Super Bowl Ads Winners and Stinkers

By Pepper of the Daily Pepper

No one knows if Super Bowl ads inspire people to buy the product. Most of the time, it isn't even clear what that product is (hello, godaddy.com!), but this year's set of commercials had a few winners, not to mention some real stinkers. iFilm is adding all the ads to its site as they are aired. Oh, and the game wasn't half bad, either.

THE WINNERS
1. Bud Light's streakin' sheep. This adorable sheared sheep rushes into the middle of a Clydesdale football matchup and shimmys to his heart's content. The sheep's butt rivals that of Jessica Simpson's, who didn't come off nearly as well in her commercial (see below). (Link to the streaking sheep and links to the top commercials are after the jump - all via iFilm. They are all Flash.)

2. "Bein' Green." The SUV producers use Kermit the Frog for the good as Kermie goes on several extreme outdoor adventures, only to return to his earth-friendly Ford Escape Hybrid. After all its layoffs and corporate bungling, Ford needs to look cuddly. Kermit plus Hybrid equals good PR.

3. Leonard Nimoy's Hand. You know what, you probably could get carpal tunnel from flashing the Star Trek sign at all those conventions. Ol' Nimoy is probably calling Shatner right now, saying, "Take that, you bastard! I got the Super Bowl! You hear that, the Super Bowl!"

4. Miss Piggy and Pizza Hut. This was the year of the Muppets. Three kids go to Pizza Hut, and Miss Piggy steps out as Jessica Simpson as Daisy Duke as Nancy Sinatra. (Whoa - that was too meta.) Miss Piggy is, clearly, sexier and more real than Jessica Simpson ever will be. Pig, you're fabulous!

5. Whopperettes. Busby Berkeley meets Brooke Burke meets Burger King. It isn't even that funny, but it includes hot chicks and burgers, and the choreography and costuming is genuinely inspired.

THE STINKERS
1. Diet Pepsi's website. The actual commercial with Diddy, Jay Mohr, and a hip Diet Pepsi can is fine, but the name of the website is www.brownandbubbly.com. "Brown and bubbly" sounds like something that would happen after you ate a bad burrito.

2. GoDaddy.com. Three words - Go Away Daddy!

3. The CareerBuilder monkeys. There should be a limit on how many animals can appear in Super Bowl ads. Bonus points for using Quiet Riot's "C'Mon Feel the Noise," though.

4. The Night of the Living Dead. Oops. I meant, the Rolling Stones!

5. Jessica Simpson and Pizza Hut. As she "delivers" a pizza to a preteen boy, she gets her hair extensions in it. Seriously - her hair extensions are all in that pizza! The pizza should sue!