The last time the Super Bowl was on Fox in 2023, a 30-second ad cost $7 million. Well, like most things, the price went up . . . to $8 million.
Since there’s no longer an element of surprise, quite a few commercials were released ahead of time. But they’re still fun.
Here’s a round-up of some of the best ads:
1. Got a case of the Mondays? It’s hard not to the day after the Super Bowl. These sloths are having a very SLOW day too and need some Coors Light.
2. Aubrey Plaza, Michael Shannon, and Bad Bunny might be part of the Ritz Salty Club, where smiles are forbidden, but they can’t help but enjoy the crackers.
3. Ben Affleck brought his brother Casey along to join the DunKings. The ad also starred Jeremy Strong, Bill Belichick, Kevin Smith, and Jay Mewes. And there’s an extended seven-minute short film called “DunKings 2: The Movie”.
4. What’s with flying hair this year? First we had Eugene Levy’s eyebrows flying off when he tried Little Caesars’ crazy puffs. (Levy’s daughter Sarah was also in this one.)
5. Then in the Pringles ad, Adam Brody blew into an empty can, causing the mustaches of James Harden, Nick Offerman, and Chiefs coach Andy Reid to fly off and try to come to the rescue.
6. The Kool-Aid Man, the Energizer Bunny, Mr. Clean, Chester Cheetah, and more grocery mascots meet Isaiah Mustafa and his Old Spice horse at a family’s doorstep to fulfill their Instacart order. (Also, the return of Puppy Monkey Baby!)
7. Of course the nightmare fuel that is Seal as a seal must make this list. Be careful the next time you want to crack open a Mountain Dew Baja Blast. This ad also stars Becky G.
8. Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunited at Katz’s Deli to re-enact their famous “When Harry Met Sally” scene for Hellmann’s mayonnaise. This time, it was Sydney Sweeney who wanted what Meg was having.
9. Did you know Tom Brady runs on Duracell batteries?
10. WeatherTech can handle shenanigans that some wild grannies get into.
11. Harrison Ford starred in a two-minute short film for Jeep, directed by James Mangold (“A Complete Unknown”). It’s about choosing what makes you happy.
12. Post Malone and Shane Gillis made a cul-de-sac party cool with the help of Bud Light. Peyton Manning showed up in this one.
13. Glen Powell became “Goldilocks” in his own version of the fairy tale, where he took three Ram trucks out for a spin.
14. Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pratt got into some trouble in an art gallery with their Meta Ray-Bans.
15. On a more disturbing note, Tubi’s ad was about a baby born with a head shaped like a cowboy hat. He spends his childhood being teased, until he grows up, and “country” is finally in. It was kind of unsettling.
16. You may or may not have seen this one (it ran in local markets, not nationwide): Bill Murray looks into the mirror and sees himself as a dog. He then asks you to email him at his Yahoo address. If you do it, he will respond with a story.
17. Kanye West filmed a Yeezy commercial from his iPhone again, but this time he was sitting in a chair at the dentist. (???)
18. Instead of ads on TV, Perdue Chicken hired Wayne Brady to do live improv performances on their Instagram account. (You can check out clips here.)
19. Stitch ran loose on the field in a short promo for the live-action “Lilo & Stitch”.
20. There were also multiple movie trailers, including: “How to Train Your Dragon“ . . . “Thunderbolts*“ . . . “Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning“ . . . and “F1“.
And “Martin Scorsese presents The Saints“ . . . it’s a docudrama about the lives of the most famous saints in history. It’s streaming on Fox Nation.
