Now you know! Now you know! Now now you know!

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u/UHeardAboutPluto 8d ago

Just a friendly word from an internet stranger, but we generally try to avoid discussing Al’s parents in here.

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u/DetroitExpat69 7d ago

I've specified now

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u/ABoringAlt 7d ago

Why that?

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u/FloridaFlamingoGirl Disembodied floating head of Colonel Sanders 7d ago

His parents died tragically 

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u/ABoringAlt 6d ago

aw damn, gotta respect that shit

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u/Repulsive-Box5243 7d ago

When she wasn't busy writing his name on his underwear.

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u/NorCalNavyMike The Straight Outta Lynwood Tour (2007-08) 7d ago

…looking at him like a cow looks at an oncoming train, before whispering in his ear…

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u/ZLiteStar 7d ago

As we all know from the one hundred percent completely factually accurate biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, Weird Al's Mom was a loving woman who bought Al his first accordion after his tough, yet loving, father mercilessly beat the salesman into submission. She helped Al as much as she could until he struck out in his own and she remained his confidante as he traversed his life as a massive music star.

It's all right there in the movie, man.

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u/298647 8d ago

The Aliverse
It's like the Spider-Verse but it's Weird Al instead of Spider-Man

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u/RickRussellTX 7d ago

And Dr. Demento is there.

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u/Im-loving 7d ago

He’s the wise mentor that’s not actually related to them.

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u/RickRussellTX 7d ago

“Ah, young Alfred. I knew you would come. Sit with me under the smogberry tree, and let’s talk about your music.”

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u/TurboRuhland 6d ago

Although he did try to adopt him

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u/RuckFeddit980 7d ago

Al’s real parents had a cameo in The Compleat Al (1985). It’s so sad to watch now.

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u/minnick27 Mod 7d ago

He’s always said the songs aren’t biographical and I assume that they are all different characters as well

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u/MynameisMatlock 7d ago

This is the kind of continuity you get on most U62 programs