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02.08.10 THE 5 MOST MEMORABLE SUPER BOWL ADS

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While there were some disappointing trends last night, not every ad that aired during the Super Bowl was about not wearing pants or how much women totally harsh your buzz. Doritos and Bud Light, for example, appealed to the chip-eating, piss-swilling demographic with stupid, unrealistic gags.

Thankfully, a couple companies decided to hire ad agencies that employ people under the age of 35 who use the Internet. Here are the five ads that stuck out for being at least somewhat clever and original — and, most importantly, for being memorable.

5. Motorola’s MEGAN FOX NUDE IN A BATHTUB:

The crowd I watched with appreciated the masturbation joke. Afterwards, I said, “Wait, what was she advertising?” The room went quiet for a moment before someone ventured, “Like… a phone? Or chips. Or soda. Or something.”

4. Google’s Parisian Love:

Frankly, I didn’t like this one all that much. Some jackass can’t spell “Louvre” and doesn’t know who Truffaut is, yet he picks up a French woman because of his Internet searching skills. Whatever, man. The only woman Google can get you is a Russian bride. Or possibly Thai whores.

3. Denny’s Screaming Chickens:

I can’t defend liking this ad. It’s just a bunch of chickens screaming, and yet that’s exactly why I like it. I don’t know, Space Chicken’s silent scream just really worked for me. Probably because I was drunk.

2. Kia Sorento’s partying toys:

Sock monkey on a jet ski, teddy bear in a hot tub with a sexy girl, a tattoo being stitched on, a robot dance-off — there’s nothing about this commercial I didn’t like. Applause.

1. Audi’s Green Police:

Cheap Trick, eco jokes, and — why yes, that IS a tamandua on a leash.

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You can watch all the Super Bowl ads here. Although why you’d want to do that, I don’t know.

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THE 5 MOST MEMORABLE SUPER BOWL ADS

February 8th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
matt says:

Don’t feel bad, screaming chickens was the clear winner at our party, too.

February 8th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Franklin says:

The Denny’s chickens won at my house too. I actually liked this Denny’s ad the best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plPW58M4H6w

Also, they killed it last year with Nannerpus:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkp1k4TNJNA

February 8th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Zack says:

The autotune (Bud Light?) one caught my attention, and Betty White made me laugh. A girl I was watching the game with pointed out that all the male toys in the Kia commercial reminded her studded condoms.

February 8th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Yeatdog says:

The Simpsons Coke ad made me want to puke, and I thought the Letterman promo was awesome.

February 8th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
jrkumor says:

I am glad I am not the only person that there seemed to be a lot of pantsless men, not-attractive ones either.

February 8th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Danger Guerrero says:

“Wait, what was she advertising?”

Step 1: Put a nude Megan Fox in a bathtub
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit

February 8th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Zack says:

The whole time I was staring transfixed at the Simpsons ad, all I kept thinking was “when are they going to get to the fireworks factory?”

February 8th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
Kid Presentable says:

The E*Trade baby commercial was created by Grey. The man surely responsible for that crap? Duck Phillips.

February 8th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Enrico Pallazzo says:

So Apu buys a bunch of Coke from a street vendor yet did not purchase any of his fresh Khlau Kalash???

February 8th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
Chazz_Goodtimes says:

@Enrico- Good point- the only drink the vendor should have sold him was Crab Juice… or Mountain Dew.

February 8th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Steam Train says:

The Green Police ad was awful. It just enhanced the clean car driver = smug douche position.

February 8th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Tim Was Tim says:

Keep screamin’ that chicken.

February 8th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Matt says:

The Green Police ad was awful. It just enhanced the clean car driver = smug douche position.

I don’t see what’s smug about having a sense of humor.

February 8th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
Chazz_Goodtimes says:

I thought the Green Police was the best of the night- and I usually dislike things that are good for the environment. My only problem is that Audi isn’t making the A3 TDI with Quattro- absolutely ridiculous.

/should probably take that lest sentence over to Jalopnik

February 8th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Ochocinco Fan Club says:

I’m fairly certain the Google ad wasn’t new, but I can’t remember if I’ve seen it online or on television.

February 8th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Upstate Underdog says:

Monster.com ad with the violin playing beaver was great, come on people it had a beaver playing a violin!

February 8th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Taco_Jones says:

You guys are overlooking the greatest commercial of the night.

CSI…IN SPACE!!!

February 8th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
MrSparkle07 says:

No love for this one? It’s even TV-related!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt3GsTPgSGo&feature=related

February 8th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Otto Man says:

I hated the Green Police ad. Most of the ad was like Glenn Beck’s vision of environmentalism, and then at the end, it was Stan’s dad on South Park in a Prius. Douchetastic all around.

And the Denny’s ad was creepy. The one thing that doesn’t get me in the mood for eggs is the site of terrorized chickens shitting them out.

That said, the KIA ad was great.

February 8th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Otto Man says:

Oh, and Betty Fucking White for the win. Abe Vigoda, too.

February 8th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
iwontrememberthis says:

The chickens were dumb. As soon as the first one ended, I asked, “but it’s a good day to be a pig?”

The Moster.com ad was dumb too. Why did the beaver go from looking something up on Monster.com to playing in a subway station?

The Kia ad was awesomely weird. Anything that makes our TV more like Japan’s is good.

February 8th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Lenny says:

+1 to Zack

I agree with Otto Man, the Green Police ad was both offensive to pro-enviro and anti-enviro crowds. And no one knew what they were selling for most of the ad.

Betty White was the clear winner followed by Letterman and the Bud Light Lost parody. I also saw more dudes in tighty whiteys than I would like to see during a football game.

February 8th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Duke says:

What Otto Man said RE Betty White and Abe Vigoda. I about pissed myself when Betty got pancaked, and sprayed beer when
Abe Vigoda hit the ground.

February 8th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Lenny says:

I also haven’t seen anyone mention it in articles today, but I wasn’t the only one at our Super Bowl party to see the irony in Jim “I paid my ex-wife $50 million to leave” Nantz in a commercial telling men to stop being so pussy-whipped.

February 8th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
iwontrememberthis says:

I also forgot to spit vitriol at the Bud ad with the cow. It featured a flashback to a scene from all of 5 seconds earlier in the ad. How fucking dumb do they think people are?

February 8th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Leapin_Lizards says:

Those screaming chickens sounded better than Roger Daltry’s voice.

February 8th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
MrSparkle07 says:

iwontrememberthis: Hahaha ex-fucking-actly.

February 8th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Dux says:

I think the Google ad was an old one, too. I’m surprised no one else noticed this.

February 8th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Dux says:

*Besides me and Ochocinco Fan Club, that is.

February 9th, 2010 at 8:55 am
Grimmbles says:

I liked the Doritos ad where the little kid smacked the shit out of his mom’s date. Just something about people getting slapped.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug2D39vwW-Q

February 12th, 2010 at 2:55 am
Meshack says:

Yup, the Doritos kid smacking his mom’s date is the hand’s down winner as far as I’m concerned. But the Denny’s screaming chicken’s were hilarious also. Anyone else notice how wussified men were being portrayed in most of these commercials? http://bit.ly/d8wmWg

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