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A year after the 'Somber Bowl,' Super Bowl ads go happy again

Millions of Americans who tuned in for the glitz and grandeur of last year's Super Bowl ads were instead force-fed a sad smorgasbord: Abused wives and lost dogs, cyber-bullying and overeating, even an insurance commercial where a dead boy dreamed of all the things he'd never do.

But this year, advertisers at America's most-watched sporting event are swapping out the pall for what made the spectacle so popular in the first place: Cute puppies in costumes, zany sight gags and a parade of celebrities designed not to remind viewers of the world's problems, but to distract from them, with fireworks.