Ahh, rankings. Easy to do, gives people something to talk about. Nerve has come up with the 50 greatest commercial parodies of all time.Most have a brief analysis of why the commercial "works" -- sometimes its the performance (lots of Will Farrell and Phil Hartman), sometimes its the the comment the parody makes on a genre of advertising.
Of course, I have beefs: "Robot Insurance" is funny, but #3? "Colon Blow" (#19) and "Happy Fun Ball" (#13) don't make the top ten? After, the makers of Happy Fun Ball warn, "Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball." And there is now a product, Colon Blow. Its product information frightens me. The biggest travesty may be "Oops I Crapped My Pants" at #33. Why do I stick up for Oops I Crapped My Pants? Because "I'm wearing them...and I just did."
Hints for #2 and #1: One is fishy, the other is the breakfast of champions.
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