‘Bizarre Al’ Yankovic Reacts to ‘Stranger Issues’ Season 4 Title-Drop – Billboard

“Bizarre Al” Yankovic is getting some extra love from Stranger Issues.

Within the long-awaited fourth season of the Netflix sci-fi collection, which debuted on Friday (Could 27), the legendary comic is referenced throughout a cafeteria scene between highschool buddies Dustin Henderson and Mike Wheeler — performed by Gaten Matarazzo and Finn Wolfhard, respectively — and their Hellfire Membership chief Eddie Munson, portrayed by Joseph Quinn.

“I knew it the second I noticed you,” Munson says, crouched between the 2 associates. “You sat at that desk proper over there, trying like two little misplaced sheep.” Turning to Dustin, he provides, “You had been carrying a ‘Bizarre Al’ T-shirt, which I believed was courageous.”

The long-haired Dungeons & Dragons aficionado is referring to an episode in season 3, the place Dustin sports activities a light-weight blue shirt that includes the quilt of Yankovic’s 1984 album, “Bizarre Al” Yankovic in 3-D.

Following the premiere on Friday, Yankovic expressed his appreciation for the name-drop by sharing a video of the 15-second scene on social media. “#Courageous #StrangerThings,” the parodist captioned his tweet.

Yankovic’s “My Bologna,” a comical tackle the Knack’s hit track “My Sharona,” was additionally featured on the soundtrack for the third season of Stranger Issues.

The newest season of the favored present shall be cut up into two elements. “Quantity 1” debuted on Could 27 and the second half, “Quantity 2,” will arrive on July 1.

Try Yankovic’s tweet beneath.

#Brave #StrangerThings pic.twitter.com/QCZCabaRPm

— Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) May 27, 2022