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Viewers turned in to see Cher’s over-the-top skits and outfits, the era’s biggest stars and the couple’s edgy banter and unbridled joy.

Taking his cue from director Lee Isaac Chung, Snow and his Industrial Light & Magic team ditched over-the-top fantasy to make the tornadoes of Oklahoma look as real as possible.

The over-the-top response to the ad — simply reminding people that, in a democracy, votes are secret — could be read as something other than total confidence.

“He’s a guy that wants to be his best and he’s also a guy that likes learning and likes growing and likes listening. He’s not a big over-the-top talker. He’s a really good listener.”

The over-the-top events artfully channel the killer bee hysteria of the 1990s as well as the campy made-for-TV sci-fi disaster movies of yore, making “Bee-nado” both a bit bonkers and strangely comforting.