The best nerdy Super Bowl commercials of 2025

Mountain Dew Baja Blast Turns Seal Into a Seal in This Great 2025 Nerdy Super Bowl Commercial

Mountain Dew Baja Blast got real weird with a memorable ad featuring Seal…as a seal. “They should have sent a poet…”

Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson Mourn Chazmo’s Death With Totino’s Pizza Rolls

I Think You Should Leave stars Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson quickly recovered from the death of an alien (who they barely knew!) with the help of Totino’s Pizza Rolls in one of our favorite ads of the night.

The Muppets Vacation With Booking.com in This 2025 Nerdy Super Bowl Commercial

The Muppets took a not-so-relaxing vacation thanks to Booking.com in a fun ad.

Matthew McConaughey and Celebrities Sell a Football Food Conspiracy for Uber Eats

Uber Eats had Matthew McConaughey and a slew of celebs trying to convince the public football is one big food conspiracy. We’re sold. Not on the century-old conspiracy, but on this nerdy 2025 Super Bowl commercial.

Matthew McConaughey Struggles Without Salesforce

Matthew McConaughey pulled double Super Bowl commercial duty, as he also starred in Salesforce’s ad alongside his friend Woody Harrelson.

Adam Brody Calls the Mustaches for Pringles

Adam Brody used a Pringles can to accidentally call some of Hollywood and sports’ most famous mustaches to a mass gathering in a very entertaining Pringles ad. (For the record, Nick Offerman did look good with James Harden’s mustaches.) We greatly enjoyed this nerdy Super Bowl commercial.

Fast and Furious Stars Slow Down for Häagen-Dazs 

Fast & Furious  fans know Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, and Ludacris have family. But thanks to Häagen-Dazs, they also had ice cream during this nerdy Super Bowl commercial. 

The DunKings Start Dissin’ for Dunkin’

Ben and Casey Affleck, Bill Belichick, and a method Jeremy Strong brought back the DunKings for a diss battle in Dunkin’s over-the-top commercial/movie.

When Harry Met Sally Meets Hellmann’s Mayonnaise in Nostalgicly Hilarious Nerdy Super Bowl Ad

Billy Crystal watched Meg Ryan cause yet another scene at Katz’s Deli (while inspiring Sydney Sweeney) in Hellmann’s When Harry Met Sally parody commercial.

Barry Keoghan and a Donkey Deliver Squarespace 

Good Irish lad and The Banshees of Inisherin star Barry Keoghan and his donkey delivered Squarespace newspaper-style in a fun commercial for the website-building website.

Instacart Invites Past Product Mascots to Its Own Commercial in an Iconic Nerdy Super Bowl Offering

Instacart’s first-ever Super Bowl ad called on product mascots from throughout the game’s history for one of the best nerdy ads of the night.

Aubrey Plaza, Michael Shannon, and Bad Bunny Get Salty For Ritz

Ritz served up a perfect nerdy commercial with some famously salty stars. It’s great on its own, but Michael Shannon’s attempt at a “smile” alone made this one of the best promos of the game.

Nate Bargatze and Vanderpump Rules‘ Ann Maddox DashPass for DoorDash

Nate Bargatze got a little too comfortable using DoorDash’s DashPass membership in a humorous ad that also featured beloved Vanderpump Rules assistant Ann Maddox.

Homes.com Won’t Let Dan Levy, Heidi Gardner, and Morgan Freeman Say It’s the Best

I guess you can’t just say something “is the best” in a commercial, even if some very famous faces want to. But you can use that concept to make a good series of Super Bowl ads starring Dan Levy, Heidi Gardner, and Morgan Freeman.

Eugene Levy’s Eyebrows Go Wild for Little Caesars’ Crazy Puffs

Dan Levy’s dad, Eugene, also got in on the Super Bowl commercial fun in Little Caesar’s Crazy Puffs promo. Those little bites send Eugene Levy’s iconic eyebrows on a big adventure.

Long Lost Twins David Beckham and Matt Damon Come Together for Stella Artois

“Long lost” twins David Beckham and Matt Damon Dave Beckham reunited in an intercontinental meeting of celebs in Stella Artois’ ad.

Ram Trucks Sends Glen Powell on a Twisted Fairy Tale in This Excellent Nerdy Super Bowl Commercial

Glen Powell let his imagination get the better of him while reading a fairy tale in Ram Trucks’ entertaining ad. It included dragons, a volcano, and chainsaws, which is always a winning team.

Walton Goggins Turns to GoDaddy To Sell Walton Goggins Goggle Glasses

Walton Goggins Goggle Glasses are not only real; they appeared in GoDaddy’s commercial featuring the Fallout star.

Antonia Banderas Goes Full “Macho Man” Randy Savage for Bosch

Oooooh yeah, we can dig this great Bosch commercial starring Antonia Banderas as both himself and as the late, great “Macho Man” Randy Savage.

Harrison Ford Mocks Ford for Jeep

Harrison Ford got dramatic in a really good Jeep commercial that saw the icon mock Jeep’s competitor that happens to share a name with Harrison. (No, the other name.)

Reese’s Wants People To Only Eat Its Lava

Everyone knows real lava looks incredibly, tantalizing appetizing. Reese’s used that undeniable fact to sell its newest candy in a very funny Super Bowl ad, which also fits the nerdy commercial bill.

Asgardians of the Galaxy Go Full Meta in Ray-Bans’ Nerdy Super Bowl Commerical

Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pratt (and eventually Kris Jenner) re-teamed without the Guardians of the Galaxy in Meta Ray-Ban’s smartglasses commercials.

Elmo Teaches Roger Federer the Alphabet for On

Elmo and tennis legend Roger Federer debated what the letters “O” and “N” look like in On’s commercial.

Tubi Knows What’s Really In/On Your Head in This Nerdy Super Bowl Commercial

Tubi let genre lovers know they have something for them while scarring generations of football fans with their genre hat flesh-head commercial.

Catherine O’Hara and Willem Dafoe Punk Pickleball Players for Michelob ULTRA

Michelob ULTRA sent Catherine O’Hara and Willem Dafoe to pickleball courts to hustle overconfident yoots out of the beer.

Gordon Ramsay and Pete Davidson Cook Up an Alien Encounter for HexClad in Stellar Nerdy Super Bowl Commercial

Gordon Ramsay learned he’s not that famous while confirming our suspicions Pete Davidson is really an alien in HexClad Cookware’s ad for cooking pans.

MSC Cruises Sends Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom on a Vacation/Holiday

Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom played up their home countries’ vacation/holiday stereotypes in MCS Cruises fun foray into Super Bowl commercials.

2025 Was a Great Year for Nerdy Super Bowl Commercials

When it came to Super Bowl commercials, 2025 had more nerdy ads than ever before. And shockingly enough, they were good! After this successful game day, we can’t wait to see what next year has in store for us.