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For more parodic content, see what [[The Other Wiki]] has to say about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody_commercial parody commercials].
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== [[Advertising]] ==
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== [[Anime]] ==
* The ''[[Black Butler (Manga)|Black Butler]]'' bonus episode has a parody commercial for Funtom Company dog food and a parody preview for "The Black Sushi Chef" (based off of a parody image in volume 5).
* ''[[Magikano]]'' and ''[[Seto no Hanayome]]'' (both directed by Seiji Kishi) parodies commercials reminiscent to the way it's done in [[Western Animation]] to get a joke across. Goes something like this: Have a problem? Then, have we the product just for you! See [[Before and After Pictures|"Before" and "After"]]; [[This Product Will Change Your Life]] so well that you've just gotta have it! [[But Wait! There's More!]]: If you call now, you'll get a uselss [[Free Prize At the Bottom]]! And all of this for only 9980 yen! So, what are you waiting for? [[Operators Are Standing By]]! Call now! To order, please dial [[Ridiculously Long Number]] [[Five Five Five|0000-4155-XXXX-55XX-0000]] today! [[Side Effects Include]] sneezing, coughing, vomiting, fainting, zit faces, heart attacks and turning into a green-skinned monster and may vary according to its user. [[Unreadable Disclaimer|Unreadable Disclaimers]] or [[Rattling Off Legal|Rattling Off Legals]] may apply.
== [[Comedy]] ==
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* That last one was a parody of an actual petrol advert from the time, which showed a car breaking through paper banners every ten miles. [[Morecambe and Wise]] also spoofed this ad: in their version the car was shown travelling some outlandish distance in the tens of thousands of miles on a single gallon. When it finally stopped, presenter Ernie waxed lyrical about it, ignoring driver Eric's complaints that the engine of his car was completely worn out.
* ''[[The Weird Al Show]]'' did this in just about every episode, with ads like "Sport Shoe - you don't deserve to wear them", "Silly Choice Dinners" that had rubber bands as a side item, and an ad for a pizza company that never puts their pizzas in a box to save time.
* [[Stan Freberg (Creator)]] did both parody commercials and real ones.
* [[Bill Nye the Science Guy]] has one every now and then. Pass the plankton, please!
* Subverted in the early ads for Energizer batteries. It would start out looking like a normal commercial, until about halfway through when the absurdity got a bit too much (such as "Chateau Marmoset" wine, or the award-winning film "Dance With Your Feet") ... and then get interrupted by the Energizer bunny, pounding on his little drum, he keeps going and going and going and going and ...
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* ''[[Girl Genius (Webcomic)|Girl Genius]]'' features Spark Roast Coffee, with the slogan "[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20071015 Perfection in every cup]", outdoing Nestle's "Coffee's perfect mate" that probably inspired it.
** Note that the advertised product ''[[Never Needs Sharpening|has]]'' [[Exact Words|perfection]] in every cup. In that [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070620 a good gulp] makes people, indeed, clearly perceive perfection. [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070625 With all senses. In everything.] For hours non-stop.
* [http://www.egscomics.com/backgrounds.page Wallpaper collection] of ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'' includes "Shrink Soda" ads (note that [[The Nudifier|the clothes are unaffected]]). In somehow related DES comics, [[Mad Artist|Tori Vector]] once [http://danshive.deviantart.com/art/Some-Comic-of-Mine-009-81483916 advertised] one of [[Mad Scientist|Amanda]]'s [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|inventions]] (just don't show [[
* ''[[Cyanide and Happiness (Webcomic)|Cyanide and Happiness]]'' in its usual style [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1797/ parodies] overblown commercials.
* ''[[Sinfest (Webcomic)|Sinfest]]'' [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3730 reproduces] more shameless trends.
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* ''[[South Park (Animation)|South Park]]'' has done this at least three times:
** During the first Mr. Hankey Christmas Episode, a parody commercial appeared offering a Mr. Hankey toy which consisted of various Mr. Potato Head-like plug-ins that the kids could use to "dress up" a home-made Mr. Hankey. Of course, you get a home-made Mr. Hankey by fishing it out of the toilet.
** The episode "Cherokee Hair Tampons", which featured a couple of <s>Native American</s> Mexican hucksters hawking [[All
** The episode "Towelie" featured a mock advert for ''[[South Park]]'' merchandise - the "Towelie" towel, featuring a button that can be pressed to hear the character's [[Catch Phrase]] "You wanna get high?" (Ironically, in a bit of [[Defictionalization]], an actual [http://shop.comedycentral.com/South-Park--Towelie-Towel-Towelie_stcVVproductId5989097VVcatId452080VVviewprod.htm Towelie towel] was produced! -- it doesn't talk, though.)
*** ''Very'' ironic, in this case: The showrunners created Towlie for the sole purpose of [[Completely Missing the Point|having a character so stupid that it couldn't be conceivably turned into mindless merchandise]].
**** Abusing [[
** The episode "Chinpokomon" featured two mock advertisements. The first was the "Wild Wacky Action Bike", a bicycle with both front and rear handlebars, advertised as "almost impossible to steer". The second product was the "Alabama Man", an action figure of a stereotypical redneck who spends his time drinking beer, bowling, chewing tobacco, and beating his wife ("When Wife asks him where he's been, just use the action button and Alabama Man busts her lip open!" 'Shut up, bitch!'"). After a focus group consisting of Cartman, Stan and Kyle dismiss both as "gay", the researcher says, "Oooh, dear. Well, let's keep trying. How about this?" Cut to real commercials.
** The episode "Free Hat", which was a [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|criticism of movie remakes]], featured an advertisement in the middle for a remake of the very first ''South Park'' episode, with "new and exciting digital effects".
* ''[[The Ren and Stimpy Show (Animation)|The Ren & Stimpy Show]]'' featured several mock-adverts, amongst other between-toon-bumpers, between toons. The most famous 'product' advertised was Log, from Blammo - a solid chunk of wood which could be endlessly accessorised ("Action Log! Space Log! Anatomically Correct Log!") and was apparently great for a snack.
** And fits on your back.
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