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These ads might not be real, but they definitely sold us on a good laugh! Join us as we count down our picks for the most memorable fictional commercials from our favorite shows and films. From absurd products to spot-on parodies, these fake ads often outshine the real ones with their creativity and humor!
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00:00Hi, I'm Saul Goodman. Did you know that you have rights? The Constitution says you do, and so do I.
00:06Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we'll be counting down the top 20 fake commercials in movies and TV.
00:12Don't buy wigs that come off at the wrong time. Maury's wigs don't come off!
00:16For this list, we're taking a look at parody commercials from movies and TV shows that make fun of real ads, products, services, or consumerism in general.
00:25We've excluded commercials from sketch comedy shows like Saturday Night Live, as they deserve a list of their own.
00:30Which of these products do you wish was real? Let us know in the comments.
00:35Number 20. Community the Game. Community.
00:38This sitcom's cult following was so strong that the series was able to find a new home after its fifth season cancellation,
00:44leading to season six airing on a whole other network.
00:47Community! The hit show is now a hit board game.
00:50More like an I'm board game.
00:52Take it from the finale of said sixth season. This commercial for a board game based on the show appears following the conclusion of the main story.
00:59Blah, blah, blah. Commercial video describing the rules of gameplay.
01:02I like you, Winger. As a friend.
01:04Narrated by community creator Dan Harmon, it stays true to what fans love most, with its inclusion of meta humor and pop culture references.
01:12The whole show was happening inside this game.
01:14However, it's the dark existential twist in which the family playing the game finds out the truth about themselves,
01:20along with Harmon's disclaimer making fun of himself.
01:22That really takes the cake, though.
01:24This means we don't exist.
01:26We're not created by God.
01:28Created by a joke.
01:30Number 19. Unified Fun. Kingpin.
01:33Sometimes when I wake up in the morning, Mr. McCracken's already there.
01:36Professional athletes have a way of attracting beautiful women.
01:39Since bowling isn't a conventional sport, however, Ernie McCracken needs to get especially creative.
01:44Do me a favor, will you?
01:46Do you mind washing off that perfume before you come back to our table?
01:48This pro bowler exploits his fame to get involved with the United Fund to sponsor several fatherless families.
01:54Judging from the body language in this clip, though, it's not really the kids that Ernie is interested in.
01:58I had to. I couldn't help myself.
02:01Regardless, if you need someone to toss around the pigskin with little Billy, Ernie might be your guy.
02:06Nobody wants their kid to be munsoned, right?
02:08If you give a little, you can get back a whole lot more.
02:14Number 18. Drink responsibly. South Park.
02:18With 26 seasons and counting under its belt, it's no wonder the adult animated sitcom has ventured into and experimented with many different things throughout its time on air.
02:27You. Friends. Fun. Drink. Hot girls. You're hot. Drink more.
02:31For instance, South Park has provided us with several notable live-action commercials, such as the Wild Wacky Action Bike.
02:38Wild Wacky Action Bike. It's a bike that's hard to ride.
02:42And the Mr. Hanky Construction Set.
02:43I made a mariachi, Mr. Hanky.
02:47Now it's a Mrs. Hanky.
02:49In season 18, while attempting to tackle the potential negative effects of substance use, too much gaming, and problem gambling, the show offers us this alcohol advertisement that pulls no punches.
02:59Money. You in a tuxedo. Threesome. Vodka.
03:01Drink. Drink. Drink. You. Drink. Vegas. Fun.
03:04With the frank descriptions of what's being shown on screen, and the blatant sexual visuals, one can't help but shake their head at the irony presented by the ad's final words.
03:13Drink responsibly.
03:14More vodka. Drink. Drink. Drink. Drink.
03:16Please drink responsibly.
03:18Number 17. Globo Gym. Dodgeball. A True Underdog Story.
03:24Oh. Hello. I'm White Goodman.
03:27Tired of the same old you, White Goodman and his personal alteration specialists at Globo Gym
03:31will help you turn into a thinner, more attractive, better you.
03:35And that's where we come in.
03:37If you decide you want to do something about your genetic disorders like ugliness and fatness.
03:42Here at Globo Gym, we understand that ugliness and fatness are genetic disorders.
03:47With this Ben Stiller-led gym ad, Dodgeball brings us right into the competitive world of fitness
03:52by telling us like it is and setting the stage for the hilarious antics to come in the sports comedy.
03:57How do I know?
03:58Well, I'm not only the founder of Globo Gym.
04:01I'm also a client.
04:05That's me, six years and 600 pounds ago, before I knew how much I hated myself.
04:10Who wouldn't want to defeat White Goodman after a commercial like that?
04:14Number 16, Stratton Oakmon Incorporated, The Wolf of Wall Street.
04:18So charismatic that he could sell a pen, Jordan Belfort easily sucks suckers in with a straight-line persuasion system.
04:25In The Wolf of Wall Street, Belfort uses his manipulation tactics to start up Stratton Oakmon Incorporated.
04:31This commercial from the film's opening makes the brokerage house out to look like a professional business with the strength and pride of a lion.
04:38That's why we at Stratton Oakmon pride ourselves on being the best.
04:44Trained professionals to guide you through the financial wilderness.
04:48In reality, however, the firm's employees are a pack of wild animals that use their investors' hard-earned money to place bets on dwarf tossing.
04:56Talk about false advertising.
04:58And welcome to Stratton Oakmon.
05:00Thanks, man.
05:01I'm going to have a beer, right?
05:03Number 15, Fruity Odie Bars, Serenity.
05:14This commercial for Fruity Odie Bars is from the cult hit Serenity.
05:18With trippy imagery and confusing lyrics, though, it could easily pass as a real Japanese advertisement.
05:24The jingle never answers how the product is supposed to make a man out of a mouse or make a woman bust out of her blouse.
05:36It doesn't even say whether the bars are made from fruits or oats.
05:39Underneath the inexplicable surface is a subliminal signal that sends River on a rampage.
05:44Fruity Odie Bars, the treat everyone's going crazy for.
05:48Literally.
05:55Number 14, Swallow Valley Mall.
05:58Tim and Eric's billion-dollar movie.
06:00Come on down to the grand reopening of the Swallow Valley Mall.
06:03I'll be there.
06:03My best friend Tim Heidecker will be there.
06:05I think you'll like what you see.
06:06Tim and Eric's awesome show, Great Job, has provided an outlet for numerous bizarre parody commercials, like the Cinco Napple.
06:12That's why I'm here to introduce you to a brand new fruit.
06:15It's called the Cinco Napple.
06:18This fruit makes you fall asleep and then wakes you up after only about 15 minutes.
06:22In their feature film debut, the duo attempts to pay back their billion-dollar debt by renovating the Swallow Valley Mall.
06:29You're gonna like the fake trees.
06:30You're gonna like all our new stores.
06:32You're gonna like meeting my new son, Jeffrey.
06:34Having zero people skills, their grand reopening ad is as socially inept as you'd expect.
06:39My best friend Tim and I re-bid this whole mall for you.
06:41You gotta come down.
06:42That's not gonna kill you.
06:43Come on down.
06:43Casually dropping F-bombs and threatening death, no sane consumer could go near their mall.
06:48I'm gonna murder myself if you don't come down to my new f***ing mall.
06:50But as long as you get the joke, Tim and Eric will undoubtedly have you coming on down.
06:54Come on down to the grand reopening of the Swallow Valley Mall.
06:57My dad told me this is the coolest mall ever.
06:59You think you know more than my dad?
07:00Don't f***ing come back.
07:01Number 13, Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story.
07:04Buzz Lightyear, planet Earth needs your help.
07:06If you didn't want a Buzz Lightyear action figure halfway through Toy Story,
07:10you definitely did after this advertisement within the movie.
07:13Buzz Lightyear!
07:14The world's greatest superhero now!
07:16The world's greatest toy!
07:18With big letters, extreme close-ups, and an over-the-top announcer,
07:22what child wouldn't be chanting,
07:24I want it!
07:25Even if you're an adult and too old for toys,
07:27it still really takes you back to being a kid when commercials made Playtime look like an epic adventure.
07:31And best of all, high-pressure space wings!
07:34To infinity and beyond!
07:37Not a flying toy.
07:39The ad further plays a pivotal part in the film's narrative,
07:41as Buzz makes the heartbreaking discovery that he's a non-flying toy.
07:45Get your Buzz Lightyear action figure and save the galaxy near you!
07:48Buzz Lightyear!
07:50Number 12, Soul Glow, Coming to America.
07:53This cult rom-com found favor among both critics and audiences alike,
07:57even spawning a sequel 33 years later.
07:59Led by a post-SNL Eddie Murphy,
08:02Coming to America sees him as an African prince looking to fall in love in the titular country,
08:06without having to reveal his royal status.
08:08At least, not at first.
08:10Take us to Queens at once!
08:14Akeem meets his potential bride at a local fundraising rally in Queens, New York.
08:18But of course, there's a catch.
08:21Lisa's got a not worthy of her boyfriend.
08:23Meanwhile, said boyfriend's father is the owner of a hairstyling aide called So Glow.
08:28You can be all the things you've always wanted to be.
08:33Akeem and his friend Semmy happen upon this ad on a bunch of TV screens while on a walk.
08:38Just let your soul glow!
08:41Just let it shine through!
08:44Showing off a silky smooth, jerry-curl look.
08:47The commercial even gets Akeem to reconsider his current due.
08:50Perhaps I should cut off my prince's luck.
08:52No!
08:53Yes!
08:54Number 10, Ants In My Eyes Johnson, Rick and Morty.
08:57Among many other inventions, Rick is the mega genius behind a cable box
09:01where viewers can watch TV from any universe, celestial object, dimension, and so on.
09:06This is infinite TV from infinite universes.
09:09As such, interdimensional cable has provided audiences with its fair share of memorable media,
09:14including a commercial for real fake doors.
09:16Are you tired of real doors cluttering up your house
09:19where you open them and you actually go somewhere and you go into another room?
09:22Get on down to real fake doors!
09:24Perhaps the one ad that fans keep coming back to
09:27is the one with this electronic store owner.
09:29I'm Ants In My Eyes Johnson here at Ants In My Eyes Johnson's Electronics!
09:33I mean, there's so many ants in my eyes and there's so many TVs!
09:37That's because, per his name, the poor guy literally has ants in his eyes.
09:41Unfortunately, that means he can't see anything.
09:43I can't see a thing and also I can't feel anything either!
09:47Did I mention that?
09:47But that's not as catchy as having ants in your eyes,
09:50so that always goes, you know, off by the wayside!
09:53He also cannot feel anything.
09:55This makes things all the more unfortunate
09:56considering so many items are priced way lower than he's aware of,
10:00or expects them to be.
10:01So low, in fact, that some products are actually being given away for free!
10:05Check out this refrigerator!
10:06Only $200!
10:08What about this microwave?
10:09Only $100!
10:10That's fair!
10:11Number 10, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man, Family Guy.
10:15Thanks to a shipping error, I am now currently overstocked
10:18on Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Men,
10:20and I am passing the savings on to you!
10:23Unless you're Seth MacFarlane,
10:24you probably can't see a tongue twister like
10:26Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man three times in a row.
10:29Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man!
10:31Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man!
10:33Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man!
10:36One wouldn't think that these tube men would serve much purpose
10:38outside of attracting customers,
10:39but Al Harrington shows us that they actually possess
10:42multiple functions in our everyday lives.
10:44African American?
10:45Hail a cab!
10:46Testify in church or just raise the roof!
10:49Like Family Guy's ball in a cup.
10:50So why spend another day not catching a ball in a cup
10:53when you could be catching a ball in a cup?
10:55This commercial comes out of nowhere,
10:57zooms by in a flash,
10:59and leaves you both scratching your head and laughing hysterically.
11:01So come on down to Al Harrington's Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing
11:04Tube Man Emporium and Warehouse!
11:06Route 2 in Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man!
11:08Number 9,
11:09Who you gonna call?
11:10Ghostbusters 2!
11:11Have we all gone mad?
11:12The Ghostbusters' initial low-budget commercial
11:14produced instant comedic gold.
11:16They're ready to believe you!
11:18However,
11:19they took their advertising to new levels of hilarity
11:21and cheesiness in Ghostbusters 2.
11:24Now that the boys are established heroes,
11:26they should be able to afford a commercial
11:27with more convincing production values and actors,
11:29where someone actually dials the phone.
11:31Who are you going to call?
11:34Ghostbusters!
11:34But their follow-up ad manages to be even cheaper,
11:40casting Louis Tully and Janine Melnitz
11:42as a married couple being tormented by a Halloween decoration.
11:45If the triumphantly stilted acting doesn't sell you,
11:48the promise of a Ghostbusters thermal mug and free balloons will.
11:51Oh,
11:51you mean the Ghostbusters hot beverage thermal mug
11:54and free balloons for the kids?
11:56Number 8,
11:57Magnavolt,
11:58RoboCop 2.
11:59Magnavolt,
12:00the final word in auto security.
12:02No embarrassing alarm noise,
12:04no need to trouble the police.
12:05Even if the sequels weren't great,
12:10every RoboCop film provided some inspired commentary
12:13concerning corporations,
12:15consumerism,
12:15and public safety.
12:16And remember,
12:18we care.
12:19RoboCop 2 includes one of the franchise's
12:21most darkly hysterical bits
12:22in the form of the Magnavolt ad.
12:25As a thug attempts to commit Grand Theft Auto,
12:26he suddenly bolted in and shocked to a crisp.
12:29A smiling spokesperson then appears out of thin air
12:36and endorses this efficient technology,
12:39completely ignoring the fact
12:40that it's essentially a portable electric chair.
12:43We sincerely hope this thing never malfunctions.
12:45And it won't even run down your battery.
12:50Magnavolt.
12:52Lethal response.
12:53Number 7,
12:54Better Call Saul,
12:56Breaking Bad.
12:56You are under arrest.
12:58I'd better call Saul.
13:00Saul Goodman can pretty much be summed up
13:02as a character through his commercial.
13:04That's why I fight for you, Albuquerque.
13:05This tacky lawyer makes it abundantly clear up front
13:08that it doesn't matter how guilty you are,
13:10he'll represent anyone,
13:12sue anyone,
13:12and say anything to uphold
13:13the constitutional rights of his clients.
13:16Hi, I'm Saul Goodman.
13:17Did you know that you have rights?
13:18The Constitution says you do,
13:20and so do I.
13:21The obvious green screen effects,
13:23fast-moving letters at the bottom of the screen,
13:25amateur acting,
13:27and stock music
13:27only adds to the commercial's crudity.
13:29Saul is such a charismatic presence, however,
13:31you actually consider calling him regardless.
13:33So if you want to make more money
13:35and keep the money that you make,
13:38better call Saul.
13:40Number 6,
13:41Aveda,
13:42Zoolander.
13:43And wetness is the essence of beauty.
13:49This commercial raises numerous questions.
13:51For example,
13:52what exactly is this ad selling?
13:54How is wetness the essence of beauty?
13:57And above all,
13:57why is Derek Zoolander a merman?
13:59Just thank the Lord
14:00she didn't live to see her son as a mermaid.
14:07Merman.
14:08This commercial might seem too ridiculous
14:09to exist in real life.
14:11However,
14:12it's not far off
14:12from the unintentionally hilarious ads
14:14beauty companies traditionally put out.
14:16Tapping the power of Ayurveda,
14:18the ancient healing art of India,
14:20to exfoliate your scalp.
14:22And since Aveda is a real company,
14:23we're glad to see they have a sense of humor.
14:25Ben Stiller perfectly satirizes
14:27the ambiguous,
14:28artsy,
14:29overly serious nature
14:30of such commercials
14:31that ultimately leaves us asking,
14:33what the hell was that?
14:34Derek,
14:35you're the laughing stock
14:36of the entire fashion world.
14:38Number 5.
14:39Adult Entertainment for Women,
14:4130 Rock.
14:42Hello there.
14:42Well, hello.
14:43Although adult entertainment
14:44is often viewed as something solely for men,
14:47truth is that sometimes women
14:48require mindless relief too.
14:50We're just $24.95 an hour.
14:52Yes, please.
14:53However,
14:54this lady's focused idea
14:55of sexual subject material
14:56doesn't include any of the normal tropes.
14:58Let me do a dance for you,
15:00my lover.
15:00They achieve satisfaction
15:05by having a single,
15:07handsome man
15:07patiently listen to them
15:08complain about their day.
15:10Do you need to talk?
15:11Because I'll just listen patiently
15:12and say things like,
15:14uh-huh.
15:14Complete with the clever wit
15:15for which 30 Rock is known,
15:17this commercial says a lot
15:18about men,
15:19women,
15:20and the human need
15:20for escapism.
15:21You're a great woman.
15:23You deserve a great man
15:24for just $24.95 an hour.
15:27Whether you're a female or male,
15:28having that partner to complain to
15:30is sometimes the real relief you need.
15:32Hi, I'm Bijou.
15:33Bijou!
15:34Call me.
15:34Oh my god!
15:35Oh my god!
15:38Number four,
15:39kitten mittens.
15:40It's always sunny in Philadelphia.
15:41Is your cat making
15:43too much noise all the time?
15:45From a marketing standpoint,
15:47this ad for kitten mittens
15:48gets every conceivable thing wrong.
15:50Is your cat constantly
15:51stomping around,
15:53driving you crazy?
15:55Charlie's high-pitched presentation
15:59is awful,
16:00his selling point is ludicrous,
16:02his production values are poor
16:04even by home movie standards,
16:05and he doesn't even spell
16:06mittens correctly.
16:07Kitten mittens!
16:10Finally,
16:11there's an elegant,
16:12comfortable mitten
16:13for cats!
16:16To add insult to injury,
16:18the mittens make it
16:18virtually impossible
16:19for a cat to move.
16:21Hell,
16:21the cat would actually create
16:22less noise if he walked barefoot.
16:24Oh,
16:24and animal carnage footage
16:26is thrown in there.
16:27From a comedic standpoint,
16:28however,
16:28this ad is simply
16:29the cat's meow.
16:30So come on down
16:32to Patty's Pub!
16:33We're the home
16:34of the original
16:35kitten mittens!
16:36Meow!
16:39Number three,
16:40Ichiban.
16:41Lipstick for men.
16:42Friends.
16:43If you had seen
16:43what was on this tape,
16:45believe me,
16:46you would have some comments.
16:48Joey Tribbiani
16:49is the nicest friend
16:50a guy could ask for.
16:51Given his less-than-stellar
16:52resume, though,
16:53his career choice
16:54in the field of acting
16:55has been questionable.
16:56The leading man is here!
16:57Let's get to work!
16:59Um,
17:00slate change of plans.
17:01We've shut down.
17:02But in this scene,
17:03Joey proves to his friends
17:04just how talented
17:05he truly is.
17:12Sending up almost
17:13every Japanese commercial
17:14in existence,
17:15Joey sells the audience
17:17a blue lipstick for men.
17:18Ichiban.
17:19Lipstick for men.
17:20It takes a special
17:21kind of actor
17:22to make lipstick
17:23seem masculine,
17:24but Joey overcomes it all
17:25to make Ichiban
17:26look like a must-have
17:27for all dudes.
17:28Saiko!
17:31And that's how I know
17:32you didn't watch the tape!
17:33Number two,
17:34Mr. Plow,
17:35The Simpsons.
17:36Oh, Mr. Plow,
17:38that's my name,
17:38that name again
17:40is Mr. Plow.
17:41Like the Ghostbusters commercials,
17:43this fake ad
17:44from The Simpsons
17:44demonstrates
17:45how the cheaper
17:46you make something look,
17:47the bigger the laugh
17:48you'll get.
17:48You are fully bonded
17:49and licensed by the city,
17:50aren't you, Mr. Plow?
17:51Shut up, boy.
17:52After starting
17:53his own Plow business,
17:54Homer decides
17:55to throw together
17:55the most inexpensive
17:56commercial imaginable.
17:58With the lovingly
17:59poor quality
17:59of a home movie,
18:00Homer casts family
18:01in the roles,
18:02uses his house
18:03as a shooting location,
18:04and scores
18:05a night owl time slot.
18:06Dad,
18:07I was watching TV
18:08at 3.17 a.m.
18:10The commercial
18:10might be as lazy
18:11as Homer,
18:12but it does stick with you
18:13via the catchiest jingle
18:14since the Canyon Arrow.
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18:39Number 1.
18:40Coming Attractions
18:41Tropic Thunder
18:43Before the real movie
18:44even begins,
18:45Tropic Thunder
18:46sums up everything
18:47that's wrong
18:47with American cinema
18:48in a series
18:49of coming attractions.
18:50You know how Hollywood
18:51relentlessly dishes out
18:52countless repetitive
18:53action sequels,
18:55lowbrow fart comedies,
18:56and shameless
19:01arthouse Oscar porn?
19:05Oh, and let's not forget
19:06rappers who are always
19:07plugging their ridiculous
19:08soft drinks.
19:10Ben Stiller gets
19:10every last detail
19:12of these all-too-familiar
19:13trailers right,
19:14from their titles
19:14to their soundtracks
19:16to their taglines.
19:17Who left the fridge open?
19:19It not only acts
19:20as a great parody,
19:21but a tremendously
19:22funny method
19:23to introduce us
19:23to the film's
19:24main characters.
19:26Satan's alley.
19:32They've been a bad,
19:33bad boy, father.
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