Franchise Ads of Superbowl XLI

Blue MauMau's 2nd Annual Showcase of Superbowl Franchise Ads

There wouldn't be a Superbowl without franchising. After all, the two teams facing off, the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts, are sports franchises. Business format franchisers such as Pizza Hut are paying big bucks for their ads. And product distribution franchisers such as Budweiser will spend some $80,000 per second of run time to get watchers to consume their goods. Here are franchising's Superbowl XLI ads as soon as they are uploaded on the Net by iFilm (usually within a few minutes).

• PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION FRANCHISERS
• Acura Dreamer
• Bud-Light: Auctioneer Wedding
• Bud-Light: Gorillas
• Bud-Light: Hitchhiker  *(humorous guy ad)
• Bud-Light: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Beer
• Bud-Light: Slapping
• Budweiser: Beer Stealing Crabs *(anything marine is memorable to me)
• Budweiser: Fake Dalmation
• Budweiser: English Lessons with Carlos Mencia
• Coca-Cola: Grand Theft Auto *(gamers will like this)
• Coca-Cola: Happiness Factory
• Coca-Cola: History
• Coca-Cola: What Else Haven't I Done?
• GM: Robot *(cute)
• GM: Chevy Is America's Favorite
• Honda: Ridgeline
• Miller Catfight Girls Return
• NFL: Making A Difference
• NFL: Chad Johnson's Superbowl Party *(look who is in this ad)
• Nissan: Autoclaustrophobia
• Sierra Mist: Beard Comb Over *(office humor)
• Sierra Mist: Karate Class 
• Toyota: Tundra Stops on a Dime

• BUSINESS FORMAT FRANCHISERS
• Blockbuster: Mouse
• Footlocker: Kevin Garnet
• Jack-in-the-Box: Just Like Dad *(This one will be appreciated by parents)
• Pizza Hut: Cheesy Bites Are Back
• Taco Bell: Lions

* - Commercials I found particularly funny or memorable

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Additional reading:

• CNN/Money one day later writes that 2007 was a flat year for memorable Superbowl commercials