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Alongside those interceptions, that weird juggle-bobble-almost-dropped-ball-catch-thingy, and a brawl at the end of the game (real nice by the way, guys… real nice), there was some great football action during Super Bowl XLIX. And there were some great Super Bowl commercials, too. We’re not going to say we say anything like Apple’s truly iconic 1984 Super Bowl commercial, but there was indeed some greatness in there during XLIX’s commercial breaks. Oddly, our pick for the best ad comes from a company that also ran some duds during this game; not Top 5 Worst Commercials of Super Bowl XLIX bad… but not good. But fortunately we’re mature enough to be objective and look at each commercial as its own entity. You’re your own judge, of course, but if you feel like listening to the professionals, then here without further adieu are…

Joining the ranks of “The Expendables 3,” “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” and “The Amazing Spider Man 2,” we can now confirm that at least one more major Hollywood movie will be giving millions and millions of fans a look during Super Bowl XLVIII.

And guess what, it’s yet another sequel! This time it’s the film “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” This news adds to the number of total movies with trailers running during the game, and also leaves the number of original concepts getting their launch during the Super Bowl right at zero.

This film, unlike some of the others, is not going to be making its trailer debut during the game, though. Previews and teasers for “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” have been running for months. But with the film coming out the month after Super Bowl XLVIII we suppose this is the studio’s last chance for a major bump, unless they want to take time during some of the final events of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games (which, heck, maybe they will).

Online stockbroker E-Trade wanted to prove their website was so simple, even a baby could do it.

So they brought out a cute - if slightly creepy - baby to explain in a surprisingly grown-up voice how easy it was to buy stocks.

This sparked a whole series of infant-themed commercials, but the original remains the best.

It was so overplayed in the years that followed it's easy to forget how funny the original Wassup! advert actually was.

Four simple bro-friends watching the game, having a Bud, greeting each other in the only way they know how.

There's no doubt about it this is a classic.