2015 / Video / Fantasy product-sketch comedy
The Squatty Potty Unicorn
A fake medieval product pitch used a cheerful unicorn and rainbow ice cream to make bathroom posture wildly overdramatic.
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What was this?
A lavish fantasy spokesman explains an awkward household subject with an absurdly polished medieval lesson.
Why it spread
The contrast between premium fantasy-ad production and a taboo bathroom premise made the sketch unusually memorable and shareable.
What happened
A lavish fantasy spokesman explains an awkward household subject with an absurdly polished medieval lesson.
Where it came from
Squatty Potty released its 2015 commercial with a unicorn mascot and a spoof-educational pitch for the company’s toilet stool.
Why it mattered
The Squatty Potty Unicorn is internet-native advertising at full commitment: a product explanation delivered through a joke elaborate enough to become the thing people chose to share.
How it spread
The contrast between premium fantasy-ad production and a taboo bathroom premise made the sketch unusually memorable and shareable.
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