Rhymin' & Stealin'

In honor of John Madden’s retirement from the broadcasting booth, let’s take a look at his 5 best commercials:

5) EA Sports – Madden 09

The Madden NFL games are legendary, and should continue to bear his name long after his retirement. I love it how he disses losers who always go for it on fourth down, even though anyone with half a brain knows you don’t go for it on 4th and 23 from your own 35 yardline in the 2nd quarter. Also like the hot dog shot, although I would have preferred a clip of a turducken in the deep fryer.

4) Wizard of Wor

Now, I loved the Atari 2600. Pong was killing it. But Wizard of Wor looks like a bagged of smashed ass. Got to love the blatant rip-off of the Pac-man layout. They should have had a money-back guarantee in case the game was incredibly brutal. Wouldn’t want to mess with Ray Johnson in a dark alley though.

3) McDonald’s – Hot ‘n Fast

What the hell is a McD.L.T.?

2) Miller Light

I love it when Madden yells “Gutterball, Gutterball” at Deacon Jones. And the Rodney Dangerfield cameo is excellent. This commercial could use more Madden, but when he’s in it, he’s acting like he just downed three pots of coffee. Young, exuberant Madden is way better than old, slightly senile Madden.

1) Tinactin

You know this had to be #1. I can’t even see red feet without thinking of this commercial, I have probably heard the phrase “Boom! Tough actin’ Tinactin” a million times in my life. And try watching this commercial without the phrase repeating over and over in your brain for at least the next 30 minutes.