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The 30 Most Controversial Super Bowl Commercials

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February 1, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The 30 Most Controversial Super Bowl Commercials

Nationwide's "Dead Boy" Commercial

Carl Jr.'s "All-Natural" Commerical

Cheerios' "Interracial Family" Commercial

General Motors' "Robot Suicide" Commercial

PETA's "Sexy Vegetables" Commercial

PETA's "Last Longer" Commercial

Skechers' "Mr.Quiggly" Commercial

Daniel Defense's "Pro-Gun" Commercial

Tim Tebow's "Pro-Life" Commercial

Groupon's "Brazilian Wax" Commercial

Groupon's "Tibet" Commercial

Ashley Madison's "Cheating Husband" Commercial

Pete Hoeskstra's "Spend It Not" Commercial

Holiday Inn's "Bob Johnson" Commercial

Coca Cola's "America the Beautiful" Commercial

ManCrunch.com's "Potato Chip" Commercial

Dodge's "I Will" Commercial

E-Trade's "Robbed By Your Bank" Commercial

84 Lumber's "The Journey Begins" Commercial

Bud Light's "Skinny Dipping" Commercial

Volkswagen's "Get Happy" Commercial

GoDaddy.com's "Lola" Commercial

Dodge Ram's "Farmer" Commercial

HomeAway's "Test Baby" Commercial

The 30 Most Controversial Super Bowl Commercials

Not everyone tunes in to the Super Bowl for the football—between the halftime show and the newly-released commercials, there's much to watch that first Sunday in February. And in the past 56 years, we've seen a ton of really great ads...and some others that, well, may have missed the mark. (Honestly, we're surprised some of these even made it past the drawing board.) Ahead, 30 Super Bowl commercials that received a ton of backlash.

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A look at the most controversial Super Bowl Ads that have aired in the past 56 years.

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