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Which Super Bowl Ad was your favorite?

Bud Light - Magic Fridge
5
19%
Bud Light - Little Clysdedale
3
11%
Bud Light - Grizzly Bear
1
4%
Fed Ex - Caveman
6
22%
Sierra Mist - Airport
1
4%
ESPN Mobile
0
No votes
Bud Light - Hidden Beers
3
11%
Ameriquest - That Killed Him
5
19%
Ameriquest - Airplane Mishap
3
11%
 
Total votes: 27

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Post by rtb » Mon Feb 06, 2006 3:57 pm

Ok, so there is obvious debate about the Super Bowl, but how about the ads. Which was your favorite? I Think I hit the top ads with the poll, but I am ok with write-ins if I missed one.


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Post by kmax » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:02 pm

Have to go with the FedEx Caveman one, that was classic. Along the lines of good Office Space humor.

Close seconds to the Bud Light Magic Fridge and Grizzly Bear ads.


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Post by rtb » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:05 pm

I actually had a hard time, as I was making the poll each new commercial I thought of made me laugh again. Those Ameriquest ones were pretty dang good, but the thing that sealed the deal on me voting for the hidden beers was the Terry Tate like hit laid down on the boss.


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Post by coachouert » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:06 pm

I was torn between the caveman one, and bud lite's bear and hidden beer ones, but had to go with the hidden beers. It was one of the first ones I saw and it had me rolling.

I actually was a little disappointed with a lot of the commercials this year, but that might have just been me.


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Post by Ponycat » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:08 pm

I liked the Ameriquest ones the best.

One that you forgot was the hot blonde getting taken out in the football game then returning it in the bar. I think it was for Bud Select Amber.


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Post by SonomaCat » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:13 pm

My split goes to hidden beer and caveman, with hidden beer getting the nod.

A question a friend and I were batting around this morning was wondering which sets of commercials were the most effective -- the funny commercials or the more subtle commercials that are part of a larger campaign? In terms of brand identity/loyalty, does comedy attract people to a brand in the same way the other emotions do? I'd like to see some people much smarter than me (any marketing MBAs in the house?) write something up on that.

To me, it seems that my favorite commercials (that are based purely on entertainment value) are rarely the ones that are the most effective in terms of encouraging me to buy something from that company.



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Post by rtb » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:19 pm

I don't know if any of the ads(funny, emotional, etc.) inspire loyalty, but I do know if you flop during the Super Bowl it can have a negative impact. Everyone that I watched the game with said they would like to go out of their way to avoid Burger King after they made us suffer through their 60 second Las Vegas show.


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Post by rtb » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:36 pm

Ponycat wrote:One that you forgot was the hot blonde getting taken out in the football game then returning it in the bar. I think it was for Bud Select Amber.
I also missed the Sheep Streaker one and the cell phone with crime deterent. Those were funny ones as well.


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Post by catsrback76 » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:47 pm

I liked the Fed Ex Caveman kicking the whatever out of whatever it was. Followed by the Sheep Streaker. :lol: :lol:

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Post by Hello Kitty » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:54 pm

What is with Pepsi's "Brown and Bubbly" ?


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Post by rtb » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:57 pm

Hello Kitty wrote:What is with Pepsi's "Brown and Bubbly" ?
Yuck! I hope Pepsi and Burger King fire the people responsible for their ads. They should be paying us to watch that garbage.

Seriously, who thought "Brown and Bubbly" was a good description for anything. I know it is true, but I don't like to think of anything brown and bubbly.


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Post by Hello Kitty » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:59 pm

Tell me about it!
Mmmmmm Brown!!!!!!!


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Post by bozbobcat » Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:24 pm

As far as commercials go, I really liked the Clydesdale one. It was nice. I also liked the mobile ESPN one. But for funny ones, it's a tie for me between the magic fridge and the beer for the bear. They weren't as funny as the horse farting 2 years ago or the upside down clown stopping for a beer, but they were good. These were all Bud Light commercials. I don't drink beer, but they have the best ads year in and year out.

And those Burger King commercials don't make me want to eat there, that's for sure. What in the hell were they thinking?


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Post by CelticCat » Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:27 pm

I thought the very last part of the BK ad where they started piling onto one another was funny. Other than that, no.


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Post by ChiOCat » Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:33 pm

I've seen plenty of brown and bubbly, and I usually think "that's gonna lead to diaper rash." :yuck:


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Post by kmax » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:31 pm

rtb wrote:
Ponycat wrote:One that you forgot was the hot blonde getting taken out in the football game then returning it in the bar. I think it was for Bud Select Amber.
I also missed the Sheep Streaker one and the cell phone with crime deterent. Those were funny ones as well.
I forgot about the cell phone with crime deterent, that one was hilarious!


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Post by longhorn_22 » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:52 pm

That magic fridge commercial kills me every time I think about it!



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Post by rtb » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:56 pm

longhorn_22 wrote:That magic fridge commercial kills me every time I think about it!
According to USA Today, that is the winner.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/200602 ... NlYwM5NjQ-


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Post by Platinumcat » Tue Feb 07, 2006 12:02 pm

I laughed hardest at the streaking sheep with all the wildlife on the sidelines laughing and knee slapping :lol: :lol: :lol:


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