By Mike Philbrick
ESPN.com

Another Super Bowl is in the books. Another Patriots title. Blah, blah, blah.

Seriously, after two weeks of hype who really wanted to see the game anyway? Can we get to the commercials now?
Budweiser frogs
You didn't see any new cultural icons like the Budweiser Frogs this year.

Thank you.

Besides the halftime show, it seems the breaks in the game were the final frontier to feel the affect of Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction. No company pushed the limits in 2005, but there were still some entertaining moments.

So enough with our hype, here are Page 3's Top 10 Commercials of Super Bowl XXXIX:

1. Ameriquest
Synopsis: Guy using a cell-phone ear piece walks into a convenience store. He's talking to someone about the price of the deck he's having built. When he gets to the counter, he tells his friend (about the deck of course), "You're being robbed." He does this while reaching for his wallet, and the cashier mistakes his conversation as a threat and his wallet for a weapon and takes action. First, he hits him with the pepper spray. Second, a swing of a baseball bat. And finally, the cashier's wife comes from around the corner with what appears to be a cattle prod. The company's tagline is then delivered -- "Don't judge too quickly, we won't"

Why it works: Bravo to Ameriquest, a mortgage company that could have gone the route of dozens of other financial institutions and brought out some actor over the age of 70 to make their pitch. Not only did they spare us from all those pre-approval, no-closing cost terms that we would never have cared about, but they made fun of people who walk around this world talking on their cell-phone ear piece. Plus, any commercial that uses pepper spray, a bat and a cattle prod in the span of eight seconds is a winner.

2. Bud Light
Synopsis: Three guys are getting ready to sky dive out of a plane. The first one jumps no problem. The second one ... just can't do it. He's too afraid. To entice him, the third guy says "you won't do it even for some Bud Light?," and then throws a six pack out of the plane. Out of nowhere, the pilot dives out of the plane (sans parachute) to go after the beer. The guy who threw the beer shrugs his shoulders and jumps leaving the scared guy on his own.

Why it works: At one time or another most of us have said "I'd die for a beer right now." Really would you? Well, for the pilot in this ad, it wasn't just a figure of speech. And if ads have taught us one thing it's that people willing to die for food or drink are pretty funny.

CareerBuilder.com
Working for a monkey would make anyone go bananas.
3. CareerBuilder.com
Synopsis: Guy comes to work and he's the only human there. Everyone else is a monkey. Make no mistake, this takes place in an office. The monkeys wear shirts and ties -- they hand in reports (that make no sense -- hello, they're monkeys!) and waste valuable company time photocopying their butts. All this points to one thing for the lone human -- he needs a new job.

Why it works: It's not the monkeys on the phone or in their cubes as much as it is the human trying to talk to them as if they were just like him. Plus, he goes about his day accepting the fact that something is going to go wrong. Why? Well, because he works with monkeys. After seeing this it makes your think -- "I've had days like this, do I work with monkeys?"

4. Emerald Nuts
Synopsis: A young girl asks her dad for some Emerald Cashews, but he tells her if she has some all the unicorns will go away forever. A unicorn then walks into the room and says that's not true. Then Santa Claus is sitting nearby saying "telling her I wouldn't come back if she had some of your cashews ... that's not right." Finally, next to them on the couch the Easter Bunny asks "telling her the Easter Bunny would get whacked if she touched your Emerald Nuts? Man, that's wrong." After pretty much scaring the dad to death, he pours out a handful and gives it to his daughter.

Why it works: Growing up everyone (yes, everyone) had at least one relative who said something outlandish to you to make you go away -- or to scare you to death, which ever they were in the mood for. So seeing someone who does this get their just desserts is like a free sessions of therapy (and in 30 seconds no less). And who knew that you can really tick off Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny?

5. Anheuser-Busch
Synopsis: People are hanging out at an airport when a plane arrives carrying a dozen or so troops returning from active duty. One by one, the crowd notices them coming off the plane, and they begin to clap until the entire terminal is clapping in appreciation for the soldiers. A "thank you" appears on the screen -- fade to black.

Why it works: No logos. No product. No agenda. The Anheuser-Busch company apparently just wanted to drop a couple million to say thank you to the troops fighting overseas. Sure, this isn't a funny ad, but it definitely got the point across a heck of a lot better than some of the other ads we didn't even pick -- and they were actually trying to sell something.

6. FedEx-Kinkos
Synopsis: In a semi-parody of all Super Bowl ads, FedEx-Kinkos delivers the 10 things that make a commercial great. From including a celebrity (Burt Reynolds) to a talking, dancing bear that delivers crotch kicks -- the company tries to deliver on its promise. It even included No. 8 as optional -- product message.

Why it works: With all the buzz that all things Super Bowl gets, it's always refreshing when someone is willing to pony up the money to make a commercial that makes fun of it all. After all this, do we learn anything about FedEx? Not really. Do we learn that using a famous pop song like "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey makes a commercial better? Yes.

7. McDonald's
Synopsis: A man and his pregnant wife discover that they own a French fry that looks very much like Abraham Lincoln. Everyone seems to want their fries this way, but they are only offered "fries that resemble sticks." They post the fry on Yahoo! Auctions and a Lincoln reinactor from Japan buys it. The couple aren't sad to see the fry go because the man claims to have a Chicken Select that looks very much like Ben Franklin. We'll never know what they could sell it for because before the ad fades to black, his wife snatches it from his hand and eats it.

Why it works: This ad loses a couple points because Part 1 was on before the kickoff, so that one isn't eligible here. Still, in the wake of people selling grilled cheeses on eBay with the Virgin Mary on them, an ad like this had to be done. It's always a challenge to create an ad so absurd, that it might be true. Mission accomplished, McDonald's.

Lays
M.C. Hammer is also available for weddings, bar mitzvahs and children's birthday parties.
8. Visa
Synopsis: A woman in a parking lot cries for help and a cast of super heroes springs into action -- Wolverine, Captain America, Thor, Spider-Man and several others. When she tells them her plight is not something where the fate of the planet hangs in the balance, but that her Visa Check Card has been stolen, they become highly annoyed. Why? Because, as Spider Man tells her, you aren't liable for charges on your Visa card when it's lost or stolen. They all take off, only to be followed by Underdog making a late visit to offer assistance -- to no avail.

Why it works: When you add an element of reality to a fantasy world like that of comic-book heroes -- it's always great. Who cleans Wolverine's suit? Hey, Thor ... boxers or briefs? What do you guys do for money? Well, at least they answer that question. Apparently the Visa Check Card is the preferred currency for Captain America.

9. Lays
Synopsis: Three kids hit their baseball over the fence into the mean old neighbor's yard -- and everyone knows he never gives anything back that goes over there. A little girl recommends giving him some Lays chips because everyone likes those. They toss a bag over, and their ball comes sailing back a second later. Followed by one of their dogs. Followed by one dad's 1972 Impala. And finally, M.C. Hammer. Hammer, dressed in traditional Hammer-wear, then sings "Can't Touch This" and breaks out some classic dance moves. Well, the kids aren't impressed and out of all the things they have, they throw Hammer back over.

Why it works: The fall of a celebrity never gets old. Just when you thought M.C. Hammer couldn't make fun of himself anymore after appearing on "The Surreal Life," he agrees to do this ad. And only at this point in his career would Hammer agree to be tossed back over a fence instead of an Impala that is about 85 percent rusted. Actually, seeing how Hammer's career is about 95 percent rusted -- the choice was pretty easy.

10. NFL Network
Synopsis: Joe Montana is at a Caribbean resort trying to cheer up a dejected Ben Roethlisberger by singing the song "Tomorrow." Several other NFL stars join in including Curtis Martin, Steve McNair, even Jon Gruden and his kids. The reason for the song? After the Super Bowl, it's the next season and "tomorrow, everyone is undefeated again."

Why it works: This would have been much higher if it wasn't done last year. Still, it's one of the better ads out there. The subtle stuff is what makes it work. It's more than seeing Curtis Martin singing in a restaurant. It's McNair getting a massage for many of his notable aches and pains. It's Jon Gruden yelling at his kids for having a sword fight in the kitchen. That's the kind of stuff that keeps you laughing. Let's hope we see this one back at Super Bowl XL.