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Feb 3, 2002, 09:46 PM
 
E*Trade
Bud Clydedales at NYC
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Battlebot Bud Commerical
Lipton

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Feb 3, 2002, 09:53 PM
 
Barry Bonds / Hank Aaron
Bud in the Bedroom
Rubber legged walkman (what was the product?)
Ya gotta applaud those bunnies for sacrificing their hearing just so some guy in Yonkers can have better TV reception.
     
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Feb 4, 2002, 02:02 AM
 
Yeah, that one with Barry Bonds and Hank Aaron was great. My favorite, though, was that AT&T commercial for this mlife thing, the one where they finally gave everything away and said what it was. I missed that Bud Battlebots commercial, though.

Is there anywhere I can download some of these? I would go to adcritic.com, but they went offline.
     
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Feb 4, 2002, 02:19 AM
 
etrade
cedric/Bud Light
Battlebots
Falcoln/Bud Light
(not in that order)

Can't help with places to download if Adcritic is down - although MSNBC is streaming some of them via WMP - just go to there home page, and there is a link.
     
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Feb 4, 2002, 02:38 AM
 
Falcon / Bud light
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Feb 4, 2002, 02:46 AM
 
Where was Apple with an iMac commercial??? They release a great product, and then nobody knows it exists except us Mac heads. What a shame.
     
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Feb 4, 2002, 02:49 AM
 
Max: $1.9 million for 30 seconds

Apple wasn't the only company to sit this one out.
Ya gotta applaud those bunnies for sacrificing their hearing just so some guy in Yonkers can have better TV reception.
     
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Feb 4, 2002, 02:50 AM
 
Originally posted by Patrick:
<STRONG>My favorite, though, was that AT&T commercial for this mlife thing, the one where they finally gave everything away and said what it was.</STRONG>
Could you share, b/c I still don't get it. Is it anything other than AT&T Wireless phone service???
     
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Feb 4, 2002, 06:35 AM
 
Originally posted by TonyRado:
<STRONG>

Could you share, b/c I still don't get it. Is it anything other than AT&T Wireless phone service???</STRONG>
mlife is a freaking cell phone. What a rip.
     
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Feb 4, 2002, 06:47 AM
 
I liked the yahoo ad.
     
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Feb 4, 2002, 06:48 AM
 
Originally posted by rob5243:
<STRONG>I liked the yahoo ad.</STRONG>
Yeah, the talking dolphin was cool.

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Feb 4, 2002, 08:08 AM
 
the CA (computer associates)

people keep getting injured before a presentation to illustrate the need for backup databases

funny as hell
     
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Feb 4, 2002, 08:25 AM
 
My picks:

Bonds / Hank Aaron

Yahoo

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Feb 4, 2002, 09:56 AM
 
Schmirnoff Ice - The one with the two white guys trying to dance in the hip hop video.

Bud Light - Cedric instructing the guy at the bar.

Computer Associates - The same one APU mentioned.

I missed all of the commericials they shown during halftime. I was too busy watching the Playmate Fear Factor.

... still waiting for ca$h to post here. $10 says he picks the Britney Spears Pespi commercials.

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Feb 4, 2002, 12:34 PM
 
The Budweiser where the guy slides on the sheets and out the window...aaaaaaaaaand
*prepares to get flamed* the Pepsi ones
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Feb 4, 2002, 07:15 PM
 
I got a kick out of Pepsi spending all that money only to have the FOX camera catch Paul Tagliabue (sp?) drinking a Coca Cola at the game.
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Feb 4, 2002, 07:19 PM
 
I can't believe the forums have stooped so low to the point that people are actually discussing their favourite commercials - no wonder cash hangs around here - you guys make him look real smart.
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Feb 4, 2002, 07:24 PM
 
Hey, it's a tradition to discuss the Super Bowl ads. They're often the best part of the whole thing.

This year, most of them sucked, though. The Budweiser robot ad was the only one I found funny. The rest of them were just dull. And that E-Trade ad - when are they going to quit rehashing the same ad they've been running for the last 2 or 3 Super Bowls with only minor variations and do something *different* for a change?

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Feb 4, 2002, 10:59 PM
 
Barry Bonds
     
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Feb 4, 2002, 11:25 PM
 
Heh, I was prepared to Tivo the commercials and fast forward the game if it got too bad...

Men in Black 2!!

-also-
I liked the E*Trade commercial with the monkey, though it was a little tiring at the end...

And the Pepsi commercial i kinda liked....(takes cover with andrew)

Hank Aaron and Bonds was fun too.

Was it just me or were the ads just *not* up to their usual caliber this year?

Nick
     
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Feb 4, 2002, 11:42 PM
 
Originally posted by godzookie2k:
<STRONG>
Was it just me or were the ads just *not* up to their usual caliber this year?

Nick</STRONG>

On the whole, they were pretty lame. Bud was the only one that put much effort into it. I don't know if it was the recession or what, but I don't recall seeing so many "normal" adds during a superbowl in recent years. A lot of the commercials were the same ones we saw every sunday during the regular season. Pretty lame.

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Feb 4, 2002, 11:52 PM
 
At least the game made up for the poor quality of the ads...
I'll go with the Bud battle-bots, the Yahoo dolphin and the Blockbuster rabbit & hamster (or was it a guinea pig?).
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Feb 5, 2002, 12:33 AM
 
Nobody mentioned the Bud commercial with the mafia guys at the bar.
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Feb 5, 2002, 12:35 AM
 
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the AWESOME return of Alf in that 10 10 220 ad!! I was dying of laughter after the old 'got any cats'...sigh, some things never where off...


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Feb 5, 2002, 01:56 AM
 
mmmmmmmm britany spears
     
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Feb 5, 2002, 02:04 AM
 
We need the Bud Bowl! God that was always so funny. Come on, bring back the Bud Bowl...the Fridge, all those guys.

From this year, I did like the Bud Battlebots, Cedric's advice on dating, and the Blockbuster ad. The Clydesdales was touching but a little odd. All in all not a great ad season, but that's ok. the game was actually entertaining for once.
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Feb 5, 2002, 03:15 PM
 
Originally posted by Patrick:
<STRONG>Yeah, that one with Barry Bonds and Hank Aaron was great. My favorite, though, was that AT&T commercial for this mlife thing, the one where they finally gave everything away and said what it was. I missed that Bud Battlebots commercial, though.

Is there anywhere I can download some of these? I would go to adcritic.com, but they went offline.</STRONG>
http://www.ifilm.com/superbowl/

although, they are only in WMP and Real format.
     
   
 
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