Favorite Superbowl Commercial

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Yesterday was the Superbowl and, like most people, I was watching it as much for the creative commercials as I was for the game. I have to say, I was a little disappointed this year. Nothing really stood out as amazing or unique like in years past. Sure, Doritos had a couple of funny spots and The Old Spice Guy made an appearance (Hello ladies…) but nothing wowed me.

By far my favorite commercial this year was this cute spot from Volkswagen featuring a pint-sized Darth Vader who gains the power to turn on a car using The Force.

Which Superbowl commercial was your favorite this year?

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February 7, 2011

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1 Curtis Honeycutt said:

Definitely the Darth Vader kid! It was cute, funny, and awesome.
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February 7, 2011

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2 Los said:

I like the Beetle.
But this one give me hope.
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February 7, 2011

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3 Adam said:

This one was my favorite as well. Genius!
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February 7, 2011

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4 Edwardlife said:

Definitely a good pick. I think overall passion and honesty went to the Chrysler/Eminem spot. Gritty voiceover, and an honest look at the company.

2nd (1st in cuteness): Darth Vader.

Others: Bridgestone Carma and VW Beetle.

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February 7, 2011

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5 JD said:

I don’t have a favorite since I didn’t watch any, but that one you shared is adorable!
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February 7, 2011

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6 Katdish said:

I liked th Groupon ad with Timothy Hutton mostly because I thought it was brilliant. It outraged people because of its “insensitivity” to the plight of the people of Tibet, but in doing so, it got people talking about Tibet and made people remember the name Groupon. Did I think it was in poor taste? Perhaps. But effective.
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February 7, 2011

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7 Brad Ruggles said:

Yeah, there was definitely a lot of controversy surrounding the Groupon commercial but, like you said, it got people talking.
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February 7, 2011

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8 Kassie said:

I liked the Pepsi Max commercial with the guy on the diet and the wife watching him like a hawk. The ending took me by surprise and made me laugh pretty hard! I did like the Doritos commercial with the finger sucker for that reason too. But I think the Coke ones were pretty disappointing and pointless. (Like the dragon one. What was up with that?)
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February 7, 2011

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9 Brad Ruggles said:

Yeah, I agree…Coke was pretty lame this year which is unusual for them.
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February 7, 2011

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10 td said:

This was my favorite too. I also liked the Bud Light one with the dog-sitter, but this Darth Vader one is definitely something I could see happening at our home with our three boys.
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February 7, 2011

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11 Dustin said:

This commercial was definitely my favorite!
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February 8, 2011

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12 Maureen said:

Mine too!
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February 8, 2011

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13 Jason Vana said:

This was definitely my favorite!
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February 8, 2011

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14 Jenny said:

pugs and doritoes followed by Darth
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February 13, 2011

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15 Dave Wilson said:

Brad,

Did you ever see the web commercial for TomTom with Darth Vader in the recording studio? To me, that was WAY better than the VW spot.

Dave
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February 14, 2011

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16 Benjer McVeigh said:

I like the commercials less and less each year; some were definitely hilarious, but there are fewer good ones each year.
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March 11, 2011

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17 Steve Martin said:

That little guy has a pacemaker for his heart.

I heard him interviewed and he said (of all his medical problems), “I just deal with it.’

Loved that commercial. i must have watched it 20 times on youtube.
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June 11, 2011

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18 danica said:

I miss this commercial! Thanks for sharing the video.

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July 4, 2011

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19 taffy said:

This is one of my favorite commercial. That little guy has a pacemaker for his heart.
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July 11, 2011

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20 Ivan said:

This is actually one of my favorites as well. Most of the commercials this year were lame, but this one was really cute
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August 15, 2011

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21 United Way said:

I really liked the kid Darth Vader one too, however I thought the doritos ones made me laugh a lot more.
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August 19, 2011

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22 SEO Marketing Agency Scotland said:

I vote also for the Dart Vader Kid… a very amazing commercial…
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August 25, 2011

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23 Sandra Vilicic said:

That is Anakin Skywalker, who turned into Dark Vader even before he was 10 years old! Very cute! =)
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October 20, 2011

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24 Ann said:

Hi Brad,
I truly love the Darth Vader – he is wonderful. But also a couple of years back the Clydesdales went to NYC and bowed down at the World Trade Center (after they were gone). Goosebump stuff. Thanks for sharing Darth with us.
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October 31, 2011

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November 2, 2011

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26 ellen said:

it’s kinda funny but this one is my pick too. your choice is awesome. I really like it. Thanks for sharing this man. I enjoyed it that much. good job!
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November 6, 2011

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27 Alex said:

This commercial was epic! Definitely among the best ones.
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November 13, 2011

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28 Sarah said:

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November 20, 2011

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29 ZPasternak said:

You Have Been Warned
The prophet has already warned us that we should be careful not to think that God has any form or likeness, saying: “Watch yourselves most carefully, since you saw no image” (Devarim 4:15); “But you saw no image – there was only a voice” (ibid. 4:12). “Watch yourselves…..carefully” means: be careful – in your thinking and imagination – not to represent the Creator by any shape, nor to conceive of Him in any image or likeness, for your eyes beheld neither image nor form when He spoke to you, as it says: “To whom, then, will you liken the Almighty? What likeness will you compare to Him?” (Yeshayahu 40:18); “To whom, then, will you liken Me, that I should compare to?’ says the Holy One” (ibid. 40:25); For who in the skies can be compared to God? Who is like God among the heavenly beings?” (Tehillim 89:7); “There is none like You among the gods, HaShem, nor are there works like Yours” (ibid. 86:8); and there are many similar passages. (source pg. 133 Duties of the heart)

The Divine attributes of action are those that are ascribed to the Creator as a result of His actions. It is possible that in attributing these qualities to Him, He is made an associate of some of His creatures [to whom they are also attributed]. Nevertheless, we are permitted to ascribe these qualities to Him, because of our urgent need to know Him and recognize His existence, so that we may assume His service. We find extensive use of this kind of Divine attribute in the Torah and the books of the prophets, as well as in the praises offered by the prophets and the pious. Such attributes are used in two ways:

1) Attributes are ascribed which indicate image and bodily form, as in the following examples for Scripture: “And God created man in His image, in the image of God He created him” (Bereshis 1:27); for in God’s image did He make man” (ibid. 9:6); “By the mouth of God” (Bamidbar 9:18); “My hands alone stretched out the heavens” (Yeshayahu 45:12); “in God’s ears” (Bemidbar 11:1); “and under His feet” (Shemos 24:10); “O arm of God!” (Yeshayahu 51:9); who has not sworn falsely by My Name” (Tehillim 24:4); “in the eys of God” (Bereshis 6:8); “and God said in His heart” (ibid. 8:21) and there are other similar attributions of bodily organs to God.

2) Attributes are ascribed to God which indicate movements and bodily actions, as it says: “God smelled [the pleasing fragrance]” (ibid. 8:21); “God saw…regretted…and He was saddened at heart” (ibid. 6:5-6); “God came down” (ibid. 11:5); “God remembered” (ibid. 8:1); “God heard” (Bemidbar 11:1); Then God awoke as one that had slept” (Tehillim 78:65); and there are many other similar attributes to Him of human actions.

The foolish and ignorant person will conceive of the Creator, may He be exalted, according to the literal sense of the Scriptural phrase.
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31 Margo, Children’s Ministry Academy said:

How did you know that this was my favorite Super Bowl commercial, too? The only real reason that I watch the Super Bowl is to check out all the killer commercials, and this one had me in tears laughing. Another of my favorites was the Ferris Bueller car commercial (I think it was a Honda?). That one made me giggle.