 Dare to Be Stupid received moderately favorable reviews from critics . AllMusic reviewer Eugene Chadbourne awarded the album three and a half stars , and cited " Like a Surgeon " and " Dare to Be Stupid " as some of Yankovic 's best songs . Christopher Thelen from The Daily Vault wrote that " while Dare To Be Stupid is not Yankovic 's finest album [ ... ] there 's enough on this one to recommend it " . The song " Yoda " has gone on to become one of Yankovic 's most famous songs . Although it was left off his first greatest hits album , the song was featured on the second volume , the box set Permanent Record , and the 2009 compilation The Essential " Weird Al " Yankovic . The song has appeared on the " Time Machine " episode of The Weird Al Show and on the compilation album Radio Disney : Kid Jams . 
