Update: You can find the Super Bowl Commercials at this site.
Every year, Super Bowl commercials get more… let’s say, special. JustTwoNerds.com, in the spirit of vital journalism, will be bringing you our take on this year’s commercial contestants. Entries are listed in random order, so items higher on the list are not necessarily better or worse than items lower on the list.
Best overall commercial:
- Snickers Betty White Football Player
- Bud House Made of Bottles
- Bud Light Asteroid – With the Dharma Initiative Scientist
- Doritos Bark Collar
- Doritos Funeral
- Bud Light Auto Tune
- Plane Crash Bud Light
- Budweiser Horse and Cow
- Doritos Ninja
Biggest Money-Waster:
- GoDaddy
- Dodge Charger
Worst overall Commercial:
- Pop Secret and Emerald Dolphin Humans
- Boost Mobile
- Career Builder Casual Friday
- Census Infomercial
Most Annoying:
- Green Police by Audi
- eTrade Babies
Most Indifferent:
- Google Paris Searching
Marketing Department Most in Need of Help:
- Cars.com – Genius who can’t buy a car.
- Dove for Men
- KIA stuffed animals – And change the name while you’re at it.
Best use non-human actors:
- Doritos Bark Collar
- Monster Beaver Violinists
- Killer Whale Bachelor Party
- Free Grand Slam Chickens
I don’t think so!:
- News 7 Hometown Station – Filming from a sunny and warm farmers market with fresh apples.
Best / worst use of celebrities:
- Robin Head Trailer (Crowe doesn’t throw a phone)
- Homeaway.com with the Griswalds
Product most likely to try as a result of commercial:
- Bud Light
- Doritos
Product least likely to try as result of commercial:
- Coke – Safari (narrowly beating out Coke Simpsons)
- Dodge Charger
Most creative:
- Punxsutawney Polumalu
Biggest Time Waster (15 seconds I can’t get back):
- Survivor
Things Sex Cannot Sell:
- GoDaddy.com
- MotoBlur
Why??:
- Bud Light Bridge Out
- Brett Farve 2020 MVP
- Telaflora
- Kiss
- FloTV
- Intel Core i3/i5/i7
- Highlife Local Businesses
Name Fail:
- KGB Text Searching
