One of the perks of my gig that I enjoy is being in front of a television all day. However, that also means I have to see a lot of programming I'd otherwise never watch.

Take Oprah, for example.

I could never guarantee that I wouldn't watch her, but nine times out of 10, I wouldn't even sniff the boob-tube at that time of day (4 p.m. CST in Oklahoma City). However, it's a pop culture must that we watch her on those two or three times a year when she does her My Favorite Things shows.

For those of you who don't know how it works, Oprah doesn't announce her My Favorite Things episode. She springs it on an unknowning but adoring audience, who knows that its mere mention means thousands of dollars worth of schwag they'll get to take home.

On Tuesday, her latest victims were in Macon, Georgia. Now, I don't have the foggiest idea why the big O was there, but as soon as the audience learned it was a MFT episode, there was more cacklin' than at a country hen house.

What Oprah does for an hour is show off products she likes, giving them away to audience members. In reality, Oprah is showing off products from companies that have paid to have their stuff hocked on her show. I'm not so cynical to believe that Oprah doesn't actually like the products she's gushing over; it's just that I've never seen a show so full of product placement.

Heck, Oprah even touted the greatness of FedEx as delivery drivers handed out goods to the cackling masses.

What has made this a pop culture spectacle though is Oprah and the way her audiences react to her. It's super easy to do a vocal caricature of how Winfrey over-enunciates her love of certain products. Likewise, the religious fervor held by her followers is equally predictable.

Not that I wouldn't love to walk away with a new camcorder, a popular book or some really comfy body butter. I actually thought Oprah was giving away her body butter and quipped, "How gross."

I was politely corrected.

Anyway, Saturday Night Live had a great, great parody of one of these MFT episodes, and it's so right on and funny. Enjoy.