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[[Image:Junkinabox.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''Special Box''.]]
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'''Dick in a Box''' (also known as '''A Special Box'''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://video.nbc.com/v/?linkId=51289# | accessdate = 2007-01-20 | title = A Special Box | publisher = [[NBC]] }}</ref> and '''A Special Christmas Box'''<ref name="nbc-youtube">{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmVU08zVpA | title = SNL - Digital Short - A Special Christmas Box *Uncensored Ve | publisher = [[YouTube]] | work = [[NBC]] | accessdate = 2007-01-18 }}</ref>) is a now iconic ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' [[SNL Digital Shorts|digital short]] featuring [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Andy Samberg]] that aired on [[December 16]] [[2006]]. The song featured was written and produced by Samberg, [[Akiva Schaffer]] and [[Jorma Taccone]] of [[The Lonely Island]]. Timberlake also contributed to the lyrics.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/arts/television/21sket.html | title = Censored 'SNL' Sketch Jumps Bleepless Onto the Internet | accessdate = 2006-12-30 | first = Jacques | last = Steinberg | work = [[The New York Times]] | date=[[2006-12-21]] }}</ref> The video is considered to be a [[parody]] that pokes fun of [[lewd]] [[R&B]] videos common during the early [[1990's]]. On February 7, 2007, Samberg helped Timberlake perform the song live at his concert in [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thelonelyisland.blogspot.com/2007/02/ardy-and-justin-at-msg.html|last=Tam|first=Chester|title=Andy and Justin at MSG!|date=[[February 8]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-02-10}}</ref>
'''Dick in a Box''' (also known as '''A Special Box'''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://video.nbc.com/v/?linkId=51289# | accessdate = 2007-01-20 | title = A Special Box | publisher = [[NBC]] }}</ref> and '''A Special Christmas Box'''<ref name="nbc-youtube">{{cite web | url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dmVU08zVpA | title = SNL - Digital Short - A Special Christmas Box *Uncensored Ve | publisher = [[YouTube]] | work = [[NBC]] | accessdate = 2007-01-18 }}</ref>) is a now iconic ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' [[SNL Digital Shorts|digital short]] featuring [[Justin Timberlake]] and [[Andy Samberg]] that aired on [[December 16]] [[2006]]. The song featured was written and produced by Samberg, [[Akiva Schaffer]] and [[Jorma Taccone]] of [[The Lonely Island]]. Timberlake also contributed to the lyrics.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/arts/television/21sket.html | title = Censored 'SNL' Sketch Jumps Bleepless Onto the Internet | accessdate = 2006-12-30 | first = Jacques | last = Steinberg | work = [[The New York Times]] | date=[[2006-12-21]] }}</ref> The video is a parody of [[R&B]] sex ballad videos from the early [[1990's]]. On February 7, 2007, Samberg helped Timberlake perform the song live at his concert in [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thelonelyisland.blogspot.com/2007/02/ardy-and-justin-at-msg.html|last=Tam|first=Chester|title=Andy and Justin at MSG!|date=[[February 8]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-02-10}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
The music video is about two [[Casanova]]-type men (played by Timberlake and Samberg) singing about giving their lovers (played by [[Kristen Wiig]] and [[Maya Rudolph]]) Christmas gifts. As the gifts, each man had a box attached to his waist and had his [[penis]] inside the box, going so far as to offer step-by-step instructions on how to create the gift (1: Cut a hole in a box, 2: Put your junk in that box, 3: Make her open the box...and that's the way you do it!). They also sing about how a "dick in a box" is better than a diamond ring ("that sort of gift don't mean anything"), a [[car]], or "a house in the hills"; it is also suited for any holiday or occasion: [[Christmas]], [[Hanukkah]], [[Kwanzaa]], and even "over at your parents' house" and "midday at the grocery store." At the end of the film, they are both arrested by the police, presumably for parading around "backstage at the CMAs" with their "packages."
The music video is about two [[Casanova]]-type men (played by Timberlake and Samberg) singing about giving their lovers (played by [[Kristen Wiig]] and [[Maya Rudolph]]) Christmas gifts. As the gifts, each man had a box attached to his waist and had his [[penis]] inside the box, going so far as to offer step-by-step instructions on how to create the gift (1: Cut a hole in a box, 2: Put your junk in that box, 3: Make her open the box...and that's the way you do it!). They also sing about how a "dick in a box" is better than a diamond ring ("that sort of gift don't mean anything"), a car, or "a house in the hills"; it is also suited for any holiday or occasion: [[Christmas]], [[Hanukkah]], [[Kwanzaa]], and even "over at your parents' house" and "midday at the grocery store." At the end of the film, they are both arrested by the police, presumably for parading around "backstage at the CMAs" with their "packages."


== Inspiration ==
== Inspiration ==
The style of the video and the musical performance is inspired by early-1990s [[R&B]]/[[New jack swing]] acts like [[Color Me Badd]], [[Jodeci]] and [[R. Kelly]]; The Lonely Island and Timberlake were fans of such acts while growing up.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1548607/20061220/timberlake_justin.jhtml | date = [[2006-12-20]] | first = Gil | last = Kaufman | title = 'SNL' Star Behind Timberlake's Raunchy Hit Hopes To 'Box' Up Full LP | work = [[MTV]] via [[VH1.com]] | accessdate = 2007-01-27}}</ref>
The style of the video and the musical performance is inspired by early-1990's [[R&B]] acts like [[Color Me Badd]], [[Jodeci]] and [[R. Kelly]]; The Lonely Island and Timberlake were fans of such acts while growing up.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1548607/20061220/timberlake_justin.jhtml | date = [[2006-12-20]] | first = Gil | last = Kaufman | title = 'SNL' Star Behind Timberlake's Raunchy Hit Hopes To 'Box' Up Full LP | work = [[MTV]] via [[VH1.com]] | accessdate = 2007-01-27}}</ref>


==Response==
==Response==

Revision as of 17:02, 20 March 2007

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Special Box.

Dick in a Box (also known as A Special Box[1] and A Special Christmas Box[2]) is a now iconic Saturday Night Live digital short featuring Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg that aired on December 16 2006. The song featured was written and produced by Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone of The Lonely Island. Timberlake also contributed to the lyrics.[3] The video is a parody of R&B sex ballad videos from the early 1990's. On February 7, 2007, Samberg helped Timberlake perform the song live at his concert in Madison Square Garden in New York.[4]

Plot

The music video is about two Casanova-type men (played by Timberlake and Samberg) singing about giving their lovers (played by Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph) Christmas gifts. As the gifts, each man had a box attached to his waist and had his penis inside the box, going so far as to offer step-by-step instructions on how to create the gift (1: Cut a hole in a box, 2: Put your junk in that box, 3: Make her open the box...and that's the way you do it!). They also sing about how a "dick in a box" is better than a diamond ring ("that sort of gift don't mean anything"), a car, or "a house in the hills"; it is also suited for any holiday or occasion: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and even "over at your parents' house" and "midday at the grocery store." At the end of the film, they are both arrested by the police, presumably for parading around "backstage at the CMAs" with their "packages."

Inspiration

The style of the video and the musical performance is inspired by early-1990's R&B acts like Color Me Badd, Jodeci and R. Kelly; The Lonely Island and Timberlake were fans of such acts while growing up.[5]

Response

An uncensored version was made available on the Saturday Night Live website after the show was aired.[6] It features the same audience response track, as the short was aired uncensored to the in-studio audience. Although there is no talk about releasing the same song without the audience since it wasn't performed on set.

NBC added the video to YouTube, where it has received more than 18 million views and is ranked as Youtube's third-most viewed video of all-time.[2] Over 18 illegal copies were also posted to various Youtube and Google Video accounts,[7] bringing the total views to over 21.6 million, making it the third most viewed video on the Internet[8] (as of February 23, 2007).

On December 22, 2006, the Parents Television Council called on NBC to "rethink its decision to post an uncensored version of a Saturday Night Live skit on both its own website and YouTube, in which the word 'dick' is used multiple times". When the skit aired on SNL, NBC bleeped out the word "dick" a total of 16 times.[9]

Some radio stations used the edited version as an unofficial single by Timberlake. The version used was recorded from the SNL broadcast. The edited version was titled "Junk in the Box."

Parodies and homages

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Special Box". NBC. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
  2. ^ a b "SNL - Digital Short - A Special Christmas Box *Uncensored Ve". NBC. YouTube. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
  3. ^ Steinberg, Jacques (2006-12-21). "Censored 'SNL' Sketch Jumps Bleepless Onto the Internet". The New York Times. Retrieved 2006-12-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Tam, Chester (February 8, 2007). "Andy and Justin at MSG!". Retrieved 2007-02-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Kaufman, Gil (2006-12-20). "'SNL' Star Behind Timberlake's Raunchy Hit Hopes To 'Box' Up Full LP". MTV via VH1.com. Retrieved 2007-01-27. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Dick in a Box - Uncensored Version". Saturday Night Live. NBC. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
  7. ^ "NewTeeVee - Where to Find Good Video". NewTeeVee. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
  8. ^ "Vidmeter All Time Top 100". Vidmeter. Retrieved 2007-02-23.
  9. ^ "PTC Puts NBC on Naughty List". Comcast News. 2006-12-22. Retrieved 2007-01-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Dick in a Box". Busted Tees. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
  11. ^ "Dick In A Box T-Shirts". Creative Idea Designs. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
  12. ^ "Umphrey's McGee - Dick in a Box - 12/31/2006". YouTube. 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2007-01-18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ arzherproductions (2006-12-31). "My Box in a Box". YouTube. Retrieved 2007-01-18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "AQUA2GO Press Releases". Esgee Enterprises. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-01-21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ "Ellen's Aqua2Go Commercial". Google Video. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2007-01-21. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ "Vote in a Box". YouTube. 2007-01-29. Retrieved 2007-01-31. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  17. ^ "Facebook Gift Shop". Facebook. 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2007-02-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  18. ^ "20.png". Facebook. 2007-02-08. Retrieved 2007-02-09. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
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