# Super Bowl Commercials! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 7, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079 "2010-02-07T23:44:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/61 "2010-02-08T00:57:33Z")
> [@Rodgers01](#): > > I did like the FloTV (?) “Talking 'Bout My Generation” montage. Did you catch ‘Don’t wanna die, I wanna get old’? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/62 "2010-02-08T01:01:10Z")
> [@PatriotGrrrl](#): > > No way is a portable tv gonna pick up a signal inside a mall. Apparently it works on the old UHF 55 frequency band. I’d expect it to have better penetration than you’d get with a portable TV, but not as good as a cell phone. ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/63 "2010-02-08T01:03:44Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Did you catch ‘Don’t wanna die, I wanna get old’? No. Do you mean it was just boomer nostalgia after all? ---
**Author:** ![Quercus\_alba](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quercus_alba/32/4061_2.png) [@Quercus\_alba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus_alba)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/64 "2010-02-08T01:07:26Z")
> [@Rodgers01](#): > > No. Do you mean it was just boomer nostalgia after all? Speaking of which…The Who are embarassing themselves badly. They should be doing Depends ads. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/65 "2010-02-08T01:08:34Z")
Big “The Who” fan here, but this is pretty sad. Those guys are just getting too old… ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/66 "2010-02-08T01:10:52Z")
They were so decrepit, I almost expected them to keel over halfway through. But the stage lighting, lasers and fireworks were spectacular. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/67 "2010-02-08T01:11:14Z")
Meet the old crooners. same as your parent’s crooners… ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/68 "2010-02-08T01:11:42Z")
The Who should’ve been in that Snickers commercial… ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/69 "2010-02-08T01:13:08Z")
I saw Roger Daltrey playing Eliza Doolittle’s father in _My Fair Lady_ at the Hollywood Bowl. He was great in that. But yeah, he sounds a bit out of breath. ☹ EDIT: **enalzi** : Ouch! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/70 "2010-02-08T01:17:47Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > The Who should’ve been in that Snickers commercial… Ouch!! ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/71 "2010-02-08T01:18:33Z")
OOOh, there’s a movie I’ll be missing!!! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/72 "2010-02-08T01:19:01Z")
Did [monster.com](http://monster.com) only manage to get the violin-playing beaver a job as a subway musician? Because that’s not very impressive. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/73 "2010-02-08T01:20:43Z")
High Life commercial that totally makes me never want to drink the beer. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/74 "2010-02-08T01:30:01Z")
Motorola commercial. Nice. ‘What are you doing in there?’ The slapping. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/75 "2010-02-08T01:30:20Z")
VW! \ Stevie Wonder sees the red one! ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/76 "2010-02-08T01:36:08Z")
Did anyone call the phone number on the commercial with NPH? ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/77 "2010-02-08T01:41:19Z")
Why don’t I live near a Denny’s?!? Not that I love their food, but hey - I’ll take a free meal. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/78 "2010-02-08T01:41:25Z")
Who thinks up these commercials??? Super Bowl Ads used to be works of genius, not works of mediocrity. ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/79 "2010-02-08T01:44:18Z")
I don’t know what the hell that Coke man-walking-across-the-savannah thing was about, but I liked it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079/80 "2010-02-08T01:46:08Z")
> [@Rodgers01](#): > > I don’t know what the hell that Coke man-walking-across-the-savannah thing was about, but I liked it. 🙂 Yeah, I was going to post something about it; but I didn’t quite know what. I liked the hyena (or was it a jackal?) at the end. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials/528079.md?page=5)