What Were The Top Ads Of 2009?

By Ben Popken December 29, 2009

What were the top ads on TV this year for you? For me, it’s got to be GEICO’s googly-eyes-on-a-pile-of-money bits. At first I didn’t like them but after the 20th viewing or so, I got it.

This ad stripped away all the fluff to get to the core message of the year. We, all, have our money on our mind, and all of our mind is on our money. That is really all that matters. The infectious pop hook “I always feel like somebody’s waaaaatching me” seals the deal.

And of course, The Snuggie is timeless. It’s the blanket with sleeves! What were your favorite ads? Leave your thoughts in the comments.

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  1. SillyMama says:
    December 29, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    The commercial that stuck out the most for me this year is the McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish commercial:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bJOIqVAD-s

    I am ambivalent about it depending on my mood but my 5 year old comes running as soon as he hears the first line. He’s lovin’ it! (har, har, har)

  2. varro says:
    December 30, 2009 at 12:36 am

    Dos Equis “Most Interesting Man in the World” ads.

    Anything with Flo. She’s dreeeeeeamy!

    Some of the Bud Light “Tailgate Tested, Tailgate Approved!” ones, although they seem to be only running the Condiment Gun one now.

    Dislike:

    Both the GEICO “Money Watching You” – anticlimactic and pointless and the talking potholes. (Oh, those commercials are so stupid and junk!)

    Broadview Security. Buy our system or someone will rape you!

    Anything from (NOT) freecreditreport.com or those debt settlement agencies. They’re both rip-offs.

  3. DAK says:
    December 30, 2009 at 7:45 am

    My wife is obsessed witht hat Gap commercial with the little girls singing and dancing. When the little blonde psycho starts screaming her head off at the end, my wife can’t stop giggling.

  4. PsiCop says:
    December 30, 2009 at 9:17 am

    The googly-eyes GEICO ads still make zero sense to me. Yes, even after Ben’s explanation. I do, however, like the GEICO ads with the Gecko and the executive, particularly the one were the exec wants the Gecko to catch him when he falls.

    As for clever music selection in ads, the use of Silver Convention’s “Get Up And Boogie” in the Snuggie commercials worked well

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