'Saturday Night Live:' Oprah's favorite things...

 There may be no more ridiculous a spectacle in all of popular culture than the spectacle of Oprah's favorite-things-that-are-really-product-placements, but there it was again, Friday. One more time. Weeping audience members. A lot of stuff that no one needs. And O.

  Expect a spin-off of this on OWN.

  But it all brings to mind Maya Rudolph's classic parody. So, you be the judge. Is this "SNL" skit a parody? Or is it mimickry?

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