Super Bowl Commercials: HansDat's All-Time Favorites
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 6:00 AM CST
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PrintToday is Super Bowl Sunday, and with our attention freed up because our beloved Saints aren't playing, we can focus on the cool and fun commercials!! @YAY!!!!!@ #silverlining?
With Dave putting up that easy cash pay ad Friday on CSC, I was inspired to post this story about my all-time favorite Super Bowl commercials.
In my Super Bowl predictions, I forecast that the commercials this year will be just ok, with none that vault into "instant classic" status, so why not engage in some nostalgia and enjoy the good ole days of Super Bowl Ads.
Come along with me across the jump to see my favorites and read a bit about why I like(d) them so much. And after you've seen all those and commented below, feel free to post links to your own favorites and tell us why YOU like(d) them!
TERRY TATE, OFFICE LINEBACKER is my numero uno all-time favorite. Why? Because it combines aspect of football, the Theatre of the Absurd, and Office Space. Those are three things I enjoy separately, and when they're all together in one soft taco - YUM!! And don't forget the cover sheet on your TPS report.
MEAN JOE GREENE, "HEY KID, CATCH." This one hit me right between the eyes when I was a child, and it has stayed with me all these years.
1984 APPLE'S MACINTOSH AD This one also stuck with me, but I must admit that as a 13-year old, I really wasn't sure what it was all about...I mean, I had read Orwell's book and all, but I wasn't really doing much with computers back then.
BUDWEISER FROGS loved this one at first, but then it got old in a real hurry...
USUALLY THEY GO FOR TWO Clever ad with an even cleverer punchline.
SALES ARE DOWN Call me a rube, call me a simpleton, but I do very much enjoy a "silly monkeys in suits" commercial now and again...
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OK, now that I've shared some of my all-time favorite Super Bowl ads, jump in and tell me what you think of them, and let me know what your favorites are, and link to them if they're not already here so we can all enjoy them, too!
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my favorite was "the man your man could smell like"
It’s crazy how the old spice guy went from having an unsuccessful NFL career to becoming an internet icon.
Rooting for the fleur-de-lys where the fleur-de-lys comes from !
by Malcolm the French on Feb 5, 2012 6:19 AM CST via mobile reply actions
link?
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 8:04 AM CST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE
my old lady laughed at this one!
"Move over Marino, there's a new Brees coming through town!"-Jim Henderson
oh yeah
I remember him now…
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 9:12 AM CST up reply actions
The Clydesdale Commercial That wasn't supposed to be SB XLIV
Drew Brees....MVS Most Valuable Saint! Who Dat!!!
cute
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 9:07 AM CST up reply actions
the story of the ad is a dog that is a Clydesdale wannabe...
ergo…he bucks the odds to try and become a Clydesdale even though he wasn’t supposed to be
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 9:22 AM CST up reply actions
No
Actually the Clydesdale weren’t supposed to be in SB XLIV. FANS VOTED AND CHANGED THEIR MINDS.
Drew Brees....MVS Most Valuable Saint! Who Dat!!!
by cajuncommando58 on Feb 5, 2012 9:31 AM CST up reply actions
oh, ok
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 9:35 AM CST up reply actions
no need to guess if you've ever been in a Hot Reads Thread or Game thread on Sunday
HEAVY!!!!
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 9:07 AM CST up reply actions
A while not a light fan...
This one was toooo funny…
not a SB ad.
Drew Brees....MVS Most Valuable Saint! Who Dat!!!
yup
thanks for the links Chad
maybe Clayton will drop by today…
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 9:08 AM CST up reply actions
Alex, two Stroh's
also not a SB ad – but clever
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 9:10 AM CST up reply actions
and the sequel, featuring the dude who would later be on L&O: SUV
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 9:11 AM CST up reply actions
or should it be "two Strohs"?
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 2:05 PM CST up reply actions
I'm a fan of most of the Budweiser Clydesdale commercials
although I wouldn’t be caught dead drinking it.
"Move over Marino, there's a new Brees coming through town!"-Jim Henderson
there's a very long-standing tradition of "good" beer ads during football ("good" = matter of personal taste)
which reminds me of The Corrs:
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
Ten out of 17 comments are from me on my own post
don’t know if that’s sad, or…
but hey, if even at least one person is enjoying the post (even if it’s his own post)…that’s a win-win, right?
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
Every Post has been really, mostly slow as of late.
And if you haven’t noticed it’s been the same fans mostly commenting. A few more are starting to trickle in. The loss to SF really hurt some of our mental-physiques.
Drew Brees....MVS Most Valuable Saint! Who Dat!!!
by cajuncommando58 on Feb 5, 2012 9:44 AM CST up reply actions
yeah, I am slowly feeling less bad about it each day and week...but it's still there a bit
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 9:46 AM CST up reply actions
I thought I was getting over it.
But all of this Superbowl crap seemed to rip the scab right off. I just cannot believe we’re not in this thing. Gaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh.
"It's better to burn out than fade away."
by SaintsFan-KS on Feb 5, 2012 10:09 AM CST up reply actions
it already feels like the offseason has stretched on too long
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 10:14 AM CST up reply actions
I can't believe that I feel THIS disappointed to not be in the Super Bowl
this feels even worse than losing to the Bears in 2006-07
what an amazing thing that is as a phenomenon
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
Made cheese dip yesterday..
And re-watched SB XLIV commercials and all. Really raised my mood.
Drew Brees....MVS Most Valuable Saint! Who Dat!!!
by cajuncommando58 on Feb 5, 2012 9:53 AM CST up reply actions
consider them broken if they're anywhere near me
I’m a male preschool teacher – oops and there’s another one, broken and writhing in my wake…
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 2:04 PM CST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veQAJ4qlltU&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL2366071B01704355
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOpsxOT5Gao&feature=related
LOVING MOORE, GRAHAM AND THE COOL BREES!
by N_O_1saintfan on Feb 5, 2012 12:06 PM CST up reply actions
For me, their greatest-ever presentation was their 9/11 tribute.
See:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlC9dLzfDfc
"Dang! The Saints won the Super Bowl!" - my wife, Meso "Happy" Hu Dat.
by Dang Hu Dat on Feb 5, 2012 12:53 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
true I cried my eyes out over that one, was going to list it but changed my mind some might not like 2 b reminded of that horrible event
LOVING MOORE, GRAHAM AND THE COOL BREES!
by N_O_1saintfan on Feb 5, 2012 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
this one.. i'm quite fond of..
i remember it was halftime in miami.. feb 2010.. we were losing a close game.. i was nervous.. the halftime show was winding down..
i was staring at the TV screen and this came on.. i thought the beat and the song were great.. the dynamics of the little story just grabbed me, for whatever reason..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q2yVq6fDEg
and the ending, clever..
watched it several times after the game was over.. in the following weeks.. sent a chill thru my spine, just remembering the moment.. (oops just had that again.. as i watched before i pasted it..)
one of those..
thank you for sharing that one, Plague
"We live by the blitz, and we die by the blitz.'' - Roman Harper
"So I guess the blitz died.'' - Alex Smith
by Hans Petersen on Feb 5, 2012 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
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