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Top 10 Super Bowl Commercials We Can't Wait For (and Some We Don't Have To!)

Audi Superbowl Commercial

No longer must we resort to Monday-morning quarterbacking when it comes to critiquing the commercials that air during the Super Bowl.

We can kick off right now!

For better or worse, most advertisers who are shelling out millions of dollars for 30 or 60 seconds of air time to showcase their products during America's biggest TV event of the year now release their spots ahead of time online. But though the advertising game has changed (boy, would those Men be Mad), the excitement has remained the same.

Sure, we may see the ads a few days early now—but only on weeny computer/phone/iPad screens. So here are the 10 commercials we can't wait to see in 50-inch HD, with the surround-sound cranked up and wing sauce all over our hands:

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Watch Now! Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno Team Up for Acura Super Bowl Spot

If Jerry Seinfeld thinks he's the master of the car domain, he's got a rival in Jay Leno.

The two comedians have joined forces for Acura's Super Bowl XLVI spot hyping the carmaker's new Acura NSX, but only one of them will get to take home the very first model rolling off the assembly line.

Who will it be? We've got the extended commercial here. Check it out!

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Caught on Tape! Super Nerdy Jerry Seinfeld Tells His First TV Joke

Before he moved in next to Kramer, before he battled Donald Trump, Jerry Seinfeld was an incredibly geeky up-and-coming stand-up comic.

In advance of Friday's launch of his very own website, JerrySeinfeld.com, the legendary comedian is opening up the vaults to give fans a taste of his trademark humor in embryonic form.

The clip is taken from Seinfeld's very first TV gig on a 1977 nationally syndicated New York-set show called Celebrity Cabaret. It finds the funnyman, bushy-haired, bespectacled and barely old enough to drink, uttering his first televised wisecrack about real-life amusement park rides in the Big Apple, including a roller-coaster ride through the ghetto ("That'll be the first roller coaster where they scream on the flat part of the ride.").

So was Jerry master of his pre-sitcom domain? You be the judge.

MORE: Feud Alert! Donald Trump vs. Jerry Seinfeld: It's On!

Feud Alert: Donald Trump vs. Jerry Seinfeld—It's On and It's Ugly!

Donald Trump, Jerry Seinfeld NBC

Good news, everyone. It looks as though Donald Trump won't be giving up the charade of pretending he's a viable presidential candidate anytime soon. In fact, if anything, he's been getting even more into character, lashing out this week at none other than ever-uncontroversial Jerry Seinfeld.

And yes, since this is Donald we're talking about, the insults flew fast and furious, and, as always, below the belt.

Well, if nothing else, he's at least proving that those debates with Barack Obama would be pretty entertaining. Ridiculous, but entertaining. But as for this Jerry feud, well, in the words of Seinfeld himself, what's the deal with that?

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Bitch-Back! What's Reese Got to do With Robsten?

Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon Bryan Bedder/Getty Image; Matt Sayles/AP Photo; Gregg Dqguire/AP Images
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Dear Ted:
Regarding your wish, as well as many others', for K.Stew to show her support to her fabulously sexy mate, you are forgetting one very important Queen in this game: Reese Witherspoon. Don't know why, but I highly doubt that Reese would let anyone outshine her at her movie premiere, on the red carpet. If Robsten shows up on the red carpet together, or a few feet apart, it would bring mayhem to the show! Of course, it could peak interest in the movie, but mark my words, Ms Witherspoon would never let anyone steal her thunder. What say you, H-Town-know-it-all?
—Rita

Dear Smart Stuff:
I'd say you know your movie-star maneuverings pretty damn well, save two facts: Reese just hot hitched again, she's in a bit better mood than usual, and, that other major star of the flick, Robert Pattison, hates doing everything as he's supposed to do for publicity's sake. Meaning: a surprise appearance by an R.Pattz pal on Queen Reese's carpet would not be that unexpected, and I'm truly praying for it. We need more showdowns in this overly safe town!

Dear Ted:
OK, here are my guesses on your leso-trio: Cookie Muncher=Brooklyn Decker, Sheila Horn E.=Chelsea Handler, Butter Pussy=Fergie. Am I close on any of these?
—pearl.mae

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Jerry Seinfeld Slams Royal Wedding "Circus," Says Kate Middleton, Prince William "Aren't Special"

Kate Middleton, Prince William, Jerry Seinfeld Mario Testino/Clarence House Press Office via Getty Images; NBC Photo: Dana Edelson
William & Kate's Royal Wedding

Let's face it, the media (ahem) is treating the royal wedding (two weeks to go!) like it's more or less the second coming. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Unless, of course, you're Jerry Seinfeld, who took it upon himself to speak on behalf of an inundated and uninterested portion of the population for whom April 29 will be just an ordinary Friday.

Which is fair enough. What maybe wasn't the best idea is that he decided to air his grievances about Kate Middleton and Prince William's big day while sitting for an interview with a British morning show.

Timing may be everything, but location is not to be trifled with, either.

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Len Lesser, Seinfeld's Uncle Leo, Dies

Uncle Leo always had a hearty "hello!" for his nephew Jerry.

Len Lesser, the character actor who was most recognizable for popping up on Seinfeld, be it to shirk a gambling debt or get his eyebrows blown off, died Wednesday of complications from cancer-related pneumonia. He was 88.

His crack comic timing led to other roles as a cantankerous old-man type in Mad About You, Boy Meets World, Everybody Loves Raymond, ER and, most recently, Castle.

The New York City native's career got rolling, however, on shows like The Munsters, The Monkees and Get Smart, and he had small parts on the big screen, as well, in Papillon, Outlaw Josey Whales and Bird Man of Alcatraz.

Lesser, an Army vet who served in World War II, is survived by a son and a daughter, as well as three grandchildren.

GALLERY: Fallen Stars of 2011

Jerry Seinfeld Really Hates That Jerky Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga, Jerry Seinfeld Nick Laham/Getty Images; Dana Edelson/NBC

Katy Perry, take note. This is how you feud with Lady Gaga.

By now we're all familiar with the backstory: half-naked exhibitionist goes to Mets game, flips off photographers and takes up residence in Jerry Seinfeld's VIP box, all unbeknownst to the comic.

Well, consider him, uh, beknownst. And from the sounds of it, less than impressed.

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UPDATE!

Lady Gaga Takes Herself Out to the Ballgame, Leaves Pants at Home

Lady Gaga Al Bello/Getty Images

UPDATE: Whew! Baseball Lady Gaga fans can take heart that she has not been banned, as earlier reports had it. Yankees GM Brian Cashman clarified the situation Sunday.

"She's not banned," said Cashman. "Celebrities aren't banned."

So what was the problem?

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Mets to Jerry Seinfeld: We're So Sorry About Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga, Jerry Seinfeld Nick Laham/Getty Images; Dana Edelson/NBC

Lady Gaga finally did it. She finally crossed the line.

Or so think the New York Mets, who have offered up an apology to—of all people—Jerry Seinfeld after her ladyship gave cameras the old one-fingered salute at yesterday's ball game.

Not that there's anything wrong with that? Actually, this time there was.

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