, Friday, May 24, 2013
Long after details of the action on the field are forgotten, Super Bowl commercials remain embedded in our memories and pop culture. Over the years, ads have ranged from straightforward to funny, from sexy to abstract, and from tender to annoying. What are your favorite Super Bowl ads from years past? Weigh in here on Facebook.
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One of the most heartwarming Super Bowl ads was the 1979 Coca-Cola commercial featuring "Mean Joe" Greene of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
We all remember the 1973 Noxema commercial with New York Jets football star Joe Namath and Farrah Fawcett -- three years before her Charlie's Angels stardom.
For better or worse, this 1995 Budweiser commercial is still with us.
And the catchphrase that friends yelled back and forth to each other can also be traced to Bud.
Terry Tate, Office Linebacker, is a popular series of Reebok commercials about a make believe football player who physically enforces office policies.
In 2010, Snickers featured actress Betty White, whose popularity has increased as she's aged. The kicker was a cameo from Abe Vigoda.
Nationals' Opening Day
Some of the best photos from Opening Day at Nats Park.
Iditarod: 'Last Great Race'
The iconic race: A competition of human versus wild.
Boston Marathon Bombings
A look at the explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon.
Newtown, Conn.
A Conn. town comes together and mourns a mass school shooting.Click on the image above to see it at its original size.
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Three women who were missing for up to a decade are found. -
Some of D.C.'s most interesting and obscure memorials and sculptures. -
Scenes from the 2013 Kentucky Derby. -
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Photos from the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner. -
Photos from the 2013 NFL Draft in New York. -
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley ranks the best movie weddings. -
What you shouldn't buy your kids. -
WTOP staffers bring their kids into the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center. -
The Holocaust Museum marks 20 years in Washington. -
A look at the explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon.
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Eerie photos shared via Twitter of Boston as residents to shelter in place. -
A fertilizer plant in Texas blows up. -
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Photos from the red carpet to the show at Sony Pictures Studios. -
Scenes from the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. -
Take a look at 2013 cherry blossom photos and submit your own. -
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Some of the best photos from Opening Day at Nats Park.
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A 2013 position-by-position look at the Washington Nationals. -
AAA is out with its list of top vehicles for commuters. -
Consumer Reports rated the best and worst cars for your money. -
A different way of picking your NCAA tournament bracket. -
Upload your 2013 snow photos. -
The iconic race: A competition of human versus wild.
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Pete stopped by WTOP ahead of the annual Travel and Adventure Show. -
Some of the best photos in the news. -
Fans reveled in Redskins' success. -
WTOP staff love their furry friends. -
A Conn. town comes together and mourns a mass school shooting.
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As part of the Washington Animal Rescue League's Adopt-a-Thon. -
'Underwater Dogs' leap, splash, swim into your heart.