Superbowl Candy Commercials

I have to be honest with you, I generally don't watch the Superbowl. I don't watch the halftime show, I don't watch the commercials, and I most certainly don't watch the game.  It's not that I don't like sports, in fact I really enjoy watching basketball and baseball, I just don't like the idea that one game can determine the outcome for an entire year.  I also don't like the commercials because I live in Canada and they don't play those amazing American commercials here, we get low budget Canadian ones.  I don't watch the halftime show because then I'd have to watch the game and the low budget Canadian commercials to know when that happens.

Having said all of that, every year, the day after the game, I go through YouTube and watch some of the commercials.  I have three categories of Superbowl commercials that I watch. I watch any trailers for upcoming TV shows or movies that I'm interested in (as a side note, really excited about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2). I also watch the commercials that everybody is talking about, not that many this year to be honest.  Finally I watch all of the candy related commercials, which I'm going to share with you right now.

This year there weren't that many candy commercials, or at least not many that I could find.  Worst of all it seemed to be the same brands that have commercials every year.  Just once I'd like to see a Hershey Bar or Gummy Bear commercial.  Better yet, if they ever bring back Runts Candy, they should introduce it with a Superbowl spot.  This year there were two candy commercials, and an interesting cola commercial that I feel suit being posted on this blog.

Surprisingly, or not at all, the folks at Skittles decided to do a weird commercial.  This seems to be a trend with them, and I'm not sure why.  It's become so common place for Skittles commercials to be weird, that it's not weird anymore.  I think to surprise us, one year they should just do a normal commercial, with nothing weird at all, now that would be shocking.


I imagine that this Snickers commercial might have been more entertaining if you were watching it while the game was on, because it has details about the game live.  That would have made this kind of funny.  Watching after the game, having not watched it at all, it just seems a little weird, but not weird like the Skittle commercial.

As a Canadian I can't say that this commercial made me feel any kind of patriotism, but I'm guessing it's not supposed to.  This is in fact a jab at Trump, and the current American governments stance on immigration. Unfortunately it appears that Trump was actually at the game, so he likely didn't see it, unless he reads this blog, which is very doubtful. So it's a pretty commercial, with a message for people other than myself.

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Candy In The Media - Super Bowl Edition

It's that time of year again, time to look at some of the most expensive commercials of the year.  The Super Bowl has for years been the place where big budget commercials set the tone for the rest of the year.  I like to compile all of the snack/candy commercials together, to see how the advertisers are spending the loads of money that I spend on snacks annually.  Unfortunately, this year I had a hard time finding any "great" ads.  The Coke ad above was OK, at the very least it had a nice message.


Doritos hit us this year with three ads.  I'm getting a little sick of their style of advertising to be honest.  While these ads were clever a few years back, now they're just cliche.  The creative spark that was Doritos Super Bowl commercials of the past, are just boring today.





This Skittles commercial is also lacking in creativity as well. I like a clever ad like the next guy, but this one is just weird for weird sake.  It's about time Skittles dumped this "Taste the Rainbow" campaign and found something new.  It's an awesome candy that has a great deal of advertising potential, I just don't think they're using it.

This Snickers commercial is probably my favorite this year.  While it's still using the campaign that they introduced last year, they cleverly re-packaged it with a retro twist.  I'll give them a pass this year, but they better have something different next year.

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Friday Candy Video (Superbowl Commercial Preview)

Simply put, here's a preview of some of the snack/candy ads from the upcoming super bowl:


Coke


Doritos


Doritos


Doritos (Slightly disturbing)


Doritos


Doritos


Butterfinger (Preview  Only)

Keep in mind that I'm no Superbowl commercial expert, so these are only commercials that I've been told will be playing.

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Candy News

According to science, you gain more satisfaction from finishing a snack than by eating a large amount of the snack.

Just in case you want to have a smart conversation with a Canadian about Maple syrup, here's some information to help you out.  In Canada this was part of our primary school education.

Ever wanted to taste ice cream for a living, don't worry, the job exists.

Barry Callebaut wants you to know what you should be looking for in chocolate.  Don't worry about what you actually might want, it may not be trendy.

Here's a few Superbowl related tidbits from earlier this week:

As it turns out M&Ms topped the list of most searched terms during the Superbowl.

Here's a really interesting article about how OREO managed to get an advertisement posted about the blackout only minutes after it happened.

The Jason Priestley Tim Horton's donut was all the rage in my home country, then it started to spread around the world.

I'm not sure that gum needed more crunch, sure more flavour, and longer lasting flavour, but probably not more crunch.

Ever wanted to know why Mentos and Diet Coke explode into a fountain of awesomeness?

Most people assume that all sugar free treats are laced with chemicals, this isn't always the case.

I've never been to Minnesota, but seeing how much they're into candy and candy making, I'm thinking a road trip might be in order.

Did you know that in 1947, in Canada, there was a "Chocolate Candy Bar Strike"?

If you've never tried salted caramel chocolates, this Valentine's Day would be the perfect time to pick up a box. For someone you love... as long as they're willing to share.

If you want to keep up with all of the daily candy news that we come across as it happens, follow us on Twitter.

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Candy and Snack Related Super Bowl Commercials

This commercial is a little different than the commercials I've posted earlier this week, most notably this commercial while intended for the Superbowl, never made it to air.  Apparently from the reports I've read both Coca-Cola and Pepsi (big sponsors of the Superbowl) asked that it not be aired.  This might be the first time in history that Coca-Cola and Pepsi ever agreed on anything.  It's pretty amazing how they seemed to unite together against a product that could change the way we drink soda.  I have to be honest, I'd never heard of the Soda Stream before seeing this commercial, but it sounds like a really good idea.  I don't think it's fair to ban this advertisement  since I know for a fact that both Coke and Pepsi use each others logos in their commercials, but I understand that they're a little nervous about this new competition.  As for making me want to buy the product, you better believe I want one of these things, and my birthday is coming up (hint, hint).

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Candy and Snack Related Super Bowl Commercials

For today's look at Superbowl commercials, I've decided to lump the Doritos commercials together.  Why would I do that?  Well because in premise, they're pretty much the same idea.  Start off with an innocent idea, watch it get strange, but plausibly strange, then because of the Doritos (or lack of) the commercial gets really stupid.

Of the two advertisements  I like the "Goat 4 Sale" commercial the most, it would even be excellent if they didn't make the goat scream and destroy the guys stuff at the end.  I think this advertisement needed stronger writing to make the premise work, why not invite Stephen King to write this same commercial.  With a proper scary writer doing this premise it would have been much funnier, and from what I understand the budget on these commercials is very high so they could probably afford him.  The good thing about both of these commercials is with the incessant crunching and constant shots of Doritos, I was actually craving them throughout the entire commercial, so in that way it's a success.

As a bonus I thought I'd include this Taco Bell commercial, since it appears they're eating the special edition Doritos Tacos at the end.  Might I say the end is the only time you're reminded that it's a commercial for anything.  Also, most disturbing in this commercial is imagining the digestive track of these old folks after eating Taco Bell.

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Candy and Snack Related Super Bowl Commercials

Once again M&M's are going for the slightly disturbing angle in their commercial of what happens when a character is in fact the food you're going to eat.  This one has a slight sexual twist at the end, only because the red M&M seems to be a little into the idea of being devoured by a group of women.  This commercial isn't bad, but it's not the most clever use of the disturbing fact that the M&M's characters are in fact edible. My favorite use of this method is this commercial, it's much more clever, a lot darker, and a little funnier.  I will say that this latest commercial does entertain me, and it sure makes me want to bite into an M&M, particularly a giant one with arms and legs.

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Candy and Snack Related Super Bowl Commercials

This OREO commercial is pretty much the perfect example of everything I hate about many Superbowl commercials.  While the first few seconds is fun, people whisper arguing over which part of the OREO is better, it escalates into stupid remarkably fast.  While I'm not against escalating silliness, I am when it's nonsensical   For example, why does that one guy push the shelves over, and why don't the police show up with the fire department.  These, along with a few other details derail the whole escalating fight/debate over the subject of whether or not the cream or the cookie is the better part of the OREO.  There is also very little visuals of actual cookies, so it doesn't make me want to eat a cookie for any reason.  Finally, why is this even a debate, the cream is obviously the most important part of an OREO.

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Candy and Snack Related Super Bowl Commercials

I love pistachios, and surprisingly enough I enjoy PSY, I also have a tender part of my heart for beating a dead horse, so you can imagine that this commercial is right up my alley.  It is a little strange to see pistachios as sex objects, but the green suit and the rain of nuts pouring over PSY makes me crave pistachios a little.  In all I'd say that this is a successful commercial, and I would buy these nuts.

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This Week In Candy

All this week I'll be looking at the advertisements from the Superbowl, in particular the snack/candy advertisements   I'll post a new commercial (or in some cases a few) every day, and let you know what I think of it.  I'll also look at whether or not this commercial seems to actually sell the product at all.  I've noticed that as a trend with Superbowl commercials over the last few years, while many are entertaining, few seem to actually sell the products.  In the case of candy and snack commercials, I expect them to give me a craving for whatever they're selling, and maybe even make me a little hungry.

This week I hope to also do a little baking to help teach me a little bit about chocolate cake. I'm looking to understand a little more about baking chocolate cakes by answering a few questions I've thought up over the years.  Problems like, how small can one bake a cake, and still keep it cake like, and what's the difference between a pancake and a regular cake.  I'll probably post the final article next week so I have lots of time for experimentation, but I'll post a few photos of my progress on Twitter and Facebook while I'm at it.

Finally, I'll be posting episode 3 of Junk Fud, the podcast all about junk food, on Tuesday.  This latest episode I talk to Kristen, and Australian friend and junk food fanatic, all about the treats from her homeland.

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Super Bowl Candy Commercial Roundup

I have to be honest, this year I really didn't laugh that much while watching any of the Super Bowl commercials this year.  Sure many of them where strange, even a little bone chillingly gross, but nothing that made me giggle uncontrollably.


The Snickers spot was the one I was looking most forward to, so it was the one to disappoint most.  It's pretty much the same joke as last year with a new set up and new actors.  I wonder which one of these guys will get to host SNL now?



This Doritos ad was OK, but the ending was predictable.



This ad although very strange didn't make me laugh, instead it made me fear co-workers a little.



While not for a candy company, this ad does mention candy in the title and the candy store shows looks really yummy.

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Super Bowl Review

Technically this review has nothing to do with the Super Bowl at all. In fact I actually did the review a while back before the Super Bowl was even in my mind.  Being in Europe right now, the Super Bowl really doesn't get that much attention.  I'm sure people are watching it, but it's not the big thing in the news.  Also with the time difference I don't think it's going to come on until midnight or later.  I'm a little sad about that because although I'm not a big football fan, I always liked watching the Super Bowl for the sheer spectical of it.  I guess I'll have to check the highlights tomorrow instead.


Click here to read the latest review.

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Super Bowl News... Well Sort Of

Onion SportsDome

I love this news piece by the Onion about this years Dorito Ad.  I only wish it where true, or at the very least I wish I could see the fake ad they had in mind.

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The Super Bowl Is Coming

I have to be honest with you, I don't really follow football at all.  Now that I live in Europe, I don't even know what to call it.  That not to say that I don't like the Super Bowl.  The spectacle of the whole event is pretty cool, and the commercials are really fun.  This year I hope that I'm entertained during the commercial breaks with funny 30 second quips about out of date entertainers and freakish special effects.  I also hope I get invited to a party and that I'm fed well, however I think anybody that reads the first part of this blog is not likely to invite me to any Super Bowl party at all.

Click here to read about the new commercials expected from Mars.

Click here to check out a spectacular Super Bowl treat idea.

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Our Friends At Sucre Are Celebrating A Superbowl Win

The folks at Sucre have made up some great looking football cakes to celebrate their home team Superbowl win. They also tell me that with Mardi Gras and Valentines Day close at hand big things are happening in New Orleans. If you happen to be in their neck of the woods, stop in and try their rose and pistachio chocolate bar.

Click here to read more.

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Snack Ads Officially Do OK

It would appear I’m not the only fan of all those candy/snack Superbowl ads. According to the kind of people who look into this sort of thing many candy/snack ads ranked high in lists compiled by people who list things like best Superbowl Ad. It means that the industry is doing something right I’m sure.

Click here to read more.

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The Candy Critic Superbowl Commercial Extravaganza!

Well the dust has settled, the players have gone home to do whatever it is football players do when they’re not playing football, and I have a bunch of cool snack/candy advertisements to watch on the Internet. I’ve decided this year I’m going to post my favourites for you guys to check out, just in case you missed them last night.

My favourite spot this year has to be the Snickers spot featuring Betty White. I know I posted the previews and wrote about it earlier but it really delivered too.

Next this Doritos ad that features what could possibly be the best ninja star ever.

This emerald nuts add is great only because it’s so dam strange.

And finally this Dr Pepper ad featuring midgets and the band Kiss, I mean really do I have to convince you any more to check it out?

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Have a Super Valentines Day

I wonder who decided that the Superbowl and Valentines Day should be so close to each other. Two very special days (both of which I feel should be real holidays) filled with drama, tension, and lots of advertising for great treats. Really they’re a lot more similar than one might think. Many people expecting great things to happen on both these days and chances are at least half of them will be disappointed. Many people setting up great events on both days, hopping to impress. In some cases body tackles are involved with both holidays, but really that’s a personal choice. Well even though the Superbowl is upon us I’ve decided to focus the review on Valentines Day. Honestly I find Valentines Day treats to be much more creative than Superbowl treats and thus giving me more to write about.

Click here to read this latest review.

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Superbowl Preview From Snickers

I can’t tell you how excited this ad made me when I saw this preview. Snickers and Betty White is about the best idea I could possibly imagine. Can’t wait to see it.

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Displaying Your Superbowl Snacks

Here’s a fun little tip on how to get your Superbowl snacks into the spirit of things. Sure you could just use a bowl but what would be the fun in that?

Click here to see how to make a Superbowl Snack Stadium.

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