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The Top 6 Super Bowl Ads of 2016 (Super Bowl 50)

The following commercials are...
The game was kind of a yawner in the middle portion but it got a bit interesting in its bookends. (Hey, I'm happy for the Denver Broncos and Peyton Manning winning the Super Bowl.) However, the commercials, overall, were ok this year ranging a few great ones to some commercials that were bland and not as creative as I would have hoped or their consumer insights were incorrect. But, there were about 8 ads gearing for the top 6 and that's a pretty low number in my opinion. I added a consolation number because this was a prime Super Bowl and it's 2016 and I said to myself, "Let's just add one more."But, here are my favorite Super Bowl ads of 2016:


6. Amazon Echo

This was a lot funnier than I expected it to be. For some reason, this whole commercial works because of a head-to-head matchup with Alec Baldwin and Dan Marino. This ad scores a winning touchdown.

5. Honda

It seems that talking heads were a big theme this year as I saw many animals (which were inconsistent in its comedy in the ads) talking. But, sheep singing a Queen song delivered it for me. Plus, we had a talking dog wrapping it up. I swear I was watching Babe again without the pig as its star. But, hey, a farmer needs that kind of truck to deliver on his own farm.

4. Toyota

"Oh no, the car!" I'm just going to say 4 out of the 6 commercials of this top 6 list are car commercials. They delivered this year and no doubt this one does. They sell the Toyota Prius4 hard with how fast it drives but the funniest thing was the thieves forgetting why they are up against the police and other crowds. It seems like an Ocean's 11 or The Italian Job parody that shines.

3. Audi

This one got me a bit because of David Bowie's "Starman" playing in the background when a retired astronaut rediscovers the adrenaline and love for life. It's a nearly-perfect ad for Audi.

2. Doritos

Ok. ok. It was between this one and my #1 that were fighting it off because those two were the ads that made me laugh big time. I cannot dare to give away what happens here but let's just say it's going to be a cringe-inducing memory for mothers. Dads, don't take your chips to ultrasounds or deliveries.

1. Hyundai

Yikes, look, fellas, number one advice is think about why your girlfriend's father is offering you to drive his car. This ad was golden when Kevin Hart was on the helicopter and got me laughing big time and the ending was a bit priceless. It is the best use of a celebrity for a commercial so far this year and it works. Now, a lot of dads will want to purchase the car just for the CarFinder itself.


HONORABLE MENTIONS:

NFL "Super Bowl Babies" (It was so close to making the list.)

MiniUSA

Avocados from Mexico

T-Mobile

Butterfinger

AND,

Heinz (just for the animal-lovers, but I found it a bit weird)



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