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Letter From the Editor
The Super Bowl — the game every football fan anticipates from the first kickoff in September. I like football, but I admit I’m only interested in the game if it includes the Falcons or whatever team Harrison High graduate Justin Fields is quarterbacking, and I really watch it for the commercials.
Since the Falcons or Bears didn’t make it this year, I’ll be focusing on the commercials. I Googled the best Super Bowl commercials of all time and found a list that included several of my favorites. But just a warning: I’m old-school, so my favorites aren’t from this century. In fact, the most recent one is from 1996 and featured a Coca-Cola delivery guy stocking a store’s cooler with his product, then being caught on a security camera sneaking a Pepsi from another cooler and causing a chain reaction that sends cans sprawling across the floor, all while “Your Cheatin’ Heart” plays in the background.
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In 1995, Budweiser gave us a trio of frogs that burped “Bud,” “Weis,” “Er” in sequence. They were so hilarious, they almost rivaled the Clydesdales as my favorites. But not quite. The Clydesdales still command my top spot for Budweiser ads.
Wendy’s supplied us with an iconic catchphrase in 1984 after an elderly lady expressed her displeasure with the size of her hamburger patty: “Where’s the beef?” Everyone from little kids to presidential candidates was asking that magical question.
In 1973, Americans were trying to learn the Big Mac song that McDonald’s created for its Super Bowl commercial: “Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame-seed bun.” Once you learned it, it was stuck in your head, and you never forgot it.
But my all-time, unchallenged favorite is from 1980, another Coke ad showing a dejected Mean Joe Greene limping to the locker room and a 9-year-old kid offering him a Coke. In return, the Pittsburgh Steeler legend says, “Hey, kid — catch” and tosses him his game-worn jersey. So much for the “Mean” moniker. If that commercial didn’t touch your heart, you don’t have one.
Besides commercials, another important ingredient of Super Bowl Sunday is food, so try our party recipes on Pages 24-25. But February isn’t just about football. Winter is a great time to catch up on reading, so check out our library package on Pages 14-17. We’ve also included a couple of pieces on Pages 18-20 to celebrate Black History Month.
Happy reading!
America’s Community Magazine
Volume 7, Issue 6
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