# Dick In A Box 'Dick in a Box' is a 2006 SNL Digital Short by The Lonely Island, starring Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake as R&B crooners pitching their gift-wrapped genitals as the ultimate present. It first aired on December 16, 2006, and its three-step 'cut a hole in the box' recipe was widely quoted and turned into a Christmas costume staple. ## Overview 'Dick in a Box' is a 2006 comedy music video from The Lonely Island, the trio behind other Saturday Night Live Digital Shorts like 'I'm on a Boat' and 'Like a Boss'[3]. The bit stars Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake as two R&B crooners pitching the ultimate romantic gift: their own genitals, wrapped up in a Christmas-style gift box tied at the waist[4]. The song parodies late-1980s R&B slow jams, complete with matching suits, synchronized choreography, and a deadpan list of steps for assembling the present[3]. The joke runs on the gap between smooth, straight-faced ballad delivery and the crude payoff, plus a three-step recipe fans still quote: cut a hole in the box, put your junk in the box, and have her open the box[4]. ## How It Spread The clip circulated online almost immediately after airing, and within a week several Urban Dictionary entries had been submitted for 'dick in a box'[4]. On December 22, 2006, tech blog Kottke published 'Ikea instructions for making Dick in the Box,' an illustrated flat-pack style guide to assembling the gift at home[2]. Hulu uploaded the video to YouTube on March 12, 2008, where it pulled more than 36.9 million views and 22,000 comments over the following five years[3]. The joke also spilled into costume culture, with a 'dick in a box' tag on Flickr gathering real-life recreations for parties and holidays[5]. For pop-culture context, io9 later pointed out that the gag predates SNL by more than a century: in 2008, Christie's auctioned 'a spring-loaded erotic carved wood novelty box, perhaps 19th century' for $1,214, essentially a Victorian version of the same joke[1]. ## How to Use The bit typically shows up around Christmas and Valentine's Day, quoted line-for-line ('cut a hole in the box, put your junk in the box') or acted out as a costume by tying a small wrapped box to a belt[5]. Home versions often include matching dark suits to match the Samberg and Timberlake staging[4]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Dick In A Box? 'Dick in a Box' is a 2006 SNL Digital Short by The Lonely Island in which Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake sing an R&B parody about giving their genitals in a Christmas-wrapped gift box[3]. ### Where did Dick In A Box come from? The video first aired on Saturday Night Live on December 16, 2006, produced by The Lonely Island with Justin Timberlake as guest host[3]. ### What does Dick In A Box mean? In the sketch it refers to a literal gift, a man's genitals presented inside a gift-wrapped box as a romantic offering, punchlined with the three-step recipe 'cut a hole, put your junk in, let her open it'[4]. ### How do you use Dick In A Box? People usually quote the three-step recipe during the holidays or recreate it as a costume by tying a small wrapped box to the belt, often paired with matching suits like the ones Samberg and Timberlake wore[5]. ### Is Dick In A Box still popular? It's a classic mid-2000s SNL bit; Hulu's 2008 YouTube upload passed 36.9 million views within five years, keeping the sketch widely shared long after its original air date[3]. ## References 1. [https://io9.com/5941402/and-now-a-dick-in-a-box-from-the-1800s]() 2. [https://kottke.org]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dick-in-a-box]() 4. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Dick%20In%20A%20Box]() 5. [https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=dick+in+a+box]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/dick-in-a-box Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library