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The 11 Best Super Bowl Ads

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(Newser) – There's probably supposed to be a game or something on tonight, but for legions of Americans, Super Bowl Sunday is all about the commercials. EW jumped in its way-back machine and dug up the 11 most memorable big-game distractions. They were:

  • Cindy Crawford drinks a Pepsi (1992)
  • The Ridley Scott-directed 1984 Macintosh ad (1984)
  • Jordan and Bird's Shoot-off (1993)

  • Birds try to poop on a Nissan (1997)
  • Ali Landry makes her debut in a Doritos 3D commercial (1998)
  • Reebok's "office linebacker" (2003)
  • Yao Ming tries to write a check (2003)
  • Brad Pitt's Heineken run (2005)
  • Budweiser's 9/11 tribute (2002)
  • FedEx's Castaway spoof (2000)
  • The Willie Nelson tax advice doll (2003)

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Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade drinks G2, Gatorade's new lifestyle beverage to hydrate athletes off the field, while strolling the streets of Miami in a G2 commercial, which will debut during Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3. (PRNewsFoto/The Gatorade Company)
Miami Heat guard Dwayne Wade drinks G2, Gatorade's new lifestyle beverage to hydrate athletes off the field, while strolling the streets of Miami in a G2 commercial, which will debut during Super Bowl...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter takes a sip of G2, Gatorade's new lifestyle beverage to hydrate athletes off the field, in a forthcoming commercial for the new product that will air during the Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3. (PRNewsFoto/The Gatorade Company)
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter takes a sip of G2, Gatorade's new lifestyle beverage to hydrate athletes off the field, in a forthcoming commercial for the new product that will air during the...   (Associated Press)
Heads will turn and eyes will widen when Planters nuts debuts its first-ever Super Bowl(R) ad during the first half of the game. The new 30-second spot humorously depicts how far men will go to follow their instincts, but with ''Instinctively Good'' intentions. The commercial is directed by award-winning and...
Heads will turn and eyes will widen when Planters nuts debuts its first-ever Super Bowl(R) ad during the first half of the game. The new 30-second spot humorously depicts how far men will go to follow...   (Associated Press)
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Larry Bird vs. Michael Jordan McDonalds commercial   (bigrigsjb (YouTube))
1984 apple commercial   (tubewingi (YouTube))
Nissan Maxima Pigeons   (veloxetmortifer (YouTube))
Cindy Crawford - Pepsi Ad   (vish79 (YouTube))
Yao Ming Visa Commercial   (Ming637 (YouTube))
Heineken commercial - beer run (Brad Pitt)   (at7hk (YouTube))
Super Bowl XXXVIII Commercial - Willie Nelson Advice Doll   (itsr00k (YouTube))

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