It was a bit of a lackluster year for Super Bowl commercials, but there were still some good ones. For both Becky and me, the #1 ad was the Bud Light spot featuring a guy who circumvented a bar’s no-pets policy by putting his dog on his head and pretending it was his reggae-style hair. (We be jammin’, man.)

In addition, Becky and I liked the Willie Nelson H&R Block ad (in which the traditionally bearded Willie is forced to pitch shaving cream because he gets bad tax advice), and we both thought the “Terry Tate, office linebacker” ad (which featuring a football player randomly tackling people in an office) was pretty funny.

But otherwise, our lists were quite different. I had a special fondness for the Sierra Mist ad featuring a monkey catapulting into a polar-bear pool — but then again, I have a special fondness for monkeys generally. Becky was less sold on the flying monkey; she preferred the upside-down clown who disturbed bar patrons by drinking Bud Light through his costume’s crotch. In fact, four of Becky’s top five were Bud Light ads; only one of mine was.

Becky’s and my complete top-five lists:

Becky’s favorites
1. Bud Light: dog-on-head guy
2. Bud Light: upside-down clown
3. H&R Block: Willie Nelson pitching shaving cream
4. Bud Light: strong-man competition
5. Bud Light: mom with giant butt
Honorable mention: Reebok: Terry Tate, office linebacker

Brendan’s favorites
1. Bud Light: dog-on-head guy
2. Sierra Mist: monkey catapulting into pool
3. H&R Block: Willie Nelson pitching shaving cream
4. Monster.com: driverless truck causes mass destruction
5. Reebok: Terry Tate, office linebacker
Honorable mention: Bud Light: lobster bites guy’s lip as he tries to pick up chicks