2009 Super Bowl XLIII Commercials - 1st Quarter

Even individuals who are not that interested in football are usually entertained by the commercials that air during the Super Bowl. Ads aired in this championship game of the season are unique and looked forward to by many. Though the economic crisis has led to sponsers paying less to have their commercials aired during the Super Bowl XLIII in 2009 the ads themselves have been of high quality.

1st QuarterAds

Bud Light - This ad had some men and women in business suits sitting around a table with bottles of Bud Light discussing how they can meet the reduced budget for the year. One person says that the can cut down on marketing and another says they can eliminate bonuses. A third says that they could stop buying Bud Light fo every meeting. The next thing the viewers see is this young man being thrown out of a window and when he lands he yells that he was just joking.

This commercial was mildly funny and was trying to relay the message that people would rather give up bonuses at work than Bud Light.

Audi - This commercial showed a man running away from people. He travels through time getting into different cars to escape the people who are chasing him. Finally he reaches 2009 and jumps into an Audi and escapes. The point of this commercial was progress is good.

This commercial was not that interesting to me but probably would be to people who are car buffs.

Pepsi - This ad showed brief clips of actors, singers and events from the past and present with the song Forever Young playing in the background. This is meant to show that Pepsi has been a refreshment of choice for years.

I thought this video was interesting and the time comparisons were creative and artisic.

Doritos - This commercials shows to men in an office hallway and one of them is holding a crystal ball. He says that he can see the future and sees free Doritos. He then throws the balls at the vending machine and breaks the glass. A bunch of people run and grabbed free Doritos. The other man then asks the ball if he will get a promotion and throws it as his boss comes in, hitting him between his legs and bringing him to his knees.

This commercial was humerous because of its silliness and the fact this would never really happen in real life.

Bud Light - This commercial shows Conan O'Brian hesitantly accepting an offer to do a video for bud light. We see that the video is very cheesy as he is wearing red tights and is crawing on the floor with fire surrounding him talking with a strange accent. Next we see him gettng into his limo as two young men make fun of him after just seeing the commercial.

Year One - This commercial is an advertisment for the new Jack Black movie Year One. It appears to be a humorous movie about cavemen,

Toyota - This ad shows an attractive man driving a Toyota Venza and loving it.

Bridgestone - This commercial shows Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head in a car with Mr. Potato Head driving very fast. Mrs. Potato head is nagging at him as he drives. He turns a sharp turn that jolts her and her lips go flying over a cliff. Now unable to talk she takes off her her everyday eyes and puts on her angry eyes. The ad was relaying the message that Bridgestone tires can handle anything.

This commercial was hilarious!

Universal Studios Presents Fast and Furious - This was an ad for a new movie called Fast and Furious that is to be in theaters in April.

Castrol Edge - This ad showe d man sitting with a monkey on his lap and he is holding a bottle of Castrol Edge. He tells another man that the oil came with grease monkeys and they made him their king. There are a bunch of monkeys fixing his car. An announcer then tells how Castrol Edge is better than all other oils.

This ad was more cute than funny. Who doesn't like monkeys dressed like people?

Universal Studios Presents Land of the Lost - This was an ad for the new movie Land of the Lost which will be in theaters in April.

Doritos - This ad shows a man eating a bag of doritos and each time he crunches something good happen. After one crunch the clothes of a hot woman come off leaving her in sexy underwear. In another crunch an ATM starts blowing money everywhere. In the next crunch a cop turns into a monkey so that he cannot stop people from taking the money. The bag of doritos is now empty and the man gets hit by a bus.

I personally thought this commercial was a bit stupid, though I will say it was creative.

GoDaddy.com - This is an ad for a website that lets you create your own domain. To show how great it is to have a website it shows a bunch of guys watching women shower because having a website lets them do this.

This commerical was unrealistic.

Budweiser - This commercial showed a man playing fetch with a dog and giving the dog a treat when he brings back a stick. A horse gets jealous and runs off to fetch a large tree branch. His owner calls him a show-off.

I am not sure how this is meant to advertise Budweiser other than the fact the man is wearing a Budweiser hat.

These ads are available for viewing at Fanhouse.