Saturday Night Live opening commercial: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The Saturday Night Live opening commercial is usually a spoof of a real commercial found on television at that time, and is commonly shown after the host's opening monologue. The gag generally replaces the product for sale with something fantastical, or alters the characters involved to provide comedy.

List of popular commercials:

• Bass-O-Matic
• Bathroom Monkey
• Colon Blow
• Compulsion (a "Calvin Kleen" disinfectant, mocking "Obsession")
• Crystal Gravy
• Gatorade Cookiedough
• Home Security Decoy
• Huggies Thong
• Lemon Glow
• Mercury Mistress
• Michael Jordan Feminine Hygiene Products, Michael Jordan X-Rated Video Library
• Mohawk Master
• Oops I Crapped My Pants
• Quarry (a breakfast cereal made from rocks)
• Schmitt's Gay
• Shimmer
• Swill (a disgusting unpure bottled water)
• Super Happy Fun Ball