# 2nd Annual Superbowl Commercial Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 4, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844 "2007-02-04T23:25:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/41 "2007-02-05T00:23:45Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] CBS had a “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials” special with a few previews of upcoming spots. CBS said Doritos was still deliberating which ad to use at airtime, and showed one which ended up not being used (presumbaly) that I thought was funnier: a gentleman uses a Dorito on a mousetrap. As he bites into his bag of Doritos while waiting, a person in a mouse costume breaks out of the wall and tackles him. [/QUOTE] That one would have been better, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/42 "2007-02-05T00:24:02Z")
Budweiser: Every dog has his day. Ain’t _that_ a kick in the head? Apparently, Garmin is outsourcing its advertising to Saban Entertainment. ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/43 "2007-02-05T00:25:42Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] Budweiser: Every dog has his day. Ain’t _that_ a kick in the head? Apparently, Garmin is outsourcing its advertising to Saban Entertainment. [/QUOTE] I thought they were going to go with the Pepe lePew route…having the dalmation fall for the other dog… ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/44 "2007-02-05T00:25:43Z")
Budweiser & dogs: pretty good. Garmin: Who remembers Ultraman!? That was pretty good for the obscure nostalgia factor. ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/45 "2007-02-05T00:32:08Z")
Careerbuilder: Now that was funny. Almost too real. Doritos: eh. To silly for me. Chevy: Huh? I think their “American Idol” approach is shorting them on quality. I mean, that’s what the Superbowl is all about right? Quality commercials. ---
**Author:** ![MizTina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MizTina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizTina)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/46 "2007-02-05T00:32:14Z")
Heh, loved the Chevy fan commercial. Go Mamma. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/47 "2007-02-05T00:32:16Z")
Doritos: If that cashier worked at _my_ supermarket, I’d bludgeon her with a bag of Doritos. Chevrolet: The aforementioned CBS special showed the college challenge which led to this ad being chosen. Again, there was a funnier one not chosen (in my opinion) in which two guys are so attracted to a Chevy, they act like dogs and chase it down the street. > [@Vlad/Igor](#): > > Chevy: Huh? I think their “American Idol” approach is shorting them on quality. Add “Doritos” to “Chevy” and I agree with you. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/48 "2007-02-05T00:32:25Z")
Chevy college ad with topless dudes: a wry commentary on sexist ads, maybe, but pretty dumb nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/49 "2007-02-05T00:32:46Z")
That Chevy ad was the one they did the contest for. The winner was a 19 YO female, Freshman college sudent. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/50 "2007-02-05T00:32:58Z")
aaawwww, muddy puppy. liked the office attack. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/51 "2007-02-05T00:33:08Z")
The game is actually more interesting than the commercials so far. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/52 "2007-02-05T00:35:06Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] The game is actually more interesting than the commercials so far. [/QUOTE] I have to agree with you…and when you’ve got a game which could be a single episode of _The NFL’s Funniest Home Videos_, something is seriously wrong with the advertisers. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/53 "2007-02-05T00:37:35Z")
[QUOTE=Idle Thoughts] Uh. Please don’t tell me I just saw David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey cuddling on a couch. [/QUOTE] That worked for me - as did the “song clips that mention chevys” commercial. Garmin - 10-1 that people will remember the ad, but have no clue who was advertising, nor what the ad was trying to sell because the lyrics were incomprehensible and it didn’t feature the product well. The American Heart Association might have my favorite commercial of the year. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/54 "2007-02-05T00:37:38Z")
Bud Light: Slap-happy! King Pharmacuticals: How heartless can you get? (This post brought to you by the Bad Pun Society. No football game is complete without bad puns.) ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/55 "2007-02-05T00:37:52Z")
Bud Light; Uhhh, ok. I never liked slapstick anyway. [beatyourisk.com](http://beatyourisk.com) : ok, that was funny to me, but then again I’m in medical research, specifically steroids that control cardiac function. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/56 "2007-02-05T00:40:07Z")
I liked the suicidal robot. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/57 "2007-02-05T00:40:50Z")
General Motors: Ah, poor robot. Coca-Cola: “Coke celebrates Black History Month…especially today.” Good spot! I thought it was a dumb, useless black history tie-in until the end- I had forgotten the important milestone about this game. ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/58 "2007-02-05T00:40:52Z")
GM: ok, jerk my heart around. Coca Cola: Good, fitting that it’s a product from Atlanta. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/59 "2007-02-05T00:42:48Z")
The robot was a cute idea that could have gone somewhere, but it didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844/60 "2007-02-05T00:43:38Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] Coca-Cola: “Coke celebrates Black History Month…especially today.” Good spot! I thought it was a dumb, useless black history tie-in until the end- I had forgotten the important milestone about this game. [/QUOTE] I forgot about that, too, until you just mentioned it. Nice tie-in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2nd-annual-superbowl-commercial-thread/390844.md?page=4)