Which artist’s 1988 video for “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “Fat” parodied Michael Jackson’s “Bad”?

“Weird Al” Yankovic created the 1988 video for “Fat,” his parody of Michael Jackson’s “Bad.”

The song and video closely reference Jackson’s original, including the underground setting, choreography, costume styling, and a deliberately exaggerated version of the central character. Jackson gave Yankovic permission to parody “Bad,” continuing a professional relationship that also involved the earlier parody “Eat It.”

The video uses makeup and visual effects to make Yankovic appear extremely overweight, turning the title into the main comic device. It became one of Yankovic’s best-known music videos and won the Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video.

The title is sometimes mistaken for a song by Jackson because the video mirrors “Bad” so closely. It is Yankovic’s parody, not an alternate Jackson release.