Trapped in the Drive-Thru (2007)
April 8, 2008“Weird Al” Yankovic, the undisputed king of parody strikes again with his very own R&B opera. Using R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet” for inspiration, Weird Al weaves a tale of a young couple who make a late night trip to grab some fast food. Running just over ten minutes it’s a marvelous animated cartoon by Doug Bresler (Doogtoons).
Bresler is the winner of countless awards, such as best animated video of 2007 by Yahoo! and Best of the Web by the Animation World Network 2007. And I must say deservedly so! This video was wildly entertaining and produced extremely well. I would suggest readers check out other cartoons created by Bresler because they are equally as good as this one.
Weird Al as everyone knows is an extremely gifted writer and singer who doesn’t get the credit he richly deserves. Sure he’s immensely popular, but I think many think of him as a joke and not a talented artist. Every time I hear one of his songs I am always surprised by his vocal abilities.
Trapped in the Drive Thru is a must see for all fans of silly and satirical humor. Three out of four stars
