Holiday Inn - Class Reunion / Bob Johnson (1997) - 0:30 (USA)

This ad was pulled only two days after it aired the superbowl - since it received so many complaints. "New nose" "new chest" and so on, as it turns out this hot lady used to be Bob Johnsson.
The Mastercard-like upgrade of Bob Johnson is a metaphor for Holiday Inn's upgrades, and they were hoping to attract young business executives back to the chain.
As noted in our top five pick of the worst Super Bowl ads of all time, this ad managed to offend some people.
Holiday Inn soon pulled the ad - and today its widely reported that Gay, lesbian and transgender activist groups threatened boycott, but all I can find is a 97 NYT article that states the ad "offended some people," and plenty more archived news sources with the same exact quote. "Some people" were offended, then. The rest of the Holiday Inn campaign focused on their $1 billion upgrades ran as planned, and there was enough press about this single superbowl ad to keep the brand name top of mind for some time.