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Super Bowl LVI: Was Jim Carrey's 'The Cable Guy' Verizon commercial the best of the evening?

"Cable guy commercial takes the cake. Jim Carrey is a legend," one of the tweets read.

Of the many commercials and TV spots that aired during the Super Bowl LVI, the unanimous decision on Twitter was that Jim Carrey's 'The Cable Guy' Verizon ad was the best of the lot. Jim Carrey reprised his role of cable technician Ernie “Chip” Douglas from 'The Cable Guy' for Verizon's 5G internet service. 

The commercial sees Carrey — in character as 'The Cable Guy'. Carrey previously teased the ad with a short video post on Twitter. This also marks the first commercial that Carrey has ever appeared in. Talking about the ad, Verizon CCO and SVP Andrew McKechnie said the actor was "psyched" to be part of the commercial. "Hopefully, when the viewers see it, it will feel like a great story both from a cultural standpoint and, in terms of 25 years later, what The Cable Guy ultimately represents."

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For those unaware, 'The Cable Guy' is a 1996 satire that stars Carrey, Matthew Broderick, and Leslie Mann and was directed by Ben Stiller. George Segal, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Charlies Napier, Janeane Garofalo, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Dick, and Kyle Gass also make an appearance in the film, Carrey's Chip is an obsessive cable guy who forms serious attachments with customers,  specifically Broderick's character, Steven. Over the years it has become a cult favorite.

Twitter, in the meantime was all happy when it saw Carrey's Chip again. "Jim Carrey's The cable guy's commercial is the best cable's commercial I've ever seen! 😁👌🏻" one of the comments read. This was seconded by another who wrote, "Cable guy commercial takes the cake. Jim Carrey is a legend." The plaudits continued, "most Gen X Super Bowl ever: Dre, Snoop, Mary J, Eminem, Meadow Soprano, Jim Carrey in "The Cable Guy," & a Bengals quarterback who looks like he's Spiral Stairs in a Pavement tribute band"

"@JimCarrey jim you looked so handsome and fantastic you are like a fine wine your getting even better with age . I can't believe its so long since "cable guy"& our friendship began geez I'm 42 now its so crazy and Gaston is looking down from heaven loving this commical &u always," one of the fans wrote. "Best @SuperBowl commercial: @JimCarrey as #cableguy. Facts!" another comment read.