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It goes on to note that the colorful little candy mascots seen in the company's ads -- essentially, M&Ms with faces and limbs -- have caused internet controversy. The green M&M is portrayed as the sexy one, seemingly playing off an old playground joke about green M&Ms being little aphrodisiacs. Maya Rudolph will almost certainly appear in an M&Ms Super Bowl ad, but there's no way she's replacing the little animated critters for good. According to TMZ, Rudolph has confirmed that the fuss is just leading up to her Super Bowl ad. Tune in to the Super Bowl on Feb. 12 to see what kind of ad M&Ms has cooked up with Maya Rudolph.
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