The best commercials from the 2022 Super Bowl
The Super Bowl: For some, it’s a chance to watch two great teams battle it out on the gridiron for the ultimate prize. For others, it’s an opportunity to get together with family, enjoy some snacks, and watch the extravagant halftime show. But you’re here for the commercials, and we have the highlights.
If you missed the game and wanted to catch up on the commercials, or did something else with your time during ad breaks, this is the place for you. There were also new trailers for Jordan Peele’s Nope, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Disney Plus’s Moon Knight and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, but here were some of the non-trailer commercial highlights, listed in alphabetical order:
The electricity puns are all well and good, and Arnold Schwarzenegger and Salma Hayek Pinault as a retired Zeus and Hera is a fun little bit. But there’s one reason above all else this spot makes this list: Peggy, the adorable baby Pegasus Zeus takes out on walks.
Welcome to FlavorTown, USA (with the serial numbers filed off). Guy Fieri plays into type with one simple, effective joke taken to the extreme — he’s the mayor of the Land of Loud Flavors. And everyone has his hairstyle.
New decade, new Sopranos, new Chevy. This riff on The Sopranos’ opener includes the classic opening theme music “Woke Up This Morning” by Alabama 3 as well as appearances by actors Jamie-Lynn Sigler (Meadow Soprano) and Robert Iler (A.J. Soprano), and is directed by Sopranos showrunner David Chase. Instead of Tony driving a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban, like in the show, it’s Meadow in an electric Chevy Silverado.
Hellmann’s: Mayo Tackles Food Waste
This one’s for fans of the old Terry Tate: Office Linebacker commercial series — or fans of Pete
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