{"id":7329,"date":"2025-02-17T13:31:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T18:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/?p=7329"},"modified":"2025-02-17T13:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T18:31:49","slug":"the-top-5-worst-super-bowl-commercials-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/2025\/02\/17\/the-top-5-worst-super-bowl-commercials-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 5 Worst Super Bowl Commercials of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Super Bowl is known for its iconic, buzzworthy commercials. But not every ad hits the mark. Here are my picks for the top 5 worst Super Bowl commercials of 2025 that left viewers, including myself, cringing or confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. CoffeeMate: \u201cLet\u2019s Go Tongues\u201d<\/strong>
Some ideas probably sound great in the brainstorming room \u2014 like a dancing tongue leaping out of a guy\u2019s mouth to perform onstage. Unfortunately, it\u2019s the kind of ad that leaves you thinking, \u201cWow, I never need to see that again.\u201d While it was definitely memorable, it was memorable in all the wrong ways. This commercial made me feel completely uncomfortable, and I\u2019m sure I wasn\u2019t alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Mountain Dew Baja Blast: “Seal as a Seal”<\/strong>
This commercial was peak Mountain Dew chaos. Their mascot, Mountain Dude, takes Becky G on a bizarre adventure to listen to Seal \u2014 or rather, Seal as a seal \u2014 perform a new version of his hit song called “Kiss From A Lime.” Seeing Seal\u2019s face on a seal\u2019s body was mildly terror-inducing, and while the song was catchy, it didn\u2019t make up for the visual confusion. Definitely a hard watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Dunkin’: “DunKings 2”<\/strong>
Ben Affleck\u2019s Dunkin’ Donuts ads are starting to feel like overkill. While the original DunKings campaign in 2024 might have been “fun”, this sequel mini-movie felt exhausting. They brought in big names like Bill Belichick, Casey Affleck, and Jeremy Strong for a seven-minute boy band-style showdown, but it was way too \u201cextra.\u201d Affleck\u2019s collaboration with Dunkin’ has lost its charm, and it just felt like a desperate attempt to recreate past success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. “No Reason to Hate” Featuring Tom Brady and Snoop Dogg<\/strong>
This ad aimed to promote a positive message, featuring Tom Brady and Snoop Dogg exchanging heated (but silly) reasons for hating each other: \u201cI hate you because you look different\u201d and \u201cI hate you because people I know hate you.\u201d While the commercial\u2019s intention to denounce hate was admirable, the execution fell flat. The yelling made the message feel aggressive rather than impactful. And given how critically online the younger generation is, it\u2019s easy to imagine this being mocked rather than taken seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Tubi: “Cowboy Head”<\/strong>
This had to be top 5 WORST. Tubi\u2019s free Super Bowl stream was appreciated, but this ad? Not so much. It featured \u201cflesh hats\u201d for a full 60 seconds, and the sight was nightmare-inducing. While I couldn\u2019t help but laugh at the absurdity, I was also genuinely unsettled. Tubi certainly succeeded in grabbing attention, but it wasn\u2019t for the right reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Thoughts<\/strong>
Overall, the 2025 Super Bowl commercials were undeniably creative and accomplished their goal of keeping audiences\u2019 eyes glued to the screen. Many brands clearly took the new generation into consideration, featuring TikTok influencers to draw in younger viewers and bringing back TV legends for older audiences. While several ads were difficult to watch, the marketing strategy was thoughtful and effective. The trend toward \u201cweirder is more intriguing\u201d ensures people will talk about the commercials on social media long after the game ends \u2014 and in the world of advertising, that\u2019s what matters most.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Super Bowl is known for its iconic, buzzworthy commercials. But not every ad hits the mark. Here are my picks for the top 5 worst Super Bowl commercials of 2025 that left viewers, including myself, cringing or confused. 1. CoffeeMate: \u201cLet\u2019s Go Tongues\u201dSome ideas probably sound great in the brainstorming room \u2014 like a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":388,"featured_media":7335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7329","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-opinions","8":"entry"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/superbowl-2025.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/02\/superbowl-2025.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Delani O'Leary","author_link":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/author\/delani-oleary\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/388"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.cortland.edu\/dragon-chronicle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}