The edition of "The Office" you never saw.

Bud Light ads tend to be juvenile and sophomoric. So is this one, but it's funny. Even though you can see every gag coming, it's entertains throughout.

Not sure where this would run except the web at a minute and 20 seconds, but that's good enough for me.

Are you ready for a sucky football commercial?

Hmmmm. Advertising that makes fun of advertising.

This commercial is every bit as loud and irritating as an infomercial-- without any of the humor.

And what a surprise! It's from our friends at Bud Light.

I dunno, maybe underage college kids think this is funny. But not until they've slammed a couple of BL's!

This Bud goes to all the underage drinkers out there!

Seen the new Bud Light "Fans Cans?" It's the usual swill you swill, but packaged in the colors of nearby universities.

Clever marketing ploy? Most likely, and just in time for tailgate season.

Heavy-handed attempt to promote underage drinking? Most definitely. The legal drinking age in most states is 21--a bit older than the average college student.

I mean, come on! Who are we fooling here? Nobody.

Save it for the NFL teams, at the very least.

NCAA must stand for No! Crap! Another Ad!

Perhaps it was the stomach virus I suffered this weekend while watching the NCAA tournament, but commercials were worse than usual and made the Cranky Ad Guy even crankier than usual. Seeing them over and over sure didn't help.

So let me spill my vitriol on those who deserve it most:

Bud Light: A crappy beer deserves crappy ads, and Bud Light never disappoints. Devoid of humor, logic or concept, their "drinkability" campaign--like having one too many BL's--blows.

Enterprise: Master of the sucky commercial for years, Enterprise continues the trend with several ads, the most egregious being the skanky couple who goes off to a motel for some sex. But the cutesy dad and daughter doing the terrorist fist jab with hammers is equally annnoying.

SW Airlines: The "Wanna Get Away?" campaign used to be clever and had a relatable honesty to it. No more. Stripped to a 15-second commercial, it's merely buffoonery sped up.

Taco Bell: A guy in drag sneaking in nachos. You're not helping my stomach virus...

Buffalo Wild Wings: A commercial that goes from bad to worse, with several slapstick endings, none of them funny.



There were a few good ads, like the ones about NCAA student athletes turning pro in something besides sports (BIG production dollars, which tells you the NCAA has waaay too much money), but even the less expensive ones of previous years seem more genuine.

I've included the McDonald's commercial because it at least has good casting, good music and an interesting voiceover. Still hard to watch over and over, but less painful, at least.

Overall, the Cranky Ad Guy is not amused.