Doritos Sizzles, Tim Tebow Fizzles

By Sam Brand Posted Feb 8th 2010 12:28PM

The Monday after the Super Bowl should be considered National Ad Day. USA Today's Ad Meter says Snickers' Betty White commercial was tops last night. We're not so sure, and neither are those of you hitting up Google for the big game's best ads. This is What You're Searching for Today...

Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad – Did the "controversial" 30-second spot leave you disappointed? Did you miss it altogether while microwaving nachos during the commercial break? If so, we don't blame you. The internet was ready to pounce on Focus on the Family's pro-life commercials. But then the ads kinda just popped up (one shortly before the game, another during the first half) and fizzled away. No mention of "abortion," or even "pro-life" – though Timmy is called a "miracle baby" by his mum. The ad's closing directs you to Focus on the Family's homepage, where you can get the full, and considerably more religious, story of the golden boy's birth.

Super Bowl Doritos Commercial – Frito-Lay aired four user-generated Doritos ads during the Super Bowl. If you're like the rest of America, then you're probably trying to hunt down "House Rules," which according to TiVo, was the most-watched ad during this year's game. It was also the most tweeted commercial, according to Squawq. TiVo ranked Snickers' "Betty White" ad second, Focus on the Family's ad third, and Doritos' "Snack Attack" took fourth. But USA Today's Ad Meter ranks "Underdog" tops among Doritos spots and second overall behind the Snickers ad. Count Doritos among Sunday's big winners among the Saints, CBS and Snickers.

E-Trade Super Bowl Commercial – Perhaps no company has benefited more from advertising during the Super Bowl than E-Trade. The online brokerage firm debuted its trademark talking baby in 2008. Last year, the tyke's friends joined in the fun. And this year, talking baby's girlfriend jumps in the picture. This campaign may never get old.

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Monday 08 February

By jerryhr44

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Yes, everyone was ready to pounce on Mr Tebow. I guess he can't win either way the ad runs. How about all of us critics sit back and let things happen with his life and career?

By jb

wow why would you hit your mother like that and good thing she is not expecting

By WminPhoenix

From what a majority of NFL scouts say Tebow will be the next great Brian Bosworth. As for Jacksonville drafting him for the hometown flavor, the Jags will be in L.A. as soon as a new stadium is built there. Then it will be Tim who?

By mimsysc

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The Tebow ad was just great, all about family, as advertised, it was the left wing idiots that made it something it wasnt. Nothing new there.

By gobluespartyon

That ad sucked one of the worst ad's of the night not because it was a pro life ad didn't make any sense at all and just didn't get it just my opinion. I like Tim Tebow just didn't like the ad.

By Jeff

Tim Tebow rocks... Going to make an excellent pro player...

The Best Super Bowl AD's of the night was Betty White Snickers ad, Go Daddy AD, LeBron James & Dwight Howard Michey D's AD, Doritos my fave was dog and eating Doritos LOL, Simpson & Coke, David Letterman O & Jay Leno.

Worse AD's were Tim Tebow ad didn't make any sense at all and I just didn't get it, people that get arrested for not going green and the person that has byrid car can go through. There were a few others just can't think of them.

Friday 12 February

By Nancy

Who dumbed this ad down? It was supposed to be an ad for the support of choosing life over aborting a human child. Now, it's confused with abusing women. It's just another example of the "Emperor has no clothes." We are living in a very stupid world right now where no one gives a care about morals or self respect or anything upstanding.

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