Editing Polka Party! (section)

===Critical response===
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{Cite web| last = Chadbourne | first = Eugene | title = Polka Party! – Weird Al Yankovic | publisher = [[AllMusic]] | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/polka-party%21-mw0000196425 | access-date = April 21, 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = The Daily Vault 
| rev2score = F<ref name ="daily"/>
| rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]''
| rev3score = 6.1/10<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/weird-al-yankovic-squeeze-box-the-complete-works-of-weird-al-yankovic/ |title="Weird Al" Yankovic – Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of "Weird Al" Yankovic |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |access-date=December 7, 2017 |last=Thomas Erlewine |first=Stephen|date=7 December 2017 }}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name ="rolling stone book">{{cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan |author2=Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City, New York | pages = [https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/893 893] | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac| url-access = registration | quote = rolling stone weird al yankovic alapalooza review. }}</ref>
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''Polka Party!'' received mixed to negative reviews from critics. [[AllMusic]] reviewer [[Eugene Chadbourne]] gave the album three stars and wrote that "just about anyone could feel let down by this album."<ref name="allmusic"/> Chadbourne was largely critical of the parody choices, noting that many of the original versions would be forgotten in "fifteen years".<ref name="allmusic"/> Christopher Thelen from The Daily Vault gave ''Polka Party!'' an F and described it as an album that "seemed like it could well have been the 'last call' for Yankovic."<ref name ="daily"/> Thelen heavily criticized the record, writing that both the parodies and originals were not good and that "Yankovic [was] going through the motions".<ref name ="daily"/> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' awarded the album three-and-a-half stars, tying it with the 1992 album ''[[Off the Deep End]]'' and the 1999 release ''[[Running with Scissors ("Weird Al" Yankovic album)|Running with Scissors]]'' as Yankovic's best-rated album.<ref name ="rolling stone book"/> Although it was not a critical success, the album was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Best Comedy Recording]] in [[Grammy Awards of 1987|1987]],<ref name="awards">{{cite web | url = http://weirdal.com/archives/awards/ | title = Awards | access-date = 17 April 2011 | last = Yankovic | first = Alfred M. | author-link = "Weird Al" Yankovic | year = 2003 | work = The Official "Weird Al" Yankovic Web Site}}</ref> but lost to [[Bill Cosby]]'s ''[[Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Past Winners Search|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=1986&genre=6|publisher=Grammy.com|access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref>

Despite the album's lackluster reception, many of the songs on the album, such as "Dog Eat Dog", "Addicted to Spuds", and "Christmas at Ground Zero", went on to become fan favorites and live staples.<ref name="praitb"/><ref name="tdet">{{cite web | url = http://weirdal.com/archives/miscellaneous/set-lists/ | title = The Deep End Tour | access-date = April 23, 2011 | last = Yankovic | first = Alfred M. | author-link = "Weird Al" Yankovic | year = 2003 | work = The Official "Weird Al" Yankovic Web Site}}</ref><ref name="pht">{{cite web | url = http://weirdal.com/archives/miscellaneous/set-lists/ | title = Poodle Hat Tour 2003/2004 | access-date = April 23, 2011 | last = Yankovic | first = Alfred M. | author-link = "Weird Al" Yankovic | year = 2003 | work = The Official "Weird Al" Yankovic Web Site}}</ref><ref name="setlist4"/> Two of the album's tracks, "Living with a Hernia" and "Addicted to Spuds", appeared on Yankovic's [["Weird Al" Yankovic's Greatest Hits|first greatest hits album]] (1988),<ref name="great1liner">{{cite AV media notes|title=Greatest Hits|others="Weird Al" Yankovic|year=1988|type=liner|publisher=Scotti Bros. Records}}</ref> "Christmas at Ground Zero" appeared on the [[Greatest Hits Volume II ("Weird Al" Yankovic album)|second volume]] (1994).<ref name="great2liner">{{cite AV media notes|title=Greatest Hits Volume II|others="Weird Al" Yankovic|year=1994|type=liner|publisher=Scotti Bros. Records}}</ref> In addition, the 1994 box set ''[[Permanent Record: Al in the Box]]'' contained five of the album's songs: "Addicted to Spuds", "Dog Eat Dog", "Here's Johnny", "Living with a Hernia", and "Christmas at Ground Zero".<ref name="praitb"/> Only "Dog Eat Dog", however, appeared on Yankovic's 2009 ''[[The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic|Essential]]'' collection, although the 3.0 version contained "Living with a Hernia".<ref name="essentialliner">{{cite AV media notes|title=The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic|others="Weird Al" Yankovic|year=2009|type=liner|publisher=[[Legacy Recordings]]}}</ref><ref name="essentialliner2">{{cite AV media notes|title=The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic 3.0|others="Weird Al" Yankovic|year=2009|type=liner|publisher=[[Legacy Recordings]]}}</ref>