Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
These commercials aired on Comedy Central on April 18th, 1996
1. "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Commercial Bumper
2. Squirt
3. American Express (With Virgin CEO Richard Branson)
4. Coors Light
5. Burger King Western Whopper
6. Ultra Palmolive Dish Soap
7. "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Commercial Bumper
8. "Mystery Science Theater 3000" The Movie Interstitial (Featuring Trace Beaulieu and Mike Nelson of MST3K. "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie" was released to theaters on 4/19/96 in a very limited release and made less than $5 million at the box office. Comedy Central cancelled MST3K later in 1996. It was revived on the Sci-Fi Channel in 1997 without Beaulieu)
9. Nissan Altima
10. Foster's Beer
11. McDonald's (Nothing says traditional African art and music like a fast food hamburger and fries)
12. Pier 1 Imports
13. Promo for "Bad Lieutenants (Featuring the TV show "Police Squad!" and the movie "Speed Zone")
14. Comedy Central Promo (With Andy Kindler)
15. Promo for "Dr. Katz Professional Therapist"
16. Mitsubishi Eclipse Convertible
17. Squirt
18. TV Spot for "Barb Wire" (A huge bomb at the box office, grossing less than $4 million)
19. Glaxo Wellcome Herpes PSA (Can see the beginnings of pharma ads in 1996)
20. Carnival Cruise Lines/American Express Travel (With Kathie Lee Gifford)
21. Promo for "VH1 Honors"
22. "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Commercial Bumper
23. Comedy Central Station ID
24. Promo for "Dr. Katz Professional Therapist"
25. Saab 900 Turbo
26. American Express (With Virgin CEO Richard Branson)
27. Rembrandt Toothpaste
28. Psychic Readers Network (Let me know when you've got Miss Cleo on the line)
29. Promo for "Indecision 96: Setting The Agenda" (How naive we were, thinking the election in 1996 was anything remotely contentious)
30. "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Commercial Bumper
31. Promo for "Indecision 96: Setting The Agenda"
32. Subaru Outback (With Paul Hogan)
33. Burger King Croissan'wich (Not sure why they were calling it the new Croissan'wich here, as it was introduced in 1983)
These commercials aired on Comedy Central on April 18th, 1996
1. "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Commercial Bumper
2. Squirt
3. American Express (With Virgin CEO Richard Branson)
4. Coors Light
5. Burger King Western Whopper
6. Ultra Palmolive Dish Soap
7. "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Commercial Bumper
8. "Mystery Science Theater 3000" The Movie Interstitial (Featuring Trace Beaulieu and Mike Nelson of MST3K. "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie" was released to theaters on 4/19/96 in a very limited release and made less than $5 million at the box office. Comedy Central cancelled MST3K later in 1996. It was revived on the Sci-Fi Channel in 1997 without Beaulieu)
9. Nissan Altima
10. Foster's Beer
11. McDonald's (Nothing says traditional African art and music like a fast food hamburger and fries)
12. Pier 1 Imports
13. Promo for "Bad Lieutenants (Featuring the TV show "Police Squad!" and the movie "Speed Zone")
14. Comedy Central Promo (With Andy Kindler)
15. Promo for "Dr. Katz Professional Therapist"
16. Mitsubishi Eclipse Convertible
17. Squirt
18. TV Spot for "Barb Wire" (A huge bomb at the box office, grossing less than $4 million)
19. Glaxo Wellcome Herpes PSA (Can see the beginnings of pharma ads in 1996)
20. Carnival Cruise Lines/American Express Travel (With Kathie Lee Gifford)
21. Promo for "VH1 Honors"
22. "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Commercial Bumper
23. Comedy Central Station ID
24. Promo for "Dr. Katz Professional Therapist"
25. Saab 900 Turbo
26. American Express (With Virgin CEO Richard Branson)
27. Rembrandt Toothpaste
28. Psychic Readers Network (Let me know when you've got Miss Cleo on the line)
29. Promo for "Indecision 96: Setting The Agenda" (How naive we were, thinking the election in 1996 was anything remotely contentious)
30. "Mystery Science Theater 3000" Commercial Bumper
31. Promo for "Indecision 96: Setting The Agenda"
32. Subaru Outback (With Paul Hogan)
33. Burger King Croissan'wich (Not sure why they were calling it the new Croissan'wich here, as it was introduced in 1983)
