The Cedar Hill Cops Make a Pitch Perfect Spoof of Matthew McConaughey Lincoln Ads (Video)

Some things are just begging to be made fun of. Texas naked-bongo player in chief Matthew McConaughey's 2014 Rust Cohle-channeling Lincoln ads are one of those things. It's not a hard thing to parody. Still, the officers at the Cedar Hill police department deserve credit. Their spoof is perfect...

By Stephen Young

March 2, 2015

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Some things are just begging to be made fun of. Texas naked-bongo player in chief Matthew McConaughey's 2014 Rust Cohle-channeling Lincoln ads are one of those things. It's not a hard thing to parody. Still, the officers at the Cedar Hill police department deserve credit. Their spoof is perfect.

First watch the original, just to remember how bad it was:

Now, check Cedar Hill PD's version. It's spot-on. The best line?

"You don't get into police work because it makes sense. You do it because you thought it really looked cool on TV."

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