The 2012 Super Bowl ads

Commercials that aired during Super Bowl XLVI.

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This advertisement by Skechers USA shows Mr. Quiggly wearing Skechers sneakers. After beating a pack of racing dogs, he moonwalks across the finish line.

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Volkswagen of America introduced Bolt the dog on the couch, watching the new Volkswagen Beetle go by, but too fat to chase it.

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After a training montage, a slimmed-down Bolt chases the new Volkswagen Beetle.

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Volkswagen also revisited its “Star Wars” theme from last year’s popular Super Bowl commercial.

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Creatures watch a Volkswagen ad in the cantina from “Star Wars.”

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This advertisement by Best Buy features Jim McKelvey, co-founder of Square, a business that lets users turn smartphones into credit card readers.

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The Best Buy ad also shows innovator Philippe Kahn, creator of the camera phone.

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An ad by 2nd Story Software compared a little boy’s relief upon finding a place to pee to the relief the company says customers can get from a free federal tax return.

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An ad by GoDaddy.com features Colombian model Natalia Velez in body paint.

In a Pepsi ad called “Check-Out,” an embarrassed Coke employee wins a year of Pepsi Max.

Regis Philbin issues a "Free Pepsi For Life" check to a Coca-Cola delivery driver in a Pepsi Max cola war ad.

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The Coca-Cola polar bears were featured in more than one Super Bowl ad, including this one, called the "Catch."

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Matthew Broderick plays himself in a grown-up version of his celebrated role of Ferris Bueller to promote the 2012 Honda CR-V.

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Audi’s brighter LED headlights are so bright they can kill vampires, according to its new ad.

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Vampires face their imminent destruction in the new Audi ad.

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Chrysler enlisted Clint Eastwood to convey a message of hope and recovery in its "It's Halftime in America" Super Bowl advertisement.

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The “Dirty Harry” star voiced an uplifting sentiment: “We find a way through tough times, and if we can’t find a way then we’ll make one. All that matters now is what’s ahead, how do we come from behind, how do we come together, and how do we win. Detroit’s showing us it can be done.”

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To show that it is full of good ideas, Toyota featured a few others, including putting in a gaming room and petting zoo at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

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Toyota’s “Reinvented” ad also features a baby that doesn’t poop — and is also a time machine — among its “good ideas.”

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This advertisement provided by Hyundai Motor America, shows a scene from Hyundai's "All For One," ad.

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Century 21’s ad "Smarter, Bolder, Faster,” features some major cameos, including in a scene that shows a Century 21 saleswoman and Olympic speedskating medalist Apolo Ohno — saying its agents are “faster than fast.”

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Also in Century 21’s ad, a real estate agent beats real estate tycoon Donald Trump at the negotiating table, to portray the company’s claim that its agents are “smarter than smart.”

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The Century 21 also shows a real estate agent upstaging NFL analyst Deion Sanders at an open house.

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Jessica Blackmore and John Stamos share a cup of Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt in the Dannon Super Bowl commercial.

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Supermodel Adriana Lima stars in an ad for floral company Teleflora.

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