Super Bowl 2012: Hilarious Halftime Disasters Through the Years

Madonna is nervous about her looming halftime appearance at Super Bowl XLVI.  Judging by the plentiful examples of disasters, blunders and gaffes, she should be. 

The Material Girl, who is now more Material Old Lady, told the NY Daily News that she is "extremely nervous" about her upcoming performance at the Super Bowl. 

What could go wrong?

This is a multi-million dollar production where the sounds will be triple checked and the dancers will be top-notch.  Basically, no super stone will be left unturned. 

Then again, the Super Bowl halftime show has been the perfect time to watch awkward displays of sheer terror. 

Here's a brief rundown of things that will make you cringe while you giggle—an interesting reaction that you have to try once in your life. 

Here are the Super Bowl disasters that didn't involve Janet Jackson and her boob. 

Super Bowl XXIX

Here's your average, everyday cult meeting turned Patti LaBelle concert.  Disney wanted to flog their new Indiana Jones ride that would soon bring whiplash to millions of their visitors yearly. 

What ended up happening was a re-enactment of the pagan scene in Dragnet starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks. 

Super Bowl XXVI

The '90s were a wonderful place when just about any idea was given credence.  Here was a Christmas Wonderland taking place weeks after the holidays. 

The following video is only part one of the epic madness, but it give you a taste of silly incarnate. How many ideas died a tragic death before an Ode to Frosty was approved?

Super Bowl XXV

We have already decided that all things Disney work well with Disney and nothing else. 

The halftime show started with "It's A Small World," the one ride at Disneyland that could put the SlapChop guy to sleep. 

That's when New Kids on the Block came in to croon to the delight of... seven-year-olds?  Did nobody run a demographic check at the time? 

I'm pretty sure these teen sensations were overplaying their hand when they shook their booties to kids who were told there would be Mickey Mouse. 

Super Bowl XXIII

At long last, we come to one that is very near and dear to my heart. 

This video has everything; a failed magic trick, an Elvis impersonator that sucks and 3-D technology that was two decades away from being useful. 

Elvis Presto was supposed to pull off a grand magic trick, amazing those at home with a 3-D presentation of some dude that looks more like KD Lang than Elvis. 

This was a splendid display of fail that, even as a kid, I slurped up like Coco Pebbles. 

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