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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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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  • Action Cats — A parody of action-figure toys featuring plastic armor and weapons for live cats.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Adobe – A car that's cheap (sticker price: $179) but also unsafe (it's made entirely of clay) yet "combines German engineering and Mexican know-how!"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Adopt Belushi for Christmas — On the last episode before Christmas 1976, host Candice Bergen encourages families to write in and invite John Belushi into their home for the holidays (since, unlike the rest of the cast and crew, he has no place else to go).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Almost Pizza — Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig and Nasim Pedrad appear in this spoof of DiGiorno pizza. It may look and smell like pizza, but it's not quite pizza, as proven by its molecular instability (it gets hotter when removed from the oven, shatters like glass, then regroups and crawls on the floor).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • AM Ale — An alcoholic beverage for the morning because "you can't wait 'til afternoon".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Amazin' Lazer — A consumer grade laser gun used for cleaning up yard waste or (as onscreen superimpositions discourage) dangerous and potentially criminal acts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • America's Worst Moments – Spokesman Chris Parnell pitches a commemorative plate collection featuring America's most shocking and embarrassing moments in politics and pop culture.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Angora Bouquet — A sedative-laced facial cleanser that "washes your brain as well as your face".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Angry Dog — Dog food with "synthetic testosterone and seven psychoactive drugs" (and a picture of Michael Vick on the package) that turns any dog ferocious.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Annuale — Medicine that keeps women on a constant stream of hormones, allowing them only one period per year. When each period happens, the user can become violent (Tina Fey wields an ax in the office), aggressive (Amy Poehler kicks her husband in the groin), hungry (Casey Wilson shovels an entire birthday cake down her mouth at a child's party), and sexually frustrated (Kristen Wiig French kisses her dog a la Asia Argento in Go Go Tales).<ref>SNL: Annuale on YouTube (accessed 2/12/2018)</ref>
  • The Apocalypse — "The people who brought you Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve" apply the same themes of those films (romantic comedy, holiday setting, all-star ensemble cast) to the world's end. This trailer's tagline: "It's love… at last sight."<ref>SNL: "New Year's Eve Sequel" on YouTube (accessed 1/7/2019)</ref>
  • Aron's List — an online service that's similar to Angie's List but charges a lower fee, thanks to its roster of plumbers, carpenters, etc. who are on the "American Registry of Non-Violent Sex-Offenders" (what the site's "Aron" acronym stands for).<ref>SNL: "Aron's List on YouTube (accessed 12/14/2017)</ref>
  • Asian American Doll — A Barbie parody promotes "the doll that's Asian American" and, as noted in Cecily Strong's voiceover, has been designed to be as bland as possible so that it's as inoffensive as possible ("As the box says, 'Just take her or leave her'"). This includes not assigning her a name up front (kids get to do that); a play house that's barren; and accessories including a dog and a chef's hat… until one girl realizes that those are plays on the stereotype of dog meat consumption in South Korea.<ref>SNL: "Asian-American Doll" on NBC.com (accessed 3/15/2022)</ref>
  • Ass Angel Perfume Jeans — Women can both look and smell great in these jeans that mask "secret little lady scents" with aromas of lavender, rose, and industrial chemicals ("do not wear these jeans if you have kidney or liver problems… consult your doctor before purchasing"). Set in a 1980s music video style, this Season 46 ad features episode host Adele, returning SNL alum Maya Rudolph, and feather-haired rocker Beck Bennett (♪♫"She's got the ass of an angel/I wanna smell it some more"♪♫).<ref>SNL: "Ass Angel Jeans" on YouTube (accessed 10/25/2020)</ref>
  • Ass Don't Smell — Personal hygiene spray intended to keep one's buttocks smelling fresh and clean; a parody of feminine hygiene deodorant sprays.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Autoscent — Just as air fresheners deodorize the home, this product does the same for an automobile's internal combustion system; just spray it into the carburetor every 800 miles, and your car's exhaust will smell like lilacs or pine forests.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Autumn Fizz — "The Carbonated Douche" that "brings out the natural fragrance of femininity, with the effervescence of uncola."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Autumn's Eve Pumpkin Spice Douche — from the makers of Summer's Eve comes a feminine hygiene product that has the bold, spicy scent of fall.<ref>SNL: Autumn's Eve on YouTube (accessed 11/16/2017)</ref>
  • Aw Nuts! Mom's a Ghost! — A promo for a new Disney Channel show centered on a family with a peculiar mother (episode host Kristen Wiig): After taking a lover on a business trip to South Korea, only to have him drown her to keep their affair a secret, she returns as a "Korean water ghost" to raise her two kids and terrorize the neighborhood, K-horror style.<ref>SNL: "New Disney Show" on YouTube (accessed 3/15/2021)</ref>

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Balz-Off — A medication that makes men more sensitive to women by killing off their testosterone levels.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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":
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    • 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: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Dad Christmas - Aidy Bryant plays a travel agent who shows two children from a divorced family (played by Pete Davidson and episode host Claire Foy) all the amenities that come with traveling to Florida to celebrate "Dad Christmas": the lighting of an indoor cigarette, their father (played by Mikey Day) introducing them to an older woman named Dierdre (played by Kate McKinnon), their father getting into Jimmy Buffett music, the lack of any kind of rules and structure, and, when they're older, the opportunity to do drugs with him. ("Dad Christmas: The Sad Part About This Is That He Really Tried Hard").
  • Dallas: The Home Game – Charles Rocket pitches a board game where dysfunctional families can act out their issues the same way the Ewings do on the prime time soap opera Dallas.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Damn It, My Mom Is On Facebook — When college students learn their moms just added them as Facebook friends, they can apply this filter that bowdlerizes the wild photographs and rebellious opinions they want hidden from Mom.<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Darnette Disposable Toilet – the toilet that you throw away after only one use. It takes just as many steps to install and remove as a regular toilet and costs $169.95.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • The Day Beyoncé Turned Black — A movie trailer interpreting the reaction to the release of Beyoncé's "Formation", a song noted for its embracing of Black heritage, as an apocalyptic-style film. White Americans are shown in mass hysteria over their realization that Beyoncé is Black while Black Americans appear apathetic.<ref>SNL: "The Day Beyoncé Turned Black" on YouTube (accessed 10/14/2017)</ref>
  • Deidra Wurtz, Downsizing Expert — If you need to break the news about staffing layoffs, divorces, or even pillaged Bosnian villages, let Deidra (Abby Elliott) deliver it in a sincere, caring, yet flighty way ("I feel really bad about it, but it is what it is") that will leave those on the receiving end appreciative and understanding.<ref>SNL: "Bad News Commercial" on YouTube (accessed 12/15/2020)</ref>
  • Dell Stator's 99-cent Toad Ranch – "Home of the World Famous Dell Stator Toad Pit and the Dell Stator Patented Broiling Method, where we can guarantee you the best 99-cent toad steak you'll ever eat!"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Discover Card — Card user Ego Nwodim is alerted to peculiar charges on her bill (e.g. giant scissors, red jumpsuits, hundreds of rabbits). When she calls Discover's service line, she is greeted by her raspy-voiced doppelgänger. A spoof of the credit card's "We treat you like you'd treat you" campaign by way of the horror film Us.<ref>SNL: "Discover Card" on YouTube (accessed 3/31/2019)</ref>
  • Disney Channel Acting School — Miley Cyrus (as herself) and Raven-Symoné (Kenan Thompson) promote a school where students train to act "the Disney way," learning techniques such as "Disrespecting Authority," "Pause Then Dis," and "Reacting To Stinky Feet."<ref>SNL: Disney Channel Acting School on YouTube (accessed 2/17/2018)</ref>
  • Dissing Your Dog – Will Ferrell sells a dog training video for passive aggressive dog owners.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford – A financially struggling couple (Amy Poehler and episode host Steve Martin) hear Chris Parnell promote a book that tells of a simple way to get out of debt: "If you don't have any money, you should not buy anything."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Downton Abbey — At first, it appears to be a trailer for the motion picture revival of the beloved British TV series, right down to the film's premise (Downton is readied for a visit by the King and Queen). But it's peppered with unflattering quotes from critics (e.g. "Were the stakes in the show always this low?" asks A. O. Scott). The stealthy reveal at the very end: It's actually a promo for Joker, admitting that that comic book film is not perfect, "but at least stuff happens."<ref>SNL: "Downton Abbey Trailer" on YouTube (accessed 9/29/2019)</ref>
  • Dr. Deborah Birx Scarves — Dr. Birx (Chloe Fineman), White House response coordinator during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds it frustrating that all the public pays attention to during her briefings are the scarves adorning her outfit. But in this digital-exclusive ad from May 2020, she leans in by creating a line of scarves, including one that literally says "Screw you, I'm a doctor," another in bird patterns (because Birx loves birds), and others made from periodic tables and actual CDC statements ("If this is the only thing you're zeroing in on while I'm talking, let's make it count").<ref>SNL: "Digital Exclusive: Dr. Birx Ad" on YouTube (accessed 5/15/2020)</ref>
  • Dr. Porkenheimer's Boner Juice – A parody of erectile dysfunction treatments (particularly Levitra), complete with the warning "If you experience an erection lasting longer than twenty-four hours, call up your friends and brag about it." Levitra's slogan "strong and lasting" is replaced by "thick and sturdy".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Dropping the L.B.'s With Missy E – Missy Elliott (Tracy Morgan) pitches a workout video featuring her impossible-to-imitate dance moves.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Duncan Hines Brownie Husband – a brownie treat shaped like a life-sized man, designed specifically for the single woman.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Dysfunctional Family Christmas — From Silver Bell Records comes this compilation of songs suitable for the holiday season, "when families get together to reopen old feelings." Sing along to such tunes as “I've Got My Drinking Under Control For The Holidays,” “Can't You Let It Drop, It's Christmas,” and “Let's Pretend We Like Each Other (This Christmas).”<ref>Transcript for "Dysfunctional Family Christmas" via SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 11/21/2021)</ref>
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  • Einstein Express — an express courier service that handles late-arriving packages by literally sending them back in time to the desired arrival date. The slogan: "When it absolutely, positively has to be there the day before yesterday".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Enid & Astrid's Brawr Barn — From their lingerie store located at Avenue E and Jill Zarin Blvd, Enid and Astrid (Aidy Bryant and episode host Anya Taylor-Joy) offer such made-in-store bras as "The Fortress" ("goes so high, it's a turtleneck") and "The Load-Bearing Wall" (made with miniature 2x4s), as well as straight-talk recommendations to customers seeking a flattering bra.<ref>SNL: "Lingerie Store" on YouTube (accessed 5/23/2021)</ref>
  • Enter Stage Woof Acting School for Dogs — Yolanda Batista (episode host Ana de Armas) and Donna Colonoscopini (Chloe Fineman) promote their school that trains budding canine thespians, including those who appear uncooperative in this live sketch from Season 48 ("He's a regular Marlon Brandog," they say of one).<ref>SNL: "Dog Acting School Commercial" on YouTube (accessed 4/16/2023)</ref>
  • Epoxy-Dent — A 1978 ad for "the strongest denture cream permitted by law". To prove its strength, a user bites down on a wood bar, which is lifted by a helicopter ("The Epoxy-Dent Chopper Test!").<ref>Transcript for "Epoxy-Dent" from SNLTranscripts.JT.org</ref>
  • EPT Home Pregnancy Test — A parody of EPT's campaign that features real-life couples using the product to see if they're having a baby. Here, a man and woman (Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler) await the results of the test — and nervously so, as they're really two college students who had a one-night stand two weeks earlier.<ref>SNL: EPT Home Pregnancy Test on YouTube (accessed 9/20/2017)</ref>
  • Estro-maxx — This 2011 ad, promoting a once-a-day pill that gives pre-op transgender women all the hormones they need, raised the ire of LGBT media-monitoring group GLAAD, which branded the skit's use of "men with facial hair wearing dresses" as "degrading the lives and experiences of transgender women."<ref>SNL: "Once Daily Estro-maxx" on YouTube (accessed 4/16/2023)</ref><ref>"GLAAD Says SNL's Estro-Maxx Skit is Transphobic and Even Less Funny Than SNL Usually Is These Days," from Autostraddle, 2/2/2011 (retrieved 4/16/2023)</ref>
  • Eterna-Rest — Casket mattresses that adjust as your loved one's skeletal remains decompose, assuring them a peaceful eternal rest.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Excedrin RT — Episode host Queen Latifah plays a businesswoman who takes this pain reliever to combat "racial tension" headaches (the "RT" in the product name) brought on by interns asking questions about the stereotypical behavior of black people.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Exclusive Connections — Episode host Paris Hilton promotes a sex chat line catering to nerds who are interested in science fiction and fantasy movies.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Experienced Lawyers — What starts out as a "paid advertisement" from the legal team of Billson & Lieberman (Andrew Dismukes and James Austin Johnson) promoting their "combined 50 years of legal experience" is interrupted, Kool-Aid Man-style ("NOT SO FAST!"), by Lachlan Mulchburger (episode host Amy Poehler) trumpeting his own "75 years" in the legal profession. Mulchburger's then topped by the elderly Drabble Sisters and their own "combined 240 years" of experience. But they're all topped by the "400 years of experience" of "DracuLaw" (Sarah Sherman)… who is then topped by Yggdrasil the Evertree (Bowen Yang), who counts Zeus (Kenan Thompson) as a satisfied client.<ref>SNL: "Experienced Lawyers" on YouTube (accessed 10/12/2025)</ref>
  • EZ Date — A parody of eHarmony and other matchmaking websites. All of the matches are alluded to be between prostitute and client.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>
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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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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  • Gary Hart for President Committee — this sensually-shot ad finds a scorned woman (Jan Hooks) fighting in vain to put Gary Hart behind her, but Hart is there to remind her (and voters) that "you can't get him out of your mind," no matter what he may have done (an allusion to the allegations of extramarital affairs that plagued the charismatic Hart's campaign for U.S. president in the late 1980s).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Gas Right — Inventor Bruce Johnson (Fred Armisen) modifies his Breathe-Right nasal strips to a larger size that expands the buttocks and prevents nighttime flatulence noises.<ref>SNL: Gas Right on NBC.com (accessed 3/17/2018)</ref>
  • Gaystrogen — A parody of the Estroven hormone drug; for men over 45 suffering from "queer loss".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • GE Big Boy Appliances — In contrast to the 1950s, women are now considered the prize-winners of the house who go out and work while the men are more likely to stay home and care for the family. But stay-at-home husbands (like episode host Jason Momoa) can still keep the house clean with such appliances as a dishwasher with a 70-pound steel door, a washing machine 6 feet in height, and a 240-horsepower riding lawnmower-like vacuum cleaner with a stain remover that looks and acts like a jackhammer.<ref>SNL: "GE Big Boys" on YouTube (accessed 12/9/2018)</ref>
  • GEICO — "Eric Butler (Andy Samberg) is a real GEICO customer, not a celebrity," so Whitney Houston (Maya Rudolph) is called on to help tell his accident claim story in this parody of the insurance company's celebrities-and-customers campaign from the mid-2000s.<ref>SNL: "Geico Insurance" on YouTube (accessed 1/4/2021)</ref>
  • Geritech — "If you think I'm embarrassed endorsing the Geritech line of products, you just don't know me." So says straight-faced episode host Leslie Nielsen at the end of this ad where endorses:<ref>SNL: "Geritech" on YouTube (accessed 3/6/2021)</ref>
    • Blotch-Off, the liver spot remover that "works while you sleep."
    • Dripmaster, an undergarment for those with bladder control problems ("In fact, I'm relieving myself [brief pause] right now!").
    • Bung-King, "the only hemmorhoidal cream and suppository with my face on it."
    • Solidex, the diarrhea relief formula that's "always in my medicine cabinet, and in my make-up kit."
  • Gidget Goes to Shock Therapy — This ad features three grown women acting like little girls, the result of "Gidget's Disease," a condition psychiatrist Jane Curtin says makes them "terminally cute… too cute for their own good." The only cure is a form of "pointless root canal" in "The Dental Theater of Cruelty."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Glamgina — Makeup for the vaginal area, as cheerfully promoted by Sarah Sherman and other SNL female cast members, much to the chagrin of Sherman's gynecologist (episode host Pete Davidson).<ref>SNL: "Glamgina" on YouTube (accessed 10/15/2023)</ref>
  • Glitter Litter Automatic Litter Factory — Guest episode host Matt Damon appears in this cut-for-time ad from 2018 promotes a cat litter box that turns Fluffy's droppings into stunning gold and silver jewelry.<ref>SNL: "Cut for Time: Glitter Litter Automatic Litter" on YouTube (accessed 10/28/2020)</ref>
  • Golden Needles — There's no need to make visits to the doctor or undergo surgery, not when there's this "amazing new scientific breakthrough" pairing Chinese acupuncture with Haitian Vodou."<ref>"Golden Needles" on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 5/19/2025)</ref>
  • Gone Without a Trace — A promo for a Netflix documentary chronicling the plights of three men (Ben Marshall, Kenan Thompson, and episode host Miles Teller) dealing with the sudden disappearances of their wives… who, in actuality, just took a business trip, spent the weekend visiting their sister, or simply went to the bathroom (and told their husbands as such).<ref>SNL: "Missing Wives Docuseries" on YouTube (accessed 11/2/2025)</ref>
  • Googie Rene's — In two ads, Googie (Kenan Thompson) promotes his seasonal discount clothing shops where you can save big on clothes with obvious imperfections including:
  • The Goombahs — Cashing in on the success of HBO's The Sopranos, Showtime creates its own show about a commonplace Italian-American family. The promo's tagline: "Television at its finest… and its most Italian."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Grady Wilson DVDs — Grady Wilson (Kenan Thompson) promotes two DVDs that teach married couples his best sexual moves, all bizarre yet humorously demonstrated by Grady and his assistants in what appears to be his garage. The DVDs include:
  • Graffiti: Say No – New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani cracks down on graffiti artists defacing the city by adding insults next to their handiwork.
  • Grayson Moorhead Securities – Four ads, ten years apart, lampoon the tradition of competence and trustworthiness that brokerage companies commonly display.
  • Green & Fazio — Attorney Barry Green (Phil Hartman) and his firm specialize in personal injury cases including phantom whiplash, near-collision stress, trauma suffered by accident bystanders, and pain suffered while committing burglary, not to mention harassing defendants to settle.<ref>SNL: Green & Fazio I on NBC.com (accessed 3/17/2018)</ref><ref>SNL: Green & Fazio II on NBC.com (accessed 3/17/2018)</ref>
  • Grey Adult Pigtails — "The number one hairstyle for adults of a certain age" (i.e. those of the older, hippie generation). "Find them at any natural health food store."<ref>SNL: "Women's Commercial" on YouTube (accessed 5/22/2022)</ref>
  • Grimaldi's Classic Creations — Nativity scene figurines including a Baby Jesus that, thanks to a sound microchip, screams 24 hours a day from Christmas Day to Three Kings Day (December 25-January 6), much to the consternation of mom Nancy Walls, dad David Koechner, and the family.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas — A promo for the network's nearly round-the-clock block of wholesome holiday-themed films that was cut for time from a December 2017 episode. The ad checks off many of the tropes the films are famous for, including its use of familiar faces, Canadian locations, and similarly themed storylines ("It's quantity over quality, people"). The films promoted here include:<ref>SNL: Cut for Time: Hallmark Channel Christmas Promo on YouTube (accessed 10/13/2019)</ref>
    • Yes, Santa! starring Jessica Normal (Kate McKinnon) as a businesswoman who leaves the big city to care for her grandmother's Christmas tree farm and is wooed by an old classmate, who is really a young Santa Claus played by "Canadian handsome" actor Chris Bearstick (episode host James Franco)
    • Christmas Kitchen Wish, in which a baker and single mom (Heidi Gardner) finds herself magically trapped inside a snowglobe and requesting extraction assistance from her “black co-worker with no backstory” (Kenan Thompson)
    • Prince Santa, with "once-famous, now very Christian actress" Meredith Devoe-Ellis (Melissa Villaseñor) portraying a figure skater who, after getting amnesia, falls for her kingdom's handsome prince — played by Chris Bearstick, because Hallmark Channel got him to do "two of these for no pay"
  • Hallmark Mother Collection — Mother's Day cards that "crazy weirdo" sons who enjoy dressing up and acting like their mothers can give themselves ("because you're not just a good son, you're also a wonderful mother").<ref>SNL: "Hallmark Mother Collection" on YouTube (accessed 6/3/2018)</ref>
  • Hamburger Helper Antibacterial - Chris Parnell pitches this food item that includes the "powerful antibacterial agent" Tristanex to a grocery-shopping couple (Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer) unsure if the days-old hamburger meat in their refrigerator is safe to eat. Parnell's cooking demonstration reveals, despite the product's acrid smell, that the meat's "germ volume is almost cut in half" (by 37.99% to be precise). Also promoted is Chicken Helper with Chlorine Bleach.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Hamm & Bublé — Episode host Jon Hamm and musical guest Michael Bublé (or "bubbly" as Hamm intentionally misprounces it) invite you to their high-class restaurant that specializes in pork dishes, sparkling champagne, and live entertainment by a visibly nervous Bublé.<ref>SNL: "Hamm & Bublé" on YouTube (accessed 1/10/2021)</ref>
  • Handi-Off – A topical treatment used for removal of excess fingers. ("Also try new 'Toe-Riffic!'")<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Have a Nice Day – A trailer for a horror film where smiley faces haunt potential murder victims.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Helmsley Spook House – Leona Helmsley (played by Nora Dunn) creates a haunted house with the same style, class, and obedient workers as her hotels.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • HelpFund — In this Season 40 parody of international aid advertisements, Charles Daniels (episode host Bill Hader) visits a poverty-stricken African village and gently tells viewers that for the daily cost of just 39 cents (this ad's title, and a price equivalent to a small cup of coffee), villagers can receive the food, water, and medicine they sorely lack. However, the villagers (portrayed by Jay Pharoah, Kenan Thompson, Sasheer Zamata, and then-SNL writer Leslie Jones) take offense over the insultingly low amount. Daniels gives them increasingly weak defenses for a figure that "has been decided by very educated and caring people who can save your lives," until he finally admits he does not even know what country he's actually in ("Africa?"). The ad ends with Jones' character demanding viewers send $200 "if you wanna see this cheap-ass white man again."<ref>SNL: "39 Cents" on YouTube (accessed 2/17/2020)</ref>
  • Herbal Essences for Men — Attorney Amy Poehler has already "got the urge," but opposing counsel Will Ferrell and other men in the courtroom get it too in this parody of Clairol's shampoo line and its playfully sensual ad campaign.<ref>SNL: "Herbal Essence for Men" on YouTube (accessed 7/27/2018)</ref>
  • Herman & Sons Sperm Bank — George Herman (episode host Seth Rogen) and Eugene Sons (Kenan Thompson) announce a going-out-of-the-business sale at "the oldest sperm bank in greater Lansing;" they're turning the space into a TCBY franchise, so they need to get rid of their sperm stock to assure "minimal sperm-to-yogurt crossover."<ref>SNL: Herman & Sons Sperm Bank on YouTube (accessed 7/19/2018)</ref>
  • Heroin AM — An over-the-counter form of heroin for those who want to take the drug yet remain productive parents, workers, etc. Though panned for painting the Opioid epidemic in the United States in a humorous tone, the 2016 ad was also lauded for highlighting the issue in the first place, including the drug's dangerous risks ("Side effects include… it's heroin, so all that stuff") and its impact on people from all walks of life.<ref>SNL: "Heroin AM" on YouTube (accessed 3/5/2020)</ref><ref>"SNL's Heroin Sketch Wasn't Funny, But It Was a Call to Action," from AddictionCampuses.com, 4/18/2016</ref>
  • Herpastopper — Less a promotion for this herpes medication and more a parody of prescription ads in general, this Season 50 spoof advises that if you find yourself doing any enjoyable activities in slow motion (e.g. rock climbing, kayaking, dancing to an indie rock band in a small setting), it's a sign that you should get tested for herpes.<ref>SNL: "Medication Ad" on YouTube (accessed 4/13/2025)</ref>
  • HiberNol – "From the makers of ComaDose" comes this NyQuil-like cold medicine that knocks a person out for the entire cold and flu season. A Season 18 ad featuring Chris Farley, Julia Sweeney, and pitchman Phil Hartman ("You can't buy stronger medication… in this country").<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Home Security Decoy – Mannequins posing as criminals already breaking into a house to trick real thieves into thinking it's already being robbed.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Homocil – a special drug that helps reduce the stress of parents whose male children express homosexual tendencies. The tag line: "Because it's your problem, not theirs."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Hoops — Gino's girlfriend (episode host Jennifer Lopez) and her cousin (Melissa Villaseñor) promote a store where they sell customized, 100%-metal hoop earrings ("So luxurious, they'll turn your ears the color of money").<ref>SNL: "Hoops" on YouTube (accessed 1/6/2021)</ref>
  • Horizon System 12 — After Zenith introduces its System 3 line of television sets, Horizon Corporation tops it with "a masterpiece" of a set that produces high-performance sound and pictures… but is revealed at the end to be a gigantic console with massive speakers and a relatively minuscule picture tube.<ref>Transcript for "Horizon System 12"</ref>
  • Horny Little Dork — A cut-for-time movie trailer from Season 49 depicts the horror women encounter when their husbands become aroused upon seeing them step out of the shower, working out, or showing just a little bit of skin — sexually dorky behavior that, Bowen Yang's genealogist character determines, has affected married men for millennia.<ref>SNL: "Horny Little Dork" on YouTube (accessed 1/28/2024)</ref>
  • Horse Play Soundtrack — From Season 36, the soundtrack to an upcoming animated film about horses who play baseball features "totally original" songs from Randy Newman (Fred Armisen), Alanis Morissette (episode host Anne Hathaway), and The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan (Kristen Wiig).<ref>SNL: "Horse Play Soundtrack" on YouTube (accessed 3/22/2021)</ref>
  • Hotel-Motel Art Fair — Tom Clay (Harry Shearer) pitches art events that sell paintings that once hung in various hotel and motel rooms.<ref>"Hotel-Motel Art Fair" on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 1/25/2025)</ref>
  • Hot Girl Hospital — A promo for a new medical drama "from Shonda Rimes and the top commenters on The Shade Room's Instagram" that features three hospital staffers (Punkie Johnson, Ego Nwodim, and episode host Megan Thee Stallion) who, when lives are on the line, "will answer the call, say something rude, and hang up." Critiques one reviewer from Variety, "I didn't feel comfortable reviewing this as a white guy. Five stars."<ref>SNL: "Hot GIrl Hospital" on YouTube (accessed 10/16/2022)</ref>
  • Hot Sauce Carry Purse by Tabasco — In case the party you're attending doesn't have any hot sauce at the buffet table, bring your own sauce in this purse ("available at Wilsons Leather") that's "insulated and calibrated to keep your [various] sauces organized and fresh."<ref>SNL: "Hot Sauce Carry Purse" on YouTube (accessed 12/31/2020)</ref>
  • Hoverboards — This December 2015 ad plays up on the popularity of self-balancing scooters and their propensity to catch fire (it's the gift that says "I hate walking, but I love fires").<ref>SNL: "Hoverboards" on YouTube (accessed 9/11/2018)</ref>
  • How to Order Sushi Like a CEO – a pompous executive (episode host Matt Dillon) promotes his book (that he hired someone else to write) on how to order at sushi restaurants, all the while patronizing sushi restaurant waitress Maya Rudolph ("Anything else, Mr. Douche?").<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Huggies Thong – useless diapers shaped like thongs; parodies the increasing phenomenon of the sexualization of young children, and parents who allow their children to dress in risqué, revealing clothing more suited for adults.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • iPhone — Fred Armisen plays a man who uses his iPhone to keep his relationship with his pregnant wife separate from his affair with a French-Canadian woman whom he loves more.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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    • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kannon AE-1 — A camera that's "so simple, so advanced, even Stevie Wonder [as himself] can use it," though the photos he takes of tennis pro John Newcombe (Joe Piscopo) are off-center or out of focus. A spoof of ads for Canon's AE-1 SLR.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kemper Pedic Bed — Stacey & Pete Kemper (Vanessa Bayer and episode host Jason Segel) promote their "me-time mattress" that allows one spouse to get a very restful night's sleep while the other does whatever they desire.<ref>SNL: "Kemper Pedic Bed" on YouTube (accessed 12/28/2020)</ref>
  • Kim's Fairytale Divorce — "Whoopsies, I got divorced!" So admits Kim Kardashian (Nasim Pedrad) in this promo for the latest E! special centered on the Kardashian family, this time making a glamorous event out of Kim's divorce from Chris Humphries (Andy Samberg).<ref name=SNLReality/>
  • King Brothers Toyota — In promoting their "Overstocked Sale-A-Thon," Randy King and Shorty King, Jr. (Andrew Dismukes and James Austin Johnson) advise viewers to take a "hard left" at Exit 260 off Highway 8 to their dealership. Take a right, however, and you'll get into the source of the brothers' animosity, "these trendy [fast food] chains with massive drive-thru lines" (in particular Raising Cane's).<ref>SNL: "King Brothers Toyota" on YouTube (accessed 1/29/2023)</ref>
  • Kohler Co. toilet fixtures — Two ads that feature a stylishly suited protagonist (episode host Benedict Cumberbatch), an angry adversary (Mikey Day), and dark settings to promote new, stylish toilet designs from the plumbing company that's been "#1 in #2 since 1873"
    • Koohl Toilet — This toilet, promoted in a Season 42 spoof of the classic "1984" ad that introduced Apple's Macintosh computer (complete with Cumberbatch carrying a sledgehammer), allows one to sit “the cool way”—backwards, with their arms casually draped over the tank—as opposed to the forward-facing old toilets Big Brother (Day) has dictated the proletariat use.<ref>SNL: "Khool Toilet" on YouTube (accessed 10/13/2018)</ref>
    • ReKhline — In this Season 47 ad, the setting is now a schoolroom, and Cumberbatch now drops trow on a recliner-like toilet, complete with extendable footrests and tank as backrest; it upsets Day's stern teacher, who has just taught his pupils that "there's only one acceptable way to sit on the toilet" (sitting upright, feet firmly on floor).<ref>SNL: "New Toilet" on YouTube (accessed 5/8/2022)</ref>
  • Kool-Aid — The same week Gillette launched its "The Best Men Can Be" campaign, which encouraged men to become better role models, this January 2019 PSA calls out the Kool-Aid Man and paints his longtime propensity to crash through walls as a bad influence of masculine behavior on both boys (Colin Jost's son plunges through another kid's play set) and grown men (Alex Moffat bursts through a conference room door and interrupts Heidi Gardner's business presentation).<ref>"Watch SNL's Gillette Commercial Parody Featuring the Kool-Aid Man," from Eater, 1/20/2019</ref>
  • Kotex Classic — a very large sanitary napkin, attached to a belt and clearly visible under a woman's clothing, very much like the sanitary napkins worn by women and girls of the 1950s.<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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.
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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • McSooshi — "America’s eating it raw!", "it" being a new "raw fishy" meal at McDonald's.<ref>"McSooshi" transcript on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 2/22/2025)</ref>
  • Medcast by One Medical — Recognizing that men ages 20-45 get their health advice online via influencers, the healthcare company offers this innovative way to get them to see the doctor: Turn the checkup into a podcast (complete with microphones and witty co-hosts).<ref>SNL: "Medcast" on YouTube (accessed 1/26/2025)</ref>
  • Mega Mart — In this 2010 ad, an amped-up Bobby Moynihan promotes the big-box retailer's "12-Minute Madness" sale on Black Friday. A "savings stampede" will be assured thanks to freshly waxed floors ("Slide into savings!"), no security guards, box cutters for every customer (to remove overstocked items from the back of the store), and an exclusive offer of a previously unreleased Harry Potter book.<ref>SNL: "Black Friday" on YouTube (accessed 7/20/2018)</ref>
  • M3GAN 2.0 — The robotic title character of the motion picture M3GAN has become an icon to gay men, prompting this sequel centered on a newer model (episode host Aubrey Plaza) programmed to party alongside the original doll (Chloe Fineman) and the "little homos" at the clubs. M3GAN star Allison Williams has a cameo.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Metrocard — A customer-and-employee credit card testimonial starring Phil Hartman as a business traveler who needed to call Metrocard's customer service line, and episode host Roseanne Barr as the sassy representative that came to his assistance ("Yeah, like I've got nothing better to do than to sit around and listen to him bitch").<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Michael Braslow's Santa Traps — If you're sick and tired of Santa Claus creeping around your house every December, writer/inventor Michael Braslow (episode host Martin Freeman) recommends his bear trap-style product designed to capture Santa… though it clearly traps more bears than jolly ol' elves. Braslow's sorrowful wife (Cecily Strong) also appears to explain why Santa is at risk: Michael hasn't been the same since being hit in the head by a hockey puck. A cut-for-time ad from 2014.<ref>SNL: "Cut for Time: Santa Traps (Martin Freeman)" on YouTube (accessed 1/8/2021)</ref>
  • Michael Bublé Christmas Duets — The singer, appearing as himself, follows up his solo holiday album with this collection of seasonal duets with celebrities who are the opposite of Bublé's elegant charm, among them a starstruck Taylor Swift (Kristen Wiig), a vamping Justin Bieber (episode host Jimmy Fallon), a wisecracking Russell Brand (also Fallon), and a gun-wielding M.I.A. (Nasim Pedrad).<ref>SNL: "Michael Bublé Christmas Duets" on YouTube (accessed 12/9/2017)</ref>
  • Michael Phelps Diet — The Olympic champion swimmer shows his "eat whatever you want, and as much as you want" diet, one that, by virtue of its high-calorie count (12,000, the actual number of calories Phelps was required to consume while training), is almost certainly fatal to anyone who's not an Olympic-caliber athlete. Subway pitchman Jared Fogle appears, stating "this diet sucks a foot long".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Middle American Van Lines – A moving company that moves families instead of their belongings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Mom Celebrity Translator – A handheld electronic device that allows young'uns to decipher what well-known celebrity their not-very-hip mothers are trying to describe to them (e.g. "Kite Carbinaw" to Kim Kardashian).<ref>SNL: Mom Celebrity Translator on YouTube (accessed 6/18/2018)</ref>
  • Mom Jeans — Inspired by writer Tina Fey purchasing high-waisted jeans by accident, these jeans feature 9-inch zippers, casual front pleats, and a generous, extra-rounded cut "to fit a mom's body." On sale exclusively at JCPenney (who'll throw in a "free Applique Mom Jeans Vest" with each purchase), these jeans say, "I'm not a woman anymore; I'm a mom."<ref>SNL: "Mom Jeans" on YouTube (accessed 4/1/2021)</ref><ref>"50 Greatest 'Saturday Night Live' Sketches of All Time," from Rolling Stone, 2/3/2014</ref>
  • Morgan Stanley — This 2005 ad finds a man (Will Forte) scolding young Ashley (Amy Poehler) with threats to empty out her college fund after she's caught smoking pot at school (he also accuses Ashley's boyfriend, portrayed by Andy Samberg, of being her drug dealer). The man, however, is not Ashley's father but her family's "Morgan Stanley guy" (dad Fred Armisen meekly greets Ashley in the car).<ref>SNL: Morgan Stanley on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 6/14/2018)</ref> A parody of the investment bank's "One Client at a Time" campaign that dramatized the family-like bond between its agents and their clients.
  • Mostly Garbage Dog Food – Dog lover Jason Sudeikis gets his priorities straight by serving bagged garbage to his canine pal as a money-saving measure because of current economic issues.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Murdur Durdur — A promo for a spoof of Mare of Easttown, set in a Pennsylvania village where everyone knows each other and shares a very specific (and at times indecipherable) Pennsylvania accent, and whose police department includes a "grizzled lady detective" played by "an actress (Kate McKinnon, channeling MareTemplate:'s Kate Winslet) with a messy ponytail that says 'forget I'm actually British.'"<ref>"SNL parodies Mare of Easttown accents in hilarious 'Murdur Durdur' sketch," from Entertainment Weekly, 5/9/2021</ref>
  • My Drunk Boyfriend — For the woman who longs to care for their inebriated boyfriend, there's this life-sized animatronic doll that comes pre-programmed with slurring speech and inappropriate actions (e.g. urinating in the clothes hamper, bringing a burnt pizza to bed, crying over a dead, unknown relative, and passing up a glass of water to have one more beer). Also available is My Drunk Girlfriend, for men who want to care for their inebriated paramours.<ref>SNL: My Drunk Boyfriend on YouTube (accessed 7/6/2018)</ref>
  • My Little Step Children — Dolls for children who like playing with dolls but would rather pretend-play being the uncaring stepparent than the loving mommy. A cut-for-time ad from 2018.<ref>SNL: "Cut for Time: My Little Step Children" on YouTube (accessed 5/17/2020)</ref>

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  • National Uvula Association — In this "public service dramatization," sibling Laraine Newman and house-call doctor Chevy Chase advise Gilda Radner and the audience to take proper care of the uvula, without ever saying what the uvula actually is (a small piece of flesh hanging from the rear of the human mouth's soft palate that requires little, if any, maintenance).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Navy Adventure (Port of Call: Bayonne, New Jersey) — A Season 4 spoof of the United States Navy's recruiting commercials. Instead of training and missions, here sailors perform such mundane things as mopping decks, cleaning toilets, doing laundry, and performing kitchen duty. The closing tag line: "It's not just a job [or an adventure], it's $96.78 a week!"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • NBC: Our Age Is Showing — A self-parody of NBC's "Our Pride Is Showing" campaign from the 1981–82 season, complete with a deteriorating "Proud N" logo.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • NCI — Spokesperson David Spade makes outlandish promises for this long-distance phone company's service, among them a guarantee that who you want to call will be at home to answer.<ref>SNL: NCI on NBC.com (accessed 3/5/2018)</ref>
  • Nebulzitol — An FDA-approved drug wives can give to their husbands when they've got March madness (its name literally means "no balls at all").<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Ned's Roach-Away — Ned (episode host Charles Barkley) promotes his alternative to roach control products that contain harmful chemicals: Specially trained roaches with miniature firearms, because "the only thing that can stop a bad roach is a good roach with a gun."<ref>SNL: Ned's Roach-Away on YouTube (accessed 3/5/2018)</ref>
  • Nelson's Baby Toupees — Baby-sized versions of adult-styled toupees that helps alleviate the stigma of "male infantile baldness" and foster babies' social interaction skills.<ref>SNL: "Nelson's Baby Toupees" on YouTube (accessed 12/28/2020)</ref>
  • Nerf Crotch Bat — Chris Farley and Rob Schneider headline this ad for the latest addition to the Nerf line of toys, a bat cushioned in Nerf foam that kids and adults use to hit each other in the genital area. Also advertised are "Nerf Crotch Missile" and "Nerf Nerf", the latter a formless plasmatic blob of Nerf foam material.<ref>SNL: "Nerf Crotchbat" on NBC.com (accessed 8/2/2018)</ref>
  • Nest-spresso — Urban farming is made easy with this Nespresso-like machine that incubates a fertilized chicken egg in minutes.<ref>SNL: "Nest-spresso" on YouTube (accessed 12/28/2020)</ref>
  • Netflix — The streaming service announces their heavy spending on film and series development that will create an “endless scroll” of content in 2019, will take twelve human lifetimes to get through, and will cause the end of the world via The Singularity. Among the new offerings:<ref>SNL: "Netflix Commercial" on YouTube (accessed 12/2/2018)</ref>
  • Network Battle of the T's & A's — This Season 4 promo for an NBC celebrity competition special features gratuitous shots of female competitors "with the biggest T's, and the nicest A's!" A spoof of ABC's Battle of the Network Stars in particular, and in general the late-1970s trend of TV casts featuring well-endowed, suggestively-clad women.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Neutrogena Coin Slot Moisturizer — Since new fashions increasingly leave your coin slot exposed to sun and wind, use this special moisturizer to keep it soft and supple. A 2006 parody of Neutrogena's specialized moisturizing products features Kristen Wiig and episode host Lindsay Lohan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • New Balance — Shoes made for athletes to run in… and for "chubby white guys in their late 30s to early 40s" to stand around in ("Because your feet literally won't fit into any other shoe").<ref>SNL: "New Balance" on YouTube (accessed 11/17/2020)</ref>
  • New Dad Insurance — SNLTemplate:'s very first commercial parody, promoting "a radically new concept in family insurance coverage": If the father of the house departs for any reason, a replacement dad will be there within seconds to care for your family's emotional and physical needs.<ref>SNL: "New Dad" on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 1/24/2018)</ref><ref>Rundown for SNL Episode 1</ref>
  • New York City PSA — Various New Yorkers show gratitude for the essential workers, healthcare providers, volunteers, and other fellow residents who've stayed resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic… but getting the most screen time is an older woman (Kate McKinnon) in Central Park seen dancing, lounging topless, and presenting a one-woman version of The Lion King while Broadway is shuttered.<ref>SNL: "New York PSA" on YouTube (accessed 11/1/2020)</ref>
  • Nextdoor — A filmed ad for the hyperlocal social networking service finds an apartment-dwelling teen (episode host Billie Eilish) viewing a lonely elderly woman (Kate McKinnon) in the next building over, and with her mother's permission invites her via handwritten messages for her family's Christmas dinner. Soon, however, the girl learns that the woman is a bigot ("Are there any black people over there? Jews?"), thinks dogs are a culinary delicacy, and is imposing her will on her ailing son, Gunther (Mikey Day). Nextdoor's closing tag line: "This holiday season, know thy neighbor before you love them."<ref>SNL: "Lonely Christmas Ad" on YouTube (accessed 12/12/2021)</ref>
  • Next for Men — A new antiperspirant for famous men — such as a stand-up comedian (Kyle Mooney), a big-time Hollywood actor (Alex Moffat), or a Fortune 500 CEO (Will Ferrell) — whose careers are on the line due to sexual misconduct allegations.<ref>SNL: "Next: For Men" on YouTube (accessed 1/28/2018)</ref>
  • NFL Gives Back — In this cut-for-time ad from Season 48, the National Football League, in cooperation with United Way, shows players spending the off-season "using their strength for an important charitable cause" — lifting women whose weak or uncoordinated boyfriends can't pick them up. Episode host, and Kansas City Chiefs player, Travis Kelce is featured along with fellow NFL players Creed Humphrey of the Chiefs and Jason Kelce (Travis' brother) of the Philadelphia Eagles.<ref>SNL: "NFL Gives Back" on YouTube (accessed 3/6/2023)</ref>
  • Nice Jail — After his own time in stir (where his vampire-style hair was the source of fellow inmates' jokes), Abby Westminster (episode host Willem Dafoe) converts a former Marriott hotel into a more-pleasant alternative for inmates who are (or in some cases, eventually will) do time… even though the criminal justice system doesn't recognize it as a jail (the ad's "it doesn't count" tagline admits this). A cut-for-time ad from Season 47.<ref>SNL: "Jail Ad" on YouTube (accessed 1/31/2022)</ref>
  • Nicotrel — a parody of smoking-cessation products featuring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as ex-Army soldier Nick Cotrell, who beats up a wimpy husband (played by Chris Parnell) to get him to quit smoking. At the end of the sketch, other wrestlers (including Mick Foley, Paul "Big Show" Wight, and Paul "Triple H" Levesque) join in the action.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>
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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • The Player-With-Yourself Club – Telly Savalas (Phil Hartman) promotes a discount card for chronic masturbators.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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    • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • S.A.C. – Julia Louis-Dreyfus appears in this strategic airbourne contraceptive detector sketch.
  • Safelite — In this Season 43 parody of testimonials for the auto glass repair company, Safelite glass repair technician Ken (played by Beck Bennett) makes repeated visits to a mother and daughter (Aidy Bryant and Melissa Villaseñor, respectively) to repair their minivan windshield. But it's discovered that Ken's been smashing the windshield each time, an obsession that leaves Mom infuriated. It also raised the real-life ire of Safelite, who called out the ad for bad taste on Twitter the next day ("Our techs are our heroes. #notcool").<ref>"Safelite AutoGlass says SNL spoof went 'a step too far'," from Entertainment Weekly (October 8, 2017)</ref> The ad aired on SNL only once, the episode of October 7, 2017. By the time the episode was rerun on NBC the next month, the ad was pulled completely, replaced in the full-length on-air and online episode replays by another filmed segment (a rap video featuring Bennett, Kyle Mooney, and episode host Gal Gadot called "The Last Fry") that had been "cut for time" from the original broadcast.<ref>"SNL Pulls Creepy Safelite AutoGlass Sketch From Reruns and YouTube," from Vulture.com, 11/27/2017</ref>
  • Salon — "Flamboyant" beauty salon operator David Spade pitches this hairspray that's activated by saying "salon" repeatedly (in the exaggerated French manner, with a sibilant 'S' and the accent on the first syllable). He teaches Victoria Jackson how to say it "properly".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Samuel Adams Jack-O Pumpkin Ale — "Real Bostonians" sample this autumnal version of the popular Boston-brewed beer in this Season 46 ad, with most of them enjoying it… except for "Sean S." (episode host Bill Burr), who thinks it tastes disgusting but isn't above having more generous samples ("It's kinda sweet n' [expletive], but, you know, if there's nothin' else to drink…").<ref>SNL: "Sam Adams" on YouTube (accessed 10/11/2020)</ref>
  • Santi-Wrap — Rather than placing toilet tissue on Santa Claus' lap (as Laraine Newman initially does here), Dan Aykroyd recommends this "colorful, decorative and hygienic way to protect yourself" from germs part-time mall Santas carry, especially the jolly ol' elf in this setting (depicted by John Belushi as a liquor-swilling vagrant).<ref>"Santi-Wrap" transcript from SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 3/11/2020)</ref>
  • Saturday Night Live compilation videos — Broadway Video's SNL compilations get the self-parody treatment in two ads from the 24th season's first two episodes:
    • The Best of the First 20 Minutes of Saturday Night Live, which posits that the best moments of any 90-minute SNL episode come from its first 20, specifically those from the Cameron Diaz-hosted season premiere on which this ad aired.<ref name=SNL24X1>Saturday Night Live Season 24, Episode 1 summary on OneSNLaDay.com (accessed 1/1/2021)</ref>
    • The Best of Horatio Sanz, which, since Sanz had joined the cast only a week earlier, is limited in content (e.g. walk-ons, goodnights) and has old skits from a Dan Aykroyd compilation as filler.<ref>SNL Season 24, Episode 2 summary on OneSNLaDay.com (accessed 1/1/2021)</ref>
  • Schmitt's Gay — in this spoof of beer companies' targeting of specific demographics, two housesitters (Chris Farley & Adam Sandler) are discouraged at the filthy condition of the backyard pool. When the water is turned on, however, it magically transforms into a sparkling clean pool filled with attractive, and presumably gay, men wearing bikini swim trunks, whom the housesitters merrily cavort with.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Scrotox — A Botox-like male enhancement medication that is shot directly into the scrotum. As pitchman (and episode host) Alec Baldwin puts it, "Aren't you ready for your prunes to turn into plums?"<ref>SNL: "Scrotox" on YouTube (accessed 12/22/2020)</ref>
  • Settl — As its name implies, this mobile dating app is aimed at women willing to settle for dates and relationships with, as user Sasheer Zamata puts it, "normal guys with characteristics I am now willing to overlook."<ref>Ad for "Settl" from Screen.Yahoo.com (accessed 12/7/2015)</ref>
  • Shake Weight Infomercial DVD — A DVD of what Salon called "TV's dirtiest ad" running "three times on a loop," and is disguised "in a variety of fake covers to keep your wife away."<ref>"SNL finally catches on to TV's dirtiest ad," from Salon, 4/19/2010 (accessed 7/17/2023)</ref><ref>SNL: "Shake Weight DVD" on NBC.com (accessed 7/17/2023)</ref>
  • She's Got a D!%k — A trailer for a romantic comedy film starring episode host Justin Timberlake, who falls for a woman (played by Nasim Pedrad) who just happens to have a little extra plumbing downstairs.<ref>SNL: "She's Got a D!%k" on YouTube (accessed 1/2/2021)</ref>
  • Shimmer — Married couple Gilda Radner and Dan Aykroyd argue over what this product is — she thinks it's a floor wax, he insists "It's a dessert topping, YOU COW!" Peacemaking Chevy Chase steps in and demonstrates that "new Shimmer is both a floor wax and a dessert topping!"<ref>SNL: "Shimmer Floor Wax" on NBC.com (accessed 4/24/2024)</ref>
  • Shirt in a Can — Tim Meadows gets upset after spilling blueberry cobbler on his dress shirt before a job interview ("DAMMIT!"). Fortunately there's this product he sprays on his person… even though it burns his skin and on-screen disclaimers include "not for prolonged contact" and "not for use on genital areas."<ref>SNL: "Shirt in a Can" on YouTube (accessed 4/24/2024)</ref>
  • Short & Curly — The shampoo men use to keep their pubic hairs clean and shiny. Also promoted is Short, Dark, Curly, and Lovely, "but that, my friends, is strictly for the brothers".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • The Sopranos Diaries — After adapting Sex and the City prequel The Carrie Diaries into a TV series, The CW does the same with The Sopranos, projecting Tony (Bobby Moynihan) and his "family" as high school students in the early 1980s, rad outfits and all.<ref>SNL: "The Sopranos Diaries" on YouTube (accessed 1/10/2021)</ref>
  • Southwest Airlines — One month after cancelling over 15,000 flights nationwide (a December 2022 crisis blamed mostly on its antiquated scheduling systems), Southwest seeks to make amends with new technology ("upgrading" to 2008 Dell computers), more employees (they all used to work at Waffle House), and better conveniences (new lounges inside "any active Starbucks"). But the onus is still on passengers, in particular a new baggage system that sorts luggage destinations by color (blue to Charlotte, red to Dallas). As air concierge Heidi Gardner reminds customers, "You bought a Southwest ticket. You obviously don't respect yourself, so why should we?"<ref>SNL: "Southwest Airlines Announcement" on YouTube (accessed 1/29/2023)</ref>
  • Space Mistakes — Promoted as being on par with other cinematic space epics such as Gravity and The Martian, this film dramatically depicts what happens when astronauts makes rather innocuous mistakes in space (e.g. cracked helmets, unfastened seat belts at launch).<ref>SNL: "Space Mistakes" on YouTube (accessed 10/27/2019)</ref>
  • Speed — Veteran SNL writer Anne Beatts makes a rare on-screen appearance as a housewife able to happily multi-task, thanks to a diet pill you don't have to be overweight to use. Obtainable from your doctor, your neighbor's doctor, your college roommate's doctor, etc.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Spirit Halloween — When communities face financial and economic hardship, the seasonal costume retailer is there to fill empty store spaces and provide jobs to the unemployed… for 6 weeks anyway.<ref>SNL: "Spirit Halloween" on YouTube (accessed 9/29/2024)</ref>
  • Spitzer and Associates — Following his resignation as Governor of New York, after his money laundering and dalliances with high-priced call girls were revealed in a criminal investigation, Eliot Spitzer (Bill Hader) promotes his private legal practice that deals with embarrassing sex-related issues. A cold-open sketch from Season 33.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Sugar Free Zing – Laraine Newman appears in this diet soda commercial sketch where she's in a diet soda taste test, and chooses sugar free Zing over a glass of phlegm.
  • The Sunday National Enquirer — The supermarket tabloid markets to those who want to spend their Sundays reading celebrity gossip instead of highbrow journalism in this spoof of subscription offers for The New York TimesTemplate:' Sunday editions.<ref>SNL: "Sunday Delivery" on YouTube (accessed 1/4/2020)</ref>
  • Super Bass-O-Matic '76 — This parody of Ronco ads features Dan Aykroyd pureeing raw bass fish in a blender, as well as Laraine Newman delivering the happy pitch line, "Wow, that's terrific bass!"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Super Feud — "When two of South America's biggest singing stars have a feud, you're the winner." So says announcer Don Pardo in introducing this "special TV offer" for a compilation album of music from Jorge Montenero (episode host Patrick Swayze) and Raul Valendez (Dana Carvey), who sing about their bitter rivalry (e.g. fan mail volume, plastic surgery claims) to the tune of "Guantanamera."<ref>Super Feud on SNLTranscripts.JT.org (accessed 11/4/2018)</ref>
  • Suppressex — an anti-arousal medicine taken to prevent erections from occurring at inopportune moments.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Swiffer Sleepers — Mom (Amy Poehler) uses these blanket sleeper-sized cleaning cloths to pick up dust and dirt wherever her kids crawl, roll, or jump around their house ("Who says sweeping floors can't be fun?").<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Swiftamine — A medication designed to fight bouts of vertigo caused by the realization that you enjoy Taylor Swift's music.<ref>Swiftamine parody from Yahoo! Screen (accessed 2/16/2015)</ref>
  • Swill — Bill Murray extols the qualities of this putrid mineral water "dredged from Lake Erie", the packaging of which looks nearly identical to Perrier. A highlight is the slow pouring of Swill from the bottle, set to the refrain of Carly Simon's "Anticipation", a song used to promote another slow-pouring food item at the time, Heinz Ketchup.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Triopenin — Airing during the first Weekend Update, this ad promotes an arthritis medication in a bottle that's virtually impossible to open.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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    • Married Too Long (Booty in the Rearview) (cut for time from Season 49), which features tunes about wanting to make love at the most inopportune of times, among them "An Appointment for Sex," "Let's Take a Bath Together," and "Boom" (noted as being from the soundtrack to Oppenheimer but actually played in theater lobbies after the film ends).<ref>SNL: "T.T. and Mario's New Album" on YouTube (accessed 5/12/2024)</ref>
  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • United Tings of Aubrey — Are you a woman who has dated, or even interacted with, Drake? Has the musician's mention of you in one of his songs, or at least his including your name in an album interlude, left you exploited? Then join "the thousands of Drake's exes and shawties" seeking legal recompense.<ref>SNL: "Drake PSA" on YouTube (accessed 12/4/2022)</ref>
  • United Way with Peyton Manning – Manning (as himself) appears in this 2007 spoof of self-serving philanthropic public-service ads by popular athletes. Documentary-style, Manning is shown "mentoring" children; what ensues is Manning physically and verbally abusing the kids during a football game (hitting kids in the back of the head with a football and sending one of them to sit in a Port-A-Let for messing up a play), and afterwards teaching his charges how to break into an SUV, exploiting a little girl to get a date with an attractive woman, showing kids a tabloid magazine featuring Angelina Jolie, drinking beer in front of them, and admitting that he would kill anyone who snitches on him.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Urigro — parody of male enhancement medications; a pill that gives its male users an absurdly long and strong stream of urine.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Urkel — Just as it will be giving The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air a dramatic reboot, Peacock promotes "the next 90s show about the Black experience to be given a serious, high-stakes remake" — Family Matters, with lovelorn genius Steve Urkel (Chris Redd) shown as coming from a broken home (deceased father, alcoholic mother) and, after beating up another teen ("Did I do that?") and threatening them with a gun ("Should I do that?"), receiving reassurance from Chicago cop Carl Winslow (Kenan Thompson) that his own family can provide him a positive environment ("Family [expletive] matters").<ref>SNL: "Urkel Reboot" on YouTube (accessed 1/16/2022)</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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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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  • Wade Blasingame — You wouldn't want a human being humping your leg or digging up your lawn, so why would you let a dog do the same? Luckily, Blasingame (Will Ferrell) — "the attorney, not the ballplayer" — specializes in taking dogs to court over their rambunctious behavior. Also featuring Chris Parnell as Wade's brother/associate and the human simulating bad canine behavior in the ad's dramatizations.<ref>SNL: Wade Blasingame on YouTube (accessed 6/14/2018)</ref>
  • Waterbed Warehouse — Owner Dom (episode host Martin Freeman) lets wife Janine (Aidy Bryant) be the prominent face and musical voice of "Upper South Dakota's premier waterbed distributor."<ref>SNL: "Waterbed Warehouse" on YouTube (accessed 7/27/2018)</ref>
  • Wells for Boys – For introspective little boys who simply long to be understood, this item from Fisher-Price's "Sensitive Boy" collection provides young lads a place for reflection, contemplation and the sharing of secrets; though Dad (Bobby Moynihan) may be puzzled and other boys may not get it, Mom (episode host Emma Stone) appreciates how her son can benefit from it.<ref>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • We're Just Friends – Short shorts for men (Jason Sudeikis and Andy Samberg) whose close friendship is often mistaken for a gay relationship.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • 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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