The Super Bowl is like the Playboy Magazine of sports. Think about it: how many people have you heard say "I only watch the game for the commercials"? With an average cost of $3.5 million per 30 seconds, these commercials should be awesome. I'm not here to critique the ones I enjoyed, rather discuss all the food related ones and offer insight to what they may really be trying to say.
Doritos (K-9 Edition)
Ahh the irony of this commercial: Eat Doritos or you will die.
A man discovers a dog has killed a missing cat. In order to keep the man silent, the dog bribes him with a bag of Doritos with a note saying "You didn't see nothin'". We find out the cat was the man's, and when he decided to snitch to his wife, the dog offers another bag.
It was one of my 5 favorite ads this year, but it does make you think did Doritos try to subconsciously think you need Doritos to live?
Twinkie (Chevy Apocalypse)
This is one instance where less would have been more. I loved the fact that one guy is eating a Twinkie (presumably after the nuclear hollocaust) but the commercial was ruined when they had to force the Twinkie part. I'm a huge fan of the Simpsons, especially when they walk past a funny sign with no explanation ever given (like this one, if you don't get the joke, ask me and I'll explain it). It's just funny if you get it in the moment and otherwise, it's ruined.
What is truly funny (and probably unintended) is that Hostess is filing for bankruptcy. So there may be a chance that a Twinkie will not survive Armageddon.
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