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Football pitch: The 3 worst Super Bowl ads ever

Liz Hurley, pandas and transgender surgery. It’s all here.

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WITH OVER 100 million people tuning in to watch the big game, the Super Bowl is the best time of year for advertisers.

And considering 30-second spots for this year’s Super Bowl cost some advertisers at least $4 million, they better not screw it up.

These guys did, though.

3. This ad compared hotel renovations to transgender surgery

YouTube: Vickie Davis

2. In 2011, one company ran ads making light of some pretty serious issues… like the Tibetan crisis. Oh boy. It did have Liz Hurley though:

YouTube: SportsMetroBoy

3. In 2008, one company set out to intentionally create a terrible ad. They accomplished that goal and offended millions of people.

YouTube: 5uperBowl42

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