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NBC's late-night sketch-comedy show "Saturday Night Live" did a clever parody of "thirtysomething" while it was still at the height of it's popularity. The skit (which took the form of a satirical TV advertisement for a "thirtysomething" breakfast cereal) succeeded in poking fun at the show's sometimes overly-melodramatic handling of yuppie angst by punctuating practically every bit of dialogue -- no matter how mundane -- with the mournful strains of an accoustic guitar for emotional emphasis. It featured former SNL cast members Jon Lovitz, Nora Dunn, Kevin Nealon, and Jan Hooks.

On the set of the SNL ad parody for "thirtysomething cereal"
Set design by: Jim Jenkins, JV III productions

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