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Bok Bok's — A 2019 ad for a chicken restaurant that insists that its "human-bird hybrid" mascot, Bok Bok (Kate McKinnon), is not "Momo" in a chicken suit and is "not tempting children with chicken to steal their souls" (allusions to the social media hoax). Aired March 9, 2019 (B)
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Amazon.com — Husbands and kids can buy typical Mother's Day gifts (e.g. bed and bath items, a new washing machine) on the website... but moms use it to buy vibrating muscle massagers (which one daughter mistakes for a microphone in one scene) or the best-selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey (hard-copy or, so the husband doesn't have to know she's reading it, on Kindle). (A)
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The Amazing Alexander – A 1986 ad promotes a Broadway theatre performance by a popular stage hypnotist (portrayed in performance still shots by Jon Lovitz). Audience members in the ad give the show unanimous praise—the same praise, in fact, delivered in a hypnotic trance ("I loved it. Much better than CATS. I'm going to see it again and again."). (A)
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Downton Abbey — At first, it appears to be a trailer for the motion picture revival of the beloved TV series, right down to the film's premise (Downton is readied for a visit by the King and Queen). But it's peppered with unflattering quotes from critics (e.g. "Were the stakes in the show always this low?" asks A. O. Scott). The stealthy reveal at the very end: It's actually a promo for Joker, admitting that that comic book film is not perfect, "but at least stuff happens." (D)
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Law & Order: Parking Violations Unit – A promo for the latest addition to the Law & Order franchise, this one centered on the police who investigate parking crimes and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders challenging their tickets. (L)
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Verizon 4G LTE — Customer Fred Armisen is left confused by salesperson Bill Hader's bizarre explanations of how Verizon's high-speed data service will work on a very wide variety of smart devices. (V)
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