Super Happy Fun Ball- Do not taunt the super happy fun ball!
Super Colon Blow- The product speaks for itself
Crystal Gravy- My friend almost threw up when he saw this sketch. Back when the fad was to have everything have some ‘transparent’ variety, they did a spoof of Crystal Pepsi and came up with Crystal Gravy. It shows a family pouring what looks like K-Y jelly all over their potatoes, and one person dipping a turkey leg in it and taking a huge bite! :eek:
Battle Cats- Man, I wish they had this in real life! Of course my cats would hate me for it…
I’m pretty sure it was SNL that had “Bitch Come Runnin’ Cologne - just one spray and bitch come runnin!”
Then there’s the cereal “Quarry” which was made of, well, rocks. I just remember the exchange (roughly) between the mom and kid at the breakfast table, said over loud crunching:
Kid: I like Quarry because it’s crunchy.
Mom: What, dear?
Kid: I like Quarry because it’s crunchy!
Mom: What?
Kid: I said I LIKE QUARRY BECAUSE IT’S CRUNCHY!
I have to admit, the Schmitt’s Gay Beer commercial was pretty funny. And what was that commercial that Bill Murray did for that bottled water that came from Lake Erie?
Do the various Mainway products that appeared within sketches count (like Johnny Human Torch) or only stand-alone commercials?
Fluckers jam
Big Red (Viking figure that sprays red dye everywhere)
Mini Chocolate Frosted Donuts (John Belushi’s breakfast of champions)
“The Fruiting” (movie trailer parody)
Nike Pump-up Turkey (pump…pump the bird!)
I can’t remember some of the product names but I remember the commercials…the thick bottled water from Lake Erie, the gay beer, the change bank…
Rather than name something everyone remembers, I’d like a little help with something I saw just once and it was funny as Hell. It began as a typical Ronco™ commercial “Has this ever happened to you?” - Then it goes on to describe things that couldn’t possibly have happened to anyone:
“Has Tony Orlando shown up at your door and offered to rearrange your furniture? Have small animals been charging their long distance calls to your telephone bill?”
I’d say this was from 1982 or 1983. I wish I could remember more of it because it was damned funny. Just read those 2 sentences and you’ve got to admit it was incredibly goofy. And yes I am positive it was a Sturday Night Live commercial parody.
When I was little, I saw the Big Red viking toy commercial on TV and I thought it was a real product. I had a couple nightmares about it.
One of the commercials that always stuck out in my mind was the law firm one with Tracey Morgan and Tim Meadows. “We didn’t spend 4 years in law school just so some bitch could take your money!” “Damn!” “DAMN!”
The Ass-Master 4000 copy machine. I don’t remember what it was called, but it had a contoured butt shape so you could easily make copies of your own rear–no more blurry copies. Meanwhile Vivaldi’s “Spring” is playing in the background.
And of course Petchow Rat Poison. “Rats love those big meaty chunks!..This rat poison could easily kill an animal ten times the size of a rat!..You’ll know it’s Petchow brand because it has a picture of ole Shep [a malamute] here on the cover!”
I’m sure there are others that I love that I can’t think of right now. I’ll be back.
Shirt-in-a-can. Tim Meadows spills a slice of blueberry pie all over his dress shirt, but doesn’t have time on his lunch break to go home and change. Someone hands him shirt-in-a-can or whatever it was called, and he begins taking off his shirt. The voice-over guy says, “Hey, you’ve got a great build. Do you work out?” So then Tim starts spraying the shirt-in-a-can all over his torso and yells in pain. The voice-over says, “The painful burning is normal.” Shirt-in-a-can also comes in four varieties: long-sleeved, golf, dress, and tank top.
Shredder meals. Shredded iceburg lettuce and mayo. “I’m a big man, and I need a big shredder!”
