The USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter survey that measures viewer response to ads run during the Super Bowl ranked the Clydesdale “Rocky” spot, from Anheuser-Busch, the best commercial during Sunday’s big game between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants.
The ad featured Hank, a Clydesdale who doesn’t make the cut on the Budweiser hitch. But with a little help from his Dalmatian friend, Hank goes into heavy training mode, running around trees like a barrel racer and doing heavy weight-training like Rocky.
In the end, Hank makes the hitch and Anheuser-Busch scores big. The beer company ran seven commercials in the Super Bowl telecast and had three among the Top 10 best rated. In addition to the best-rated Budweiser spot, two Bud Light commercials finished among the Top 10—one featuring a fire-breather heating up a romantic dinner and another which had men sneaking Bud Light into a wine and cheese party.
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this is SO true! that commercial was my FAVORITE!! it was soooooo sweet!! (GO GIANTS)
Budwiser by far had the best ad for Super Bowl Sunday. I loved Hank and knew he’d make it.
great article! great vidoe!!
i thought it was very funny!i loved Hank.
That is such a cute commertial! I love the horses’s expressions! Those Clydesdales are amazing….
This was the best commercial ever! I loved it!
I loved this commercial with Hank and his Dalmatian trainer. It was one of my favorites as well.
CUTE CUTE CUTE! yay, super bowl watchers like the horsies 🙂 one step closer to domination! 😛
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great article!
great article
Thanks for putting the clip up! I am not a fan of the game, however loved to see this clip! And it is by far the greatest clip yet! Great job!
I love the selection of the Bud Clydes conmercials. They are so cute and funny. I have seen the horses many times and i adore them.
YAY!
OMG! i LOVE this commerial deffentily my fav.!
Hi-I love the commercial. It’s worth watching the game just to see the great/ wonderful horse and friendship with the dog. Love it, love it, C.K.
I love this video!
This commercial ROCKS !!!
I think this ad was so Hilarious!! I also liked the one with the men bringing the beer to the wine and cheese party!!
This was a great commercial, keep them coming
That is SOOOO cute! I LOVE it!
I love that comertal because I love horses.
And it is on tv.
The Clydesdale commercials are always first-rate. This one ranks with another of my favorites – the youngster who thinks he his pulling the wagon all by himself while 2 of his grown buddies are pushing it from behind. Don’t know who the ad writers are for these, but they deserve every penny they are paid & then some.
lol this is so cute!!!
It is so cute
like it very much clydesdale are beautiful animals also like the dog like article on horses feet thanks
Awesome video! Go clyesdales!!!
hi i like it
This is one of the best commercials I have ever seen!
I like this video
Wow! What a touching commercial! I love it!
If you watch closely, they use at least 4 different horses to play Hank:)
Great video, just as good as the last one I saw with the colt. Love it!!!
Every year I wait for Bud’s new holiday commercials the Clydesdale are great ea year
I love horses so much I would. DIE TO HAVE ONE. I REALY MEEN IT.
I love horses and I would die to have a horses and Iwould take good care.
I love horses so much I can not live without one
Lol. My cousin’s best friend’s mom ownes the clydesdales from the budweiser comercials. I haven’t gotten a chance to see them yet though.
i love it!it is funny!that video realy got my atenchon! hope you have a great day!
your freind:danielle pico!!!!!!
lol
that commercial got my attetion and I loved watching it, It was the best commercial I have ever seen.
Loved it!!!
xoxo Rock On 🙂
I LOVED IT WAS THE MOST AWSOM THING IN THE HISTORY OF THINGS MY BIRTHDAY JUST PASSED I TURNED 10 YEARS OLD I LOVED THE COMERSHIAL IT WAS AWSOM I LOVED IT IT WAS COOL I WATCHED IT TEN MILLION TIMES I LOAVED IT SO MUCH . GOOD BUY:>
I so love this one!
awesome video! this is one to see!
Love these ads!!
So magestic!
this is one of my fav beer ads of all time!! it’s so great!
poor horse glad it has a happy ending!!!
Love your commercials! Don’t ever stop.
The Clydesdale/AB ads are wonderful. There is no point in watching a Super Bowl if there is no Clydesdale ad. The message of the ad is usually spot-on. Don’t ever stop, please.
those horses are the best horse known to man:)
This is such a sweet video!!!!
That was so cute!
Aww! That was adorable! Set your mind to it and you can do it! Teamwork helps too! You can do anything with a buddy to support you!
Amazing video! Love the “high 5” or “high 6” rather at the end.
Excellent as always!
I love this
Gotta love these commercials! Very creative and funny!
YAY !!
I look forward every year to see the one video that they have.
LOVE those big boys!
Another great one! Love these commercials!
I don’t think you could ever make a bad commercial. Love them all!
Happy for ya Hank! Love these Budweiser commercials.
Just had to watch it again! Love it!
One of the cutest commercials. I love that they used the ROCKY theme music. Such magnificent animals. Way to go Hank for making the Team 🙂 🙂 🙂
High Five, Paws up and great with the Rocky theme!
It say video not able to play i love super bowl ads.