![]() ![]() "Once a year, period," the tagline boasts. It was always a treat to see head writer Tina Fey pop up in a sketch or a fake ad, and this 2008 sketch for a birth control pill called "Annuale" is sheer gold. SNL ads are no joke: Adam Tucker from Ogilvy & Mather Advertising New York said "Secretly, we all covet the opportunity to create work that SNL will spoof." Here are 13 of the best faux-mercials from SNL's 40 seasons, in no particular order. It's no telling whether or not the star-studded, comedy dream event that has a three-hour time slot will showcase some new spoof ads, but I'd bet that the enormous guest list has a few tricks up their sleeve to peddle new products or bring back old ones. So imagine my surprise when I looked up the ad and found it aired in 2003. I grew up in an SNL household, and I still remember the Mom Jeans commercial with Tina Fey like it was yesterday. ![]() Weekend Update and the Digital Shorts are gems of the show, but nothing has stood the test of time like SNL's wealth of infomercial, clothing, household cleaners and feminine hygiene product spoofs. As the show gears up for their outrageous and sure to be incredible SNL 40 event, we have to pay homage to one of the best parts of the show: the fake advertisements that are often too real and make us think about all the crap we buy. Taffy Davenport: And you don’t want to miss tonight’s Roger SorkinMinute.There's Don Draper and his Mad Men, and then there are the Saturday Night Live writers that create the infamous SNL spoof ads. I’ll solve this puzzle at the end of the hour. And you don’t even have to use it for it to endyour whole life. I’ll wrap it up for you later in thehour.Ĭonnor Stands: The lethal household product is not made of wood, noris it made of plastic. Taffy Davenport: Are We Really Safe? What about our schools? Ourchildren? The elderly? How about our pets? And, finally, are safetyproducts safe? A new study says no. And, on our Big 8 Special Report,Newswatch’s own Taffy Davenport asks the question, “Are We Really Safe?” More on thatdeadly household object coming up. Connor?Ĭonnor Stands: Another hint: you can’t bounce it. ![]() We’ll tell you which one later in the broadcast. Taffy Davenport: In a related story, a deadly toxin, found in onecommon everyday bug repellant, is linked to a crippling neurologicaldisorder. You can protect yourselffrom this seemingly inescapable plague by using common everyday bugrepellents. Sorrell Matthews: Taffy, a source close to the Mayor says that in 48hours, all bugs will become carriers of a deadly virus that may ornot be the Bubonic Plague. Taffy Davenport: And, later in the hour, Big 8 Reporter SorrellMatthews gives us an update on the infestation of disease-bearing insectsin your community. Hint: youwon’t find it in your refrigerator. The deadly storm ismoving fast and taking no prisoners! On my Weather Roundup, I’ll give youtips on how to keep the fatalities in your family to a minimum!Ĭonnor Stands: And more on that deadly household object. Hale Breezy: Taffy, Hurricane Paula is here. Taffy Davenport: Also: a psychopathic sex criminal makes a prisonbreak, threatening to kill the person he meets in a large public area.Coming up, we’ll tell you where, and Hale Breezy’s gonna guide usthrough this evening’s approaching monsoon. We’ll tell you what it is at the end of the hour. Connor Stands: Also tonight: a common household item – something weall have in our homes and are probably using right now – is found to be fullof lethal poison. ![]()
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