Happy Fun Ball

"Happy Fun Ball" is a parody advertisement that first aired on February 16, 1991, on Saturday Night Live.

Written by Jack Handey and voiced by Phil Hartman,[2] the ad featured three "kids" portrayed by Dana Carvey, Jan Hooks, and Mike Myers.

The brief commercial declares Happy Fun Ball (produced by Wacky Products Incorporated, and its parent company, Global Chemical Unlimited), just $14.95, was "the toy sensation sweeping the nation!"

However, this positive message about the innocuous-seeming toy was undercut by a lengthier number of bizarre disclaimers and warnings, including "may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds" and "If Happy Fun Ball begins to smoke, seek shelter and cover head."

The parody lampooned advertisers, pharmaceutical companies, toy manufacturers, chemical companies, absurdly long legal disclaimers, alien conspiracies, and mentions the 1991 Gulf War (stating Happy Fun Ball was dropped by U.S. warplanes on Iraq).