Super Bowl 2021 ads: see the funniest and most uplifting ads

The competitive Super Bowl advertising landscape this year looks different from big names like Budweiser, Pepsi (the rest time display sponsor) and Coke love their regular commercial purchases while reconsidering how to best promote their brands during the coronavirus pandemic. But there is no shortage of creative and entertaining ads to look at NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers tackle reigning champion in Kansas City Chiefs.

Here are some of the best, funniest and most uplifting commercials of the big game released early on. We will update this post as soon as new ads appear. And if you like car ads, here is our summary of car ads that have already appeared on screens, including some great ads.

Rocket connection

Comedian Tracy Jordan defines the difference between being ‘reasonably sure’ and ‘being sure’ with a series of imaginary misadventures involving murder horns, and an argument with Dave Bautista.

DoorDash

Delivery company DoorDash presented a musical skirt featuring actor and rapper Daveed Diggs and the muppet cast of the beloved children’s show Sesame Street. It plays according to the show’s ‘neighborhood’ theme, while encouraging customers to get local deliveries.

State Farm

NFL stars Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes and their State Farm Insurance representative discuss their stand-ins for commercial recordings while actor Paul Rudd and singer Drake make hilarious comedies.

Chipotle

Restaurant chain Chipotle arrived at the Super Bowl to ask the deep question, “Can a burrito change the world?” Chipotle seems to think so.

Inspiration4

If Inspiration4 does not sound familiar, it’s because it’s the name of a recently announced all-civil SpaceX Dragon mission which could start later this year. Bryce Dallas Howard directed. The mission is with the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and website host Shift4Shop. It encourages people to sign up for a chance to go to space.

Guinness

While the NFL fandom discusses whether Buccaneers full-back Tom Brady is the BOK (the greatest of all time), legendary player Joe Montana enters the picture for Guinness. Montana presents a calm speech for pandemic times cut by the footage of his playing days.

Dawn and Swiffer

Procter & Gamble has decided to address a serious issue with an ad related to the Come Clean to Close the Chore Gap campaign. It has been established to address inequalities in the home, especially during pandemic times, when one person often takes on more household chores.

Skechers

The big and current broadcaster Star Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo and his wife Candice Romo, give their feet a break in an advertisement for shocked Skechers shoes. The ad is full of visual gags from giant sandwiches to a monster truck.

Dr Squatch

Dr. Squatch, a male hygiene company known for its success in viral marketing, is stepping into the Super Bowl with a humorous ad that encourages men to get clean (and have their daughters braid their hair).

Bass Pro Stores and Cabelas

If you like soothing images of outdoor activities, this serious ad from Bass Bro Shops and Cabela’s should set the right tone. A gentle piano lane and rising views remind viewers that this would be a great time to get outside.

Anheuser-Busch

Anheuser-Busch may have chosen to skip his regular Budweiser brand this year under Super Bowl ads, but debuted with his first company ad ever for the big game. David Fincher, director of Gone Girl and Fight Club, produced the film video, which shows how everyday people enjoy beer together in a poignant reminder of pre-pandemic life.

Klarna

The shopping app Klarna is looking for a boost with a Western themed ad featuring four miniature Maya Rudolphs. The Saturday Night Live star gets her song chops.

Samuel Adams

Some Super Bowl viewers will still see Clydesdale horses. Beer maker Sam Adams dug in at Budweiser with an ad showing the horses being unleashed and wreaking havoc in the city’s streets. The ad will only air regionally in New York and Boston.

Indeed

Jobs site Indeed has launched its very first Super Bowl ad, which takes advantage of the emotional side of the job. The star of the program is a rising recording of Andra Day’s song Rise Up which is covered by singer and TikTok star Christian Shelton.

Michelob Ultra Organic Seltzer

Quite a number of prominent doubles (and one true celebrity) play in Michelob’s pursuit of his organic seltzer brand. The challenge is to spot the real celebrity (spoiler: it’s Don Cheadle).

Jimmy John’s

The sandwich chain has yet to announce its actual Super Bowl ad, but an extensive teaser starring Brad Garrett as the ‘King of Cold Cuts’, which Jimmy John does not pull into his field. There’s a whole story-inspired storyline going on as a one-sided sandwich war begins.

Scotts and Miracle-Gro

Scotts relies on the traditional Super Bowl tradition of leveraging celebrity power in its promotion of Miracle-Gro fertilizer. You see many familiar faces, but John Travolta dancing with his daughter is a standout.

Knoblig

The Bud Light Legends ad is an outing in memory. It gathers the stars of Bud Light commercials from the past, including the Bud Light Knight and Cedric the Entertainer, to help save a overturned truck full of beer.

Frito-Lay

In an ad that was to take place before the coin, snack maker Frito-Lay featured a who’s who of the Super Bowl stars, including the Manning brothers, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Terry Bradshaw, Jerome Bettis and Deion Sanders. Former Seattle Seahawk Marshawn Lynch Tells a Custom Version of A Visit From St. Nicholas, who redesigned it as ‘Twas the Night Before Super Bowl’.

Squarespace

This is the expanded version of a shorter Squarespace ad featuring Dolly Parton’s reworked version of her hit song 9 to 5. The website provider’s ad is full of dancing entrepreneurs performing after their normal office hours. And there is upper form like a squirrel.

Amazon

Amazon has put out quite a few different Alexa devices over the years, with a few different looks. The company’s Super Bowl ad raises the question, “What would be the ideal body for Alexa?” The answer is Michael B. Jordan, star of Black Panther and Creed.

Doritos

Actor Matthew McConaughey appears as a flattened 2D version of himself bowled by a footballer and confused with a robotic vacuum cleaner until a bag of Doritos 3D chips restores him to his normal self.

Cheetos

Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher and Shaggy come together for a semi-musical mashup ad in which Kutcher repeatedly accused Kunis of eating his Cheetos Crunchy Pop Mix. She is caught orange-fingered, but manages to deny it.

Logitech

Logitech described its big-game ad as an ‘ode to creators’. The ad is powered by music star Lil Nas X of country rap Old Town Road fame. It’s all about using technology to unleash creativity.

Pringles

Pringles got a case of space fever with a story about returning astronauts who were left at sea because mission control was too busy stacking chips to save them.

Gety

In a big nod to surreality, Tide Detergent lingered over all the ways a hoodie with Seinfeld actor Jason Alexander’s face got dirty. Yes, it’s as weird as it sounds. This is an early contender for the game’s weirdest ad.

Anheuser-Busch

Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser’s parent company, said in a statement that it would abandon the brand’s airtime and instead place the funds for public awareness and education for COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

Anheuser-Busch still awarded slots to Bud Light and Michelob and filmed his first ever corporate commercial, taking a serious look at his community work and economic recovery efforts.

Bud Light Seltzer Lemonade

Speaking of Bud Light, the low-beer brand has given a humorous look at how awful 2020 was with a lemon-filled ad for its hard seltzer lemonade. Make an ad out of it if life gives you lemons.

Michelob Ultra

Michelob Ultra gave a thoughtful reflection on the nature of happiness set to the tune of Lou Reed’s Walk on the Wild Side. Sports stars, including Peyton Manning and Serena Williams, appear.

Stella Artois

Musician Lenny Kravitz performed for Stella Artois for an ad with an introspective message based on the idea that people get about 2.5 billion heartbeats in a lifetime.

Coors Light

Honorable mention: Coors Light will not be hosting a Super Bowl ad during the game, but rather taking a wild turn by launching its Big Game Commercial of Your Dreams campaign to encourage people to dream about its beer instead. It called in a psychologist to develop a video that would possibly cause visions of Coors Light during the night. The dream-inducing video will be available to try from February 3rd.