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The Best 2016 Super Bowl Commercials

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Ah, Super Bowl commercials: Where cute dogs reign alongside horrors like Mountain Dew's puppy monkey baby.

During this year's Super Bowl Helen Mirren lectured us about drunk driving in a perfectly delightful British way. Meanwhile, Seth Rogen and Amy Schumer encouraged us to join the "Bud Light Party." Ant-Man and the Hulk fought over a can of Coke. Janelle Monaé grooved for Pepsi. We all felt for a man who couldn't poop.

Sure, the ads started debuting long before the game aired on February 7. But this year's commercial breaks also brought some surprises. Universal dropped a first look at the latest Bourne movie, revealing its title, Jason Bourne. (Look it's not the most creative, but it does the trick.) CBS, which aired the Super Bowl, revealed that The Good Wife is coming to an end.

Here are some of our favorites.



Heinz

OH MY GOD, THESE MAJESTIC DACHSHUNDS. Sure, maybe it's a little strange that these cute little dogs are supposed to represent food, but who cares? Look at their little legs go. Points for cuteness, Heinz.

T-Mobile

First off, this one features Drake doing his "Hotline Bling" dad dance, which is enough to win our approval. Add Drake goofily responding to notes from suits? Yeah, we're sold.

Hyundai

Hyundai wants you to imagine a world full of Ryan Reynoldses. Are your ovaries overwhelmed yet? Or have you still not forgiven him for Green Lantern?

Mini

Any commercial featuring A+ badasses Serena Williams and Abby Wambach has my vote.

Avocados From Mexico

Guacamole is so good that I hope it is one of the few things that outlast human civilization. Of the cast of Happy Days, I wouldn't have necessarily picked Chachi to stand the test of time.

Shock Top

Your mileage may vary on this one depending on your tolerance for T.J. Miller. Of course, if you're not a fan, you could always pretend you're the orange on the Shock Top tap hurling animosity his way.

Budweiser

You know drunk driving is stupid. I know drunk driving is stupid. But why not let Helen Mirren tell you why it's stupid?

Apartments.com

Jeff Goldblum sings The Jeffersons theme song while literally moving on up the side of a building. George and Weezy are George Washington and Lil Wayne. This is an inspired bit of absurdity.

Bud Light

Amy Schumer and Seth Rogen get political for Bud Light. Surprise appearances from Ant-Man stars Paul Rudd and Michael Peña are what really make the commercial sing. Everyone does love Rudd, and Peña is a bona fide scene stealer.

Snickers

It's not as good as last year's Brady Bunch-themed Snickers commercial, but Willem Dafoe is a strange enough actor that this bizarrely works. Plus, bonus Eugene Levy!

Squarespace

This makes us sad that Key & Peele is over, but happy that Key and Peele are still playing crazy characters. These guys will be providing commentary for the game, too.

Mountain Dew

Okay, this one maybe doesn't qualify as "best," but it's definitely bizarre and unsettling.

Prius

There's a dopey pleasantness to this ballad about being a square.

Audi

Audi wants to tug at your heartstrings and make you miss David Bowie with its tale of a former astronaut who gets to relive his youth thanks to a cool car.

Kia

Nice wordplay there, Kia. Walk-in closet. Walken closet. Get it?

Budweiser USA

Budweiser tries to establish itself as a beer of the people here, and then says it's "not for everyone."

Amazon

This one gets even better if you just imagine that Alec Baldwin is playing Jack Donaghy. That said, the most important part of this commercial is hands down Missy Elliott.

T-Mobile

Steve Harvey made fun of the whole Miss Universe debacle in an ad for T-Mobile. This one won't age well, but for now we appreciate it.

Jason Bourne

"My God that's Jason Bourne." Hell yes it is. The latest installment in the Bourne franchise didn't even have a title before this Super Bowl spot arrived. Now it does: Simply, Jason Bourne.

OICisDifferent.com

Who knew a commercial about constipation would cause such a stir? We all can feel the pathos of this man who envies those who can poop. The look on that pooping dog's face deserves an award of some kind.

The Good Wife

One of the Super Bowl's biggest shockers? CBS announced The Good Wife would be ending with this ad.

Pepsi

Any excuse to watch Janelle Monáe dance is a good one.

Hyundai

Kevin Hart stalks his daughter thanks to this car. Kind of creepy. Kind of funny.

Doritos Dogs

Cute dogs are a major selling point for any Super Bowl commercial. Perhaps that's why this one for Doritos is so effective.

Coca-Cola

Are there any products more culturally pervasive than Coca-Cola and Marvel? Probably not. This ad combines the two. Ant-Man steals Coke. Hulk wants Coke. The two eventually both get a taste and peace is restored.

Axe

Axe gets a bad rap. This ad seeks to change that, and sort of works. Bring on the voguing.

Jeep

Jeep went poignant and made a profound impact.



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