Top 5 SportsCenter Commercials

Ok. After posting this last night and promising this post, here we go. I now present you the Top 5 SportsCenter Commercials of all-time.

(Disclaimer: Trying to pick the best five SportsCenter Commercials is very difficult. As I have said, it's the best ad-campaign that I've ever seen, and every commercial is funny. So making a list so exclusive is hard. And of course, if you disagree with my list, then post your favorites in the comments section. Many of them are on YouTube.

5. Studio Rivalries
The idea for this commercial is great, because it the idea of an anchor/reporter rivalry actually exists in some places, and maybe it did at one point at ESPN. But what makes this a standout commercial are the taunts and jeers between anchor and reporter, and the final scene. The interaction between Sal Paolantonio and Rich Eisen causes me to giggle every time. (And as a quick aside, don't you miss Rich Eisen on SportsCenter? I certainly do.)



4. Big Buddy
This is a hilarious mockery about ESPN giving back to the community, as anchors and former NBA players play basketball with children. The best part of course is how the anchors take the game far too seriously. I don't know which is better: the Stuart Scott block on one kid or Kenny Mayne's line at the end.



3. Gheorghe Muresan Dancing
Gheorghe Muresan was a great sport, and he's featured here in one of the best scenes in SportsCenter commercial history. The dance scene with Karl Ravech and Kenny Mayne makes me burst into hysterics every time. If you don't find this funny, well, you don't know what humor is.



2. Y2K Preparations
Remember when people actually thought the world would come to an end when the clock turned to the year 2000? ESPN does a great job of mocking the hysteria that was prevalent in the time, and there's nothing better than Charlie Steiner's role at the end. Fantastic mockery and fantastic commercial.



1. The International SportsCenters
I posted this one last night, but I'll post it here again. There is no better TV commercial out there now, and hasn't been one since this. This is perfectly acted by Dan Patrick and Kenny Mayne, and the absurdities of this commercial is what makes it great. I have never laughed harder at any commercial than at this one. And how can you not love the classic old brown set in the background?



Send us your suggestions. Like I said, there are so many great ones. But these are the top five.