I'm a big fan of quirky, random humor, and the last 6 months have provided me with quite a few commercials to laugh at. So I'll be ranking the top 5 ad campaigns in order of the amount of joy they've brought me. I'm not just ranking a single commercial, but a campaign of at least two commercials with the same theme. So here we go...

5. Dunkin' Donuts

Dunkin Donuts isn't big here in the southeast, so I had never really seen any Dunkin Donuts ads. But they've broken through with an ad campaign that first caught my attention with its mockery of sophisticated coffee. With a catchy, funny, sing-songy real-life song in every ad, this campaign makes number 5 on my list.

4. Skittles

Skittle has always had a somewhat entertaining run of commercials, but the last two put them over the top. The office environment with a zany twist brought us the long-bearded potential employee who feeds his interviewer with 15" of chin hair..."No experience..." The second commercial shows a psychologically damaged employee with a paper-like exterior who had been beaten by a coworker who regrettably but innocently wanted some chocolate skittles and figured that his coworker's appearance meant that he was just a pinata full of candy. Priceless.

3. Jack Link's

Big foot running ramped in the woods with idiots who think that mocking a sasquatch was a good idea...what more needs to be said. Big foot always gets the best of these guys, and it's always funny.

2. Budweiser

They've scored big with the "Wassup!" campaign and the Budweiser frogs. And while this campaign is a little more subtle, it's no less effective. Highlights from these commercials are the disgusted "dude" as he watches his friend marry a female bodybuilder (or a man?) in Las Vegas, and the slightly perverted "dude" as he listens through the wall of his hotel. Great Stuff.

1. Snickers

This medieval/modern day mash-up of misfits has brought me much enjoyment over the last few months. "Alas my love you do me wrong to cast me off discourteously..." followed by a chorus song from a hawaiin warrior, a pilgrim, an English king, and two other characters who I can't remember. These commercials are all about the feast. Even Robin Hood has gotten into the act, stealing the feast from the rich to take back to the poor. "The feast...it's ruined."

So what are your thoughts? Different order? Did I miss some? Let me know.