Super Bowl Commercials 2021

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on many things, among them Super Bowl commercials. In fact, such big name advertisers as Budweiser, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi did not buy ads during this year's big game. There were also some first time advertisers during this Super Bowl, such as Uber Eats and Door Dash. There were even commercials for things one does not usually see advertised during the Super Bowl, such as diapers.

Perhaps because of the pandemic and the fact that many traditional advertisers bowed out this year, 2021's crop of Super Bowl commercials were an unimpressive lot. Many tried for humour and missed the mark. Others simply weren't that interesting. Regardless, I managed to find a few that do seem worthy of airing during the Super Bowl.

Cheetos: "It Wasn't Me"

I thought this commercial with Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, and Shaggy was funny. And Shaggy's parody of his own song "It Wasn't Me" was great.



M&M's: "Sorry"

This commercial features various people apoligizing for various things, some of which are timely. I love the punchline with M&M's spokescandies.



Uber Eats: "Wayne's World" and "Shameless Manipulation"

These are two interrelated commercials that feature the return of Mike Meyers and Dana Carveey as Wayne and Garth. That alone makes them worth watching for this Gen Xer. Fortunately, they are both funny as well. The first commercial aired prior to the game, while the second one aired during the game.





With any luck by the time of the next Super Bowl the pandemic will be over and the 2022 crop of Super Bowl commercials will be better.