Super bowl ads. The best and worst.

[redirish28]

I think one of the best ones has to be the young Clydesdale's trying to pull the beer wagon.

[KitchenWitch]

1. That one was touching

I also thought the one with the girls "She hates her freckles" was nice.

The funniest ones were the Fed Ex Dinosaur one and the Fabio one.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. The Apple "1984" ad was great.

[Sabien]

3. Toyota ads way off the mark...

I thought that 2 ads that ran during the superbowl were just plain dumb

The first one was with the dad and his son riding in the car and the kid asked his dad why they bought a hybrid vehicle and the dad said because it is better for your future, and the kid then asked his dad (who had some sort of random accent) why did he learn english and the dad said that it's better for your future. This ad seems about 40 or 50 years too late...and is especially wierd coming from a Japanese car company. I think that it would have been more appropriate in Chinese or Spanish.

The other ad that I think was just plain wrong was the shot of the Toyota truck being tossed around by huge waves, banging on rocks, and then later being driven away. Hello...anybody remember Katrina?, anybody remember Rita?, anybody remember the huge Tsumani in Asia?

I walk away scratching my head...

[KitchenWitch]

4. I agree

Those ads, and the Hummer ad were terrible.

I loved the Fabio ad.

[JVS]

24. The hummer ad was funny, but I dislike the product

[Beware the Beast Man]

31. I liked the Hummer ad. Hate the vehicle, though.

[KitchenWitch]

33. meh...too much like human-animal hybrids for my tastes

:rofl:

[qanda]

5. The one with the truck in the water

Was in such poor taste. I couldn't believe they were being that insensitive.

[Benfea]

10. Ads for cars, beer and perfume never make any damn sense

I don't know why that is, but it is clearly some kind of rule in the advertising industry.

[bullwinkle428]

18. The truck in the surf totally gave me nightmarish Tsunami flashbacks...

:scared:

[Radical Activist]

49. I liked the toyota one

Its very topical and since most manufacturers still don't have many hybrid cars I'd say its very modern.

[zbdent]

6. Really bad ending: The e-harmony.com one . . . oh, wait

it was an advertisement for the H3 . . .

I swore that it was going to be a commercial for an online dating service . . . and then the dinosaur gives birth to something that guzzles and devours its ancestors . . .

[lizziegrace]

7. Definitely the young Clydesdale ad

The Budweiser company hasn't really produced a dud yet.

[Mad_Dem_X]

22. That's the only one I really saw - loved it

"I won't tell if you won't." So cute...

[northzax]

35. oh, that's the other message

"I won't talk about underage drinking if you don't!" come on, that's exactly the message.

[eyesroll]

8. That Burger King one with the women-dressed-as-pickles was creepy.

It was a bizarre condiment orgy.

[lizziegrace]

9. oh that was!

I'm glad they got rid of that creepy king but this wasn't much better.

[kedrys]

14. The King was in it

just not prominently.

I almost ran out of the room screaming on that one. It was truly creepy. :scared:

[lizziegrace]

17. I had company and must have missed the king

I'm glad!

:cry:

He's scary!

[JVS]

27. It was the creepy king in his natural environment of creepiness, so...

he didn't stand out much. I look forward to even more disturbing Burgerking commercials. Perhaps something along these lines

[JVS]

25. That was cool

[LSdemocrat]

11. Best ads: Budweiser; Worst: Diet Pepsi, Hummer

[MissMillie]

12. I liked the FedEx ad

with the cave men and dinosaurs (mind you, I know that man and dinosaurs are separated by millions of years... but I liked it anyway).

[kedrys]

13. The other Bud ad was great too

The one where they revisit the Clydesdales playing football, and a shorn sheep ("streaker") dances on the "field", with the ranch hands commenting "I really did not need to see that!" I thought it was hilarious.

My other favorite was the one with Richard Dean Anderson riffing on MacGyver. I actually watched it twice (yay DVR!) :D

[peekaloo]

19. That was the only one I saw (naked sheep)

or at least the part where it shook its rump at the horses. :D

Until your explanation I thought it may have been a 'Brokeback Mountain' reference.

:dunce:

[redirish28]

30. I didn't see the Richard Dean Anderson one.

[AllegroRondo]

50. It was one of those "priceless" commercials

it shows him tied up and getting free, disarming a bomb, and hotwiring a truck with simple household items.

"air freshener, $1.48"
"dental floss, paper clips, and a turkey baster, $11.24"

[mikita]

15. here it is

for those who missed it (myself included)

I love Clydesdales........

http://www.advertisementave.com/tv/ad.asp?u_player=mediaplayer&adid=661

[undeterred]

16. addicted to LOST!

:rofl: :rofl:

[Ekirh]

20. My favs

Were the Streaker during the Clysdale football game

And I got a kick out of the one where the monkeys flip over the chart so it looks like their business is on the upswing.

[Giant Robot]

21. Magic fridge! Magic fridge!

:rofl:

Or the young Clydesdale ad. That was cute.

[JVS]

26. I was busy taking a leak and missed magic fridge

[Lady President]

23. Loved the clydesdale

My favorites were both Budweiser ads: The little clydesdale "pulling" the beer wagon was the best. I also like the one were the stadium of fans had those flip cards that made it look like they poured beer into a glass.

Least favorite: That weird Burger King ad with the Rockette condiments and the women falling on each other to make a sandwich.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

48. The flip-card ad I forgot about, but that was amusing, too. (nt)

[kick-ass-bob]

28. Magic fridge was the best that I saw. Personally, I thought FedEx's

was stupid.

And the Diet Pepsi "Brown and Bubbly" should get that ad agency fired.

MacGyver ad was good - but only because I knew about MacGyver (how many would not know?)

[AllegroRondo]

47. Loved MacGyver

I heard ad agencies have been trying for years to get him to reprise the role, but he only took this one because he enjoyed making fun of it.

[mikeytherat]

29. "Brown and bubbly" - Diet Pepsi - Brown and f**king bubbly???

Worst. Slogan. Ever.

I watched the SuperBowl with a nine-year-old boy, and he giggled all night about "brown and bubbly."

mikey_the_rat

[meow2u3]

40. Brown and bubbly?!

So's diarrhea! :puke:

That's what I was thinking.

[mikeytherat]

45. ...and so did the nine-year-old watching the game with us!

mikey_the_rat

[Beware the Beast Man]

32. The Ameriquest ad, with the doctors killing the fly with the crash cart.

"Yep, that killed him."

:rofl:

[northzax]

34. yes, indeed. and what was the message of that ad again?

"Hey Parents! if your kid isn't old enough to get Budweiser products, why don't you give them a little help?"

classy, classy stuff. We don't advertise to children, but our mascots are lambs and ponies.

I gotta go with the United cartoon.

[kick-ass-bob]

36. Wow. Maybe you should have a beer and chill out.

[northzax]

38. what did you think the message was?

why does using cute baby animals translate into sales of an adult product? Their entire Superbowl ad campaign is basically "you become a man when you drink budweiser" it is totally directed at children and teenagers. And then they have the balls to put a small print disclaimer about underage drinking, and get credit for donating time to 'anti-teenage drinking' campaigns.

what do 'cute' and beer have to do with each other again? really? what's next, unicorns? carebears? every time people ooh and aah about the cute Bud ads, they encourage more marketing towards kids. But that's right, ponies are really popular in the key demographic of 21-35 year old males, the legal demographic that consumes the most Budweiser. Every 22 year old man I know of is just crazy about cute little animals, don't you think?

on edit: look, if we think it's ok that they are marketing to children, then fine, but let's not all pretend that isn't what's happening. the Tobacco companies lost their cartoons because they were obviously directed at children, why not the alcohol companies as well?

[kick-ass-bob]

41. I thought it was aimed at trying to get females. Note - I did

not hear the commercial and the "I won't tell" piece I didn't know about until reading it in this thread just this minute.

[northzax]

44. it was really the "I Won't Tell"

that was annoying to me. without that, it's not as obvious.

[redirish28]

56. Sometimes an ad is just an ad.

In the Clydesdale world to pull that beer wagon is like a human having a noble job -pick any job you want- It didn't just appeal to Female or children but also grown men who remember being young and wanting to grow up to one day maybe do their Dad's job. Have you never seen that Flintston commercial where the kid's are playing dress up. The young Clydesdale is that inter child dreaming of one day doing a grown up job.


as for the "I won't tell line". The guy saw the older clydesdales pushing the wagon. Are you as a parent going to help your child do something and then turn around saying "haha you can't do it without my help". It was just simply let the young clydesdale have his little moment in the son.

BESIDES we are just about the ONLY modern country which tells kids no no you can't drink and look at all the problems we have. In Europe "children" are served in bars and from all the studies I've seen They handle the drink better than our gang here in the states.

[nutsnberries]

37. about the Young Clydsdale ad...

i was flipping channels this morning and heard a guy laughing that so many people thought that was a cute ad. He thought that was clearly the WORST ad because it had bad intention wrapped in innocence.

the young clydesdale represented our young children and we should let them drink (Budweiser) and be just like us big clydesdales...

and he thought the "i won't tell if you don't" line at the end was the worst part.

I liked it when I saw it, but the guy is probably right. :shrug:

[RubyDuby in GA]

42. Man, some people will read anything into something

Talk about an agenda. Does this guy know anything about the history of the Clydesdales? I remember seeing them as a very young child at Grant's Farm in St. Louis. For decades, I guess over a century now, they've pulled the wagons and have been a symbol of Anheuser-Busch. While I don't like the Budweiser product myself, I've always loved the beauty of these massive creatures.

What I saw when I watched that commercial was a young clydesdale hoping to live up to the legend/tradition that has been established long before it was ever born.

People will always see what they want to see, but seriously - sometimes it's just a commercial.

[northzax]

43. I have no problem with using the Clydesdales

or even the donkey from last year. but I saw the exact same thing as the critics did, in real time, and I am hardly an anti-alcohol activist.

I also was yelling "don't get into manual labour, we wanted you to go to college" at the TV. so whatever.

[LynneSin]

39. I found a certain irony to the Hummer commericial

You had Godzilla and some giant robot behometh destroying the planet. But they meet, fall in love and have a kid which turns out to be a hummer.

The allow their kid to go free as they continue to destroy the planet.

Pretty much sums up a Hummer to me!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

46. The FedEx ad with the cavemen was funny.

I also enjoyed the young Clydesdale ad, the "Fabio" ad (:rofl:), the Bud "naked sheep" ad (:rofl::rofl::rofl:), and the "magic fridge" ad... :D :D

The Hummer ad was funny, but of course I hate the product, so..... :shrug:

Worst was probably the "brown and bubbly" one (:eyes:) and that BK commercial with the ladies dressed as pickles and onions and what have you..... It made everyone at my house give a collective, "What the fuck was that???"

[Radical Activist]

52. But Fed Ex hasn't been invented yet!

I loved that.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

54. "Not my problem."

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

;)

[Radical Activist]

51. Is go daddy.com a porn site?

I have no clue what they were advertising based on their ad. Sloppy.

[JVS]

53. Domain name sales. I just checked

[Shakespeare]

55. The sprint "crime deterrant" cell phone commercial

It was 1. violent, 2. hysterical and 3. totally unexpected. Nearly killed myself laughing, especially when he beaned the guy a second time.

We also enjoyed (and this may have been regional) the Jack in the Box stoner commercial. Refreshingly honest and realistic!

[Left Is Write]

57. I thought I heard Robert Palmer rolling in his grave during the Lost ad

featuring an altered version of the Addicted To Love video.

I liked the FedEx ad with the cavemen (though my favorite caveman commercial will probably always be the Geico one - "I'll have the roast duck with the mango salsa").