History Main / ParodyCommercial

* The very first DC Comics issue of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' (Cartoon Network Starring #1) was an issue length commercial for Mostess Snack Cakes, a spoof of some of the genre's serious superheroes shilling for Hostess in 70s comics.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' had a fake commercial in the middle of "I See a Funny Cartoon In Your Future" promoting "The Pickle Patch". In it, [[AuthorityInNameOnly the Mayor of Townsville]] is once again eating [[TrademarkFavoriteFood pickles]], saying he's addicted. Ms. Bellum suggests him to try the Pickle Patch, and go cold turkey. [[TooDumbToLive The Mayor being the Mayor]], however, he eats a cold turkey sandwich with the patch on it.

* The trivia computer game ''VideoGame/YouDontKnowJack'' played parody commercials at the end of each game. These were so popular that one of the games in the series (''The Ride'') even included an audio CD of some of the more memorable parodies.

* The [[ComicBook/TheSimpsons Simpsons comics]] have had quite a few fake ads over the years. Each one usually has had a small something give it away, such as "THIS IS NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT" appearing in small print above an ad of Frosty Krusty Flakes (in place of the standard "ADVERTISEMENT"), an ad for Krusty's Three-Fingered Fireworks stating [[OfferVoidInNebraska the offer is not valid in the following states]] and goes on to [[UpToEleven list all 50 state abbreviations]] of the USA, or some having an "This offer void after September 1968" disclaimer or similar.

*** When Gillette razors invented the dual blade razors, SNL spoofed them with their ad for triple bladed razors, ''because you'll buy anything!'' Twenty years later, [[{{Defictionalization}} real razors now offer]] models with as many as ''[[UpToEleven seven blades]].''

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' has a commercial for The Reach's Reach sports drink. It's full of StylisticSuck and is happy to the point of TastesLikeDiabetes. G. Gordon Godfrey, an in-universe newscaster, even has a cameo. The drink is intended [[spoiler:to make you lose all willpower and be fully addicted to the drink forever over prolonged consumption]]. Don't you want to [[{{Tagline}} Reach For A Reach]]?

* A ''WesternAnimation/BeanyAndCecil'' episode featured Cecil in a commercial for "Herrings...the only smoke gefiltered to my distaste!"

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[[folder: Comedy]]

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* ''Advertising/BigBillHells'' is a particularly ruthless parody of car dealership commericials. The announcer freely admits that [[HonestJohnsDealership they sell overpriced cars]] [[TheAllegedCar that are total pieces of crap]], but they know you're such a damn schmuck you'll buy them anyway. [[{{Cuckold}} Wife-fucking threats]], challenge pissing[[note]]That's right, ''CHALLENGE PISSING!''[[/note]], and lots and lots of cussing are thrown in for extra spice. Special mention goes for the fact that this was made by ''actual marketing agency employees'' in Baltimore. It was created in 1990 for an "Ad Follies" contest held by several Baltimore-based marketing companies. Despite effectively putting their jobs on the line for this, [[DoingItForTheArt the creators went through with it anyway.]]
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* ''SecretLivesOfMobs'': See [[https://i.imgur.com/G1Da5hn.jpeg How Joe's Body Brought Him Fame Instead of Shame]]. HINT: It involves [[DealWithTheDevil Tzeentch]] the [[EldritchAbomination Dark God of Chaos]].
--> ''Some people may experience minor side effects, including dizzyness, headaches, uncontrollable rage, paranoia, insanity, uncontrolled mutation and death.''

Compare/contrast with ShowWithinAShow, CommercialSwitcheroo, TrailerSpoof. RealTrailerFakeMovie is a subtrope.

* ''Manga/{{Magikano}}'' and ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'' (both directed by Seiji Kishi) parodies commercials reminiscent to the way it's done in WesternAnimation to get a joke across. Goes something like this: Have a problem? Then, have we the product just for you! See [[BeforeAndAfterPictures "Before" and "After"]]; ThisProductWillChangeYourLife so well that you've just gotta have it! ButWaitTheresMore: If you call now, you'll get a useless FreePrizeAtTheBottom! And all of this for only 9980 yen! So, what are you waiting for? OperatorsAreStandingBy! Call now! To order, please dial [[RidiculouslyLongPhoneNumber 0000-4155-XXXX-55XX-0000]] today! SideEffectsInclude sneezing, coughing, vomiting, fainting, zit faces, heart attacks, and turning into a green-skinned monster and may vary according to its user. {{Unreadable Disclaimer}}s or {{Rattling Off Legal}}s may apply.

** Buy new low suds Mold...or we send the boys round.
** Harvest Moon, the scent that lingers. Buy some, or we'll break your fingers.
** A housewife is cleaning up a dirty floor, when a lady comes in with "Fairy Puff" detergent. The lady instantly starts to smear detergent all over, making a far bigger mess than there was before. Frustrated, the housewife takes out a gun from the window, and shoots her. "[[CommercialSwitcheroo If someone interrupts you when you're cleaning the house, use our guns!]]"
** A shot of a car and a voice-over saying "We put a gallon of economy petrol in this car. Let's see how far it goes." The camera followed the car driving around for a little bit, before it reached a banner saying 'TWENTY MILES'. The car was just about to drive through...and then crashed into the banner. "[[CommercialSwitcheroo For strong paper, buy from us!]]"

* ''Webcomic/CyanideAndHappiness'' in its usual style [[http://www.explosm.net/comics/1797/ parodies]] overblown commercials.
* ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'' [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2010-11-22 reproduces]] more shameless trends.

* This idea was at the core of ''Series/SesameStreet''. Its creators realized TV commercials were more memorable for their target audience than either school or the children's programming of the day, and that there was a specific set of "useful things" that could be taught effectively in a mock commercial. Everything else the show has become known for evolved out of that.

* ''Series/WandaVision'' features one [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXluLQh8ZpA&ab_channel=DanielRTSC in most episodes]], at least those that are built around {{Genre Throwback}}s to classic sitcoms, usually tying in to some MCU entity (for example, the first episode advertises a [[Franchise/IronMan Stark Industries]] toaster, while episodes 2 and 3 features [[Franchise/CaptainAmerica Hydra]] wristwatches and bath soap). Many of these commercials also have significance for Wanda; the beeping of the Stark Industries toaster recalls how her parents died, the ad for [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Lagos]] paper towels ("for when [[CrossesTheLineTwice you make a mess you didn't mean to]]!") recalls [[MyGreatestFailure Wanda's greatest failure]], the ad for Yo-Magic yogurt {{foreshadow|ing}}s [[spoiler:the goal of the BigBad (who seeks to drain and steal Wanda's power and leave her a withered husk)]], and the SideEffectsInclude section on the ad for Nexus antidepressants is directly calling out Wanda for [[FisherKingdom withdrawing into a false reality]] that is only making her problems worse.

* Veterans for Peace UK once criticized the British military's policy of recruiting 16-year-olds by creating the video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KtyMcb86go Action Man: Battlefield Casualties]]", which showed commercials for three ''Franchise/ActionMan'' figures that represented the downsides of enlisting in the military at a young age, albeit in ways played for BlackComedy. The figures are PTSD Action Man (who drinks and does cocaine in an attempt to escape the trauma before he eventually resorts to [[SuicideAsComedy hanging himself]]), Paralysed Action Man (who is permanently wheelchair-bound because of his spine getting shattered and ends up having to struggle stacking cans at the grocery store to make ends meet after his benefits are cancelled) and Dead Action Man (who is reduced to a bleeding, limb-less corpse from being blown to bits, is said to have died at 19 years old by the coroner examining his remains, recieves a posthumous medal and ends his commercial with two kids acting out his funeral).

* ''Series/WandaVision'' features one in most episodes, at least those that are built around {{Genre Throwback}}s to classic sitcoms, usually tying in to some MCU entity (for example, the first episode advertises a [[Franchise/IronMan Stark Industries]] toaster, while episodes 2 and 3 features [[Franchise/CaptainAmerica Hydra]] wristwatches and bath soap). Many of these commercials also have significance for Wanda; the beeping of the Stark Industries toaster recalls how her parents died, the ad for [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Lagos]] paper towels ("for when [[CrossesTheLineTwice you make a mess you didn't mean to]]!") recalls [[MyGreatestFailure Wanda's greatest failure]], the ad for Yo-Magic yogurt {{foreshadow|ing}}s [[spoiler:the goal of the BigBad (who seeks to drain and steal Wanda's power and leave her a withered husk)]], and the SideEffectsInclude section on the ad for Nexus antidepressants is directly calling out Wanda for [[FisherKingdom withdrawing into a false reality]] that is only making her problems worse.

* ''Series/WandaVision'' features one in most episodes, at least those that are built around {{Genre Throwback}}s to classic sitcoms, usually tying in to some MCU entity (for example, the first episode advertises a [[Franchise/IronMan Stark Industries]] toaster, while episodes 2 and 3 features [[Franchise/CaptainAmerica Hydra]] wristwatches and bath soap). Many of these commercials also have significance for Wanda; the beeping of the Stark Industries toaster recalls how her parents died, the ad for [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar Lagos]] paper towels ("for when [[CrossesTheLineTwice you make a mess you didn't mean to]]!") recalls [[MyGreatestFailure Wanda's greatest failure]], the ad for Yo-Magic yogurt {{foreshadow|ing}}s [[spoiler:the goal of the BigBad (who seeks to drain and steal Wanda's power]] and leave her a withered husk)]], and the SideEffectsInclude section on the ad for Nexus antidepressants is directly calling out Wanda for [[FisherKingdom withdrawing into a false reality]] that is only making her problems worse.

* ''Series/WandaVision'' tends to feature one every episode, usually tying in to some MCU entity (for example, the first episode advertises a [[Franchise/IronMan Stark Industries]] toaster, while episodes 2 and 3 features [[Franchise/CaptainAmerica Hydra]] wristwatches and bath soap. It should be noted however that these commercials actually have significance in the backstory of the characters.