List of Saturday Night Live commercial parodies

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Template:Short description Template:Primary sources Template:Use mdy dates On the American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show Saturday Night Live (SNL), a commercial advertisement parody is commonly shown after the host's opening monologue. Many of the parodies were produced by James Signorelli. The industries, products, and ad formats targeted by the parodies have been wide-ranging, including fast food, beer, feminine hygiene products, toys, clothes, medications (both prescription and over-the-counter), financial institutions, automobiles, electronics, appliances, public-service announcements, infomercials, and movie & TV shows (including SNL itself).

Many of SNLTemplate:'s ad parodies have been featured in prime-time clip shows over the years, including an April 1991 special hosted by Kevin Nealon and Victoria Jackson, as well as an early 1999 follow-up hosted by Will Ferrell that features his attempts to audition for a feminine hygiene commercial. In late 2005 and in March 2009, the special was modernized, featuring commercials created since the airing of the original special.

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  • 16 and Pregnant Spinoffs — A November 2010 ad finds MTV cashing in with spinoffs inspired by 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom (complete with an altered logo to "MTV: Maternity Television"). The parody promotes My Super Sweet 16 and Pregnant; America's Best Pregnant Dance Crew; Wild 'n Out with a Special Guest: A Baby; an all-baby-cribs edition of Cribs; and I'm Snooki and Pregnant (Snooki would reveal her pregnancy and engagement in March 2012).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • 1-800-Flowers — Kristen Wiig promotes the floral retailer as a way to show love for her mother (Kate McKinnon) "even when Mom is at her most annoying".<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
  • 5-hour Empathy — "For when you just don't get it," the manufacturers of 5-hour Energy invent a liquid supplement that provides, according to Kenan Thompson's voiceover, "5 full hours of complete, intimate understanding of years of systemic oppression and ever-present racism." Although having an initial desire to do so, ad subject Beck Bennett is hesitant to try it, pantomiming chugging it down ("The cap is still on," notes Thompson); insisting that he is not racist ("I voted for Biden; what more do you want?!"); and offering it to wife Heidi Gardner, who also declines ("I don't need that, 'cause I'm a woman, so… it's the same").<ref>SNL: "5-hour Empathy" on YouTube (accessed 10/18/2020)</ref>
  • 24-Hour Energy for Dating Actresses — This parody postulates that having an actress for a girlfriend, and dealing with their quirks, can leave a man exhausted and debilitated. However, this once-daily supplement gives men the energy they need to handle their paramours' constant rehearsing, mastering of foreign accents, emotional swings over callbacks, etc. Also promoted is a female formula, "24-Hour Energy for Dating Comedians."<ref>SNL: "24-Hour ENERGY Drink on YouTube (accessed 7/18/2018)</ref>
  • 2020 Part 2: 2024 — Democratic-leaning voters are terrified over Joe Biden possibly running for re-election as U.S. President in 2024, and who would run for the party's nomination if he declined, in this October 2022 horror movie trailer "from the producers of Smile and the twisted minds of Morning Joe.”<ref>"Democrats' 2024 Presidential Candidate Decision Gets Horror Movie Treatment By 'Saturday Night Live'," from Deadline, 10/29/2022</ref>

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  • Baba Wawa Talks to Herself — Rather than talk with celebrities or world leaders, Baba Wawa (Gilda Radner) spends her next TV special interviewing "one tewwific pewson who I weawwy wespect — me!"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Baby Spanx — Ashamed of having a chubby baby? This elasticized shapewear can smooth out any infant's unsightly fat. As spokesman Jason Sudeikis states, "I would never spank a baby, but I sure as hell would SPANX one!"<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
  • Bad Idea Jeans — a commercial featuring scenes of people discussing what can be considered "bad ideas" (for example, "Thought about it and even though it's over, I'm gonna tell my wife about the affair."). After each scene, white text on a black background reads "BAD IDEA". Each scene also zooms in on each person wearing said jeans.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Bad Seed — A venomous, near-hysterical Nancy Reagan (Terry Sweeney) debunks rumors that daughter Patti Davis' novel, Home Front, is based on real-life, and pitches her own book that she co-wrote with Stephen King.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Balz-Off — A medication that makes men more sensitive to women by killing off their testosterone levels.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Banshee — NBC staff announcer Ed Herlihy pitches this collection of audio speakers that serve in your place when you can't (or don't want to) attend a funeral. The closing tag line: "First in Last Respects."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Barkley's Bank — Former NBA player Charles Barkley has opened a bank in which he takes people's money and gambles with it in the hopes of either doubling their money or losing it all.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Bartenson's Grocery Store — Kathy and Suzanna-Anne-Helen (Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant) promote the items shoppers fearing the COVID-19 pandemic bypass in favor of traditional staple foods, including "fluoride bananas," "Mint Pringles," and a "Make Your Own BBQ Kit" (a 400-pound hog, sauce, and a knife). For those shopping online, the store's website also offers replacement suggestions such as salsa for pasta sauce and a DVD of Van Helsing for toilet paper. An ad airing as part of SNLTemplate:'s second-ever "at home" episode in April 2020.<ref>SNL: "Grocery Store Ad" on YouTube (accessed 4/26/2020)</ref>
  • Bathroom Businessman — This advert starts off as a promo for a fully functional portable office (computer monitors and all) that businessman Kenan Thompson can set up in a public toilet, giving a dual meaning to "doing business." It takes a turn, however, when Thompson finds he can't "do business" because the desk setup has blocked his path to the toilet… and the ad becomes "a public service announcement for Decency," warning viewers to stop checking work texts and e-mails on the toilet ("Nothing's that important… and it's disgusting").<ref>SNL: Bathroom Businessman on YouTube (accessed 7/19/2018)</ref>
  • Bathroom Cobra — To keep his girlfriend (Cecily Strong) from discovering the big stink he just left in the bathroom, episode host Vince Vaughn leaves this real-life venomous cobra on the floor. A cut-for-time skit from April 2013.<ref>SNL: "Bathroom Cobra" on YouTube (accessed 12/5/2023)</ref>
  • Bathroom Monkey — Housewife Janeane Garofalo uses a disposable simian slave that keeps your bathroom clean.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Beauty and Mr. Beast — Walt Disney Pictures re-imagines its "tale as old as time" in this Season 51 trailer that finds Belle (episode host Nikki Glaser) and her father trapped in a magic castle owned by MrBeast (Ben Marshall), who'll only grant them freedom should crazy stunts be accomplished (e.g. living for 30 days in a Smart car with two sumo wrestlers).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc-fyMU2wlY SNL: "Beauty and Mr. Beast] on YouTube (accessed 11/9/2025)</ref>
  • BeautyBath — When insurgent forces attacking Malacañang Palace gives her far too much stress, Philippine present Corazon Aquino (Jan Hooks) relaxes and recharges in "[her] own private sanctuary of softness" thanks to this bath soap's "soothing caress." A November 1987 parody of Calgon bath soap and its "Calgon, Take Me Away!" ad campaign.<ref>SNL: "Corey's Secret" on NBC.com (accessed 8/6/2022)</ref>
  • Be My Quaran-Tine — Nick (Alex Moffat) hasn't had time to find that special someone… until he self-isolates during the COVID-19 pandemic and finds a person who shares the same interests, thoughts, etc. as he does — that person being himself. This digital-exclusive movie trailer, promoting "the best coronavirus rom-com of all time," was filmed during SNLTemplate:'s "at home" period in spring 2020.<ref>SNL: "Digital Exclusive: Rom-Com Trailer" on YouTube (accessed 8/30/2020)</ref>
  • BeReal — A Season 48 ad for "the only honest social media" that requires users to post pictures of their immediate surroundings within a 2-minute window… even if those surroundings include a bank robbery in progress.<ref>SNL: "BeReal" on YouTube (accessed 10/2/2022)</ref>
  • Berkeley Collection (Up Against The Wallpaper) — Jerry Rubin sells wallpaper with popular protest slogans from the 1960s and 1970s, from angry, anti-establishment protests to slogans of peace and love.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Beta Force — Testosterone supplements meant to give men vitality can at times work too well, turning them into overtly aggressive alpha males (especially in bed). Luckily, this supplement is a counter-agent that turns men into their paunchy, mild-mannered middle-aged selves once again.<ref>SNL: "Beta Force" on YouTube (accessed 10/15/2018)</ref>
  • The Beygency — A 2014 film trailer in which episode host Andrew Garfield goes on the run from mysterious, Adjustment Bureau-style agents, all because he "turned against his country" and professed to not entirely being a fan of Beyoncé's music (in particular "Drunk in Love"). 24 alums Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub have cameo appearances.<ref>SNL: "The Beygency" on YouTube (accessed 1/2/2021)</ref>
  • Bierhoff House of German Coats — Two German entrepreneurs (Fred Armisen and episode host Ben Affleck) sell bright orange winter coats to German tourists vacationing in New York City.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Big Brawn Feminine Napkins — Parodying Brawny paper towels (with a jingle set to the tune of "Big Bad John"), this ad shows giant lumberjack Will Ferrell turning pulp from wood into a super-absorbent (albeit rough-looking) menstruation pad. The ad is capped by Big Brawn literally tearing the roof from normal-sized Molly Shannon's house to deliver her the product.<ref>SNL: Big Brawn on NBC.com (accessed 12/28/2017)</ref>
  • Big Dumb products — Two spoofs of large-sized items from the mid-2020s promoted by flighty-voiced internet celebrities:
    • Big Dumb Cups — With acknowledgements to the "Big Dumb Hat" ad that predates it (see below), this January 2024 spoof of the "Stanley cup" craze finds a trio of influencers (Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, and episode host Dakota Johnson) endorsing mugs that tell the world "My favorite rapper is Kesha" or "I'm a virgin, but I have 6 kids."<ref>SNL: "Big Dumb Cups" on YouTube (accessed 1/28/2024)</ref>
    • Big Dumb Hat — This December 2022 ad asks, "Are you a well-off woman with straight hair and perfect makeup?" If so, top off your look with these gigantically wide-brimmed hats promoted by Fineman, Gardner, and episode host Amy Schumer ("It's the hat that makes everyone say, 'Oh, her.'").<ref>SNL: "Big Dumb Hat" on YouTube (accessed 11/9/2022)</ref>
  • Big Red — Made by Bleego (a parody of Mego), this water sprinkler toy depicts a Viking figure (complete with stereotypical horned Viking helmet) that spins around and sprays red liquid from its horns — liquid that is revealed to be hazardous, as evidenced by the thick utility gloves included to clean up the resulting mess.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Bio-Flex – a parody of exercise equipment commercials where Will Ferrell is attacked by a half-man/half-monkey creature, which is considered a workout.<ref>

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  • Bird Bible — "Your family will never be bored by scriptures again" thanks to this kid-oriented pictorial version of the Bible, promoted in a March 2014 ad, that substitutes human figures with images of birds (e.g. a haloed hatchling emerges from its egg to depict Jesus's birth).<ref>SNL: Bird Bible on YouTube (accessed 7/19/2018)</ref>
  • The Bitchslap Method – an infomercial promotes a self-help video course that teaches troubled married couples to bitch-slap their spouses into submission.<ref>

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  • Bizilady – The mini cordless shaver lets women on the go depilate anywhere.
  • The Black Lotus — Parodying The White Lotus, this promo promotes a drama series ("coming to HBO and Starz in Spring 2023") set in a luxury hotel whose employees (Punkie Johnson, Ego Nwodim, Kenan Thompson, and episode host Aubrey Plaza) do not take kindly to the demands and antics of wealthy guests.<ref>SNL: "The Black Lotus" on YouTube (accessed 1/22/2023)</ref>
  • Black Widow: Age of Me — Acknowledging criticism for giving female superhero characters the short shrift, Marvel Studios reciprocates with this Season 40 film trailer centered around Black Widow (episode host Scarlett Johansson, reprising her role from Marvel's Cinematic Universe). But rather than a traditional superhero film, it's a romantic comedy that finds Black Widow in the big city, where she works for a fashion magazine, deals with a Miranda Priestly-like boss (played by Kate McKinnon), and falls quickly into romance with supervillain Ultron.<ref>"Scarlett Johansson perfectly mocks Marvel sexism in SNL parody rom-com movie trailer," from Business Insider, 5/4/2015</ref>
  • Bladdivan — A prescription medication (combining powerful drugs, a powerful diuretic, and anti-anxiety medications) that treats cases of "shy bladder syndrome" in men; side effects include "peeing yourself… and not really caring that you peed yourself."<ref>SNL: "Bladdivan" on YouTube (accessed 12/1/2020)</ref>
  • Blaine Hotel — Part of an early running gag on Weekend Update, this ad bumper has Don Pardo announcing that guests of SNL stay at the Blaine Hotel, but is usually preceded by Update reports of serious incidents (e.g. murder, virus outbreak) taking place at the Blaine.<ref name=FirstWeekendUpdate>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>SNL Season 2, Episode 1 on OneSNLaDay.com (accessed 12/1/2020)</ref>
  • Blue River Dog Food — The dog food is featured in two ads:
    • The first, from 2014, finds Cindy and Pat (Cecily Strong and episode host Seth Rogen) offering a testimonial for Blue River, which takes an abrupt turn when Cindy lashes out at the lack of integrity of their previous brand (i.e. it had a chicken on its packaging but only offered "trace amounts of chicken").<ref>SNL: Blue River Dog Food on YouTube (accessed 6/25/2018)</ref>
    • The second, from 2022, finds Rebecca Anne and her partner (Strong and episode host John Mulaney) berating fellow shopper Heidi Gardner for buying a cheaper, lower-quality dog food instead of Blue River ("It's only 32 cents more a day"), then pleading with Gardner to buy Blue River if she ever wants to see her dog walk again (they're shown sitting in the child seat of Gardner's cart).<ref>SNL: "Blue River" on YouTube (accessed 2/27/2022)</ref>
  • Bok Bok's — A March 2019 ad for a chicken restaurant that insists that its "human-bird hybrid" mascot, Bok Bok (Kate McKinnon), is not "Momo" in a chicken suit and is "not tempting children with chicken to steal their souls" (alluding to the social media hoax).<ref>SNL: "Bok Bok" on YouTube (accessed 3/10/2019)</ref>
  • Boop-It — A Bop It-like memory game that's fun for kids of all ages — including divorced dad Beck Bennett, whose obsession of mastering the flashing toy's honks and turns takes the fun out of time with his children.<ref>SNL: "Boop-It" on YouTube (accessed 2/9/2020)</ref>
  • Booty Bidness — Rapper Ludacris (as himself) pitches a new line of women's businesswear with racy phrases on them, such as "Porn Star", "Bi-Curious", "Tasty" (written on the rear end of a skirt), and "Nympho".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Born This Way baby clothing line — From "Osh Kosh F*gosh" comes this more inclusive collection of infant wear for parents who don't want to automatically assume their toddler will conform as heterosexual or cisgender when they grow up. The onesies display such sayings as "Rock-a-bi baby," "Silence = violence, but crying = hungry," and "I love milk… Harvey Milk! (RIP)"<ref>SNL: "Baby Clothes" on YouTube (accessed 4/3/2022)</ref>
  • Bosley – The hair transplant service offers a new procedure that borrows hair from the pubic region (or "mezzanine" as spokesman Jason Sudeikis refers to it); the result is a coarse and curly patch of new locks on a head that had previously been bald or thin-haired.<ref>SNL: "Hair Restoration" on NBC.com (accessed 2/10/2021)</ref>
  • Brad Pitt — Taran Killam parodies Pitt's rambling 2012 pitch work for Chanel No. 5<ref>"Brad Pitt's Chanel No. 5 ad is spoofed on 'Saturday Night Live'," from Los Angeles Times, 10/22/2012</ref> with this quartet of ads including:
  • Bravo — The reality-heavy TV network adds more unscripted drama, each having a tenuous cast connection with the show mentioned before it, among them The Moroccans of Mulholland Drive (centered on a Morocco-born dentist with a celebrity client list), A Coppola Coconuts (featuring two granddaughters of Francis Ford Coppola), and the self-explanatory The Real Houseplants of Beverly Hills.<ref name=SNLReality>"SNL Presents Reality TV Sketches" on YouTube (accessed 9/24/2020)</ref>
  • Brew Dude – a hat that dispenses beer for the college student who would rather party than study.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Broadview Security – a parody of the actual Broadview Security commercials that infer that women living alone in large houses are the most likely to be victimized by any man she meets (including male family members, androgynous singer k.d. lang, and two kids using a trenchcoat posing as an adult).<ref>SNL: "Broadview Security" on YouTube (accessed 12/26/2020)</ref>
  • Broderick & Ganz — An ad for a team of personal injury lawyers, with happy clients praising the work of the skilled Broderick (Kate McKinnon) and one disgruntled client (episode host Aziz Ansari) disappointed over his representation by the incompetent Ganz (Bobby Moynihan).<ref>SNL: Broderick & Ganz on YouTube (accessed 5/18/2018)</ref>
  • Brogaine — "Because no one wants to be the bald guy in the frat," this version of Rogaine is designed for male college students suffering from premature hair loss caused by stress-causing factors of college life (e.g. "nerds", "midterms", worrying their frat dog is an alcoholic, chanting "the n-word" in a viral video).<ref>SNL: Brogaine on YouTube (accessed 2/7/2018)</ref>
  • Broken — CBS, seeking the award glory that comedy dramas Transparent and Orange is the New Black have earned, premieres this show centered around a family of professors (portrayed by Vanessa Bayer, Cecily Strong, and episode host Tom Hanks) who are all diagnosed with depression on the same day. The show is clearly dour and dramatic, but since it's 30 minutes in length, CBS considers it a comedy and gives it the same lighthearted promotional approach as its sitcoms.<ref>SNL: "Funny New Comedy" on YouTube (accessed 1/19/2018)</ref>
  • Brutal Marriage Movie — This cut-for-time trailer from Season 47 promotes a movie documenting the overly dramatic struggles between a married couple played by "two [scene-chewing] actors who fully expect Oscars" (Heidi Gardner and episode host Rami Malek). The film comes from "the producer of Marriage Story" and "a director going through a divorce himself."<ref>SNL: "Brutal Marriage Movie" on YouTube (accessed 10/17/2021)</ref>
  • The Bubble — This November 2016 ad promotes a proposed domed community (formerly the New York City borough of Brooklyn) with a diverse, progressive atmosphere (hybrid cars, coffee shops, used book stores, money bearing Bernie Sanders' portrait, etc.). The community is marketed toward millennials and liberals who are scared to live in America now that Donald Trump won the presidency, but would prefer not to leave the country.<ref>SNL: The Bubble on YouTube (accessed 2/7/2018)</ref>
  • Buddweiser Light — a parody of the Bud Light "Bring Out Your Best" ad campaign, featuring hockey player Joe Piscopo mentally readying himself against faceoff opponent Robin Williams. Piscopo says of Williams in the voiceover, "I can't believe my wife ran away with him," which inspires Piscopo to instigate a fight as soon as the puck is dropped. The ad ends with Williams and Piscopo sitting on the ice bloodied, gap-toothed, and enjoying a couple of beers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Buffalo Wild Wings — This Season 50 ad promotes the restaurant chain as the place to be on Sundays for NFL football, wings, and beer… though for "real Patriots fan" Sean (episode host Bill Burr, reprising his character from Season 46's Samuel Adams ad), it's a place where he can get away from his wife, gripe about his team, and berate his adult son (Mikey Day) over his parental skills.<ref>SNL: "Buffalo Wild Wings" on YouTube (accessed 3/11/2025)</ref>
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer — a promo for The WB series announces that with Seinfeld leaving the air, Buffy Summers (episode host Sarah Michelle Gellar) would be moving to New York to become the "Elaine" to an un-dead Jerry, George, and Kramer, thus transforming Buffy into "A show about nothing… and vampires!"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Bug-Off – Will Ferrell appears in this parody sketch of Roach Motels. Rather than simply killing a cockroach, this bug trap painfully tortures them and "gives them a lot to think about". The trap supposedly creates a signal that encourages the cockroach to enter, then adhesive glue holds the bug fast (much like a rat trap). Then, three tweezers stretch the legs in opposite directions til they snap off. Then a white-hot metal coil comes down and burns off the bug's reproductive glands of as well as making a sizable hole. Then the bug is beat senseless by its own dismembered legs. Finally, two pieces of cotton stuffed into the cockroach's orifices as food is dangled in front of it. Two kids are seen peering gleefully through a patented "viewing window".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Buh-Weet Sings – All grown up, Buckwheat (Eddie Murphy) from the Our Gang/Little Rascals films has recorded a compilation of songs sung in his own and very personal style, such as "Fee Tines a Mady", "Una Panoonah Banka", "Wookin' Pa Nub" and, in a dedication to his friend Alfalfa, "Barbah ob Dabill".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Bunny Business Soundtrack — Ahead of the release of an animated motion picture about "a couple of bunnies with a lot of ambition," its accompanying soundtrack is promoted in this Season 35 ad. The album features songs by the likes of Randy Newman (Fred Armisen), Natalie Merchant (Kristen Wiig), and Shakira (episode host Taylor Swift).<ref>SNL: "Bunny Business" on YouTube (accessed 3/22/2021)</ref>
  • Burger Master – a fast food restaurant where people can get their burgers done any way they want—no matter how weird or disgusting the request may be.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Business Garden Inn & Suites & Hotel Room Inn — Whether you're staying for business travel, interventions, or "after-prom hand stuff," this budget hotel will provide "every amenity required by law" (e.g. tightly wrapped bars of soap, "curtains with sticks attached," continental breakfasts that have "cereal in gumball machines"). Take it from front desk clerks Kathreen and Kathlyn (Kate McKinnon and episode host Billie Eilish): "As we always say, 'We may not be the Ritz-Carlton.'"<ref>SNL: "Hotel Ad" on YouTube (accessed 12/12/2021)</ref>
  • By Yourself: The Musical — A cut-for-time Season 48 promo for a new Broadway musical that celebrates "the little songs we sing to ourselves" when we're alone and doing such minutae as eating chicken, petting cats, or shopping online.<ref>SNL: "Musical Promo" on YouTube (accessed 3/8/2023)</ref>

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  • C.E.O Dreamboats — a magazine with famous businessmen as objects of desire for teenyboppers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Calgon laundry detergent — A May 2000 parody of Calgon's long-running ad set in a Chinese laundry ("Ancient Chinese secret, huh?"). Here, however, shopkeeper Mr. Ling (episode host Jackie Chan), upon hearing his wife (Maya Rudolph) state, "We need more Calgon!" uses martial arts tactics to make sure overhearing customer Chris Parnell keeps the "secret" a secret.<ref>SNL: "Calgon" on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 8/6/2022)</ref>
  • Calvin Klein Cream Pies — in a parody of Andie MacDowell-starred Calvin Klein Jeans commercials, Julia Louis-Dreyfus portrays MacDowell as an annoying model who gets hit in the face with a custard pie after one of her shallow, rambling stories.<ref>SNL: "Calvin Klein Cream Pies" (accessed 1/19/2015)</ref>
  • Calvin Klein Industrial Strength Jeans – A plus-sized Elizabeth Taylor (episode host Joan Rivers) models CK Jeans, rambles on about her movie career, and snacks on some nearby food in this Season 8 parody.<ref>Joan Rivers as Liz Taylor in Calvin Klein Jeans from Yahoo.com (accessed 1/19/2015)</ref><ref>SNL Transcripts: Joan Rivers: 04/09/83 on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 1/23/2022)</ref>
  • Calvin Klein Underwear — CK spokesperson Justin Bieber (Kate McKinnon) appears in a trio of 2015 ads; though Justin says, "I'm a big boy now", he behaves immaturely, poses and preens for the camera, and leaves fellow model Lara Stone (Cecily Strong) unimpressed.<ref>SNL "Calvin Klein" ad parody (from YouTube.com, posted and accessed 1/18/2015)</ref>
  • Camel Tame — When placed "between your clothes and your business," this insert helps prevent the unsightly showing of a woman's camel toe… but resembles a male bulge as a result.<ref>SNL: "Camel Tame" on YouTube (accessed 12/23/2020)</ref>
  • Canis Cologne for Dogs — A parody of Calvin Klein's fragrances and accompanying sensual ads, here featuring a dog getting out of a courtyard pool and kissing (and humping the leg of) a shirtless male model.<ref>SNL: "Canis" on YouTube (accessed 12/3/2023)</ref>
  • Caribbean Essence Bath Oil — foaming, scented bath enhancer that causes a West Indian man (Tracy Morgan) to pop up during the bath and carry his bathers across a beach.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Carl Weathers for Governor — Following in the footsteps of his Predator co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse "The Body" Ventura, Carl Weathers promotes himself to be the next governor in any state that will take him.<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
  • The Chad & Mrs. Douglas Show Holiday DVD — Chad and Victoria Douglas (Taran Killam and Vanessa Bayer) promote a Time Life DVD collection of Christmas musical performances from their 1970s TV variety series, which feature guest performers who were clearly imbibing on drug & drink vices of the era.<ref>SNL: "Special Offer" on YouTube (accessed 12/28/2020)</ref>
  • Carter 'N Sons BBQ — A commercial for a barbecue pork restaurant produced in 2002 but airing in 2009, augmented with disclaimers stating that the restaurant's "Swine Fever" marketing tagline is in no way connected to the then-recent swine flu (H1N1 virus) pandemic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Cartier Fidget Spinner — A 14-carat-gold, diamond-encrusted fidget spinner for the woman who is glamorous yet easily distracted.<ref>SNL: Cartier Fidget Spinner on YouTube (accessed 6/18/2018)</ref>
  • Celtic Woman — It's "the cultural event your godmother described as perfection," as the Irish singing group (Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, and episode host Anya Taylor-Joy) hits the road for a Summer 2021 tour of the U.S. Hear them sing deep-cut and loosely original songs… along with a random assortment of non-Gaelic tunes (e.g. "Sweet Home Alabama") American audiences kinda want to hear more of.<ref>SNL: "Celtic Woman" on YouTube (accessed 5/23/2021)</ref>
  • Chalmers Reserve Event Wine — Trett and Leezan Chalmers (Kenan Thompson and Cecily Strong), former stars of the reality TV show The Nastiest Summer Renters of Sag Harbor, introduce their fine wine that's 72% grain alcohol and costs only $1 a bottle. Why the low price? An Italian couple (Kyle Mooney and episode host Emma Stone) who makes the wine reveals an ingredient list of twigs, yellow corn, and moldy grapes that didn't make the cut for better wines ("We think it's for the dogs").<ref>SNL: "Chalmers Reserve Event Wine" on YouTube (accessed 4/15/2019)</ref>
  • The Chameleon XLE — A luxury car on the inside, a dilapidated wreck on the outside — but all the better to deter the high risk of theft that accompanies luxury vehicles. The car features a simulated transmission fluid leak, mismatched hubcaps, one exposed wheel painted school bus yellow, coat hanger antenna… and a supple leather-and-wood interior.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Chanel and Chanel Interior Designs for Airbnb — Respectively played by episode host Sydney Sweeney and Chloe Troast, Chanel and Chanel (the latter pronounces her name "channel") will design the property you're renting out to vacationers to look as bland as possible (e.g. inoffensive artwork, 700 K-cups in the kitchen, owner closets with complicated locks).<ref>SNL: "Airbnb Design Commercial" on YouTube (accessed 3/3/2024)</ref>
  • Chantix — Two parodies for the prescription medication used to treat nicotine addiction and its advertising that uses "real people [with] real stories":
    • The first, from 2012, lists mental side effects that are worse than nicotine addiction itself, which user Kristen Wiig slowly discovers she has, much to husband Bill Hader's consternation (e.g. "If you notice changes in behavior such as a powerful, overwhelming desire to kill the person you love most, call your doctor right away.").<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
    • The second ad, from 2018, emphasizes that Chantix user Kelly (Cecily Strong) is not an actress… although she's quick to correct that she once was, and spends the rest of the ad less praising Chantix and more resurrecting her long-dormant acting skills.<ref>SNL: Chantix Commercial on YouTube (accessed 1/14/2018)</ref>
  • ChatGPTío — OpenAI creates a version of its AI service ChatGPT that's less friendly, more authentic, and is powered by middle-aged, opinionated Latino uncles. Marcello Hernández and episode host Bad Bunny depict the chatbot icons.<ref>SNL: "ChatGPTío" on YouTube (accessed 10/5/2025)</ref>
  • cheapkids.net — A website dedicated to the sale of shoddy items for babies and toddlers for irresponsible parents.<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
  • Cheques — While sending money can be as routine as clicking on a smart phone app, a check provides a noir-flavored air when paying your daughter's boyfriend (so she'll never see him again), your maid (so she forgets about what she saw in the gazebo), or your poison supplier ("Just one sip, and I become head of the board").<ref>SNL: "Cheques" on YouTube (accessed 3/31/2019)</ref>
  • Cherry Grove — Logo pairs its upcoming reality show Fire Island with this companion series focusing on a group of affluent lesbians who, unlike the hard-partying gay men of Fire Island one beach over, get no raunchier than sharing a fondness for dinner, wine, song, jigsaw puzzles, and water birth.<ref>"SNL Spoofs Logo's Fire Island With 'Affluent Lesbian' Version," from The Advocate, 3/12/2017</ref>
  • Chess for Girls! — A parody of gender-based marketing of children's toys, this chess set (unrelated to the chess game in general) features pieces with Barbie doll-style bodies and chess piece heads, an accompanying dollhouse, beachwear, minivan, bubble blower, and so on. The tag line: "A classic game of strategy and wits… and bubbles!"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Chewable Pampers — A line of Pampers diapers which contain flavor crystals that, once the diaper is soiled, turns into an edible treat.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Chia Head — A parody of both the Chia Pet and Minoxidil; men with bald or receding hairlines use this product to give them nice green hair just like a Chia Pet. ("Not to be used in salads!")<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Chicago Improv — A promo for the latest series in producer Dick Wolf's Chicago-based TV franchise, with the city's improv comedy scene and those who populate it depicted in the same gritty, unflinching way as its firefighting and law enforcement worlds.<ref>SNL: Chicago Improv promo on YouTube (accessed 5/20/2018)</ref>
  • Chickham Apple Farm — Just in time for the apple-picking season, Debra Chickham (Aidy Bryant), her sister (Kate McKinnon), and Hank the farmhand (episode host Woody Harrelson), promote their orchard located in "the part of New York state that has Confederate flags." Visitors can have fun at the petting zoo, haunted hayride, and, yes, the apple orchard ("For $45, you can bring home $10 worth of apples").<ref>SNL: "Apple Picking Ad" on YouTube (accessed 9/29/2019)</ref>
  • Chonk — This clothing store offers fashions that let women be "gorgeous at any size"; much to the models' clear dismay, however, the store bears an uncomplimentary name. Also featured is "Lil' Chonk" for tween girls (Mom ushers her young model out of camera range), and the menswear store "Normal Clothes", where guys can make a quick trip to find clothes in their size.<ref>"Chonk" on YouTube (accessed 10/16/2016)</ref>
  • Chris Rock's White Person's Guide to Surviving The Apollo — Chris Rock, a veteran of Harlem's famed Apollo Theater, promotes his video that gives tips to aspiring white comedians and singers on how to win over Apollo's vociferously critical audiences. Siobhan Fallon and episode host Rob Morrow appear in before-and-after footage.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Cialis for Threeways — Erectile dysfunction medication that's 50% stronger than regular Cialis "just in case that rare opportunity arises," and also includes anti-depressants ("to help you cope with the inevitable shame and regret") and Xanax (to help you make it through the argumentative fallout the next morning).<ref>SNL: "Cialis for Threeways" on YouTube (accessed 12/23/2020)</ref>
  • Cialis Turnt — An ad for "the only pill that combats your erectile dysfunction while giving you that unbeatable hip-hop sensation of 'getting turnt.'" To demonstrate its effectiveness, Taran Killam and Aidy Bryant are shown dancing wildly to music similar to Lil Jon's song "Turn Down for What" that includes the exclamation "Everybody, get turnt!"<ref>SNL: "Cialis Turnt" on YouTube (accessed 12/23/2020)</ref>
  • Citizens for a Better America — Dr. Swen Gazzara (Gilbert Gottfried) proves the value of hard work in America by asking Ronald Reagan to personally give him a "humble job" (which he shortens to "hum job").<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Clancy T. Bachleratt and Jackie Snad — A quartet of ads promote collaboration albums by "patriotic country musicians" Clancy (Will Forte) and Jackie (Kristen Wiig), on which they perform songs about the four things they know best: Spaceships, toddlers, Model-T cars, and jars of beer.<ref>SNL Transcripts: Jonah Hill: 03/15/08 summary on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 1/23/2022)</ref><ref>SNL Transcripts: Seth Rogen: 04/04/09 summary on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 1/23/2022)</ref><ref>SNL Transcripts: Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 11/21/09 summary on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 1/23/2022)</ref><ref>SNL: "Jackie & Clancy (2022)" on YouTube (accessed 1/23/2022)</ref>
  • Clear-Rite — Karen (Kristen Wiig) speaks the praises of an "invisible" teeth retainer. The twist is that the product isn't real (it's superglue), Karen isn't her real name (it's Beth), and the ad isn't an ad (Beth's just practicing her pitch work before the bathroom mirror).<ref>|title=SNL: "Clear-Rite"|access-date=23 December 2020</ref>
  • Clearasil — Appearing during SNL's recurring Sprockets skit, which parodied German pop culture, this ad finds young woman using Clearasil (or, in a strong German accent, "Clärasil") to get rid of her pimples and impress her new boyfriend. The English word "pimples", however, is confused in the sketch with "pimplen", a strong German slang word with the same meaning as the English "fuck" (in the sexual sense). As a result, the commercial tagline ("mach das pimplen kaput") implies that Clearasil will destroy one's sex life.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Cleveland Cavaliers — This cut-for-time team promo from Season 43 highlights "The Other Cavaliers," i.e. those who ride on the shoulders (literally) of go-to man LeBron James, including a Roomba at point guard, a golden retriever as starting center, and one player (episode host Donald Glover) who's good at rolling the ball up the court on an inbound in order to preserve time on the shot clock.<ref>"'The Other Cavaliers' take the stage in unaired 'SNL' skit," from ESPN.com, 5/6/2018</ref>
  • Closet Organizer — A man in a blue Spandex suit (Will Forte) is hired to organize anything in a closet that someone throws in.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Clovin Hind Jeans — a parody of Calvin Klein Jeans commercials by Richard Avedon which featured numerous supermodels of the day.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Club Shay Shay: Extended Cut — In January 2024, Katt Williams reignited feuds and made gripes against several comedians in an episode of Shannon Sharpe's Club Shay Shay podcast. But according to this ad, 8 additional hours of Williams' (Ego Nwodim) claims are on YouTube, where he tells Sharpe (Devon Walker) that, among other things, he invented fruit, he penned Barack Obama's "Yes We Can" campaign slogan, and that Hollywood made Kevin Hart "in the same factory where they make Teddy Grahams" (replying to a doubting Sharpe, "Then why the hell he smell like cinnamon?”).<ref>"Katt Williams criticizes Cedric the Entertainer for allegedly stealing joke," from Entertainment Weekly, 1/3/2024</ref><ref>"‘SNL’ Roasts Katt Williams ‘Club Shay Shay’ Podcast Interview, Including Kevin Hart Comments," from Deadline, 1/20/2024</ref>
  • Cluckin' Chicken — When asked why he tastes so good, a fast-food restaurant's animated mascot (voiced by Adam Sandler) gleefully describes the process by which he is killed, decapitated, eviscerated, and flame-broiled… then, displaying a schematic chart, describes how he is consumed, digested, and eventually eliminated through defecation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • CNN Pregnancy Test — Just like its namesake network, this home pregnancy test delivers "relentless breaking news" alerts to a couple waiting (impatiently) to learn if they're expecting a baby.<ref>Recap of 4/12/2014 Saturday Night Live from The Hollywood Reporter, 4/13/2014</ref>
  • CNZen — A Calm-like app for those who despise Donald Trump and seek peace in hearing CNN anchors and commentators soothingly analyze how damning a recent legal indictment is for the former president ("In your mind, he's already in jail").<ref>SNL: "CNN App" on YouTube (accessed 4/9/2023)</ref>
  • Coldcock Malt Liquor — Tim Meadows appears in this parody of Billy Dee Williams' pitchwork for Colt 45; with each sip of this beverage, an animated fist arises from the can's label to whack the drinker upside the jaw. Ellen Cleghorne ("I ain't afraid of no can of beer!") and Chris Rock also appear.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Cologuard — A spoof of ads for the colorectal cancer screening kit and its animated box mascot. Here, the kit, which calls himself "Thomas," arrives on the doorstep of episode host Woody Harrelson, but after Woody appears uncomfortable when Thomas says, "Open me up and, you know, go inside me," other animated kits, including a female caricature named "Kylie," offer to step in instead.<ref>SNL: "Cologuard" on YouTube (accessed 2/26/2023)</ref>
  • Colon Blow — In a parody of high-fiber cereal ads (notably Total and its "how many bowls" campaign), an off-screen voice tells cereal eater Phil Hartman he will need 30,000 bowls of his usual cereal to equal the fiber content in a single bowl of Colon Blow (2.5 million to equal Super Colon Blow, which is also promoted here). When the large numbers are quoted, a pyramid of the same number of bowls elevates Hartman into the ionosphere.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Colonel Belmont's Old Fashioned Horse Glue — Will Ferrell appears as Langford T. Belmont, a man whose family has been in the horse glue business for generations. A parody of commercials that try to appeal to old-fashioned values and tradition.<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
  • Commode & Commode — Attorneys Denzel & Latrice Commode (Kenan Thompson and episode host Regina King) promise financial compensation for those facing hardships from using Gorilla Glue in place of beauty product, as has happened to members of the Commode family who offer testimonials. A spoof of the "Gorilla Glue Girl" story that went viral the week of this Season 46 ad.<ref>SNL: "Gorilla Glue" on YouTube (accessed 2/14/2021)</ref><ref>"The undeniable hold of 'Gorilla Glue Girl' and what it says about the empathy of the internet," from CNN.com, 2/11/2021</ref>
  • Complicit — A perfume specifically tailored for First Daughter Ivanka Trump (episode host Scarlett Johansson), who the voiceover positions as a glamorous yet duplicitous part of her controversial father's (Alec Baldwin) presidency. The tagline: "The fragrance for the woman who could stop all of this, but won't."<ref>Complicit on YouTube (accessed 3/13/2017)</ref>
  • Compulsion — A "Calvin Kleen" disinfectant, parodying Calvin Klein's Obsession perfume and featuring an obsessive compulsive spokesmodel (played by Jan Hooks).<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref>
  • Cookie Dough Sport — a parody of Gatorade sports drink for athletes who are having a hard time and eat cookie dough out of stress and depression.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Corn Chip Nail Tips — Maya Rudolph and Tracy Morgan appear in this parody of "hip" potato chip commercials, promoting corn chips that double as false fingernails.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Corn Syrup Producers of America — In this trade group ad, Kristen Wiig inquisitively asks Nasim Pedrad about why she serves her daughter juice with high-fructose corn syrup. Pedrad responds by saying she'd rather "trust scientists" who espouse favorable data (e.g. corn syrup is natural, it's okay in moderation) than "stay-at-home mom Sheila from down the street who's having wine at 10 A.M." (a catty dig aimed at a speechless Wiig).<ref>SNL: "Corn Syrup Commercial" on YouTube (accessed 12/17/2020)</ref>
  • Count Chocula Silver — Count Chocula (Jimmy Fallon) promotes a newer version of his cereal that includes ingredients that help promote regularity and good heart health along with "kooky marshmallow bats! Bwa-ah-ah-ah-ah!"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • CouplaBeers — When episode host Shane Gillis found his life at a low point, he discovered "this revolutionary medicine that treats anxiety and depression fast"… though side effects include drowsiness, which can be alleviated by taking another medication promoted in this Season 50 ad, ALilBump.<ref>SNL: "CouplaBeers" on YouTube (accessed 3/2/2025)</ref>
  • COVID — Feeling burned out from having to tend to family, friends, and work? This Season 48 ad encourages you to "ask your doctor about COVID," which can guarantee a long vacation from everything despite such side effects as "having COVID, which is still kind of bad, but doesn't it feel different now?" Since COVID "isn't for everybody," the Always Positive COVID-19 Home Test (which has two positive lines already drawn on) is also promoted.<ref>SNL: "COVID Commercial" on YouTube (accessed 11/6/2022)</ref>
  • Cracklin' Oat Flakes (Now with Ecstasy) — Will Ferrell wakes up to find that he has run out of his regular Cracklin' Oat Flakes, but his wife (Ana Gasteyer) offers this Ecastasy-laced version. After one bowl, Ferrell creeps out his coworkers, makes out with Chris Parnell, then runs half-naked through the streets until he's seen in bed with a pacifier in his mouth and playing with a glowstick.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Crazy Edelman — A Season 9 ad for a Crazy Eddie-like "discount psychologist" (Joe Piscopo) promising "the lowest prices on all types of therapy" ("Our prices are so low, I must have an inferiority complex!").<ref>SNL: "Crazy Edelman" on YouTube (accessed 12/28/2022)</ref>
  • Creeley's Soup — Off-screen announcer Bill Murray tries to talk a child (Gilda Radner) into exchanging the soup she's eating for various items. When she becomes annoyed ("No! Leave me alone! I'm eating!"), the announcer successfully talks her into not only stuffing corn from the soup into her nose but pouring the rest onto her nose ("Because the Soupman says so"). The product's tagline: "Creeley's Soup – The Child Handler".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • The Crests and Troughs of Vernon Hawley, Jr. — This "special TV offer" promotes a 3-record compilation from "one of country's most enduring, yet erratic, superstars" (episode host John Larroquette), whose song repertoire deals with his battles with the bottle ("I hope you remember these ol' tunes… 'cause I don't").<ref>SNL: "Vernon Hawley, Jr." on NBC.com (accessed 10/7/2018)</ref>
  • Cricket Wireless — On the week when FEMA and the FCC tested their wireless alert system, one the White House would use only in a national emergency,<ref>"The new emergency alert system that lets Trump text you, explained," from Vox.com, 10/3/2018)</ref> this October 2018 ad makes it appear that Donald Trump will use these "Presidential Alerts" to express the same type of opinions he shares on Twitter. Luckily for those who use Cricket, they won't receive such endless alerts at all ("Now are you happy we have awful service?").<ref>SNL: "Emergency Alert" on NBC.com (accessed 10/7/2018)</ref>
  • Cruz for Texas — Footage from a campaign rally makes up this ad for Texas Senator Ted Cruz's (Beck Bennett) 2018 re-election effort. While a "hype team" (Kenan Thompson and episode host Awkwafina) is able to liven up the crowd, things fall apart for Cruz, literally and figuratively, after he takes the stage.<ref>SNL: "Ted Cruz Rally" on YouTube (accessed 10/7/2018)</ref>
  • Crystal Gravy — A parody of the clear consumer products fad of the mid-1990s, specifically Crystal Pepsi. Julia Sweeney enjoys a drumstick dipped in clear gravy straight from the jar, while Kevin Nealon gleefully splashes his face in the clear, gooey liquid.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • CVS Pharmacy — For the guys who forgot to get their girlfriends something for Valentine's Day, CVS is the perfect place to find it at the last minute, be it teddy bears in bee costumes ("Bee Mine"), valentine-themed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles chocolates, or a Christmas stocking priced at an 80% markdown.<ref>SNL: "Last-Minute Valentine's Day Gifts at CVS" on YouTube (accessed 1/5/2019)</ref>

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  • FX-70 Cheese Slicer — Candice Bergen pitches a Polaroid camera that dispenses cheese slices.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Farrow & Ball — This ad starts out with Aidy Bryant telling her brother and his wife (Beck Bennett and episode host Kristen Stewart) how she used this premium paint, imported from Great Britain, to make her living room pop with vivid color (or "co-LOOUR" as Bryant pronounces the extra vowel in the word's Oxford English Dictionary spelling). But familial issues are gradually raised, including how Bryant has been spending her share of the family's inheritance (buying paint at $110/gallon), who she's been hooking up with (some shirtless guy she found on Facebook Marketplace), and the parentage of Bennett and Stewart's baby.<ref>SNL: "New Paint" on YouTube (accessed 11/3/2019)</ref>
  • Father of the Bride Part 8 — Framed as a film trailer, this Season 48 sketch finds Annie Banks (Heidi Gardner), "three decades and seven divorces" after the original 1991 film, wanting to get married yet again, despite the financial strains previous nuptials put on father George (episode co-host Steve Martin). But Franck Eggelhoffer (Martin's fellow co-host Martin Short) and Howard Weinstein (Bowen Yang) start planning anyway, with contributions from Annie's little brother Matty (Kieran Culkin in a cameo) and entertainment from Selena Gomez (appearing as herself).<ref>"'Father Of The Bride' 'SNL' Reboot Reunites Steve Martin, Martin Short & Kieran Culkin; Selena Gomez Returns," from Deadline, 12/11/2022</ref>
  • The Fault in Our Stars 2: The Ebola in Our Everything — A trailer for a sequel to the 2014 film about two teens with cancer who fall in love, only here Olive (episode host Sarah Silverman) has the Ebola virus, which severely tampers paramour Theodore's (Taran Killam) attraction to her.<ref>SNL: The Fault in Our Stars 2 on YouTube (accessed 9/3/2018)</ref>
  • Fashion Coward — A clothing store tailored for women with a fragile self-image, offering items (e.g. brown sweaters, gray sweatshirts, no bathing suits) that suggest "the general idea of a person" (e.g. "ideal juror," "goes on cruises with parents"). Store features also help alleviate the trauma of clothes shopping, including faraway mirrors, quick-burning clothes (for those unsure about wearing it), and knock-out gas if a customer spends more than 30 seconds in the dressing room (a big, strong bodyguard will finish the shopping for the unconscious customer).<ref>SNL: "Fashion Coward" on YouTube (accessed 4/14/2019)</ref>
  • Father-Son Podcasting Microphone — A dual microphone that helps fathers bond with their teenage sons as if they're doing a podcast together.<ref>SNL: "Father-Son Podcasting Microphone" on YouTube (accessed 11/3/2019)</ref>
  • Fear Factor, Jr. — A season 29 promo for a youth version of the NBC reality show, with Joe Rogan (Fred Armisen) coercing children to perform dangerous and disgusting stunts just as he does with adults on the regular Fear Factor. For example, one kid will have to watch his parents (including an early cameo by Season 30 cast member Rob Riggle) divorce if he can't eat a plate of maggot-ridden eggs Benedict.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Federline — Kevin Federline (episode host Ashton Kutcher) pitches his new line of underwear to extricate himself from the shadow of his wife Britney Spears; shot in black-and-white, similar in style to early Calvin Klein commercials.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Felina Cat Food — A parody of onsite supermarket taste-test commercials finds a pitchman duping a housewife into eating tuna casserole made from cat food ("So good, that your cat will be tempted to eat it with a fork!").<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Firelight — A Season 35 movie trailer spoofing The Twilight Saga, only instead of a vampire, high-schooler Stella Swan (episode host Taylor Swift) falls for a Frankenstein-type monster (Bill Hader).<ref>SNL Digital Short: Firelight on YouTube (accessed /3/6/2021)</ref>
  • First CityWide Change Bank — Two ads promote a financial institution whose only service is providing change (e.g. "you come to us with 16 quarters, 8 dimes, and 4 nickels, we can give you a 5 dollar bill"). How does First CityWide make money doing this? As one service rep says it, "The answer is simple: Volume."<ref>SNL: First CityWide Change Bank ad #1 on NBC.com (accessed 3/25/2018)</ref><ref>SNL: First CityWide Change Bank ad #2 via Yahoo.com (accessed 3/25/2018)</ref>
  • Flaritin — "The fake Claritin for fake allergies"<ref>SNL: "New Claritin" on YouTube (accessed 2/10/2021)</ref>
  • Flenderson's — When gifting a new car to your spouse, don't forget to top it off with one of this company's gigantic red gift bows (they'll be underwhelmed if you don't).<ref name=SNL01192002>SNL January 19, 2002 – Jack Black / The Strokes (S27 E11), from OneSNLaDay.com (accessed 7/9/2022)</ref>
  • Flex — deodorant laced with steroids that provokes its users to behave like animals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Food Dudes — For lonely men who fear being unfavorably judged when ordering too much food, this trio of animatronic mannequins serve as the "friends" who hang out and share the pizza, chicken wings, etc.<ref>SNL: "Food Dudes" on YouTube (accessed 11/15/2020)</ref>
  • Forever 31 — For women who aren't in their 20s anymore, this retailer offers large purses, sensible flats, loose-fitting big suits, and other fashions in "every color of the bummer rainbow" (from beige to navy blue).<ref>SNL: "Forever 31" on YouTube (accessed 5/4/2025)</ref>
  • Fresh Squeezed Baseball — Episode host Bob Uecker starts his day off right with juice freshly pureed (seams and all) from baseballs.<ref>SNL: Fresh Squeezed Baseball on NBC.com (accessed 3/25/2018)</ref>
  • Froonga – A party game spoof of Jenga involving wine glasses.
  • Frozen II — Disney's DVD of the sequel to Frozen includes deleted storylines with shoehorned diversity, from Elsa (Kate McKinnon) coming out as a lesbian to a Black member of the palace guard (Kenan Thompson).<ref>SNL: "Frozen 2" on YouTube (accessed 11/15/2020)</ref>
  • Frozen Mexican Dinner — Musician Paul Brittain is not feeling well during his band's recording session, claiming constipation. Luckily, bandmate Fred Armisen offers this frozen food product with medicine designed to counter constipation ("you eat it, and ay ay ay!"). Also available in Indian and fish varieties.<ref>SNL: Frozen Mexican Dinner on NBC.com (accessed 3/25/2018)</ref>
  • The Fruiting — a movie trailer spoof for a horror flick where citrus fruits attack a family living in a haunted mansion.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Fugliana — An average-looking sex doll for below-average-looking men.<ref>SNL: "Fugliana" from YouTube (accessed 2/25/2024)</ref>

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  • J.J. Casuals – Jack Johnson (Andy Samberg) promotes shoes shaped like bare feet for those who are as casual as he is.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Jack Flatts — The fast casual restaurant chain talks of its adjustment to providing curbside delivery due to COVID-related restrictions against indoor serving ("We know how much you miss coming in"). But 27 seconds into the ad, the transmission is interrupted by thrash metal music and what appears to be a group of militia members demanding that the state reopen Jack Flatts and lift mask-wearing mandates; if their demands aren't met… [low voice] "We're gonna kidnap the governor."<ref>SNL: "Jack Flatts" on YouTube (accessed 10/18/2020)</ref>
  • Jake's Non-Stick Underwear for Men — Made from the same durable ceramic coating found in cookware, this prescription-only underwear is built for men who want their undergarments as rough and tough as they are, and who'd rather not go through the embarrassment of double bagging and disposing of their old, soiled-beyond-salvation underwear.<ref>SNL: "Men's Underwear Commercial" on YouTube (accessed 10/24/2021)</ref>
  • The JaMarcus Brothers: Now Is the Time for a Tickle Fight, He He! — An ad for a CD featuring slow jam songs from the JaMarcus Brothers: Marcus (Kenan Thompson), Darnell (Jay Pharoah) and "adopted white virgin" Englebert (episode host Christoph Waltz).<ref>SNL: "The Jamarcus Brothers" on YouTube (accessed 1/4/2021)</ref>
  • Jamitol – A parody of Geritol in which a husband (Chevy Chase) extols the virtues of the multivitamin that has kept his wife (Michael O'Donoghue) working to the point of exhaustion. "My wife. I think I'll stuff her!"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Jam Hawkers – Carrying the Smucker's slogan ("With a name like Smucker's, it has to be good!") to absurd extremes, this Season 1 skit finds SNL cast members outdoing each other in endorsing, in the following order, fruit preserves so good that the manufacturers dare to give them names that are more horrible and disturbing then the last:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
    • Jane Curtin – Fluckers: "It's got to be good!"
    • Chevy Chase – Nose Hair: "You can imagine how good it must be… mm–mm!"
    • Dan Aykroyd – Death Camp: "Just look for the barbed wire on the label!"
    • John Belushi – Dog Vomit & Monkey Pus: "This stuff has got to be terrific!"
    • Chevy Chase – Painful Rectal Itch: "The taste? [mimicking chef's kiss] MMM WAH!"
    • Dan Aykroyd – Mangled Baby Ducks: "Great jam! Beautiful jam!"
    • John Belushi – 10,000 Nuns and Orphans: (responding to Jane's "What's so bad about that?" inquiry) "They were all eaten by rats! Oh so good!"
    • Garrett Morris, who mumbles the name of the jam he's brought in, one Jane assures the audience is "the brand so disgusting you can't say it on television."
  • Jar Glove – A parody of commercials that use black-and-white dramatizations to show someone struggling to perform an everyday task without the use of the product being sold. Here, a housewife (Kristen Wiig) accidentally kills her husband (Jason Sudeikis), resists arrest, is sentenced, goes to prison, plots and executes an escape, and hides out from prison guards—all because she struggled with opening the lid on a jar without benefit of the Jar Glove.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Javis Home Security Systems – This Season 25 ad starts off as a pitch for baby wipes, featuring a man (Will Ferrell) reminiscing about the first time he changed his baby's diaper while changing a newborn. But it's not his child, as evidenced the baby's mother (Ana Gasteyer) becoming frantic upon entering the room ("Who the hell are you?!") and rushing to her infant while he makes a quick escape out of the window. The closing tag line: "Javis Home Security Systems. Because there are a lot of dirty creatures."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Jenson Mint – Phony currency rich people can give to homeless panhandlers, so that they can leave them alone once and for all.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Jeannie Darcy: Selective Startage — Episode host and SNL alum Molly Shannon reprises her standup comedienne character in this Season 48 promo for Netflix's "second ever live global event"… though just as before, Jeannie's jokes, uninspiring delivery, and her "don't get me started, don't even get me started" catchphrase fall flat with a dumbfounded audience.<ref>"'SNL' Host Molly Shannon Brings Back Character Jeannie Darcy, The Bad Stand-Up Comedienne," from Deadline, 4/8/2023</ref>
  • Jewess Jeans – Gilda Radner is the model in this parody of Jordache jeans and, to a lesser extent, Levy's rye bread. The Levy's-like tag line advises that "no one has to be Jewish" to wear Jewess ("but it wouldn't hurt," Radner adds).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Jiffy Express – When you forgot your package had to be at its destination yesterday, Jiffy says "We'll take the package… AND the blame" by back-dating packages and simulating shipping delays.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Jiffy Pop Air Bag – Eat popcorn while you're waiting for the ambulance to arrive.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Jogger Motel – A parody of the commercials for Black Flag Roach Motel roach traps. Its tagline read, "Joggers jog in, but they don't jog out".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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  • Jon Hamm's John Ham – Writer Seth Meyers' trip to a restaurant restroom inspired him to write this October 2008 ad where the episode host and Mad Men star promotes ham on toilet paper-like rolls, installed in restroom stall dispensers opposite those for actual toilet paper, that allows one to spend their lunch break eating lunch and going to the bathroom. Also promoted is "Jon Hamm's Mustard Soap," sink dispensers that contain "a delicious mustard with no soap properties at all."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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  • Lady Business — "From the creators of Lipstick Jungle and Cashmere Mafia" comes this series that follows three beautiful, powerful New York businesswomen (Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, and Casey Wilson), and a fourth woman (Tina Fey) who removes dead animals from under houses.<ref>SNL: "Lady Business" on YouTube (accessed 4/6/2021)</ref>
  • Lansford Brothers & Associates: Hangmen-At-Law — Professionally-done lynchings from a pair of businessman brothers (Will Forte and Bill Hader) who "know a thing or two about the art of a Texas necktie party."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Lanzetti's Lawn Care — Steve and Sandy Lanzetti (Mikey Day and episode host Maya Rudolph) promise their company will handle all your landscaping needs… and only hire sexually awkward, socially repellent workers who won't get it on with your wife ("The only temptation is our low prices").<ref>SNL: "Landscaping Service" on YouTube (accessed 5/13/2024)</ref>
  • The Laughing Buddha — Episode host Howard Hesseman promotes a health food store that sells novelty items people can use to play pranks on vegetarians, vegans, and those into the organic lifestyle.<ref>SNL: "The Laughing Buddha" on NBC.com (accessed 6/10/2023)</ref>
  • Law & Order: Parking Violations Unit — A promo for the latest addition to the Law & Order franchise, this one centered on the police who investigate parking crimes and the district attorneys who prosecute the ticket-challenging offenders.<ref>SNL: Law & Order: Parking Violations Unit on Yahoo! View (accessed 7/19/2018)</ref>
  • Leave Me Alurn — If women want to avoid small talk with men, they can use this "conversation prophylactic" in the shape of a funerary urn to make men think they want to be left alone while they spread their loved one's ashes. It's from the makers of Lower Back Spikes, a belt used for women who are sick of men touching them on the smalls of their backs when they walk past them.<ref>SNL: "Leave Me Alurn" on YouTube (accessed 1/20/2019)</ref>
  • Leevi's Three-Legged Jeans — Various SNL cast members cavort about in these jeans that feature a redundant third leg in the middle. The Season 17 ad features a reggae-tinged jingle, various catchphrases (e.g. "Three at Last," "A leg and a leg and a leg"), and this ad-ending remark from Tim Meadows: "Hey, not any dumber than acid-washed."<ref>SNL: "Leevi's 3-Legged Jeans" on NBC.com (accessed 10/27/2019)</ref>
  • Lemon Glow — Ex-biker chick Molly Shannon wistfully recalls her drugs-and-sex days while cleaning the suburban home (and related family life) she's conned herself into, using this household cleaner "for the home you weren't sure you wanted."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Leland-Meyers Home Headache Test (HHT) — Run a "moderate amount" of your blood in a centrifuge, place one drop on a test strip, and in two hours you'll learn whether or not you actually have a headache. A Season 20 parody of home pregnancy tests featuring Janeane Garofalo and Kevin Nealon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Lesbian Period Drama — "From the makers of Portrait of a Lady on Fire and The Favourite" comes this hauntingly lensed film featuring a cold, seaside setting, c. 1840; two straight actresses (Heidi Gardner and episode host Carey Mulligan) in the lead roles; 12 lines of dialog in a 2Template:Frac-hour run time; and "a sex scene so graphic, you'll think, 'Oh, right, a man directed this.'"<ref>"SNL prepares moviegoers for the next prestige lesbian period drama, Lesbian Period Drama," from The AV Club, 4/11/2021</ref>
  • Levi's Wokes — Sizeless (i.e. baggy), style-neutral (i.e. grayish brown), gender non-conforming denim jeans for a generation that defies labels.<ref>SNL: "Levi's Wokes" on YouTube (accessed 10/3/2017)</ref>
  • Lexon Paradox — Two automotive design teams produced two completely opposite cars (e.g., one was the most expensive car ever, the other the cheapest; one was the safest, the other designed to throw flaming victims hundreds of feet in a crash). In the end, the two were combined to create The Paradox.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Lexus — The luxury car maker's "December to Remember" sales event is parodied in this 2020 ad that finds Beck Bennett surprising his wife and son (Heidi Gardner and episode host Timothée Chalamet) with a new Lexus sedan on Christmas morning, complete with a red bow on the roof. But Gardner is more horrified than surprised, considering Bennett has been out of a steady job for well over a year, thought the car cost only $3999 (that's just the down payment "due at signing"), and got neighbor Mikey Day to loan him the money. The closing tag line: "Give the gift of Lexus, and definitely talk it over first."<ref>SNL: "December to Remember Car Commercial" on YouTube (accessed 12/13/2020)</ref>
  • Liberty Medical — Wilford Brimley (episode host John Goodman) begins his pitch for this medical supply delivery service by explaining how, with "dye-a-beetuss", he has to take extra care of his health, but continually qualifies, and admits to exaggerations, until by the end, he's described hiding a "food boner" over delivery of $200 worth of pork ribs to his house, never having moved fast enough to sweat, and the fact that he may not even have diabetes—his doctor "just thinks I look like the kinda guy who would have it".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Liberty Mutual — A cut-for-time parody of the insurance company's "LiMu Emu and Doug" campaign from Season 49 finds Doug (played by episode host Shane Gillis) and his emu partner breaking down the door of a man (Marcello Hernández) who's been "paying for coverage they don’t need.” It ends horribly, though, when the emu shoots the man in cold blood and, before pulling a brick of cocaine from under the couch, plants an unmarked gun next to his body. LiMu's response upon Doug discovering his partner is a dirty cop: "We're in a bad part of town."<ref>"Unaired Shane Gillis ‘SNL’ Liberty Mutual Parody Takes on Police Shooting Unarmed People," from TheWrap, 2/25/2024</ref>
  • Lil' General Fireworks — A fireworks manufacturer promotes their product as a family-friendly way turn any boring weekend into the 4th of July.<ref>SNL: Lil' General Fireworks on YouTube (accessed 7/11/2018)</ref>
  • Lil' Poundcake — This Season 37 ad promotes a doll that's not only sweet enough for girls to play with, it gives them an FDA-approved HPV vaccination shot when they least expect it. The closing tag line: "The only thing you're gonna get infected with… is fun!"<ref>SNL: "Lil' Poundcake" on NBC.com (accessed 1/20/2019)</ref>
  • Lincoln Financial — Three spoofs of the investment company's "Get to know the future you" campaign, specifically an ad in which an airline passenger meets the future version of himself.
  • Lincoln MKC — Episode host Jim Carrey lampoons Matthew McConaughey's existential pitchwork for Lincoln's crossover utility vehicle in this trio of ads. McConaughey gets so lost in his deep thoughts that in the third ad, he drives right through an Allstate commercial parody, hitting Allstate pitchman Dennis Haysbert (Kenan Thompson) in the process. Carrey would later reprise this spoof in the Celebrity Jeopardy sketch in SNLTemplate:'s 40th Anniversary Special.<ref>Lincoln Ads parody from Yahoo! Screen (accessed 2/16/2015)</ref>
  • Lite Beer — Bill Cosby (Eddie Murphy), much as he does with Jell-O, promotes the virtues of Lite to a table of children in this Season 6 ad, including telling them Fat Albert drinks it ("soon he won't be fat anymore, he'll just be Albert") and pouring it into their cupped hands (to demonstrate how "light" it is).<ref>SNL: "Bill Cosby for Lite Beer" on YouTube (accessed 12/28/2019)</ref>
  • Litter Critters — Cheri Oteri appears in this sketch about a kit that allows children to take their cat's fecal waste and mold it into fun figurines. "♪♫ When you hear a scratch, here comes a batch — It's time for Litter Critters! ♪♫"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Little Brothers — An ad similar in vein to Peyton Manning's "United Way" commercial; here, Manning's younger brother Eli is ambassador of a mentoring program for young boys who need a strong, male role model in their lives — and someone to beat up their mean older brothers (one of which, played by Andy Samberg, is locked in the trunk of a car and mistakenly referred to as "Peyton"). The commercial ends with the tag line "Little Brothers: Because the time of reckoning is now at hand", followed by Eli and his young charges laughing maniacally.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Little Chocolate Donuts — "Decathlon champion John Belushi" promotes "The Donuts of Champions" in this parody of Bruce Jenner'sTemplate:Efn pitch work for Wheaties.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Little Red Glasses — For women who are into books (if not run a bookstore), have "bad therapist" as their profession, or are "the mom from Bob's Burgers," red-framed eyeglasses are, according to Ego Nwodim's character, "fashionable, fun, and sexy! Just kidding, but they do magnify text!" The Season 50 ad also features episode host Lady Gaga and Sarah Sherman; the latter's half-framed specs were purchased by NBC from a Minneapolis eyewear company that got an "As Seen on SNL" sales bump post-airing.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Lobotol — Fashion designer Nancy Walls talks about how it's hard to keep up with overachieving colleague Katie (Cheri Oteri). But once she sees Katie feeling stressed out, Nancy recommends to Katie this non-prescription "stress relief" medication ("No need to consult a physician before use" according to an on-screen graphic). Three weeks later, Nancy is the one with a pay raise, while Katie appears vacant and confused.<ref>SNL: "Lobotol" on YouTube (accessed 1/25/2021)</ref>
  • Long White Beard — "Let 'em know you've been waiting" by donning this obviously fake beard whenever someone who's taking too long to arrive, return, etc. is quite tardy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • The Looker — TNT's newest procedural drama stars Penny Marshall (Fred Armisen) as a police interrogator who gets suspects to sign confessions simply by staring at them for long periods of time.<ref>SNL: "The Looker" on YouTube (accessed 7/27/2018)</ref>
  • Loose Bear — a hallucinogenic laxative that makes you dream you're being chased in the woods by a hungry bear, thus "scaring the crap out of you".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • L'Oréal Easy Run Mascara — A combination of "really, really low-quality mascara… and also a little printer ink" for when you want to show the world you're "a complete and total mess."<ref>SNL: "Mascara Commercial" on YouTube (accessed 3/9/2025)</ref>
  • Lori Davis Hair Spray Exciting Hold — Listed in the SNL sketch records as "Focus on Beauty II", this infomercial spoof promotes an environmentally conscious hair spray with no alcohol in it, featuring episode host Christina Applegate as Cher, Chris Farley as Lori Davis, and Phil Hartman as "Brad in the Lab".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Love Island — The British reality TV series (and inspiration for the summer guilty pleasure on CBS) comes to Hulu, complete with contestants sporting an exhibitionist streak, an aim to hook up with someone… and hard-to-comprehend regional dialects.<ref name=SNLReality/>
  • The Love Toilet — Victoria Jackson & Kevin Nealon share the most intimate moment of them all… on a single-based toilet with two seats, placed so that the seated users can face each other. "Because when you're in love, even five minutes apart can seem like an eternity."<ref>

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  • The Lung Brush — used every night by heavy smoker Chris Farley to remove quarts of tar from his lungs before going to bed with wife Victoria Jackson ("Did you forget to brush?"). Former NFL quarterback Ken Stabler makes a celebrity endorsement cameo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Lux 420 SL — Cliff Robertson, in a deadpan cameo, promotes the car that caters to insane people; designed by such notables as Nostradamus, its features include an in-console sink for compulsive hand washing and enough trunk space to hold copious vials of one's own urine. The tagline: "There's a radio in my fingernail… CAR!!"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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  • Oedipal Arrangements — Fruit and chocolate bouquets that allow men to show their moms love in a way their dads never will.<ref>SNL: "Oedipal Arrangements" on YouTube (accessed 1/26/2025)</ref>
  • Olay Eye Black - Episode host J. J. Watt promotes an under-eye cosmetic that smells like Jack Daniels, gasoline, and matcha extract (green tea) for football players like Watt (and men in general) who want to look tough and get rid of dark under-eye circles and bags that come with aging.
  • Old Glory Insurance – a parody of older celebrities (such as Wilford Brimley and Alex Trebek) promoting insurance for senior citizens. Sam Waterston, in a deadpan performance as "Paid Spokesperson", touts the advantages of the only life insurance company to provide full coverage against the leading killer of the elderly: attacks from robots that feed on the medications the elderly often use.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Once-A-Day Extra-Strength Nasaflu — Kristen Wiig has a hard time pitching this cold remedy due to constant interruptions from husband Gary's (Will Ferrell) over-the-top shout-like sneezes ("Just sneeze like a normal person!").<ref>SNL: "Cold Commercial" on YouTube (accessed 11/26/2020)</ref>
  • Only Bangkok – The playful "What Happens Here, Stays Here" campaign that trumpets Las Vegas as an adult tourist destination is parodied in this three-part ad promoting Thailand's capital:
    • In part one, Ben Affleck (playing himself) sells his wife (played by Amy Poehler) to two burly mob members after losing a bet during a Russian Roulette match.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
    • In part two, a businessman (Seth Meyers) calls his friend for the number of a Dutch man who can help him remove a Thai hooker who ended up dead after he had sex with her.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
    • In the concluding part, Seth's businessman is on the phone with the Dutchman about the removal of a dead prostitute — but this time the prostitute is a male. Also joining the businessman is Affleck, wearing a pink robe, earrings, and makeup and asking the Dutchman (played by Darrell Hammond) if he's interested in buying panda meat, and a paranoid Kelly Ripa (in a cameo appearance) wielding a meat cleaver and exhorting the businessman to cut the prostitute up and put the remains in a bag.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • OnlySeniors — An elderly couple (Kenan Thompson and episode host Quinta Brunson) tell their kids they found life insurance that's reasonably priced and doesn't consider preexisting conditions. All they have to do is set up a web cam, get naked, and “do stuff to each other.”<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Oops! I Crapped My Pants – A parody of ads for adult diapers (e.g. Depends) that also plays on the use of statements as product names (e.g. "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!").<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • The Original Kings of Catchphrase Comedy Tour — Ads for a live standup comedy tour that's "coming soon to bootleg DVD" and features comics who liberally rely on familiar catchphrases or antics to stand out.
  • Oxxon — The oil company blames the high production costs of their elaborately produced commercials as an excuse for high energy prices. A parody of Exxon's "Energy for a Strong America" campaign ("Energy for a gullible America" is the closing tagline here).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Ozempic for Ramadan — The injectable drug for weight and hunger management is marketed to Muslims observing the fard of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the month of Ramadan.<ref>SNL: "Ozempic for Ramadan" on YouTube (accessed 3/31/2024)</ref>

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  • Pan Am – Thanks to good security and low fares, it's a good time to fly because of their best offer: Fly to Brussels, Rome or London, you get to keep the plane you flew on.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Pandora charms — For the woman "who makes the holidays merry and bright," the man in her life can give her assorted bracelet charms that acknowledge her various traits and interests (e.g. if she drinks coffee, a coffee cup; if she works as a nurse, a nurse's hat).<ref>SNL: "Holiday jewelry" on YouTube (accessed 12/17/2017)</ref>
  • Paperless Post — This e-invitation service isn't above nudging those who don't respond, thanks to features including Paperless Brick (thrown through a window), Paperless Horse's Head, Paperles Severed Finger, Paperless Their Car Explodes, and for those who complain on social media about receiving the invite, Paperless Wild Dogs. The end of this cut-for-time ad from Season 49 mentions it's sponsored by the United States Postal Service ("Send a physical invite they can't pretend they didn't see").<ref>SNL: "Paperless Post" on YouTube (accessed 12/17/2023)</ref>
  • Paul Ryan for President — Speaker of the House Ryan (Taran Killam) makes this presidential campaign ad to insist he's not running for the presidency ("I did not approve this message")… although if he were to do so, he'd run on a platform of cutting taxes, creating jobs, etc. A parody cut for time from an April 2016 episode.<ref>SNL: "Cut for Time: Paul Ryan Ad" on YouTube (accessed 11/26/2019)</ref>
  • Paw Patrol — This ad starts out as a run-of-the-mill (and live-action) scene from the animated Nickelodeon series, with Mayor Goodway (Ego Nwodim) honoring the titular all-canine patrol for protecting Adventure Bay. But it's only an intro to an attack ad ("Paid for by cats") that endorses a recall election against Goodway. City Councilman Herb Tangier (episode host Oscar Isaac) and "concerned citizens" in the ad imply that putting trust in a force consisting solely of 6 dogs "can't protect a city the size of San Diego" from murders, carjackings, and other more serious crimes.<ref>"Oscar Isaac Demands Mayoral Recall In 'Saturday Night Live' 'Paw Patrol' Sketch," from Deadline Hollywood, 3/5/2022</ref>
  • Paxil—Second-Term Strength — An anti-depressant made especially for Barack Obama (Jay Pharoah) as he tries to deal with his second term as president and all of the scandals and failures (such as the Benghazi scandal, the IRS scandal, General Petraeus's sex scandal, and Obamacare). Also available in Republican Strength for John Boehner (Taran Killam) dealing with the stress of Tea Party members protesting against Obama's administration.
  • Pelotaunt — Peloton's fitness equipment features streaming video classes with positive encouragement. But for exercise buffs desiring results through negative reinforcement, this fitness bike provides such "patented passive aggressive technology" as video instructors offering withering judgement instead of corny speeches; video screens with gaslighting statistics and camera views of your flabby butt; and comical music (specifically the theme from Curb Your Enthusiasm) rather than motivating melodies. As one user (Beck Bennett) puts it, "I feel mentally broken down, but, hey, I can see my abs."<ref>SNL: "Pelotaunt" on YouTube (accessed 2/14/2021)</ref>
  • Penne alla Vodka — For every kind of celebration (graduations, weddings, funeral banquets, etc.), it's the pasta dish that's "loved by none, but tolerated by all."<ref>SNL: "Penne Alla Vodka" on YouTube (accessed 5/5/2024)</ref>
  • Pep Boys Genderflect campaign — Mirroring Starbucks' "#RaceTogether" campaign, which encouraged conversations about race between its employees and customers, the auto parts chain promotes its own initiative to discuss LGBTQ and gender identity issues. The mechanics and parts people, however, voice opinions on the subject that can be considered politically incorrect, much to their customers' discomfort.<ref>SNL: Pep Boys Genderflect on YouTube (accessed 1/18/2018)</ref>
  • Pepto-Bismol Ice – Nasim Pedrad appears in this sketch about the famous pink antacid in malt liquor form.<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
  • Petchow Rat Poison – In this parody of misleading labels, Hank Petchow's (Will Ferrell) brand of rat poison looks like dog food, is packaged in a 25 lb. bag with "PetChow" in large print, has a large photo of Petchow's dog, and the words "rat poison" in the very fine print.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Philadelphia Action Figures — The acclaimed 1993 legal drama inspires this set of figures kids can use to create Masters of the Universe-style playtime adventures. Also featured is a Philadelphia video game from Sega Genesis (footage from Sega's port of Galaxy Force II is used as a stand-in).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Phil Hartman Creations — You, too, can slip into any different character when donning a wig, as Hartman enjoys doing so at SNL ("You can change wigs as often as you change your mood!").<ref>"Phil Hartman Creations" on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 10/27/2022)</ref>
  • The Phone Company — Episode host Lily Tomlin appears as her grouchy, apathetic operator character Ernestine, who relates the goings-on and imperfections of her equally indifferent employer, succinctly stating "We don't care. We don't have to. We're the Phone Company."<ref>"The Phone Company" on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 10/27/2022)</ref>
  • Pier 1 Imports — In this November 2002 parody, Kirstie Alley (episode host Nia Vardalos) tells stressed businesswoman Rachel Dratch "you need shopping therapy" and forcefully drags her to Pier 1… excitable actions by the home decor chain's spokesperson that viewers are advised they should steer clear of ("Only you can protect yourself from Kirstie Alley").<ref>"Pier 1 Imports" transcript on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 12/10/2023)</ref>
  • Pilates — Chloe Fineman and Molly Kearney walk into the dark, foreboding, and neon-hued world that is a pilates class in this horror movie trailer "from the creator of Saw X and marketing director for Alo" that features episode host Kristen Wiig as a menacing yet cheerful instructor and her Palm Royale co-star Kaia Gerber in a cameo.<ref>"Kaia Gerber Appears On ‘SNL’; ‘Palm Royale’ Star Debuts Alongside Kristen Wiig In ‘Pilates’ Horror Movie Trailer Skit," from Deadline, 4/6/2024</ref>
  • Pink Box — Gilda Radner has felt so confident since buying this nameless, mysterious product in plain pink packaging (and a black triangle its only marking), and is vague when tennis partner Laraine Newman questions what it is ("Is it welcomed protection against odor all year round?" Radner: "Possibly.")<ref>SNL: "The Pink Box" on YouTube (accessed 3/14/2023)</ref>
  • Pinx Period Underwear — Able to "hold up to 12 hours of you know what," this super-absorbent, eco-friendly underwear can help women keep their menstrual cycle discreet… even if animals can detect it (as happens to episode host Amy Schumer in this Season 48 ad).<ref>SNL: "Pinx Period Underwear" on YouTube (accessed 11/6/2022)</ref>
  • Plans — A Season 51 horror movie trailer centered on a couple (Ben Marshall and episode host Sabrina Carpenter) expecting to enjoy a quiet evening at home, only to forget about obligations for that same night that they made months ago with two unsettling relatives (Mikey Day and Sarah Sherman) who have a tendency to share online videos or talk endlessly.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • The Player-With-Yourself Club – Telly Savalas (Phil Hartman) promotes a discount card for chronic masturbators.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Pocket Pal — Businessman Dan Aykroyd promotes "the last word in personal electronic systems," a device with "THOUSANDS of micro-processors, which electronically duplicate the sensing mechanisms of the silver-haired bat" and warns users of possible mid-air plane collisions… such as the one that puts Ackroyd and his fellow passengers into a panic ("We're gonna collide with a 747!!").<ref>SNL: "Pocket Pal" on NBC.com (accessed 3/14/2023)</ref>
  • Pongo! — A 4-legged, anamorphic pet that's "no mess, no bark, no bite," does very few tricks, is neither alive nor dead, and is no problem for parents who think their kids aren't ready to care for a real pet… until its unblinking eyes unnerve the mother of the family (Sarah Sherman) in this holiday toy ad from Season 49.<ref>SNL: "Pongo" on YouTube (accessed 12/17/2023)</ref>
  • Pornhub — A parody of the "we're here for you" outreach ads businesses produced early in the COVID-19 pandemic, with various adults indulging on the pornography website's content while sheltering at home.<ref>SNL: "Pornhub" on YouTube (accessed 5/5/2020)</ref>
  • PottyPM — Promoting a device that allows the user to use the bathroom in the middle of the night without getting out of bed, this ad takes a turn halfway through when episode host Jennifer Lopez asks whether it's also made for women, a question pitchman Kyle Mooney responds to with clear unfamiliarity of the female anatomy.<ref>SNL: "PottyPM" on YouTube (accessed 12/8/2019)</ref>
  • Powers Realty — The husband-and-wife real estate team of Burt and Blair Powers (Tim Robinson and Nasim Pedrad) promise that "WE! COME! THROUGH!" when helping you buy a home. But they have a simple request: Stop drawing "butts and wieners" on their billboards (where they're shown with mouths-wide-open expressions).<ref>"Powers Realty" transcript on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 7/8/2025)</ref>
  • Pre-Chewed Charlie's – A steakhouse for people with dentures, where the waiters come to your table and chew your food for you.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Pregnant in Heels — A promo for a Bravo reality series that follows Rosie Pope (Abby Elliott), a maternity concierge who provides expectant mothers with anything they want, no matter how extreme. For example, client Shoshanna Bunt (episode host Tina Fey) asks Rosie for a delivery room that's "total VIP" and a water birth that has Diet Coke instead of water.<ref>SNL: "Pregnant in Heels" on YouTube (accessed 12/1/2020)</ref>
  • Preparation H — The hemorrhoidal ointment has been spoofed in a trio of ads:
    • The first, from the Season 27 premiere, features Jimmy Fallon and other skateboarding dudes talking of using the creme in urban slang ("I'm about ta drop an H-BOMB on dis rizzoid!" "In whacked out cream or jiggity jiggity jelly!").<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
    • A second ad, from Season 41, finds Beck Bennett discreetly offering Preparation H Advanced Gel to fellow hemorrhoid sufferer Taran Killam, but later expecteds some sort of friendship from Killam in return, even if it means humiliating him in front of his fellow dinner guests ("Hey man, did that stuff I gave you help your butt?").<ref>SNL: "Preparation H Advanced Gel," from SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 7/9/2022)</ref>
    • In a third ad, from Season 50, Flamin' Hot Cheetos mascot Chester Cheetah (voiced by Andrew Dismukes) advises that traditional Prep H's cooling relief is best when the "in-your-face flavor" of hot wings "really mess[es] up your butt." But fellow pitchman and “Flamin’ Hot Freak” Stuart (episode host Jack Black) prefers Flamin' Hot Preparation H (20,000 Scoville units of heat in a dark red cream) to "fight fire with fire"… until instantly regretting doing so.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • President Barbie — The latest addition to the Barbie doll line, complete with sunglasses, smart phone, and a presidential seal-adorned podium. Much to Mattel's chagrin, however, girls feel ambivalent about it ("Feels like she's trying too hard," says one). A May 2016 commentary on, as HuffPost puts it, "a generation so progressive that the president's gender is irrelevant."<ref>"SNL Captures Feminism's Generational Divide With 'President Barbie' Skit," from HuffPost, 5/9/2016</ref>
  • Press Conference Play Set — For kids who find watching TV press conferences boring but want to get in on the act (or need to if they must discuss broken windows or unfinished dinners), there's this play set that features a podium, microphone, background curtain, and other things that make a press conference a press conference.<ref>SNL: "Press Conference Play Set" on YouTube (accessed 8/1/2021)</ref>
  • Prince Charles Tells You How to Pick Up Girls! — The Prince of Wales (episode host Eric Idle) plugs his book that offers men Royal-related conversation openers and techniques designed to attract the opposite sex.<ref>"October 20, 1979 – Eric Idle / Bob Dylan (S5 E2)" recap from ONeSNLaDay.com (accessed 1/25/2025)</ref>
  • Privolin — Angela (episode host Jennifer Aniston) constantly breaks the fourth wall at a business meeting (much to her colleagues' disgust) to tell viewers about this prescription medication that treats her genital herpes.<ref>SNL: "Privolin" on YouTube (accessed 12/1/2020)</ref>
  • Pug Wigs — Sonja and Damien Regulanté (Cecily Strong and episode host Jonah Hill) promote their specialty wig store where, with just the right kind of new hair style, any pug can look more refined and handsome. Also promoted is Dana Simpson's (Kenan Thompson) Boy Pug Beard & Goatee Salon.<ref>SNL: "Dog Infomercial" on YouTube (accessed 2/4/2021)</ref>
  • Punk'd: Barely Legal — Ashton Kutcher (episode host Justin Timberlake) releases a DVD of his Punk'd pranks that were never shown on TV due to legal issues, such as Fred Durst (Jeff Richards) getting mugged, Christina Aguilera (Maya Rudolph) suffering from morning sickness after Kutcher steals her birth control pills, and 50 Cent (Finesse Mitchell) shooting Dax Shepard (Will Forte) dressed as a vampire (which, to Kutcher, is a "double punk" because Dax didn't know he was going to get shot and 50 Cent didn't know the vampire was Dax).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Puppy Uppers and Doggie Downers – Gilda Radner complains to Laraine Newman that her dog Sparky has no energy, so Newman recommends Puppy Uppers. Later, when the dog is hyperactive (and quite a bit smaller), Radner complains that "Sparky's perked up a little too much", so Newman recommends dosing him with Doggie Downers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Purino Rat Chow – Garrett Morris and Gilda Radner are concerned about the rats in their slum apartment, but The Pied Piper (Chevy Chase) is there to promote this food that gives rats the nutrients they need.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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  • Quarry — Jane Curtin appears in this sketch about "the only [breakfast] cereal that's pure 100% rocks and pebbles", parodying the glut of "natural", earthy, and crunchy (deafeningly, in this case) granola-based cereals popular in the mid-1970s. The tag line: "Better tasting, 'cause it's mined".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • The Quotable Caddyshack — Episode host Bill Murray, with a cameo assist from fellow Caddyshack star Chevy Chase, promotes a leather-bound version of the frequently quoted film's script, suitable for reference in everyday life (e.g. job interviews, wedding vows).<ref>SNL Transcript: "The Quotable Caddyshack" on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 1/7/2019)</ref>

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  • Racists for Trump — Airing in March 2016 during the heat of the Republican Party presidential primaries, this campaign ad features a cross section of "real Americans" expressing why they support candidate Donald Trump, from his being "a winner" and "authentic" to being "the only [candidate] who's actually created jobs." Only later are these voters revealed, without subtlety, to be Islamophobes, white supremacists, book burners, and outright Klansmen and Nazi sympathizers.<ref>"'SNL' Mocks Racist Donald Trump Supporters With Fake Campaign Ad," from Variety, 3/6/2016</ref>
  • RAD 3000 — Pitchman Spencer Mason (Chris Parnell) and NYFD officer Peter Venelli (Fred Armisen) promote this fire detector that can potentially save your life and gets you moving to hit music of the 1980s. Also featured are Dr. Dre and Ed Lover (Kenan Thompson and Finesse Mitchell) promoting the Yo! Fire Alarm Raps ("If you hear this [opening beats of "Bust a Move" play], be sure to bust a move outta yo house!").<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • The Raunchiest Miss Rita — A promo for a spinoff of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel finds Midge Maisel (episode host and Marvelous star Rachel Brosnahan) inspiring club housekeeper Rita Mae Johnson (Leslie Jones) to try standup comedy; Rita and her very-blue material become a spotlight-stealing hit.<ref>SNL: "The Raunchiest Miss Rita" on YouTube Accessed 6/14/2020</ref>
  • ReaganCo. — Charles Rocket demonstrates how you can show your patriotism by way of Ronald Reagan wallpaper, cosmetics, and bathroom tiles.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • The Real Housewives of Disney — Bravo promises "a whole new world… of drama!" in this promo for the latest addition to its reality TV franchise, this time focusing on the Disney Princesses and their lavish lifestyle.<ref>SNL: "Disney Housewives" on YouTube (accessed 10/16/2020)</ref>
  • Rectrix — A "unique all-natural, fast-acting erectile dysfunction remedy" men can insert up their rectum.<ref>SNL: "Rectix" on YouTube (accessed 5/6/2019)</ref>
  • Red Flag Perfume — an ad promoting a Chanel fragrance for women whose behavior and life choices belie their elegant appearance. Jon Hamm is the narrator; Kristen Wiig portrays the woman who has, among other things, lived in Las Vegas for 11 years and previously dated a club promoter.<ref>SNL: "Red Flag Perfume" on YouTube (accessed 12/15/2017)</ref>
  • The Regal Promenade Pavilion — A venue that "makes your wedding look like a wedding," featuring everything from exquisite decorations and elegant flatware to running-and-screaming 8-year-olds and stray balloons stuck in the air vent.<ref>SNL: "Wedding Venue Ad" on YouTube (accessed 2/19/2019)</ref>
  • Rick's Model Ts — A "promotional film" for the very first used car lot. Rick (Mike O'Brien) claims to be crazy for selling cars at such low prices, but wife Daisy (episode host Tina Fey) is clearly certifiably so ("I smashed a mirror 'cause I saw a woman in there who's crazy").<ref>SNL: "Rick's Model Ts" on YouTube (accessed 8/2/2018)</ref>
  • Roach Brothel — Rid your home of pests via the irresistible lure of sex ("Roaches make out, but they don't check out").<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Roach-Ex Plus — Cockroaches don't stand a chance against this bug killer, especially in the hands of a jealous husband who uses it on a roach (episode host Don Cheadle) who had sex with his wife.<ref>SNL: "Roach-Ex" on YouTube (accessed 2/19/2019)</ref>
  • Rock Bottom Kings — "However your (problem gambler) friend bottoms out, make sure you cash out" with this sports betting app that offers prop bets on how they'll lose it all (e.g. betting his child's college fund on the coin toss, caught faking his own death when he uses his phone to gamble).<ref>SNL: "Rock Bottom Kings" on YouTube (accessed 2/25/2024)</ref>
  • Romano Tours — Joe Romano (episode host Adam Sandler) promises beautiful tours of Italy but can't promise the vacationer will improve personally ("If you're sad now, you might still feel sad there, okay?").<ref>SNL: "Romano Tours" on YouTube (accessed 5/6/2019)</ref>
  • Ron and Donna Lacatza's Formal Emporium — Ron and Donna (Pete Davidson and Sarah Sherman) offer everything your daughter needs for her big winter formal, from elegant dresses to corsets "straight from the garden"… and, if parents are worried about their daughter engaging in after-party sexual intercourse, their dweeb son Donovan (Andrew Dismukes) as a date ("because Donovan wouldn't know when to start").<ref>SNL: "Winter Formal" on YouTube (accessed 1/16/2022)</ref>
  • Rosé Zone — Analogous to NFL RedZone, this channel features only the trashiest moments from all of reality television, so you don't have to sit through the not-so-raunchy parts ("It's blood lust for women").<ref name=SNLReality/>
  • Rosetta Stone — Users praise the CALL service in this 2013 ad, among them men who've picked up such Thai language phrases as “How much?” “Is that for the whole night?” and “Oh my God, what have I done?”<ref>SNL: Rosetta Stone on YouTube (accessed 7/13/2018)</ref> The obvious allusions to Thailand's prostitution trade prompted an attempt by the country's culture minister to have the spoof removed from YouTube.<ref>"Thailand Takes Offense With 'Rosetta Stone' SNL Sketch Promoting Sex Tourism," from Mediaite, 2/6/2013</ref>
  • Royal Deluxe II — This 1977 car commercial parody demonstrates the smoothness of the car's ride by having a mohel perform a circumcision in the back seat while the car is driven at 40 MPH down a bumpy road.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Rubik's Grenade — A parody of Rubik's Cube promotes what may be "the last puzzle you'll never solve".<ref>SNL: "Rubik's Grenade" on NBC.com (accessed 12/15/2017)</ref>
  • Russell & Tate Law Firm — This parody of ads for "ambulance-chasing" attorneys promote a law firm whose partners are two intimidating black men with extensive "resumés" who repeatedly pledge to "git yo' money".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Russell Stover Black History Heart-Shaped Box — Valentine's Day coincides with Black History Month, making February the perfect time for white men to show their Black girlfriends that they both love them and honor their culture through this set of candies molded in the visages of noted black figures (and Bill Clinton).<ref>SNL: Russell Stover on YouTube (accessed 2/15/2018)</ref>

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  • Taco Town — a restaurant parody of Taco Bell, selling a new taco with layer after layer of the outer crust, finished with a Chicago-style pizza and blueberry pancake, and "deep-fried to perfection". "Pizza?" Andy Samberg says of the product, "Now that's what I call a taco!"<ref>Taco Town Template:Webarchive from http://danwho.net</ref>
  • Tampax Secrets — Cut for time from Phoebe Waller-Bridge's appearance as host in Season 45, this ad shows Waller-Bridge, Aidy Bryant, and Melissa Villaseñor using these tampons that are hidden in containers made to look like less embarrassing items (dog poop, a dead mouse, etc.), all the better to not let bystanders know they have to get up and care for their period.<ref>"Cut-for-time SNL sketch finds a creative solution for tampon shame," from AV Club, 10/7/2019</ref>
  • Target — Two ads for the department store chain that has everything you need for Thanksgiving:
    • A November 2016 ad highlights an array of food, cookware, and home decor… as well as a nice, spacious parking lot where you can sit in your car and gather your bearings if you're meeting your family for the first time since that month's election.<ref>SNL: Target (2016 commercial) on YouTube (accessed 1/16/2018)</ref>
    • A November 2021 ad acknowledges that hosting your family "can be… a whole damn thing." For that, there are discounts on such items as Nate's Humane Tofurkey Loaf (to satisfy your sister's vegetarian boyfriend), Apple noise-cancelling earbuds ("for when Grandpa weighs in on social issues"), and various wines and beers (to get through conversations about cryptocurrency, recently deceased relatives, etc.).<ref>SNL: "Target Thanksgiving Ad" on YouTube (accessed 11/21/2021)</ref>
  • Tasty Toaster Tarts — Teenager Jason (episode host Chance the Rapper) unloads a bevy of sugary treats from the kitchen cupboard for him and his friends (Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, and Melissa Villaseñor) to snack on after school. After Jason's friends inquire how his strict parents allowed him to stock up on so much sweet stuff, they notice suspicious signs (e.g. bloodstains, a fridge wrapped in duct tape) that Jason may have done something rash. All is good, however, when Jason produces this Pop Tarts-like product (its tagline: "Keeps Kids Happy").<ref>SNL: "Tasty Toaster Tarts" on YouTube (accessed 10/27/2019)</ref>
  • Tayster's Choice Spermicidal Jelly — A trio of ads spoofing the Taster's Choice campaign centered on a couple who have a slow-burning romance over the coffee. Here, a woman (episode host Sharon Stone) asks her neighbor (Dana Carvey) to borrow the spermicide being advertised.<ref>SNL Transcripts: Sharon Stone: 04/11/92 on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 10/27/2022)</ref>
  • Teacher PSA — Sponsored by OnlyFans and timed with the end of the school year, this May 2024 PSA finds teachers (various SNL castmembers and episode host Maya Rudolph) surrendering and saying "y'all won" to the pupils who still don't know how to read, pull humiliating pranks, get into fights, and have forced one teacher (played by Ego Nwodim) to create a new word: TSIDDAHN (which means "Sit down!").<ref>SNL: "Teacher PSA" on YouTube (accessed 5/12/2024)</ref>
  • Tech-Pack – At the airport, Jason Sudeikis shows harried fellow traveler Kristen Wiig a new wearable pouch system that can hold and activate one's electronic devices (mp3 players, PDAs, cellphones, etc.) with a joystick… but also tends to scare other passengers because of its uncanny resemblance to a suicide belt. The closing tag line: "You'll be blown away."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Teddy Bear Holding a Heart – Will Forte gives sweetheart Amy Poehler this "perfect way to say 'our love is eternal.'" Even though it's literally a teddy bear holding a heart (it's still attached to the box it came in), and is available anywhere ("Book stores, Hallmark's, drug stores, Wal–Mart, 7-Eleven, I'm guessing wherever you buy milk."), Poehler accepts it and shows it off as if it were expensive jewelry. An exquisitely lensed spoof of ads for jewelers (e.g. De Beers) and retailers who heavily promote their wears as the perfect way to show true love on Valentine's Day.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Teens Raising Awareness About Awful Parent Drivers (T.R.A.A.A.P.D.) — Teenager Samantha Samuels (episode host Taylor Swift) states in this PSA that while texting and driving by teens is dangerous, parents' own behaviors behind the wheel can be worse, i.e. when Mom and Dad (Kristin Wiig and Jason Sudeikis) drive while lecturing, balancing hot coffee, giving the birds-and-bees talk, etc.<ref>SNL: "Driving PSA" on YouTube (accessed 1/23/2024)</ref>
  • Teeny Tiny Statement Pin — Microscopic badges and buttons that express messages on political and social issues (or just vague imagery), so VIPs can make a statement while still letting their red carpet looks speak louder.<ref>SNL: "Teeny Tiny Statement Pin" on YouTube (accessed 5/5/2024)</ref>
  • Teeny Weenies — Ana Gasteyer, Cheri Oteri and Molly Shannon appears in this sketch about a fertility drug kit where babies are made.
  • Testicules — Andy Samberg and his scent turn lots of heads in this cut-for-time fragrance ad parody from Season 39, thanks to this "cologne for 'down there.'"<ref>SNL: "Cut for Time: Testicules Cologne" on YouTube (accessed 12/23/2020)</ref>
  • Texxon – The petroleum conglomerate was featured twice in Season 8:
    • A full-length ad touts Texxon's philanthropic efforts, i.e. funding community centers, medical clinics, and job training programs. But the ad degenerates into thinly veiled threats that those benefits will vanish if legislative and regulatory attempts don't go their way. "Do what we say," they warn, "and nobody gets hurt."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
    • Texxon was also sponsor of Ted Koppel's (Joe Piscopo) coverage of the Buckwheat assassination ("Life goes on, and Texxon is there"). When Buckwheat's death is announced, the Texxon tagline receives an add-on: "Life goes on, and Texxon is there. Because Buckwheat would have wanted it that way."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • That's Not Yogurt! — A spoof of "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!" ads and the TCBY frozen-yogurt chain.Template:Efn After eating the product, a couple (Victoria Jackson and Kevin Nealon) becomes very concerned about what the mysterious product actually is, but the coy announcer refuses to tell them. "From the makers of Those Aren't Olives!"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Them Trumps — A promo for a show "from the producers of Empire" that ponders what would happen if Donald Trump and his family were black. Centering on President "Darius Trump" (Kenan Thompson), the tease finds Darius supremely confident in the face of criminal investigation and sexual scandal (“They can't lock me up!”), but quickly capitulating to the consequences when the feds storm in (“And even though I may be black—” “Freeze, Trump! You're under arrest!” “Yeah, that sounds about right.”).<ref>SNL: "Them Trumps" on YouTube (accessed 12/9/2018)</ref>
  • thirtysomething Cereal — "From the makers of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cereal" comes this breakfast food made for the baby boomer/yuppie generation. It has "no fat, no sugar, no salt," and is made in images of characters from the angst-laden ABC drama ("I got an oat bran Elliot").<ref>SNL: "thirtysomething Cereal" on NBC.com (accessed 11/4/2018)</ref>
  • This is U.S. — a promo for an NBC series that depicts life in the Trump administration as an emotional family drama, a la This Is Us, with characters including White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Aidy Bryant), presidential advisor Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon) and HUD secretary Ben Carson (episode host, and This Is Us cast member, Sterling K. Brown).<ref>SNL: This Is U.S. promo on YouTube (accessed 3/12/2018)</ref>
  • Thomas Peepers Insurance — An insurance company that keeps an eye on their clients' safety and well-being — literally, as evidenced by agent Bill Hader peeping through the windows of one client's home (only to be caught by spotlights and police sirens).<ref>SNL: "Peepers Insurance" on YouTube (accessed 12/2/2020)</ref>
  • Tim and Meat's One-Stop Rocky Horror Shop — Tim Curry and Meat Loaf (both appearing as themselves) are proprietors of a store with props and costumes based on and to wear and use for midnight screenings of the 1975 cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Timecrowave — In this infomercial spoof, inventor Gram Lampton (episode host Alec Baldwin) promotes a microwave oven that sends fully cooked food back in time to when you knew you were hungry — despite a self-evident risk of temporal paradoxes arising.<ref>SNL: "Timecrowave" on YouTube (accessed 12/1/2020)</ref>
  • Tiny Ass Bag — Designer purses, luggage, backpacks, and carry-on handbags that are just the right size if all you want to put in them are one AirPod, one Altoid, or secrets "and that's it!"<ref>SNL: "Tiny Ass Bag" on YouTube (accessed 12/10/2023)</ref>
  • Tinyballs — A trailer for a film "from the makers of Moneyball" about a Billy Beane-like GM (Taran Killam) who, instead of using sabermetrics to build a better baseball team, relies on a suspicious-looking man (episode host Ben Stiller) to inject strength — literally, through steroids — into his inept club, unhealthy side effects notwithstanding.<ref>SNL: "Tinyballs" on YouTube (accessed 11/17/2020)</ref>
  • Toilet Death Ejector — This ad posits that the greatest embarrassment of senior citizens is being found dead on the toilet. As pitched by episode host John Mulaney, this mechanized device helps alleviate those fears. If the user feels they're about to die, they can press a button on the toilet, which projects them through the air and onto their bed. The device not only flushes the toilet automatically, but also drops a book next to the user (to let those discovering their corpse believe they died wise).<ref>SNL: "Toilet Death Ejector on YouTube (accessed 3/4/2019)</ref>
  • Tom Brady's Falafel City — "Sim, Sim, Saladin, folks!" greets episode host Tom Brady as he promotes his restaurant in South Plainfield, New Jersey that serves only Middle Eastern cuisine (♪♫ "There's no burgers, fries or weenies/just tabbouleh and tahini" ♪♫).<ref>"Tom Brady's Falafel City" on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 3/15/2022)</ref>
  • Tortumatic – A device Charles Rocket demonstrates as the ultimate way to show others that you can take the pain… by getting punched repeatedly by a number of boxing gloves and slamming his hand with a mallet.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Totino's Pizza Rolls — a series of commercials airing over three straight Super Bowl weekends in the mid-2010s focusing on a dutiful housewife (Vanessa Bayer) serving Pizza Rolls to "my hungry guys" watching the big game in the living room.
    • The first ad, from 2015, promotes the "Totino's Super Bowl Activity Pack," featuring games and toys specifically made "for grown women ages 5 and up" (e.g. puzzles, play money, miniature top) that the wife can play to keep herself occupied in the kitchen while the hubby (episode host J. K. Simmons) and the guys watch the game.<ref>Totino's Super Bowl Commercial parody (accessed 2/4/2015)</ref>
    • The second ad, from 2016, starts as a straight-up Super Bowl-themed Pizza Rolls ad, complete with the "hungry guys" reacting to the big game in unison. But the wife discovers that the TV isn't even on (it's just a blank screen), and when she fearfully grabs a pair of scissors for self-defense, the guys turn around all at once, revealing icy stares with solid black eyes. The end-of-ad twist: It's actually a promotion for the recently revived TV series The X-Files. Episode host Larry David appears in this commercial sketch.<ref>Totino's ad parody (accessed 2/7/2016)</ref>
    • The third ad, from 2017, gets really steamy: When a sister of one of the guys (played by episode host Kristen Stewart) comes into the kitchen to help, the wife finds herself attracted to the woman, and the two engage in torrid intercourse, using the Pizza Rolls on their bodies and speaking in French, thus giving real meaning when the husband asks if they're "making out" in the kitchen.<ref>Kristen Stewart, Vanessa Bayer flirt over pizza rolls in SNL sketch from Entertainment Weekly (accessed 2/5/2017)</ref>
  • Tourism Board of Africa — This Season 46 ad positions the continent as "the #1 [travel] destination for divorcees of a certain age." The live skit features background beach views of strapping, shirtless men; suggestive double entendres ("The mountains, the ranges… the rhythm, the pounding"); and testimonials/invitations from a trio of divorced women played by Kate McKinnon, Heidi Gardner, and episode host Adele (who breaks into giggles several times).<ref>SNL: "Africa Tourism" on YouTube (accessed 10/25/2020)</ref>
  • Transportation Security Administration — Feeling lonely and wanting a little "human interaction" during the holiday season? How about going through a TSA airport security check, where you can receive a physical pat-down if you refuse full-body scanning ("It's our business to touch yours"). A Season 36 parody of suggestive ads for escort services.<ref>SNL: "A Holiday Message from the TSA" on YouTube (accessed 1/25/2021)</ref>
  • Tremfalta — A medication that treats irritable bowel syndrome by slowing the digestive process, which increases the intensity of bowel movements. This is evidenced by the literal stink left by a mother (episode host Carey Mulligan) in the restroom of her son's school music recital after taking Tremfalta, much to the disgust of janitor Kenan Thompson and principal Aidy Bryant.<ref>SNL: "IBS Medicine Ad" on YouTube (accessed 4/11/2021)</ref>
  • Tres Equis — Two Season 38 parodies of Dos Equis beer and its "Most Interesting Man in the World" campaign find "The Son of the Most Interesting Man in the World" (episode host Joseph Gordon-Levitt) living large ("He has multiple parody Twitter accounts"), impressing the ladies ("He can make a woman cringe, just by entering a room"), and enjoying beer that's "one equis better than my dad's beer, because he was never there for me." It leads to a father-son spat with The Most Interesting Man himself (played by Jason Sudeikis) in the second ad.<ref>SNL: "Tres Equis I" on YouTube (accessed 1/5/2021)</ref><ref>SNL: "Tres Equis II" on YouTube (accessed 1/5/2021)</ref>
  • Tressant Suprème – Kelly Ripa spoofs the numerous hair coloring ads in which she has appeared. Here, Ripa prefers Tressant Suprème because it contains "just a little bit of crack cocaine", thus explaining her well-known "peppy" persona.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Trilocaine – a scalp-itch medication with extremely disturbing side effects (e.g. "90% of users experience an instantaneous and horrifying sleep paralysis containing a bleak vision of mortality").<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Triopenin — Airing during the first Weekend Update, this ad promotes an arthritis medication in a bottle that's virtually impossible to open.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=FirstWeekendUpdate/>
  • Triple-Trac Razor — When this ad was written for SNLTemplate:'s first episode, men's razors hadn't progressed past two blades. But this three-blade razor (the first two grab the whisker, the third actually makes the cut) promises to leave men's faces "as smooth as a billiard ball." The bet here is that "you'll believe anything" you see in razor ads.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Truck You, You Truckin' Truck — An ad for a CD of "42 songs all about truckin'" recorded by Johnny Goblin (episode host Jake Gyllenhaal) and "available only at Love's trucks stops along I-40."<ref>SNL: "Truck Stop CD" on YouTube (accessed 4/10/2022)</ref>
  • Trump Addicts of America — Supporters of Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election express clear disdain for incumbent Donald Trump ("He's historically bad for the country," says one). But they're also concerned that if Biden wins, the next four years will feel different (i.e. less angrier) without an endless stream of bad news and worse actions from Trump and his administration. The closing tag line: "You know [Trump's] bad for you, but it's hard to imagine life without him."<ref>SNL: "Election Ad" on YouTube (access date 10/25/2020)</ref>
  • T.T. and Mario — Two ads promoting CD collections of the rauncy yet romantic song stylings of a 1970s-era Peaches and Herb-type singing duo played by Maya Rudolph and Kenan Thompson):
  • Turlington's Lower Back Tattoo Remover – a product that, "when applied once every hour for 72 straight hours", slowly burns away unwanted lower back tattoos. "That tingling means it's working!" Tagline: "Because it won't be cool forever".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Turtle Shirt — Men's shirts that are made from the same materials as a turtle's shell, allowing the wearer to hide from unwanted or embarrassing situations.<ref>SNL: Turtle Shirt on YouTube (accessed 2/12/2018)</ref>
  • Twinings Extreme — "An English athlete needs an English sports drink," hence this line of tea designed to help assure peak athletic performance. Flavors include "English Breakfast XL" (to refuel), "Darjeeling Octane" (to replenish), and "Earl Grey RX" (to recover and "be at my best for 3 to 5 days of a cricket match"). Episode host Emma Thompson is featured in this cut-for-time ad from 2019.<ref>SNL: "Cut for Time: Twinings Extreme" on YouTube (accessed 1/22/2020)</ref>
  • Tylenol B.M. – a laxative product shown to cause you to defecate while you sleep.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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  • Valtrex – An ad for an antiviral drug that treats genital herpes, an infection wife Amy Poehler was surprised to learn she had despite being in a (supposedly) faithful relationship with her husband (episode host Alec Baldwin), who insists he learned form "a recent scientific study" that some undetectable forms of herpes remain dormant in women for years. The closing tagline: "Ask your husband if you need Valtrex. He may know more than your doctor. Doctors don't know everything."<ref>"Valtrex" transcript on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 11/6/2022)</ref>
  • Veritas Ultrasound HD – Instead of a tiny monitor, the ultrasound is displayed on a widescreen HD television. It even has options to display a football helmet on the fetus (for dads-to-be missing a Sunday football because they're accompanying the wife to see the ultrasound).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Verizon 4G LTE — Customer Fred Armisen is left confused by salesperson Bill Hader's bizarre explanations of how Verizon's high-speed data service will work on a very wide variety of smart devices.<ref>SNL: Verizon 4G LTE on YouTube (accessed 6/14/2018)</ref>
  • Virgania Horsen — Two ads from 2008 find Virgania (Kristen Wiig) offering her services to those who want to avoid long lines, rude employees, and even terrorists:
  • Voting PSAs — Two public service announcements that have encouraged people to cast ballots in upcoming elections:
    • One "cut for time" PSA, posted online the weekend before the 2020 presidential election and in the same vein as the 2018 Democratic Party ad (see above), finds various Americans communicating trust in the electoral process, contentment in voting early… and preparing for the worst, as evidenced by the likes of Kyle Mooney buying a crossbow; Beck Bennett adding a safe door to his pantry; Heidi Gardner unsuccessfully sneaking across the border into Canada; and Kate McKinnon stealing all the contraceptives from a pharmacy. There is no specific sponsor attached (the official title is "Democracy PSA"), but the ad's closing message is clear: "Vote. Like, soon."<ref>SNL: "Democracy PSA" on YouTube (accessed 11/1/2020)</ref>
    • A PSA from Season 47's finale ("paid for by Stupid People") features a wide variety of Americans who admit they're not too bright (says Aidy Bryant, "The computer screen said 'prove you're not a robot.' And I cut myself.") but know that low IQs should not hinder anyone from voting ("Because stupid people vote too").<ref>SNL: "PSA" on YouTube (accessed 5/22/2022)</ref>

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  • Xanax for Gay Summer Weddings — A new version of the anxiolytic designed for heterosexuals suffering anxiety over attending elaborate gay weddings.<ref>SNL: Xanax for Gay Summer Weddings on YouTube (accessed 6/25/2018)</ref>
  • Xentrex — An ad for "the strongest male enhancement drug on the market," despite its dangerous ingredients, serious side effects, and the strong urging of doctors not to take it (as episode host Dwayne Johnson recounts in this ad).<ref>SNL: "Enhancement Drug" on YouTube (accessed 11/6/2022)</ref>
  • XIEMU — "Fast fashion from China" for less. How so cheap? "Don't worry about it," the voiceover insists, because it's not made by forced labor, only by "happy [and paid] workers" who do "quality craftsmanship" (even as the clothes fall apart on the models).<ref>SNL: "Fast Fashion Ad" on YouTube (accessed 5/19/2024)</ref>

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  • Yard-a-Pult — This product allows you to launch unwanted trash, deceased pets, etc. over your fence rather than going to the time and expense of disposing of them properly.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Your Hometown Board of Tourism — Why spend the holidays in someplace exotic like Hawai'i when this 2012 ad reminds you that your hometown is a more affordable destination. There's the "four-star accommodations of your childhood home," activities such as cleaning out your parents' garage, and exotic attractions such as your old high school.<ref>SNL: "Your Hometown" ad on YouTube (accessed 1/16/2018)</ref>
  • Your House — Looking to get away but can't go anywhere during the COVID-19 pandemic? This amped-up digital exclusive, filmed in Spring 2020, promotes your home as the perfect vacation destination. Visit exciting attractions such as your living room, enjoy convenient amenities including weak Wi-Fi, and dine on whatever expiried food is left in your refrigerator.<ref>SNL: "Digital Exclusive: Your House Promo" on YouTube (accessed 8/30/2020)</ref>
  • You're a Rat Bastard, Charlie Brown — Seeking live holiday entertainment that's family-oriented yet also edgy? The New York Actors Studio offers this gritty take on Peanuts that's "Charlie Brown by way of Brooklyn." The cast features Al Pacino (Bill Hader) as the title character, Larry David (episode host Martin Short) as Linus, and Edie Falco (Kate McKinnon) as a prescription-packing Lucy.<ref>SNL: You're a Rat Bastard, Charlie Brown on YouTube (accessed 1/28/2018)</ref>
  • Yum Bubble Genital Herpes Gum — A fruit-flavored bubble gum that controls genital herpes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Z

  • Zillow — Wanna spice up "playtime"? Browsing listings on the real estate website can be your next sexual fantasy… which ends once you click on "Contact Agent" and a nasally voiced RE/MAX rep (Cecily Strong) wants to schedule a tour. A sensually filmed ad from Season 46.<ref>SNL: "Zillow" on YouTube (accessed 2/7/2021)</ref>
  • Z-Shirt — Its name sums up what the product is: A 1990s hip-hop-style neon shirt with a "Z" on the front. As shirt-wearer Tim Robinson exclaims, "This ain't no t-shirt, it's a Z-Shirt!" The comedy comes when his buddy (episode host Kevin Hart) goes through the alphabet and asks, "Oh! Wait! I'm confused! Is that an A-Shirt?" "Is it a B-Shirt?" etc.<ref>SNL: "Z-Shirt" on YouTube (accessed 12/17/2017)</ref>

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