This is a list of Super Bowl commercials that played during the 2000s. This article does not list advertisements for a local region or station (e.g. promoting local news shows), pre-kickoff and post-game commercials/sponsors, or in-game advertising sponsors and television bumpers.
2000 (XXXIV) This year was known for its many commercials for websites, with 17 websites posing commercials. Many became defunct after the "dot-com Bowl".
Product typeProduct/titlePlot/notesBeerBud Light "Elevator"A man tries to hold the elevator by putting his arm in the door. The bad news is that he has a six-pack of bud Light in his hand, which the others in the elevator steal.Bud Light "Cat"A woman tells her boyfriend that her cat doesn't like anyone who takes her Bud Light. He ignores her by reaching for a Bud Light. That is, until the cat turns out to be a tiger.Budweiser "Photo Shoot"Louie and Frankie document a scandal which focuses on a 1979 summer photo shoot where the ferret posed nude.Budweiser "Which Game?"In a continuation of their "Whassup?" ad campaign, three men at a bar are on the phone with a guy ("Dookie") allegedly watching the game. Their question: "Whassup?"Budweiser "Rex's Motivation"A dog is not crying in a movie scene, so the director tells the dog to think back to his worst day. The dog's worst day was jumping over a hedge to chase a Budweiser truck, only to ram head first into the side of a lawn care truck. The dog then gives the howl of his life.CandyM&M's "Sexy Girl"Men and women are all impressed by a green M&M walking down the street.CarOldsmobile "In Cars"In what first appears to be an ad for the Gap, a group of teenagers sing the Gary Numan song "Cars" before an Oldsmobile Alero drives into the screen.Credit cardVisa "Swimmers"The announcer decide to take a break from commercialization and focuses on the 2000 Olympic Games with female swimmers swimming. They then spelled out "VISA", and the announcer ends their break, and says that Visa is the official card of the Olympic Games.FilmGladiatorMovie promosMission to MarsTitan A.E.MailFedEx "Combat Rangers"Combat Rangers action figures are all wearing dresses. The toy makers found that the wrong shipping company got the wrong dresses in China.FedEx "The Lollipop Guild"While greeting Dorothy, the Lollipop Guild lose their high voices. A FedEx truck delivers three balloons to the group, they inhale the helium, and continue the greeting.Soft drinkMountain Dew "Mock Opera"Spoof of Bohemian Rhapsody, both the song and video.TVOxygen "Baby Girl Power"At a maternity ward, a pink cap for a baby girl is found on the floor. Soon, all the babies take off their caps, signifying they should not be categorized.WebsiteAutoTrader.com "I Need a Car"A man stands in a vast, featureless white room. He says, "I need a car." Countless cars zoom past him, which are narrowed down based on his choices.Britannica.comGelsi, Steve. "Tiny Dot-com Joins Super Bowl" , CBS News, January 24, 2000. Accessed February 26, 2014. "Untitled"In a completely silent TV spot, a bunch of random questions appear on the screen, such as "who keeps the coin after the coin toss?" and "where do Buffalo wings come from?" Then it ends with britannica.com logo with tagline "what's on your mind?"Computer.com "Mike and Mike"To get opinions on Computer.com, we watch interviews with the creators' mother, college buddy, nephew, and uncle.e1040.com "Charity"An accountant asks a client if he gave anything to charity. The man exclaims that he gave a mint to "charity", who turns out to be a woman.EDS "Cat Herders"We take a look at the tough and drama-filled job of being a cat herder. Director: John O'HaganEpidemic.com "Bathroom"A man washes his hands and receives money for it. He sneezes and the same thing happens.E*Trade "Wasted 2 Million"Two men and a monkey dance to "La Cucaracha". Then, the screen makes fun of the money being spent by websites on Super Bowl ads by saying: "Well, we just wasted two million bucks."E*Trade "Out the Wazoo"A man is rushed to the ER. Doctors discover that he has money "coming out the wazoo".E*Trade "Basketball Prodigy"A young man scores the winning goal in a basketball game. His coach tells him that he's a natural. The player then declares that he wants to dance for a career.e-stamp.com "Time Saving Tips"A man who owns his own business is shown shredding paper. A voice asks if he really has time for this. The man realizes he can throw the papers into his backyard and shred them by mowing his lawn. The voice congratulates him and suggests that he use e-stamp.com to buy postage.Hotjobs.com "Negotiations"Two businessmen negotiate with a giant, light-up mouse-pointer hand. The hand mocks the first businessman's suggestions, noting that "A startup in Frisco made a mockery of your signing bonus." The businessman tells the hand "I don't like you."Kforce "Looking for a Job"A man leads someone through the red-light district of a city. After walking through a door marked "JOBS", he falls down a chute into a desert. Images of Kforce.com at work are then shown.LastMinuteTravel.com "Tornado"Two cowboys set up lawn chairs and watch an incoming tornado. They discuss one man's recent trip to Barbados as the tornado sucks the other man away at the last minute.LifeMinders.com "The Worst Commercial"On yellow paper in typing while "Chopsticks" is played on piano, a message says: "This is the worst commercial on the Super Bowl. But it might be the best thing you see tonight. Introducing LifeMinders.com. We send highly personalized emails on topics you ask for. Free. No junk. How can we do all this with 7.5 million members? We're information experts (geeks). But we don't know diddly about making ads."MicroStrategy "Fraud"A voice over a cell phone helps a man to reschedule a flight. When he tries to pay for it with a credit card, the voice alerts police that the man is impersonating the real cardholder.MicroStrategy "Stock Alert"A woman in an airport uses her mobile device to trade stocksMonster.com "The Road Less Travelled"A woman stands on a street corner in a city. Various people walking past her recite "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost.OnMoney.com "Paper Monster"A man sits in a room with papers scattered everywhere. The papers gather into the shape of a monster and assault him. He survives by opening his laptop, which sucks the paper monster inside of it.Netpliance "Webhead"Various images of people wearing glasses with tape across the middle are shown. A voice asks what would happen if everyone could access the internet without a computer.OurBeginning.com "Invites"Soon-to-be-married brides fight with each other at a wedding invitation storePets.com "If You Leave Me Now"When pets are left home, the Pets.com sockpuppet sings the Chicago song "If You Leave Me Now"WebMD "Ali"A close-up video of Muhammad Ali shadowboxing is shown. On-screen text makes obscure references to circumventing the healthcare system.
2001 (XXXV) Product typeProduct/titlePlot/notesBeerBud Light "Chow Down"To make space for a case of Bud Light in a fridge that is filled with food from top to bottom, a man gives his dog some food from that fridge. The ad then cuts to the guy with his female partner enjoying a Bud Light. When she asks where the dog is at, the dog walks in and is now very fat from all the food eaten.Budweiser "Neighbors"Anthemic spot centered around the people who produce Budweiser beer.Budweiser "We Are Not Alone"A dog is abducted by aliens. It is revealed that the dog is actually an alien in disguise. When the leader asks what he has learned, the alien quotes the Whassup? line. It soon catches on with the alien, and an alien intelligence agency finally detects the race.Budweiser "What Are You Doing?"A commercial plays that shows sharply dressed men parodying the Whassup? commercials with the line "What are you doing?" It is then revealed to be a commercial watched by the men from the Whassup? commercials.FilmExit WoundsMovie promosThe Fast and the FuriousHannibalA Knight's TaleSwordfishThe Mummy ReturnsFoodGeorge Foreman Grill "Colors"People dance to celebrate the five new colors the George Foreman Grill comes inGamingPlayStation 2 "Future"A future commercial advertises the PS9HotelMotel 6 "Refs"Football referees stay at a Motel 6RetailTarget "Beautiful World - Red"The ad starts with a trio of young adults, who live in a world where everything around them is the color white, put on a pair of sunglasses and makes everything become the color red. The trio, along with a poodle, enter a building and use several red colored products that are sold at Target, such as Coca-Cola soda and Big Red gum. Devo's "Beautiful World" plays during the ad.Soft drinkDiet Dr Pepper "Hudson Riverdance"Riverdance is performed by a group of heavy-set men wearing tank tops and kiltsPepsi "The Best Pepsi Ad Ever"The winner of the online poll for the best Pepsi commercial that aired during the Super Bowl is announced. The winning commercial is played: the 1992 Cindy Crawford commercial.Pepsi "Bob Dole"Bob Dole does a spoof on his erectile dysfunction commercials by using Pepsi as the product. Pepsi helps him feel young again, as he does a backflip. Cast: Bob Dole, Eric StonestreetPepsi "Rollercoaster"A man brings a full cup of Pepsi on a rollercoaster. Somehow, he manages to spill none of it on the ride. Later, an attractive woman asks him for the time, and he spills the Pepsi on his shirt. The rollercoaster shown in this commercial is Alpengeist, a B&M inverted coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.WebsiteE*Trade "Ghost Town"In a spoof of the famous 1970s Crying Indian commercial, the chimp from last year's popular E*Trade commercial wanders through a ghost town on a pony. Several deserted dot-com businesses are seen, referring to the various dot-com companies which went bankrupt partly due to their commercials last year. The chimp sheds a tear for the corpse of the Pets.com sock puppet dog.HotJobs.com "Gravity Balls"A gravity ball breaks free, rolls out of an office and into a children's marble game. Soundtrack: Go Where You Wanna Go by The Mamas & the PapasWirelessCingular Wireless "Dancer"A man dances to the theme from Peter and the WolfCingular Wireless "Touchdown Dance School"Several pro football players attend a touchdown dance class led by a ballet instructor Cast: Kevin Gogan, Marvin Harrison, Donald Willis, and Damien Woody
2002 (XXXVI) Product typeProduct/titlePlot/notesBeerBudweiser "Clydesdale Respect"As a tribute to the victims of the September 11th attacks, Budweiser produced a one-time-only advertisement. The commercial shows the Budweiser Clydesdales walking across the Brooklyn Bridge into New York City. They then stopped, gazed at the ruined New York skyline, and bowed in reverence and respect. The commercial aired only once, but was available on the website for a period of one year. Two different modern takes on this commercial aired decades later: first in 2011 with the newly built One World Trade Center in the background skyline, and again in 2021 with additional structures on the World Trade Center site (including 3 and 4 World Trade Center) now completed as well as Tribute in Light illuminating the sunset sky.Budweiser "Greeting Card"A couple selects greeting cards for each other. A woman takes her time, going through several cards at a retail store, while a man grabs the first card he sees at a convenience store counter; while purchasing a case of Budweiser.Budweiser "Out of Towner"In a continuation of Budweiser's "Jersey Guys" ad campaign, a man wearing a cowboy hat takes a seat at a bar, where he is asked "How ya doin?" by the bartender. He replies, "Well, thanks for asking! I'm doing fine; just got in today. My brother in law picked me up at the airport; mighty big airport y'all got here. And the people here are so nice!" He repeats this to two other men entering the bar who ask him, "How ya doin?"CandyM&M's