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With March upon us, it’s time to look back at February’s work and pick the freakiest commercial of the month. Below are the 10 contestants, including a whopping three entries from the disturbed U.K. government. Vote for your favorite at the bottom of the list. (Also check out the Freakiest Ads of January 2009 and the Freakiest Ads of 2008.)

—Posted by Tim Nudd


Above the Influence | “Problem” (unapproved spot)

This commercial, created for the Partnership for a Drug-Free America but not approved or aired by that group in the end, showed a teen whose drug problem clings to him like a hairy ape.

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