The Fab 5: Best Super Bowl Commercials EVER

January 30, 2009 3:30 pm     Posted in Cool Stuff  Brithny - Duke University g+ page

budweiserfrogs.jpgGuys usually watch the Superbowl for the actual football game (or in some cases *ahem, my dad* as an excuse to shove as much pizza and wings they can get down their throats). As a sports-crazy girl (go Duke basketball!) I also watch it for the action, but I can understand if some non-sporty people don’t feel as enthusiastic about a bunch of big, padded guys running into each other and chasing after a little ball. At least, that’s how my mom puts it.


By Brithny

But she’s found an entertaining reason to join our whole family during this epic February event: the commercials. This year, NBC Superbowl commercials will cost companies $3 MILLION dollars for 30 seconds of air time! That’s equal to $100,000 for 1 second. Aren’t we in a recession?

Anyway, to celebrate the fact that our economy is in shambles but we still have enough money for ads with talking frogs and cowboys chasing cats, here are my favorite 5 Superbowl commercials of all time:

5) James Carville and Bill Frist Fall In Love Over Coke. With all the political hype going on right now, we hope the Republicans and Democrats will unite like these two do over a can of Coke.

4) EDS Cowboys Herding Cats. What could be better than kitties and cowboys?

3) Mean Joe Green and Coke. Probably the most effective commercial of all time. Maybe Coke can bring peace to the Middle East?

2) Apple 1984. The one that started it all. And because I love my mac ^_^

1) Terry Tate and Reebok. Terry Tate tackling “Office Space” workers. ‘Nuff said.

What’s YOUR favorite Superbowl commercial ever?

6 Comments on "The Fab 5: Best Super Bowl Commercials EVER"

  1. Krista says:
    Fri, 30th Jan 20096:11 pm 

    Oh god, I remember this one commercial for a phone, I think it was Nextell, and it showed these nerdy, slightly overweight, and balding office workers dancing to this Britteny Spears Esque song, the manager came in and demanded to know where something was, why they weren't doing it. The workers paused the music and used their phones to find out everything within seconds and then hit play and started dancing again. Right when the song went "ooh baby BAby!

    I love it, I wish I could watch it again, I haven't seen it in years.

  2. Casey says:
    Sat, 31st Jan 20095:19 am 

    ha, krista I totally remember that! I wish I knew what it was too.

  3. Casey says:
    Sat, 31st Jan 20095:23 am 

    never mind, I just found it. It's a nextel ad. it's on youtube under "Best tv ad – Nextel "office dance"" i'm not sure how to post a link on here.

  4. Reid says:
    Sat, 31st Jan 20098:16 am 

    last Bud Light – "I threw a rock"

    so good. so true.

  5. giz says:
    Sat, 31st Jan 200910:35 am 

    Budweiser's 911 spot.

  6. Rebecca says:
    Sun, 1st Feb 200912:03 am 

    There was one a few years back for Emerald Nuts. At the end the phrase "Eagle-eyed Machete Enthusiasts Recognize A Little Druid Networking Under The Stairs" was spelled out and the commercial was the phrase acted out. I don't know why, but it still had me laughing for weeks afterward.

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