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Super Bowl ads often rival the game for attention

A confession here that even the observer gets excited about watching the commercials that make their broadcast debuts during the Super Bowl. Symbolizing what’s best about America, the event annually attracts the largest TV viewing audiences of the year, a must-see for sports and non-sports fans.

One of the most dramatic commercials ever was Apple’s introduction of the MacIntosh computer during the 1984 Super Bowl game between the Miami Dolphins and the San Francisco 49ers. Everything in the room came to a halt when that commercial started, and people couldn’t believe what they had just seen.