Two of my favorites, not mentioned yet as far as I’ve noticed:
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The Home Headache Test.
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“I feel fine. But what if I have a headache and don’t know it?”
Man, that takes me WAY back.
That’s awesome, Cartooniverse! You should know that long after I decided that the rest of SNL was utter crap, I’d still tune in for the first few minutes in hopes of catching one of the commercials. I always figured they were the only funny parts because their short format prevented the writers from dragging a joke to its death, but it sounds as if they were hilarious because they had a good writer.
Daniel
And now tonight’s episode turns out to be a walk down memory lane… great stuff!
I liked “Angora Bouquet” – the soap that washes your brain as well as your face." shows Bill Murray and Jane Curtin as a happy, wholesome suburban couple raking leaves in their front yard, and describes how Jane’s former unhappiness as a SAHM had been cured thanks to “Angora Bouquet” which has only one side effect … a loss in IQ. “Here honey,” says Bill, “I think you’ll find that rake will work better if you turn it over this way.” “Oh, thanks, dear!”
I did, and I authored the post…
George
What is going on in the Little Chocolate Donuts icommerical? Belushi wins a race in the Decathlon with a time of 4.11.30. The longest race in the decathlon is the 1500m. That time would have him getting smoked. In fact, this time doesn’t work for any international racing distance except for the mile - 80-90 years ago.
[bowing] We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!
One of my favorites that has not yet been mentioned was their fake Folger’s commecial. Folger’s real ad campaign had them substituting fine restaurant coffees with Folger’s and people would say they didn’t notice the difference. The SNL version had them switching the blood used in transfusions in the hospital with Folger’s - “rich enough to replace human blood.”
Totally remember. My favorite line was guy"Can you help me get a new card right now?" Rosanne-“If I had that kidn of power over time and space, would I be sitting here talking to a doofus like you at 3 in the morning?”
No one has mentioned the very first 2 I ever saw. The one with Chevy where it (whatever it was called) was a fllor wax and dessert topping. Also When you say Spud.
I don’t think these have been mentioned yet:
Wilson Trap Doors - a must for any corrupt corporate honcho.
Yard-a-Pult
Uncle Jemima’s Pure Mash Liquor–having Uncle Jemima (Tracy Morgan) flailing his arms at the animated critters (including bats!) he was hallucinating was a nice touch.
Tonight’s presentation of the “Schmitt’s Gay” commercial had different music than it originally had, if I’m not mistaken. The original used a Van Halen tune, whereas tonight the commercial just had some generic guitar rock.
You’re not mistaken - I noticed the same thing. I believe the original song was “Beautiful Girls,” and the new guitar music vaguely resembled the Van Halen song. Problem is, choreography (or whatever you call it in video) was made for the original song. Anybody know why the change? Did Van Halen’s old label sue SNL perhaps? Couldn’t find anything on google.
Bad Idea Jeans is my favorite-
“I mean, I probably should have worn a condom, but when I am going to be in Haiti again?”
Sorry to distract from the OP, but I gotta fight ignorance here. You can’t compare times from a regular 1500 to the decathlon 1500. The winners of both 1500m decathlon heats both ran in the 4:20s, which is a great decathlon time. A 4.11.30 would dominate the other decathletes, whose training is focused more on strength and speed. The 1500 is the last event in the dacathlon, and honestly, it’s the one no one is going to be losing sleep over.
No one but me, that is. For Shimmer, at any rate. Not sure I know the second one.
I just recalled the other favorite I have – the Smuckers jam parody, where they keep coming up with nastier and nastier names for jam. IIRC, the last one they can actually say on the air is “Ten Thousand Nuns and Orphans Eaten by Rats”. The one after that is never said.
I must confess a soft spot in my brain for “Big Red” the blood-spewing Viking toy – especially after I found the Japanese song that they cribbed the music from. (Assuming that the Japanese song was the original, of course. It was entitled “Banpei-kun RX!”, from an “image album” done for the manga/anime series “Aa! Megamisama!”)
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