Yesterday, I didn't care much about the Superbowl. Sure, I wanted the Patriots to win just because I'm not a fan of the Eagles. And yeah, it would have been nice if I could have won something in the big grid pool I was in (I made my money back in the smaller grid pool I was in though). But really, I just didn't care. During most of the game, I was sitting in front of my computer as it is now set up in front of a larger TV in a different room and I really only paid attention to the television during the commercials. That being said, there were only a few good commercials this year - much fewer than I had expected. Here's my favorites leading to my #1:

#5: Honoring Our Troops. Classy move by Anheuser Busch. As a group of military men and women walk through an airport, they are applauded. One very quick flash of the Anheuser Busch logo at the end. Again - classy.

#4: Top 10. This FedEx/Kinko's commercial featured the 10 must-haves of any good commercial. And, since it had those 10 items, it was a good commercial. I mean...how can you go wrong with a bear kicking Burt Reynolds in the groin?

#3: Bad Kitty. After sneaking in to surprise his girlfriend with a home-cooked dinner, the cat spills the spaghetti sauce and as he reaches down to pick up the cat who has strolled through the sauce while holding a butcher knife in his other hand, the girlfriend walks in and thinks he's murdered the cat. I loved this commercial because 1) it's cleverly set-up and 2) I hate cats. I couldn't tell you what the ad was for without looking it up though (Ameriquest Mortgages).

#2: Hammer Time. This one was hard to pick. It could have easily been number 1. It involves kids throwing a bag of chips over the wall to retrieve an errant softball. The man on the other side starts throwing everything back that had gone missing - including...M.C. Hammer. Luckily the kids throw him back. Bringing back an icon of the early 90's like that was classic - and it was classic Hammer which made it even better.

#1: Monkey Business. Perhaps it's because I've worked with monkeys before, but for some reason, this series of commercials just seemed to resonate with me. A guy is working only with monkeys and at the end, the commercial asks if you're sick of being surrounded by monkeys and looking for another job. The first commercial was just so-so as the poor soul tries to clean up on the phone after the inept monkeys, but the second and third commercials were pure gold. The second one featured the monkeys planting a whoopee cushion underneat the guy's seat and then laughing hysterically while the third had the lone human state that "Titanic" probably isn't a good product name while the others literally kiss the butt of the boss. Awesome stuff and it really worked to reinforce the CareerBuilder.com brand.

Honorable Mention: Godaddy.com, Pepsi Truck, Cedric Stranded, the In-Action Hero, and Shaq's mini performance in the V-Cast commercial.

Worst of the night (just going down the list linked below):

Frozen Mustang. Really - was this supposed to be funny? Plus, I had to watch it 3-4 times. Boring.
Famous Fries. A man auctions off a fry that looks like Lincoln which is bought by a Japanese guy obsessed with Abe. I guess I have to go to McDonald's today to see if I can strike it rich too!
Protective Bird. I just didn't get it. A parrot protects a girl from slimy men at the bar? What's funny about that? The stupid accent the bird had? Why is there a bird at a bar? It made no sense and wasn't funny in the least.
A Good Face Licking. The guy calling home every 5 minutes to leave messages for his dog? Yeah...sure the girl at the ticket counter will know exactly who he's talking to. American Airlines is such a small, personable business.

Thanks for indulging me and my list today. I'm sure these'll pop up on blogs across the internet, but I needed something to do this morning to kill time before I have to go deal with the monkeys.

URL: FOXSports.com - NFL Playoffs- Ad watch: Tracking Super Bowl commercials