SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE - FILM UNIT

As the producer/head of production for the Saturday Night Live Film Unit, I have worked on more than 100 episodes of the show. Working along side the shows many talented writers, it's infamous cast members and, of course, the notable celebrity hosts ... I had the pleasure of creating many of the commercial parodies for which the show is noted.

Placement until I get my better copy.

COMMERCIAL PARODIES (Still under construction ... many more to list)

AM Ale – An alcoholic beverage for the morning because "you can't wait till afternoon." Featuring: Nancy Walls & David Koechner.
Bug-Off – 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"
Big Brawn Feminine Napkins – large, rough-looking menstruation pads. The ad, a parody of Brawny paper towels (with a jingle that parodies the song "Big Bad John"), has a 50-foot-tall (15 m) lumberjack aiding a regular-sized women in need in her bathroom—after tearing the roof from her house. Featuring: Will Ferrell & Molly Shannon.
Canis Cologne for Dogs – parody of a Calvin Klein fragrance ad. (Shown above)
Caribbean Essence Bath Oil – foaming, scented bath enhancer that causes a West Indian man to pop up during the bath and carry his bathers across a beach. Featuring: Tracy Morgan and Cheri Oteri.
Cookie Dough Sport – parody of Gatorade sports drink for athletes wherein Gatorade is replaced with cookie dough i.e. being poured over a winning coach or gulped down after a hard work out. Featuring: Will Ferrell, Cheri Oteri, & Jim Breuer.
Cracklin' Oat Flakes (Now with Ecstasy) – A man wakes up to find that he has run out of his normal cereal, Cracklin' Oat Flakes. His wife then offers Cracklin' Oat Flakes, Now with Ecstasy. After one bowl, he creeps out his coworkers, makes out with one, then runs half-naked through the streets until he's seen in bed with a pacifier in his mouth and playing with a glowstick. Featuring: Will Ferrell, Ana Gastyer and Chris Parnell.
Excedrin RT — A businesswoman who takes an aspirin to combat "racial tension" headaches (the "RT" in the product name) brought on by interns asking questions about the stereotypical behavior of black people. Featuring: Queen Latifah.
HiberNol – parody of NyQuil ads featuring a cold medicine designed to knock a person out for the entire cold and flu season. Phil Hartman appears as the onscreen announcer. "From the makers of Coma-Dose!"
KCF Shredders — Lampoons fast food industry's marketing to kids, in this case with lettuce. "Now with How Stella Got Her Groove Back action figures!" Featuring: Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz, Cheri Oteri.
Keds -- The shoes worn by level-headed Christians on their journey into their next life.
Lemon Glow – an ex-biker chick wistfully recalls her drugs-and-sex days while cleaning the middle-class home she's conned herself into. Featuring: Molly Shannon & Darrell Hammond.
Litter Critters – 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! ♪♫"
Petchow Rat Poison – parody of misleading labels, Hank Petchow's 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 very fine print.
Yum Bubble Genital Herpes Gum – A fruit-flavored bubble gum that controls genital herpes. Featuring: Tracy Morgan.