NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The Super Bowl is advertising's biggest, glitziest stage.
Big name advertisers from Netflix to Google are paying as much as $7 million for a 30-second spot during the big game on Sunday, seeking to capture the attention of the roughly 100 million viewers who tune in each year.
To get the most out of those millions, most advertisers release their ads in the days ahead of the big game to maximize publicity for their spots. In the ads released so far, John Travolta and 鈥淪crubs鈥� stars Donald Faison and Zach Braff sing a T-Mobile themed version of 鈥淪ummer Nights鈥� from 鈥淕rease,鈥� Adam Driver creates multiple versions of himself for Squarespace, and Alicia Silverstone reprises her 鈥淐lueless鈥� character for online shopping site Rakuten.
Anna Faris stars as Eve, who eats an avocado in the garden of Eden. Flash forward to the present day, when no one is ashamed of nudity and everyone is naked, including the Statue of Liberty.
Actress Melissa McCarthy stars in a musical number for the travel site about her desire to go on a trip 鈥渟omewhere, anywhere.鈥�
Actor Miles Teller (鈥淭op Gun: Maverick鈥�) and his wife Keleigh Sperry Teller dance to customer service hold music while drinking a Bud Light.
In a regional ad, a diverse group of people share a six-pack of Budweiser 鈥� a voiceover by Kevin Bacon showcases the 鈥渟ix degrees of Bud.鈥� Although he's not shown, the ad is a nod to the 鈥淪ix degrees of Kevin Bacon鈥� meme 鈥� the idea that anyone in the entertainment business can be linked to Kevin Bacon in six connections.
A mountain man talk talks about surviving the outdoors in an ad that stars singer Sarah McLachlan spoofing her well-known and oft mocked animal-advocacy ad that uses her song 鈥淎ngel.鈥�
Singer Nick Jonas returns for the second year in an ad that highlight's Dexcom's glucose monitoring system.
Celebrity chef Matty Matheson, Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon The Chef and Nickelodeon鈥檚 stop-motion-animated Tiny Chef help a DoorDash shopper find the best products.
Music stars Jack Harlow, Missy Elliott and Elton John team up in an ad for Doritos Sweet & Tangy BBQ that shows Harlow abandoning his rap career to focus on the triangle 鈥� a Doritos-shaped musical instrument.
Super Bowl regular Procter & Gamble promotes its Downy Unstopables brand in an ad showing actor Danny McBride 鈥� who wants to go by 鈥淒owny McBride.鈥�
The online betting site shows stars including skateboard mogul Tony Hawk and singer Ludacris discussing DraftKings free bet offer at a party at actor Kevin Hart's house.
The E(asterisk)Trade babies are back. This time they're at a wedding to demonstrate E(asterisk)Trade makes you ready for anything, including marriage, kids and college.
The subscription dog food service goes for the heartstrings with an ad showing a woman going through life's milestones with her dog.
Actor and comedian Will Ferrell drives different GM electric vehicles through different Netflix shows, including 鈥淏ridgerton鈥� and 鈥淪tranger Things," to announce that Netflix will feature electric vehicles in its original shows.
Google promotes its Pixel photo editing tools 鈥淢agic Eraser鈥� and 鈥淧hoto Unblur鈥� with a 90 second spot featuring Amy Schumer, Doja Cat and NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The mayo brand shows actors Jon Hamm and Brie Larson in a fridge with a jar of Hellmann's mayo 鈥� to drive home the point that Hellmann's would go well with a 鈥渉am and brie鈥� sandwich.
Kia鈥檚 ad for its 2023 Telluride X-Pro SUV shows a dad making an epic trek to recover a child鈥檚 left behind 鈥渂inky.鈥�
Michelob Ultra's two ads are set at Bushwood Country Club, the fictional country club in 鈥淐addyshack,鈥� and star a bevy of stars and athletes: tennis great Serena Williams, actor Brian Cox, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, soccer player Alex Morgan and boxer Canelo Alvarez.
Sylvester Stallone and his daughters Sophia, Scarlet and Sistine set up camp on Paramount Mountain.
In an unusual move, Peacock's ad for its 鈥淧oker Face鈥� show starring Natasha Lyonne makes a nod to other commercials in the broadcast including ads for M&Ms and Google Pixel.
Pepsi is running two ads starring Ben Stiller and Steve Martin that ask 鈥淕reat acting or great taste?鈥� and ask viewers to taste Pepsi Zero Sugar for themselves.
Jeff Ross, Natasha Leggero and other comedians hold a 鈥渞oast鈥� for the Planters spokescharacter Mr. Peanut.
The Frito-Lay brand recreates 鈥淏reaking Bad鈥� with Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul 鈥� but this time the duo are cooking up the PopCorners snack in their RV instead of anything illicit.
Anyone can get their hand stuck in a Pringles can, according to Pringles' latest Super Bowl ad effort, including singer Meghan Trainor.
The online shopping site tapped 鈥淐lueless鈥� stars Alicia Silverstone and Elisa Donovan to recreate a scene from the 1995 hit and convey that Rakuten gives shoppers cash back on purchases. Designer Christian Siriano also appears as a student.
Snoop Dogg wears different Skechers throughout the day with cameos from Martha Stewart and others.
Adam Driver contemplates the fact that 鈥淪quarespace is a website that makes websites鈥� and splits into multiple versions of himself.
To promote its 5G home internet, John Travolta sings a version of 鈥淪ummer Nights鈥� with 鈥淪crubs鈥� stars Donald Faison and Zach Braff touting its benefits.
A man dances in front of a fountain to showcase the free time people will have if they let TurboTax professionals do their taxes for them.
Uber's ad for its membership program Uber One shows hip hop mogul P. Diddy working to create a hit song for Uber One. The ad features singers of famous hits, including Montell Jordan ("This is How We Do It"), Kelis ("Milkshake"), Donna Lewis ("I Love You Always Forever"), Haddaway ("What is Love") and Ylvis ("What Does the Fox Say").
The auto accessories maker showcases the fact that its factories and workers are American.
In the first Super Bowl ad from the enterprise software company, actual rock stars Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Joan Jett and others complain that office workers shouldn't call each other 鈥渞ock stars.鈥�
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This story has been updated to correct the spelling of NBA star's last name. It's Antetokounmpo, not Antetekoumpo.
Mae Anderson, The Associated Press
