Yakety Yak, Take it Back
| Yakety Yak, Take it Back | |
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| Directed by |
Michael Patterson Tim Newman |
| Produced by | Tim Newman |
| Starring |
Melba Moore Dr. John Natalie Cole Charlie Daniels Lita Ford Quincy Jones B.B. King Kenny Loggins Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Derrick Stevens Squeak Jeff Bergman Ozzy Osbourne Bette Midler Randy Newman Queen Latifah Stevie Wonder Brenda Russell Al B. Sure! Ricky Van Shelton Barry White Tone Lōc Pat Benatar |
| Distributed by | Time Warner |
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Release date
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1991 |
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Running time
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50 minutes |
| Language | English |
Yakety Yak, Take it Back is a 1991 musical music video aimed at encouraging recycling using a combination of live action rock stars, rappers and animated Warner Bros. characters. It stars Melba Moore, Dr. John, Natalie Cole, Charlie Daniels, Lita Ford, Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Kenny Loggins, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Randy Newman, Ozzy Osbourne, Bette Midler, Queen Latifah, Stevie Wonder, Brenda Russell, Al B. Sure!, Ricky Van Shelton, Barry White, Tone Lōc, and Pat Benatar, and features the voices of Melba Moore, Derrick Stevens, Squeak, Dr. John, and Jeff Bergman.
The video originally aired on MTV in a shortened music video form and was released in an extended version on home video. It is followed by Trash Talk in 1992.
Tibi the Take it Back Butterfly (Melba Moore), a young butterfly rapper, dreams of making the world a better place by taking back her home planet, Earth, from trash and pollution, and then creating a healthy environment for herself, and all of those around her to live. One morning, after breakfast, Tibi travels all the way to a big city by flying with her wings. When Tibi arrives in the big city, she first meets B.B. King, who is sitting on the doorsteps of the 859 Apartment Building's main entrance, as he plays an electric guitar. Tibi then meets two cat rappers, MC Skat Kat (Derrick Stevens), and Fatz (Squeak), who both start chasing after her by catching her at first, but then eventually become friends with her in the process. MC Skat Kat tells Tibi everything all about his yak rapper friend, Yakety Yak (Dr. John), and then introduces her to him. Right after that, Tibi sees Tone Lōc kicking a tin can, sending it flying straight into Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole, to which Bugs (Jeff Bergman) comes out of his rabbit hole, and then munches on his carrot and asks him, "Eh, what's up, Doc?" Tibi introduces herself to both Tone Lōc and Bugs, and then makes friends with them. Yakety approaches Ozzy Osbourne, who gives him some good advice about recycling.
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