These snippets highlight some great car content from SNL

Jeff Glucker

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Your idea of the glory days of Saturday Night Live will certainly vary from my own. But I think we can all agree that SNL has been cranking out some comedy gems for decades now. There’s a Twitter account called SNL Snippets, which has been posting tons of great examples. I went down a rabbit hole of tweets yesterday. Along the way, I found a handful of automotive-focused bits. Do you remember the Lexon Paradox? How about the Mexican-built Adobe car? See those and more below.

https://twitter.com/SNLSnippets/status/1119694729564884992

https://twitter.com/SNLSnippets/status/1117907044407767040

https://twitter.com/SNLSnippets/status/1119694107251740673

This next one is threaded, but I’m sharing it for David Alan Grier’s amazing bit. He portrays Maya Angelou shilling for Pennzoil, and it’s fantastic.

https://twitter.com/SNLSnippets/status/1120310173447467009

One of the keys to a few of those above is undoubtedly Phil Hartman. He was an ace pitchman whenever SNL asked him to jump into that role.

If you can remember any other excellent SNL bits featuring cars or trucks, sound off below.

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Jeff Glucker

Jeff Glucker

Jeff Glucker is the co-founder and Executive Editor of Hooniverse.com. He’s often seen getting passed as he hustles a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero up the 405 Freeway. IG: @HooniverseJeff

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8 responses to “These snippets highlight some great car content from SNL”

  1. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    Can’t find it online and don’t want to search too deep, afraid of what I might find, but I remember a Mercury Grand Marquis De Sade commercial.

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    1. rovingardener Avatar
      rovingardener

      Duck Duck Go is your friend.

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  2. smalleyxb122 Avatar
    smalleyxb122

    Here is a trio of ads with Jim Carrey mocking the Matthew McConaughey Lincoln commercials.

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  3. discontinuuity Avatar
    discontinuuity

    Mercury Mistress:

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    1. smalleyxb122 Avatar
      smalleyxb122

      Your link goes to an orange juice commercial.

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  4. Fuhrman16 Avatar
    Fuhrman16

    Toonces, the Cat who could drive a car.

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  5. bv911 Avatar
    bv911

    Can’t beat the ride of the Royal Deluxe II!

    https://www.aish.com/j/jt/Jtube-Saturday-Night-Live-A-Bris-in-the-Royal-Deluxe-II.html?jwsource=cl

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  6. Tank Avatar
    Tank

    I was hoping to see The Adobe and The Chameleon

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