It seems that the Chris Farley DirecTV advertisement did more that just piss a bunch of people off – it also inspired the team at LandlineTV to drive the point home with a set of parody advertisements of their own. Why stop at Chris Farley when you can utilize the power of even more dead celebs?

Landline included the following comment with their reveal:

After testing the boundaries with their Chris Farley spot, DirecTV wrangles more famous people from beyond the grave to be in commercials.

Have a look at the parody video below.

I found that very amusing. As for the Chris Farley DirecTV ad, when I first saw it I’ll admit I was turned off, but I found out later that the version I saw on TV wasn’t the full version of the spot.

The full spot closes with David Spade saying “it never gets old.” That line, as short as it is, reaffirms the fact that although he just spewed out a bunch of DirecTV sales mumbo-jumbo he doesn’t get tired of watching his friend perform “fat guy in a little coat” — without that line the commercial takes on a whole new meaning.

In something as touchy as this, you would think that DirecTV would have the common sense to not use the spot outside of its full unedited version. What do you think? Does the edit make the difference or do you think the commercial is unacceptable from the start.

Tags: Heath Ledger, Jesus Christ, JFK, LandlineTV, parody, The Joker

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