Ferris Bueller Returns in a Super Bowl Ad

Posted on January 30, 2012 at 3:58 pm

The most talked-about Super Bowl ad of the year has to be Matthew Broderick’s reprise of his most famous character, Ferris Bueller, in a Honda commercial. How many references to the movie can you spot?

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Classic Commercial: Jim Henson for American Express

Posted on November 25, 2011 at 8:00 am

The late Jim Henson, founder of The Muppets, made this adorable commercial as a part of the American Express “Do You Know Me?” series of ads from the early 1980’s.

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