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The Super Bowl ads: This is what $3 million gets you these days


Even though I was at a Puppy Bowl party last night (go Matilda!) we did jump back and forth to see what companies had plopped down their lettuce for the most expensive ad spots of the year during the Super Bowl. We also saw Bruce Springsteen face-rape a cameraman, but that's another topic entirely.

Beer, soft drinks and cars? Shockah! Or Cha-Ka, even, considering that the Land of the Lost trailer and other movie previews were for the most part the best games in town.

NBC's online venture Hulu (which itself boasted one of the few actually interesting ads) is streaming all of the promos (although you have to watch ads in order to watch the ads, which makes my brain cry), so we've cobbled together and Best and Worst assortment for those of you who hate football but can't get enough advertising. (We know you're out there....)

The Worst

What the hell is a GoDaddy anyway? Will it turn me into a blow-up doll?





The Best

Ed McMahon, MC Hammer AND a solid gold toilet? And they said it couldn't be done.



And okay, this one's not that great but it's all about the coworker at the beginning who announces, "No one EVER sends me flowers!"


And this one shouldn't even count since it's from NBC and it was more than offset by the 3,394 stupid Heroes ads they ran but it's kind of funny.


And my personal favorite:

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