Is it weird if music
makes things feel sexier?
Let's talk about that.
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with Weird Al Yankovic!
First up, we've done
a lot of research.
( both imitating
satellite beeping )
And it turns out that there may
have been a scientific reason
that Usher wanted to
"make love in this club."
- Uh-oh. Yeah.
- That's a lyric.
A new study has shown
that the sexier you perceive
certain types of music,
the sexier your perceived touch
while listening to said music.
Yeah, the study had
each participant
place their forearm through
a curtain where it was touched
by a controlled
robot movement.
- That's not weird at all.
- No.
And at the same time, they
listened to pieces of music,
which they later evaluated on
a scale of being not at all sexy
to extremely sexy.
Which is how I rate
my life in general.
- Oh, life.
- Yeah.
The results being music seems to
change our perception of touch.
So this is
what we thought.
If sexy music makes
robotic touches sexy,
what will it do to us
as we experience
all types of touches?
It's time for...
 ( accordion plays )
Okay, we are going
to be experiencing
increasingly sexy
levels of music
as performed by
our musical comedy hero,
Weird Al Yankovic!
- Hey, Link.
- Rhett: Hey, Weird Al.
- Hey, Rhett.
- ( cheers and applause )
We're big fans.
This is a big moment for us.
- Me, too!
- ( laughter )
- All right.
- Okay.
And what's gonna happen is
we're gonna have some things,
we don't know
what they're gonna be,
we're not gonna see them,
they will be touching us,
while Al
plays different levels
of sexy music.
And we'll if
as the music gets sexier,
the feelings get sexier.
 ( music playing,
 heart beating )
Okay, Weird Al,
play some un-sexy music.
Got it.
( polka music )
( Rhett laughs )
Nice.
Sounds good.
Oh.
I'm starting to feel
a little brushing.
Rhett:
Yeah, this is...
I can't say
I'm enjoying this.
Okay.
All right.
Just getting a light,
nice little brush.
I have no idea
what this is.
- Rhett: It's a little cold.
- Link: What is that?
It's a little blunt.
- Okay.
- ( laughter )
- Well...
- Do you have any idea
  what touched you?
It was like a paint brush
or something.
- Feather?
- Mine was little bit cold,
a little bit hard.
It was nothing pleasant
about it at all.
The music was pretty pleasant.
( clicks tongue )
Rhett:
Yeah, but it wasn't sexy.
Well, you told him
not to play sexy
and nothing became sexy.
Yeah, there was nothing sexy
about the music,
there was nothing sexy
about the touch.
I do as I'm told.
( laughter )
There's nothing sexy
about the touches
I was receiving either.
They were
just like normal,
being painted by a
paint brush kind of vibe.
You know, yeah.
That non-sexy
painting vibe.
 ( music playing,
 heart beating )
Okay, Al, give us
some semi-sexy music.
Like on a scale of ten,
like a six?
- Five.
- Five.
- Weird Al: Five?
- Right in the middle.
Okay, got it,
here we go.
( romantic accordion music )
Rhett:
Yeah. Oh!
- Oh, oh!
- I like it. Ooh.
- Yeah. Oh, yeah.
- Oh.
Link:
( chuckles ) Yeah.
- Rhett: Oh. Yeah.
- Link: Oh.
( laughter )
I don't know...
I don't know what's
happening over there,
but I'm getting
a little nervous.
Rhett:
The touch is more sexy,
but the way that I'm being
touched is not very sexy.
I'm getting, like,
slapped with something
and smushed
with something.
- It's cold!
- Rhett: What is this thing?
Link: I don't know
what it is, man.
Rhett:
What is this object?
I'm being stamped
and rubbed.
Rhett:
You're being
stamped and rubbed?
Link:
I'm being stamped
and rubbed.
I'm being poked
and prodded.
- Ah!
- Are we being touched
  with the same things?
- You're being
  stamped and rubbed?
- I'm being stamped and rubbed.
- What are you being?
- I'm being, like,
like, poked and, like,
inspected, almost.
- Oh, yeah?
- But in a slightly sexy way.
So did that feel sexier
than round one for you?
The object felt sexier.
But the way that
the object was touching me
felt, like,
very surgical, almost.
( laughter )
You know, like, not--
like un-sexy surgery,
- you know that kind?
- Yeah, my favorite kind.
- ( Rhett laughs )
- I don't wanna have
  sexy surgery.
Um, for me,
I had a moment very early on
that I was freaked out
by whatever it is
that was touching me,
I don't know.
But then I kind of
focused in on
the performance and
it relaxed me a little bit.
I wouldn't say that I was
in any way aroused,
- ( laughter )
- but I would say
I was no longer
panicking.
And there was
a moment early on
where something, like, moist
was kissing the palm of my hand
and, like, spreading
my fingers, and like...
- What, you got finger spreads?
- I got a finger spread.
That's not happening
on this side, man.
I don't know
what it was.
That is not happening
on my side.
But I might be
attracted to it.
Can I request
a finger spread?
 ( music playing,
 heart beating )
Okay, Weird Al, now
you're gonna get super sexy.
- You want full-on
  sexy accordion playing?
- Rhett: Full-on.
Both:
Sexy to the max.
- Whoa!
- I'm not sure
  you can handle this.
Okay, you asked for it.
( sultry accordion music )
( laughter )
( chuckles )
Ooh.
Oh.
I'm getting a rub-down
over here.
Whoa, this thing
just got a lot hairier.
Link:
I don't know.
Rhett:
It's so hairy.
How hairy is yours?
Mine's like--
feels like rubber, man.
It's like, it's... oh.
It's got a hole in it.
Oh, what is that?
That's nice.
Pulling the hairs
off my arm.
( chuckles )
Oh, yeah.
Ah...
- Trying to like it,
  but I'm not really.
- Whoa.
Al, don't take it
personal.
- ( laughter )
- Rhett: Boy, you didn't...
you didn't find that sexy?
No. I'm sorry.
I feel like it was
the same object,
but the object grew hair.
( laughter )
Like, grew sexy hair.
You know what I mean?
My object
was different, man.
( laughter )
My object didn't
have any hair,
but it felt like it was
pulling the hair off of my arm.
What was it?
I can't see.
- You can't see it?
- No.
Oh.
( laughs )
- Oh, my.
- ( laughter )
What?
I'll tell you later.
 ( accordion playing )
Okay, so to recap,
the music got sexier,
but my experience
just got weirder.
I don't know, man.
- I don't know how it is.
- Well, first of all,
I didn't know you had such
a range of sexiness, Al.
I've got huge reservoirs
of sexiness untapped!
All in that
machine right there.
Yes, indeed.
I, personally, felt...
an increase in sexiness.
I'm not making this up.
I, literally,
I don't know--
it felt there
was the same thing
the first two rounds.
The third round,
the thing was hairy and sexy,
and usually I don't think
of hairy being sexy,
but today I did.
Well, let's find out,
what was in round one?
Show us.
( stammers )
Hello.
( laughter )
Oh, well, hello.
- Woman: Hello.
- Hello, Alex.
- You got Alex.
- Yeah, you got Alex.
And a mannequin arm.
That makes
a lot of sense
based on
what it felt like.
I would have said it was
something hard and plastic.
- And you were petting me
  with this rose here.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yes.
- Okay.
Well... it didn't
feel like a flower.
( laughter )
It didn't feel that great.
I'm so sorry.
- I tried.
- Okay.
And what was round two?
What is that?
It's dog poop.
So you were
raking dog poop...
up and down...
Yeah. I did squeeze it
a little bit and whatnot.
Oh, my goodness.
And you had
no part in that.
- No.
- Too bad. Okay.
Okay, yeah.
Another part
of a mannequin.
( laughter )
- And what was round three?
- Thanks, Alex.
Ooh.
Who are you?
( laughter )
A silent plumber.
- A brooding plumber.
- Did it feel sexy?
- No.
- Did you know
  it was a plunger?
No, but I could tell
it was rubber
and now it makes
total sense,
except for, well,
you don't make total sense.
A shirtless plumber.
That's the only type
of plumber I like.
Rhett:
Very intense
shirtless plumber.
And again, yes,
hair, I was right.
And this is not
what I was picturing,
but it did feel
sexy to me at the time.
Alex, you made me
feel sexy.
( laughter )
And I think--
ugh, I smell something.
- Put that away, man.
- Okay.
- Get it out of here.
- Ooh.
But you two can stay.
- Okay.
- Bring it in, bring it in.
I think we know
who we have to thank
for this amazing experience.
- Yes, Mr. Weird Al.
- Weird Al.
Thank you, sir,
for coming in here.
- Rhett: Thank you so much.
- ( cheers and applause )
You can get tickets for the
Ridiculously Self-Indulgent
Ill-Advised Vanity Tour
at WeirdAl.com
and get Al's box set,
"Squeeze Box,"
out tomorrow.
Look at this thing!
This is a freakin' box set!
It's super cool.
Multiple,
multiple albums.
How many in here, Al?
- 15. Count them.
- Rhett: 15!
15 albums!
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