Top 10 Superbowl Commercials – Tebow didn’t make it.
This Superbo…. *ahem* BIG GAME* was a great one, or at least was supposed to be a great one. Peyton Manning’s pick-6 gave the Saints a 2 TD lead and killed the chances of an Elway-esque drive by either QB. Same goes for the commercials. Good pieces.. but overall. Eh? While there are still some innovative brands and campaigns out there doing great things (as you’ll see later), for the most part the commercials aren’t the draw they once were and have become lame attempts at mediocrity. See any GoDaddy, Cars.com, or Chevy commercial. Its a shame that these large companies have to try so hard when the simple commercials are the ones we like best. Google’s simple commercials get the point across and are still clever. They won’t make my top ten list, but they’re not at the bottom either. Just like Google. It was exactly what we expected. Simple and it worked. No frills.
The big failures of the night were Coca-Cola and Denny’s. Picture this, guy camping out in an African plain gets out of his make shift tent and sleep-walks through herds of wild and scary animals to a near-by fridge and grabs a frosty soda. Clearly trying to invoke some Polar-Bear magic I just couldn’t get what he was doing there. Also, Coca-Cola combined with The Simpson’s in what should have been absolute gold. But clearly it just didn’t work. Springfield cares about Mr. Burns’ bankruptcy and shares their cokes with him. Sooo…. we should share our cokes with the big bank CEO’s? I dunno. The 2nd most die-hard Simpsonite that I know, casually walked away from the TV with a look of "WTF?" on his face. Everyone else just thought they didn’t get it. … Which brings me to Denny’s. Screaming chickens. Yeah… screaming chickens. I think I’ve made my case.
So, now that I’ve bitched and complained about the not-so-great. Lets get to the top 10. Starting with:
10. FLO.tv My Generation.
This commercial wasn’t ground breaking (shows you the quality of the other commercials if this is #10) but was decently put together and was a little bit provocative. I enjoyed it.
9. Kia: Toy Fantasy
The small automotive companies came to play this year and showing the big-boys whats up. I just love the sock monkey getting the MOM tattoo.
8. Emerald Nuts/Pop Secret: Awesome.
When this first came on I thought, “Oh great… another terrible commercial. Then WHAM! The awesomeness hit me. This is what a Superbowl commercial should be. Awesome + Aweome = Awesomer
7. E-Trade: Baby Love Triangle
Ok, look. This is the only E-Trade Baby commercial I’m putting on here. They’re cute and funny, but its a little old. It’s almost been 2 years since they’ve come up with a new concept. This one works, but it’s a dying joke. Milk-a-wha?
6. McDonalds: LeBron/Dwight Howard H.O.R.S.E.
I have to admit I thought this was going to be terrible. 1. No way, can Dwight Howard actually compete with Mr. 90 ft in H.O.R.S.E., but a Dunk contest… maybe. It was more refreshing than I thought it was going to be.
5. Dorito’s Gym Ninja
I know I’m going to catch it for this one. This was a funny commercial. I bursted out laughing when the chip stuck in his neck. But, I don’t even think it was the second funniest Dorito’s commercial.
4. Hyundai: Old Favre
Absolutely perfect. 2020 Farve accepts the MVP. The only reason it’s not higher on this list is because its basically the same joke that Sears did. Still… I love it. I never want Favre to retire. He’s amazing.
3. Snickers: Betty White
I love Betty White and I don’t care who knows it. The only thing that would have made this commercial better is if Betty White actually laid out someone. That’d be a real Sports Collision. (oh… my bad… lame plug)
2. Doritos: Don’t Touch My Mama
Big winner of the night is definitely Dorito’s. In my opinion they had the top 2 funniest commercials. 2 things. Don’t touch my Dorito’s and don’t touch my mama.
1. Dorito’s Dog Collar
Dog + Electricity = Pure Gold… and the reason I feed my dog whatever he wants.
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