Superbowl XL: Break 13
"We can say 'jackass' on TV if it references an animal!" | CareerBuilder.com
Summary: A man is on the phone in an office. Around him are endless cubicles... full of monkeys! Monkeys, monkeys, monkeys! Those darn monkeys make his job difficult. He complains to his friend on the phone that he works for monkeys. She tells him that working for monkeys is nothing; her office is full of jackasses! And sure enough, in her system of cubicles there are asses, asses everywhere. They should get better jobs. CareerBuilder.com can help!
High Point: Look at all the monkeys climbing over the cubicles! Look! There are monkeys talking on the phone! Those jackasses are so funny wearing suits and ties!
Low Point: The close-up on the humans' faces — there weren't any monkeys or jackasses in the shot!
Will this commercial soothe the minds of scandal-weary Americans? The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from... She just said JACKASS! Look at all the monkeys and asses! Asses and monkeys in cubicles! HA-ha-ha! Oh man...
"Kill the Dumb Car Taco Guy" | Taco Bell
Summary: The Taco Bell guy seduces some lady in slo mo by eating Taco Bell food.
High Point: That was Adam West doing the voiceover!
Low Point: They forced some poor man to eat Taco Bell.
Will this commercial soothe the minds of scandal-weary Americans? I'm tempted to go to Snopes to find out whether there is really anything to the "grade D" meat thing at the Bell, but the Seahawks just made the game interesting again.
"More Control" | Slim Fast
Summary: Women dance around in bliss, feeling confident and strong. They're all smiles and free-flowing hair because Silm Fast Optima has given them
"More Control" over their hunger.
High Point: The suspenseful count-up to exactly how many hunger-pain free hours the drink can provide.
Low Point: Under the guise of a celebration of natural beauty, the image of "real women with real bodies" is exploited once again. Dove did a better job.
Will this commercial soothe the minds of scandal-weary Americans? Yes, because the women in the commericial are on the route to silmmer pysiques.
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