Two things you remember from the '80s that now look completely different, "Weird Al" Yankovic and Radio Shack, have joined forces to sell you batteries. The only way you can tell we haven't stumbled through a wormhole to 25 years ago is that they're also trying to sell you flying drones.

The periodic calls for a Super Bowl Halftime show featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic are louder than ever this year, with a petition picking up nearly 65,000 signatures in a day, and still rising. 65,000 Weird Al fans could be wrong, but they're not. This is a pretty good idea.

A couple of weeks ago, it would have been difficult to imagine a Weird Al album topping the charts, and basically impossible to predict a porn parody of Al's 25-year-old cult-classic film UHF. But that's our new reality—thanks, The Internet!

Weird Al Yankovic's #8Days8Videos project wraps up this morning with "Mission Statement," a parody of Crosby, Stills & Nash's "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" that finds Al "applying his proven methodology" to the subject of obnoxious business jargon. He gave the exclusive to The Wall Street Journal, which didn't seem to…

And on the fifth day of Weird Al Week, Al finally released a video for one of the non-parody tracks on Mandatory Fun. "Sports Song" is an English-to-nerd translation of the classic college fight song, with a clearly articulated message about the relative status of Al's favorite team (great) and the opposing team…

Although he doesn't legally need permission for his parodies, Weird Al is famously gracious about seeking the original artist's blessing before releasing a song, even with an album release deadline approaching. After getting no response from Iggy Azalea's people, Al flew to her show in Colorado last month to beg her…

As "Weird Al" Yankovic celebrates the release of what's probably his final major-label album, everyone's looking back on his nearly 35 years in music and either lamenting or sighing with relief that some things never change.

Weird Al Yankovic's #8Videos8Days continues with a parody of "Royals", the Lorde song that even Lorde is sick of hearing. Al's version is fresh, though, because he's got it wrapped up tight in strong, versatile aluminum foil (foiiiiil). It's as good for preserving sandwiches as it is for preserving your head from…

Robin Thicke has tried to move on from the controversy over "Blurred Lines," releasing a smash-hit plea for his wife to take him back (54 copies sold in Australia!), but Thicke's biggest hit is still right in the sweet spot for a Weird Al parody. Replace the naked models with sexy punctuation and the possessiveness…

If there's one song from the past year that very obviously deserves a parody on a new "Weird Al" Yankovic album, it's Pharrell's "Happy." It's got an addictive hook, a simple theme, and Al only needed to rhyme one word to make it work. Voilá: "Tacky" is born.

Huey Lewis and the News' breakthrough album Sports turns 30 this year.

I know, I know, you're tired of talking about the Super Bowl and the halftime show. We already got Madonna's reaction to M.I.A.'s middle finger — what more do we need? Well, we could always plan next year. Alternative comedy fans and polka enthusiasts are at the forefront of a movement to get "Weird Al" Yankovic to…

Even though there was once a question of whether the music video for Weird Al Yankovic's "Perform This Aay"—a parody of Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"—would ever see the light of day, it hit the web today. Here it is in all its Madonna-referencing, outfit-changing glory.

So this is weird! (Sorry, couldn't help the pun.) Weird Al popped up on the Today Show to discuss his new book for kids called "When I Grow Up." Is this the craziest thing you've heard all day?

Are you ready to feel old? Thomas Lennon, of The State and Reno 911 fame, turns 40 today. In this clip, Tom is serenaded by his very Weird BFF and a gaggle of rambunctious Canadians.