Telehell Podcast: EPISODE 96 - Big Game Hall of Shame III: Super Bowl Halftime Shows

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Scott Mason (Play Like a Jet podcast) joins us at the 50-yard line as we take a look at the three (theatrical) halftime shows that may have caused the powers that be in the football world to change their game plans...

Also, after you listen to this show, catch me trying to pretend to talk about football as I make a guest appearance on "Play Like a Jet".

1. Super Bowl XXIII (1989)
   
2. Super Bowl XXIV (1990)
   
3. Super Bowl XXVI (1992)

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This video is a supercut of my two previous halftime show tier lists made in the summer of 2022. It's updated to include 2023's halftime with Rihanna, as well as couple of tier adjustments that differ from the original edits.

TIER ADJUSTMENT REASONING -

U2 from B to A: I mentioned the heavy emotion of their performance, but placing it in B tier doesn't do the impact of it enough justice. Revisiting it, I can understand why some hold it as their favorite halftime show of all time.

Lady Gaga from A to S: I basically made the entire argument for it to be placed in S tier and then placed it just short at the top of A. Originally my thinking was that there's enough of a divide between Beyoncé's show and Gaga's, but that just isn't the case. Both are superb in different ways.

VIDEO CHAPTERS:

• Introduction - 0:00
• Early Halftime Shows - 0:48
• Elvis Presto - 1:32
• The Peanuts Gang - 2:14
• Disney & NKOTB - 2:55
• Winter Magic - 3:44
• Michael Jackson - 4:48
• Country Quartet - 5:35
• Indiana Jones - 6:17
• Diana Ross - 7:24
• The Blues Brothers - 8:07
• Salute to Motown - 9:42
• Gloria Estefan & Stevie Wonder - 10:29
• Disney Millennium Celebration - 11:25
• Aerosmith & NSYNC - 12:52
• U2 - 14:05
• Shania Twain - 15:21
• Janet Jackson - 16:05
• Paul McCartney - 17:35
• The Rolling Stones - 18:24
• Prince - 19:13
• Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - 20:33
• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 21:27
• The Who - 22:39
• The Black Eyed Peas - 23:51
• Madonna - 25:12
• Beyoncé - 26:30
• Bruno Mars - 27:47
• Katy Perry - 29:06
• Coldplay - 30:20
• Lady Gaga - 32:00
• Justin Timberlake - 33:22
• Maroon 5 - 34:50
• Shakira & J. Lo - 36:47
• The Weeknd - 38:01
• Dr. Dre & Friends - 39:40
• Rihanna - 41:39
• Thank you for watching! - 43:55

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This video shows The Entire History of The Super Bowl Half-time Show from 1967-2024.

In 1991, during one of FOX's regular staff meetings, FOX president Jamie Kellner started talking about the Super Bowl, Kellner believed his network could capitalize on the Super Bowl even though CBS had the rights to air the game.

Today we're talking about the Superbowl Halftime Show. We'll talk about how the show came to be the "free" star-studded concert we've come to know it as, and some of the performers who have been fined or sued (or threatened to be) over their performances. Of course, we're talking about the infamous incident with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake. We'll also discuss M.I.A's lesser talked about situation where she flipped the bird during Madonna's halftime show, resulting in a million dollars lawsuit M.I.A. had to battle, and alleged conflict with her management team Roc Nation, and by extension Jay-Z. Then lastly, we'll talk about a less serious case where no one went to court, but a man did threaten to sue over J-Lo and Shakira's headlining performance in 2020.

Marching bands, Elvis impersonators, and Chubby Checker. That’s what you got at halftime of the Super Bowl for decades, until New Kids on the Block came along and paved the road for Beyonce, Prince, and even little Bruno Mars. But NKOTB shared the stage with 3,500 children, Mickey Mouse, as well as the Gulf War to make it the worst Super Bowl halftime show, ever.

Between this and the commercials, whose got time for football? For this list, we’ll be looking at the best halftime shows throughout Super Bowl history and ranking them based on their entertainment factor, theatricality, and the performance’s legacy. Our countdown includes U2, Prince, Beyonce, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Rolling Stones, and more! Which Halftime Show had YOU forgetting about the game and commercials?