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Special Features
- 10 bonus parodies
Editorial Reviews
Since the creation of Saturday Night Live in the 1970s, one of the signatures of the show has been its commercial parodies. From subtle to outrageous, silly to realistic, SNL has always been able to poke fun at the folks on Madison Avenue with a variety of products not actually for sale. Now you can enjoy your favorite commercial parodies that have aired over the past 30 years all on one DVD and hosted by funny man Will Ferrell. Watch classics like "Little Chocolate Donuts," "Happy Fun Ball," "Mom Jeans," "Colon Blow," "Taco Town," "Love Toilet," "Oops I Crapped My Pants" or "Bassomatic" again and again.
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Swill, Schmitt's Gay, and countless others from the 70s through early 90s are inexplicably missing. You do get "Happy Fun Ball," "Hibernol," "Oops I Crapped My Pants" and overall a satisfying watch. However I could've done without the Will Ferrell host sketches and the overabundance of parodies from the last few years. Overall if you're a fan of their parodies, you need this, if for nothing other than Sam Waterston of Law & Order fame selling robot attack insurance to seniors. Hopefully a second volume will come out and rectify the lack of the old classics.
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By S. Strasser
As mentioned by other reviewers, this collection could have been better, and in my opinion really shouldn't be called a "Best Of" collection due to the inclusion of a fair number of mediocre parodies.
Missing are several of my favorites including Jane Curtain's "Quarry" Breakfast Cereal, Shimmer Floor Wax/Dessert Topping, and Mel's CharBroil Palace (although that one is on the Dan Aykroyd DVD).
To be fair, many classics are included including John Belushi's Donuts ad(Also included on the John Belushi DVD), Eddie Murphy's Buckwheat Sings ad, and Gilda Radner's "Hey You" cologne ad(Also included on the Gilda Radner DVD). Could have been MUCH better if this is all they are releasing, but as stated by another reviewer, perhaps they are considering a volume 2.
The exclusion of Shimmer is enough to drop a star on it's own! That was definitely the best of the ads.
If you're an SNL fan, it'll be a must have anyway just to see these again. For everyone else, you might wanna wait for the "REALLY Best of Golden Age of Commerical Parodies Set" DVD that I'm betting is in the works.
Missing are several of my favorites including Jane Curtain's "Quarry" Breakfast Cereal, Shimmer Floor Wax/Dessert Topping, and Mel's CharBroil Palace (although that one is on the Dan Aykroyd DVD).
To be fair, many classics are included including John Belushi's Donuts ad(Also included on the John Belushi DVD), Eddie Murphy's Buckwheat Sings ad, and Gilda Radner's "Hey You" cologne ad(Also included on the Gilda Radner DVD). Could have been MUCH better if this is all they are releasing, but as stated by another reviewer, perhaps they are considering a volume 2.
The exclusion of Shimmer is enough to drop a star on it's own! That was definitely the best of the ads.
If you're an SNL fan, it'll be a must have anyway just to see these again. For everyone else, you might wanna wait for the "REALLY Best of Golden Age of Commerical Parodies Set" DVD that I'm betting is in the works.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By Disco
This is a good compilation with a lot of great commercial parodies. Some of my favourites are the Bassomatic, Bad Idea Jeans, Colon Blow and Robot Insurance.
But it's too heavy on the newer skits. I'd say at least half of them come from 1995 and newer, when the show started to turn. The Jessica Simpson "Tuna of the Dirt" is funny at first, but goes on way too long and becomes very tedious. There were however some great newer ones I'd never seen like Mom Jeans, Gaystrogen and Eych.
What makes this worse is that way too many classics are missing. There's no Yard-a-Pult (one of my favourites), Crystal Gravy, Swill, Quarry, or Schmitt's Gay Beer. You'll get no Adobe (the first car to break the $200 barrier!), Chameleon, Shimmer, or Hell (the beer commercial with Anthony Michael Hall). It's also missing Wilson Trap Doors, the anti-bacterial meat product, and the home headache test.
Worst of all are the short skits with Will Farrell. At first they're not a big deal, but they become annoying by the end.
All in all, they did a fair job, but I think a second volume with more classics should be made.
But it's too heavy on the newer skits. I'd say at least half of them come from 1995 and newer, when the show started to turn. The Jessica Simpson "Tuna of the Dirt" is funny at first, but goes on way too long and becomes very tedious. There were however some great newer ones I'd never seen like Mom Jeans, Gaystrogen and Eych.
What makes this worse is that way too many classics are missing. There's no Yard-a-Pult (one of my favourites), Crystal Gravy, Swill, Quarry, or Schmitt's Gay Beer. You'll get no Adobe (the first car to break the $200 barrier!), Chameleon, Shimmer, or Hell (the beer commercial with Anthony Michael Hall). It's also missing Wilson Trap Doors, the anti-bacterial meat product, and the home headache test.
Worst of all are the short skits with Will Farrell. At first they're not a big deal, but they become annoying by the end.
All in all, they did a fair job, but I think a second volume with more classics should be made.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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Published on March 24, 2011 by S. M. Redshaw
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Multiple DVD Release Would Have Been Better
Since the Seventies, "Saturday Night Live" has run commercial parodies, and this DVD contains more than an hour's worth of them--some funny, some not. Read more
Published on November 1, 2010 by Eric Mayforth
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not as bad as people make it out to be
Like all SNL "Best Of" DVD's, this volume includes some classic moments, but a good deal of skipable filler as well. Read more
Published on February 11, 2010 by AKA Johnny X
5.0 out of 5 stars
Martin Short
When are they going to do a "Best of Martin Short" from the SNL shows. I think you are missing out on a really big seller.
Published on February 8, 2010 by A. Rosendahl
3.0 out of 5 stars
rent it, don't buy it
I would be disappointed if I had paid any amount for this disc (except for my monthly fee on a certain website for renting movies). Read more
Published on January 1, 2010 by K. Stuckey
1.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty Lame , missing classics
Totally disappointing. Too much of the recent cast, no: Puppy uppers and Doggie Downers, Calvin Kleen, How to be a Ho Handbook, It's a floor wax, no its a dessert topping,Union... Read more
Published on December 19, 2009 by T. Cooper
4.0 out of 5 stars
Too much content for so little time
Commercial Parodies have been a staple of SNL from the beginning. There are some real gems here like "Oops, I Crapped My Pants", "Bad Idea Jeans" & "The Love Toilet". Read more
Published on December 17, 2009 by Randy E. Halford
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not if you're into the 1970's classics.
Certainly there is room for more than one "best of" commercial parody disk from SNL. This one contains a lot of the more recent stuff, but a lot of that stuff is more crass than... Read more
Published on November 23, 2009 by lighten_up_already2
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious!
While there are many great commercial parodies that weren't included on this DVD, I thought this was very funny as it is. It is my favorite SNL DVD that I own. Read more
Published on August 23, 2009 by Japhyl
5.0 out of 5 stars
SNL commercials
This is a hilarious compilation of commercials from the past 25 years. It's the best SNL video I have ever seen.
Published on January 28, 2009 by LAF
