Entries tagged with 'parodies'
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Make your gravy extra special this Thanksgiving by getting cooking tips from Gravies of the Ancients, the "weekly magazine for the sauce enthusiast." Secrets of the Minoan gravysmiths and the lost gravies of the Incas can finally be yours. Watch the video after the jump....
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"For the life of me I cannot remember / What made me think that Easy Mac was a healthy midnight snack." This lamentation over typical college junk food and more in The Freshman 15, College Humor's spoof of the Verve Pipe's The Freshmen. If you gained the Freshman 15, relive the magic with this music video. If you're just starting college, beware. Watch the video after the jump....
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Brian Butterfield has a diet for you: The Butterfield Diet! You may be starving yourself during the week, but on Saturday, or "Treat Day," you get 24 hours to eat whatever you want. Whatever. You. Want. Pints o' cream, sandwich casserole, chocolate quail's eggs, discount foie gas, egg 'n' ham slabs—you name it! You just have to eat it all within 24 hours, which technically means you could eat for 24 hours straight. Hell, why not—you deserve it....
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Food Safety Music is the creation of Dr. Carl Winter of the University of California at Davis. By listening to Winter's songs and watching his music videos, you can learn about bacterial contamination, irradiation, pesticides, and more! His parodies may be silly, but they're more fun than taking a typical food safety class (I should know; I've taken a few of those classes). Watch his video for Stomachache Tonight about the dangers of undercooked chicken, after the jump....
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You may look at the Colonel simply as a jolly mustachioed guy in a white suit who hawks fried chicken, but how did he get there? What pain did he have to endure to attain his success? Why is he so intent on killing chickens? In The Colonel, Mel Gibson plays the role of the fried chicken mogul and reveals the violent truth behind the man—and even gives us a peek into his secret combination of herbs and spices that makes his chicken so finger lickin' good. Watch the video after the jump....
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Recreate your morning breakfast ritual without any of the mess by playing Wii Breakfast, the fast paced game where burnt toast, soggy cereal, and improperly cooked sausages result in failure. British comedy group Idiots of Ants shows you how to play the game. Watch the video after the jump....
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Every moment of this video is a WTF-moment. That's why it's so good. Your day isn't complete until Johannes Brahms crashes through your wall while playing a grand piano. Why would he do such a thing? To bring you arts-enriched Raisin Brahms, "fortified with increased test scores and creative problem solving," of course. Don't be alarmed when you grow a Brahms-like beard after eating the cereal—that's just the power of the arts! Get hungry for Raisin Brahms by watching this breakfast ad spoof by America for the Arts after the jump....
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If you love being sick of Rachael Ray, you need to get your hands on Every Freaking! Day with Rachell Ray. Nope, it's not a new series from the 30-minute meal goddess—it's a parody book by Elizabeth Hilts, author of the popular Getting in Touch with Your Inner Bitch. Hilt says that Rachael Ray is very easy to parody: "She has a lot of very recognizable mannerisms: talking with her hands, singing to the food, referring to food as an almost human entity." Ray has yet to comment on the parody book. Related Rachael Ray Will Endorse Your Product! Rachael Ray Launches Line of Dog Food: Nutrish Dunkin Donuts Pulls Rachael Ray Ad Due to Arab-Looking Scarf...
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How do you sell wine to young 20-somethings with a zest for life? The same way you sell beer: pools, parties, and babes. ...And an endorsement from the NFL. Watch the commercial after the jump and you too may replace your beer with Cabernet Sauvignon....
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For all you people who are burdened by the convenience of dishwashers, your luck has finally come. Relive the fun and adventure of washing dishes by hand by playing Dishwasher Champion for the Wii game console! Travel to exotic, far off places while rubbing your plates to a beautiful, spotless shine. Just don't break any dishes, or else the world will explode. Watch the parody commercial, after the jump....
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