While we wait for the yearly rush for the superbowl commercials which we - as we always do - will post a few minutes after the game is over, let's have a look at the tops and flops adverts from past superbowls.
Since our superbowl commercial archive stretches 32 years, the largest super bowl ad collection in the world wide web by far, we have many ups and downs to choose from.
Do you remember these commercials?
Flops:
1997: Holiday Inn introduced a lady who once was a man in their ad. The Bible belt in America has a fit and the ad was pulled off the air. See more at CommercialCloset: "unhappy Holiday Inn's franchisees and a call-in campaign from the Southern Baptists convinced the hotelier to yank the spot after its $1 million debut on the Super Bowl"
2004: McDonalds - Dryer sheet McDonald's thinks the smell of greasy foods is a turn-on which turned everyone off. Sadly, not the last time they equate burgers with sex.
Tops:
1973: Farrah Fawcett sings to Joe Namath about creamy Noxzema.
1992: Basketball superstar Michael Jordan plays with none other than Bugs Bunny. The toon and Jordan combo continued and later spawned a big screen flop in 1996, Space Jam, directed by commercial Director Joe Pytka.
1995: Budweiser "frogs" - loved by the punters and adgrunts alike, when it appeared on the screen at the Clio awards the following spring it received a near standing ovation from the adcrowd. (yes, I was actually there since I was on the shortlist that same year.)
1995: Dennis Hopper went on a long rant for Nike. Play ball!
1999: With the Y2K bug nigh, Apple pays homage to Kubrik's HAL with this ad.
2002:The famous Budweiser Clydesdales pay their respects to the New York City skyline.