Lassie, Chevy — C
Chevy had two kinds of ads on Sunday: the lame, quasi-jingoistic lunges to tug at our heartstrings, and the ads that they should have been making: trucks acting like dogs and making fun of old people.
Dear Kim, Teleflora — C
Listen, b:tch. Just be happy you got ANYTHING for Valentine’s Day. I’m still not comfortable with the word “rack” in live mixed company. But I’m obviously a prude.
Western Singalong, Bud Light — C-
Stupid Clydesdales. This was probably a 30-second ad that they decided to stretch into a 60-second ad, because it just took forever to get going. Bud Light had only one miss on the night, and this was it.
Runaway Cars, Mercedes Benz — C-
This ad had all the elements in the first act: The classic Janis Joplin song, the Diddy cameo, but the reveal of four boring-assed cars in some airplane hanger fell flat. If you’re such a luxury brand, Mercedes, why the hell are you advertising four cars at once?
Jazz Bar, Stella Artois — C-
Adrian Brody’s nose must have its own gravitational pull. He probably needed a straw to drink that beer.
Kid In A Candy Store, Carmax — C+
Machine-gun humor again. Pick a theme and stick with it, guys.
42 Wild Italians, Chevy — C+
It’s funny because old people can’t hear.
Let Others Go First, Cars.com — C+
Perhaps I’m being too harsh here, but I’m always disappointed whenever I find out that an ad is a “Cars.com” ad.
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Bud Light dog sitting reminded me of the dog party at the end of “Go Dog Go” and that is why it was my favorite commercial of the night.
RoseAnn Barr getting nailed by a large log = A++
*note: probably the first time she’s been hit by a pole in a long time, really”
I thought the Ozzie/Bieber ad was effective and funny. Although, I can’t remember what company it was for, but that has more to do with whiskey than the ad itself.
i’ve never been so disappointed in a post from a blogger i generally like and agree with…punte fail – all but 3-4 commercials fucking blew
Todd, I’m sorry you’re disappointed in me, but you have to remember, I have horrible taste in everything. Plus I could hardly give all of them Fs.
I disagree with that Groupon one. I saw where the funny was supposed to be, but it didn’t do it for me. Not the best way to introduce yourself to the massive viewing audience.
We all chuckled at the “which one” Pepsi Max commercial. Kind of low-brow…but then I’m very low brow. Not enough potty limericks though.
in mexican tv we miss all that stuff and have to endure the silly lot of commercials and characters thrown at us, i don’t know if tvazteca had ines sainz around
You forgot the “Children are our future unless we stop them” tag, PUNTE.
Hmm…this is why you write for a sports blog. Though, keep up the good work on that front.
“Bud Light had only one miss for the night…”
Really? If you asked me, Bud, InBev, whoever the FUCK they are now totally missed by spending money on commercials instead of better ingredients in their beer other than rice. I realized they truly fucked up when I went to the fridge and found a Sam Adams’ Revolutionary Rye Ale. Sam Adams is available in about every grocery store and continues to put out new beers every year. While none are like amazingly incredible, they still are solid beers that even a Bud drinker could like. How many Sam Adams commercials did you see? None. I’m glad they spend their money on making new beers instead of making commercials.
Was the TGI Fridays comment “People go to Fridays to end their relationships, not start them” in reference to the guy who stabbed his wife to death outside of one in the Milwaukee area back in the 90′s only to later be beaten to death with Jeffrey Dahmer?
The Pepsi Max was poorly done since it sent mixed messages.
First off, it wrongly portrayed the interaction between the guy and the white chick. In real life, not only would the white chick not have smiled at the guy, she would have got up and left the area when she saw two criminals walking towards her.
The only real part was the black on white violence that occurred at the end of the clip (and the fact that all blacks try to solve their issues through violence), followed by the criminals running away from the felony they just committed. I can only imagine what Al Sharpton would have said if a white person nailed a negro in the head with a pop can.