# Fun Trivia about Weird al Yankovic

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**Created:** [August 10, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-trivia-about-weird-al-yankovic/819388 "2018-08-10T14:25:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-trivia-about-weird-al-yankovic/819388/61 "2018-08-16T02:54:57Z")

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> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#):
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> To clarify, Weird Al played Wreck-Gar in the Transformers Animated TV Show, which is a different storyline than Transformers: The Movie from the 80s. I would say different continuity, but I have no idea about continuity in regards to Transformers:

Different universes, and even universal clusters. The TF multiverse is a bit clusterfucky, since although Hasbro and Takara agree on the general structure of it, the details are a bit quicksandy, but G1 and Animated are definitely located in widely spaced areas of it.

Anyway…the Animated folks originally wanted Eric Idle to reprise Wreck-Gar, but he wasn’t available for some reason, so they decided that since Al did the Junkions’ theme song, they’d see if they could get him…and they could.

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