The general absurdity of the skit is clever, as it seems realistic that a gullible senior citizen would be liable to believe in a robot taking over as much as they are likely to purchase fraudulent insurance. Humorously poking at the overabundance of insurance ads on television, “Old Glory Insurance” takes standard old people’s complaints about modern society and exacerbates them to include a robot apocalypse. The best part: the plan protects against robot attacks.
In this skit, the week’s guest, Sam Waterston, fittingly introduces us to the newest, most affordable insurance plan for the over-fifty crowd. As is typical of such ads, a celebrity spokesperson introduces the audience to the insurance program. “Old Glory Insurance” (1995)ĭoes anyone else constantly feel like they see Colonial Penn Insurance commercials on television? Clearly, the writers at Saturday Night Live felt such ads were in overabundance when they penned this 1995 skit that is a direct play on AARP commercials. We’ll never know why mom jeans were so popular, but SNL’s jab at this fashion fad bumps it into the top ten simply by virtue of its carefully crafted satire and hilariously hideous mockery.
The cast’s mom hairstyles, coupled with the jeans’ awkward fit, perfectly capture the spirit of the 2000’s fashion disasters. Showcasing the jeans’ nine-inch zipper, rather unflattering fit, and seemingly limitless usage, “Mom Jeans” is funny because it is so brutally accurate. As one of the high points of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Saturday Night Live careers, “Mom Jeans” highlights an oddly popular fashion trend amongst suburban moms in the late ’90s and early ’00s.
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