Super Bowl LIII: Here’s Every Ad That Brands Have Dropped So Far Before the Big Game (Updating)

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On Sunday, the New England Patriots will take on the Los Angeles Rams to see who will hoist the Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl LIII.

But for the many non-football fans who tune in for the game on Super Bowl Sunday, it also represents the best and funniest from the advertising world. The Super Bowl remains the most expensive ad buy on TV, with CBS getting between $5.1 and $5.3 million for 30-seconds of airtime, an individual with knowledge of the negotiations tells TheWrap.

Last year’s game cast ad buyers an average of $5.2 million for 30-seconds of airtime, according to data from ad-tracking firm Kantar Media. Overall, NBC brought in $482 million in ad time for last year’s coverage, which included pre- and post-game shows (for the game itself, NBC generated $408 million).

Below, TheWrap has rounded up every commercial, teaser or preview that will air during the Big Game:

Skittles

“Dexter” star Michael C. Hall will star in “Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical,” which will be staged in front of a live audience at The Town Hall in New York on Feb. 3 at 1 p.m. EST.

So is it an actual Super Bowl commercial? Well, yes and no. The play is an actual advertisement for Skittles starring Hall, and it will take place on the same day as the game. But the musical itself is a real, one-time-only performance in lieu of an actual commercial during the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1EDm_dzcpI

Budweiser

A Dalmatian, Bob Dylan and, of course, the famous Budweiser Clydesdales appear in the beverage-maker’s Super Bowl ad touting that it’s now brewed with 100 percent renewable electricity from wind power.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6VciSoR1iQ

Pepsi

Lil Jon, Steve Carell and Cardi B will star in Pepsi’s Super Bowl, and they’re all asking the same question.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sYElEbRzKA

M&Ms

Christina Applegate gets locked out of her car at the grocery store and doesn’t appear too amused about it. You’ll have to watch the Super Bowl to find out what M&Ms’ role is here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdY008UO3dQ

Mr. Peanut

Mr. Peanut, Alex Rodriguez and Charlie Sheen: Unfortunately, it’s not a “Three Amigos” reboot, so this will have to do.

Stella Artois

Now here’s a mashup we would’ve never expected. Jeff Bridges reprised his “The Big Lebowski” character, The Dude, to share a drink with Sarah Jessica Parker, reprising her own iconic role as Carrie Bradshaw from “Sex and the City.”

Doritos

Chance the Rapper and The Backstreet Boys are teaming up for Doritos’ Super Bowl ad, where Chance remixes a very popular song from the boy band’s catalog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTMzIZhI7q8

Michelob ULTRA

Michelob ULTRA put out a pair of widely-different teasers for its Super Bowl ads. One features a robot and the other Zoe Kravitz in the quietest ad in history. We’re just as confused as you are.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKlq-j0v0nw

Pringles

Alexa… are you OK?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDakI68u2xE

Amazon

Speaking of Alexa… Amazon wants you to know there were some features of that didn’t make the cut, including a dog collar that Harrison Ford found very annoying.



Olay

Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in Olay’s first-ever Super Bowl ad that plays on her horror film chops in “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Scream 2.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KuQ4i_VSso

Expensify

In recent years, the Super Bowl has been home to unknown brands looking to get in front of the massive audience that will watch the game. Expensify, a software company that develops an expense management system for personal and business use, has enlisted 2 Chainz and Adam Scott to talk about finance management.

WeatherTech

We know next to nothing about what WeatherTech — who has become a Super Bowl mainstay in recent years — has planned for its Super Bowl ad. But the teaser has a dog, and that’s good enough for us.

Burger King

We don’t know what Burger King is preparing to do for the fast food chain’s Super Bowl ad… we just know he’s spending a lot of time getting ready for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v68ANY62PC0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K2WRCZocY0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdMLsgwzx4c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLM2Xn_wj7I

BON & VIV Spiked Seltzer

Anheuser-Busch’s alcoholic, sugar-free seltzer features two mermaids pitching their product to some literal sharks in this “Shark Tank” parody.

Mercedes-Benz

It’s only fair for the auto-maker to get an ad during the Super Bowl. After all, its name is on the host stadium. Ludacris and Lassie, among others, guest star in the ad touting the brand’s new A-Class model.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R84j8pmH-d0

“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu)

The drama likely won’t be the only big TV show to get a trailer during the Super Bowl (*cough* “Game of Thrones” *cough*), but Hulu teased a trailer for the upcoming third season.

Colgate

The toothpaste brand enlisted Luke Wilson for its Super Bowl commercial and it appears he has some boundary issues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-o_LI8-5oY

Hyundai

Jason Bateman plays the world’s least-liked elevator doorman in Hyundai’s Super Bowl ad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5FzKB5TW0Y

Toyota

The Japanese auto-maker goes for the inspirational hook with its Super Bowl ad for the RAV4 hybrid, which stars Antoinette “Toni” Harris, current community college football player who dreams of being the first female to play in the NFL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-LRLub6m5A

Microsoft

The tech company will tell the inspirational story of passionate young gamers rising to the top of their game with a little help from their friends, family and, of course, the Xbox Adaptive Controller.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YISTzpLXCY



Avocados From Mexico

The food maker usually has one of the most talked-about ads in every Super Bowl. This year should be no different, in what can only be described as The Reverse Dog Show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUuFfR6-cxM

Bumble

The dating-app company will make its Super Bowl debut with an ad starring tennis legend Serena Williams. The 30-second spot is part of the company’s “The Ball is In Her Court” campaign.

https://www.facebook.com/bumbleapp/videos/2194972667215625/

Febreeze

Febreeze got NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens for their ad about party preparations. Well, more accurately, the ad is about the making of the Super Bowl ad. Ad-ception?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNdNu7Q0UL0

Super Bowl LIII airs Sunday, Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on CBS

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