Seven Best Super Bowl Commercials of 2013 [Video]
Super Bowl commercials are very important. Companies spend millions of dollars for a few brief seconds in front tens of millions of potential customers. Sometimes they are awesome and become well-known cultural references. And sometimes they feature Danica Patrick. We’ll start with some solid Super Bowl commercials and then move on to the worst Super Bowl ads of 2013.
Honorable Mention For Effectiveness or Awesomeness:
Megan Fox in the bathtub for some phone
Audi Prom Night
Kat Dennings pole dancing to promoter her awful show
David Letterman and Andrew Luck
Calvin Klein (for the ladies)
PSYSTACHIO
Kate Upton’s Super Bowl ad
Dishonorable Mention:
All Go Daddy Commercials always
Bud Light voodoo
Coke and Pepsi
Shrugable Mention:
Tracy Morgan’s sports drink thing
M&Ms
Amy Poehler at Best Buy
Seth Rogan and Paul Rudd for some phone
Now, here are my seven favorite ads from Super Bowl Sunday, in no particular order.
Budweiser Brotherhood Featuring Landslide
You could put just about any video to Landslide and it will evoke emotion in the viewer. Toss in a well-known animal and a tale of friendship and love and brotherhood and I’m starting to cry.
Doritos Goat 4 Sale
Something about the way the goat screams. Then the Tommy Wiseau-like freak out. Cartoon animal violence is never not funny.
Labatt Blue Crossing the Border
C-A-N-A-D-eh?
Axe Astronaut
Seemed like a straightforward commercial that features a buff lifeguard fighting a shark to save a hot chick. Then – TWIST. Nothing beats an astronaut. They’re right.
Speed Stick Fold Your Panties
You have a situation that millions can relate to.
Wheat Thins Yeti
This commercial starts with the standard “stupid husband” trope, but takes a delightful turn once the lights are turned back on. Everything about the reveal is hilarious. Including Ted from next door running in and the guy yelling to check out his Yeti.
Dikembe Mutombo Geico
These GEICO ads are generally infuriating. A witch in a broom factory? Stupid. Gallagher at a farmers market? Funny. The folk rock duo? Utterly pointless. Despite all that, Dikembe Mutombo running around blocking cereal boxes and anything else you try and toss in a basket is amazing. I want Dikembe Mutombo’s voice on my GPS.
- Lionel Messi Holding His Son Thiago Is Your Sports Photo of the Week
- UCLA AD Dan Guerrero Would Like People Stop Focusing on Steve Alford’s Past and Instead Look at What He Has Accomplished at UCLA
- Chris Parmelee of the Twins Got Hit in a Sensitive Area While Running to First [GIF]
- Steelers Fans Who Have Difficulty Spelling Should Avoid Homemade Tattoos
- Twins are Screening ‘The Sandlot’ at Target Field Today; Squints and Ham Showed Up, Too
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February 4th, 2013 at 11:03 AM
I love her.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:04 AM
I really liked the Play 60 plug on the field after half time, talking about the NFL’s commitment to kids eating healthy. Now enjoy these soda, beer, and chip commercials!
Letterman, Clydesdales, and Audi were my favorites.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:06 AM
I like Landslide as a song. Good tune plus animals? Alright.
Which was the one where the kid has his football taken, rallies his friends, then confronts the bully? Was it Hyundai? I liked that one.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:06 AM
There was something amazing about the M&M in a toupee.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:07 AM
The NFL Evolution/Kennedy commercial was ridiculous.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:08 AM
Kat Dennings pole dancing to promoter her awful show
i was shocked when i found out it was to promote her show. since she is a grass carp, thought it was some crazy add for zebco.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:09 AM
Well said.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:09 AM
Of all the commercials, I thought the Dodge commercial was most effective for their target audience.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:09 AM
I missed the Kate Upton commercial. When did it air.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:10 AM
The taco bell commercial was my favorite
February 4th, 2013 at 11:10 AM
Used to be a fan of Bar, but that ad sucked. We knew Danica was a no talent lady of the night who would do anything for a buck, but not Bar.
I didnt see the Upton commercial.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:11 AM
Better Call Saul
February 4th, 2013 at 11:11 AM
Per my TL on Twitter I think the Dodge/Farmer commercial was either very effective or completely ineffective. Almost no middle ground.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:11 AM
She was also in like 1.5 seconds of another commercial…I think because the people making that commercial realized she’s not as attractive as everyone makes her out to be.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:12 AM
I liked the Horsey one. And the only laugh I got was from The Letterman one.
Idiots who think Dodge make good vehicles?
Oh and I didn’t see the Labatts one. When did that air? Love that bear.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Bar literally gets photographed for a living.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:13 AM
I’ve been critical of Kat Dennings in the past and I think I might have been wrong about that. Wow.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:13 AM
/coop’d
February 4th, 2013 at 11:14 AM
Amen. And last night’s ad made me like her even more.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:15 AM
No, idiots who base their decision on advertising.
I liked the theme but would never buy a Dodge.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:15 AM
Well played fag. I was offended by that Jeep commercial with Oprah.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:15 AM
A commercial with only Bob Odenkirk (and not Rogen and Rudd) doing Saul Goodman selling some bullshit product would have fantastic.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:16 AM
I said this in the other thread, but that’s an actual human screaming for the goat.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:18 AM
Did anyone else think Letterman looked like he’s on death’s door in that commercial?
February 4th, 2013 at 11:19 AM
What!? Next you’re going to tell me the goat didn’t really eat all the Doritos!
February 4th, 2013 at 11:20 AM
Also, Meghan Fox showed more emotion in those 30 seconds than she has in all her movies combined.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:20 AM
the farmer dodge truck was good. was that Bob Dole speaking?
Jeep is just exploiting the military at this point. There are ways of indicating your’re committment to the military and USO. There was enough product placement in that ad they didn’t have to coattail on patriotism into consumerism. fuck em.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:21 AM
I’m sorry, you’re right, it’s impossible to doctor sound.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:22 AM
the make-up on the punched eye for the Audi commercial was mesmerizing and outstanding.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:22 AM
Paul Harvey
February 4th, 2013 at 11:24 AM
thanks
February 4th, 2013 at 11:24 AM
The Paul Harvey commercial reminded me of the horrific Levis ads with the Walt Whitman poems read over grainy footage.
Also no farmers are buying Dodges.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:24 AM
and God forbid I find it hilarious that a human can scream like that.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:25 AM
Last call, Chicago.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:27 AM
Truth
February 4th, 2013 at 11:28 AM
Maybe if the Dodge trucks are subsidized.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:29 AM
Liked the Joe Montana stain/Tide commercial.
Also, my wife loved the Bud Light Voodoo commercials – of course we used to live in NOLA so there’s that.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:29 AM
Leon Sandcastle was the winner.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:29 AM
Also no farmers are buying Dodges.
yeah. shouldda just had more some dudes screaming HEMMMIIIII. But I liked the Paul Harvey bit.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:30 AM
At least GoDaddy stopped the whole “See what happens next; web content not rated!!” bullshit
February 4th, 2013 at 11:31 AM
Definitely.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:32 AM
Which is, in and of itself, retarded as you would think a web hosting company would want people to visit their site.
I actually did think the one with all the guys simultaneously saying they have a unique web idea was smart, pretty accurate too.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:40 AM
Kat dennings…yes..
February 4th, 2013 at 11:41 AM
Also awesome – The Raid Redemption
February 4th, 2013 at 11:41 AM
Kat Dennings does have an awesome rack. Too bad she is a hipster. So fuck her.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:43 AM
So many times after signing super important non-disclosure agreements you find out the big top secret idea is a new twitter/facebook/craigslist except this one costs money to use. Cretins.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:47 AM
Well i dont mind if i do
February 4th, 2013 at 11:58 AM
We had a longrunning debate about whether that was really Stevie Wonder in those Bud Light Voodoo commercials.
February 4th, 2013 at 11:58 AM
Kat Dennings does have an awesome rack.
How do they make her so pale?
February 4th, 2013 at 11:59 AM
She probably only likes guys that wear wool knit hats when it’s 80 degrees out.
February 4th, 2013 at 12:02 PM
This
Leon Sandcastle was second for me.
February 4th, 2013 at 12:10 PM
I thought the Oreo commercial was pretty good. Chaos, but everybody was whispering because it was in the library. I think it got the biggest laughs out of the group I was with.
February 4th, 2013 at 1:30 PM
gag on the horse ad. horses don’t do that like/as often as dogs do. cannot believe so many people got all gooey over it
/chuckstrong’d
//i’ve got no soul
February 4th, 2013 at 1:34 PM
Also, Meghan Fox showed more emotion in those 30 seconds than she has in all her movies combined.
she stretches for jennifer’s body and she gets what she was reaching for. that movie is almost as good as John Carter
February 4th, 2013 at 1:34 PM
Like the swallows coming back to San Juan Capistrano. Vez, debuting a new screen ID just in time for baseball.
February 4th, 2013 at 1:35 PM
Jeep is just exploiting the military at this point. There are ways of indicating your’re committment to the military and USO. There was enough product placement in that ad they didn’t have to coattail on patriotism into consumerism. fuck em.
agreed. i tweeted that it was a great ad for 2006
February 4th, 2013 at 1:36 PM
nods at srod
February 4th, 2013 at 1:37 PM
Also awesome – The Raid Redemption
So amazing. They just finalized contracts for the sequel. Picks up shortly thereafter. Saw it had a 100 day shooting calendar, which bodes well.
February 4th, 2013 at 1:39 PM
since we’re on movies….i just now saw The Thing, the newest edition. liked it a lot