The commercials of Super Bowl XLII: A summary
Super Bowl XLII is all done except for the cleanup and the hangovers. And, you are probably doing one of two things right now. Either you are joyously celebrating the win of the Wild Card New York Giants over the undefeated (until Sunday) New England Patriots, or your are cursing out that f@#&ing Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick for screwing up a perfect season and, most likely, starting a new sports curse in New England.
Oh well, at least you have the commercials to take your mind off of it all if you were a Patriots fan. This year’s crop was pretty diverse with a mix of serious and humorous ads. Plus, a little star power thrown in just for taste. Thanks to Jason Hughes, Jen Creer, JJ Hawkins, and yours truly, TV has postings about every new commercial that aired, from the E-Trade baby to the guy who attached jumper cables to his nipples.
If you’re scratching your head on what the hell I mean then jump over to the next page, where you’ll see a list of links to all of our commercial reviews.
Sony Pictures: You Don’t Mess With the Zohan
Toyota: “Big Wheels”
Bud Light: “Semi-Pro”
Coca-Cola: “Carville & Frist”
E-trade: “Baby Trader II”
NFL.com: “Super Ad”
Amp: “Jumpstart”
Bud Light: “Ability to Fly”
Victoria’s Secret: “Model”
E-Trade: “Baby Trader”
Gatorade: “Thirsty Dog”
Hyundai: “The Genesis”
Doritos: “Mouse Trap”
Taco Bell: “Fiesta Platters”
Pepsi: Justin Timberlake
CareerBuilder: “Spider”
T-Mobile: “Chuck and Dwayne”
Coca-Cola: “Dueling Parade Balloons”
Planters: “Unibrow”
Sunsilk: “Hair Icons”
Bridgestone: “Headlights”
Walt Disney Presents: The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian
Bud Light: “Carlos Mencia”
Yukon: “Hybrid”
Ice Breakers: “Carmen Electra”
Bud Light: “Caveman Invents the Wheel”
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy: “Neighborhood Dealer”
SoBe Life Water: “Thriller”
Vitamin Water: “Horse Race”
CareerBuilder.com: “Follow Your Heart”
Garmin GPS: “Napoleon”
Salesgenie.com: “Ching Ching and Ling Ling”
Cars.com: “Witch Doctor”
Universal Pictures presents: Leatherheads
Toyota: “Corolla”
Tide: “Stain”
Cars.com: “Death Match”
FedEx: “Carrier Pigeons”
Dell: “Red”
Go Daddy.com: “Wardrobe Malfunction”
Gatorade G-2: “Derek Jeter”
Universal Pictures presents: Wanted
Doritos: “Crash the Super Bowl Winner”
Bridgestone: “Squirrel in the Road”
Under Armour Shoes: “The Future is Ours”
Bud Light: “Wine and Cheese Party”
SalesGenie.com: “ACME Widgets”
Diet Pepsi Max: “Roxbury/What Is Love?”
Audi R8: “The Godfather”
Bud Light: “Breathe Fire”
Budweiser: “Rocky”
Coca-Cola: “Dueling Parade Balloons”
On a cool Thanksgiving morning old (Underdog) and new (Stewie from Family Guy) parade balloons battle it out for a inflatable bottle of Coca-Cola. As they cross the skyline of New York City fists fly and heads are butted. But, in the end, neither is the one who claims the prize. That honor goes to the honorable Charlie Brown, who seems to have finally won something in his life.
This was a cute and gentle commercial by Cola-Cola, which rarely disappoints when it comes to Super Bowl ads. I never realized that the Underdog and Stewie Thanksgiving Day balloons had such angry looks on their faces. That was an advantage in this commercial as we saw the two balloons battling it out. I enjoyed when Underdog slammed Stewie against the building. Nice job overall.