Yankovic is an Anglicized version of the Slavic, in particular South Slavic surname Janković (Јанковић), or perhaps the Polish surname Jankowicz.
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Yankovic refers to the ball itself, and thus his previous work, in the video for "White & Nerdy", wherein a Trivial Pursuit card which includes the question "In what city is the largest ball of twine built by one man?" appears on screen.
"Cavity Search" (song), the third track on the "Weird Al" Yankovic album Bad Hair Day
Weird Al Yankovic on Yankovic's 1999 album Running with Scissors parodies both the grapefruit diet and the Cherry Poppin' Daddies' song "Zoot Suit Riot" in his song "Grapefruit Diet".
I Lost on Jeopardy, a parody of the Greg Kihn Band song by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Permanent Record: Al in the Box, a four-disc compilation boxed set of songs by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Polka Party!, the fourth studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic
The mockumentary also contains clips from his first Three "AL-TV"s, and all of Yankovic's music videos up to 1985: "Ricky", "I Love Rocky Road", "Eat It", "I Lost On Jeopardy", "This Is The Life", "Like a Surgeon" ,"One More Minute", and "Dare to Be Stupid".
When asked why, Yankovic stated that, "They didn't want to scare small children," a reference to the playful teasing of Yankovic's pianist, Rubén Valtierra, commonly used in his live shows.