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Super Bowl XLV: Darth Vader, Eminem and the Perils of "Reply All"

Darth Vader used "The Force" to power Volkswagen. A claymation version of Eminem shilled Chrysler and Lipton Brisk Iced Tea. And a poor employee unnecessarily put his tires to the test because of "reply all." On the field, the Green Bay Packers bested the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, 31-25. Off the field, game day was dominated by celebrities ranging from 16-year-old pop singer Justin Bieber to a confused Ozzy Osbourne, who teamed up for a Best Buy spot. "What's a Bieber?" Ozzy asked wife Sharon. Christina Aguilera fumbles the lyrics, Black Eyed Peas light up Super Bowl XLV Eminem appeared in two very different Super Bowl commercials — a comedic spot for Lipton Brisk Iced Tea, and a more serious one for Chrysler, dedicated to the company and rapper's hometown of Detroit. The commercial helped boost...

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Darth Vader used "The Force" to power Volkswagen. A claymation version of Eminem shilled Chrysler and Lipton Brisk Iced Tea. And a poor employee unnecessarily put his tires to the test because of "reply all."

On the field, the Green Bay Packers bested the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, 31-25.

Off the field, game day was dominated by celebrities ranging from 16-year-old pop singer Justin Bieber to a confused Ozzy Osbourne, who teamed up for a Best Buy spot. "What's a Bieber?" Ozzy asked wife Sharon.

Christina Aguilera fumbles the lyrics, Black Eyed Peas light up Super Bowl XLV

Eminem appeared in two very different Super Bowl commercials — a comedic spot for Lipton Brisk Iced Tea, and a more serious one for Chrysler, dedicated to the company and rapper's hometown of Detroit. The commercial helped boost the car company to the top spot of the 2011 Brand Bowl.

Oscar winners including Cuba Gooding Jr. and Adrien Brody also made appearances, starring in new spots for Groupon.com and Stella Artois beer, respectively.

Snickers, which ran a Betty White commercial last year that helped kick off a banner year for the 89-year-old actress, called on "whiny" comedians Richard Lewis and Roseanne this time.

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The night also featured several highly anticipated movie trailers for such upcoming summer fare as Transformers 3 and Super 8.

Some of the commercials that got us talking, for better or worse:

Volkswagen: The Force

Best Buy: Ozzy vs. Bieber

Chrysler: Imported From Detroit

Bridgestone: Reply All

Super 8 Trailer

Stella Artois: Crying Jean

NFL: Super Bowl Celebration

Eminem, Lipton Brisk Iced Tea

Budweiser, Wild West 

Snickers