by Joe LaMuraglia
A box arrived in the mail today and it contained a Mr. Potato Head doll along with a note from said tuber announcing his debut, along with Mrs. Potato Head, in a commercial during the Super Bowl at the end of the 1st quarter. The note also indicated a second Bridgestone commercial during the 3rd quarter of the game that will be “out of this world”.
Now, I am the first to admit that I watch the Superbowl for the food served at the party and for the commercials. With the state of the economy, many advertisers have pulled out of the game but Bridgestone chose to follow up last year’s debut with two new commericals. You can see teasers for both below or you can click HERE to see them along with behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the commercials.
My initial reaction is that they won’t be as funny or controversial as their commercials from last year but only time will tell. Tune in on Sunday, February 1st on NBC.


For your reference, these were last year’s commercials: