Featuring: Joe Namath and Farrah Fawcett.
Game: Super Bowl VII.
Celebrity Paycheck: Twenty thousand dollars.
Total Price Tag: One hundred thousand dollars.
Featuring a star quarterback and a famous actress, the Noxzema ad was one of the first to get people to sit up and take notice during the Super Bowl. This super bowl was the first game to be exempted from the media blackout that had become part of the NFL.
Fawcett rubs shaving cream on Namath’s face alongside the slogan “Let Noxzema cream your face,” which we’re sure they’re still proud of. “Broadway Joe” Namath was apparently teased relentlessly for the ad.
Chrysler: “It’s Halftime in America” (2012)
Featuring: Clint Eastwood.
Game: Super Bowl XLVI.
Celebrity Paycheck: $0 (donated).
Total Price Tag: $3.5 million.
The world's greatest living actor Clint Eastwood not only appeared to pump up the flagging auto industry during the 2012 Super Bowl but donated everything he earned to charity.
The “Halftime in America” ad talked about the US auto industry after the 2008 economic crisis. Eastwood also touched on the plight of ordinary Americans in a grim tone, but the ad's positive ending mentioned the rebuilding industry. The ad evoked Eastwood's film "Gran Torino", and ran a full two minutes, one of the longest of Super Bowl XLVI.
Bud Light: “Up for Whatever” (2014)
Featuring: Reggie Watts, Minka Kelly, Don Cheadle, and more.
Game: Super Bowl XLVIII.
Celebrity Paycheck: $2 million.
Total Price Tag: $12.1 million.
Anheuser-Busch's “Up for Whatever” ad was one of the most discussed following Super Bowl XLVIII, but not for all the right reasons. The ad was only meant to teach about the joys of getting out of your comfort zone.
Featuring celebs who said “yes!” to everything and anything, it caused a social media uproar, with some people thinking it was playing with the idea of consent. Anheuser-Busch would go on to apologize for the ad, saying they had missed the mark.
Old Milwaukee beer (2012)
Featuring: Will Ferrell.
Game: Super Bowl XLVI.
Celebrity Paycheck: Not a single cent.
Total Price Tag: $3.5 million.
Will Ferrell wouldn't accept a dime from Old Milwaukee, saying that he likes to star in fun, crazy ads as a hobby – his net worth is hundreds of millions, so it's not like he's strapped for cash.
True to Ferrell's brand of weird and funny (that's what people say, anyway), this ad has Ferrell shilling for one of his preferred drinks. "Deadspin" described the ads as being pretty small in scope, since a lot of locals markets run cheaper spots that smaller businesses can afford.
Heineken: “The Run” (2005)
Featuring: Brad Pitt.
Game: Super Bowl XXXIX.
Celebrity Paycheck: $4 million.
Total Price Tag: $12 million.
When regular everyman Brad Pitt heads to his fridge and finds it clear of beer, the ensuring beer run is one to remember. Directed by none other than Pitt's "Fight Club" collaborator David Fincher, this ad has a unique visual style and memorable details.
While the ad only ran once, Pitt garnered a hefty paycheck, up to five million if the rumors are to be believed. And despite the single showing, it's landed itself in the pantheon of legendary Super Bowl commercials.