The 17 Most Absurd Super Bowl Halftime Moments

The Super Bowl halftime show is ostensibly something the whole family can enjoy, and yet it's so consistently, totally weird.

We'll kick it off with the earliest chronologically: In 1991, New Kids on the Block let the little children come to them. Hey, kids.

We'll kick it off with the earliest chronologically: In 1991, New Kids on the Block let the little children come to them. Hey, kids.

From Super Bowl XXV

In 2001, Ben Stiller pretended to be halftime coordinator Timothy Swackhammer during a weird introductory skit —

In 2001, Ben Stiller pretended to be halftime coordinator Timothy Swackhammer during a weird introductory skit —

— where Adam Sandler danced like this and told NSYNC they were forgetting "the streets." Neither man ever worked again.

— where Adam Sandler danced like this and told NSYNC they were forgetting "the streets." Neither man ever worked again.

From Super Bowl XXXV

Gwen Stefani belly-danced while Sting sang "Message in a Bottle" in 2003, which is like moshing to smooth jazz.

Gwen Stefani belly-danced while Sting sang "Message in a Bottle" in 2003, which is like moshing to smooth jazz.


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